3 October 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 3rd October
Important Current Affairs 3rd October 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 3rd October including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 3rd October 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 3rd October – National News
1. Argentina and India have a social security agreement.
◉ A Social Security Agreement (SSA) has been ratified by India and Argentina.
◉ Dinesh Bhatia, Ambassador of India to Argentina, and Santiago Cafiero, minister of Argentina’s foreign affairs, international trade, and religion, signed the agreement in the presence of Raquel Kismer de Olmos, minister of Argentina’s labor, employment, and social security.
◉ The agreement guarantees contributory benefits, such as cash allowance for retirement or pension, rent subsidies, or lump sum payments in accordance with local law, to detached workers, or employees working temporarily in another country, as well as to their family members, without being subject to any reduction, modification, suspension, suppression, or retention.
2. Delhi’s Chief Minister revealed his winter action plan.
◉ Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has unveiled a 15-point “Winter Action Plan” to combat air pollution over the next winter months.
◉ The ‘Winter Action Plan’, which has 15 points, includes actions to reduce pollution and enhance Delhi’s air quality.
◉ In Punjab, measures have been taken to diversify crops, favor short-duration paddy types, and promote the conversion of stubble into fertilizer or energy.
◉ In the essay, the causes of wintertime air pollution in the NCR are discussed, including low wind speeds, frigid temperatures, burning stubble, vehicle emissions, and industrial pollutants.
3. The fourth iteration of the ICCR-sponsored Indo-Latin American Cultural Festival
◉ In New Delhi, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) launched the fourth iteration of the Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival.
◉ The two-day festival has 34 musicians from three nations: Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia.
◉ The festival is bringing together influential parties from India and Latin America to discuss the potential for cultural and academic partnerships.
◉ This festival of art and culture aims to draw attention to the rich cultural history of Latin America.
4. PATA Travel Mart will be held in India in 2023 in New Delhi
◉ The Pacific Asia Travel Association Travel Mart’s 46th edition will take place in India from October 4–6 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.
◉ The COVID-19 epidemic caused a three-year break in the physical version of the event, which is now back in action.
◉ In 2023, the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) will host the PATA Travel Mart.
◉ An international gathering of tourist industry experts and business stakeholders will take place in Delhi at this event, providing a special setting for networking, education, and cooperation.
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Appointment
5. KN Madhusudanan was appointed by the RBI as Dhanalakshmi Bank’s part-time chairman.
◉ After a 21-month vacancy, KN Madhusudanan has been named the part-time chairman of Dhanalakshmi Bank by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
◉ This comes after a 21-month absence of a chairman for the corporation following G Subramonia Iyer’s resignation in December 2021 for personal reasons.
◉ With effect from November 9, 2022, KN Madhusudanan held the position of independent director on the bank’s board before taking it on.
6. As DG of BRO, Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan succeeds
◉ The Border Roads Organization’s (BRO) 28th director general (DG), Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan, has taken over.
◉ In the BRO, he was appointed to the chief position after Lt. Gen. Rajeev Chaudhry retired.
◉ Prior to the promotion, Srinivasan held the position of Commandant at the Pune-based College of Military Engineering.
◉ Mr. Srinivasan graduated from both the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun and the National Defence Academy in Khadakwasla. He was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers in 1987.
◉ On May 7, 1960, the BRO was established with the goal of securing India’s borders through the construction of infrastructure in undeveloped regions of the north and northeastern states.
7. South Indian Bank has selected PR Seshadri as its MD and CEO.
◉ Beginning on October 1, P R Seshadri will serve as the MD and CEO of South Indian Bank.
◉ Murali Ramakrishnan, who held office from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2023, did so with distinction. He was succeeded by him.
◉ Seshadri has approximately 25 years of domestic and international banking expertise and has held top executive positions at a number of organizations, including Karur Vysya Bank Limited and Citigroup.
◉ Seshadri worked in a comparable capacity for the Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) before joining SIB.
Awards
8. Drew Weisman and Katalin Kariko were given the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
◉ Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been given the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition of their work on nucleoside base alterations, which allowed for the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
◉ The 50 professors that make up the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute present the renowned prize each year.
◉ It honors researchers who have significantly advanced medical knowledge for the good of humanity.
◉ Since 1901, 113 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been given out, with 12 of those going to female recipients.
Sports
9. Cricket World Cup 2023 official mascots have been revealed by the ICC. Prior to the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India, the names of the two official ICC mascots were made public after voting by fans around the world.
◉ ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been selected as the mascot pair’s names by a unanimous vote, according to the ICC.
◉ The two mascots will be present at all World Cup games in the venues, mingling with spectators and bringing additional energy to the main event. Fans from all across the world were asked to help name the pair when they were first introduced in August, with Blaze and Tonk coming out on top.
10. Men’s Team from India won the gold medal in the 50m Rifle 3P competition.
◉ At the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023, shooters Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran won gold in the men’s 50m rifle 3P team competition.
◉ Team India won the gold medal with a score of 1769 points.
◉ South Korea received the bronze medal with 1748 points, and the silver medal was won with 1763 points. India’s score also surpassed the 1761 points held by the United States since the previous year’s world record.
◉ While the female team of Divya Thadigol, Esha Singh, and Palak took home the silver medal in the women’s team competition for the 10m air pistol.
11. Indian men’s and women’s roller skating teams win bronze.
◉ At the Asian Games 2023, Indian roller skaters matched their highest-ever performance by winning two bronze medals in the men’s and women’s 3000m team relay competitions.
◉ On the ninth day of competitions, the women’s team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, and Aarathy Kasturi Raj opened India’s account with a time of 4:34.861s.
◉ The Indian quartet came in last place, trailing the gold medalists South Korea (4:21.146) and Chinese Taipei (4:19.447).
◉ Then, in the men’s team relay, Aryanpal Singh Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, and Vikram Ingale sealed a second bronze medal with a time of 4:10.128.
Important day
12. World Nature Day is on October 3.
◉ Every year on October 3, people celebrate World Nature Day.
◉ Objective: To increase public awareness of the difficulties facing our environment, particularly those brought on by climate change.
◉ The World Nature Organization (WNO) created it on October 3, 2010.
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