Current Affairs

October Current Affairs 2024

National Appointments
New chairperson of the National Commission for Women
Vijaya Kishor Rahatkar For 3 Years
Replaced Rekha Sharma
• The National Commission for Women (NCW) is an autonomous and statutory body established in 1992 under
the National Commission forWomen Act, 1990.
Chairman of Tata Trust
• NOEL NAVAL TATA NEW CHAIRMAN OF TATA TRUSTS
26th Director General of ‘Indian Coast Guard (ICG)’
• DG Parmesh Shivamani
• Death of Rakesh Pal, the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
51st Chief Justice of India
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna will become the 51st Chief Justice of India.
• He will serve a tenure of six months, ending on May 13, 2025, before his retirement.
MD, CEO of Bandhan Bank
• Partha Pratim Sengupta
Chairman and Managing Director and Chief Executive Ofcer of ‘Indian Railway
Finance Corporation’
• Manoj Kumar Dubey for ve years.
• Indian public sector undertaking
Chairman of World Steel Association
• Tata Steel MD and CEO Thachat Viswanath Narendran
• Second Indian to head global body ( 1st Sajjan Jindal, who was elected as worldsteel Chairman in 2021)
Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS)
• Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin made history by becoming the rst woman to serve as Director General of the
Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS).
MD/CEO of ‘IndusInd Bank’
• Sumant Kathpalia
Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• On 01 October 2024, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte has taken over as Secretary General
of NATO.
• He has replaced Jens Stoltenberg.
Chief Minister of Haryana
• Senior BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini.
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• Nayab Saini sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Haryana
Director General of Medical Services (DGMS) in the Navy
• Surgeon Vice Admiral Kavita Sahai took charge as Director General of Medical Services (Navy), just weeks
after the Ministry of Defence (MoD)appointed the rst female ofcer as the Director General of Armed Forces
Medical Services.
‘Airports Authority of India’
• 1996 Bihar cadre IAS ofcer Vipin Kumar
L Satya Srinivas Appointed CEO of GeM Portal
• Government e Marketplace (GeM) is an online platform for public procurement in India.
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
• Objective to create an open and transparent procurement platform for government buyers
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Omar Abdullah has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, while Surinder Kumar Chaudhary
has been made the Deputy CM.
Chairperson of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee
• Union Health Minister JP Nadda
President of ‘Indian Newspaper Society’ (INS) for 2024-2025
• Indian Newspaper Society (INS) founded M.V. Shreyams Kumar has been elected president for 2024-2025.
President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce
• Abhyuday Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless Limited
MD and CEO of ‘Punjab National Bank (PNB)’
• Ashok Chandra
Managing Director of NAFED
• Deepak Agarwal, a 2000-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) ofcer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, as the
new Managing Director (MD) of the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED).
MD and CEO of Axis Bank
• Amitabh Chaudhry
CEO of ‘JP Morgan Chase India’
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved Pranav Chawda’s
• American multinational nancial services rm.
New DGP of Jharkhand
• EC appoints Ajay Kumar Singh as new DGP of Jharkhand.

International Appointments
• New chief of ‘Hezbollah’ Hezbollah has announced 71- year-old Naim Qassim
President of Vietnam
• Luong Cuong was elected president
• Kuong replaced Toh Lam
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President of Indonesia
• Prabowo Subianto will ofcially become the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim majority
nation.
President of Tunisia
• Kais Saied has been reelected for the second time for a ve-year term.
CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Ravi Ahuja
• Japanese company Sony Group
First director of the Global Climate ‘Loss and Damage Fund’
• Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, a nance expert from Senegal.
• This fund helps countries hit by climate disasters.
Mexico’s rst female president in 2024
• Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s rst female president.

