Current Affairs- October 17, 2023
INDIA
- The 5th edition of India STEM Summit 2023 is being organised in New Delhi.
- Supreme Court refers pleas against electoral bond scheme to 5-judge Constitution bench.
- India-UK 2 plus 2 Foreign and Defence Dialogue was held in New Delhi.
- Union Minister RK Singh launches dashboard for Data on Adoption and Forecasts of Electric Vehicles.
- Defence Ministry signs contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited for Mid Life Upgrade and Re-Powering of INS Beas.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the third edition of the Global Maritime India Summit 2023.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Guidance, the nodal agency for investment promotion of Tamil Nadu, has received the United Nations Promotion Award 2023.
- India’s wholesale prices stayed in deflationary mode for the sixth month in a row this September, at -0.26%.
WORLD
- Daniel Noboa, 35, became Ecuador’s youngest-ever President-elect.
- Israel military confirms 199 hostages abducted by Hamas.
- India’s retail inflation eased from 6.83% in August to 5.02% in September.
- Gitex Global 2023, a five-day tech Conference with the overarching theme, ‘The year to imagine AI in everything,’ officially kicked off in Dubai.
SPORTS
- Australia recorded its ninth win over Sri Lanka, the most by a team against a single opponent in World Cups.
- Scotland, Spain and Turkey qualify for Euro 2024.
