Current Affairs - October 30, 2022 Current Affairs

PSU lender Indian Bank has launched several digital initiatives under "Project WAVE" in a bid to enhance the customer experience through integrated services on its digital platform.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched a one-time property tax amnesty scheme "SAMRIDDHI 2022-23".

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday the government will set up branches of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in all the states by 2024 to deal with terrorism cases.

The Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat beach, both in Lakshadweep, have received the Blue Flag certification. This has taken India's tally of Blue Beaches to 12.

12th World Hindi Conference is to be held in Nadi, Fiji in February 2023.

Taking a stride in this direction, researchers from the Indian Institute of Madras (IIT Madras) and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS).

The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released a press note on the Employment Outlook of India.

The busiest airport in the world as of October 2022 is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport which serviced 47,47,367 seats. Dubai International is second, followed by Tokyo International Airport.

The Navies of India and Singapore are participating in the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam.

The Technology Development and Acceleration Cell of the Naval Innovation Indigenisation Organization (NIIO) under the Indian Navy and the Drone Federation of India (DFI) have come together to collaborate towards promoting indigenous development, manufacturing, and testing of drones, counter-drone, and associated technologies for the Indian Navy.

The government announced that a transport aircraft manufacturing facility for the Indian Air Force will come up in Vadodara.

European aviation major Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), the defence arm of Tatas, will manufacture the C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Gujarat's Vadodara.

Research Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) is associated with G20.

The feature film Pather Panchali by renowned director Satyajit Ray has been named the best Indian movie of all time by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).

Western Air Command, Indian Air Force (IAF) won the Air Force Lawn Tennis Championship 2022-23 held at Head Quarter MC, Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur.

BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) has launched Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform. These Electronic Gold Receipts will cater to all market participants as well as commercial participants along the value chain.

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched a common credit portal SAFAL' (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans) for the welfare of farmers.

Goa became the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified state in the country where all households now have access to clean water. Also, 'Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu' has become the first Union Territory (UT) in the country.

NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to reach the Selk Crater region on Saturn's moon Titan in the year 2034.