Oct. 10, 2024
1. Henley Passport Index 2024.
• Singapore ranked 1st
• India ranked 82nd
2. Mudra loans limit has been doubled to Rs 20 lakh for non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises.
3. India Secured third place in Global Forest Area Expansion: FAO Report.
4. Australian Formula 1 (F1) racer Oscar Piastri secured his first F1 title victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
5. India is hosting the World Heritage Committee Meeting for the first time at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
6. Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak has been elected as the 67th President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI).
7. KV Subramanian has been appointed as Federal Bank Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Federal Bank.
8. DRDO successfully tested the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence System by launching a Target Missile from LC-IV Dhamra, detected by radars & activating the AD Interceptor system.
9. Salt Lake City in Utah state of the USA will host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2034.
10. India's naval prowess launched the first of two Advanced Frigates ‘Triput’ at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
11. The Ministry of Culture released a commemorative stamp honoring legendary singer Mukesh on his 100th birth anniversary.
12. The Bihar Assembly passed the Anti-Paper Leak Bill, imposing strict penalties, including a 10-year minimum prison sentence and a ₹1 crore fine to combat malpractices.
13. The International Olympic Committee named the French Alps as the host for the 2030 Winter Games.
14. Nature Geoscience has uncovered the production of a novel form of oxygen, dubbed “dark oxygen,” on the deep-ocean floor—challenging long-standing scientific beliefs about oxygen production on Earth.