Oct 04, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Oct 04, 2024

In October 2024, Israel banned UN chief António Guterres from entering the country for "failing" to condemn Iran's attack.

Swachh Bharat Mission completed the 10 years of implementation on 2nd October 2024.

In October 2024, The first shipment of 100 land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile systems ordered from the US has reportedly arrived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Harpoon is a US-designed subsonic antiship cruise missile that has been in service since 1977.

In October 2024, NITI Aayog has launched its first state chapter of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) in Telangana, in partnership with WE Hub and the state government. The platform aims to support women entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, digital skills, and access to financial services.

India ranks 39th in the 2024 Global Innovation Index (GII), launched by INSEAD and the British magazine World Business. Switzerland ranks 1st, followed by Sweden, the United States of America, and Singapore.

In October 2024, PM Modi announced that the road in front of the Jamaican High Commission in New Delhi has been officially named 'Jamaica Marg'. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston, located on the southeastern coast of the island in the Caribbean.

PM Modi launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, with a total outlay of Rs. 79,156 crores.

In 2025, India will host the first-ever Kho Kho World Cup, which has been declared by the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) in collaboration with the International Kho Kho Federation. There will be 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams competing at this historic event, representing 24 nations across 6 continents.