UPTET / Super TET Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 16 Nov 2024
- 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, India, Nepal and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated, in a virtual event, the first trilateral power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian grid.
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, 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, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation announced the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) programme, a hub-and-spoke mentorship model for universities.
- On 14 November 2024, DST Secretary Abhay Karandikar launched Operation Dronagiri, a pilot under the National Geospatial Policy 2022, along with the Integrated Geospatial Data Sharing Interface (GDI).
- On 14 November 2024, observed in India as Children's Day (Bal Diwas), PM Modi paid homage to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary.
Wed, 13 Nov 2024
- On 13 November 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government has approved the first all-women battalion of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
- On 13 November 2024, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector, 2024.
- On 13 November 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said India's renewable energy capacity stood at 203.18 GW as of October 2024, more than 46.3% of total installed capacity of 452.69 GW.
- On 13 November 2024, the Defence Space Agency of HQ Integrated Defence Staff concluded the maiden Space Table Top Exercise 'Antariksha Abhyas-2024', held from 11 to 13 November.
- On 13 November 2024 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, the Ministry of Mines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on cooperation in critical minerals.
Tue, 12 Nov 2024
- On 12 November 2024, the Commerce Ministry said WIPO's World Intellectual Property Indicators 2024 place India among the top 10 countries for patents, trademarks and industrial designs.
- On 12 November 2024, the Statistics Ministry said year-on-year CPI inflation for October 2024 was 6.21%, with food inflation at 10.87%.
- On 12 November 2024, the Finance Ministry said public sector banks' aggregate business grew 11% year-on-year in the first half of FY 2024-25, with net profit of ₹85,520 crore.
- On 12 November 2024, the Statistics Ministry released Quick Estimates showing the Index of Industrial Production grew 3.1% in September 2024.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024
- On 11 November 2024, the Department of Science and Technology said scientists from Agharkar Research Institute, Pune have discovered Dicliptera polymorpha, a new fire-resilient, dual-blooming species in the northern Western Ghats.
- On 11 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Dr Navin Ramgoolam and congratulated him on his historic election victory in Mauritius.
- On 11 November 2024, the Defence Ministry said DRDO's Solid State Physics Laboratory has developed indigenous processes to grow 4-inch Silicon Carbide wafers and fabricate GaN HEMT-based MMICs up to X-band.
- On 11 November 2024 at Air Force Station Agra, Uttar Pradesh, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, AOC-in-C Central Air Command, inaugurated the IAF's C-295 Full Motion Simulator facility.
- On 11 November 2024, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Denis Manturov, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- On 11 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved three projects worth ₹725.62 crore under 'Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States' for Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
- On 11 November 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the Indian Coast Guard and Sri Lanka Coast Guard held their 7th Annual High Level Meeting.