Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 14 2024

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Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis on 10th October 2024.

The 2024 Davis Cup Final will be his last tournament, held from 19 to 24 November 2024 in Malaga, Spain.

Nadal will be part of the Spanish team facing the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on 19 November 2024.

Nadal opened the Rafael Nadal Tennis School in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, in 2010, supporting dropout students with education and health care.

Rafael Nadal has won 22 Grand Slam singles titles: 14 French Open, 4 US Open, 2 Wimbledon, and 2 Australian Open.

He has 2 Olympic gold medals: singles in Beijing 2008 and doubles in Rio 2016.

Nadal was the ATP World No.1 ranked player for five years: 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, and 2019.

He has won 92 ATP titles and held the No.1 rank for 209 weeks.

Nadal has been part of the Spanish Davis Cup-winning team five times: 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2019.

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Uttarakhand has been chosen to host the 38th Summer National Games by the Indian Olympic Association.

Uttarakhand will also host the next Winter Games.

The 37th National Games was held in Goa from 25 September to 9 November 2023.

The Winter Games will be held outside Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh for the first time.

Uttarakhand will hold the 38th National Games from 28 January to 14 February 2025.

Details of the 38th National Games will be finalized during the Indian Olympic Association’s General Assembly meeting on 25 October 2024.

The National Games are organized by the Indian Olympic Association and hosted by the state government.

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) signed an MoU with IIT Delhi to study energy technology innovation.

The focus of the collaboration is reducing emissions and leading clean energy transitions.

Key areas of collaboration include policy analysis to boost energy innovation.

The agreement also involves the exchange of information on energy technology trends in emerging and developing economies.

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Bihar Postal Circle issued a commemorative cover honoring Ratan Naval Tata’s contributions to industry, philanthropy, and national development.

Ratan Tata passed away in a Mumbai hospital on October 9, 2024.

Tata was given state honors, reflecting his widespread esteem and affection.

The commemorative cover is regarded as a valuable collector’s item.

Anil Kumar, Chief Postmaster General of Bihar Circle, expressed gratitude for Tata’s tremendous efforts.

Tata’s leadership left a lasting impact on the country, inspiring millions with his principles of honesty and social responsibility.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 7,600 crore in Maharashtra.

The projects aim to enhance undergraduate and postgraduate courses and specialized tertiary healthcare.

The Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) Mumbai was launched to create an industry-ready workforce with hands-on training.

The IIS Mumbai is established under a Public-Private Partnership model between the Tata Education and Development Trust and the Government of India.

The Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) in Maharashtra will offer access to crucial academic and administrative data through live chatbots.

The VSK aims to provide insights for effective resource management in schools and strengthen ties between parents and the state.

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The Indian women’s team won a historic bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

This is India’s first medal in the women’s team event at the championships since it started in 1972.

India has now won a total of six medals at the continental table tennis meet, all of which are bronze.

The Indian women’s team lost to Japan in the semi-finals with a score of 3-1.

The Indian men’s team also secured a medal by reaching the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan.

Manav Thakkar won his match against Kirill Gerassimenko 3-0.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.

It was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 October 2024 and will be awarded on 10 December 2024.

She is the first South Korean and the first Asian female Nobel laureate in literature.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”.

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Manoj Kumar Dubey has been appointed as an Additional Director of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC).

He will be designated as Chairman and Managing Director of IRFC.

His term is for a period of five years, starting from the date he assumes charge.

The appointment is effective until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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The central government has given in-principle approval for Bihar’s second tiger reserve in Kaimur district.

The approval follows a proposal from the Bihar government to develop the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) into a tiger reserve.

The announcement was made by Bihar’s Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Prem Kumar, on October 8, 2024.

Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district was the only tiger reserve in Bihar prior to this approval.

Minister Prem Kumar stated that this is a significant step forward for wildlife protection in Bihar.

Additional technical approvals from the Centre are required before issuing the formal declaration.

The work on developing KWLS as a tiger reserve has already begun.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) provided in-principle approval at its 12th meeting.

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The World Bank established a Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) to aid Ukraine, with contributions expected from the US, Canada, and Japan.

The fund aligns with the G7’s pledge of $50 billion for Ukraine and will also utilize frozen Russian assets.

The EU has committed €35 billion to the effort, with additional support from immobilized Russian central bank assets.