33rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference adopted 27 October as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, in commemoration of the adoption, in 1980 by the 21st session of the General Conference, of the Recommendation for the Safe
2019 Theme: Engage the Past Through Sound and Images
29th ministerial meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) countries on Climate Change was held at Beijing, China. India has already achieved 21% reduction in emission intensity of GDP in 2014 compared to 2005 levels.
Union Environment Minister: Prakash Javadekar
Beijing's new $63 billion Daxing airport began its first scheduled international flights. It boasts four runways and is expected to handle up to 72 million passengers a year by 2025, eventually reaching 100 million.
The airport is roughly the size of 100 football fields
Senior IAS officer Arvind Singh has been appointed as the chairman of Airports Authority of India and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will head the National Highways Authority of India as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
GK V Rao named MD & Chair: India Tourism Development Corporation
The Global Roadmap of Action toward Sustainable Mobility (GRA) tool, launched by the SuM4All initiative, aims to guide country decision-makers on how to achieve mobility that is efficient, accessible, safe and green.
Policy framework consists of 182 policy measures & 6 case study
Belgian Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes has been chosen as the country's new caretaker Prime Minister, a first for a woman. Belgium has not had a fully functioning federal government since a coalition headed up by Michel collapsed in December 2018.
Belgium Capital: Brussels; Currency: Euro
Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time while JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister. In the 90-member assembly, a minimum strength of 46 MLAs is required to form the government.
Haryana Governor: Satyadeo Narain Arya
ICICI Bank has exited the GST Network, the company facilitating collection of the indirect tax, by selling its entire 10% stake to as many as 13 state governments. The stake sale is for aggregate cash consideration of ₹1 crore
The stake transfer to be completed by the end of March 2020
Indian Overseas Bank unveiled healthcare insurance policy through online platform in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd. The co-branded healthcare policy designed by Universal Sompo General Insurance
It is offered with a sum insured from ₹50,000 to ₹15 lakh
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has launched its 1st overseas branch at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This is in addition to the banking unit at the International Financial Centre at GIFT City in Gujarat.
Headquarters: Mumbai
Ceo & MD: Uday Kotak