The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) held a meeting in New Delhi which was presided over by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It reviewed the progress in setting up a Computer Emergency Response Team in the financial sector.
FSDC is not a statutory body.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated on Oct 31 in India to mark the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. People all over the country will take a pledge to protect the unity and integrity of India and participate in the Run for Unity programme.
A Statue of Unity monument dedicated to Sardar Patel.
India's first engine-less semi-high-speed train "Train 18" was rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and will eventually replace the Shatabdi Express for inter-city travel.
Integral Coach Factory is located in Chennai.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved IHH Healthcare's acquisition of Fortis. IHH Healthcare is the world’s second largest healthcare group by market capitalization.
Sudhir Mital is the chairperson of CCI.
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global standards body for the payment card industry, has appointed Nitin Bhatnagar to lead their India outreach efforts to promote PCI Security Standards. PCI SSC is a set of security standards.
NPCI is an umbrella body for payment settlement in India.
The Kingdom of Netherlands will be the Partner Country for 25th DST – CII Technology Summit to be organized in 2019. It will deepen India and Netherlands relations in sectors such as affordable medical devices, urban water systems, big data.
Amsterdam is the capital city of Netherland.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu embarked on a seven-day visit to three South African countries. He will visit Botswana followed by Zimbabwe and Malawi. He will also inaugurate the Jaipur Foot Camp to mark the 150th Anniversary of Gandhi.
Gaborone is the capital city of Botswana.
Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Justice Naresh Patil had been serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from August 12 this year.
Bombay High court has 4 regional benches.
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has acquired IDFC Infrastructure Finance (IDFC-IFL), an infrastructure debt fund. This acquisition is the first investment from NIIF’s strategic fund.
NIIF Managing Director is Sujoy Bose.
Colombian Tatiana Calderon became the first Latin American woman to drive a Formula One car in an official capacity when she took part in a promotional event for the Sauber team in Mexico. Formula One has not had a woman driver start a Grand Prix in 1976.
Indian Grand Prix was held at Uttar Pradesh.