Oct. 13, 2024
1. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai inaugurated the Jal-Jagar Mahotsav at the Ravishankar Reservoir in Gangrel Dam, Dhamtari.
2. DRDO successfully carried out 3 flight-tests of the advanced fourth-generation Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan.
3. Conrad K Sangma, Meghalaya CM launched the GREEN (Grassroot level Response Towards Ecosystem Enhancement and Nurturing) Meghalaya Plus (GMP) Scheme.
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 on October 7, 2024, at the ManekshawCentre in Delhi.
5. World Habitat Day, celebrated annually on the first Monday of October, Theme: “Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future”.
6. The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024 has been awarded to Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel AgustinaCalderón Carlos from Peru.
7. World Cotton Day; 2024.
8. Mumbai Clinched the 15th Irani Cup Title.
9. Veteran Malayalam actor Mohanraj, famed for his unforgettable villainous role as “Keerikkadan Jose’‘ in the classic film Kireedam, passed away at 70.
10. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $162 million loan to enhance tourism development in Himachal Pradesh.
11. Nepal, India, and Bangladesh have signed an Electricity Trade Agreement to facilitate cross-border electricity trade.
12. Aviral Jain has been appointed as the RBI’s Executive Director.
13. Italy and Switzerland are redrawing their Alpine border due to rapid glacial melting caused by climate change.
14. Angad Cheema won the Vizag Open in playoff against Aman Raj.
15. Vaishnavi Pawar won silver at Asian Youth Archery Championship 2024.
16. Rajkumar Hirani to Receive Kishore Kumar Samman in Khandwa.
17. Adani Group launched India's largest Hydrogen Blending Project.
18. Divanshi won 2nd gold at ISSF Junior World Championship 2024.
19. Pankaj Advani Won Singapore Open Snooker Title.