Weekly Current Affairs (29th September to 05th October 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (29th September to 05th October 2024)

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Category : National Published on: October 06 2024

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  • India will host the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024.
  • Delhi airport rises to 24th place in megahub rankings, while Mumbai airport drops to 44th position.
  • The Centre has designated 1.84 lakh hectares around the Gir Protected Area as an Eco Sensitive Zone (ESZ) to promote the conservation of Asiatic lions while supporting sustainable development.
  • The President inaugurated the Bharatiya Kala Mahotsav in Hyderabad, showcasing India's rich cultural heritage.
  • Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Oxygen Bird Park (Amrit Mahotsav Park) along NH-44 in Nagpur.
  • Kolkata, the only city in India to announce the closure of the 150-year-old iconic tram service.
  • The 'Cruise Bharat Mission' was launched by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Mumbai port, with the goal of establishing India as a premier global cruise destination and aiming to double cruise passenger traffic by 2029.
  • Union Textiles Minister Shri Giriraj Singh unveiled a commemorative coin to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the Central Silk Board.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of four compressed bio-gas plants in Guwahati, Jorhat, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia as part of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2024 program on October 2, 2024.
  • The International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife, Vatavaran, was inaugurated at Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi.
  • The Union Cabinet approved classical language status for Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali, as announced by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 3 October 2024.
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Dharti Aba Tribal Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.
  • Delhi airport's first air train set to launch in 2027.
  • PM Modi inaugurated GAIL's first Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Jharkhand.
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