Oct. 10, 2024
1 Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of Defense Mr Lloyd Austin in Pentagon, Washington DC.
2 Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the inaugural edition of e-magazine ‘Sapno ki Udaan’on virtual platform on National Space Day to commemorate 1st anniversary of landing of Chandrayaan-3.
3 Dr. Kalpana Sankar’s autobiography, “The Scientist Entrepreneur: Empowering Millions of Women”, was launched at Cathedral Road.
4 Laurent Freixe has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé.
5 PM Modi, during his visit to Ukraine, presented four BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) Cubes as part of India's humanitarian aid.
6 The Department of Post has launched the Deen DayalSPARSH Yojana to encourage students in classes VI to IX to pursue philately, the collection and study of stamps.
7 Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, has officially announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 38.
8 The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India and Public Service Department, Government of Malaysia signed MoUon ‘Co-operation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms’ for a period of five year.
9 Diana Pundole has become the first Indian woman to win a national car racing championship, clinching the saloon category title at the MRF Indian National Car Racing Championship 2024.
10 Bandhan Bank launched Avni, a savings account for women.
11 Sanjeev Raina has been appointed as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the ITBP.
12 Indian women won their 1st team title at the U17 World Wrestling Championships in Jordan.
13 A Canadian mining firm discovered the world’s second-largest diamond, a 2,492-carat diamond at Karowe Mine in Botswana.
14 LIC Housing Finance introduced 'Griha Rakshak' home loan scheme for armed forces with 8.4% interest rate.
15 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced the Subhadra scheme, which will provide ₹50,000 to one crore women aged 21 to 60 over five years.