Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 29, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 29, 2022
INDIA
– Air forces of India and France to conduct ‘Garuda VIl’ exercise Oct 26 to Nov 12 at Jodhpur
– Navies of India and Singapore conducting Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam from Oct 26 to 30
– Defence Minister dedicates to the nation 75 BRO (Border Roads Organisation) infrastructure projects, spread across six States & two Union Territories, during his visit to Ladakh
– UP: 27 tigers to be relocated to Ranipur Tiger Reserve (RTR) from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
– Floating trash barrier of Bengaluru firm AlphaMERS Ltd. wins PSA’s (Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor) clean waterbody challenge
– India Space Congress 2022 (ISC-2022) being organised in New Delhi from Oct 26 to 28
– IIT Bombay best educational institution in India: ‘QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2023’
– UNSC Counter Terrorism Committee meeting being held in Mumbai and Delhi on Oct 28-29
– India has registered 18% decline in TB incidence in last 7 year which is better than global average of 11%: Health Ministry
– 6th High Level Dialogue on Migration and Mobility between India and EU held in Brussels
– Global Digital Health Summit, Expo and Innovation Awards being held in New Delhi on Oct 28-29
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India’s economy to grow 6.8% in FY23, 6.1% in FY24: IMF says in World Economic Outlook
– PM addresses expansion of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) Hazira plant
– Foreign exchange reserves decline $3.8 billion to $524.52 billion in the week ended Oct 21
– IFCI raises Rs 100 crore via preferential allotment of shares to govt
– Xiaomi shuts down its financial services business in India
– Indian Bank unveils digital products under ‘Project Wave’
WORLD
– Lebanon and Israel sign US-mediated sea border deal
– Elon Musk to replace Parag Agrawal as Twitter CEO, reverse life bans
SPORTS
– Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Formula One United States GP at Austin
– India bags two gold medals in Asia Cup bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022