National News
TATA Aircraft Complex
• PM Modi and his Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for the manufacturing
of C-295 Military aircraft in Vadodara.
• This is India’s rst private sector Final Assembly Line for military aircraft.
Mahakumbh 2025
• 14 to February 26, 2025, at Prayagraj
• Kumbh Mela – 2017 (Intangible) , Total - 15
• Mahakumbh – After 12 Year
MACE, Asia’s largest and world’s highest Imaging Cherenkov Observatory
• The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Observatory has been inaugurated at Hanle, Ladakh
• MACE is the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia.
• The telescope is indigenously built by BARC
DefConnect 4.0
• It will bring together policymakers, innovators, armed forces, and defence PSUs to discuss how to promote
indigenous innovation IN Defence.
India’s rst Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers
• India’s rst Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers in Pune, marking a signicant milestone in the country’s
biotechnology sector.
CMS Vatavaran
• The 12th International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife, known as CMS Vatavaran,started
in New Delhi
• Asia’s biggest green lm festival, focussed on the environment and wildlife.
India’s rst government-funded multimodal AI initiative
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• BharatGen initiative
• Aim: Creation of Generative AI systems that can generate high-quality text (including speech) and multimodal
content in various Indian languages.
Trachoma as a public health problem
• As per the WHO, India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem.
• Trachoma is a bacterial infection that affects the eyes.
• Bacteria Disease
‘Samarthak ’ (First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel)
• The Indian Navy has launched its rst domestically built multi-purpose vessel, Samarthak, constructed by
L&T Shipyard.
Country’s rst Hindi literary museum
• The Uttar Pradesh government of Yogi Adityanath will set up the country’s rst museum of Hindi literature
(Language Based ) in Kashi (Varanasi). The museum will be the country’s rst museum dedicated to a language.
17th ‘India Urban Mobility’ (UMI) 2024
• 17th India Urban Mobility Conference and Exhibition held on 27 October 2024 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.
Sr.No Award Category Winner/City Organization
1 City with the Most Sustainable Transport Kochi Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
System
2 City with the Best Public Transport Bhubaneswar Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)
System
3 City with the Best Non-Motonzed Trans- Srinagar Srinagar Smart City Ltd.
port System
4 City with the Best Safety and Security Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
System & Record
5 City with the Best Intelligent Transport Surat Surat Municipal Corporation
System (ITS) Surat
6 City with the Most Innovative nancing Jammu Jammu Smart City Ltd.
Mechanism
7 City with Best Record of Public Involve- Bengaluru Bangalore Metropolitan Transport
ment in Transport Corporation
8 Metro Rail with the Best Multimodal Bengaluru Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
Integration
9 Metro Rail with the Best Passenger Mumbai Mumbai Metro One Pvt.Ltd.
Services and Satisfaction
India’s rst heli ambulance service ‘Sanjeevani’
• Prime Minister Modi has launched India’s rst heli ambulance ‘Sanjeevani’ operated by on Dhan-
vantri Jayanti, which will improve emergency care in Uttarakhand like heart attacks and accidents.
‘ITU - WTSA 2024’
• On October 15, International Telecommunication Union ITU – World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
(WTSA) 2024 inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
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• 15 to 24 October 2024.
• The 8th edition of India Mobile Congress 2024 also inaugurated by the Prime Minister during the event.
• India’s second buttery diversity hub
• Kaziranga National Park emerged as India’s second buttery diversity hub.
• Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh (1st)
Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement
• India and Pakistan have agreed to extend the validity of the Agreement on the Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for
an additional ve years till 2029
• The original agreement, signed on October 24, 2019, allows Indian pilgrims to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib
in Kartarpur, Pakistan, through the corridor.
India’s Unied Payment Interface (UPI) in Maldives
• President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has decided to introduce India’s UPI in the Maldives.
• With this, Indian tourists will be able to make transactions in Indian rupees on UPI-enabled apps.
‘Digital Memorial of Valour’
• On October 25, the ‘Digital Memorial of Valour’ was launched by the Railway Protection Force, a paramilitary
force under the Indian Railways, in New Delhi.
• ‘Digital Memorial of Valour’ is a website to honour the sacrice of our courageous personnel, where you can
digitally decorate the photo of a martyr with a wreath and candle.
NCERT partnered with Amazon
• Amazon has announced a partnership with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
to expand the availability of textbooks.
Chanakya Defence Dialogue
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 2nd edition of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi.
• The Chanakya Defence Dialogue is agship international seminar.
Second largest indigenous survey ship
• Kolkata-based defense PSU Gardenrich Shipbuild and Engineers Limited has handed over the second largest
indigenous survey ship INS Nirdeshak to the Navy.
Census Exercise
• The Central government is set to initiate the census exercise in 2025, aiming for completion by 2026
rst company to give reservation to Agniveers
• BrahMos Aerospace is the rst Indian company to reserve jobs for Agniveers, the new recruits under the Indian
armed forces’ Agnipath scheme.
‘Goddess of Justice’
• The new statue of the Goddess of Justice in the Supreme Court of India was created by artist Vinod Goswami
• The statue was commissioned by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud.
19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA)
• India is hosting the 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) in New Delhi from 14
to 18 October 2024.
• India is hosting this event for the rst time.
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India’s newest port ‘Galathea Bay

