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DAILY DOSE 24th OCT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 2nd edition of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi.

  • The Chanakya Defence Dialogue is flagship international seminar.
  • He also launched the Indian Army’s Green Initiative 1.0 and Digitisation of IA 1.0.
  • He delivered a keynote address on ‘India’s Vision for Development and Security’.
  • He underscored the importance of comprehensive security in achieving Viksit Bharat in 2047.
  • Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi also addressed the audience.

 

2) Government has launched two-year nationwide celebration for 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.

  • As per the government announcement, two-year long nationwide celebration will begin this year.
  • Government has taken this decision to honour contributions of Sardar Patel.
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his pivotal role in unifying India from Kashmir to Lakshadweep remain indelible.
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was born on 31 October 1875. He is known as Iron Man of India.

 

3) Supreme upheld the States’ right to regulate industrial alcohol.

  • A Constitution bench of nine judges with a majority of 8:1 upheld the States’ right to regulate industrial alcohol.
  • Entry 8 gives States the power to regulate the production, manufacture, possession, transport, purchase and sale of intoxicating liquor.
  • SC judges stated that the phrase ‘intoxicating liquor’ in Entry 8 of the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution would include industrial alcohol within its ambit.
  • Entry 8 of List II seeks to enhance the scope of the entry beyond potable alcohol.

 

4) Government integrated 12 schemes on the eShram portal.

·     The Central Government’s ‘eShram-One Stop Solution’ portal aims to integrate information on welfare schemes for unorganised workers.

·     It has integrated 12 schemes of different Central Ministries and Departments into the eShram portal.

·     This portal was launched with the objective of creating a ‘National Database of Unorganised Workers’ and providing workers with a Universal Account Number (UAN).

 

5) Amazon Future Engineer Program:

  • The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), in collaboration with Amazon, has launched the third phase of the Amazon Future Engineer Program in 50 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS).
  • Amazon Future Engineer Program – Phase 3 implemented in 50 EMRS schools across Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, and Tripura.
  • Orientation and training in emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, block programming, and coding.

 

6) RCS-UDAN : New Airports

  • The Prime Minister inaugurated three airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS-UDAN) in Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh).
  • These airports aim to enhance air travel accessibility and will soon commence flights, furthering the mission of improving infrastructure in underserved regions.
  • Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) was launched as a Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 2016.

 

7) Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX):

  • Hyderabad-based company handed over two 400 kg class satellites to ISRO, which will be part of the Space Docking Experiment planned by the space agency later this year.
  • Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) is one of ISRO’s most significant steps towards developing autonomous docking technology.
  • The mission involves two vehicles—‘Chaser’ and the ‘Target’—coming together and connecting in space.

 

8) RTI museum foundation stone has been laid in Beawar, Rajasthan.

  • The foundation stone for the Right to Information Museum was laid in Beawar, Rajasthan. It is the birthplace of the RTI movement.
  • A stone slab with the Preamble of the Constitution inscribed in Hindi and English was laid on the RTI museum’s land.
  • The museum would act as a resource centre for reference and learning on rights-based movements.
  • It will also serve as a central repository and archive all the documents, materials and film footage available with the MKSS and other organisations.

 

9) United Nations Day: 24 October

  • United Nations Day is celebrated annually to commemorate the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945.
  • October 24th is United Nations Day. This day commemorates the anniversary of the UN Charter’s adoption in 1945.
  • After World War II, the United Nations was founded.
  • Fifty government officials met in San Francisco on April 25, 1945, to draft the United Nations Charter.

 

10) India will host the 16th Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram.

  • India will host the 16th edition of the Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram, Haryana.
  • 114 players from 31 nations, including 27 from India, will participate in this tournament.
  • In 2016, Aditi Ashok made history as the first Indian to win the Women’s Indian Open.

 

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