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One Liner Monthly Current Affairs 1 to 31 October 2023
Art and Culture Current Affairs .................................................................................................. 6
Ram Temple Idol Consecration On January 22, 2024, PM Modi To Attend Ceremony .......... 6
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) from 20th to 28th of November in Goa ................ 7
Best Tourism Village Award for Dhordo Village by UN World Tourism Organization ............. 7
69th National Film Awards: Allu Arjun received Best Actor and Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon
shared the Best Actress Award .............................................................................................. 8
Economy Current Affairs ............................................................................................................ 9
Tata To Make iPhones In India For Global Market .................................................................. 9
American Professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 for research
on women’s contributions to the labor market ................................................................... 10
RBI Monetary Policy Committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent ...................... 11
RBI extends last date to exchange 2,000 rupee notes till 7th October 2023 ....................... 12
Environment Current Affairs .................................................................................................... 12
Only electric, CNG, and BS-VI diesel-compliant buses can ply between Delhi and
neighbouring States from 1 November 2023 ....................................................................... 12
Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize in field of climate change
.............................................................................................................................................. 13
Government Schemes Current Affairs ..................................................................................... 14
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) : Government approves establishment of an autonomous
body ...................................................................................................................................... 14
ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) : Highlights and important information ........... 14
PM SVANidhi Scheme : More than 50 lakh Street Vendors covered ................................... 16
Important Days Current Affairs ................................................................................................ 17
Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 from October 30 to November 5, 2023 .......................... 17
National Unity Day : October 31 – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary ................ 18
World Students Day : 15 October 2023 : Birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam ............ 18
NHRC celebrated its 30th Foundation Day on October 12................................................... 19
International Day of the Girl Child : October 11 .................................................................. 20
World Mental Health Day : October 10 ................................................................................ 20
Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri : 2 October ....................... 21
International Current Affairs .................................................................................................... 21
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Indian Navy veterans were sentenced to death in Qatar, accused of spying for Israel ....... 21
European Union (EU) and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Gulf of
Guinea .................................................................................................................................. 22
MCQs on United Nations on UN Day : October 24 .............................................................. 23
International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi visited India ........... 24
Indian Navy’s Advanced Light Helicopter reaches Sri Lanka Air Force base to impart
training ................................................................................................................................. 25
Christopher Luxon became the Prime Minister of New Zealand ......................................... 25
“Operation Ajay” India launched rescue operation to facilitate the return of its citizens
from Israel ............................................................................................................................ 26
India and Tanzania Strengthen Bilateral Ties through Strategic Partnership ....................... 26
Israel-Palestine conflict : Israel orders complete siege on Gaza strip .................................. 27
India and UAE Signed MoU to Boost Investment and Collaboration in Industry and
Advanced Technologies ........................................................................................................ 28
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu elected President of Maldives .......................................................... 29
National Current Affairs ........................................................................................................... 29
Culmination of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path
.............................................................................................................................................. 29
Home voting facility to senior citizens and Persons with 40 % disabilities .......................... 30
‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ : India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise in Otar, Kazakhstan, from
October 30 to November 11, 2023 ...................................................................................... 31
Indian Army celebrated ‘Shaurya Diwas’ on October 27, 2023, in Jammu and Kashmir ..... 32
‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ : nationwide awareness campaign from 15th Nov ................ 33
Amit Shah inaugurated Country’s first Nano DAP plant in Gandhinagar, Gujarat ............... 34
PM Modi launched India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System at Sahibabad ..................... 35
Stealth destroyer, ‘IMPHAL’ was handed over to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited ............................................................................................................. 35
KYC-ECI Mobile App to Know Candidate Criminal Histories................................................. 36
PM to launch India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on 20th October .............. 36
Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25 has been increased
.............................................................................................................................................. 37
Four per cent hike in dearness allowance for Central Government Employees .................. 38
Govt approves bonus for Group C and non-gazetted Group B rank officials ....................... 38
Global Maritime India Summit 2023 from October 17 to October 19 in Mumbai .............. 39
Ircon and RITES designated as Navratna Status Central Public Sector Enterprises ............. 39
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Female Labour Force Participation Rate in India improved to 37 per-cent ......................... 40
