Oct. 13, 2024
1 The Union Cabinet has approved the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) to increase primary oilseed production from 39 million tonnes (2022-23) to 69.7 million tonnes by 2030-31.
2 Indian trio, Raajwardan Patil, Mukesh Nelavalli and Harsimar Singh Rattha won team Gold medal at ISSF Junior World Championship 2024 in 25 Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol event.
3 The United Kingdom and Mauritius reached an historical agreement to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
4 India’s foreign exchange reserves have exceeded $700 billion for the first time.
5 Federal Bank has signed an MoU with Bhashini, an AI-powered language translation platform, to integrate vernacular language support into its AI chatbot, Feddy.
6 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Heads of Government will meet in Islamabad.
7 World Teachers' Day: October 5th, Theme: “Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education”.
8 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 launched to ISS for Science Expedition.
9 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have established a joint venture (JV) named BEL IAI AeroSystems Private Ltd.
10 Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Lal Tipara Gaushala’ with Bio-CNG plant in Gwalior.
11 Carlos Alcaraz from Spain beat the World No.1 JannickSinner from Italy to secure the the China Open 2024 title.
12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated GAIL’s Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
13 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has signed an MoU with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam to promote solar energy across 15 ICMR institutes.
14 Taiwan received first batch of US-made Harpoon Missile Systems
15 President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Global Summit on 'Spirituality for Clean and Healthy Society.'
16 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have launched BEL IAI AeroSystems Pvt.Ltd. in Delhi to support India's Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) systems.
17 Food Corporation has introduced ANNA DARPAN, a new microservices-based system, to optimize supply chain management across Mandis, Mills, and Depots.
18 World Space Week 2024: 4-10 October, Theme - "Space & Climate Change."