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 Smartkeeda presents

October 2024
Smart Topic-wise PDF

INDEX
Current Static GK ...........................................................................................................4
Books & Authors …….......................................................................................................7
Appointments ...….…..…..................................................................................................8
Obituaries ..….……..........................................................................................................10
Awards & Recognitions .................................................................................................11
India’s Ranks ..….…….....................................................................................................14
Meetings/Summits/Conferencess
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MoUs, Collaborations & Partnerships ..........................................................................17
Important Days .............................................................................................................19
GDP ...............................................................................................................................21

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Current Static GK [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ National Parks:
Bison National Park Tripura
Anshi National Park Karnataka
Rajiv Gandhi National Park Andhra Pradesh
Phawngpui National Park Mizoram
Inderkilla National Park Himachal Pradesh
Ranthambore National Park Rajasthan
Sanjay Gandhi National Park Maharashtra
Nokrek National Park Meghalaya
Singalila National Park West Bengal
Namdapha National Park & Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh

➢ Wildlife Sanctuaries:
Halliday Island Wildlife Sanctuary West Bengal
Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary Tripura
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary Uttarakhand
Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary Bihar
Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary Maharashtra
Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary Jharkhand

➢ Tiger Reserves:
Ratapani Tiger Reserve (new) Madhya Pradesh
Kamlang Tiger Reserve & Wildlife Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh

➢ Rivers / Lakes / Dams:

Kolleru Lake (located between Krishna &
Andhra Pradesh
Godavari rivers)

➢ Festivals / Dances:
Hornbill Festival (25th anniversary)
Nagaland
(Country Partners - Wales, UK)
Maramadi or Kalappoottu Festival (bull race) Kerala
Mera Hou Chongba Festival Manipur
Ustad Allauddin Khan Festival (Allauddin Khan Sangeet
Maihar, Madhya Pradesh
Samaroh)
Dandari-Ghusadi festival (by Raj Gond & Kolam tribes) Telangana

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 ➢ Other Miscellaneous News & Current Static GK:
National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Extended Reality
Bilkin Industrial Area (dedicated by PM Modi to the nation) Maharashtra
BCCI’s Centre of Excellence Bengaluru
Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav (for NE states) New Delhi
Nowgam Railway Station Srinagar, J & K
Mankidia community Odisha
Tawang, Arunachal
Tsangyang Gyatso Peak
Pradesh
MAPCIS (a massive impact crater) Australia
Gingee Fort Tamil Nadu
GAIL’s 1st CBG Plant (capacity - 12,500 m³/day) Ranchi, Jharkhand
10th India International Science Festival (1st time in Northeast) IIT Guwahati, Assam
(Theme - “Transforming India into an S&T driven Global Manufacturing Hub”)
Banjara Museum Washim, Maharashtra
1st Adi Gaurav Samman Samaroh Banswara, Rajasthan
SAI’s new National Centre of Sports Excellence (37 acres) Mumbai
Shah Alam Stadium Malaysia
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) Lothal, Gujarat
Mountain Abi Gamin (7,355 meters) Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Beach Clean-Up Campaign 2024 Juhu beach, Mumbai
World’s Tallest Bamboo Tower (140 feet) Bemetara, Chhattisgarh
Tawang, Arunachal
1st High-altitude Range of Indian Army
Pradesh
Salonibari (Tezpur) Airport Assam
Karthumbi Umbrella Kerala
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC) Bonn, Germany
India’s 1st Supercapacitor Manufacturing Facility Kannur, Kerala
Shirdi Airport Maharashtra
Gaya International Airport Bihar
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Nagpur, Maharashtra
Lal Tipara Gaushala (India’s 1st modern & self-reliant Gaushala) Gwalior, Madhya
(It’s been set up in collab with IOCL.) Pradesh
1st Overseas Campus of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Dubai, UAE
Mundra Port Kutch, Gujarat
India’s 1st state-level Cyber Command & Control Center (by L&T Technology Navi Mumbai,
Services) Maharashtra
World Pickleball Championship 2024 (1st time in India) India
Satark Park (Indian Army’s 1st memorial for Military Intelligence personnel) Pune, Maharashtra
12th India-Singapore Joint Military Training Exercise (at Kalaikunda Air Force
West Bengal
Station)
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 (held every 12 years) Prayagraj, UP
India’s 1st Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers (by Praj Industries) Pune, Maharashtra
Nubra Valley Ladakh

