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Daily Current Affairs : 2 October 2024
1: Aarti Sareen is the first woman DG of Armed Forces Medical Services
Surgeon Vice Admiral Aarti Sareen has been appointed as the new DG of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) on Tuesday. She is the first woman to hold this post. AFMS DG is responsible for the medical policy related to the armed forces
2: Alexandra Pope announces retirement from international football
The friendly match against Australia on 28 October will be her last match. She said, ‘This decision is mine alone. The fire that was inside me when I started playing 18 years ago has almost been extinguished now.’
3: International Non-Violence Day is celebrated on 2 October
International Non-Violence Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Bahadur Shastri Jayanti is also celebrated on 2 October. On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly announced to celebrate International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October.
4. Sony Pictures Entertainment has appointed Ravi Ahuja of Indian origin as its next CEO.
5: India has won the SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Under – 17 Championship – 2024
The final match of SAFF was played at Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu, Bhutan.
In the final match, India defeated Bangladesh 2-0 and won the title of SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Under – 17 Championship – 2024.
6. The Government of India has launched the Cruise India Mission. The objective of this mission is to double the cruise tourism by the year 2029.
7: Sarbananda Sonowal has launched “Cruise India Mission” from Mumbai Port
8: The 8th edition of Kazind exercise between India and Kazakhstan is being held from 30 September to 13 October at Auli, Uttarakhand.
9: Indian Navy’s apex international annual conference, Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) will be held in New Delhi from 3 to 5 October
10: The first edition of the eight-day Indian Arts Festival is being organized at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad.
11: ISSF Junior World Championship – 2024 held in Peru, Indian shooter Parth Rakesh won gold medal in 10m air rifle
12: Oxygen Bird Park has been started in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It will preserve rare tree species of central India.
13: Department of Science & Technology (DST) India has launched BharatGen Project for generative AI in local languages
14: It is India’s first Government-Funded Multimodal Al Initiative which has been launched under the leadership of IIT Bombay.
15: India has been elected as the Chair of the 15-member Steering Committee of the Global Operational Network (GloBE Network) of the G-20’s Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities.
16: Rajashree Birla has been awarded the 25th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2024
In October 2024, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar honoured Rajashree Birla with the 25th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2024 given by Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi
17: Six people have died due to the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda. The virus was first identified in Germany in 1967.
18: Andro village in Manipur won the Best Tourism Village award in the Heritage category in the Best Tourism Village 2024 competition.
19: Alexander Dunn won the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2024. It was instituted in 2005.
20: WTSA 2024 will be held in India on October 14-24. This is the first time the event is being held in India.