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Sreedhar’s CCE CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE- OCTOBER-2019

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CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE – OCTOBER - 2019 BANKING

State Bank of India becomes first Indian bank to have office in Australia’s Victoria. Bank of Baroda (BoB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army

under which the bank would offer customised services along with a host of facilities to account holders.

Paisalo digital inks co-origination of loan agreement with Bank of Baroda. Government reduces interest on house building advance to 7.9% from 8.5% UCO Bank launches UCash, Digilocker and an app in Kolkata, West Bengal. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Rath of the HDFC bank. State Bank of India launched ‘Debit Card EMI facility’ for its existing customers, whereby they can opt

for an EMI tenure of minimum six months to 18 months. India has received first tranche of its residents' account details in Swiss banks under a latest

framework enabling automatic information exchange between the two countries. Fintech start-up Shubh Loans has received a licence from the Reserve Bank of India to set up a non-

banking financial company. The Reserve Bank of India has given the go-ahead to the Kerala government to amalgamate 13

district cooperative banks (DCBs) with the Kerala State Cooperative Bank to form the proposed “Kerala Bank”.

India and Asian Development Bank, ADB have signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving road connectivity in Rajasthan.

Private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) has tied-up with Home Credit India (HCIN) for joint lending to customers.

SBI cards launches 1st of its kind contactless mobile payment facility ‘SBI Card Pay’. Vijaya Bank Museum inaugurated in Bengaluru. The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 35 lakh on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for violating

norms on fraud classification and notification. Srei Equipment Finance Limited has partnered with United Bank of India to offer loans to MSMEs and

retail customers under a co-lending arrangement.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY India successfully test-fired a land-attack version of BrahMos supersonic missile from Chandipur coast

in Odisha’s Balasore district. China unveiled DF-41 the most powerful intercontinental-range ballistic missile on the planet. Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) launches online filing system ‘ARTIS’. Consumer Affairs Minister, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan launched ‘Consumer App’ in New Delhi for

redressing consumer grievances. Scientists excavate dried-up river in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. A team of scientists from Vermont University of the United States (US) has developed the strongest

silver ever – 42% stronger than the previous world record. Tourism Ministry launches “Audio Odigos” app for 12 sites of India during “Paryatan Parv 2019” in

New Delhi.


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Union Ministers RK Singh and Shri Pralhad Joshi jointly launched PRAKASH portal in New Delhi for coal supply transparency.

Indian Army inducts Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missiles. US military successfully test fires Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The Gaofen-10 satellite is launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch

Center in north China's Shanxi Province. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, That beats

Jupiter and its 79 moons. “DHRUV” a Learning Programme launched from ISRO, Bengaluru. GEMINI is a portable receiver developed to avoid communication blackouts. It linked to ISRO-satellites

and is “fail-proof” and warn fishermen of danger. Indian Railways launched Sahyatri app .The Indian Railways has launched a website and mobile app

that will facilitate the passengers to register their complaints online. The 2nd edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) of the navies of India and Bangladesh has begun in

Northern Bay of Bengal. IIT Madras will collaborate with ExxonMobil on Research in Energy and Biofuels. IIT Kharagpur graduate develops unique device “PM 2.5” to curb vehicular air-pollution. Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway over

Mumbai Suburban Network. IIIT Hyderabad researchers create first ever Indian Brain atlas. A team of researchers has discovered a new deep sea fish species in Kerala waters. Glossanodon

macrocephalus (common name Kerala argentine) with whitish and silvery body and white meat is edible.

STATE Rajasthan became the third state in India after Maharashtra and Bihar to ban certain categories of

pan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco, mineral oil and flavoured ‘supari’. Jammu &Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik gives assent to National Law University Bill 2019. Uttarakhand CM launches awareness campaign called ‘Urjagiri’ to stop power theft. Odisha CM launched “Mo Sarkar” initiative for transparency in governance. Andhra Pradesh Government launches India’s first Village secretariat system. Inter-state ration portability launched between the states of Rajasthan & Haryana. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ‘YSR Vahana Mitra’ in Eluru, Andhra

Pradesh. Rajasthan becomes first Indian state to launch policy on Pneumoconiosis. The Centre has given in-principle approval for setting up of Tripura's first-ever SEZ at Sabroom. The

estimated investment in the project will be around Rs 1550 Crore. Houston University receives $2 mn commitment to support Tamil language, culture. Telangana police becomes the first in country to integrate police patrol systems with passenger cabs. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath introduced the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala

Yojana. This program aims at empowering the girl child for which an amount of 15 thousand rupees will be provided to every family in which a girl child takes birth.