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 Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara Punjab, Pakistan
Nagayalanka village (a new missile testing range) Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
200th Kittur Vijayotsava (Kittur Fort) Karnataka
ISSF Junior World Cup 2025 India
Tuticorin International Container Terminal (operated by JM Baxi Group) Tamil Nadu
Cyber Mittar chatbot Punjab
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Damagundam Reserve Forest Telangana
Myristica Swamp Forest Maharashtra
Visakhapatnam, Andhra
6th Ultraviolette (UV) Space Station (by Ultraviolette Automotive)
Pradesh
India’s 1st Writer’s Village
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
(It is the brainchild of - Former CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank)
1st edition of Kho Kho World Cup 2025 India
Bidkin Industrial Area Maharashtra

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Books & Authors [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

Books Authors
Anil Raturi
“Khaki Mein Sthitapragya-Ek IPS Adhikari ki Smiritiyan avam Anubhav”
(Former DGP, Uttarakhand)
“Sri Rama in Tamilagam - An Inseparable Bond” Dr. DK Hari & Dr. DK Hema Hari
“Jalandhar Peeth Ka Rahsya” & “Mushtarka Khata”
Ajay Parashar
(Launched by - Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, CM of HP)
“Mother Mary Comes to Me” (1st memoir) Arundhati Roy
(Published by - Penguin Random House) (1997 Booker Prize winner)
Brian Lara (Former Trinidadian
“LARA: The England Chronicles”
cricketer)
“War” (about war in Ukraine) Bob Woodward (American journalist)
“Witness”
Sakshi Malik & Jonathan Selvaraj
(Published by - Juggernaut Books)
“Mountain Mammals of the World” Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh
“Ram in the Himalayas” Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

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Appointments [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

• Ajit Kumar Saxena (CMD of MOIL) — additional charge of CMD at RINL (succeeding - Atul Bhatt)
• Brijendra Pratap Singh — CMD of NALCO (replacing - Sridhar Patra)
• Shigeru Ishiba (LDP) — 102nd PM of Japan (succeeding - Fumio Kishida)
• Sumant Kathpalia — MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank for 3 years (reappointment)
• VAdm Arti Sarin — 1st woman doctor as DG of Armed Forces Medical Services for 2 years
• Ibrahima Cheikh Diong — 1st Director of The Fund for responding to Loss & Damage
• Sai Giridhar — MD & CEO of Axis Finance Limited (succeeding - Bipin Saraf)
• Aviral Jain — ED of RBI (w.e.f. Oct 1, 2024)
• M V Shreyams Kumar (Mathrubhumi) — President of INS (succeeding - Rakesh Sharma of Aaj Samaj)
- Vivek Gupta (Sanmarg) — Deputy President of INS
- Karan Rajendra Darda (Lokmat) — Vice President of INS
• Prakash Man Singh Raut — new Chief Justice of Nepal (succeeding - Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha)
• Sharad Kumar — Chief of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit for 3 years (succeeding - KK Mishra)
• JP Nadda — Chairperson of 77th Session of Regional Committee for Southeast Asia of WHO
• Kais Saied — President of Tunisia for 2nd time (defeating - Ayachi Zammel)
• Ajit Vinayak Gupte — India’s next Ambassador to Germany
• Sanjeev Kumar Singla — India’s next Ambassador to France
• Udhayanidhi Stalin — Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu
• L Satya Srinivas — CEO of GeM (additional charge) (succeeding - P K Singh)
• P K Singh — Secretary in Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
• Samir Kumar — New country manager of Amazon India (w.e.f. October 1, 2024)
• Manoj Kumar Dubey — CEO & CMD of IRFC for 5 years (replacing - Usha Venugopal)
• S Paramesh (Additional DG of ICG) — new Chief of ICG (succeeding - DG Rakesh Pal)
• Noel Tata (Chairman of Trent & Vice-Chairman of Tata Steel) — new Chairman of Tata Trusts
• Sandip Goenka — CEO of ACKO Life
• Omar Abdullah (NC) — CM of J&K
- Surinder Kumar Choudhary — Deputy CM of J&K
• Nayab Singh Saini (BJP) — CM of Haryana for 2nd term
• Rashmika Mandanna — National Brand Ambassador of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna — next Chief Justice of India (recommended)
• Sourav Ganguly — Director of Cricket for JSW Sports
• Surgeon Vice Admiral Kavita Sahai — DG Medical Services (Navy)
• M. Rajeshwar Rao — Deputy Governor of RBI for 1 year (reappointment)
• Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar — 9th chairperson of NCW (succeeding - Rekha Sharma)