• India’s newest port, the “Galathea Bay” International Container Transshipment Port (ICTP), will be established at
Galathea Bay in the Great Nicobar Island of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
‘Jamaica Marg
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission as ‘Jamaica Marg’.
• Jamaica Prime Minister Holness was on an ofcial visit to India from September 30 to October 3, 2024.
‘International Geeta Mahotsav’ 2024
• The International Geeta Mahotsav will be organized in Kurukshetra, Haryana from November 28 to December
15, 2024
• Tanzania will be the partner country of this festival.
‘Muthalapozhi Harbor’
• Government has approved an Rs 177- crore project to develop Muthalapozhi Harbour in Thiruvananthapuram.
First-ever International Festival on Indian Dance
• The Sangeet Natak Akademi hosted its rst International Festival on Indian Dance, featuring global artists.
• The six-day event was held at NASC Complex, New Delhi, celebrating India’s rich dance traditions.
India’s rst airport indoor air qualify monitoring facility ‘Pavana Chitra’
• India’s First Self-Powered Indoor Air Quality Monitor Launched at Thiruvananthapuram Airport.
‘Cruise Bharat Mission’
• Cruise Bharat Mission has been launched by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda
Sonowal from the Mumbai port.
• According to Union Minister Sonowal, the mission’s goal is to double the number of passengers on cruise ships
by 2029 in order to boost the nation’s cruise tourism sector.
‘Femina Miss India’ 2024
• Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh has been crowned as the winner this year.
‘Miss Grand International’ 2024
• Rachel Gupta

State News
Country’s rst ‘Writer Village’
• The country’s rst ‘Writer Village’ of its kind has been inaugurated in Thano village, located in the picturesque
Himalayan region near Dehradun.
‘Mission Basundhara 3.0’
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 in Guwahati. It aims to provide
land rights to the indigenous people.
‘Solar Hydrogen Microgrid in Ladakh
• NTPC & Indian Army to Set Up Solar Hydrogen Microgrid in Ladakh for Sustainable Power Supply.
NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform chapter
• NITI Aayog in association with Telangana government, launched the rst State Chapter of Women Entrepreneur-
ship Platform (WEP).
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• The platform aims to promote and support women entrepreneurs across sectors.
Third state to start caste survey
• With this, Telangana will become the third state after Andhra Pradesh and Bihar to conduct a caste-based census.
Ustad Allauddin Khan Festival
• Ustad Allauddin Khan Festival started in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh on 08 October 2024.
• This (year 2024) is the golden jubilee year of this music festival.
Lighthouse Tourism Conclave 2024
• The Lighthouse Tourism Conclave 2024 was he ld on October 19, 2024 in Puri, Odisha
New Lion safari is being built in Barda
• Aimed at reducing the burden on Sasan (Gir National Park).
• Gujarat
First ‘Dry Port’ of Bihar
• Bihar made history with the inauguration of its rst-ever dry port at Bihta, near Patna.
New campus of India’s rst Bio manufacturing Institute
• Dr Jitendra inaugurates new campus of India’s rst Bio manufacturing Institute at Mohali .
ST residential schools and Raichur University of Karnataka renamed
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that all Scheduled Tribe (ST) residential schools in the state
and Raichur University will be named after Maharishi Valmiki.
rst state to implement ‘Dalit sub-quota’
• Haryana has become the rst state to implement sub-quota for the Dalit community, subclassifying Scheduled
Castes (SCs).
• Deprived Scheduled Castes” (DSC) & “Other Scheduled Castes” (OSC).
Bapu Tower Inauguration
• The building has several galleries dedicated to the life of the Father of the Nation.
• Patna , Bihar
RTI museum Foundation Stone
• The foundation stone for the Right to Information Museum was laid in Beawar, Rajasthan.
• It is the birthplace of the RTI movement.

