Teaching 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
- On 5 October 2024, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Aarey JVLR to BKC section of Mumbai Metro Line 3 Phase-1, worth around Rs 14,120 crore, and took a metro ride.
- On 5 October 2024, in New Delhi, the three-day Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2024, the Indian Navy's annual apex-level strategic dialogue, concluded.
- On 5 October 2024, in Jharkhand, MoS Satish Chandra Dubey inaugurated the resumption of Hindustan Copper Limited's Surda Mine operations, a step towards self-reliance in copper.
- On 5 October 2024, in Haryana, single-phase polling for all 90 Assembly constituencies concluded largely peacefully at more than 20,000 polling stations, the Election Commission said.
- On 5 October 2024, at Poharadevi in Washim, Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Banjara Virasat Museum celebrating the culture and heritage of the Banjara community.
Fri, 04 Oct 2024
- On 4 October 2024, at Hanle, Ladakh, DAE Secretary Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty inaugurated the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory, Asia's largest and the world's highest imaging Cherenkov telescope.
- On 3 and 4 October 2024, at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan, DRDO successfully conducted three flight-tests of the 4th-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS).
- On 4 October 2024, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced that the 10th India International Science Festival will be held at IIT Guwahati, Assam, from 30 November to 3 December 2024, the first in the Northeast.
- 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 New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi addressed the third edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, organised by the Institute of Economic Growth with the Ministry of Finance.
- On 4 October 2024, at Mangarh Dham, Banswara, Rajasthan, President Droupadi Murmu graced the Adi Gaurav Samman Samaroh honouring members of the tribal community.
- 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, at the RPF Zonal Training Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw graced the 40th Raising Day Parade of the Railway Protection Force and announced Rs 35 crore for training centres.
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 New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II, with three corridors totalling 118.9 km and 128 stations at a cost of Rs 63,246 crore.
- 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 Udaipur, Rajasthan, President Droupadi Murmu graced the 32nd convocation of Mohanlal Sukhadia University.