State Staff Selection Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 17 Nov 2024
- On 17 November 2024 in Delhi, the Commission for Air Quality Management invoked Stage-IV ('Severe+') of the Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR from 8 AM on 18 November.
- On 17 November 2024 at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred the national award 'Grand Commander of the Order of Niger' on PM Modi.
- On 17 November 2024 in Abuja, PM Modi held official talks with Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his State Visit to Nigeria, and three MoUs were signed.
- On 17 November 2024, PIB described the ₹27,000-crore semiconductor unit of Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd at Morigaon, Assam, which is expected to make up to 48 million chips a day.
- On 17 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Department of Consumer Affairs said the all-India average retail price of tomato fell 22.4% between 14 October and 14 November 2024.
- On 17 November 2024 at Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, Kolkata, the fourth 25-tonne bollard pull tug 'Yuvan' was launched and the keels of the fifth and sixth tugs were laid.
- On 17 November 2024 in Abuja, PM Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Nigeria on his first visit to the country as Prime Minister.
- On 17 November 2024, 5,05,412 domestic passengers flew in India in a single day, the first time the number crossed 5 lakh.
Sat, 16 Nov 2024
- Late on 16 November 2024, DRDO successfully flight-tested India's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
- On 16 November 2024 in New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed the 4th Audit Diwas and said the C&AG has played a key role in fostering accountability, transparency and good governance.
- On 16 November 2024 at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, India expressed dissatisfaction at developed countries' unwillingness to engage on climate finance and on the Mitigation Work Programme.
- On 16 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Union MoS Health Anupriya Patel addressed the 4th High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance.
- On 16 November 2024, the Health Ministry said more than 10 lakh senior citizens aged 70 and above had enrolled for the Ayushman Vay Vandana card under AB PM-JAY within three weeks of its launch.
- On 16 November 2024, before leaving India, PM Modi issued his departure statement for a five-day visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana.
- On 16 November 2024, PIB highlighted WIPO's World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024, which ranks India 6th globally with 64,480 patent applications in 2023.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024
- On 15 November 2024 at the Embassy of India in Tokyo, India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Implementation for co-development of UNICORN masts for Indian Navy ships.
- On 15 November 2024 in Jamui, Bihar, PM Modi marked the start of the 150th Birth Anniversary Year of Bhagwan Birsa Munda on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas and released a commemorative coin and postal stamp.
- On 15 November 2024, India, Nepal and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated, in a virtual event, the first trilateral power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid.
- On 15 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda at Baansera Park, and the government decided to rename Sarai Kale Khan Chowk as 'Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chowk'.
- On 15 November 2024 in Delhi, PM Modi inaugurated the 1st Bodoland Mohotsav, a two-day event on language, literature and culture to sustain peace and build a vibrant Bodo society.
- On 15 November 2024 in Gujarat, a joint operation of the NCB, Indian Navy and Gujarat Police ATS busted an international drug cartel and seized about 700 kg of methamphetamine.
- On 15 November 2024 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said MNRE and the Ministry of Power will set up a dedicated task force to reach 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, as a two-day Chintan Shivir concluded.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024
- On 14 November 2024 at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, India, speaking for the Like-Minded Developing Countries at the High-Level Ministerial on Climate Finance, said developed countries must provide and mobilise at least USD 1.3 trillion a year till 2030.
- On 14 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Commerce Ministry said annual inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index was 2.36% (provisional) in October 2024.
- On 14 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Commerce Ministry said merchandise exports in October 2024 were USD 39.20 billion, up 17.23% from October 2023.
- On 14 November 2024 in Delhi, the CAQM sub-committee invoked Stage-III ('Severe') of the Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR from 8 AM on 15 November, after Delhi's AQI reached 424.
- On 14 November 2024 in Nagpur, Maharashtra, the 15th National Power Committee meeting chaired by CEA Chairperson Ghansyam Prasad approved a Uniform Protection Protocol for users of the Indian grid, for pan-India implementation.
- On 14 November 2024, DRDO said it had successfully completed flight tests of the Guided Pinaka Weapon System as part of Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements validation trials.
- On 14 November 2024 in New Delhi, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the 43rd India International Trade Fair at Bharat Mandapam, running from 14 to 27 November.
- On 14 November 2024, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation announced the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) programme, a hub-and-spoke mentorship model for universities.