Current Affairs 24 October 2026

National

31 one-liners

31 National — 24 Oct.

National — 31 one-liners

States & UTs

4 one-liners

4 States & UTs — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — Uttarakhand's State Skill Development Plan prepares District Skill Development Plans for all districts. Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan reviewed it with the SETU Aayog and UKSDM.
• 24 Oct — Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, began adopting Pansalla village in Sultanganj block, Bhagalpur, as a Jardalu Mango Village and gave farmers 100 mango saplings to promote the local variety.
• 24 Oct — A Kashmiri farmer, Zafar Ahmad Bhat, was felicitated at the Bharat International Rice Conference in New Delhi for conserving Mushk Budji, a fragrant rice from Sagam in Anantnag that won a GI tag in 2023.
• 24 Oct — At the diamond jubilee of Goa Engineering College, CM Pramod Sawant said the state is considering a data centre and will spend ₹1,000 crore on infrastructure for futuristic studies; he also backed an IIT campus in Goa.

Economy & Banking

19 one-liners

19 Economy & Banking — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — PM Modi was scheduled to open the RBI's greenfield data centre (about Rs 169 crore, 18.55 acres, Tier IV certified) and a cybersecurity training institute near Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 25 October 2026.
• 24 Oct — Bihar introduced a 100-point performance assessment index to rank the banks working in the state; IDFC First Bank reportedly topped the first ranking with 74 points.
• 24 Oct — Jio Platforms IPO shares will be allotted on 26 October, with listing tentatively on 28 October. Subscription figures reported on 23 October varied.
• 24 Oct — Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary launched Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited and its web portal; the city covers about 1,670 acres in Dobhi block, with projected investment potential of Rs 16,500 crore and about 1.1 lakh jobs.
• 24 Oct — The Bodh Gaya event was the curtain-raiser for Bihar Business Connect 2027, planned for 17-18 February 2027; Bihar also plans air links from Gaya to Dubai and Kathmandu, and the Gaya city lies on the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor.
• 24 Oct — At the Shekhawati Heritage and Development Summit in Jaipur, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said the Ram Jalsetu Link Project has about Rs 1 lakh crore of proposed works, of which around Rs 41,000 crore have already started.
• 24 Oct — Rajasthan's CM said agreements worth over Rs 9 lakh crore have begun out of about Rs 35 lakh crore expected from the Rising Rajasthan summit, and the Kotputli-Kishangarh and Bikaner-Kotputli expressways are under way.
• 24 Oct — CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the Pangi apple brand for naturally grown apples from Himachal's tribal Pangi region, which was declared the state's first natural farming sub-division.
• 24 Oct — The Centre sanctioned Rs 27 crore for the Bairakkuppa bridge, which links Keralam and Karnataka, after a wait of about 30 years.
• 24 Oct — The Tamil Nadu government ordered 50,000 new farm power connections and told the power utility TNPDCL to check misuse of agricultural connections.
• 24 Oct — BPCL will set up a subsidiary company for its proposed refinery and petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh.
• 24 Oct — Telangana will set up a Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Gachibowli and tanneries at Karimnagar to strengthen its leather industry.
• 24 Oct — West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a Rs 1,200 crore plan for the Sundarbans at Kakdwip, and said the Muriganga bridge, giving smooth access to Gangasagar, will open in 2029.
• 24 Oct — Assam amended its Legal Metrology Rules, tightening the norms for registration and verification of weighing and measuring instruments.
• 24 Oct — The Tamil Nadu government under Chief Minister Vijay has cut the state VAT on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), reported to be 16 per cent. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu thanked the state.
• 24 Oct — The Centre backed Andhra Pradesh's semiconductor push and approved rail links for nine ports, according to a report of 24 October 2026.
• 24 Oct — Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said Telangana will soon unveil its Aerospace and Defence Policy 2.0 and aims to build the largest zone for the defence industry while promoting Raksha Expo 2026.
• 24 Oct — CM Mohan Yadav inaugurated the ₹2,387.60 crore Narmada-Jhabua-Petlawad-Thandla-Sardarpur micro-lift irrigation project at Sardarpur, Dhar. It covers 260 villages and irrigates 57,422 hectares in Dhar and Jhabua.
• 24 Oct — Delhi's Excise Department now requires a P-10 temporary permit, costing Rs 15,000 per event, to serve liquor at weddings and parties in banquet halls and farmhouses. Registration camps run from 27 October to 16 November.

