Current Affairs 23rd October 2016

Current Affairs 23rd October 2016

National News:

• PM to inaugurate international terminal at Harni airport in Vadodara
• Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma chaired the first meeting of the Reconstituted Central Advisory Board on Culture (CABC) in New Delhi
• Fifth Tawang festival starts at Tawang town, Arunachal Pradesh
• Rajeev Pratap Rudy inaugurates Kaushal Mahotasava in Varanasi
• Bihar to start new public feedback programme
• The 18th MAMI (Mumbai Acadamy of the Moving Image) Film Festival

International News:

• Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka
• Rajnath Singh to visit Bahrain for 3 days

New Appointments :

• The World Free Zones Orgànisation (World FZO) has appointed P. S. Raman, Joint Development Commissioner (Retd), Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone, Special Economic Zone, Mumbai, as its Regional Representative for SAARC countries comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• The United Nations appointed comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls

Banking :

• NABARD sanctions 19,702  cr loans for 50 irrigation projects
• The Reserve Bank of India Launched Rs2,000 notes
• HDFC Raises Rs 500 cr via Masala Bonds
• Bank Penalization Framework Issued

Business & Economy :

• TRAI suggests Rs 3,000-crore fine on incumbents

Awards:

• The Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai will present a Lifetime Achievement award to former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, as part of its golden jubilee celebrations
• Parineeti Chopra won a National Award for ‘Ishaqzaade’

Science & Technology:

• India’s 1st lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008

Sports:

• Navi Mumbai stadium confirmed as U-17 FIFA WC venue

Book:

• The book titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance, penned by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar was recently shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2016

Obituary:

• Eminent Assamese journalist Tilak Hazarika passes away