Daily Current Affairs 29th October 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Foreign exchange reserves fall to $525 billion, lowest since July 2020

• Russia emerges as India's 7th largest trading partner; bilateral trade reaches record high between Apr-Aug

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI suspends registration of RTA for three months over operational lapses

• SEBI reduces face value for debt securities to boost corporate bond market liquidity

NATIONAL

• Cheetah Awareness Programme being organized by National Museum of Natural History

• SAIL signs Agreement with AAI to facilitate commercial operations at Rourkela Airport under the RCS UDAN scheme

INTERNATIONAL

• Elon Musk in charge of Twitter, takes over social media giant in $44 billion deal

STATES

• Gujarat announces assistance for farmers

• Orbital Rail Corridor Project launched in Haryana

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• WHO Global TB Report 2022

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival 2022 bolstered ASEAN-India cooperation

• Government gives environmental approval for gene modified mustard

DEFENCE

• 11th INDIA - FRANCE MILITARY EXERCISE GARUDA - VII AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR GROUP (MCG) MEETING

• Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘Simbex’ – 2022

• Defence Minister dedicates 75 Border Road Projects from country’s last village Shyok in Leh

EVENTS

• Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates ‘Ayush Utsav’ in Kashmir

• India, European Union co-chair sixth high-level dialogue on migration and mobility

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• SS Rajamouli's RRR wins Best International Film honour at Saturn Awards 2022