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 - Archana Majumdar — Member of NCW for 3 years
• Shashi Kumar Singh — President of AIRIA for 2024-25 (re-elected)
- Anay Gupta (Vinko Auto Industries Ltd) — Senior Vice-President of AIRIA
- K. Ganesh (MRP Autorub Group of Companies) — Vice-President of AIRIA
• Vikram Dev Dutt — Coal Secretary (succeeding - VL Kantha Rao)
• Ajay Kumar Singh — Jharkhand DGP
• Pam Kaur — 1st woman to be appointed as CFO of HSBC (succeeding - Georges Elhedery)
- Georges Elhedery — CEO of HSBC
• Pranav Chawda — CEO of JP Morgan Chase India for 3 years (succeeding - Prabhdev Singh)
• Luong Cuong — President of Vietnam (succeeding - To Lam)
• Himanshu Pathak — 1st Indian to be appointed as DG designate of ICRISAT (succeeding - Jacqueline Hughes)
• Mritunjay Kumar Narayan — Registrar General & Census Commissioner (extended till Aug 2026)
• Praveen Vashista — Special Secretary (Internal Security) in MHA
• Deepak Agarwal — MD of NAFED for 5 years (replacing - Pankaj Kumar Bansal)
• Vipin Kumar — Chairman at AAI
• Thachat Viswanath Narendran — Chairman of World Steel Association (2nd Indian)
- Ugur Dalbeler (Colakoglu Metalurji AS) + Leon Topalian (President & CEO of Nucor Corporation) — Vice Chair
• Neena Malhotra — India’s next Ambassador to Sweden
• Tom Fletcher — Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs & Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Shashwat Sharma (COO) — MD & CEO of Bharti Airtel for 14 months (w.e.f. Jan 1, 2026)
- Gopal Vittal (MD & CEO) — Vice-chairman of Bharti Airtel (w.e.f. Jan 1, 2026)
• Ashok Chandra (ED at Canara Bank) — MD & CEO of PNB for 3 years (recommended)
• Indra Sena Reddy Nallu — Governor of Mizoram (additional charge) (replacing - Hari Babu Kambhampati)
• Ashok Raj Sigdel — Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army (CoAS) for 3 years (succeeding - Prabhu Ram Sharma)

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Obituaries [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ Keki N Daruwalla – a Renowned Poet & Former IPS Officer

(He received Sahitya Akademi award in 1984.)
➢ Maggie Smith – Acting legend of ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Downton Abbey’
(She won Academy Awards or Oscars in 1969 & 1978, and 4 Emmy Awards.)
➢ Ratan Tata – Indian Industrialist & Philanthropist
(In 1991, Ratan Tata was appointed the Chairman of Tata Sons.)
(Awards: Padma Vibhushan in 2008, Padma Bhushan in 2000, Udyog Ratna of Maharashtra in 2023, Assam Baibhav of
Assam Govt in 2021, Foreign Awards from UK, France, Japan, Australia, Italy & Uruguay)
➢ Indranand Singh Jha – a renowned Radio Presenter of Akashvani Darbhanga
➢ Dr. Panangipalli Venugopal – a renowned Cardiac Surgeon & Former Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(Padma Bhushan in 1998)
(He performed the 1st heart transplantation in India in 1994.)
➢ Kanaka Raju (Gussadi Raju) – a Legendary Gussadi Folk Dancer (Padma Shri in 2021)

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Awards & Recognitions [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ Mithun Chakraborty — “Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Awards for 2022”

➢ Anushka Sen — Award for her contributions to strengthening relationship between Korea & India
➢ Chiranjeevi Konidela — ‘Most Prolific Film Star in Indian Cinema’ award in actor/dancer category
➢ Dr. Alexander Dunn (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) — “SASTRA-RAMANUJAN Award” for 2024
➢ 59th Indian Chemical Council (ICC) Annual Awards Function — in Mumbai
• Deepak C Mehta (CMD of Deepak Nitrite Ltd) — ‘ICC Lifetime Achievement Award’
• RIL’s Manufacturing Division DTA Refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat — ‘ICC Award for Excellence in Energy
Conservation & Management’
• Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd — ‘ICC Aditya Birla Award for the Best Responsible Care Committed
Company’
➢ 2024 Nobel Prize:

