Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Oct 22nd to 31st Oct 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Stuttering Awareness Day 2022 is observed on the 22nd of October 2022.
• United Nations Day 2022 is observed on the 24th of October 2022.
• World Polio Day 2022 is observed on the 24th of October 2022.
• Every year, from October 24 to 30, Disarmament Week is observed.
• World day for Audiovisual Heritage 2022 is observed on the 27th of October 2022.
• World Stroke Day 2022 is observed on the 29th of October 2022 & the theme set by the WSO is “Learn the signs, Say it's a stroke, and save precious time.”
• World Savings Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022. (30th October in India) & the theme set up by the International Savings Bank Congress is “Saving prepares you for a better future”
• Halloween Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022 & the theme is “Carving of Pumpkin.”
• National Unity Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the national government will start a Rs 500 crore accelerator program to help agro enterprises with their profitable ideas.
• The Ministry of Railways has announced the closing of New Delhi's Central Organization for Modernization of Workshops (COFMOW).
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced "Mission Schools of Excellence"
• PM Modi has launched the Mission LIFE effort to protect the environment in Kevadiya, Gujarat
• The Indian Railways plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 and also focus on increasing network capacity.
• The fifth edition of Windergy India 2023, the most complete international trade fair and conference in India, will take place from October 4 to October 6, 2023.
• The Maharashtra Women and Children Development Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha launched India's first "Migration Monitoring Systems" in Mumbai.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi began the hiring effort for the Rozgar Mela, which aims to hire 10 lakh people.
• According to a new Climate Transparency analysis, India will lose 5.4% of its GDP in 2021, the most of any G20 country.
• The Agriculture Ministry has set up two committees one for nationwide implementation of technology-based crop yield estimation and the other for standardization and improvement of weather data infrastructure.
• Vinai Kumar Saxena, the lieutenant governor of Delhi, has introduced the "SAMRIDDHI 2022–23" one-time property tax amnesty program, which will significantly relieve thousands of city residents and business property owners.
• The three-day "Akash for Life" space conference will demonstrate how all schools of thought have been thoroughly integrated to combine traditional and modern knowledge.
• The NIA will open offices in every state: The Union Minister of Housing and Cooperation, Amit Shah, spoke at the beginning of a two-day "Chintan Shivir" in Surajkund, Haryana.
• The nation's finance minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, officially inaugurated the third campus of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) -K campus in Kakinada.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• The International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank’s private sector investment arm, has launched a new, $6 billion financing facility to strengthen the private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and help support food production.
• The European Parliament has approved a new rule to introduce a single charging port for electronic gadgets (mobile phones, tablets, and cameras) by 2024 in the European Union (EU).
• India and France have been re-elected as President and Co-President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
• Global anti-terrorism watchdog Financial Action Task Force  (FATF) removed Pakistan from its “grey list” after four years.
• The legendary Hollywood star Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released the first-ever priority pathogen list, the WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List (WHO FPPL) which includes 19 fungi to identify fungi that pose the greatest threat to public health.
• A new report by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has warned that the climate plans from governments worldwide remain insufficient to limit rising temperatures to5 degrees Celsius as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) partnered with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to launch project ‘Vayu Amrit’, a crop residue management initiative, in Sangrur, Punjab to mitigate stubble burning.
• The Assam government has inked 7 memoranda of understanding and agreement (MoU, MoA) with different industry players in a move to draw a roadmap for a broad-based development of
• The WEG Industries Pvt. Ltd has installed India’s first 4.20-MW wind turbine generator, a single unit with the largest generation capacity, at Vadalivilai near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu at ₹88 crores.
• The 136 feet tall Durga puja pandal situated in Lucknow's Jankipuram, Uttar Pradesh (UP) is all set to be recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest ever.
• Paytm E-commerce Private Limited (PEPL), the parent of Paytm Mall, became the first app to go live on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Ladakh MP Mr. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal launched the “Main Bhi Subhash'' campaign from Leh.
• The Delhi government has launched an anti-firecracker campaign named 'Diya Jalao, Patake Nahi' (light up lamps, not firecrackers) at Central Park in New Delhi, Delhi to promote a pollution-free festival of
• Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the 'Kunjapp', a mobile application to prevent cyber crimes against children in Kerala.
