Oct 08, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Oct 08, 2024

American biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun had been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024. Their work is centered on the discovery of microRNA (miRNA) and its crucial role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

MALABAR exercise will kick off from 8th October in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It will be hosted by India, this year's exercise will see the participation of Australia, Japan, and the United States of America.

The DRDO successfully carried out three flight-tests of the advanced fourth-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan on October 3-4, 2024.

This year, World Habitat Day was celebrated on October 7. It is observed annually on the first Monday of October. The theme for World Habitat Day 2024 is "Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future."

Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos from Peru have been awarded the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024.

The Women's Asian Champions Trophy (Hockey) 2024 is scheduled to take place in Rajgir, Bihar, from 11 to 20 November. The tournament will feature a mascot named 'Gudiya,' inspired by Bihar's state bird, the house sparrow.

The Women's Asian Champions Trophy will be held in Bihar for the first time.

The Asian Hockey Champions Trophy (Women) Gaurav Yatra (from 14 October to 10 November 2024) was flagged off by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 10 October 2024. This Gaurav Yatra will pass through all the districts of Bihar apart from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Odisha and Jharkhand.