Government approved royalty rates for mining of Lithium, Niobium, and Rare Earth
Elements (REEs) .................................................................................................................... 40
Indian Air Force celebrated its 91st anniversary in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on 8 October
2023 ...................................................................................................................................... 41
Apply for Remote Pilot Certificate to operate drone without Passport............................... 42
HAL Delivers Twin-Seater LCA Tejas to Indian Air Force ....................................................... 43
Polity Current Affairs ................................................................................................................ 43
Assembly elections in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana
from 7th to 30th November, with the counting on 3rd December...................................... 43
Science and Technology Current Affairs................................................................................... 44
India Launches First Home-Produced Reference Fuel for for developing engines and
assessing their performance. ............................................................................................... 44
NCERT crafted ten special modules on Chandrayaan-3 for students from grades 1 to 12 .. 45
ISRO conducted a successful test of the crew escape system for the Gaganyaan ............... 45
GITEX Global 2023, the world’s largest technology and startup show took place from
October 16th to October 20th at Dubai ............................................................................... 46
Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Space flight (TV-D1) is scheduled for launch on 21 October 2023 47
Gaganyaan Mission: India’s Crewed Spaceflight in 2024 ..................................................... 48
Nobel Prize 2023 in Chemistry to three scientists: Moungi G Bawendi, Louis E Brus, and
Alexei Ekimov ....................................................................................................................... 49
Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier.............. 49
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine ............................... 50
India’s Solar Mission Aditya L1 moved beyond Earth’s influence ........................................ 51
Sports Current Affairs ............................................................................................................... 51
Asian Para Games 2023 : India’s medal tally of 111 is the highest ever .............................. 51
Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2023 in Ranchi from 27 October to 5 November
.............................................................................................................................................. 52
Unnati Hooda won the women’s singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 ................... 52
37th National Games 2023 in Goa from October 26 to November 9, 2023 ........................ 53
Fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, from 22 to 28 October, 2023 ..................... 53
Karthikeyan Murali beats World number One Magnus Carlsen in Qatar Masters Chess
tournament .......................................................................................................................... 54
IOC included Twenty-20 cricket and four other sports in the Olympic Games Los Angeles
2028 ...................................................................................................................................... 54
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One Liner Monthly Current Affairs 1 to 31 October 2023
Art and Culture Current Affairs .................................................................................................. 6
Ram Temple Idol Consecration On January 22, 2024, PM Modi To Attend Ceremony .......... 6
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) from 20th to 28th of November in Goa ................ 7
Best Tourism Village Award for Dhordo Village by UN World Tourism Organization ............. 7
69th National Film Awards: Allu Arjun received Best Actor and Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon
shared the Best Actress Award .............................................................................................. 8
Economy Current Affairs ............................................................................................................ 9
Tata To Make iPhones In India For Global Market .................................................................. 9
American Professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 for research
on women’s contributions to the labor market ................................................................... 10
RBI Monetary Policy Committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent ...................... 11
RBI extends last date to exchange 2,000 rupee notes till 7th October 2023 ....................... 12
Environment Current Affairs .................................................................................................... 12
Only electric, CNG, and BS-VI diesel-compliant buses can ply between Delhi and
neighbouring States from 1 November 2023 ....................................................................... 12
Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize in field of climate change
.............................................................................................................................................. 13
Government Schemes Current Affairs ..................................................................................... 14
Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) : Government approves establishment of an autonomous
body ...................................................................................................................................... 14
ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) : Highlights and important information ........... 14
PM SVANidhi Scheme : More than 50 lakh Street Vendors covered ................................... 16
Important Days Current Affairs ................................................................................................ 17
Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 from October 30 to November 5, 2023 .......................... 17
National Unity Day : October 31 – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary ................ 18
World Students Day : 15 October 2023 : Birth anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam ............ 18
NHRC celebrated its 30th Foundation Day on October 12................................................... 19
International Day of the Girl Child : October 11 .................................................................. 20
World Mental Health Day : October 10 ................................................................................ 20
Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri : 2 October ....................... 21
International Current Affairs .................................................................................................... 21
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Indian Navy veterans were sentenced to death in Qatar, accused of spying for Israel ....... 21