• Karnataka Chief Minister Shri Basavaraj Bommai announced that the Upper Bhadra scheme will become Karnataka's first national project.
• Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik virtually launched the 'Football for All initiative to promote the sport among school children in
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the aerodrome license to Odisha’s Jeypore airport.
• Jakson Green Pvt Limited (JGPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan government to invest about Rs 22,400 crore (US$ 2.71 billion) to set up green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in
• The Government of Meghalaya, Power Department has signed an agreement with North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd  (NEEPCO) for the development of two hydel projects in Meghalaya at a program held at Pinewood Hotel, Shillong.
• Union Minister for Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake - 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station in
• For the first time, "Honesty shops” have been launched in the Ernakulam district of Kerala for students up to Class 12.
• Delhi Lieutenant Governor Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena launched a one-time property tax amnesty scheme “SAMRIDDHI 2022-23”, which will provide a major relief to lakhs of residential and commercial property owners in Delhi.
• Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik launched a common credit portal SAFAL' (Simplified Application for Agricultural Loans) for the welfare of farmers.
• The Assam government department of Environment and Forests and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the “Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)” program in Assam
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Arunachal Pradesh on October 30, 2022, to inaugurate the Donyi Polo Airport, at Hollongi near Itanagar. 
• The Goa government will introduce a mobile application that would serve as a centralized platform for the entire taxi industry in

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

• Leading stock brokerage firm, HDFC Securities Limited, has opened the first-ever Women-Only Digital Centre (DC) in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) have partnered to enhance the reach of financial solutions to large sections of society across India and enable frictionless finance to a billion Indians.
• India’s leading fintech platform, PhonePe, has launched its first Green Data Center in India, in Mumbai, Maharashtra leveraging technologies and solutions from Dell Technologies and
• The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) has inked an agreement with the Fintech Association of Japan (FAJ) to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the fintech domain.
• NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has partnered with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) to introduce its credit cards on the Bharat BillPay ecosystem.
• The Finance Ministry hiked interest rates on 5 of 12 small savings schemes for Q3FY23 (October-December).
• The private sector lender IDBI Bank has launched the "Amrit Mahotsav FD" scheme of 555 days commencing as part of its festive offer.
• Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Limited (ABHICL) has launched ‘Activ Fit’, a comprehensive health insurance plan that targets consumers with active lifestyles and aims to reward them for their good health behavior.
• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has revised the equity allocation rules for Tier 1 and Tier II National Pension System (NPS) accounts.
• ICICI Bank has launched Smart Wire, an online solution to help its customers carry out SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) widened the scope of the Demat Debit and Pledge Instruction (DDPI) for pledging and repledging of securities for margin purposes effective from November 18, 2022.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) canceled the license of Brickwork Ratings, prohibited it from taking up new clients, and directed it to wind up operations in 6 months.
• Stock exchange BSE has got an in-principle nod from the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for the social stock exchange as a separate segment.
• Russia's Gazprombank has opened a special Rupee account with UCO Bank for undertaking cross-border trade transactions in the Indian Rupee
• The DCB Bank has relaunched its 'Suraksha Fixed Deposit (FD)' scheme. & it is a 3-year FD scheme that provides a combination of savings and safety for depositors as well as their dependents.
• Public sector lender Indian Bank has rolled out 6 new digital initiatives under ‘Project WAVE’  (World of Advance Virtual Experience) for enhancing customer experience through integrated services on its digital platform.
• The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) operating under the Department of Posts has launched a group accident insurance plan with an accidental death coverage of Rs 10 lakh.
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), announced the launch of Bima Sugam, an online marketplace that will house all companies selling life and non-life insurance on a single platform. 
• The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has offered more flexibility to general insurance companies in designing and pricing products under miscellaneous lines of business and allowed them to launch these in the market without prior regulatory approval.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted its 3-year ban on 101-year-old Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) on opening new branches
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 15-member committee for 2 years, to give suggestions for increasing health insurance coverage in India.
• National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), has formed a Finance Committee (NFC) on the sidelines of NAREDCO 24th Annual General Meeting to enable developers easy access to funds based on merit and viability of the projects.
