CURRENT AFFAIRS 28 OCTOBER 2024

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By EXAM JOB EXPERT Published: October 28, 2024

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National First Responders Day

Emergency medical services are on the job when something bad happens. Before even getting to the hospital, these workers meet people at a vital time that can mean the difference between life and death, trained to help in whatever the crisis might be.
The history of first responders in the US dates back to the Civil War, when field workers would provide needed, on-site care to wounded soldiers. But this idea dates even further back to Europe, during the Napoleonic Wars, where lightweight wagons delivered the wounded to field hospitals.

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Q2 investments up 42.5%, capex recovers, show data

Fresh investment plans bounced back strongly in the July-to-September quarter, with government capex recovering from a lull in the first quarter amid the Lok Sabha election, and private investors stepping up albeit at a slower pace, lifting new project outlays to the second-highest level over the past year-and-a-half.
Overall investments jumped 42.5% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024-25 to ₹9.21 lakh crore, relative to the April-to-June quarter or Q1, when new investment announcements had more than halved on a sequential basis to ₹6.46 lakh crore. State administrations ramped up new outlays by 67% to nearly ₹1.62 lakh crore, outnumbering Central government capex plans which, however, recorded a sharper spike of 185.6% to hit around ₹1.54 lakh crore in Q2.

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Kejriwal: will waive inflated water bills if AAP retains power

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday told Delhi residents not to pay their “inflated” water bills and promised to waive these if his party retains power in the upcoming Assembly poll.
“Make me the Chief Minister again and all your old water bills will be waived. Whoever thinks their bill is wrong, there is no need to make payment. The election is in February and in March everyone’s water bill will be waived,” he said during a padayatra in Wazirpur.
He also warned people against voting for the BJP, once again claiming that the party would stop AAP government’s welfare programmes, especially those linked to electricity and water, if it wins the Assembly poll.

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Next mission is to give ₹1,100 per month to women: Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said that his next mission is to provide women with ₹1,100 every month. He was referring to AAP’s poll promise before the 2022 Assembly poll. Mr. Mann said this while campaigning for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the November 13 Assembly bypolls, Ishank Chabbewal, in the Chabbewal constituency in Hoshiarpur district. Seeing the presence of a number of women at the Chabbewal gathering, the CM remarked that mothers and sisters come only to AAP rallies because they know that the AAP government cares for their needs. PTI

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BJP’s next big target is to form govt. in Bengal: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the next big target for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was to form a government in West Bengal. The BJP leader, who was on a two-day visit to the State, launched his party’s membership drive.
“We have won in Haryana. Will win in Jharkhand, Maharashtra too. After that our target is Bengal,” Mr. Shah said.
The Home Minister said the BJP would come to power if the party could collect one crore members in the State. The next Assembly election in the State is due in 2026.

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Delhi batters disappoint despite getting starts

Not for the first time this season, Delhi was guilty of an underwhelming display with the bat despite a few of its players getting starts. The result at the end of day two was that the home side trails Assam by 116 runs with four wickets remaining in the first innings in the Ranji Trophy clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
At 214 for six in response to the visitor’s 330, Delhi faces an uphill battle to even claim first-innings honours when play resumes on Monday. Skipper Himmat Singh hit 55 while Yash Dhull and Sanat Sangwan contributed 47 each, but neither of them was able to carry on and produce the sort of three-figure score that Sumit Ghadigaonkar did for Assam.