Oct. 10, 2024
1. International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice 2024
• The summer solstice typically falls on either June 20th or 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21st or 22nd in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (usually June 20th or 21st)
• Shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere (usually December 21st or 22nd)
2. British actor Theo James named UNHCR global goodwill ambassador.
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Founded: 14 December 1950
3. Global Energy Transition Index: India at 63rd Rank,Sweden ranked 1st.
4. International Yoga Day: 21st June; theme, “Yoga for Self and Society,”
5. The Indian government has approved a new major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra.
6. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan released the Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations during the Chiefs of Staff Committee.
7. S. Tripathy appointed as the first Director of the University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE).
8. New freshwater "Diatom Genus" Indiconema discovered in India.
9. Canada lists Iran Revolutionary Guards as ‘terrorist’ group
10. UK surpasses China to become India’s 4th largest export market.
11. Cabinet Approved the National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES).
12. CERT-In and Mastercard India have signed an MoU to enhance cybersecurity in India's financial sector.
13. The Madhya Pradesh government has completed preparations for its ambitious cheetah reintroduction project at Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.
14. Bhopal hosted Avian Influenza Response Simulation Exercise
15. The first Networking Event of DoT's Sangam-Digital Twin initiative at IIT Delhi, produced comprehensive blueprints for Digital Twin-enabled solutions to address challenges and leverage diverse data sources.
16. Lost city Tu'am from 4th century famous for its pearls discovered near UAE.
17. Director General for Civil Aviation issued a circular to increase women's representation in the aviation sector to 25% by 2025.
18. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology inaugurated the first National Additive Manufacturing Symposium (NAMS) 2024, releasing an Additive Manufacturing Landscape Report and unveiling an indigenous AM machine.