Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time
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Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
- On 15 October 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024 and the 8th edition of the India Mobile Congress.
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Maharashtra (single phase, 20 November) and Jharkhand (two phases, 13 and 20 November) Assembly elections, along with bye-elections to 48 Assembly and 2 Parliamentary constituencies.
- On 15 October 2024, in Vikarabad, Telangana, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of a new ₹3,200 crore Very Low Frequency (VLF) station of the Indian Navy at the Damagundam Reserve Forest site.
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched the district version of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan for 27 aspirational districts, marking three years of PM GatiShakti.
- On 15 October 2024, in India, the Central Consumer Protection Authority issued the 'Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing or Misleading Environmental Claims, 2024'.
- On 15 October 2024, in India, DG Paramesh Sivamani took over as the 26th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.
- On 15 October 2024, at Sidi Abdellah, Algeria, the Scientific and Technological Hub, Martyr Ihaddaden Abdelhafid University conferred an honorary doctorate in Political Science on President Droupadi Murmu.
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced three AI Centres of Excellence focused on healthcare, agriculture and sustainable cities, for which the government approved ₹990 crore.
- On 15 October 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a LinkedIn post on the advantages of developing the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal in Gujarat, recently approved by the Union Cabinet.
- On 15 October 2024, in India, the Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a Guidance Note in the form of FAQs on the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024.
- On 15 October 2024, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary inaugurated a National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) extension centre at the AMTZ campus.
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, a group of elected members of the Manipur Assembly representing the Kuki-Zo-Hmar, Meitei and Naga communities met to discuss the situation in the state and appealed to people to shun violence.
Mon, 14 Oct 2024
- On 14 October 2024, in New Delhi, the MEA announced the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats, including Acting High Commissioner Stewart Ross Wheeler, and India's decision to withdraw its High Commissioner, Sanjay Kumar Verma, and other targeted officials.
- On 14 October 2024, in New Delhi, Power Minister Manohar Lal launched the National Electricity Plan (Transmission) prepared by the CEA, at a CEA brainstorming conclave (14-15 October).
- On 14 October 2024, in Algiers, President Droupadi Murmu met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at El Mouradia Palace, on the first visit by an Indian President to Algeria.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, MoSPI released CPI data: all-India year-on-year inflation of 5.49% for September 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the NPPA announced a 50% increase in ceiling prices of 11 scheduled formulations of 8 drugs, invoking extraordinary powers under Para 19 of DPCO, 2013.
- On 14 October 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, departed on a visit to Japan from 14 to 17 October 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli (Chennai), 'Samarthak', the first ship of the two-vessel Multi Purpose Vessel project for the Indian Navy, was launched.
- On 14 October 2024, in Delhi, the CAQM Sub-Committee invoked all 27 actions of Stage-I of GRAP across the NCR after Delhi's daily average AQI reached 234.
- On 14 October 2024, off the coast of Visakhapatnam, the Sea Phase of Exercise MALABAR 2024 commenced with navies of Australia, India, Japan and the USA.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Commerce Ministry said the third round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights) drew 38 applications with committed investment of ₹4,121 crore.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Commerce Ministry released WPI data: annual inflation of 1.84% (provisional) for September 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation launched the Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) and the MAHA-EV Mission.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Skill Development Ministry announced a partnership with Meta for a Llama-based AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and 5 VR/MR Centres of Excellence at NSTIs.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, Surgeon Vice Admiral Kavita Sahai assumed charge as Director General Medical Services (Navy).
- On 14 October 2024, in Zunheboto, Nagaland, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram addressed local tribal communities during his 13-15 October visit to the state.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the National Centre for Good Governance began its first Mid-Career Training Programme for BIMSTEC civil servants, held 14-25 October in Mussoorie and New Delhi.