Recognition of Pali as a classical Language:
- Pali language has been accorded classical language status by the central government.
- Pali is an ancient Central Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent.
- Also known as Pali-Magathi, is a traditional Central Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent.
- The Sutta Pitaka contains primarily the Buddha’s teachings and philosophies, directly in the Pali language.
SC upholds validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act:
- The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian citizenship granted to illegal immigrants from Bangladesh will go to Assam.
- Article 6A was added to the Assam Accord in 1985 to recognize illegal immigrants from Bangladesh to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971.
- A person’s consent to become a citizen of India is governed by Articles 5 to 11, Part II of the Constitution of India.
- The Citizenship Act 1955 is a law to grant Indian citizenship to individuals of the nation.
- The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019.
- It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a fast track to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Rs 209.20 Crore Fund for Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme:
- The Tamil Nadu government has ordered to allocate Rs 209.20 crore for the Prime Minister’s housing scheme being implemented in rural areas.
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), a flagship project implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, was launched on 25 June 2015.
- It means building houses with basic facilities like water, sanitation and electricity for the homeless and those living in houses or damaged houses.
Nobel Prize – 2024
- Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton – “For Basic Inventions and Innovations in Implementing Machine Learning with Artificial Neural Networks”
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: David Baker – “For Computational Protein Design”
- Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper – “For Protein Structure Prediction”
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024: Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun – “Discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”.
- Nobel Prize for Literature 2024: Han Kang – “For his intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and reveals the fragility of human life”
- Nobel Peace Prize 2024: Nihon Hidankyo – “For its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for proving through witnesses that nuclear weapons should never be used again”
- Prize for Economic Sciences 2024: Darron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson – “For Studies on How Institutions Form and Affect Prosperity”
October 17: Valmiki Jayanti
- Valmiki Jayanti, celebrated on October 17, pays homage to Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana.
Important Facts:
- Madhya Pradesh’s Nikita Porwal has been invited to represent India in this year’s Miss World pageant.
- President of Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
- President of Malawi – Lazarus Chakwera
- Just like the Samsung Galaxy Smart Phone, Smart Watches, Samsung Galaxy Smart Rings have been launched in India.
- Sridevi Padmanabhan has been appointed as the President of the Dental Rehabilitation Association of India.
- Dental Restoration Society of India was started in the year 1965.
- Italy has completely banned surrogacy.
- A stage has been set up on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government at the international book fair in Frankfurt, Germany.