Oct. 13, 2024
1 Indian men's team secured Bronze at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024.
2 India has launched the ‘Study in India’ campaign at the 20th International Education Show in Sharjah to attract international students.
3 DigiLocker Partners With UMANG App For Seamless Access To Government Services.
4 The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has elected 18 new members to the 47-member Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term.
5 The central government has given its approval for Bihar’s second tiger reserve in Kaimur district.
6 India participated in the 44th session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) held in Dresden, Germany.
7 World’s highest imaging Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory in Hanle, Ladakh.
8 Worldline’s India Digital Payments Report: UPI Transactions Surge 52% To 78.97 Billion In H1 2024.
9 The Indian Navy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance for Naval Civilians Insurance coverage.
10 The Second Army Commanders' Conference of 2024 was held in Gangtok, Sikkim.
11 India’s Textiles Sector targets $350 Billion by 2030.
12 An 18-year-old Nepali mountaineer, Nima Rinji Sherpa, made history by becoming the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter (26,246-foot) peaks.
13 The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has chosen Uttarakhand as the host for the 38th Summer National Games.
14 The International Day of the Girl Child: October 11; theme: “Education as a Lifeline for Youth in Disaster Risk Reduction”.
15 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD): 11 May and 12 October; theme, “Insects for Birds”
16 Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from Tennis after 23 Years and 22 Grand Slams.
17 Rwanda is facing its first outbreak of Marburg virus caused, a member of the Filoviridae family, which includes the Ebola virus.
18 China's "Anaconda Strategy" is tightening its grip on Taiwan through increased military incursions and psychological pressure.
19 World Mental Health Day: 10 October; theme: "Mental Health at Work"
Nobel Prize 2024
Awarded for “the greatest benefit to humankind”
The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, and based on the fortune of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and entrepreneur.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024
• John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton: “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
• David Baker: “for computational protein design”
• Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper: “for protein structure prediction”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024
• Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun: “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024
• Han Kang: “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2024
• Nihon Hidankyo: “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”
The Noble Prize in Economics 2024
To be announced on Monday, October 14, 2024
70th National Film Awards
• Best Feature Film: Aattam (The Play)
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara
• Best Feature Film Promoting National, Social, and Environmental Values: Kutch Express
• Best Film in AVGC: Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva
• Best Debut Film of a Director: Fouja
• Best Direction: Sooraj Barjatya for Unchai
• Best Actor in a Leading Role: Rishab Shetty for Kantara
• Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nithya Menen for the Tamil film Thiruchitrambalam and Manasi Parekh for the Gujarati film Kutch Express.
• Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil)
• Manasi Parekh for Kutch Express (Gujarati)
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Pavan Raj Malhotra for Fouja (Haryanvi)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Neena Gupta for Uunchai (Hindi)
• Best Child Artist: Sreepathy for Malikappuram (Malayalam)
• Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for “Kesariya” from Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (Hindi) Best Female Playback Singer: Bombay Jayashri for Saudi Vell
• Mithun Chakraborty: Dadasaheb Phalke Award,
• AR Rahman won his seventh national award for PonniyinSelvan I, which also took home the Best Film award.