National News

Scam se Bacho

• The Government and Meta have partnered for the "Scam se Bacho" campaign to combat the growing threat of online scams, launched in New Delhi.

About Meta

Pavana Chitra

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh unveiled Pavana Chitra, India's first self-powered indoor air quality monitor, developed by CSIR-NIIST, at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

About CSIR

First-ever coal gallery at the National Science Centre

• Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat unveiled the first-ever coal gallery at the National Science Centre in New Delhi.
• The exhibition ‘Black Diamond – Unveiling the Depths’ is based on the lifespan of coal and aims to provide information about the discovery of coal, the Coal extraction process, techniques used to extract coal, and the mining of minerals.

About Coal

State Special

Allahabad University defender locker

• Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh, opened a defender locker in which Ancient coins of different metals, a Farman (royal decree), and Vinay Pitaka in Pali language inscribed on a copper plate were found.

About Uttar Pradesh

International News

Bangladesh issued warrant against Sheikh Hasina

• In Bangladesh, a three-member tribunal issued an arrest warrant against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, for alleged crimes against humanity during the July-August mass protests.

About Bangladesh

Economy and Banking

IDEAS

• India has extended a ₹487.60 crore Line of Credit to Mauritius for a water pipeline replacement project. This is the first-ever rupee-denominated Line of Credit under the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme (IDEAS).

About IDEAS

HDFC branch in Singapore

• HDFC Bank inaugurated its first branch in Singapore to expand financial services in the country.

About HDFC Bank

RBI banned 4 NBFCs from issuing new loans

• The Reserve Bank of India has banned four finance companies, including Navi Finserv and DMI Finance, from issuing new loans due to excessive interest rates.

RBI

National conference on the Changing Landscape of Accounting and Reporting

• A national conference on the Changing Landscape of Accounting and Reporting was held in New Delhi.
• Theme: Navigating Global Standards and Best Practices.

National Financial Reporting Authority of India

Chitosan

• Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, used microparticles made of a natural substance called chitosan to deliver TB drugs directly to the brain through the nose, bypassing the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

About Tuberculosis (TB)

Environment and Biodiversity

Counting of butterfly species

• Kaziranga National Park has recorded over 446 butterfly species, making it the second highest in the country. Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh holds the top spot for the highest number of butterflies.

National Parks in Assam

Defence

Kaksar Bridge

• Kaksar Bridge in Ladakh, renamed as Capt. Amit Bhardwaj Setu to honour the sacrifice of Capt. Amit Bhardwaj during the Kargil War (1999).

About Indian Army

Sports

ISSF Shooting World Cup 2024

• India’s Vivaan Kapoor claimed the silver medal in the trap event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2024 in New Delhi.

About ISSF

Pro Kabaddi League 2024

• Mother Dairy announced its official partnership as the 'dairy partner' for the 2024 season of the Pro Kabaddi League.

Pro Kabaddi League

27th All India Forest Sports Meet

• Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai inaugurated the 27th All India Forest Sports Meet in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 

About Chhattisgarh

 Awards and Honours

UK illustration Award

• Aditi Anand from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England, received the UK illustration award for her artwork 'Marigolds'.

About UK

Femina Miss India 2024

• Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh, crowned as the Femina Miss India 2024 at the 60th edition of the beauty pageant, held in Mumbai.

Person in News

Nayab Singh Saini

• Nayab Singh Saini took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana.

About Haryana

Justice Sanjiv Khanna

• Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna for appointment as the 51st Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice Chandrachud will retire on November 10.

About Supreme Court

Akash Tripathi

• Akash Tripathi has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Digital India Corporation (DIC).

About DIC

Yahya Sinwar

• Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a chance encounter with Israeli forces in Rafah in southern Gaza.