Oct. 10, 2024
1. India has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the Supply Chain Council under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
2. World Ranger Day: July 31st, theme: ’30 by 30′.
3. National Mountain Climbing Day: August 1st
4. Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani launched the book ‘Call of the Gir’.
5. World Lung Cancer Day: August 1st, theme: “Close the care gap: Everyone deserves access to cancer care.”
6. World Wide Web Day: August 1st.
7. Former Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has beensworn in as the 12th Governor of Jharkhand.
8. Shriram Capital has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to establish an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).
9. Periyar Tiger Reserve in Thekkady has become the first in India to install a wind turbine for power generation.
10. The Asian Development Bank signed a $200 million loan with the Indian government to enhance solid waste management and sanitation in 100 cities across eight states.
11. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Deemed to be University has been awarded the Special Consultative Status by United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) for its contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals.
12. Rapido has become the third startup after Perfios and Krutrim AI as the 3rd startup to achieve unicorn status in 2024.
13. Small Industries Development Bank of India has partnered with C2treds and UGRO Capital to facilitate loans for MSMEs.
14. C-DAC collaborates with MosChip Technologies and Socionext Inc. to design and develop the High-Performance Computing (HPC) Processor AUM based on Arm architecture, using TSMC's 5nm technology.
15. India and 13 other Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) partners have launched the Supply Chain Council (SCC), Crisis Response Network (CRN), and Labor Rights Advisory Board (LRAB) to enhance regional supply chain resilience.
16. Pradhan Mantri Dakshta aur Kushalta Sampan Hitgrahi(PM-DAKSH) Scheme has been launched to enhance the competency levels of marginalized groups to improve employability.