International News
‘Asia Clean Energy Summit’ 2024
• This premier conference and exhibition brings together experts, innovators, and policymakers to advance clean
energy.
‘India-Turkiye Friendship Association (ITFA) been established?
• In Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 16, 2024)
ASEAN Summit 2024
• 6–11 October 2024.
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• Vientiane , Laos (44TH & 45TH )
• ASEAN 2025 - Malaysia
21st ASEAN-India Summit 2024
• 10 October 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR
• ASEAN Secretariat is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Asean Members - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
and Vietnam.
19th East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Vientiane, Lao PDR
• Oct 2024
• The EAS comprises 18 members, the 10 ASEAN countries & eight dialogue partners (Australia, China, India, Japan,
New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States).
2024 BRICS
• Kazan, Russia
• 22–24 October 2024
• 16th edition
• 1st 16 June 2009 Russia
BRICS Nations List
• Brazil
• Russia
• India
• China
• South Africa (Joined in 2010)
New Members (Effective January 1, 2024):
• Iran
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• United Arab Emirates
• Saudi Arabia (pending conrmation)
Rs. 32,000 crore deal for 31 predator drones and MRO facility
• India and the United States to sign a Rs. 32,000 crore agreement for the acquisition of 31 Predator drones and
the establishment of a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility IN India
Global Research Centre be lauched by IIT Madras
• IIT Madras to launch rst international centre for research and innovation in Dubai
Sohrai Painting to Russian President
• Prime Minister Modi presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with a Sohrai painting from Hazaribagh district
in Jharkhand.
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China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI)

• Brazil has decided not to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Brazil is the second BRICS country after India
to decide not to join the Belt and Road Initiative.
69th Member of ADB
• Israel ofcially joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as its 69th member.
Malaria free by the ‘World Health Organization’
• Egypt has been declared malariafree by the World Health Organization.

India has recalled High Commissioner and Other Diplomats from CANADA
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade to Open its First Overseas Campus in Dubai in 2025.
Sports
World Pickleball Championship series
• India will host World Pickleball Championship series in Mumbai from November 12th to 17th, 2024.
• The championship will be held for the rst time in India in 2024.
61st ‘Iranian Cup’ 2024-25 title
• Ajinkya Rahane-led Mumbai ended their long wait to clinch the Irani Cup title by defeating the Rest of India (ROI)
at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
38th National Games
• The Indian Olympic Association has chosen Uttarakhand to host the 38th Summer National Games.
• National Games from 28 January -14 February 2025.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 title
• New Zealand win their rst Women’s T20 World Cup title.
• 9th Edition - UAE
‘Dipa Karmakar’ Retirement - Gymnastics
• ‘Asian Arm Wrestling Cup’ 2024
• ‘Asian Arm Wrestling Cup’ was organized in Mumbai (Maharashtra) from 19 to 26 October.
• Winner - Kazakhstan
• Runner up - India
• Third place - Jordan
‘4th ISSF Junior World Championships 2024 Medal Tally
• India nished at the top of the medal tally at the 4th ISSF Junior World Championships 2024 with 24 medals - 13
golds, three silvers, and eight bronzes.
• Lima, the capital of Peru
‘Sports Ministry discontinued Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award
• Introduction of the Arjuna Award (Lifetime).
• Arjuna Award (Lifetime) will be given for lifetime contribution towards sports development.
12th ‘Sultan Johor Cup Hockey Tournament’
• The Sultan of Johor Cup was held from 19 to 26 October 2024 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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• Winning team – Great Britain
• Runner-up Team – Australia
• Bronze Medal - Indian junior men’s hockey team
24th National ParaSwimming Championships 2024 title
• The 24th National Para-Swimming Championship concluded in Panaji, Goa.
• Overall Champion – Karnataka.
Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal
• Retired
‘Archery World Cup Final’ 2024 - Mexico
• Recurve Women
• Deepika Kumari - Silver
Women’s Single Bendigo International Challenge Badminton Tournament
• Tanya won women’s singles title at the Bendigo International Challenge.
• Venue - Australia
‘King of Clay’ announced his retirement
• Rafael Nadal, 38
• Tennis
‘Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024
Astana, Kazakhstan
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan 3 2 3 8
7 India 0 0 3 3
‘Ballon d’Or Award’ 2024
• Spain midelder Rodri dominated the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris.
• For the second consecutive year, Aitana Bonmati has won the title of the world’s best female footballer.
WTT Feeder Cagliari table tennis Tournament
• On October 27, 2024, India’s Yashaswini Ghorpade and Krittwika Roy won the women’s doubles title at the
WTT Feeder Cagliari table tennis tournament in Italy.
16th edition of the Women’s Indian Open
• India will host the 16th edition of the Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram, Haryana.
Record for the Highest T20I total
• Zimbabwe’s cricket team achieved a historic milestone by posting a record-breaking total of 344/4 in a T20
International,
• Against Gambia
2024 Emerging Asia Cup 2024
• The Afghanistan A men’s cricket team defeated the Sri Lankan A side by seven wickets to win the ACC Men’s
T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024.
• Oman
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Japan Para-Badminton International 2024