The Goa government launched '112' as the new integrated emergency number for police, fire and medical emergencies replacing the traditional dial number '100'.

The Rajasthan government has increased the unemployment allowance for transgenders in the state from Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 per month.

West Bengal Government to set up Kanyashree University and Kanyashree College.


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The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with the Thai government.

Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in Manipur. Odisha’s first Robot Restaurant opens in Bhubaneswar. Ladakh administration is organizing the first-ever Ladakh Literature festival. The 3-day Literature

Festival is being organized from 29 to 31 October 2019. Odisha has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations

Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Tamil Nadu becomes first State to enact law on contract farming. Nagaland Government launched the Nagaland Ex-gratia Scheme for Students Studying outside

Nagaland belonging to any recognized scheduled tribes and indigenous inhabitants of the state.

SURVEYS Kerala has topped the “School Education Quality Index” launched by NITI Aayog. Uttar Pradesh was

ranked at the bottom of the list. Chandigarh has topped the list of Union Territories. Peddapalli district of Telangana became first in the 2019 rural Swachhta survey (sanitation survey) to

become the cleanest district in India. According to the India Meteorological Department data, Haryana had the highest number of dry

districts. India ranked 4th in GFP Index 2019.United States is 1st in the list. India ranks 68th on WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index. According to the Henley Passport Index, Indian passport holders can now visit 59 destinations without

prior visa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most-followed elected world leader on photo-sharing

app Instagram. Mumbai is the 12th richest city in the world with a total wealth of $960 billion, according to a report

by New World Health. India ranked 102 in Global Hunger Index 2019. NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation

Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India. P.V. Sindhu only Indian in Forbes list of highest-paid women athletes. Telangana stands seventh among the top 10 States in terms of expenditure incurred on capital

outlay/asset creation (capex) by State governments during 2015-2019. India ranked 5th in 2019 Global Microscope Report on Financial Inclusion.

AWARDS AND HONOURS Indian magazine India today’s Vice Chairperson (VC) Kallie Puri was honored with 2019 “India’s Most

Powerful Women in Media” award at famed Confluence Excellence Awards at the British Parliament in London, United Kingdom.

President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019 on the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons.

Human rights lawyer from Kyrgyzstan, Azizbek Ashurov was awarded the 2019 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award. For ending status of stateless people through his organisation Ferghana Valley Lawyers without Borders (FVLWB) in Kyrgyzstan.

A Dutch children's rights organisation has awarded its annual prize to 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg and a 14-year-old peace activist Divina Maloum.


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Nobel Prize 2019:

Physics James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.

Physiology or Medicine William G. Kaelin, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza.

Chemistry John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino.

Peace Prize Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

Literature for 2018 Literature for 2019

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk Austrian author Peter Handke

Economics

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

Intel's Vice President of artificial intelligence software and the AI lab Arjun Bansal and fashion platform Zilingo CEO and co-founder Ankiti Bose. Two Indian-origin persons have been named by American magazine Fortune in its annual list of 40 most influential and inspiring young people in business under the age of 40.

Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Short film from Kerala “Spirit Of Kerala” has won the People’s Choice Award at the recently concluded My Rode Reel film competition. The short film is based on a boat race and directed by Arun Joseph.

Ace singer Asha Bhosle, was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. She has been a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. And a Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history, in 2011

Russia has honored NASA astronaut Nick Hague with one of its highest honours, “The Order of Courage“. He survived an aborted space launch with Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin when their Soyuz rocket failed minutes after blast-off from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in October 2018.

The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will present the Health Council Award to the recipients during the Health Council Summit o Rahul Shukla, CEO of S S White Technologies and Shukla Medical, will receive the award in

manufacturing of latest medical equipment category. o Hitesh Bhatt, CEO of Bhatt Foundation Inc, will get the honour in healthcare technology category. o H R Shah, Chairman and CEO of TV Asia, will be honoured for promoting health awareness among

the Indian diaspora. 13th edition of the PII-ICRC Annual Awards for Best Article and Best Photograph on a humanitarian

subject, jointly organised by the Press Institute of India (PII) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) New Delhi . The theme of the annual awards this year was ‘Impact of Climate Change on Humanitarian Issues’.

The 31st Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the years 2017 and 2018 will be awarded to the pioneer of the Chipko Movement Chandi Prasad Bhatt for his services in promoting and preserving the national integration.


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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo has jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they could not separate Atwood’s – ‘The Testament’ and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Evaristo.

Noted director and producer Priyadarshan, was conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19 at a function in Khandwa, MP.

Kerala nun Mariam Thresia to be declared a saint by Pope Francis along with John Henry Newman from England, Italy’s Josephine Vannini, Swiss Marguerite Bays and Brazilian Irm Dulce Pontes.

