Current Affairs One-Liner: 3rd October 2022

The report titled, “India Tourism Statistics 2022” was released by the Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankar. According to the report, the state of Maharashtra saw the highest influx of foreign tourists (1.26 million), followed by Tamil Nadu (1.23 million).
According to the official data released by the central government, eight core sector industries' growth rate drops to 3.3% in August 2022 from 12.2% in August 2021. The growth rate in the core sector fell to a 9-month low.
The Indian Mars Orbiter Craft of Mission Mangalyaan ran out of fuel and battery after completing 8 years orbiting the red planet. Mangalyaan was designed and launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
According to the data released by the RBI’s Balance of Payment (BoP), India’s Current Account Deficit in the first quarter (Q1) of FY23 widened to USD 23.9 billion, which is 2.8% of the GDP.

In order to get feedback on the 3 new varieties of IARI Basmati, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) organized a 3-day Kisan Sampark Yatra. The newly developed disease-resistant varieties are:

The Telangana government increased the reservation for the Scheduled Tribe communities from 6% to 10%. The order was issued by the Tribal Welfare Department of the state.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Odisha government to revive the Sukapaika River, which is a distributary of the Mahanadi River, by March 2023.
Appointments:

Lawyer Lalit Bhasin was appointed as the national President of Indian American Chambers of Commerce (IACC).
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist Anil Kumar was appointed as the new Vice-President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

Every year, the first Monday in October month is observed as World Habitat Day across the world. It is an initiative of the United Nations. The theme of World Habitat Day 2022 is, “Mind the Gap. Leave No One and Place Behind”.

Geneticist Svante Pääbo of Sweden was awarded the Nobel Prizes 2022 for Medicine/ Physiology for his discoveries concerning the “genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”.

The Chairperson of wind energy firm Suzlon Energy, Tulsi Tanti passed away at the age of 64 due to cardiac arrest.

Indian javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh was suspended from competing till October 2025 due to a doping violation. He tested positive for consuming a performance-enhancing steroid, Methandienone.
India (237/3) beat South Africa (221/3) by 16 runs in the 2nd T-20I. Indian opener, KL Rahul was declared Player of the Match for his 57(28) runs.
More than 125 people were killed in a stampede following a football match in the Malang city of East Java province, Indonesia.

Question:

Q.1 India’s current account deficit for Q1 in FY23 is?
a. 2.5%
b. 2.8%
c. 3.5%
d. 3.8%