22 October 2015 Current Affair
National
- Alok Rawat first male member of NCW
- India and Russia discuss ways to boost their economic ties
- PM Modi to lay foundation of new capital of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amravati
- Justice Reva Khetarpal appointed as new lokayukt of Delhi
- Mobile app for CPGRAMS portal to address governance-related grievance launched
International
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad makes a surprise visit to Moscow
- Around 400 elderly South Koreans meet privately today with North Korean relatives
- US vice president Joe Biden announced, he will not contest 2016 presidential election
- US, Russia signs MoU on air safety over Syria to reduce risk of inflight accidents
- S. and allies demand U.N. council action after Iran’s missile test
- Chinese president Xi Jimping seals nuclear power deal as a part of $62 bn in Britain
Politics
- Government acts against hoarders, seized over 5,800 tonnes of pulses
- Shiv Sena now warns against promotion of Pakistani actors
- Haryana government orders CBI probe in Dalit children killing case
- Andhra Pradesh government to spend Rs. 15 cr for welfare of police families
- Ajit pawar appears before ACB for irrigation case
- Holy book desecration, BSF deployed in Punjab amid protests
Business
- Western digital to buy SanDisk for $19bn deal
- Samardeep Subandh appointed as chief marketing officer of Flipkart
- Reliance capital to buy Goldman Sachs mutual funds business in India
- Volkswagen halts sale of new scandal linked cars in Europe
- Shop CJ to launch six regional channels
Defence
- Indian air force chopper makes emergency landing in Mumbai
- Army’s microlight aircraft crashes in Meghalaya, 2 injured
- Reliance defence limited joins group of companies assembled for supporting and promoting indigenous manufacturing
- India operationalizes Mi-17 helipad on the Siachen glacier near Kumar post at a height of about 16,000 ft
- China permits 29 US Naval captains to visit its lone aircraft carrier
Sports
- Saina, Kashyap advance to pre-quarterfinals in French Open
- Pakistan withdraws from next year’s blind Asia Cup in India
- Jacques Kallis selected as Kolkata Knight Riders’ new Head coach
- Satnam Singh to launch NBA Jump project
- Krishna Teja of Andhra won the National youth chess championship
