Current Affairs Today - Latest Current Affairs Questions 2024

Solution: Gujarat's Mundra port has become the first port in the country to handle 16 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in a month in October 2023. This was the highest volume ever handled by any port in India. Mundra Port is owned by the Adani Group and is the flagship of the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ). It has a capacity to handle 338 MMT of cargo per year, the largest among all operating ports in India.

Solution: Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) free ration scheme for the next five years. PMGKAY was launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide 5 kg of free food grains to eligible ration card holders under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA).

Solution: The European Space Agency proposed a competition among European companies to build a ship that would deliver cargo to the International Space Station. A two-day summit of European Space Ministers was held in the Spanish city of Seville. Due to delays with its new Ariane 6 rocket, Europe has no independent way to send its missions into space. It also faces tough competition from the United States, China and private companies in space.

Solution: Recently the 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report was released by UNDP. According to the report, the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty fell from 25 to 15 percent between 2015-16 and 2019-21. The report also mentioned that India has emerged among the top countries with high income and wealth inequality. In India, between 2000 and 2022, per capita income is expected to rise from $442 to $2,389, while women constitute only 23 percent of the labor force.

Domestic mobile manufacturer Lava on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sunil Raina as the company's interim managing director. After approval in the company's board meeting, he will assume the role of interim managing director with immediate effect.

After Allahabad, the name of another city of Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh, has been changed. On Monday, Aligarh Municipal Corporation unanimously passed the proposal to change the name of Aligarh to Harigarh.

DRDO successfully flight tests 'Agni Prime' ballistic missile off Odisha coast The new generation ballistic missile 'Agni Prime' was successfully flight tested by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on June 07, 2023 at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Successfully flight tested from.

Ibrahim became the first player for Afghanistan to score a century in the ODI World Cup.

Maxwell became the first Australian to score a double century in ODI: First double century in run chase, records of Australia-Afghanistan match. The 39th match of World Cup 2023 was record breaking. Many records were broken in this match played between Australia and Afghanistan.

Solution: Kerala has won the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023. The award is an important validation of the effective sustainable and women-inclusive programs of the state's Responsible Tourism Mission (RTM). The award recognizes RTM's work in promoting local cuisine, handicrafts and generating income for local communities. Kerala won the award in the ‘Best for Local Sourcing – Craft and Food’ category. The award was presented by the Responsible Tourism Partnership and the International Center for Responsible Tourism (ICRT).