current affairs 17 October 2022

Amit Shah inaugurated "Gatha Swaraj Ki" gallery in Scindia Museum.

• Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has inaugurated Gatha Swaraj ki gallery in Gwalior’s HH Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia museum.
• He dedicated the gallery to the glorious history of the Marathas in the freedom struggle.
• This museum was built by the late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia in memory of her husband Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia.
• Scindia Museum was built in Italy style.
• He also visited Jai Vilas Palace of Scindias in Gwalior that was built in 1874 by Jayajirao Scindia.

Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates IInvenTiv at IIT Delhi.

• Education and Skill Development Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated IInvenTiv at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi.
• He has also launched a brochure for IInvenTiv.
• It is the first-ever all-IITs Research and Development Showcase.
• This R&D Fair was organized under the supervision of a Steering Committee.
• The event marks the coming together of all 23 IITs under one umbrella to showcase their respective research and innovation expertise.

GAME, NRLM sign MOU to enable financial access for women entrepreneurs.

• The Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME) has signed an MoU with DAY-National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
• Reason: To enable financial access for the growth of 10 lakh women entrepreneurs over 3 years.
• Aim: To strengthen non-farm livelihoods by building the capacity of women entrepreneurs (WEs).
• Focus: Building capacity of stakeholders and bankers from public sector banks, digitally-led NBFCs and small finance banks.

Army signs MoU with 11 banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers.

• The Indian Army has signed an MoU with 11 banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment.
• 11 Banks: SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank.
• The features and benefits offered under Agniveer salary package are similar to defence salary package.
• The banks have also offered soft loans to exiting Agniveers to promote and enhance their entrepreneurial skills.

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report released.

• As per the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 report, 15 states and Union Territories (UTs) have come out as achievers.
• The report has been released by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal.
• Achievers: Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, UP, TN, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Punjab, Odisha, Karnataka, HP, Assam, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Haryana.
• Fast movers: Kerala, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Puducherry, and Rajasthan.