Current Affairs

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October - 07

• Following Burkina Faso ‘s second coup in less than nine months, Captain Ibrahim Traore was named president, according to an official announcement.

• At the Raj Bhavan in Shillong, Brigadier (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd. ), the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, assumed the role of governor of Meghalaya.

• India has emerged as the largest producer and consumer of sugar in the world and the second largest exporter.

• Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy has been nominated by US President Joe Biden to serve as the country’s representative on the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation.

• Senior Diplomat Sibi George was appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Japan.

• The Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a new ‘SupTech’ initiative DAKSH – the bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System, which is expected to make the supervisory processes more robust.

• The Union Finance Minister allowed airlines to avail of up to Rs 1,500 crore loan under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).

• The Rest of India’s side won the Irani Cup title after beating the Ranji Trophy Champion of 2019-2020 Saurashtra by eight wickets in Rajkot.