Weekly Current Affairs - 4th Week October 2024

22nd to 31st October 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS

11/6/20245 min read

  1. The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women

● Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 1,300 crore in

● Varanasi on October 20

  1. The 'Railway Protection Force' (RPF) participated in a half marathon in

● Delhi on October 20

● Its purpose is to raise awareness against child trafficking

  1. Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi inaugurated the

● 'Special Khadi Exhibition' at INA Delhi Haat on October 18

  1. NCERT has launched a free self-assessment tool 'Sathi Portal 2024' to

● Assist students in preparing for engineering, medical (NEET) and other competitive exams

  1. The President of Indonesia on 20 October

● 'Prabowo Subianto'

  1. India's Arjun Kadhe and Rithvik Bolipalli won the men's doubles title at the

● 'Almaty Open 2024 Tennis Tournament' in Kazakhstan on 20 October

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed NDTV's 'World Conference 2024' on the Indian Century on

● October 21 in New Delhi

  1. Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the

● 'e-Shram Portal' on 21 October in New Delhi

  1. President 'Draupadi Murmu' presented the 'Fifth National Water Award-2023' in

● New Delhi on October 22

  1. Recently, the President of Maldives Dr. Mohammad Muizzu has decided to

● Launch India's Unified Payment Interface 'UPI' in his country

  1. The Odisha government will organise the 18th 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' in the capital

● Bhubaneswar from January 8 to 10 in the year 2025

  1. The News Service Division of All India Radio broadcasted a discussion on the topic of

● 'Digital Life Certificate' in the weekly programme Public Speak on 21st October

  1. Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the third phase of 'Mission Basundhara' in

● Guwahati to provide land rights to the people of the state

  1. Bison Division of Indian Army in collaboration with Telangana State Police organised

● 'Road Safety Conclave'

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

● 'Shankar Netralaya Hospital' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 20 October

  1. Indian women's cricket team captain 'Harmanpreet Kaur' has been included in the best team of the

● ICC Women's T-20 World Cup 2024 competition

  1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the 14th All India Civil Defence and Home Guards Conference at

● Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on October 22

  1. The new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Google

● Indian origin 'Prabhakar Raghavan'

  1. The President of the 'Indian Chamber of Commerce' (ICC)

● 'Abhyuday Jindal'

  1. Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated a 300-bed girls hostel at

● ‘Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education' in Kariavattom, Kerala

  1. The 15th Kaleidoscope Academic Conference has started on

● 21 October in the capital Delhi

● The theme of this three-day event is: Innovation and Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World

  1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched seven new services aimed at

● Revolutionizing digital security

  1. The much-awaited hockey series between India and Germany began from October 23 at the

● 'Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium' in New Delhi

  1. Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the

● 'International Incoming Spoofed Call Prevention System' in New Delhi on 22 October

● The purpose of this system is to identify and block fake calls coming from abroad

  1. 'Uttar Pradesh' has secured second position in the country for excellent work in water management and conservation in the

● 5th National Water Awards ceremony

  1. In view of the increasing air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), Phase 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in the entire capital region from

● October 22

  1. The 3rd edition of the Indian Navy's Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar, 'Swavalamban: 2024' was be held on

● 28th and 29th of Oct 2024 in New Delhi

  1. The festival 'Phool Walon Ki Sair', a symbol of culture and unity, has been launched in the capital

● Delhi

  1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the second edition of the international seminar,

● 'Chanakya Raksha Samvad' in New Delhi on October 24

  1. The second cricket test match between India and New Zealand was played on

● 24 October at the 'Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium' in Pune

  1. Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched

● 'Weather Forecast at Gram Panchayat level' in Delhi on October 24

  1. Nepal's 'Urmila Chaudhary' has been awarded the

● 'Global Anti-Racism Championship Award' for the year 2024

  1. A two-day 'Community Radio Conference' for western states is starting from

● 24 October in Jaipur, Rajasthan

● It is being organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi

  1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a 'Roundtable' on

● Disaster Resilient Infrastructure on October 23

  1. Indian Ambassador Dr. Suhail Ajaz Khan launched the

● 'Diaspora Introduction Programme' at the Embassy Auditorium in Riyadh on 23 October

