PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 05 Oct 2024
Fri, 04 Oct 2024
- On 4 October 2024, in India, Power Finance Corporation announced it had closed a USD 1.265 billion foreign currency term loan, the largest-ever by an Indian PSU, through banks based in IFSC GIFT City.
- On 4 October 2024, in India, the Department of Telecommunications said its system with telecom operators is blocking about 45 lakh spoofed international calls with Indian numbers daily, and a central system will be commissioned shortly.
- On 4 October 2024, in India, the Department of Posts and Amazon Seller Services signed an MoU to deepen their logistics collaboration, building on a partnership since 2013.
Thu, 03 Oct 2024
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved conferring the status of Classical Language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages.
- On 3 October 2024, in Washington, D.C., USA, Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo co-chaired the 6th India-US Commercial Dialogue and signed an MoU to expand and diversify critical minerals supply chains.
- On 3 October 2024, in the UAE, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) signed an MoU to open its first overseas campus at the India Pavilion in Expo City Dubai.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, the government said 13,822 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been established across the country, with record monthly sales of Rs 200 crore in September 2024.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, the Health Ministry announced that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has become an Affiliate Member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) for 2024-25 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 10,103 crore.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved India joining the International Energy Efficiency Hub by signing the Letter of Intent.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved rationalising all centrally sponsored agriculture schemes into two umbrella schemes, PM-RKVY and Krishonnati Yojana, with a proposed expenditure of Rs 1,01,321.61 crore.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, NICDC said its Logistics Data Bank (LDB) has achieved the milestone of tracking 75 million containers.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days, worth Rs 2,028.57 crore, for 11,72,240 railway employees.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved a modified Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) scheme for Major Port Authorities and Dock Labour Board employees for 2020-21 to 2025-26.