Oct 17, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Oct 17, 2024

India will commemorate the 62nd Walong Day from 17 October to 14 November 2024, honouring the soldiers of the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Walong, located in eastern Arunachal Pradesh near the Indo-China border, was a significant battleground during the conflict.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has secured $1 billion in pledges for its next budget, spanning 2025-28. Nearly $700 million of this was made in terms of new funding commitments from various European countries, foundations, and organisations. Meanwhile, $300 million was made up from reaffirmed (earlier commitments) funding commitments.

The United States has announced it will send the advanced THAAD missile defense system to Israel. THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) is a high-tech anti-missile system developed by Lockheed Martin. It is designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles in their final phase of flight.

State-owned BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited) has been awarded a ₹867 crore contract by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai to design, manufacture, and commission two high-speed train sets. This will be the first time such work is done indigenously in India. The train sets will be produced at BEML's Bengaluru rail coach complex and are expected to be delivered by the end of 2026.

Rashmika Mandanna has been appointed as the national brand ambassador of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on a mission to explore Europa, one of Jupiter's moons believed to have a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy surface. The mission was launched on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The spacecraft will travel 2.9 billion kilometers and is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030.

Europa Clipper's main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, that could support life.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is all set to host the second edition of India's premier annual gaming conference, the Indian Gaming Convention (IGC). Themed "India-the Next Superpower in Gaming," IGC 2024 is scheduled for October 14 and 15, 2024, at Taj Palace, New Delhi.

The world's richest cities in terms of capital managed by Global Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are ranked as follows:

1) Abu Dhabi
2) Oslo
3) Beijing

Global SWF is an industry specialist focused on Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Public Pension Funds (PPFs).

In October 2024, world number one Jannik Sinner (Italian) defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic to win the Shanghai Masters in China.

The first ship of the two multipurpose vessels project "Samarthak" being built by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Navy was launched on 14 October 2024 at L&T, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu.

In October 2024, Omar Abdullah, a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. National Conference leader Mubarak Gul was sworn in as the Protem Speaker of the J&K assembly.

The 8th India Mobile Congress 2024, organized by the Department of Telecommunications and the Cellular Operators Association of India, was held from October 15-18, 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The India Mobile Congress was inaugurated by PM Modi on October 15, 2024.

PM Modi also inaugurated the International Telecommunication Union-World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on October 15, 2024. Theme: The Future is Now.