4 heritage landmarks of India won UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2019 held in Penang, Malaysia o Renewal of Tai kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong received the Award of

Excellence, which is the highest award among all categories o The four winners from India: o One from Ahmedabad -- Award of Distinction for Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of

Management (IIM); o And three from Mumbai -- Award of Merit for Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue and Our Lady of Glory

Church; while Honourable Mention for Flora Fountain. 24th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2019 held in Busan, South Korea

o Indian Awardees at the festival: o Bhumi Pednekar recive Face of Asia 2019 Awrad o Tannishtha chatterjees directional debut ‘Roam Rome Mein’ receive Asian Star Award 2019 o Pradip Kurbah won Kim Ji-seok Award 2019 for film Iewduh

Kayakalp Awards: AIIMS Delhi wins top cleanliness award, bags ₹3 crore. The Kayakalp Award was instituted as part of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' on 15 May, 2015.

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has been named orchestra of the year at the 2019 Gramophone Awards. The group is the first Asian orchestra to win the award, a fact noted by its Dutch-born conductor Van Zweden.

The Vice President Shri Venkaiyah Naidu presented the “Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award” to the scholar, legal luminary and former Attorney General of India K Parasaran.

Jennifer Aniston to receive People’s Icon Award 2019 at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards. She is a 7-time People’s Choice Award winner.

CMD of Marg ERP, Thakur Anup Singh gets Udyog Rattan Award 2019 Bharat Pe has received the DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech Awatrd 2018-19 for ‘Innovation in Digital

Payments through Emerging Technology’ at the Meity (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Start-up summit 2019 held in New Delhi.

Narendra Singh Tomar confers National Panchayat Awards 2019 and Spatial Planning Application ‘Gram Manchitra’ launched.

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize to Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti. He has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for his attempts to “foster dialogue” between Chinese people and the Uighur.

According to the Los Angeles based Berggruen Institute,United States (US) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, aged 86 as the winner of the $1 million Berggruen Prize 2019 for philosophy and culture.

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the first National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards to the companies for their outstanding contribution in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Fourteen start-ups selected for 2019 SEED Awards. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been honoured with the prestigious Golden Dragon Award.


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PLACES IN NEWS Film Division in association with India Tourism will organise a “Gandhi Film Festival” in Mumbai. This

film festival is a part of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebration and will focus on

Gandhiji’s message of non-violence and Swachh Bharat.

4th edition of KAZIND-2019, the joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan commenced in

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. With the involvement of 100 soldiers from both the armies. It aims to

carry out counter-terrorism operations in hilly areas.

5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy 2019 to be hosted by MIT World Peace

University. Organized on the occasion of birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhiji the conclave held at,

Pune, India.

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have joined

hands to set up the country’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal. That would enable segregation,

processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.

The 39th World Congress of Poets was inaugurated at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

in Bhubaneswar. Theme: Compassion through Poetry. The theme aims to promote peace and

brotherhood through poetry.

The 1st Government-sponsored and operated Day-Care cum Recreation Centre for senior citizens

has been inaugurated in Leh, Jammu & Kashmir

The Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) is organizing the 38th India Carpet Expo (15 in Varanasi)

in Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Ground in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The 1st ever ‘India International Cooperatives Trade Fair’ has been inaugurated in New Delhi. The 3

day Fair is a major platform to promote export of products of cooperatives which will lead to

enhanced rural and farm prosperity.

The 2nd phase of an Indo-Dutch project called Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for

Healthy Reuse, or LOTUS-HR was launched at Barapullah drain in New Delhi.

Over 1,500 students from 32 different colleges and university participated in the ‘Sangam Youth

Festival’ being organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with Jammu University Campus.

Textiles Secretary, Ravi Capoor, inaugurated the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair

(IHGF) at the India Expo Centre & Mart at Greater Noida. The theme of IHGF-Delhi Fair 2019: Reduce,

Reuse, Recycle.

The Saharan silver ant of the world 12,000 known ant species has been discovered as the world’s

fastest ant. A team of German researchers from University of UIM and Freiburg (Germany) discovered

the ant in Doz area of Tunisia.

A new Guinness World Records record was created by the Department of Tourism, Government of

Uttar Pradesh and Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh university during Deepostav 2019 in Ayodhya,

Uttar Pradesh by lighting 6 lakh earthen lamps on the Saryu riverbank on the event of Diwali.

7th edition of Tawang Festival begins with fanfare & fervor in Arunachal Pradesh.

Chinar Corps celebrated the 73rd Infantry Day in Jammu and Kashmir.

Chhath Puja is unique to the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and the country of

Nepal.


