KVS / NVS Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 25 Oct 2024
- On 25 October 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid, by video conferencing, the foundation stone of a 200 kW solar-hydrogen microgrid that NTPC is setting up with the Indian Army at Chushul, Ladakh.
- On 25 October 2024, in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the $25 million Pandemic Fund project on 'Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for Pandemic Preparedness and Response', funded by the G20 Pandemic Fund.
- On 25 October 2024, at Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur, a 'Gift of Life' programme marked the discharge of 20 children who received free congenital heart surgeries under SECL's CSR initiative 'SECL Ki Dhadkan'.
Thu, 24 Oct 2024
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved a ₹1,000 crore Venture Capital Fund for the space sector under the aegis of IN-SPACe, expected to support about 40 startups.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved two railway projects worth about ₹6,798 crore: doubling of 256 km in north Bihar and a 57 km new line between Errupalem and Namburu via Amaravati.
- On 24 October 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Dr Jitendra Singh launched Gram Panchayat-level weather forecasting, giving over 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats five-day forecasts and hourly updates.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Defence signed a ₹387.44 crore contract with Chowgule & Company Pvt. Ltd., Goa, for six Air Cushion Vehicles (hovercraft) for the Indian Coast Guard.
- On 24 October 2024, in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, delivering the keynote at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, said the broad consensus achieved by India and China to resolve differences in certain areas along the LAC was proof that continuous dialogue brings solutions.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Election Commission launched the upgraded Suvidha 2.0 mobile app, letting candidates and parties apply for campaign-related permissions, track their status and download approvals on mobile.
- On 24 October 2024, NLC India Ltd signed agreements with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) to form two joint ventures for renewable energy projects and a lignite-based thermal power station in Rajasthan.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Ports Ministry said Mormugao Port Authority had been listed as an incentive provider on the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) portal of the International Association of Ports and Harbours, India's first port to offer such green-ship incentives.
- On 24 October 2024, in Gangtok, Government e Marketplace (GeM) signed an MoU with the Government of Sikkim to increase adoption of GeM, and with it GeM has covered all States and UTs of India.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched the 6th National Water Awards, 2024 on the Rashtriya Puraskar portal, with applications open till 31 December 2024.
- On 24 October 2024, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted ITBP 'Himveers' and their families on the force's Raising Day, calling it a symbol of valour and dedication.
Wed, 23 Oct 2024
- On 23 October 2024, at Heavy Water Board Facilities (HWBF), Talcher, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr A.K. Mohanty inaugurated an Electronics Grade Boron-11 enrichment facility, putting India in the elite club of nations with this technology.
- On 23 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi took part in the 16th BRICS Summit, where leaders welcomed 13 new BRICS partner countries and adopted the Kazan Declaration on 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security'.
- On 23 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and welcomed the recent agreement for complete disengagement and resolution of issues that arose in 2020 in the India-China border areas.
- On 23 October 2024, in New Delhi, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a stakeholders' consultation with athletes and coaches on the Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024.
- On 23 October 2024, along the West Bengal and Odisha coasts, the Indian Coast Guard Region (North-East) positioned ships and aircraft and broadcast weather warnings ahead of Cyclone Dana's forecast landfall on 24-25 October.
- On 23 October 2024, in Delhi, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched retail sale of Bharat Chana Dal Phase-II in Delhi-NCR by flagging off mobile vans, with chana dal at ₹70 per kg and whole chana at ₹58 per kg.
- On 23 October 2024, in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Government will commemorate Sardar Patel's 150th birth anniversary with a two-year-long nationwide celebration from 2024 to 2026.
- On 23 October 2024, at the Kittur Rani Channamma Stage in the Kittur Fort premises, the Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp marking 200 years of Kittur Vijayotsava, Rani Channamma's victory over the British on 23 October 1824.
- On 23 October 2024, in India, the Department of Fertilizers called media reports of a DAP shortage hurting Rabi prospects misleading, saying the MRP of DAP has been kept at ₹1,350 per 50 kg bag since Covid times and subsidy has been raised.
- On 23 October 2024, the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun signed MoUs with six institutions to improve services for Divyangjan.
Tue, 22 Oct 2024
- On 22 October 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 5th National Water Awards, 2023, with Odisha winning first prize in the best State category.
- On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 16th BRICS Summit and invited him to visit India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit.
- On 22 October 2024, the Ministry of Coal announced the issue of final mine closure certificates for three mines of the Pathakhera Area of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) in Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- On 22 October 2024, in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Singapore's Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen co-chaired the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue.
- On 22 October 2024, in Delhi, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) signed an MoU for capacity-building programmes, with a four-month course for the first batch to begin in the last week of December 2024.
- On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Iran's President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and congratulated him on his election as the 9th President of Iran.