Current Affairs 31st October 2016

National News:

• The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has launched Employees Online (EO) App
• Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launched paddy cultivation in about 56 hectares of land allotted for a proposed airport at Aranmula
• India, Russia agree to double the range of BrahMos Missile

International News:

• Spain’s Parliament votes conservative PM Mariano Rajoy back into power
• Opec meets non-Opec nations to build support for plan to reduce output

New Appointment:

• World Bank appoints Kristalina Georgieva as chief executive

Banking:

• SBI to allot shares to govt for 5.6k cr capital infusion
• Startups can raise USD 3 million via ECBs annually: RBI
• PNB plans to raise 6,000 crore via bonds issue
• Markets regulator SEBI has ordered four firms, Eris Energy, KKDIL Nidhi, United Medicine and Surgical Industries, and Green India Infrastructure to refund investors’ money, which they raised illegally, within three months

Business & Economy:

• India’s first ‘Design Yatra’ will be conducted in Kerala’s Kozhikode city between October 29-31, 2016 during which competitions, heritage walk, talks and interaction with students will be conducted

Awards:

• Under Swachh Maharashtra Mission, these three brave women – Suvarna Lokhande from Sinnar – Nasik district, Sangeeta Awhale from Saikheda- Washim district, and Chiatali Rathod from Mozar – district Yavatmal, were felicitated and honoured by the Municipal Corporation by granting them the title of “Swachhatadoot”
• ‘Sultan’, ‘Baahubali’ to be screened at IFFI 2016

Sports:

• India’s Jhulan Goswami becomes top-ranked female ODI bowler
• India win ODI series against New Zealand