NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
PM Narendra Modi announces India's
first Railway University in Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated terminal building
of Vadodara's Harni. Airport on 22nd October
2016. He is also scheduled to attend a programme to distribute artificial limbs
and other implements to more than 8000 'Divyangs' (disabled persons) in the
city.
2.
Aviation scheme
UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) takes off: The Centre unveiled a regional connectivity scheme, known as UDAN
(Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik),with flights priced at
Rs.2,500 for one hour of flying time to and from regional airports.
Under the scheme, airlines will be offered a slew of sops at smaller airports
such as waiver of landing and parking charges.
3.
Mahesh Sharma chairs first meeting
of reconstituted CABC: I. Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has chaired the first meeting
of the Reconstituted Central Advisory Board on Culture (CABC).
4. 2,000 notes will be in
circulation soon: Banknotes of the denomination of Rs.2, 000 will be in circulation. The
Reserve Bank of India has very
nearly completed preparations for introducing this new high-value currency.
5. TRAI
suggests Rs 3,000-crore fine on incumbents: In a setback to incumbent mobile operators, the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed a penalty of about Rs 3,050 crore on
three telecom companies - BhartiAirtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular for
failing to provide sufficient interconnect points to Reliance Jio which has led
to massive call failures.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. FIFA unveils mascot for 2018 World Cup: Zabivaka the wolf followed in the footsteps of Naranjito the
orange, Footix the football-playingrooster and
Fuleco the armadillo by being named as the official mascot of the 2018 World
Cup.
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