Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 30, 2023

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 30, 2023

INDIA

  • The Vigilance Awareness Week, 2023 is being observed from 30th October till 5th November. This year the theme is – Say no to corruption, commit to the Nation.
  • Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addresses 76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia.
  • Two successive explosions occurred at Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery, near Kochi in Kerala.
  • Union Finance Minister launches phase IV of ‘Operation Sesha’ to curb the illegal trade of Timber, including Red Sanders.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • PFRDA has made ‘penny drop’ verification mandatory for the withdrawal of funds by subscribers of the NPS.
  • Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates the first Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM).
  • The RBI has imposed monetary penalties on 5 co-operative banks for deficiencies in regulatory compliance.

WORLD

  • Study: Developed countries will end up emitting 38% more carbon in 2030 than they have committed to, going by current trajectories.
  • Eminent climate change expert Professor Saleemul Huq, director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development, passed away in Dhaka.
  • United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold an emergency meeting on Israel-Hamas conflict.

SPORTS

  • India beats England by 100 runs to win their sixth consecutive match in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
  • India surpassed New Zealand with its 59th win to become the second-most successful team in the ODI World Cups, only behind Australia.
  • Sultan of Johor Cup: Indian men’s hockey team registered a stunning 3-1 victory against hosts Malaysia.

 


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