Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 30, 2021

– Govt extends nationwide containment measures till November 30 in view of localised spread of the virus in few states

– DRDO, IAF jointly test indigenously developed Long Range Bomb (LRB) from an aerial platform

– Indian Navy’s frigate named ‘Tushil’ launched at Kaliningrad in Russia

– Indians, OCI need NOC before admission to engineering, technical colleges in Pakistan: AICTE

– Nationwide Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine drive launched by Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya

– South, North blocks to turn museums as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plans

– J&K govt. transfers 65.5 acres of land for CRPF personnel and their families stationed in the Valley

– Stricter norms for membership of Child Welfare Committees unveiled by WCD Ministry

– BRICS Joint Statistical Publication, JSP Snapshot released

– PM Modi meets Presidents of European Council (Charles Michel) and European Commission (Ursula von der Leyen) in Rome

– UNGA committee endorses India’s resolution for granting Observer Status to International Solar Alliance

– Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addresses G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting

– India, Israel to form a task force to strengthen military ties

– Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar dies in Bengaluru at 46

– Surat wins award for best public transport from the Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry

– Finance ministry releases revised guidelines ushering in public procurement reforms; permit alternative methods for selection of contractors, which can improve speed and efficiency in execution of projects

– India’s first manned ocean mission ‘Samudrayan’ launched; Matsya 6000, the deep-sea vehicle, will be ready for qualification trials by December 2024

– Govt, tech industry partner to launch FutureSkills Prime platform skilling initiative

– India extends ban on international commercial flights till Nov 30

– Output of eight core sectors increases 4.4% in September

– Defence ministry revises limits of 2-family pensions payable to a child in respect of both parents

– Facebook renamed Meta by founder Mark Zuckerberg

– Vulnerable nations doing most to tackle climate crisis: UN Development Programme (UNDP)

– WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus runs unopposed for 2nd five-year term

– U.N. tool to facilitate requests for e-evidence in counter-terror probes

– US announces $144 mn in humanitarian aid for people of Afghanistan

– Tennis player Leander Paes joins Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Goa

– Karnataka wins 74th senior National Aquatic Championships held in Bengaluru

– Former Australian spinner Ashley Mallett dies aged 76; took 132 wickets in 38 tests in 1968¬–1980