National

'AI Safety Summit' 2023

• Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar will participate in the two-day 'AI Safety Summit' 2023 in the United Kingdom. 
• The summit has been organized by the UK Government.

UNESCO List of Creative Cities Network

• Kozhikode in Kerala has been designated as the UNESCO ‘City of Literature’ and Gwalior as the ‘City of Music’ in the latest UNESCO List of Creative Cities Network.

'Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)’ platform

• PM Narendra Modi  launched 'Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)’ platform for youth of the country on October 31st, at Kartavya Path on the National Unity Day.

 Finance Minister visit to Sri Lanka

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has embarked on a three day official visit to Sri Lanka. 
• The visit will feature a series of crucial engagements and diplomatic exchanges.
• She will also address the India Sri Lanka Business Summit at Colombo on the theme ‘Enhancing Connectivity: Partnering for Prosperity’.

International

India-Bangladesh

• PM Narendra Modi and PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina will jointly inaugurate three Indian-assisted development projects. 
• The three projects are the Akhaura-Agartala Cross-Border Rail Link; Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line; and Unit-II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant.

India-Singapore

• Singapore's Permanent Secretary Chan Heng Kee held discussions with India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan. 
• This pivotal engagement took place on the sidelines of the 15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue, hosted in New Delhi.

Thailand scraps visas for Indian tourists

• Thailand is scrapping visas for scores of Indian tourists in order to rekindle the fire in its tourism sector. 
• India has been Thailand’s fourth largest source market for tourism so far this year.

Defence

Army Aviation Corps

• Army Aviation Corps is celebrating its 38th Raising Day today. 
• Army Aviation was created as a separate arm on 1st November 1986.

MiG-21 to SU-30 MKI

• The Number 4 Squadron (Oorials) of the Indian Air Force based at Air Force Station Uttarlai (Barmer) is converting from the MiG-21 to the Su-30 MKI. 
• MiG-21 was the first supersonic fighter in service of the IAF and was inducted in 1963.

Goa Maritime Conclave

• The fourth edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave was hosted by the Indian Navy from 29 – 31 Oct 23 under the aegis of the Naval War College, Goa.
• Theme“Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigating Frameworks” 

Sports

National Games

• Priyanka Goswami of Uttar Pradesh set a new National Games record in the women’s 20km Race Walk with an impressive time of 1 hour 36 minutes 35 seconds. 
• Gold medal of Women’s 3M Springboard bagged by Palak Sharma of Madhya Pradesh and that of Men's won by H London Singh of Services. 
• The gold medal in women's modern pentathlon was won by Adhya Singh of Madhya Pradesh and the Gold medal in men's modern pentathlon was won by Mayank Chaphekar of Maharashtra.

 Person in News

Indira Gandhi

• PM Narendra Modi remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 39th death anniversary.
• Indira GandhiDied: October 31, 1984

Awards & Honour

Rohini Nayyar Prize

• Social worker Deenanath Rajput was awarded the Rohini Nayyar Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development.

 Miscellaneous

54th IFFI, Goa

• Renowned Filmmakers, Cinematographers, Film producers from across the globe have been invited as the International Jury of 54th IFFI to judge the 'International Competition' and 'Best Debut Feature Film of a Director' Award at the Festival. 
• International Film Festival of India will take place from 20th to 28th November in Goa.

 Project-SMART

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs reviewed the progress of the Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project (Project-SMART) in New Delhi.

 International Solar Alliance

• Sixth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was hosted at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi.
• Four Demonstration Projects were inaugurated in Malawi, Fiji, Seychelles and Kiribati.

Diaspora Week, 'Pravasi Parichay'

• Diaspora Week, 'Pravasi Parichay,' commenced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Kerala Piravi

• PM Narendra Modi has greeted people of Kerala on the occasion of Kerala Piravi.

‘One nation, one registration platform’

• National Medical Commission will launch its “one nation, one registration platform” for doctors across the country.