  1. The Central Government has increased the loan limit from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh under the

● 'Pradhan Mantri Mudra Loan Scheme'

  1. The 17th India Urban Mobility Conference and Exhibition was held from

● 25th October at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

  1. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the

● '21st Livestock Census Campaign' in New Delhi on October 25

● This census will continue till February next year with the cooperation of the states and union territories

  1. Recently Government e-Marketplace-GEM has signed a MoU with the

● Government of Sikkim

  1. The Central Government has launched 'Weather Forecast App' at the

● Gram Panchayat level in New Delhi on 24 October

  1. The Defence Ministry has signed an agreement to procure 6 Air Cushion Vehicles (ACV) for the

● Indian Coast Guard at a cost of Rs 387 crore 44 lakh

  1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi on October 24 inaugurated

● Five state-of-the-art modular operation theatres (OT) at the 'Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre' , Delhi

  1. 'Hirabai Jhareka Baghel' of Chhattisgarh has been selected for the National Handicraft Award for the year

● 2023 for her outstanding contribution in the handicraft sector

  1. The Central Pollution Control Board has classified the air quality level in New Delhi as

● poor

● The air quality index in Delhi was recorded at 232 at 7 am on October 26

  1. Recently, India AI and Meta have announced the establishment of ' Centre for Generative AI' (SRIJAN) at

● Indian Institute of Technology-IIT, Jodhpur

  1. The European Investment Bank has announced a loan of Rs 2,800 crore to

● Bengaluru Suburban Railway

  1. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the

● '18th Asia Pacific Conference' of German Business in New Delhi on 25 October

  1. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has tied up with

● 'HCL Software' to kickstart a startup revolution in India

  1. India won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3-2 in the

● 'Sultan Johor Cup Junior Men's Hockey Tournament'

  1. The new brand ambassador of French luxury fashion brand Dior

● actress and producer Sonam Kapoor

  1. Recently India has provided 'Solar Rooftop Systems' to

● Sri Lanka for religious places

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and lay the foundation stone of health-related projects worth about Rs 12,850 crore in

● New Delhi on October 29 on the occasion of 'Dhanvantari Jayanti' and '9th Ayurveda Day'

  1. Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the 'Run for Unity' at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in

● New Delhi on October 29

● This marathon is being organized across the country on the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  1. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi launched the 'Mobile App' of the complaint redressal system of

● 'Food Corporation of India' in New Delhi on October 28

  1. International Artist’s Day s celebrated across the world on

● 25 October

● The day also celebrates one of the most famous artists, Pablo Picasso. The Spanish artist was born on October 25th, 1881.

● Canadian artist, Chris MacClure started International Artist’s Day in 2004.

● First artist in India - Raja Ravi Varma

  1. 'World Statistics Day' (World Statistics Day 2024) is celebrated all over the world on

● 20 October

  1. ‘Police Smriti Day' is celebrated every year on

● 21 October in India

  1. 'International Stuttering Awareness Day' is celebrated across the world on

● 22 October

  1. 'World Polio Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● 24 October

  1. 'Mole Day' (Mole Day 2024) is celebrated all over the world on

● 23 October

  1. 'World Gibbon Day' is being celebrated on

● 24 October in Tinsukia district of Assam

  1. 'International Dwarfism Awareness Day' is celebrated across the world on

● October 25

  1. ‘Pumpkin Day' is celebrated every year on

● 26 October in India

  1. ‘World Day for Audio-visual Heritage’ is celebrated across the world on

● 27 October

  1. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) celebrated its 20th foundation day on

● 28 October

  1. 'International Animation Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● 28 October

  1. 'International Internet Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● 29 October

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