Monthly Current Affairs (Beepedia) October 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Monetary Policy Review- RBI MPC keeps repo rate unchanged

• Monetary policy meet highlights : UCB gold loan limit, CoF tokenisation facility, and more

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI extends deadline for listed companies to confirm or deny market rumours

• SEBI extends deadline for MF account holders till January 1 to comply with nomination rule

• Sberbank becomes first Russian bank to register with SEBI as FPI: NSDL

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Centre hikes wheat MSP by 7%, highest increase since 2014

NATIONAL

• LPG Subsidy For Ujjwala Beneficiaries Hiked to ₹300

• The Centre has declared Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an “unlawful association”

• Government of India notifies establishment of National Turmeric Board

INTERNATIONAL

• FATF removes offshore tax haven Cayman Islands from its 'grey list'

• HON’BLE RAKSHA MANTRI LAUNCHED ‘PROJECT UDBHAV’

STATES

• Param Vir Chakra Recipient Captain Bana Singh Named As Ambassador For ‘War Against Waste’ In J&K

• Tripura CM Manik Saha launches "Yuba Tripura, Natun Tripura, Atmanirbhar Tripura" to encourage youth entrepreneurship

• Stalin announces Rs 25 lakh each to honour nine ISRO scientists from TN

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Two out of five amphibians are facing extinction threat due to climate change

• India 72 places up in mobile download speed index after 5G launch: Speedtest Global Index

• International Shipping emissions increased by 20% in the last decade: UNCTAD

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Dr. Jitendra Singh launches the Intelligent Grievance Monitoring System (IGMS) 2.0 Public Grievance portal and Automated Analysis in Tree Dashboard

• Operation Kachchhap

• Ganga-Ghagra basin canals pose a threat to dolphins

DEFENCE

• IAF signs contract with Indian manufacturer for procurement of automatic weather stations

• GULF OF GUINEA: EU AND INDIA CARRY OUT MAIDEN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE

• Indian Army gets vertical wind tunnel to train special forces

EVENTS

• 1st Annual Pathology Conference of Haryana Chapter of IAPM held

• ‘SHRAMDAAN EVENT’ organised by the MINISTRY OF MSME

• National Zoological Park begins celebration of 69th Wildlife Week with theme "Partnerships for wildlife conservation"

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• West Bengal Teacher Among Top 10 Finalists For $1M Global Education Prize

• President Biden honours Indian-American scientists for lifesaving medical discoveries

• US President Joe Biden awards 2 Indian American scientists with National Medal of Technology and Innovation

SPORTS

• Indian men's football team wins SAFF Under-19 Championship

• Master training of Football for Schools (F4S) kicked off at Sambalpur, Odisha

• Kashmir bat industry hits its sweet spot after 102 years