Current Affairs-October 28, 2023
INDIA
- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs postponed its adoption of a draft report on three Bills seeking to replace the existing criminal laws.
- Study: Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, Vikram kicked up 2 tonnes of lunar dust.
- Mizoram has highest cancer incidence rate in India, as per a new study.
- Karnataka, along with the Wildlife Trust of India, has launched the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Mango exports from India rose 19% in the first five months of 2023-24, with the U.S. importing more than 2,000 metric tonnes; 41 countries bought the pulpy fruit this year.
- iPhone maker, Taiwan’s Wistron approved the sale of its India unit, Wistron InfoComm to the Tata Group.
- Reliance Jio has tested satellite Internet service, JioSpaceFiber, in four remote districts in India.
WORLD
- United States fighter jets launched airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- United Nations said it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
SPORTS
- Asian Para Games 2023: India finished the campaign with 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze to get 111 medals in total.
- World Cup: South Africa defeats Pakistan after 24 years with a close one-wicket victory.
- Arjun Babuta and Tilottama Sen get Olympic quota for Paris, with silver medals in air rifle in the 15th Asian shooting championship.