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SEMINARS AND MEETINGS Seminars and Meetings Place Theme/Tagline

2-day national workshop ‘Arogya Manthan’ 2019

New Delhi

Drone Innovators Network Summit-2019

New Delhi

Safaigiri Summit 2019 New Delhi

41st DRDO Directors Conference New Delhi

1st India Sports Summit 2019 New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme

New Delhi

conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’

New Delhi

3rd India Energy Forum by CERAWeek

New Delhi

3rd edition of India Mobile Congress 2019

Aerocity, New Delhi

11th Edition of Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019

New Delhi “Economics of Nuclear Power- Innovation towards Safer & Cost-Effective Technologies”

1st edition of CII’s Asia Health-2019 conference

New Delhi

2019 biannual event of the Army Commanders Conference

New Delhi

The first Ministry of Electronics & Information (MeitY) Start-up Summit 2019

New Delhi

The members of the US (United States) India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) summit 2019

New Delhi

The Global Bio-India 2019 for the first time will be held in India from 21st to 23rd November, 2019

New Delhi

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit 2019

Baku, Azerbaijan Upholding the Bandung Principles to ensure concerted and adequate response to the challenges of the contemporary world’


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4th edition of KAZIND-2019, a joint military exercise between India & Kazakhstan

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Goa Maritime Conclave– 2019 Goa “Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy”.

10th edition of the Ekuverin a joint Military exercise, between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force

Pune, Maharashtra

Indian Army begins its first mountain combat exercise ‘Him Vijay’

Arunachal Pradesh

State Power Ministers’ Conference Kevadia, Gujarat

9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intercessional Ministerial Meeting

Bangkok, Thailand

International conference on drug situation 2019

Imphal, Manipur

2nd “India-China Informal Summit” Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu

7th edition of C40 world mayors summit 2019 held in

Copenhagen, Denmark

The 2nd joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2019’ between India and Japan

Mizoram

The 10th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2019’ between India and the US

Seattle, US

The first National Hindi Science writers conference 2019

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

BRICS Culture ministers meeting Curitiba, Brazil

5th edition of the World Coffee Conference (WCC), a high-profile international event, between September 7 and 12 in 2020

Bangalore ’Sustainably through consumption’

India, Japan joint Air Force exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ 2019

Panagarh town in West Bengal


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2India-Oman joint training exercise ‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’

Masirah, Oman

46th Group Of Seven(G7) Economic Summit 2020

Miami, Florida

2-day Magnificent Madhya Pradesh Conference

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022

India

The 2nd edition of Indo-French Knowledge Summit

Lyon, France.

2nd edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19)

Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)

The India-Myanmar Naval Exercise “IMNEX-2019”

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini war exercise of Indian Army

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

'Vibrant Goa Global Expo and Summit 2019'

Goa

G20 Okayama Health Ministers’ Meeting

Okayama City, Japan

The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group(WBG) & International Monetary Fund(IMF) 2019

Washington DC,USA

The 1st India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ meet 2019

Guwahati, Assam

The Indian Army (IA) is to conduct exercise codenamed “Sindhu Sudarshan” for the year 2019

Deserts of Rajasthan

The 29th BASIC ministerial meet on climate change 2019

Beijing, China

9th edition of Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue

Bangladesh

Exercise SHAKTI between the armies of India and France

Rajasthan


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5th India International Science Festival

Kolkata

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)

New Delhi

SPECIAL DAYS

DATE SPECIAL DAY THEME

1st October International Day of Older Persons. The Journey to Age Equality

2nd October International Day of Non-Violence

4th October World Animal Day

5th October World Teacher’s Day ‘Young Teachers: The future of the Profession’.

2nd to 8th October Wildlife Week is celebrated in India

7th October World Habitat Day Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth.

8th October

Indian Air Force Day

9th October World Post Day

October 1-31 Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10th October

World Mental Health Day Suicide Prevention

4th -10th October World Space Week The Moon: Gateway to the Stars

11th October

International Day of the Girl Child Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable

World Obesity Day

World Egg Day “Eat your egg today and every day”

12th October

World Migratory Bird Day Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!

World Arthritis Day Time2Work.

09-15 October National Postal Week


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13th October

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction:

Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services.

14th October

World Standards Day: Video standards create a global stage

15th October

World Students’ Day

International Day of Rural Women Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resilience”.

