Daily Current Affairs 2nd November 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI launches pilot of digital rupee; SBI, HDFC Bank, 7 other lenders identified for participation

• Credit to industry up 12.6% YoY in September; touches 100-month high

• Manufacturing PMI recovers to 55.3 in Oct amid contained price pressures

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI slaps Rs 21 cr fine on 52 entities in Religare Finvest fund case

NATIONAL

• Publications Division all set to participate in the 41st Sharjah International Book Fair

• Gujarat announces plan to bring in uniform civil code

INTERNATIONAL

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina confers ‘Friends of Liberation War’ honour on Edward M Kennedy

STATES

• Prime Minister declares Mangarh Dham as National Monument

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated North India’s first data centre

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Unemployment rate rose to 4-month high of 7.77% in October: CMIE data

• Bank credit to micro, small enterprises jumps 23% YoY in September: RBI data

EVENTS

• Global Investors Meet ‘Invest Karnataka 2022’ on 2nd November

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme gets Skoch award

SPORTS

• BCCI names Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya to lead in New Zealand