Important Current Affairs October 31 One liner

2018-11-01

October 31 – World Cities Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation Statue of Unity, built in honour of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Gujarat.
182-metre statue of the Iron Man of India, world’s tallest, unveiled on his 143rd birth anniversary.
Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani unveiled the Fabric of Unity in Gurugram in Haryana.
Train 18, the NextGen Shatabdi, launched at ICF, Tamil Nadu
North east monsoon to hit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during next 24 hours.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, mankind’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun, has set a new record for closest approach to the sun by a human-made object.
NASA’s Kepler space telescope to retire.
Oil prices fall on rising supply.

Ease of Doing Business Index

India jumped 23 ranks in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index 2018 to 77.
The Financial Stability and Development Council, FSDC, held a meeting in New Delhi which was presided over by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
AIBA World Championships brand ambassador – Mary Kom
‘Operation Faithful Patriot’ – US.’s southwest border to assist border patrol agents in California, Texas and Arizona.
2018 Gleitsman Award – Malala Yousafzai to be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education
Pankaj Advani wins Asian Snooker Tour Title in Jinan, China.