Daily Current Affairs of 31st October 2018
International Current Affairs
- Today (31st October) is World Savings Day.
- This day was established on October 31, 1924, during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milano, Italy.
- Today (31st October) is World Cities Day.
- Aim of this day : To promote international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.
- Theme of World Cities Day 2018 : "Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities"
- Today is Halloween.
- The word Halloween came from 'Hallowed evening', and is the day before All Hallows Day - also known as All Saints' Day.
- Austria has announced that it is withdrawing from the United Nations' (UN) Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Agreement which is due to be formally approved in December in Morocco.
- Austria said that the pact will blur the distinction between legal and illegal migration.
- This agreement aims to boost international cooperation on migration issues.
- India and Italy today agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade and infrastructure and condemned those providing safe havens to terror groups.
- India invited Italian defence firms to invest under the 'Make in India' initiative.
- Note : This is the first time that the nations agreed on broad defence production since the Agusta Westland case surfaced in 2013.