# Delhi airport

• The post covid revival in air traffic is seeing IGI airport rapidly climb up the chart of most busiest airport.
• It is currently the world’s 10th busiest airport in terms of seat deployment by scheduled airlines on both domestic and international rules.
• This data has been released by the UK based air consultancy firm OAG’s busiest airport report.
• At 47.5 lakh seats deployment by scheduled airlines this month, Atlanta remains the busiest airport globally, followed by followed by Dubai and Tokyo.

# India-China relations

• India has lined up a flurry of combat exercises before the year ends to further boost military interoperability with friendly countries.
• Warships ,submarines, fighter aircraft and helicopters will be deployed by India, US, Japan and Australia off Yokosuka in Japan from November 8 to 18 for the top notch malabar exercise.
• With India also steadily enhancing military ties with Australia their army will now also conduct first ever ‘Austra-Hindi’ infantry combat exercise.

# World bank

• There is some good news for Indian policy makers battling high energy prices, with the world Bank projecting a decline in energy prices by 11% in 2023 after surging by about 60% in 2022.
• It also flagged a major risk, saying shrinking values of currencies of most of the developing economies is driving up food and fuel prices.
• Authorities in India have been battling high energy and food prices for some time.

# Iran

• Iranian security forces opened fire at mourners who gathered in Mahsa Admini’s Kurdish hometown of saqez to mark 40 days since he died in police custody.
• Iran’s semi official ISNA agency said about 10000 people had gathered at the cemetery.