Daily Current Affairs 8th October 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI introduces Internal Ombudsman mechanism for Credit Information Companies

• Forex reserves decline to over two-year low to $532.66 bn: RBI data

• LIC, Centre Government to sell 60.7% stake in IDBI Bank; DIPAM invites EoIs

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• BSE gets SEBI's approval to set up a separate social stock exchange

NATIONAL

• All India Institute of Ayurveda signs MoU with National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

• Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with Testing, Inspection, Certification Council

STATES

• Uttar Pradesh government forms state’s first all-woman PAC battalions

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• World food price index fell for sixth consecutive month in September: FAO

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Asteria Aerospace gets India’s first micro category drone certification from DGCA

EVENTS

• IREDA celebrates "Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas"

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Nobel Prize 2022: Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and Centre for civil liberties win in Peace

• 2 Indian Students win prestigious Victorian Premier’s Award