Global Hand washing Day

“Clean Hands For All”

World Mathematics Day

16th October

World Food Day “Our Actions Are Our Future”. Healthy diets for a #zerohunger world

17th October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Acting Together to Empower Children, their Families and Communities to End Poverty

World Trauma Day (WTD)

20th October

World Statistics Day “Better Data, Better Lives”

World Osteoporosis day “THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS”

National Solidarity day

International Chefs Day How Healthy Food Works

21st October Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention day

61st Edition of National Police Commemoration day

22nd October International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD)

“Growth Through Speaking”

23rd October

International Snow Leopard Day

20-26 October 7th International lead poisoning prevention week (ILPPW)

Learn the Risks, Join the Action, Eliminate Lead Paint

24th October World Development Information


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Day

United Nations Day Our Planet. Our Future

World Polio Day “Stories of Progress: Past and Present

25th October

National Ayurveda Day

24-30 October Disarmament Week observed

27th October

World Day For Audiovisual Heritage

“Engage the Past through Sound and Images”.

28th October 18th International animation day (IAD)

28th October to 2nd November

National Vigilance Awareness Week

“Integrity-a way of life”.

29th October International Internet Day

World Stroke Day 2019

31st October National Unity Day

World Cities Day

World Savings Day

SPORTS Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold medal in 100m race of 2019 IAAF World

Championships held in Doha. This was her 4th women’s 100 meters world title India’s N. Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar Prahapati won the gold medal in the 10m platform

synchronised diving event at the Asian Age Group Championships held in Bangalore. Indian fencer Bhavani Devi wins the silver medal in the women’s sabre individual event at the

Tournoi satellite competition in Belgium. She lost 15-10 to Anna Bashta of Azerbaijan in the final. Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy created a world record for the highest individual score in women’s

T20I (Twenty Twenty International) by scoring 148 runs off 61 balls against Sri Lanka. She surpassed teammate Meg Lanning’s previous world record score of 133 runs.

Maj Abdul Quadir Khan of the Corps of Signals has won the Silver medal at the 53rd Asian Body Building and Physique Sports Championship held at Batam, Indonesia.


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India skipper Virat Kohli and pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah on maintained their number one status in the latest ICC men's ODI player rankings.

India finished with a total medal tally of 64 medals (20 Gold, 24 Silver and 20 Bronze) in Asian Age Group Championships held in Bangalore.

Harmanpreet Kaur, India's womns captain in the shortest format became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). She achieved this milestone before MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have played 98 T20Is for India

Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the China Open held in Beijing, China. She defeated world number one Ashleigh Barty. This was a third title of 2019 for Osaka and fifth in her short career.

Austria’s Christine Wolf has won the Hero Women’s Indian Open at Gurugram, Haryana. It was Christine’s first title after six years on the Ladies European. Among the Indian players, Anika Varma finished at 5th position while Tvesa Malik was at 6th position.

Novak Djokovic defeated Australia’s John Millman in the finals to win the Japan Open tennis title. Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal from Haryana achieved a career-best ranking of 129 in the latest

Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) men’s singles rankings 2019 49th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2019 was held in Stuttgart, Germany. Simone

Biles has clinched a record-extending 15th World Gymnastics Championship title in this championship.

According to the FIBA, India will host the Tokyo Olympic Games 3×3 basketball qualifying tournament in March next year, the world governing body of the sport.

The former chief of the El Salvador football federation, Reynaldo Vasquez was banned for life from all soccer-related activities after a corruption investigation, FIFA.

Australian women cricket team has broken the record for most consecutive wins in women’s ODI cricket with its 18th triumph on the trot

Ashleigh Barty has been awarded Australian sport’s highest individual honour ‘The Don’ Award at the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame. She was the first Australian to win the French Open. And also the first Australian woman to end the season with the No.1 ranking since Margaret Court in 1973.

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge has become the 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon. He finished the marathon with an unofficial time of 1 hr 59 min 40.2 sec and became the first ever to run a marathon in under 2 hours.

Manju Rani settled for silver medal in 48-kilogram category, M C Mary Kom has won the bronze medal in the 51kg event of World Women’s Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.

World Youth Chess Championship 2019 was held in Mumbai. India bagged 7 medals (highest medals than any other country) in the championship including 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze. R Praggnanandhaa coveted Gold in the U-18 Open category

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men’s singles at Almere in the Netherlands.

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei beat the women's marathon world record by more than a minute in winning the Chicago Marathon. Her unofficial time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds.

Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat wins the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton at Isa Town, Bahrain. Indian mixed double pair of Juhi Dewangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad also finished at the top.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super-over rule for all its major events. As per new rule, in case of a super over tie, there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other

5 times world champion Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, a British racing driver, clinched his 10th win of the season for Mercedes at the Mexican Grand Prix 2019


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German automobile maker Mercedes Valtteri Bottas (Finland) won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix held at the Suzuka International racing Course in Suzuka in Mie prefecture, Japan

Zimbabwe and Nepal cricket teams were re-admitted as ICC members in a meeting held in Dubai. India won the SAFF U15 Women's Championship in Thimpu, Bhutan. It was the second title for India,

first in 2018, Best player: Rupna Chakma(Bangladesh), Fair play award: Bhutan Barcelona, Leo Messi received his 6th Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues. He

won the trophy for a 3rd straight year. The 17-year-old Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal make history as he became the youngest

cricketer in the world to score a double century in One Day cricket. He scored 203 off 154 balls against Jharkhand at Alur, Karnataka.

The Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Junior Boxing Championship 2019 was held in Fujairah, UAE. Indian Boxers clinched 21 medals (6 Gold, 9 Silver, 6 Bronze).

Mithali Raj becomes the first woman in history to have an international cricketer career over 20 years. And also 4th cricketer among all. And she also holds the record for the most number of ODI played by a female cricketer (204).

Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh bagged a gold medal in the men’s junior Keirin event at the Asian Track Cycling Championships being held at Incheon in South Korea. Organized by Asia Cycle Federation (ACC).

The 9th edition of the Sultan of Johar Cup 2019, an international men’s under-21 field hockey tournament, was held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Jhar Bahru, Malaysia. Great Britan defeated india in the finals.

Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat win the badminton mixed doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.

Maharashtra’s chess player Raunak Sadhwani becomes India’s 65th Grandmaster Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov has won the Stockholm Open title. Riya Bhati has won the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria The 7th season of 2019 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Bengal Warriors won their first title by

defeating Dabang Delhi by 39-34. Most Valuable Player award of the League was bagged by Naveen Kumar from Dabang Delhi.

Danisa Denmark Open 2019, a Super 750 badminton tournament, was held at Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark. o Winners: o Men’s Singles: Kento Momota (Japan) o Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) o Men’s Duobles: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia) o Women’s Doubles: Baek Ha-na & Jung kyung-eun (South korea) o Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordon & Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia)

Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran has won 2 gold medals at the 7th CISM World Military Games held in Wuhan, China. He won the medal in the disabled men’s 100m and 400m IT1 events.

Indian team all-rounder, Abhishek Mohan Nayar (36) has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Praveen Kumar has become the 1st Indian man to win a gold medal in the men’s sanda event in the 48kg category of the 15th World Wushu Championships held in Shanghai, China.

FIFA granted china to host the inaugural edition of expanded 24 team club World Cup in 2021 European Open 2019, the 4th edition of men’s tennis tournament was held in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the Best Women’s player prize in FIDE (Federation International des Echecs or World chess Federation) Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament 2019.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka Lift Fourth Title After 60-Run VJD Method Win Over Tamil Nadu Bumrah and Mandhana are the two Indian names among five winners of Wisden India Almanack

Cricketer of the Year. Stalwarts Gundappa Viswanath and Lala Amarnath are inducted into the Wisden India Hall of Fame.

Tiger woods clinched historic 82nd title with Zozo Championship 2019 held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Chiba, Japan.

17th Yonex French Open 2019, a Super 750 badminton tournament was held at Paris, France. List of Winners:

Mens Singles Chen Long(China)

Womens Singles An Se-young(South Korea)

Mens Doubles Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)

Womens Doubles Lee So-hee & Shin Seung-chan (South Korea)

Mixed Doubles Praveen Jordon & Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia)

Papua New Guinea (PNG), for the first time, qualified for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Mens

Twenty 20 (T20) World Cup tournament 2020, Australia. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty bags silver medal at French Open. Lewis Hamilton wins Mexico Grand Prix 2019. The Zozo Championship 2019 tournament title was clinched by America’s Tiger Woods, aged 43,

which was his 82nd PGA Tour crown. Indian boxer Shiva Thapa and Pooja Rani clinched gold medals in Olympic Test Event for Boxing in

Tokyo, Japan.

ECONOMY As per the data released by the RBI, India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to $ 14.3 billion

or 2% of GDP during the first quarter (April – June) of 2019-20 due to lower crude oil prices, higher income from invisible businesses such as services.

The WTO in its report reduced the global trade growth forecast to 1.2% for 2019 from 2.6% growth forecast made in April 2019 due to trade tensions and sluggish global economy.

Indian multinational car manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) formed a Joint Venture (JV) with Ford Motor Company (FMC) worth Rs 1925 crore after it bought a 51% stake in the Indian unit of the United States’ Ford.

The Standard & Poor (S&P) Global rating has reduced India’s growth to 6.3% from its previous estimation of 7.1% for 2019-2020.

Japan's Nippon Life Insurance has changed the name of Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) after acquiring 75% stake in the asset management company.

