Daily Current Affairs – 18 October, 2024

In a 4:1 majority verdict, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

The Supreme Court questioned the practicality of establishing Gram Nyayalayas given the inadequate infrastructure of regular courts.

The heads of government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was attended by India, Pakistan, China, Russia and six other member countries.

The Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan launched the Evaluating Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ETAI) Framework and Guidelines for the Armed Forces.

The Union government extended the Samarth Scheme for two years (FY 2024-25 and 2025-26) with a budget of Rs. 495 Crore to train 3 lakh persons in textile-related skills.

The discovery of living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock from South Africa's Bushveld Igneous Complex is a breakthrough in understanding of early life on Earth and the potential for life beyond our planet.