CUET GAT 2025 October Current Affairs: National, International, Sports, Awards, & More
Staying updated with current affairs is crucial for CUET GAT 2025. Here’s a complete roundup of the most important October 2024 current affairs in a concise format, based strictly on live and recorded content.
🧑💼 National Appointments
- Punjab National Bank (PNB): Ashok Chandra – MD & CEO
- NAFED: Deepak Agarwal – MD
- Axis Bank: Amitabh Chaudhry – Tenure Continued as MD & CEO
- JP Morgan Chase India: Pranav Chavda – CEO (recommended by RBI)
- Global Climate Loss and Damage Fund: Ibrahim Sheikh Diyang (Senegal) – First Director
📰 National News Highlights
- Asia’s Largest Imaging Cherenkov Telescope: Inaugurated at Hanle, Ladakh by BARC
- DefConnect 4.0: Discussed defence innovations in India
- India Declared Trachoma-Free: WHO certifies trachoma elimination
- Hindi Literary Museum: First of its kind, built in Kashi, Varanasi
- Heli Ambulance ‘Sanjivani’: Launched in Uttarakhand, operated by AIIMS Rishikesh
- Second Butterfly Diversity Hub: Kaziranga National Park, Assam
- Second Largest Indigenous Survey Ship: Built by GRSE, handed to Indian Navy
- First Company to Reserve Jobs for Agniveer: BrahMos Aerospace
- Statue of Goddess of Justice: Installed in Supreme Court, made by Vinod Goswami, commissioned by CJI DY Chandrachud
- Future CJIs: DY Chandrachud (50th), Sanjeev Khanna (from Nov 11, 2024), BR Gavai (from May 14, 2025, 52nd CJI)
🌍 International Affairs
- ASEAN Summit 2024: Held in Vang Vieng, Laos; 2025 Chair – Malaysia
- 21st ASEAN India Summit: October 10, 2024 in Laos
- BRICS 16th Summit: Held in Kazan, Russia; New members: Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, Saudi Arabia
- ADB Membership: Israel became the 69th member
- WHO Certifications: Egypt – Malaria-free; India – Trachoma-free
🏆 Awards & Recognition
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2022: Given to Mithun Chakraborty (54th recipient)
- First Recipient: Devika Rani (1969)
- 5th National Water Awards: Presented by President Droupadi Murmu for contributions in water conservation
📚 Important Books
- Witness: Sakshi Malik
- Ratan Tata: Our Life by Thomas Matthews
- Mountain Mammals of the World by M.K. Ranjit Singh
🛡️ Science & Defence
- Indian Coast Guard Vessels: Adamya & Akshar launched by Goa Shipyard Ltd
- NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission: Launched to study Jupiter’s moon Europa and assess habitability
🏛️ State News
- Writer’s Village: India’s first in Thano village near Dehradun
- Survey States: Telangana became the third state after Andhra Pradesh and Bihar
- First Dry Port of Bihar: Near Patna
- RTI Museum: Located in Beawar, Rajasthan – birthplace of India’s RTI movement
📅 Important Days in October 2024
| Date | Occasion | Theme/Notes |
| Oct 2 | Gandhi Jayanti / International Non-Violence Day | 155th Anniversary |
| Oct 2 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti | |
| Oct 5 | World Teachers Day | Theme: Available in transcript |
| Oct 7 | World Cotton Day | |
| Oct 8 | Air Force Day | Celebrated in Chennai |
| Oct 9 | World Post Day | 150 Years of Communication Theme |
| Oct 10 | National Postal Day | Linked to World Post Day |
| Oct 10 | World Mental Health Day | Mental Health at Work |
| Oct 11 | International Day of the Girl Child | Girls Vision for the Future |
| Oct 15 | World Students Day | Empowering Students as Change Agents |
| Oct 16 | World Anesthesia Day | Workforce Well-being |
| Oct 24 | United Nations Day, World Polio Day | |
| Oct 29 | Ayurveda Day | |
| Oct 31 | National Unity Day (Sardar Patel Jayanti) |
🏅 Sports Highlights
- 38th National Games: Hosted by Uttarakhand (Jan 28 – Feb 14)
- ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Winner – New Zealand, Host – UAE
- Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award Replaced: Now called Arjun Lifetime Award
- 24th National Para Swimming Championship: Held in Panaji, Goa; Karnataka was overall champion
🆕 Government Schemes
- Humsafar Policy: Launched by Nitin Gadkari to improve highway amenities
- Sankalp Initiative (Himachal Pradesh): Drug rehab & anti-trafficking program
- Mudra Loan Limit Increased: From ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs for small businesses
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