Oct. 10, 2024
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released three books:
• “Venkaiah Naidu: Life in Service”
• “Celebrating Bharat: The Mission and Message of Shri M Venkaiah Naidu as 13th Vice–President of India”
• “Mahaneta: Life and Journey of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu”
2. Three new criminal laws -Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the BharatiyaSakshya Adhiniyam -came into effect across the country on July 1, 2024.
3. IRS officer Ravi Agrawal has been appointed as the new chairman of the CBDT.
4. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has launched the eSankhyiki portal to provide easy access to national data.
5. Madhya Pradesh is the largest garlic-producing state in India.
6. Tata Group is India’s most valuable brand.
7. National Chartered Accountant (CA) Day: July 1st
8. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day: July 1
9. India won the T20 cricket World Cup 2024.
10. Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from T20 Internationals.
11. Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa hasbeen appointed as the President of the European Council.
12. General Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed as the 30th chief of the Indian Army.
13. Tata Group has retained its position as India's most valuable brand ($28.6 billion).
14. Jyothi Yarraji clinched the Gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles (13.06 seconds) at the National Athletics Championship.
15. 'Manoj Bajpayee : The Definitive Biography’ authored by Piyush Pandey has been translated into English by journalist Rohit Vats.
16. Japan’s new banknotes features cutting-edge holography that makes historic portraits appear to rotate in 3D.
17. World's Largest Naval Exercise 'RIMPAC' Started In Pearl Harbor, USA.
18. Bank of India received the Atal Pension Yojana Annual Award for FY2023-24.
19. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is hosting the Global IndiaAI Summit on July 3-4, 2024, in New Delhi to advance ethical AI development.
20. Bornean Elephant has been classified as Endangered in IUCN list.
21. The Uttar Pradesh government will set up a bioplasticpark in Gola Gokarnnath of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
22. India developed SEBEX 2 Explosive, 2.01 times more lethal than TNT