On the occasion of the 75th United Nations Day, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan inaugurated a philately exhibition on India and the UN: A Postal History. Govt released a commemorative postage stamp on the 75th anniversary of the UN.
UN Secretary-General: Antonio Guterres
HQ: New York, USA.
Pakistan to remain on grey list of global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force as it did not fulfil 6 out of 27 mandates to check terror funding. It makes it extremely difficult for Pakistan to get financial aid from IMF, World Bank & EU.
FATF HQ: Paris, France.
President: Marcus Pleyer.
Members: 39.
To give a boost to tourism in Goa, it is about to come up with India’s first sand dune park. The World Bank accepted the proposal and has sanctioned a sum of Rs 3 crore for the project. Morjim and Galibaga beaches are among the ones to get this feature.
Sand dunes are geological deposits formed by the action of wind.
Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur launched 100-day campaign to provide assured potable water supply to schools & Anganwadi centres. He also inaugurated drinking water quality testing labs for the public under the Jal Jeevan Mission's Har Ghar Jal project.
Hemis National Park is situated in Ladakh.
By disbursing loans among 226728 beneficiaries, UP is ranked first among the states under PM SAV Nidhi scheme. 7 cities on the state were ranked in top 10 with Varanasi on top followed by Lucknow. The scheme was launched for street vendors on June 1, 2020
A loan of ₹10,000 is given at subsidised rate of interest.
RBI made sectors such as agriculture agri-infrastructure, secured retail, MSMEs and drugs, pharmaceuticals & healthcare, eligible for deployment of funds availed under on tap TLTRO. NBFCs requested to be included as a sector to avail funds under the scheme
It will remain operational till March 31, 2021.
PM to inaugurate the National Conference on Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, based on the theme Vigilant India, Prosperous India. Central Bureau of Investigation organizes this coinciding with Vigilance Awareness Week, observed every year from Oct 27 to Nov 2.
Central Vigilance Commissioner: Sanjay Kothari.
World champion Lewis Hamilton became the most successful F1 driver of all time in terms of race wins with a 92nd career victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Runaway leader Hamilton is also set to equal Schumacher’s record 7 championships this season.
He also has the most pole positions & podium finishes.
The Fixer is a gripping story of 40-year-old failed cricketer Neil Upadhyay, a cricketer-turned-fixer, who finds himself up against the wall when his family business takes an unfortunate turn. The thrilling tale is set to hit the stands on October 26.
The book is published by Rupa Publications, India.
South Korea’s Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics died. Samsung became the world’s largest maker of smartphones, televisions & memory chips.
Samsung HQ: Seoul, South Korea.
Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer & former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency Mahesh Kanodia passed away. He was known for singing in 32 different voices including female voices. He was awarded Best Music for the Gujarati films Jigar ane Ami, etc.,
Chief Minister of Gujarat: Vijay Rupani.
According to the Indian Tourism Statistics 2020, Uttar Pradesh earned the top position by attracting 53.6 crore domestic tourists in 2019, leaving Tamil Nadu behind. UP secured 3rd position in attracting foreign tourists inviting nearly 47 lakh foreigners.
Tourism Minister of UP: Neelkanth Tiwari.
The SBI Card in association with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation launched a contactless multi-purpose card that can function as a credit card and as a metro smart card. The credit card Delhi Metro SBI Card is designed for regular commuters on Delhi Metro.
MD and CEO of SBI Card: Ashwini Kumar Tewari.
MoS for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria launched app for Geotagging of components of projects under PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme. Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications & Geo-informatics developed it
PM KSY aims to improve farm productivity in India.
J&K became first country in India to operationalise Public Financial Management System (PFMS) at the district level with the e-inauguration of 8 district offices. It will result in improved programme administration & accountability in use of public funds.
Jammu & Kashmir LG: Manoj Sinha.
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), India’s leading commodity bourse launched Base Metals Index METLDEX. It will track real-time performance of a basket of MCX Base Metal (near month) futures, viz. zinc (33.06% weightage), copper, nickel, lead, and aluminium.
MCX CEO: P S Reddy.
Chairperson: Saurabh Chandra.