Oct. 10, 2024
1. World Kiswahili Language Day: July 8; Theme, “Kiswahili: Education and Culture of Peace.”
2. Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra 2024 was observed on 7th July in Puri, Odisha.
3. Belarus has officially become the 10th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
4. The Department of Consumer Affairs launched the ‘Right to Repair’ Portal.
5. The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and TransUnion CIBIL have launched SEHER, a credit education program aimed at providing financial literacy.
6. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have developed the indigenous light tank Zorawar.
7. Dr. Arpit Chopra won Excellence Award for great work in homeopathy.
8. Tamil Writer Sivashankari received the Dr. C. NarayanaReddy Literary Award.
9. Rachel Reeves has been appointed as the UK's first female finance minister.
10. Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won the presidential election of Iran.
11. Avinash Sable broke his own national record in the 3000m steeplechase (8 minutes and 9.91 seconds) at the Paris Diamond League, finishing sixth.
12. Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix 2024.
13. Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer has died at the age of 63.
14. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) declared the mica mines of Jharkhand 'child labour-free'.
15. Gujarat FDI increased 55% to $7.3 Billion in FY 2023-24making the state, after Maharashtra, the second-highest receiver of FDI in India.
16. LIC launched 'Jeevan Samarth', an initiative aimed at transforming the agency ecosystem.
17. ICICI Lombard Launches AI-Powered Health Insurance Plan ‘Elevate’.