Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: October 8, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for October 8, 2022
INDIA
– Centre constitutes a 9-member task force for monitoring Cheetah introduction project
– UPSC launches mobile app for examination, recruitment-related information
– Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi approves ordinance to regulate online gambling
– Veteran film, TV actor Arun Bali passes away at 79 in Mumbai
– India objects to US ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK); calling it “Azad Jammu and Kashmir”
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– IDBI Bank privatisation: Govt, LIC to sell 60.72% stake, invite bids
– RBI releases Concept Note on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to create awareness about Digital Rupee
– India’s foreign exchange reserves decline to $532.66 billion in the week ended Sept. 30
– A. Balasubramanian re-elected Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)
– Hero MotoCorp forays into electric segment; launches VIDA V1 e-scooter priced at Rs 1.45 lakh
WORLD
– 2022 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Russian human rights organisation Memorial and Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties
– World Cotton Day celebrated on Oct 7; theme: ‘Weaving a better future for cotton’
– SpaceX capsule carrying Russian cosmonaut docks with ISS
SPORTS
– South Africa (249/4 in 40) beat India (240/8 in 40) by 9 runs in 1st ODI at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow
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Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
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