Weekly Current Affairs 23rd-31st October 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI's liquidity infusion largest since April 2019 as surplus cash dries up

• Infibeam Avenues gets RBI in-principle nod for payment aggregator licence

• Foreign exchange reserves fall to $525 billion, lowest since July 2020

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI bars Bombay Dyeing, Ness Wadia, others from securities market for up to 2 years; imposes fines of Rs 15.75 cr

• SEBI fines 6 entities in Deutsche Mutual Fund front-running case

• SEBI imposes Rs 27 lakh fine on 2 entities for violating regulatory norms

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Australia approves commercial release of GM variety of Indian mustard

• 11 mt paddy purchase is Chattisgarh govt's target for this kharif season

• 3rd Advance Estimates of area and production of horticultural crops for the year 2021-22 released

NATIONAL

• K P Ashwini appointed UN special rapporteur

• Union Education Ministry to organise ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ month-long programme from November 16

• Thundi and Kadmat Beach from Lakshadweep enter the coveted list of Blue Beaches

INTERNATIONAL

• Xi Jinping begins third term with key allies on board

• Giorgia Meloni takes office as first woman PM of Italy

• FATF blacklists Myanmar, calls for due diligence to transactions in nation

STATES

• Punjab decides to restore old Pension Scheme for its Employees

• Karnataka: Ordinance to hike SC, ST reservation gets Gov nod

• Indian Railways Resumes Service Of Historic Neral-Matheran Toy Train

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Cervical Cancer vaccine to be launched in India in 2023

• ISRO successfully launches LVM3 M2, first dedicated commercial mission to place all 36 satellites into intended orbits

DEFENCE

• Indian, US militaries conduct 'Tiger Triumph' exercise

• INDIA - France MILITARY EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR GROUP (MCG) MEETING

• Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘Simbex’ – 2022

EVENTS

• Wind industry Windergy 2023 to be held in Chennai in October next year

• MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan attends Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa

• UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee meet to be held in Mumbai & Delhi on October 28 and 29

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Hyderabadi Haleem bags ‘Most Popular GI’ award, beats rasgulla

• CABI announces cricketer Yuvraj Singh as the brand ambassador for the third T20 World Cup for the Blind

• Actress Anna May Wong Becomes First Asian-American To Feature On US Currency

SPORTS

• Sherawat wins 57kg freestyle World title

• Men's 2022 World Team Chess Championship: India in 12 top chess-playing nations

• Harmanpreet Singh named Skipper of FIH Pro league Hockey Team