Science & Technology

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11 Science & Technology — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated AATAL, the Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory, at IITM Delhi under Mission Mausam; it will trace the sources of air pollutants in real time.
• 24 Oct — ISRO is scheduled to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on 30 October 2026 aboard a GSLV Mk II from Sriharikota; it is the third satellite of the second-generation NavIC series.
• 24 Oct — Gujarat launched healthcare projects worth about Rs 500 crore across the state, including a Rs 223 crore neuroscience centre in Ahmedabad.
• 24 Oct — Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda said the Centre approved 320 new PG medical seats in six Himachal Pradesh colleges with about Rs 415 crore under the Rs 15,000 crore scheme to add 10,000 seats in five years.
• 24 Oct — ARTPARK, the Karnataka-backed AI and robotics technology park in Bengaluru, plans to expand, with BRAINZ (Bangalore Robotics and AI Innovation Zone), ArtGarage and ArtLabs driving its next phase.
• 24 Oct — Keralam introduced a generic medicine for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic muscle disease. The health minister said there is no cause for concern and will clarify in the Assembly on 26 October.
• 24 Oct — Tamil Nadu is preparing AI-enabled e-Sevai 2.0, a platform meant to bring about 1,000 government services under one roof.
• 24 Oct — Andhra Pradesh plans two space cities, one near Tirupati and one at Lepakshi, according to a report of 24 October 2026.
• 24 Oct — Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) performed the Northeast's first liver transplant at a government hospital, a first for Assam's public health system.
• 24 Oct — The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations (CIRI) of the University of Kashmir was given Centre of Excellence status by the ICMR for its biomedical research.
• 24 Oct — Telangana unveiled an AI avatar of IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu, presented as its 'AI minister', at DevFest 2026 in Hyderabad as the state aims to become a global AI hub.

Defence & Security

2 one-liners

2 Defence & Security — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — DRDO's naval materials lab (NMRL) completed the Setting to Work Phase-2 of its Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) energy module at L&T, Hazira (Gujarat); it is to be fitted on a Kalvari-class submarine by MDL in early 2027.
• 24 Oct — The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD-2026) will be held on 3-5 November at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, with the theme "Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific". The National Maritime Foundation is the knowledge partner.

Environment & Ecology

6 one-liners

6 Environment & Ecology — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — A Rs 12 crore, 12-acre rain forest project near the Statue of Unity in Gujarat is scheduled to be inaugurated by PM Modi on 31 October.
• 24 Oct — Naz Ozair of Kurhani block, Muzaffarpur, makes cups, plates and straws from waste corn husks to replace single-use plastic; his patent certificate is dated 21 February 2024 and his startup is MNO Swadeshi India.
• 24 Oct — Himachal's State Board for Wildlife, at its 12th meeting chaired by CM Sukhu, approved forest land for ITBP border outposts in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur and 0.2750 ha in the Rakchham-Chhitkul sanctuary for an Army post near Nagasti.
• 24 Oct — On World Gibbon Day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Hoolock gibbon holds a special place in the state's natural heritage and highlighted the canopy bridge initiative for the animals.
• 24 Oct — Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy to curb winter pollution. Delhi's Winter Action Plan may also bar certain vehicles from 1 November 2026.
• 24 Oct — A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coast by 28 October 2026, and forecasters expect it to become a cyclone to be named Arnab.

Sports

10 one-liners

10 Sports — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — P V Sindhu beat Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in the semi-final of the French Open Super 750 in Paris, and was to meet world No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea in the final on 25 October.
• 24 Oct — Coming up: the Summer Youth Olympics will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 31 October to 13 November.
• 24 Oct — Coming up: the 3rd T20I between India and New Zealand is reported to be on 27 October at Wellington.
• 24 Oct — The ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2027, its 3rd edition, will be held on 21 January-6 February 2027 with 16 teams, jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal. The final is at the Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram.
• 24 Oct — India won the U19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2023 (South Africa) and 2025 (Malaysia). In 2027 India are in Group A with Ireland, West Indies and Nepal and open against West Indies on 22 January at Kirtipur.
• 24 Oct — A team of 11 youths from Mumbai's chawls and slums was reported to have won gold at the first Box Langdi World Cup in Nepal (23-25 October), beating Thailand 19-15 in the final.
• 24 Oct — Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra met children at Sports University Haryana, Sonepat, for the UBS Athletics Kids Cup (ages 7-15) and said he plans to return to competition in May 2027 after an ankle injury.
• 24 Oct — Karnataka's Tejas Nandkumar won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke S7 event at the Asian Para Games, according to a report of 25 October 2026.
• 24 Oct — Kerala Blasters FC were allotted the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, for their 2026-27 ISL home matches at Rs 3.5 lakh per game after the government stepped in to reduce the rent.
• 24 Oct — Odisha's Jayanti Behera won silver in the women's 400 m T47 at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in 1:00.65. Odisha's Payal Nag also took silver in women's para compound doubles.