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a 24-member committee to develop and suggest an affordable and comprehensive cover for the rural population.
• Northern Arc Capital, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), has raised $50 million (about ₹400 crores) through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) from the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO.
• RBI in its estimation of Green GDP for India article, India needs to set up a dedicated wing in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) that will be responsible for providing the time-series database required for estimation of Green GDP and releasing estimates of Green GDP for India periodically regularly.
• According to the forecast by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2022, India's economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7% this year from 8.2% in 2021, citing higher financing costs and weaker public expenditures.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had placed Thrissur (Kerala)-based private bank Dhanlaxmi Bank under tight monitoring with its financial position coming under greater public scrutiny.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• Research from ICICI Lombard by Motilal Oswal- The underwriting loss for ICICIGI was INR1.5 billion in 2Q as contrasted to INR 1.9 billion in 1QFY23 since OPEX increased at 9% rise while NEP grew at 11%.
• The country's competition commission fined Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., Rs 1,337 crore for anti-competitive behavior involving Android mobile devices.
• Coca-Cola, a multinational soft drink corporation, declared that the Indian market had made "Sprite," a lemon- and lime-flavored soft drink, a billion-dollar brand.
• The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) released Electronic Gold receipts (EGR) on its platform.
• India's foreign exchange reserves (Forex Reserves) fell to a level not seen in more than two years, as the country's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), defended the rupee's fall while ignoring the serious threat posed by dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
• Shiprocket is the first inter-city logistics company to connect to the ONDC network, allowing vendors from all industries to transport products to cities and towns across India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and AI-driven financial wellness platform CASHe have teamed up to offer a "travel now pay later" (TNPL) payment option on IRCTC Rail Connect, the company's travel app.
• Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Assam government to support and accelerate the State's goal of fostering digital growth and development.
• In a recent analysis, the World Economic Forum (WEF) claimed that putting drones at the forefront of a technology-driven transformation of Indian agriculture may boost the country's GDP by 1–1.5% and generate at least five lakh new jobs in the coming years.
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) levied fines of Rs 392 crore against Make My Trip, Goibibo (MMT-Go), and OYO.
• The Nasscom Foundation and American Express have partnered to train and upskill 700 women graduates through an employment-linked training project, ‘Women Empowerment Through Technology
• Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a US-headquartered electric vehicle company, Triton Electric Vehicle (TEV), to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells.
• India’s Greenko group and Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure have signed an MoU to export green energy to Singapore from 2025.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has designated senior Solar Scientist, Dr. Sankarasubramanian K, as the Principal Scientist of the 'Aditya-L1' Mission.
• The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed K P Ashwini as a Special Rapporteur (SR) on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
• Former Civil Aviation Secretary Mr. Pradeep Singh Kharola was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) for two years.
• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has nominated two directors Mr. G Mahalingam and Deepak Mohanty to the board of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
• The Road Transport and Highways Secretary, Mr. Aramane Giridhar has been named the new defense secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle affected by the Centre.
• The government has appointed a 1990 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre, Mr. Sanjay Malhotra as the new revenue secretary.
• Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company Das Foodtech Private Limited, which owns the nut butter brand Pintola, has appointed Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav as a Brand ambassador to endorse the company’s exclusive range of nut butter and rice cakes across platforms.
• Boltt Games Private Limited’s Fire-Boltt brand has appointed actor and film producer Vijay Deverakonda as its new brand ambassador.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has appointed Jaxay Shah, founder chairman of Savvy Group and former chairman of CREDAI as the chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for three years.
• The Center has appointed Mr. Narayana Rao Battu, an Additional Secretary in the Law Ministry, as a Whole-Time Member (Law) of the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRA).
• PNB Housing Finance has appointed Girish Kousgi as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) reelected Mr. A K Goel, managing director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank as its new chairman, who will serve the industry body for the financial year 2022-23.
• The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) announced Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh as the brand ambassador for the 3rd T20 World Cup for the Blind to be held in India.
• ICICI Bank's board of directors has reappointed Mr. Sandeep Bakshi as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for a period of three years up to October 3, 2026.
• The United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Ms. Liz Truss has resigned from the post after six turbulent weeks in office, making her the shortest-serving prime minister (44 days) in British history. 