European Union (EU) and India conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Gulf of
Guinea .................................................................................................................................. 22
MCQs on United Nations on UN Day : October 24 .............................................................. 23
International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi visited India ........... 24
Indian Navy’s Advanced Light Helicopter reaches Sri Lanka Air Force base to impart
training ................................................................................................................................. 25
Christopher Luxon became the Prime Minister of New Zealand ......................................... 25
“Operation Ajay” India launched rescue operation to facilitate the return of its citizens
from Israel ............................................................................................................................ 26
India and Tanzania Strengthen Bilateral Ties through Strategic Partnership ....................... 26
Israel-Palestine conflict : Israel orders complete siege on Gaza strip .................................. 27
India and UAE Signed MoU to Boost Investment and Collaboration in Industry and
Advanced Technologies ........................................................................................................ 28
Dr. Mohamed Muizzu elected President of Maldives .......................................................... 29
National Current Affairs ........................................................................................................... 29
Culmination of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path
.............................................................................................................................................. 29
Home voting facility to senior citizens and Persons with 40 % disabilities .......................... 30
‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’ : India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise in Otar, Kazakhstan, from
October 30 to November 11, 2023 ...................................................................................... 31
Indian Army celebrated ‘Shaurya Diwas’ on October 27, 2023, in Jammu and Kashmir ..... 32
‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ : nationwide awareness campaign from 15th Nov ................ 33
Amit Shah inaugurated Country’s first Nano DAP plant in Gandhinagar, Gujarat ............... 34
PM Modi launched India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System at Sahibabad ..................... 35
Stealth destroyer, ‘IMPHAL’ was handed over to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited ............................................................................................................. 35
KYC-ECI Mobile App to Know Candidate Criminal Histories................................................. 36
PM to launch India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on 20th October .............. 36
Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2024-25 has been increased
.............................................................................................................................................. 37
Four per cent hike in dearness allowance for Central Government Employees .................. 38
Govt approves bonus for Group C and non-gazetted Group B rank officials ....................... 38
Global Maritime India Summit 2023 from October 17 to October 19 in Mumbai .............. 39
Ircon and RITES designated as Navratna Status Central Public Sector Enterprises ............. 39
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Female Labour Force Participation Rate in India improved to 37 per-cent ......................... 40
Government approved royalty rates for mining of Lithium, Niobium, and Rare Earth
Elements (REEs) .................................................................................................................... 40
Indian Air Force celebrated its 91st anniversary in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on 8 October
2023 ...................................................................................................................................... 41
Apply for Remote Pilot Certificate to operate drone without Passport............................... 42
HAL Delivers Twin-Seater LCA Tejas to Indian Air Force ....................................................... 43
Polity Current Affairs ................................................................................................................ 43
Assembly elections in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana
from 7th to 30th November, with the counting on 3rd December...................................... 43
Science and Technology Current Affairs................................................................................... 44
India Launches First Home-Produced Reference Fuel for for developing engines and
assessing their performance. ............................................................................................... 44
NCERT crafted ten special modules on Chandrayaan-3 for students from grades 1 to 12 .. 45
ISRO conducted a successful test of the crew escape system for the Gaganyaan ............... 45
GITEX Global 2023, the world’s largest technology and startup show took place from
October 16th to October 20th at Dubai ............................................................................... 46
Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Space flight (TV-D1) is scheduled for launch on 21 October 2023 47
Gaganyaan Mission: India’s Crewed Spaceflight in 2024 ..................................................... 48
Nobel Prize 2023 in Chemistry to three scientists: Moungi G Bawendi, Louis E Brus, and
Alexei Ekimov ....................................................................................................................... 49
Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier.............. 49
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine ............................... 50
India’s Solar Mission Aditya L1 moved beyond Earth’s influence ........................................ 51
Sports Current Affairs ............................................................................................................... 51
Asian Para Games 2023 : India’s medal tally of 111 is the highest ever .............................. 51
Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2023 in Ranchi from 27 October to 5 November
.............................................................................................................................................. 52
Unnati Hooda won the women’s singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 ................... 52
37th National Games 2023 in Goa from October 26 to November 9, 2023 ........................ 53
Fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, from 22 to 28 October, 2023 ..................... 53
Karthikeyan Murali beats World number One Magnus Carlsen in Qatar Masters Chess
tournament .......................................................................................................................... 54
IOC included Twenty-20 cricket and four other sports in the Olympic Games Los Angeles
2028 ...................................................................................................................................... 54
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