Field Winner Awarded for

Physiology/Medicine Victor Ambros (US) Discovery of microRNA & its role in post-
(Oct 7) Gary Ruvkun (US) transcriptional gene regulation
John J. Hopfield (US) Contributions to AI through development of
Physics (Oct 8)
Geoffrey E. Hinton (UK-Canada) machine learning with artificial neural networks
David Baker (US)
Computational protein design & protein structure
Chemistry (Oct 9) Demis Hassabis (UK)
prediction
John Jumper (US)
Intense poetic prose confronting historical traumas
Literature (Oct 10) Han Kang (South Korea)
and exposing the fragility of human life
Peace (Oct 11) Nihon Hidankyo organisation (Japan) Efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons
Daron Acemoglu (Turkiye-US)
Research into differences in prosperity between
Economics (Oct 14) Simon Johnson (UK-US)
nations
James A. Robinson (UK)
➢ Maria Corina Machado (Venezuela) — “2024 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize”
➢ 5th National Water Awards 2023:
- Best State: 1st – Odisha | 2nd – UP | 3rd – Gujarat & Puducherry
- Best District: East Zone – Balangir (Odisha) | South Zone – Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
North East Zone – Dhalai (Tripura) | North Zone – Ganderbal (J&K) | West Zone – Banda (UP), Indore
- Best Village Panchayat: 1st – Pullampara (Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala | 2nd – Masulpani (Kanker), CG
3rd – Hampapuram (Anantapur), Andhra & Khliehrangnah (West Jaintia Hills), Meghalaya
- Best Urban Local Body: 1st – Surat (Gujarat) | 2nd – Puri (Odisha) | 3rd – Pune (Maharashtra)
➢ “Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) Awards” — in New Delhi
• SVPIA, Ahmedabad — ‘Platinum Award in Airport Sector’ under Facility Category
➢ IPS Pritpal Kaur (SP of Phek, Nagaland) — “2024 IACP 40 Under 40” awardee by IACP (US)
➢ M K Stalin (CM of Tamil Nadu) — “Asia HRD Lifetime Achievement Award”

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➢ Nikita Porwal (MP) — “Femina Miss India 2024”
➢ Aditi Anand (Haryana) — “Victoria & Albert Museum’s Illustration Award 2024” in ‘Emerging Illustrator’ category
➢ Sabu Varghese (Kunjumon) — “Cricketers for Wildlife Conservation Service Award”
➢ “Chiratae Ventures Patrick J. McGovern Awards for 2024”:
• Narayana Murthy — ‘India Lifetime Achievement Award’
• Shantanu Narayen — ‘Global Lifetime Achievement Award’
• Abhinav Asthana — ‘Exceptional Entrepreneurial Achievement Award’
➢ Mohanji — “Humanitarian Award”
➢ Ashokan Charuvil (writer) — 48th “Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award”
➢ SAIL — “SHRM - HR Excellence Awards” for ‘Excellence in Inclusion, Equity & Diversity’ and ‘Excellence in Managing the
Distributed Workforce’ categories
➢ Sister Rosita Milesi, Maimouna Ba, Jin Davod, Nada Fadol & Deepti Gurung — “2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award”
➢ JK Tyre & Industries — “Mahatma Award 2024” under ‘CSR Excellence and Social Impact’ category
➢ Urmila Chaudhary, Dintie Sule Tayiru, Elvis Shakjiri, Tanya Duarte, Tomasa Yarhui Jacomé & John Leerdam — “Global
Anti-Racism Championship (GARC) Award 2024”
➢ Air India — “Asia’s Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2024”
➢ Chiranjeevi — “Akkineni Nageshwara Rao National Award 2024”
➢ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar — ‘Honourary Officer Of The Order of Fiji,’ highest civilian honour of Fiji
➢ Awards given at the 17th ‘Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2024’:

Category Winner Organisation

City with the Most Sustainable Transport System Kochi Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
City with the Best Public Transport System Bhubaneswar Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)
City with the Best Non-Motorized Transport System Srinagar Srinagar Smart City Ltd.
City with the Best Safety and Security System & Record Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
City with the Best Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Surat Surat Municipal Corporation
City with the Most Innovative Financing Mechanism Jammu Jammu Smart City Ltd.
City with Best Record of Public Involvement in Transport Bengaluru Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corp
Metro Rail with the Best Multimodal Integration Bengaluru Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation
Metro Rail with Best Passenger Services & Satisfaction Mumbai Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd