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited has appointed C S Rajan as an additional and independent director on the bank’s board for five years.
• Rishi Sunak (42) was appointed by King Charles III as United Kingdom’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister.
• The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has appointed Sangeeta Verma, as an Acting Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for three months or till any further orders.
• Shefali Juneja, India’s representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has been elected as the chairperson of the United Nations specialized aviation agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC).
• An Indo-Canadian healthcare worker, Ms. Navjit Kaur Brar, has become the first turban-wearing Sikh woman to be elected as a city councilor of Brampton city in
• Packaged goods company Emami Limited has roped in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the new brand ambassador for its BoroPlus Ayurvedic Antiseptic Cream.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

• According to Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, the majority of housing projects funded by the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) housing scheme has been completed.
• Karnataka Bank has won the Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) National Digital Transformation Awards, "DX 2022 Awards," for best practices in digital transformation in the BFSI sector.
• India Exposition Mart Limited, one of the leading venue planners and providers in India that offers technology-driven, world-class facilities and safety standards suitable for hosting international business-to-business exhibitions, conferences, congresses, product launches, and promotional events, was awarded the National Tourism Award 2018-2019 for the “Best Standalone Convention Centre” for its Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida at the National Tourism Awards 2022 that was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
• Hyderabadi Haleem from Telangana defeated other foods including Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev to win the title of "Most Popular GI."
• For its initiative titled "Green Garland to the State of Telangana," the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, has been recognized as the Grand Winner of the AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers) World Green City Awards 2022, the most prestigious award of the inaugural AIPH World Green City awards (2022 edition).
• Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’.
• Karim Benzema, a professional French footballer for Real Madrid, has won the Men's Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball Award) 2022, becoming the fifth Frenchman to do so.
• The European Parliament has bestowed the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on the people of Ukraine in recognition of their resistance to Russia's invasion.
• The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) received the national prize for intellectual property for 2021 and 2022.
• The Union Home Minister's Trophy for the "Best Police Training Institution for Training of Gazetted Officers for the Year 2020-21" was awarded to the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hakimpet, Hyderabad.
• The feature film "Pather Panchali" by renowned director Satyajit Ray has been named the best Indian movie of all time by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
• The film RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli and recently released in Japan, has won its first major international award.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• India successfully test-fired 'Agni Prime' - a new generation of ballistic missiles - from off the coast of Odisha.
• The Technology Development and Acceleration Cell  (TDAC) of the Naval Innovation Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) under the Indian Navy and Drone Federation of India (DFI) have joined hands to collaboratively work towards promoting indigenous development, manufacturing and testing of a drone, counter-drone, and associated technologies for the
• The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from 26 to 30 October 2022 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
• The Second edition of India and the United States Tri-Service HARD (Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief) Exercise Tiger Triumph was conducted in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
• India and the US will conduct a fortnight-long mega-military exercise Yudh Abhyas in Uttarakhand’s Auli in October 2022.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a C-295 MW transport aircraft manufacturing project for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Vadodara in Gujarat on 30 Oct 2022.
• Garuda Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate Garuda Aerospace’s Made-In-India drones with Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems’ advanced uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) software solutions for defense and commercial purposes.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its stake to 7.7% from 5.65% in an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
• The Competition Commission of India (Commission) has imposed a penalty of 1,337.76 crores on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem, and for violating Section 4 of the Act. 
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of a 10% stake of the total paid-up share capital and voting rights of the Yes Bank Limited (Target) by CA Basque Investments (Acquirer), under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002
• Fair trade regulator Competition Commission cleared the acquisition of business undertakings of Shubhalakshmi Polyesters Ltd (SPL) and Shubhlaxmi Polytex Ltd (SPTex) by Reliance Polyester Ltd (RPL).
• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of equity securities amounting up to 10% in YES Bank Limited (Target) by Verventa Holdings Ltd. (Acquirer)
• Nomura Singapore divested a 1.52% stake in private sector lender CSB Bank Limited (erstwhile Catholic Syrian Bank Limited) for over Rs 61.31 crore through an open market transaction.
• Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. I.p (KKR & Co.Inc) had signed an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Ness Digital Engineering (Ness), a US-based digital services transformation company from The Rohatyn Group (TRG).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Iranian government has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits.