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has partnered with the FICCI to promote the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The partnership aims to enhance MSME and startup environment.

Moody corporation, the rating agency has lowered its 2019-20 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.8% from 6.2%.


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The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), have announced a new joint venture called Intellismart Infrastructure Private Limited to install smart electricity meters in all households.

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has reduced India’s GDP for FY20 to 6.1% from 6.7%. World Bank slashes India’s GDP growth projection 6% for 2019 from 7.5% in its “South Asia Economic

Focus, Fall 2019”. IRDAI sets up 9-member working group headed by TR Alamelu to review existing reinsurance norms. International Monetary Fund revises India’s GDP forecast to 6.1% from previous 7.3%. According to the 20th Livestock census for 2019, Livestock population in India rises by 4.6% to nearly

535.78 million. Italy to introduce 3% web tax on digital giants from 2020. RIL become the first Indian company to have a market cap of over Rs 9 lakh crore The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has imposed penalties of Rs 1.01

crore on Cholamandalam MS GIC. The American credit rating agency, Fitch Ratings has downgraded India’s GDP forecast for 5.5% from

its earlier prediction of 6.6%. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the issuance of two Open General Export Licences

(OGELs) for export of certain parts/components and intra-company transfer of technology to select countries.

Singapore based AirCarbon Pte launched the world’s first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange. Budget carrier Indigo becomes the member of global airlines body IATA.

PERSONS IN NEWS Vice President of Paytm Mr Nitin Misra has submitted his resignation for the post. Mr Amit Nayyar,

president of the company will take over his responsibility. The former Indian captain Kapil Dev decision to resign from the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of

BCCI. Rajat Monga, the senior group president and former CFO of Yes Bank resigned from his post. FIFA banned the former president of South American Football Confederation, commonly known as

CONMEBOL, Mr. Eugenio Figueredo for lifetime. England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been voted Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) player of

the year at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards. Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain becomes youngest ever player to take a hat-trick in T20I

cricket in the 2nd T20 match against Sri Lanka. The former Bayern Munich, Germany and Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has

announced his retirement from football at the age of 35. Vishnu Nandan among 300 researchers from Kerala will join largest ever Arctic expedition “MOSAiC

Expedition“. Olympic gold medalist swimmer Conor Dwyer of the US announced his retirement. Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to smash 40 International hundreds as Indian captain. Indian nun Mariam Thresia from Kerala and four other nuns were declared Saints by Pope Francis at

a grand ceremony at the Vatican City. Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja Creates new speed record by climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks

in China over 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) in 7 months. Kais Saied elected as new President of Tunisia. The 129th death anniversary of the mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah is being observed in Bangladesh. England’s legendary female cricketer Jennifer Louise Gunn (33), who won the England team three

times the World Cup, has announced her retirement from international cricket.


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NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have made history by completing the first-ever all-female spacewalk. They spent 7 hours outside the International Space Station (ISS) replacing a failed power control unit.

Joko Widodo sworn in as President of Indonesia for a second term Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma smashed the former Australia cricketer Don Bradman’s record of

highest average in Test cricket on home soil. Sourav Ganguly take Charges as new BCCI President. Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has been elected an Honorary Life Member of the

Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The Mohun Bagan Athletic Club has conferred life membership to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee. The International Cricket Council has banned Bangladesh Test and T20 Captain Shakib Al Hasan for 2

years from all forms of cricket. Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri has resigned from the portfolio amid anti-government

protests.

APPOINTMENTS Name of the Person Name of the Organization

Jai Bhagwan Bhoria Administrator for Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Limited

KS Dhatwalia Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau

Surendra Kumar Ghotia Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command

Rajiva Sinha New chief secretary of West Bengal

SS Mallikarjuna Rao MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank

Air Marshal S K Ghotia Chief of South Western Air Command

Surjit Bhalla Executive director of the International Monetary Fund

Abhishek Singh Chief executive officer of My Gov India

Amur S Lakshmi Narayanan

MD and CEO of Tata Communications

Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi Next High Commissioner of India to Niue

Amrit Lugun Next Ambassador of India to Greece

Sushil Chandra Mishra New MD & CEO of Oil India Limited

Vijay Patil President of Mumbai Cricket Association

Anumula Gitesh Sarma Next High Commissioner of India to Australia

Antonio Costa 2nd term Prime Minister of Portugal

Yalitza Aparicio UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples

Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma

New Punjab Lokpal

Vikas Varma Chief Operating Officer (COO) of MasterCard India

K. Satish Reddy President of Indian Pharmaceutical alliance (IPA)

Anita Pai Chief Operating Officer of Yes Bank Limited

Jasneet Bachal Chief Marketing Officer of Yes Bank Limited

Jasprit Bumrah Brand ambassador of Cult sport

Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi

President of the Republic of Botswana

Manohar Lal Khattar Chief Minister of Haryana for a second term


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Kishan Dan Dewal Next Ambassador of India to Georgia

J.P.S. Chawla New Controller General of Accounts

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta New Law Secretary

Sajjan Jindal World Steel Association Vice Chairman

Sudhaker Shukla Whole-Time Member of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).

