Teaching Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 28 Oct 2024
- On 28 October 2024, the Indian Coast Guard simultaneously launched two Fast Patrol Vessels, 'Adamya' and 'Akshar', with over 60% indigenous content, built by Goa Shipyard Ltd.
- On 28 October 2024, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the mobile application of the FCI Grievance Redressal System (FCI GRS) for rice millers in New Delhi.
- On 28 October 2024, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities said Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Blocks and India Gate had been illuminated in red under the 'Act4Dyslexia' campaign, and its Secretary flagged off 'Walk4Dyslexia'.
Sun, 27 Oct 2024
- On 27 October 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new Passenger Terminal Building and a Maitri Dwar at Petrapole, West Bengal, built at a cost of ₹487 crore by the Land Port Authority of India.
- On 27 October 2024, in the 115th episode of Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi warned about 'digital arrest' fraud, said Bhagwan Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary year would begin on 15 November, and announced that this year's Run for Unity would be held on 29 October because of Deepawali.
- On 27 October 2024, the Ministry of Rural Development responded to media reports of a 16% dip in MGNREGS employment, saying 2,923 crore person-days were generated from FY 2014-15 to FY 2024-25 against 1,660 crore in FY 2006-07 to FY 2013-14.
- On 27 October 2024, the Railway Protection Force and the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a revised Standard Operating Procedure for protecting vulnerable children found on railway premises.
- On 27 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on crossing the 2800 mark in live chess ratings.
- On 27 October 2024, Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Talwar arrived at La Réunion (France) as part of her ongoing deployment in the Indian Ocean Region.
- On 27 October 2024, at the close of the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Bhubaneswar won 'City with the Best Public Transport System' and Srinagar 'City with the Best Non-Motorized Transport System'; Gurugram was named host of UMI 2025.
Sat, 26 Oct 2024
- On 26 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Electronics and IT issued an advisory directing intermediaries, including social media platforms, to curb hoax bomb threats against airlines, warning that non-compliance would revoke their protection under section 79 of the IT Act, 2000.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said India would have its own space station, the 'Bharatiya Antariksh Station', by 2035, as ISRO and the Department of Biotechnology signed an MoU to integrate biotechnology with space technology.
- On 26 October 2024, the Indian Navy said it had mobilised relief for Cyclone Dana-affected villages in Odisha, setting up relief camps at Batipada and Talchua and distributing 9,000 meals.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Kanaka Raju, a prolific dancer and cultural icon known for preserving the Gussadi dance.
- On 26 October 2024, at Rang Bhawan in New Delhi, ISRO Chairman S. Somanath delivered the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture 2024, hosted by Akashvani, on 'Indian Space Odyssey: In Search of New Frontiers'.
- On 26 October 2024, at the 10th Convocation of IIT Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said a foreign language should not be an unbreachable barrier to learning sciences, medicine and technology.
- On 26 October 2024, in Chhattisgarh, President Droupadi Murmu graced the convocation of IIT Bhilai and that of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Health Science and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh at Raipur.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Communications released telecom subscription data showing 1,200.07 million total telephone subscribers and an overall tele-density of 85.43% as of 31 August 2024.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, the Department of Consumer Affairs said it had written to District Collectors and District Magistrates to launch a nationwide drive against manufacturers and sellers of helmets that do not meet the BIS standard.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, provisional ESIC payroll data showed 20.74 lakh new employees and 28,917 new establishments added under the ESI Scheme in August 2024.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, the Central Board of Direct Taxes extended the due date for furnishing returns of income for Assessment Year 2024-25 for certain assessees from 31 October to 15 November 2024.
- On 26 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Rural Development said 95% of land records in rural India had been digitised since 2016 under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP).
Fri, 25 Oct 2024
- On 25 October 2024, in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the 21st Livestock Census, which will cover over 30 crore households and capture data on gender roles in the livestock sector.
- On 25 October 2024, in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the 7th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations under the motto 'Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability'.
- On 25 October 2024, Severe Cyclonic Storm Dana crossed the north Odisha coast close to Habalikhati Nature Camp (Bhitarkanika) and Dhamara between 0130 and 0330 hours IST, with winds of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, according to IMD.
- On 25 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Finance said the loan limit under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana had been raised from ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh, with a new 'Tarun Plus' category, as announced in the Union Budget 2024-25.
- On 25 October 2024, in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the passing of Rohini Godbole, calling her a pioneering scientist and innovator and a strong votary of more women in science.
- On 25 October 2024, at L&T, Kattupalli, 'Abhay', the seventh Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy, was launched.
- On 25 October 2024, at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi, the second edition of the Indian Army's flagship international seminar, the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, concluded.
- On 25 October 2024, in India, Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched five DHR-ICMR health research initiatives planned under the 100-days agenda, including the 'First in the World' Challenge inspired by the success of Chandrayaan-3.