India 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, 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.
- On 16 November 2024 at SKICC in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh opened the CSIR Healthcare Theme Conclave and called J&K a key player in India's 'Viksit Bharat' journey.
- On 16 November 2024, the National Human Rights Commission concluded its six-day ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme on Human Rights for 33 participants from national human rights institutions of eight Global South countries.
- On 16 November 2024 at Kotra in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said the tribal community is the pride of the country, at an event marking Bhagwan Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary.
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.
- On 15 November 2024 in Jamui, Bihar, PM Modi unveiled the Department of Posts' commemorative stamp marking the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
- On 15 November 2024 at Kamptee, Nagpur, the Dragon Palace Temple celebrated its 25th anniversary, attended by Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Kiren Rijiju.
- On 15 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation marked its 72nd Foundation Day at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, with Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- On 15 November 2024, Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav unveiled a Department of Posts commemorative stamp on 'Sickle Cell Eradication - 2047'.
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.
- 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 at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Visakhapatnam, the keel of the first of five Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy was laid.
- On 14 November 2024 at Umiam Lake in Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu attended a seaplane demonstration launch.
- From 12 to 14 November 2024 at Paradip, Odisha, the Indian Coast Guard held the Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise Re-PREX-24.
- 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.