• Indian para-badminton players - 24 medalssix gold, nine silver and nine bronze.
• The Japan Para-Badminton Internationals 2024 was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 22-27 October 2024.
U23 World Wrestling Championships 2024
• The Indian wrestling contingent nished its U23 World Wrestling Championships 2024 campaign with nine
medals—one gold, one silver, and seven bronze.
• Albania in Tirana from 21 to 27 October 2024.
• Gold - Chirag Chikkara

Important Books
Book - ‘WITNESS’
• Sakshi Malik.
‘Ratan Tata : A Life’
• The author of book ‘Ratan Tata : A Life’ is Thomas Mathew
‘Mountain Mammals of the World’
• M.K. Ranjitsinh

Important Days of October

‘Ayurveda Day’ 2024
• This year the 9th Ayurveda Day has been celebrated on October 29, 2024.
• Theme of Ayurveda Day 2024 – ‘Ayurveda Innovations for Global Health’
‘Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti’ 2024
• 120th birth anniversary
• October 2, 2024.
• His famous slogan - “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”
International Day of the Girl Child
• 11 October 2012.
• Theme of the year 2024 – ‘Girls vision for the future’
National Post Day
• Every year on 10 October, India celebrates National Postal Day,
• World Post Day – 9 TH Oct
• Theme “150 years of enabling communication and empowering peoples across nations.”
92nd Raising Day of the Indian Air Force celebrated on 8 October 2024
• Celebrated at Tambaram Air Force Station near Chennai.
‘World Cotton Day’ 2024
• World Cotton Day is celebrated all over the world on 7 October.
• Theme – Cotton for Good
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‘World Teachers Day’ 2024

• 5 October
• The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2024 is “Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education.”
‘International Day of Older Persons’ 2024
• 01 October.
• Theme – “Ageing with Dignity”
Gandhi Jayanti 2024 / International Day of Non-Violence
• October 2
• Gandhi Jayanti 2024 marks his 155th birth anniversary
‘World Mental Health Day’
• 10 October
• The theme of the World Mental Health Day 2024 is “Mental Health at Work.”
‘‘International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction’ 2024
• 13 October
• The theme of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024 is “Empowering the next generation for a
resilient future”.
‘World Anaesthesia Day’ 2024
• October 16 to highlight the vital role of anaesthesia in modern medicine.
• The theme for World Anaesthesia Day 2024 - Workforce Well-Being
‘World Food Day’ 2024
• October 16.
• This day was established by FAO in 1979.
• This year World Food Day has been observed under the theme “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future”
World Students’ Day
• The 2024 birth anniversary of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, celebrated on October 15
• The theme for World Students’ Day 2024 is “Empowering Students to be Agents of Change”.
18th ‘ Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas ’ 2025
• The 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be organized by Odisha from January 8 to 10, 2025 in Bhubaneswar.
‘United Nations Day’ 2024
• Every year ‘United Nations Day’ is celebrated on 24 October.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)
• October 31st each year to honor the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s rst Deputy
Prime Minister and Home Minister.
• Two-year-long nationwide programme ( 150th Anniversary )
‘World Polio Day’
• 24 October
• The theme for World Polio Day 2024, “A Global Mission to Reach Every Child,”
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Index and Ranking