Important Days

8 one-liners

8 Important Days — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week is observed from 24 to 31 October; its 2026 theme is "We All Play a Part - Media and Information Literacy for the People", and it is led by UNESCO.
• 24 Oct — United Nations Day (24 October) marks the 81st anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force on 24 October 1945. The UN has 193 members, South Sudan the newest (2011), and its HQ is in New York.
• 24 Oct — World Polio Day (24 October) marks Jonas Salk's birth anniversary and is led by Rotary International. India was declared polio-free on 27 March 2014; its last case was on 13 January 2011 in Howrah.
• 24 Oct — ITBP Raising Day (24 October) marks the 65th anniversary of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, raised in 1962, which guards about 3,488 km of the LAC.
• 24 Oct — Coming up: J&K Accession Day on 26 October (1947) and Infantry Day (Shaurya Diwas) on 27 October, marking the landing of the 1st Sikh Regiment at Srinagar in 1947.
• 24 Oct — Coming up: National Unity Day on 31 October, the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Patel (Statue of Unity, Kevadia), and World Cities Day on the same day.
• 24 Oct — Coming up: Public Service Broadcasting Day on 12 November. World Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November.
• 24 Oct — The 225th anniversary of the hanging of Periya and Chinna Marudhu at Tiruppathur fort on 24 October 1801 was recalled; their Jambudweep Proclamation was issued on 16 June 1801.

Art, Culture & Tourism

14 one-liners

14 Art, Culture & Tourism — 24 Oct.

• 24 Oct — The Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 registration portal was opened by the Ministry of Education. The edition runs on 28 November-12 December 2026 with the theme "Thirukkural Payilvom".
• 24 Oct — Kashi Tamil Sangamam is organised by IIT Madras, BHU, CICT Chennai and the UP government under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. The 1st edition was in 2022 at BHU and the 2nd in 2023 at Namo Ghat.
• 24 Oct — The Shilp Samagam Mela supports beneficiaries of NSFDC, NSKFDC and NBCFDC and promotes the BHARAT-TULIP (Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme) initiative.
• 24 Oct — Rajasthan is conserving 662 havelis in the Shekhawati region and plans a heritage tourism circuit for Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Churu; a Shekhawati Heritage Meet on 8 December will link migrants with heritage, tourism and investment.
• 24 Oct — Gujarat plans a Rs 16 crore Ekta Cruise service on the Narmada near the Statue of Unity to boost river tourism.
• 24 Oct — CM Sukhu virtually inaugurated water sports at the Kol Dam reservoir at Aehan in Mandi, with speedboats and a mini cruise boat; the activities will extend over about 35 km up to Tattapani.
• 24 Oct — Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar flagged off the 2026-27 season of the Golden Chariot, Karnataka's luxury tourist train called the 'Pride of Karnataka'. Its first journey left with 75 guests.
• 24 Oct — Officials of Tamil Nadu and Keralam met to finalise the route plan and safety measures for the Sabarimala pilgrimage season.
• 24 Oct — Works have begun along the river course in Telangana for the Godavari Pushkaralu, the river festival held once in 12 years; the previous one was in 2015.
• 24 Oct — West Bengal has begun preparations for the Gangasagar Mela, the first to be held under the BJP government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
• 24 Oct — Scotland's First Minister John Swinney presented copies of four 1930s letters from Mahatma Gandhi to Lord Lothian to the Sabarmati Ashram archives in Ahmedabad; three of the four are missing from Gandhi's Collected Works.
• 24 Oct — A drone show at the Mysuru Dasara celebrations set a Guinness World Record using 3,473 drones that together formed a giant peacock, according to reports of 24 October 2026.
• 24 Oct — Chief Minister Manik Saha inaugurated Maayer Gaman 2026, Tripura's Durga carnival, which he said showcases the state's cultural heritage, unity and communal harmony.
• 24 Oct — The Mera Hou Chongba festival fair began in Manipur, where the chairman of the Manipur Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (MHHDC) urged people to buy local goods during the festive season.