CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 31st OCTOBER, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 31^st OCTOBER, 2023

1. The Uttarakhand Government has announced the establishment of the Rajaji Tiger Reserve Conservation Foundation.
2. NASA launched the Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment (INFUSE) mission on 29 October, 2023.
3. The Indian Navy celebrated a significant milestone on 30 October 2023, with the launch of ‘DSC A 21,’ the second vessel in the Diving Support Craft (DSC) project.
4. A comprehensive study conducted by AIIMS Delhi, in collaboration with scientists from Europe and the US, has highlighted significant variations in hypertension care at the district level in India.
5. Manoj Sinha released the book ‘Warrior on Wheels-Wheelchair to Padma Shri’.
6. Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s novel ‘Western Lane’ has been shortlisted for Booker Prize 2023.
7. Karnataka Forest Department has launched centralized wildlife crime management system ‘HAWK’.
8. New Delhi Government has started ‘Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojona’.
9. World Cities Day is annually celebrated on 31 October every year. The theme of 2023 is “Financing sustainable urban future for all”.
10. Every year World Stroke Day is observed on 29 October to emphasize the serious nature and high rates of stroke.
11. National Unity Day is celebrated in India on 31 October every year. It was introduced by the Government of India in 2014.
12. World Students Day is observed on 15 October every year.
13. International Day of the Girl Child is annually observed on 11 October to advocate for the full spectrum of girls’ rights.
14. Ritika Hooda is the first female Indian wrestler to become Under-23 Wrestling World Champion held in Albania.
15. Bangladesh is building memorial to honour Indian heroes of Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Agartala-Akhaura cross border center rail project on 1 November, 2023.