• Alphabet Inc's Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece.
• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch its third mission Chandrayaan-3 (C-3) to the Moon in June 2023 onboard the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3).
• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed that the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has lost communication with ground stations, it’s non-recoverable and the Mangalyaan mission has attained end-of-life.
• The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) Madras and National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station (ISS). 
• Indian Space Research Organizations' heaviest rocket Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3) in its first commercial mission LVM3-M2 had successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites for London-headquartered Network Access Associated Limited (OneWeb) into low earth orbit.
• Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved India's first petrol-operated drones designed and manufactured by the students’ startup Daksha Unmanned Systems (DUMS) Private Limited.
• Walmart-owned payment services provider PhonePe invested USD 200 million (around Rs 1,661 crore) in building data centers in India.
• Indian cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched a 'made-in-India camera drone' named 'Droni' with advanced features manufactured by Garuda Aerospace. 
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu has launched a ‘Punch the Plastic’ campaign, on the event of World Sustainability Day, being observed on October 26, 2022.
• IT services firm Cognizant is expanding its collaboration with chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc to open a 5G experience center in Atlanta, North America.
• A group of Indian scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous research institution under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, have developed the first indigenous Overhauser (OVH) Magnetometer, one of the most accurate magnetometers extensively used by all magnetic observatories around the Researchers have found a solution for retrofitting old non-earthquake-resistant buildings with a technology that can prevent major damage to such buildings from earthquakes without compromising their strength.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• India ranks third in the first-ever global survey on the rise of centi-millionaires – those with assets of more than Rs 830 crore ($100 million) — despite having high levels of poverty, inflation, and hunger.
• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which oversees Aadhaar, has once again topped the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) September rankings report for addressing the most public grievances among all government ministries and departments.
• The National Statistical Office (NSO), which is part of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has issued a news release on the country's employment outlook for the period from September 2017 to June 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• Serbian scientists named a new species of beetle after tennis player Novak Djokovic because of its speed, strength, flexibility, durability, and capacity to thrive in harsh environments.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• The Corbett Papers: Biographical, Legal, & Contextual Material on the Life & Career of Jim Corbett of Kumaon, edited and compiled by Akshay Shah and Stephen Alter, is a new book about Jim Corbett.
• Bimal Jalan, an economist, wrote the book "From Dependence to Self­Reliance: Mapping India's Rise as a Global Superpower," which takes stock of India's growth trajectory and benefits from Bimal Jalan's deep insights.
• Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs in the Government of India (GOI), has written a new book titled "DELHI UNIVERSITY: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years."

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• Tazuni, a playful, football-obsessed penguin, has been named the Official Mascot of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.
• Magnus Carlsen won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title for 2022 after easily defeating Arjun Erigaisi in the quarterfinals of the eighth and final event of the tour.
• The 5th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will take place in Madhya Pradesh from January 31st to February 11th, 2023.
• The 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022 was won by Belgium's Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States (US).
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) Western Air Command won the Air Force Lawn Tennis Championship 2022-23, which was held at Head Quarter MC, Vayu Sena Nagar, Nagpur.
• China’s He Bing Jiao & Shi Yu Qi have ended as CHAMPIONS in Denmark OPEN 2022.
• In wrestling, teenager Aman Sehrawat made history as he became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made a landmark decision when it established a "pay equity policy," stating that its centrally-contracted men's and women's players would get equal match fees.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Karnataka Assembly Deputy Speaker and three-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Anand Mamani, passed away at the age of 56.
• National award recipient director of Bengali films, Pinaki Chaudhuri, has passed away at the age of 82 in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• The co-founder of the energy drink company Red Bull and founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team, Dietrich Mateschitz, has passed away at the age of 78.
• Veteran actor Leslie Allen Jordan has passed away at the age of 67.
• The French painter who came to fame with his works reflecting on the shades and forms of black, Pierre Soulages passed away at the age of 102.
• Veteran Assamese actor, Nipon Goswami passed away at the age of 80.
• An Iranian loner, also popular as the "dirtiest man in the world" for not taking a shower for more than half a century, Amou Haji passed away at the age of 94 in Iran.