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1. From January 1, 2013, cheques which do not conform to CTS-2010 standards would not be entertained by banks. ‘Cheque Truncation System (CTS)-2010 standard’ is a set of benchmarks towards achieving standardisation of cheques issued by banks across the country. These include provision of mandatory minimum security features on cheque forms such as quality of paper, watermark, bank’s logo in invisible ink, void pantograph and standardisation of field placements on cheques.





2. India and China held their annual Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in New Delhi.Download Link

3. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull wowed the spectators at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida for the second successive year. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was on second place.

4. The 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) ended in Indonesia.

5. The Home Ministry cleared the Pakistan cricket team’s India visit later this year. The tour is set to begin on December 25 and will feature two T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs).

6. Centre would launch the National Urban Livelihood Mission to protect the rights of the street vendors.

7. Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has decided to extend the deadline for filling up the Know Your Customer (KYC) forms by LPG consumers to November 30 to enable genuine consumers to avail of the offer.

8. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is deploying the latest technology global positioning system (GPS) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to ensure the safety and security of its troops in field operations, particularly in Maoist-affected areas.

9. India and the United Kingdom signed a protocol amending the 1993 bilateral convention on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion related to taxes on income and capital gains.

10. Cable television in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata switched over from analogue to digital mode at midnight on October 31.