National

'Waste to Art' - 'Scrap to Sculpture' Exhibition

• 'Waste to Art' - 'Scrap to Sculpture' Exhibition was organized by Ministry of Culture to showcase the best creative initiatives taken by its various Organizations at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
• The Exhibition was inaugurated by Minister of State for Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal.

 International

India, EU

• Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal discussed progress in India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations with European Commission's Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.

 Economy

$30 trillion economy by 2047

• NITI Aayog has forecasted that India’s economy will be worth $30 trillion in 2047, with a per capita GDP of $17,590.

 Environment

“Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre”

• National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA ) Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change in collaboration with the Sankala Foundation is organising an art exhibition titled, “Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
• National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was established in 2006.

 Defence 

KAZIND-2023

• Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel departed for Kazakhstan to take part in the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’.
• The Exercise will be conducted at Otar in Kazakhstan.

 Sports

Asian Shooting Championships

• Manu Bhaker secured India's 11th Paris Olympics quota in Korea.
• She finished fifth in women’s 25-metre sports pistol at the Asian Championships in Changwon, Korea.

Sultan of Johor Cup 

• Indian men's hockey team registered a stunning 3-1 victory against hosts Malaysia in the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup at Johor Bahru in Malaysia.

Asian Roller Hockey Championship

• Jhujhar Singh leads India to the silver medal in the Asian Roller Hockey Championship held in China.

Rugby World Cup 2023

• South Africa won fourth Rugby World Cup title with a victory over New Zealand in the final.

 Person in News

Matthew Perry

•  Actor Matthew Perry has died after apparently drowning in a hot tub.

Prof. Saleemul Huq

• Eminent climate change expert Professor Saleemul Huq, director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development, passed away in Dhaka.

Klaus Goersch

•  Air India has appointed Klaus Goersch as Executive VP and Chief Operations Officer.

Munish Sharda

• Munish Sharda has been appointed as a Whole-time Director, with the title of Executive Director.

 Miscellaneous

Urban Mobility India Conference 2023

• Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), Pune has secured the top honour at the Urban Mobility India Conference 2023, hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

World Thrift Day

• World Thrift Day or World Savings Day is celebrated each year on 30 October to aware consciousness to people about their financial security, savings, and freedom.