Current Affairs-October 2, 2023
INDIA
- Assam Police said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended in four districts of the State for six more months.
- Defence Ministry tightens rules of entitlement for disability compensation.
- Ministry of Civil Aviation observes Shramdaan event under Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyaan (SHS) 2023.
- CRPF in collaboration with Ministry of Women and Child Development to organize a cross-country bike expedition with Yashaswini.
- Defence Ministry launches several digital initiatives of Defence Accounts Department during its 276th Annual Day celebrations.
- On the occasion of 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, several leaders paid tribute to the father of nation at the Rajghat.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Oil firms raise aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel and commercial LPG prices.
- Gross GST revenue growth slowed to 10.2% in September.
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) celebrates its Seventh Annual Day.
- According to the Finance Ministry, the five-year recurring deposit under small savings scheme will now fetch 6.7 percent interest rate.
WORLD
- Indonesia is set to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in Southeast Asia.
- A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, in first visit in 30 years.
SPORTS
- Asian Games: Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold; Avinash Sable wins Gold In Men’s 3000m Steeplechase.
- Asian Games: Harmilan Bains (women’s 1500m), Murali Sreeshankar (men’s long jump), Ajay Kumar Saroj (men’s 1500m) and Jyothi Yarraji (women’s 100m hurdles) won silver.
- Indian Men’s Badminton Team wins the Silver Medal at the Asian Games.
