1.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved a ‘Safe City project’ for Lucknow at a total cost of Rs.194.44 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund Scheme.The Safe city proposal for Lucknow will be implemented by Uttar Pradesh Police, assisted by the Municipal bodies and city transport authorities.The Safe City project for Lucknow also envisages gender sensitization awareness campaigns.
2.Steel manufacturing giant Tata Steel was named as an official partner for the 2018 Men’s hockey World Cup on 29 October 2018.The hockey world cup will be held here from 28 November 2018 to 16 December 2018 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.Tata Steel is the 10th-largest steel producer in the world.
3.The World Bank released ‘Doing Business Report’ on 31 October 2018.According to the 2018 report, India is placed at 77th rank among 190 countries assessed by the World Bank.In 2017, India was placed at 100th rank.In the ‘Grant of Construction Permits’ indicator, India’s ranking improved from 181 in 2017 to 52 in 2018.
4.Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik flagged off ‘Saubhagya Raths’ for 20 districts to identify households without electricity on 31 October 2018.Officials onboard these ‘Saubhagya Raths’ will survey areas in their respective jurisdiction with an aim to achieve 100% electrification of households.‘Saubhagya Raths’ will traverse each district for one month till November 30, 2018.
5.Under Section 7 of the RBI Act of 1934, the government of India can give directions to the RBI to take certain actions ‘in the public interest’.Till now, the government has never invoked section 7 of RBI Act.The issue of invoking Section 7 (1) of the RBI Act came up during the hearing of Allahabad high court in a case filed by the Independent Power Producers Association of India.
6.The Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FP-LMIS) has been inaugurated in Haryana on 31 October 2018.It will ensure availability, supply and monitoring of family planning services from the state level to the Accredited Social Health Activists’ (ASHA) level.It would provide online information about medicines and family planning commodities.
7.The 109th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council was held in Manama, Bahrain.The UNWTO Executive Council began on 30 October 2018.Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons is leading the Indian delegation at the UNWTO Executive Council.India will be the chair of the ‘programme and budget committee’ of UNWTO Executive Council till 2021.
8.United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed veteran Norwegian diplomat Geir O. Pedersen as next Special Envoy for Syria.
9.The Kerala Tourism Department has launched ‘SMiLE Virtual Tour Guide’ .A ‘SMiLE Virtual Tour Guide’ links tourists with their places of attraction and providers of experiential services.The ‘SMiLE’ guide renders information on 40 Malabar attractions.It has been conceived and executed by Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC).
10.Marie and Vijay Goradia received the ‘Roy M Huffington Award’ for 2018 in the US.They were awarded for making significant contributions to the areas of literacy, education and healthcare in India.The Huffington Award is the highest honour granted by the Asia Society Texas Centre (ASTC).Vijay Goradia is the founder and Chairman of Vinmar International.
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