Oct. 10, 2024
1. Sindhu Gangadharan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom).
2. The Indian surfing national team secured a silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup, a team event at the Asian Surfing Championships 2024 held in Thulusdhoo, Maldives.
3. The state of Assam has officially recorded the presence of mithun (Bos frontalis) for the first time.
4. Sanjeev Raina, a 1987-batch ITBP officer, has been appointed as the Additional Director General (ADG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
5. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during Lebanon’s civil war and post-war period, has died at 94.
6. Gopichand Thotakura, India’s first civilian space tourist, returned to Delhi on August 26, 2024, after his trip with Blue Origin’s New Shepard-25 mission.
7. August 26, 2024, marks the 114th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, celebrated for her boundless love and compassion.
8. China with the solar energy production of 250 gigawatts,stands as the largest solar energy producer in the world.
9. Arun Agarwal has been appointed Chairman of the Texas Economic Development Corporation by Governor Greg Abbott.
10. The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the union territory of Ladakh: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang.
11. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled new "suicide drones" designed to crash into enemy targets with explosives.
12. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE)was honored with two CSR Times Awards 2024 for excellence in healthcare and skill development.
13. Vietnam's National Assembly approved the appointment of Nguyen Hoa Binh, Ho Duc Phoc, and Bui Thanh Son as three new deputy prime ministers for the 2021-2026 term.
14. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announcedRs 20 crore aid each for Kerala and Tripura, affected by natural disasters.
15. The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), signed an important agreement with Mathew Cyriac, the Executive Chairman of Florintree Advisors Pvt Ltd aimingto establish India’s first Global Centre of Excellence focused on Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC).
16. A new plant species, Cleistanthus Deekshabhoomiana, has been discovered by three botany teachers in the Ambagadforest, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.