➢ Rodri (Spain) — “Men’s 2024 Ballon d’Or” (top individual honour in men’s football)
• Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) — “Women’s 2024 Ballon d’Or”
• Lamine Yamal (Spain) — ‘Kopa Trophy’ for best U21 player of the year
• Jennifer Hermoso — ‘Socrates Award’
• Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) — ‘Yashin Trophy’, awarded to best goalkeeper in world
• Harry Kane & Kylian Mbappé — ‘Gerd Müller Trophy’ for most goals in a season
• Emma Hayes & Carlo Ancelotti — ‘Johan Cruyff Trophies’ for best coaches in football

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➢ Bibhab Kumar Talukdar (conservation scientist from Assam) — “The Harry Messel Award”
➢ Shaktikanta Das (RBI Governor) — A+ grade in “Central Bank Report Cards 2024” for 2nd consecutive year
➢ SBI — ‘Best Bank in India for 2024’ (By - Global Finance Magazine)

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India’s Ranks [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ “World Talent Ranking 2024” – by Institute for Management Development (Switzerland)

• India – 58th | Top 3 – Switzerland, Luxembourg & Sweden
➢ 19th “Global Hunger Index 2024” – by Concern Worldwide (Ireland) & Welthungerhilfe (Germany)
• India – 105th
➢ “World Competitiveness Index 2024” – by Institute of Management Development (IMD)
• India – 39th | Top 3 – Singapore, Switzerland & Denmark
➢ Best performing major global market during H1 FY25:
• India – 2nd | Top – Hong Kong
➢ “Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2024” – by IRENA & ILO
• Largest solar PV manufacturer: India – 3rd | Top 2 – China & Southeast Asia
➢ As per data from MaxVal:
• In terms of filing patents related to 6G technology: India – 6th (188)
• Top 5 – China (6,001), US (3,909), South Korea (1,417), Japan (584), & European Union (214)
➢ “Global Nature Conservation Index (NCI), 2024” – by Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability & Climate Change at
Ben-Gurion University of Negev + BioDB.com
• India – 176th | Top 3 – Luxembourg, Estonia & Denmark
➢ “2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index” – by Chainalysis
• India – 1st | 2nd – Nigeria | 3rd – Indonesia
➢ “Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) 2024” – by Fraser Institute (Canada)
• Most economically free jurisdictions: India – 84th | Top 3 – Hong Kong, Singapore & Switzerland
➢ Latest FIFA rankings – on Oct 24, 2024
• India – 125th | Top 3 – Argentina, France & Spain

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Meetings/Summits/Conferences [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ Conference for the Directors of Small Finance Banks (RBI) – Bengaluru, Karnataka
(Theme - “Governance in SFBs - Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability”)
➢ Climate and Health Solutions India Conclave (by MoHFW & ADB) – New Delhi
➢ International WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Conference – New Delhi
(Theme - “Sustaining Rural Water Supply”)
➢ Naval Commanders’ Conference 2024 – New Delhi
➢ 2nd edition of Inclusion Conclave (by NADA) – New Delhi
➢ World Green Economy Forum 2024 – Dubai, UAE
(Theme - “Empowering Global Action: Unlocking Opportunities and Advancing Progress”)
➢ 75th International Astronautical Congress – Milan, Italy
(Theme - “Responsible Space for Sustainability”)
➢ International Conference of Telecom Regulators (by TRAI) – New Delhi
(Theme - “Emerging Trends in Regulation”)
➢ International Methanol Seminar and Expo 2024 (by NITI Aayog) – New Delhi
➢ 6th India-US Commercial Dialogue – Washington D.C., US
➢ IIAS-DARPG India Conference 2025 – New Delhi
(Theme - “Next Generation Administrative Reforms – Empowering Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile”)
➢ 1st G-7 Defence Ministers Meeting – Naples, Italy
➢ Global Livestock Conclave (in Dec’24) – Wayanad, Kerala
➢ 44th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses – Dresden, Germany
➢ 6th India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue – New Delhi
➢ 26th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2024 – Dubai, UAE
➢ ASEAN-India Cyber Policy Dialogue 2024 – Singapore
➢ ‘Black Diamond: Unveiling the Depths’ (India’s 1st coal gallery exhibition) – New Delhi
➢ National Conference on ‘Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA)’ – New Delhi
➢ 4th in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit – Delaware, US
➢ 2025 Quad Leaders’ Summit – India | 2025 Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting – US
➢ World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) – India
➢ 20th Meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) – Goa
➢ 44th session of Codex Committee on Nutrition & Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) – Dresden, Germany
➢ 21st ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting & 12th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers Meeting – Vientiane, Laos
➢ Ayush Medical Value Travel Summit 2024 – Mumbai
Theme – “Global Synergy in Ayush: Transforming Health and Wellness through Medical Value Travel”
➢ 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (by CDSCO + MHFW + WHO) – New Delhi

