Sep 24, 2024 | Current Affairs for UPSC, State PCS & other Govt. Exams

In Sep 2024, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated Invest India's new office in Singapore. The office will serve as a dedicated point of contact for companies from the region looking to invest in India, fostering collaboration across sectors.

World Rhino Day is celebrated on September 22 every year.

PM Modi participated in the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, US on 21 September 2024, hosted by the President of the US, Joseph R. Biden.

During PM Modi’s visit to the United States in September 2024, the U.S. held a ceremony to return 297 antiquities, many dating back centuries, that had been stolen or smuggled from India.

In Sep 2024, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub set a new record for the longest single mission aboard the ISS, spending 374 days in space.

In Sep 2024, Tripura CM Manik Saha launched the 'Mukhyamantri Nagar Unnayan Prakalp,' a Rs 530 crore water supply project funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve drinking water infrastructure in 12 cities. The three-year project will benefit over 75,000 families.

Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, will host the 25th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards from March 7 to 9, 2025, at JECC Sitapura.

Megastar Chiranjeevi has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific actor and dancer in the Indian film industry, having performed 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs across 156 films over 45 years.

"Laapataa Ladies" has been chosen as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category for the Oscars 2025. The film is directed and produced by Kiran Rao.

The Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan, an initiative by the Central Government, has selected Mana village in the Joshimath block of Chamoli district for implementation. The Union Cabinet approved the program on September 18, 2024, with a total budget of Rs 79,156 crore, shared between the central and state governments. It aims to improve the socio-economic condition of tribal communities, by adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal-majority villages and aspirational districts. The Mission comprises of 25 interventions which will be implemented by 17-line ministries.