INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Meghalaya government announced Rs 378 croreinvestment in the second phase of Aqua Mission.
- Bombay High Courtset up an ad-hoc (temporary) committee to look after day-to-day functioning of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).
- Unemployment rate in India at 6.9%, a 2-year high: study by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- UK India Business Councilreleased its report named: ‘Beyond the Top 200-Effective International Collaboration for Indian Higher Education’.
- Stamps with Diyas lamps to mark the celebration of Deepawali issued by United Nations Postal System
BANKING & FINANCE
- Reserve Bank of Indialiberalised the rules governing external commercial borrowing for infrastructure firms in terms of both tenure and the hedging requirements.
- Reserve Bank of India announced it’s plan to establish an ombudsman for digital payments by March 2019.
- Paytmpartnered with two government departments in Karnataka for seamless payment experience. These are Directorate of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS) and DPAR (Department of Personnel and Administrative Service).
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Moody’s Investor Servicein its report titled ‘Global Macro Outlook 2019-20′ stated that Indian economy will slow down to 3% in 2019.
- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)and Alibaba Group (Alibaba) entered into a strategic partnership to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – a world with zero hunger.
- United Statesexempted India from imposition of certain sanctions for the development of the strategically-located Chabahar Port in
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Ayodhya Deepotsav 2018 enters Guinness Book of World Records: Over 3 lakh diyas lit
- Arunima Sinhawas awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde of United Kingdom in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Marathi actor Jayant Sawarkarwill be awarded the Maharashtra government’s Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement award in the field of theatre.
- Mathematician and Super 30 founder Anand Kumarwas awarded ‘Global Education Award’.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Electric car pioneer Tesla named Robyn Denholm, chair of the company replacing Elon Musk.
- Retired Gauhati High Court judge Pranoy Kumar Musahary appointed as the first chairperson of Lokayukta in Meghalaya
- United States Attorney General Jeff Sessionsresigned from his position, at US President Donald Trump’s request.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Chinaunveiled UAV – CH7, its new-generation stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), claimed to be the most advanced drone developed so far by China.
- Chinahas unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which will replace the International Space Station.
- Women and Child Development Ministry launched an online marketing portal named: “Mahila-E-Haat” for promoting women farmers and entrepreneurs.
ENVIRONMENT
- Four-yearly review of the Montreal Protocol by United Nations stated that, the ozone layeris recovering at a rate of 1 to 3 % per decade.
SPORTS
- Rohit Sharmabecame the first batsman to score four Twenty20 International (T20I) centuries.
OBITUARY
- K P S Srivastava, a veteran PTI (Press Trust of India) journalist passed away
- Bhajan singer Vinod Agrawalpassed away following a short term illness, in New Delhi.