Global Nature Conservation Index 2024

• By Goldman 2024Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability & BioDB
• First-ever edition
• India ranked 176th out of 180 countries in the Global Nature Conservation Index (NCI) with a score of 45.5/100.
• Top Ranking : Luxembourg Bottom Ranking: Kiribati (180)
Global Hunger Index 2024
• By Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
• India ranks 105th out of 127 .
• India-Specic Findings: GHI Score (2024) - 27.3 (‘serious’)
• The score is calculated on a 100-point scale:
• 0 represents the best possible score (no hunger)
• 100 is the worst.
Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2024
• IQAir, a Swiss air quality monitoring company, ranks the most polluted cities.
• Lahore was declared the world’s most polluted city by air quality monitor IQAir.
• Delhi ranks 2nd
‘Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)’ 2024
• It is jointly published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and
Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
Top 3 poor countries
• India (234 million)
• Pakistan (93 million)
• Ethiopia (86 million)
‘Urban Governance Index’
• Praja Foundation
• Kerala topped the UrbanGovernance Index (UGI).
Rule of Law Index 2024
• India ranked 79th out of 142 countries in the Rule of Law Index 2024
• By the World Justice Project
Rank Country
1 Denmark
2 Norway
3 Finland
‘Travel Trends Report’
• According to the ‘Travel Trends Report’, Shillong surpasses Baku as the most popular destination for Indian
travellers in 2025.
• ‘Travel Trends Report’ has been released by international travel service Skyscanner.
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Military Exercise
‘Swavalamban Shakti Exercise’
• Sudarshan Corps of Indian Army is conducting “Swavalamban Shakti Exercise” at Babina Field Firing Range near
Jhansi.
‘Malabar 2024’
• Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024, hosted by India, will begin on October 8 in Visakhapatnam.
• Featuring QUAD nations Australia, mJapan, and the US.
First ‘Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)’
• The Indian Navy recently conducted its rst ‘Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)’ in the Indian Ocean with the
German Navy.
Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’
• Indian Coast Guard has successfully conducted Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ off the coast of Gujarat
and Union Territory of Daman and Diu on 16-17 October.
Bilateral exercise ‘SIMBEX’
• The 31st edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX).
• The exercise is scheduled to be conducted in two phases - the Harbour Phase from 23 to 25 October at Visakhapat-
nam and the Sea Phase from 28 to 29 October in the Bay of Bengal.
Bilateral Naval Exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr
• Maritime Exercise (Naseem Al Bahr) between Indian Navy and Royal Navy of Oman was conducted with Royal
Navy of Oman Ship Al Seeb off the coast of Goa from 13 to 18 Oct 24.

Science and Tech & Defence

Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Ships ‘Adamya’ and ‘Akshar’
• Indian Coast Guard has simultaneously launched two Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ships ‘Adamya’ and ‘Akshar’ built
by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
Dragon Spacecraft
• Sunita William and Butch Wilmore will be brought back to the International Space Station Earth by this spacecraft
Delivery of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system
• From Russia
‘Europa Clipper’
• Nasa launched the Europa Clipper to search for life on Jupiter and its moon, Europa.
• Europa Clipper will not directly search for life, but it will examine whether Europa’s environment could support
it or not.
Second Very Low Frequency (VLF) naval station
• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation stone of the Indian Navy’s second Very Low Frequency
(VLF) naval station in Vikarabad district of Telangana.
• This facility will be operational by the year 2027.
• This is the second such station in India –TN
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New missile Testing Range

• The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the establishment of a new missile testing range in
Nagayalanka, Andhra Pradesh.
META collaborated with IndiaAI
• On October 25, Meta announced a strategic collaboration with ‘IndiaAI’ at the Ministry of Electronics and Infor-
mation Technology (MeitY) to promote open-source AI innovation, R&D, and skills development in India.