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➢ India Digital Agri Conference 2024 (by ICFA & IIT Ropar TIF - AwaDH) – New Delhi
➢ Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) 2024 – Manila, Philippines
Theme – “Surge to 2030: Enhancing Ambition in Asia Pacific to accelerate Disaster Risk Reduction”
➢ 8th India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 (by DoT + COAI) – New Delhi
Theme – “Future is Now”
➢ ITU - World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024 – New Delhi
➢ 1st International Conference on Advancements of Research & Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda (AROHA) 2024
(by AIIA) –New Delhi
Theme – “Advancements in Research and Global Opportunities for Holistic Ayurveda”
➢ 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – Geneva, Switzerland
Theme - “Harnessing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for a more Peaceful and Sustainable Future”
➢ Curtain raiser for 7th Session of ISA Assembly – New Delhi
- 7th Session of ISA Assembly – New Delhi (in Nov 2024)
➢ 12th “CII Bioenergy Summit 2024” – New Delhi
Theme – “Fuelling the Future - Securing India’s Green Growth Goals”
➢ 23rd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) – Islamabad, Pakistan
➢ 6th edition of “Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2024” – New Delhi
Theme – “Resource-Geopolitics and Security in the Indo-Pacific”

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MoUs, Collaborations & Partnerships [October 2024] - by Smartkeeda

➢ MoRD + SAKSHI = an MoU to enhance legal literacy among SHG women under DAY-NRLM in rural India
➢ CSIR-NIScPR + Gurugram University = an MoU to collaborate & serve society through science
➢ Adani Group + Google = collaborated to advance collective sustainability goals & add more clean energy to national grid
➢ ICMR + NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam = an MoU to promote sustainable energy in India’s healthcare & research sectors
➢ Reliance Group + DHI (Bhutan) = partnered to develop renewable energy projects to be built in Gelephu Mindfulness
City, Bhutan
➢ Nepal + India + Bangladesh = a tripartite agreement to facilitate cross-border electricity trade
➢ Meghalaya + BMGF = an MoU to collaborate on improving population health outcomes in the state
➢ FSSAI + MAPA (Brazil) = an MoU to improve food safety through joint projects & technical collaboration
➢ ICG + The Habitats Trust + HCL Foundation = an MoU to strengthen efforts in marine conservation in New Delhi
➢ Fabindia + MoMSME = collaborated to empower India’s Artisanal Heritage under ‘PM Vishwakarma Scheme’
➢ Airbus + Tata STRIVE = collaborated to open 2 skill centres to deliver training programmes in aviation sector
➢ Indian Navy + Bajaj Allianz Life Ins. = an MoU to offer diverse portfolio including term insurance to naval civilians
➢ Amazon India + MoL&E = an MoU to utilise NCS portal for facilitating posting of available work opportunities at Amazon
& its staffing agencies
➢ Tata Electronics + PSMC = a definitive agreement to provide design & construction support to build India’s first AI-
enabled greenfield Fab in Dholera, Gujarat
➢ MSDE + Meta = partnered to launch two key initiatives - AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and 5 CoEs in VR & MR -
at NSTIs in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Jodhpur, Chennai & Kanpur
➢ India + Colombia = Audio-Visual Co-Production Agreement to enable Indian & Colombian film producers to utilize a
platform for collaboration on various facets of film making
➢ MoRD + LEAD (Krea University, New Delhi) = an MoU to leverage existing repository of knowledge to benefit DAY-NRLM
➢ India + Germany = an MoU to facilitate the movement of workers between the two countries
➢ Ashok Leyland + FlixBus India = an MoU to transform bus transportation ecosystem between cities
➢ Infosys + Old National Bank (US) = expanded partnership to leverage services, solutions & platforms for operations
transformation & process digitisation
➢ Bharti Airtel + Nokia = collaborated on “Green 5G” to introduce energy-efficient solutions & practices to Airtel’s mobile
network
➢ India = signed ‘Host Country Agreement (HCA)’ with GBA to officially establish GBA’s Secretariat in India
➢ SKYBER Aerospace + Sibia Technologies (Dubai) = partnered to sell made-in-India UAV products in Middle East & Africa
➢ Nvidia Corp + Reliance Industries = collaborated to build a formidable AI computing infrastructure in India
➢ IIM Shillong + SIDBI = an MoU to provide entrepreneurship training & incubation support to aspiring entrepreneurs
• IIMSFIE + SIDBI = to introduce Skill to Enterprise Model (STEM) Programme
➢ NTPC + Indian Army = partnered to establish a Solar Hydrogen-based Microgrid at Chushul, Ladakh

