OPSC OCS Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
- On 22 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Coal executed agreements with the successful bidders of 3 coal blocks, taking commercial coal block auctions to 104 till date.
- On 22 November 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Japan's Gen Nakatani and the Philippines' Gilberto Teodoro on the last day of his visit for the 11th ADMM-Plus.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024
- On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, PM Narendra Modi addressed the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana at a special session — the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
- On 21 November 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the 11th ADMM-Plus that India stands for freedom of navigation and a rule-based order in the Indo-Pacific, and called for an ADMM-Plus Defence Strategy on Climate Change.
- On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes at the Indian Arrival Monument, Mahatma Gandhi's statue and the Arya Samaj monument, and addressed the Indian community.
- On 21 November 2024, the fourth edition of the pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil 24 concluded after 36 hours, spanning India's 11,098 km coastline with over 21 agencies from six ministries.
- On 21 November 2024, forward e-auctions under the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions began, with 5 coal mines put up for auction on the first day.
- On 21 November 2024, telecom subscription data as on 30 September 2024 showed 1,059.97 million active wireless subscribers and 13.32 million mobile number portability requests during the month.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024
- On 20 November 2024 at the State House in Georgetown, PM Modi held talks with Guyana's President Irfaan Ali; ten MoUs were signed during the visit.
- On 20 November 2024 in India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched Nafithromycin, the country's first indigenous antibiotic, marketed by Wockhardt as 'Miqnaf'.
- On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Modi and Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell (CARICOM Chair) chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, where Modi offered a seven-point plan.
- On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Modi received Guyana's 'Order of Excellence' and the 'Dominica Award of Honour', and Barbados announced its 'Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados' for him.
- On 20 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Defence Ministry said over 1.76 crore school students from all 36 States and UTs had taken part in Project Veer Gatha 4.0.
- On 20 November 2024 in New Delhi, the EPFO released provisional payroll data showing a net addition of 18.81 lakh members in September 2024, up 9.33% year on year.
- On 20 November 2024, the Ministry of Rural Development marked Awaas Diwas, the 8th anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, launched on 20 November 2016 in Agra.
- On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Modi met Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and Dominica's PM Roosevelt Skerrit on the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024
- On 19 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi addressed the session on Sustainable Development and Energy Transition.
- On 19 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese held the 2nd India-Australia Annual Summit on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
- On 19 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, on the G20 sidelines, PM Modi met Brazil's President Lula, and held first meetings with Argentina's President Javier Milei and Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font.
- On 19 November 2024, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) signed an MoU with H2Global Stiftung to set up a collaborative framework for green hydrogen initiatives.
- On 19 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh delivered India's National Statement at the High-level Segment of COP29.
- On 19 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 Troika of India, Brazil and South Africa issued a joint communiqué on Digital Public Infrastructure, AI and Data for Governance.
- On 19 November 2024, World Toilet Day, the Housing Ministry launched the 'Clean Toilets Campaign 2024' and the Jal Shakti Ministry launched 'Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman', with a national workshop in Lucknow.
- On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, ESIC's provisional payroll data showed 20.58 lakh new employees and 23,043 new establishments added under the ESI Scheme in September 2024.
- On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, DPIIT celebrated the 8th anniversary of four industrial corridors — AKIC, CBIC, ECEC and BMIC — approved on 20 November 2016.
Mon, 18 Nov 2024
- On 18 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi addressed the opening session of the G20 Summit on 'Social Inclusion and the Fight against Hunger and Poverty'.
- On 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced the India-Italy Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029.
- On 18 November 2024 in London, Coal India Ltd received the Green World Environment Award in the CSR category, with the title of Green World Ambassador, for its Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna.
- On 18 November 2024 in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index (GRAI) 2023, which ranked 89 central ministries and departments.
- On 18 November 2024 in New Delhi, the NSO released the PLFS Quarterly Bulletin for July-September 2024, showing urban unemployment at 6.4% for persons aged 15 and above.