Schemes
‘Humsafar Policy’
• Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari launched the ‘Humsafar Policy,’ aimed at
providing essential facilities across the national highways network, including clean toilets, baby care rooms,
wheelchair provisions, EV charging stations, parking spaces, and dormitory services at fuel stations
National Mission on Edible Oils - Oilseeds (NMEO - Oilseeds)
• The mission will be implemented over a seven-year period from 2024-25 to 2030-31
• This is a landmark initiative aimed at boosting domestic oilseeds production and achieving self-reliance (At-
manirbhar Bharat) in edible oils
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – 10 Year Celebration
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched on 2 October 2014
• On October 2, 2024, this initiative has completed 10 years.
‘Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan’
• PM launches Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 2nd October 2024
• It aims to foster holistic development in tribal villages
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs
‘PM E-DRIVE Scheme’
• Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy launched the PM E-DRIVE Scheme in New Delhi. This initiative will ac-
celerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption and boost domestic innovation.
• Ministry of Heavy Industries
• PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE)
‘Gramodaya Yojana’ for Maoist affected area
• Odisha
‘Sankalp Initiative’
• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has launched a state government initiative, ‘Sankalp’,
to tackle drug trafcking and support the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the state.
‘Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card’
• Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, ‘Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card’ has been
launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• This card extends health coverage benets under the Ayushman Bharat scheme up to Rs 5 lakh annually for every
citizen aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their income or economic status.
Loan limit under the Prime Minister Mudra loan scheme
• The loan limit under the Prime Minister Mudra loan scheme has been increased from 10 lakhs rupees to 20 lakhs
rupees.
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Awards
Nobel Prize 2024
1) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024
Awarded to
• Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun (USA)
Discoveries
• For the discovery of MicroRNA (Control Protein Formation ) and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation
2) Nobel Prize in Physics 2024
Awarded to
• John J. Hopeld (USA) & Geoffrey E. Hinton (UK)
Discoveries
• For foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with articial neural networks.
3) Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
Awarded to
• David Baker (USA) - “for computational protein design”
• Demis Hassabis (UK) & John M. Jumper (USA)- “for protein structure prediction”
4) Nobel Prize in Literature 2024
Awarded to
Han Kang (1st South Korean Writer)
Given -
• For her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.
5) Nobel Prize in Peace 2024
Awarded to
• Nihon Hidankyo (Japanese organisation)
Given for -
• for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that
nuclear weapons must never be used again.
6) Nobel Prize in Economics 2024
Awarded to
• Daron Acemoglu (Turkey), Simon Johnson (UK) & James A. Robinson (British-American)
Given for
• for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.
‘Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award’
• South star Chiranjeevi
National Kishore Kumar Award 2023
• Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani
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• This award, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government’s Department of Culture.
• The award ceremony took place in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of Kishore Kumar.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• Mithun Chakraborty to Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• 54th recipient , 2022
• First awarded: 1969 (Devika Rani)
Prestigious 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
• Alexander Dunn
5th National Water Awards 2023
• Hon’ble President of India,
• Smt. Droupadi Murmu
Rank State
1st Odisha
2nd Uttar Pradesh
3rd Gujarat (Joint Winner)
3rd Puducherry (Joint Winner)
• IAF World Space Award 2024
• International Astronautical Federation (Paris Based )
• Dr. S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• For Chandrayaan-3: A Groundbreaking Lunar Mission
India’s best bank for 2024 by Global Finance magazine
• SBI The banker to every
‘Honorary Ofcer of the Order of Fiji’
• The Republic of Fiji has honored Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with its highest civilian honour, ‘Honorary Ofcer
of the Order of Fiji’.
‘Sakharov Prize’ 2024
• The 2024 Sakharov Prize for
• Freedom of Thought is awarded to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia for their brave
ght to restore freedom and democracy in Venezuela.

Miscellaneous
Justice K S Puttaswamy
• In October 2024, Justice K.S. Puttaswamy passed away at the age of 98.
• Justice K.S. Puttaswamy had led a Supreme Court challenge against the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, leading to
a landmark judgment in August 2017, declaring privacy a fundamental right under the Constitution of India.
Veteran actor Debraj Roy
• Veteran actor Debraj Roy passed away at the age of 69 in Kolkata.
• He made signicant contributions to Bengali cinema and Doordarshan and was also associated with Akashvani.
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Rohini Godbole
• Rohini Godbole passes away at the age of 72.
• She was a renowned physicist and gender equity proponent. She received Padma Shri award in 2019.
Dr. P. Venugopal
• Dr. P. Venugopal, who conducted India’s rst heart transplant, passed away at the age of 82.
• In this career, he led more than 50,000 heart surgeries.
• He received the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions to the eld of Medicine.
Ratan Tata
• Ratan Tata , passed away at 86.
• Ratan Tata received the secondhighest civilian honour of the country, Padma Vibhushan, in 2008, and the third-
highest civilian honour of the country, Padman Bhushan, in 2000
Padma Shri Kanaka Raju passes away
• The legendary Gussadi folk dancer Kanaka Raju, also known as Gussadi Raju, passed away on 25 October 2024
due to age-related ailments.
• He was 84 years old (Telangana)
• Raj Gond tribe
• Padma Shri in 2021.
Baba Ziauddin Siddique
• Baba Siddique, born Ziauddin Siddique from Mumbai.
• Politician
• 66 Year
• Siddique was shot dead on the night of 12 October 2024
Maharashtra State Skill University
• Maharashtra State Skills University has been renamed as Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University
Brand Ambassador of (I4C)
• Actor Rashmika Mandanna
• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
2026 Year of India and Spain
• Prime Minister Modi and PM Pedro Sanchez agreed to make 2026 the Year of India and Spain in the elds of
culture, tourism and Articial Intelligence (AI).
Hurricane Oscar
• Cuba
• Atlantic Ocean
Cyclonic Storm ‘Dana’
• Odisha is preparing for the potential impact of severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana’.
• Bay of Bengal.
• Named by – Qatar
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‘Kati Bihu Mahotsav’ - Assam

