Sep 21, 2024 | Current Affairs for UPSC, State PCS & other Govt. Exams

Glasgow in Scotland will host the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

In Sep 2024, The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterway has appointed double Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker as its Brand Ambassador.

Tomiko Itooka (116 Years, Japan) became world's oldest living person following the death of Maria Branyas of Spain on 19 August 2024.

In Sep 2024, Jordan becomes the first country in the world to eliminate leprosy, receiving official verification from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Jordan has not reported any indigenous cases of leprosy for over two decades.

In Sep 2024, The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of the National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai. Modeled after IITs and IIMs, this centre aims to enhance India's global content hub status, attract foreign investment.

In Sep 2024, Nirmala Sitharaman officially launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme in line with the announcement made in the Union Budget 2024. The scheme enables parents to invest in the name of their children until they reach 18 years of age. Upon reaching 18 years, the account seamlessly transitions into a regular NPS account.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is all set to host the third edition of World Food India 2024, from September 19 to 22, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

Smt Droupadi Murmu addressed Safai Mitra Sammelan in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on September 19, 2024. It was organised as part of the fortnightly Swachhata Hi Seva—2024 campaign launched by the government of India.

The inaugural event of the World cleanup Day will be celebrated on 20th September. Host – Norway. Theme – "Arctic Cities and Marine Litter".

Polaris Dawn was a private crewed spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman, the first of three planned missions in the Polaris program. Launched 10 September 2024 as the 14th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, Isaacman and his crew of three — Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — flew in an elliptic orbit that took them 1,400 kilometers away from Earth, the farthest anyone has been since NASA's Apollo program. They passed through parts of the Van Allen radiation belt to study the health effects of space radiation and spaceflight on the human body. Later in the mission, the crew performed the first commercial spacewalk.