- National Affairs: Union Home and Cooperation Amit Shah lay the foundation stone of the new terminal building of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Gwalior airport.
- Defence: India-Africa defence dialogue to be held on October 18. It will be on the sidelines of the def Expo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- Environment: CAQM will closely monitor the air-quality parameters. It will also review measures for the abatement of air pollution.
- Railways: first consignment of LHB wheels to Indian Railways flags from forged veal plant of RINL at Raebareli.
- Obituary: Dr. Dilip Mahalanobis dies in Kolkata at the age of 88. He was the inventor of oral rehydration solutions.
- Survey: A study was conducted by the industry body Confederation of Indian industries and a consultancy firm EY. The survey reported that India has optimistic growth prospects for foreign investments with a potential to attract around four $75 billion FDI in the next five years.
- International Affairs: 20th national congress of the Communist Party of China is to be held in Beijing on October 16-22. It is held once every five years.
- Appointment: Paytm payments Bank appoints Deepender Singh Rathore as the interim chief executive officer. This is in addition to his role as chief product technology officer. Static part-Satish Gupta, who was the bank‘s CEO is set to retire in October 2022.
- Important Day: United Nations world food day is annually observed across the globe on the 16th of October. It focuses on millions of people across the globe who cannot afford a healthy diet. The theme for this year-leave no one behind.
- Railway Minister inaugurates India’s first aluminium Freight Rake
- Garuda Aerospace and Lockheed Martin signs MoU
- Amit Shah launches MBBS course in Hindi
- National SC-ST Conclave
- PM to start PMJAY MA Yojana Ayushmann Cards
Question:
Q.1 Who is appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Paytm Payments Bank?
a. Vinayak Godse
b. G.K. Pillai
c. Deepender Singh Rathore
d. Pankaj Kapdeo
