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GK Update

Sat 28 Oct, 2023

National

  SARAS Ajeevika Mela

  • Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurated SARAS Ajeevika Mela showcasing the best of crafts by rural Self Help Group Women at Gurugram. 
  • It has been organised by the Ministry of Rural Development, National Institute of Rural Development, and Panchayati Raj.

 Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition

  • Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated 16th Urban Mobility India Conference & Exhibition 2023 in New Delhi.
  • The three-day conference will focus on designing and implementing of efficient, high-quality, integrated, and resilient urban transport systems in the cities.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Defence

ICG Subordinate Officers’ Conclave

  • 6th Indian Coast Guard Subordinate Officers’ Conclave was held in New Delhi. 
  • The theme of the conclave was Towards an Inclusive Approach.
Director General Rakesh Pal

‘Shaurya Diwas’

  • Indian army celebrated the ‘Shaurya Diwas’ to mark the 76th year of the landing of forces in Kashmir which ensured the first civil-military victory of Independent India.
First Param Vir Chakra recipient Major Somnath Sharma

Sports

Asian Para Games

  • Pramod Bhagat won gold medal in the badminton men's singles SL3 event. 
  • Suhas L Yathiraj won gold medal in the badminton men's singles SL-4 event.
  • Thulasimathi Murugesan won gold medal in the badminton women's singles SU5 event.
  • Nitesh Kumar and Tarun Dhillon won gold medal in the men's doubles badminton SL3-SL4 event.
  • Dharmaraj Solairaj won gold medal in the men's long jump-T64 event.
  • Raman Sharma won gold medal in the men's 1500m T-38 event.
  • Sheetal Devi won gold medal in the archery women's individual compound open event.

 Women's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

  • Asian Women’s Hockey Champion’s Trophy began in Ranchi, Jharkhand. 
  • The championship is an Olympic qualifier tournament for the Paris Olympics.

 Person in News

Om Prakash Dhankar

  • BJP has appointed Om Prakash Dhankar as National Secretary of the party.

 Badr Albusaidi

  • External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar held a conversation with Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi.
Oman Capital: Muscat

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

  • Malaysia's royal families elected Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar to be the country's next king.
Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Vani Sarraju Rao

  • Vani Sarraju Rao has been appointed as India's new ambassador to Italy.
Italy Capital: Rome

Miscellaneous

iPhones production in India

  • Tata Group will start making iPhones from India for domestic and global markets within two and a half years.
Tata Group Founded: 1868 Founder: Jamsetji Tata

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