Oct. 10, 2024
1. National Fish Farmer's Day: July 10th
• India is the 3rd largest fish producer globally, accounting for 8% of global fish production
• 2nd largest aquaculture producer
2. Editor-in-Chief of India TV Rajat Sharma has been elected as the President of the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA).
3. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the tenth BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
4. Maharashtra announced free higher education for EWS, and OBC girls.
5. Rajasthan will be the 1st state in India to develop a 10-year action plan aimed at enhancing road safety, to reduce traffic accidents by 50%.
6. Adani Group has been named principal sponsor for team India at Pairs Olympics.
7. The Reserve Bank of India's Financial Inclusion Index rose to 64.2 in March 2024 from 60.1 in March 2023
8. July 11 was designated as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.
9. Europe's Ariane 6 rocket was successfully launched after a four-year delay.
10. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing livelihood opportunities among rural, tribal, and farming communities in India.
11. Azerbaijan Army participated in the “Birlestik-2024” Joint Military Exercises in Kazakhstan.
12. World Population Day: July 11th; theme: “Leave no one behind, count everyone.”
13. China leads global zinc production with an output of 4.2 million metric tonnes annually.
14. BSF & SBI organizes "Grow with the Trees" plantation drive in Srinagar.
15. SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission aims to send astronauts to an orbital altitude of 870 miles, the highest since the 1970s.
16. Karnataka has introduced a draft Bill for app-based platforms to provide social security benefits to gig workers and is seeking public feedback.