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➢ IEA + IIT Delhi = MoU on role of energy technology innovation in reducing emissions & leading clean energy transitions
➢ BEML + PFC = an MoU to finance & execute critical infrastructure projects
➢ IIT Hyderabad + Kenya National Innovation Agency = signed charter of ‘India-Kenya Innovation Nexus’ at IIT Hyderabad
➢ IIL + ICMR + Griffith University (Australia) = partnership for clinical development of India’s first Zika virus vaccine
➢ Tech Mahindra + University of Auckland = an MoU to drive research & innovation in AI, ML & quantum computing
➢ Indian Railways + DETEC (Switzerland) = renewed an MoU to enhance technical cooperation between the two nations
➢ DoSJE + NALSA = an MoU to enhance public awareness about various Acts, Rules & Schemes of Department
➢ MoPR + UBA = collaborated to strengthen grassroots governance & help localize SDGs
➢ India + Jamaica = 4 MoUs in fields of Digital Public Infrastructure, Cultural Exchange & Sports

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 Important Days
Breast Cancer Awareness Month or Pink Month (International Symbol - Pink Ribbon)
October
(Theme - “No One Should Face Breast Cancer Alone”)
International Coffee Day
(Theme - “Coffee, Your Daily Ritual, Our Shared Journey.”)
International Day of Older Persons
(Theme - “Ageing with Dignity: The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older
October 1
Persons Worldwide”)
World Vegetarian Day
(Theme - “Mix It Up”)
8th Annual Day of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
70th National Wildlife Week
October 2-8
(Theme - “Wildlife Conservation through Coexistence”)
10th Anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission (initiated in 2014)
(The day marks 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.)
October 2
(Theme for Swachhata Hi Seva 2024 - “Swabhav Swachhata, Sanskaar Swachhata”)
International Day of Non-Violence (155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi)
World Space Week
October 4-10
(Theme - “Space & Climate Change”)
World Animal Day
October 4 (Theme - “The World is Their Home Too”)
40th Raising Day of the Railway Protection Force (RPF)
World Teachers Day
October 5
(Theme - “Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education”)
World Cerebral Palsy Day
October 6
(Theme - “Uniquely CP”)
National Post Week
October 7-11
(Theme - “Dak Seva: Jan Seva”)
UN World Habitat Day (1st Monday of Oct)
(Theme - “Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future.”)
October 7
World Cotton Day
(Theme - “Cotton for Good”)
Indian Air Force Day (92nd anniversary of IAF)
October 8
(Theme - “Bhartiya Vayu Sena - Saksham, Sashakt, Atmanirbhar (Potent, Powerful, and Self-Reliant)”)
World Post Day
October 9 (Theme - “150 Years of enabling Communication and Empowering People across Nations”)
8th Foundation Day of All India Institute of Ayurveda
National Post Day
World Mental Health Day
(Theme - “Mental Health at Work”)
October 10 World Day Against the Death Penalty
(Theme - “Death Penalty and Safety”)
World Sight Day (2nd Thursday of Oct)
(Theme - “Children, Love Your Eyes”)
International Day of the Girl Child
October 11
(Theme - “Girls’ Vision for the Future”)