‘Mera Hou Chongba’ 2024 - Manipur
• MERA HOUCHONGBA

President Draupadi Murmu honorary doctorate degree in Algeria

‘14th Maharatna Company’
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been upgraded to 14th Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises.
Most dangerous storm of the century ‘Milton’
• ‘Hurricane Milton’ has hit the coast of ‘Siesta Key’ city of the American state of Florida.
• Atlantic Ocean
Outbreak of the Marburg virus
• 26 cases of Marburg virus disease, which is related to Ebola, have been reported in Rwanda—the rst in the
country, sparking concern among African and international health authorities.
25th ‘Hornbill Festival Celebration’ – Nagaland
• Wales will be the partner country for the 25th edition of the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland
• The Hornbill Festival is held annually in December to showcase and promote Naga culture, cuisines, and music.
Pashmina wool
• Pashmina wool belonged to the Ladakh Union Territory which has been given GI tags.
World’s Richest City by Sovereign Wealth Funds
• Abu Dhabi
Dr. Sampurnanand Sports Stadium
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sampurnanand Stadium, a sports complex built under Khelo
India in Sigra area, in Varanasi on October 20.

International News
1. Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah Killed in Israeli
• HEZBOLLAH RASSAN NASRALLAN KILLED
2. First country in the world to Eliminate Leprosy
• Jardar
3. First international campus in Abu Dhabi
• The Abu Dhabi compus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi was ofcially inaugurated by Sheikh Khalid
bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,
4. BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) - Member
• Algeria has been ofcially authorized to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB).
• Headquarters Shanghai, China
5. Banned Social Media for children below the age of 16
• Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the government will impose a minimum age limit
for social media use, potentially setting it as high as 16.
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Awards
1. Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
• Mithun Chakraborty to Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award
• 54th recipient, 2022
• First awarded: 1969 (Devika Rani)
2. IIFA 2024 Awards?
• Venue: Abu Dhabi [UAE]
• Best Film: “Animal” (Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga)
• Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for “Jawan
• Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway
• Best Director: Vidhu Vined Chapra for “12th Fail
3. Best Tourism Villages Competition-2024?
• 36 villages were recognized as winners across 8 categories of the Best Tourism Villages competition 2024,
• Announced 27th September, 2024, on the occasion of World Tourism Day.
• Ex. Andro Manipur Heritage
4. 32nd Ekalabya Puraskar 2024?
• It is now considered the most prestigious sports award in Odisha.
• Emerging swimmer Pratyasa Ray has been selected for the 32nd Ekalabya Puraskar for 2024 for her achieve-
ments in swimming.

Sports News
1.45th Chess Olympiad 2024?
• The Indian men’s and women’s chess teams both secured gold medals (Biennial event)
• Location Budapest, Hungary
• The Indian men’s team won against Slovenia and the Indian women’s team triumphed over Azerbaijan.
• Before India, only China and the former Soviet Union had won both men’s and women’s gold medals in the
same Chess Olympiad edition
2. 70th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2024?
• At Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala.
3. Kamal Chawla Wins Gold at IBSF World 6-Rec Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
• International Billiards and Snooker Federation?
4. National Sports Day 2024?
• Theme 2024-Sports as an enabler to an inclusive and t Society.
• 29th August
5. Asian Champions Trophy 2024?
• Host Nation Hulunbuir China
• Winner - India’s Men’s Hockey Team
• Runner - Up China