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 World Egg Day (2nd Friday of Oct)
(Theme - “United by Eggs”)
World Migratory Bird Day (2nd Saturday in May & 2nd Saturday in October)
(Theme - “Protect Insects, Protect Birds”)
October 12
World Arthritis Day
(Theme - “Informed Choices, Better Outcomes”)
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
(Theme - “Empowering the Next Generation for a Resilient Future”)
October 13
Breast Cancer Awareness Day
(Theme - “No One Should Face Breast Cancer Alone”)
World Standards Day
(Theme - “Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate”)
October 14
11th India Sweden Innovation Day
(Theme - “Accelerating Green Growth for Inclusive Transition”)
International Day for Rural Women
(Theme - “Rural Women Sustaining Nature for Our Collective Future”)
October 15 Global Handwashing Day
(Theme - “Why Are Clean Hands Still Important?”)
World Students’ Day (birth anniversary of 11th President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam)
World Food Day - by UN FAO
(Theme - “Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future”)
World Anaesthesia Day
October 16
(Theme - “Workforce Well-Being”)
40th NSG Raising Day
(Theme - “Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha”)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
(Theme - “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment Acting together for Just, Peaceful and
Inclusive Societies”)
October 17
World Trauma Day
(Theme - “Workplace Injuries: Prevention & Management”)
International Abhidhamma Divas (by Ministry of Culture + International Buddhist Confederation)
October 19-25 National Learning Week (Karmayogi Saptah)
12th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 20-26
(Theme - “Bright Futures begin Lead-Free”)
World Statistics Day (every 5 years since 2010)
(Created by - United Nations Statistical Commission)
World Osteoporosis Day
October 20 (Theme - “Say No to Fragile Bones”)
National Solidarity Day (62nd Anniversary of the ‘1962 Indo-China War’)
International Chefs Day
(Theme - “Growing Great Chefs”)
Police Commemoration Day
October 21 Namo Bharat Diwas (1st anniversary of the operations of ‘Namo Bharat Trains’)
World Iodine Deficiency Day
International Stuttering Awareness Day (Ribbon - Sea-Green)
October 22 (Theme - “The Power of Listening - People Who Stutter Have the Unique Opportunity to Teach the
World to Listen.”)

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 World Snow Leopard Day
October 23 (Theme - “Safeguarding Snow Leopard Habitats for Future Generations”)
(The Day commemorates the adoption of the ‘Bishkek Declaration’.)
October 24-30 UN Disarmament Week
October 24-31 Global Media and Information Literacy Week
United Nations Day
(Theme - “Building a Better Future Together”)
(The day marks the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter in 1945.)
International Day of Diplomats
October 24 UN World Development Information Day
World Polio Day (since 2002)
(The day marks birth anniversary of Jonas Salk, an American virologist.)
63rd Raising Day of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
World Gibbon Day (in Assam)
International Dwarfism Awareness Day
October 25
(Achondroplasia is a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism.)
Infantry Day (by Indian Army)
October 27
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 28 International Animation Day
9th Ayurveda Day
(Theme - “Ayurveda Innovations for Global Health”)
International Day of Care and Support
October 29
(Theme - “Transforming Care Systems: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the context
of Beijing+30”)
World Stroke Day
October 30 World Thrift Day or World Savings Day - in India (worldwide - on October 31)
National Unity Day (birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel)
October 31 World Cities Day
(Theme - “Youth Leading Climate and Local Action for Cities”)

➢ Latest GDP Predictions (updated till October 2024)

Organisations FY24 FY25 FY26
IMF 7.8% 7% 6.5%
World Bank 7.5% 7% 6.7%
ADB 6.7% 7% 7.2%
OECD 7.8% 6.7% 6.8%
Nomura - 6.7% -
Moody’s 6.7% 7.2% 6.6%
Bloomberg Economic - 6.8% -
SBI 8% 7% -
India Ratings & Research 6.7% 7.5% -
NCAER - 7.5% -
S&P Global Ratings 7.4% 6.8% 6.9%
Fitch Ratings 7.8% 7.2% 6.5%
Goldman Sachs 6.3% 6.8% -
RBI 7% 7.2% -

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 Morgan Stanley 7.9% 6.8% 6.5%
UN - 6.9% 6.6%
PHDCCI - 8-8.3% -
UNCTAD 6.3% 6.5% -
UBS Securities India 7.6% 7% 6.8%
CRISIL 7.6% 6.8% -
Bank of Baroda 6.8% 6.75-6.8% -
UN-DESA 6.2% 6.6% -
ICRA 6.5% - -
CII 6.8% 7% -

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