Anup Kumar Singh Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG)

Christine Lagarde European Central Bank

Rajnish Kumar New chairman of Indian Banks’ Association

Upender Singh Rawat Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Nicaragua

Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas

Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde

Pankaj Kumar New CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Shri Arun Kumar Sahu Next High Commissioner of India to Grenada

Ashok Malik Policy Advisor in the External Affairs Ministry in the rank of Additional Secretary.

Deepika Padukone, PV Sindhu

Brand ambassadors of ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi‘ movement.

Sophie Wilmes First women caretaker Prime Minister of Belgium

Dineshwar Sharma New 34th Administrator of Lakshadweep

Girish Chandra Murmu Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

Radha Krishna Mathur Governor of Ladakh

Pramod Kumar Tiwari Director General (DG) of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Birender Singh Yadav Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

47th Chief Justice of India

Amit Sachdev Prestigious 2019-20 class of White House Fellows with the Department of Health and Human Services, White House, Washington, USA.

Shri Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi

Next high commissioner of India to the Independent state of Samoa

Rafael Grossi New Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency

Datta Padsalgikar Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)

INTERNATIONAL The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed the 300th Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) in

September 2019 by signing 3 APAs pertaining to United Kingdom. Ecuador will quit Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from January 1, 2020

due to fiscal problems. PM Narendra Modi and PM of Mauritius Pravindjugnauth, jointly inaugurated the phase1 of Metro

Express and new ENT (ears, nose and throat) Hospital in Mauritius through a Video link.


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Singapore imposed ban ads for the unhealthiest sugary drinks. It became the first country in the world to ban such ads.

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan 3- day official visit to Mongolia to address the ceremony for commissioning the oil refinery project in Mongolia.

India became a member of G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance which works towards advancing the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies.

The United Kingdom government will issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Typhoon Hagibis strikes Tokyo, Japan after fierce rain and wind paralyzed the capital. UAE announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence(

MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi. Sri Lanka has removed from FATF’s Grey List. 19th Indo-Swedish joint commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific Cooperation for 2019 held

in Stockholm, Sweden. Brazil has permitted Indian and Chinese tourists or businessman to visit its country without visa. Sri Lanka has partnered with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and announced new

declaration for tackling global nitrogen challenge. The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 was inaugurated by Sheikh Sultan

bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, UAE. The government of Pakistan released a new coin to commemorate the 550th anniversary of Baba

Guru Nanak.

NATIONAL UNESCO and Doordarshan, country’s public service broadcasters have joined hands to telecast TV

bilingual programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘or ‘Bapu Zinda Hain’ on 1-2 Oct 2019. Union Minister Smriti Irani Inaugurates India’s Largest ‘Charkha’ made of Waste Plastic in Noida. The CBDT launched a computer-Generated Unique Document Identification Number (DIN) to ensure

greater transparency and accountability in tax administration for taxpayers. The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary and Former PM Lal

Bahadur Shastri on his 115th birth anniversary on 2nd October 2019. Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express from the New Delhi

Railway Station. The 1st commercial run of the train will start from 5th October. Palestine has released a commemorative postage stamp on Mahatma Gandhi, honoring his legacy

and values, to mark the 150 birth anniversary of the world leader. India achieves one-crore LED street light mark installed under the Street Light National Programme

(SLNP) implemented by state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) and are to achieve 1.34 crore LED street lights installation by March 2020.

The nationwide ‘Paryatan Parv-2019’ kicked off to promote tourism in the country. This year’s event is dedicated to 150th birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath flagged off country’s first private train Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express started its maiden journey from Lucknow.

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the “Trans Fat Free” logo of FSSAI, at the 8th International Chefs’ Conference (ICC VII) held in New Delhi. The logo was launched to boost the ‘Eat Right India’ of FSSAI.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and UNDP India jointly launched Youth Co:Lab to accelerate social entrepreneurship and innovation in young India.


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Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched eco-friendly green firecrackers have been developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

The Goa Maritime Conclave was inaugurated by the National Security Advisor of India Sri. Ajith Kumar, with the Theme of the conclave: Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need for Regional Maritime Strategy.

Global Conference-cum-expo on ‘Spirituality for Unity, Peace and Prosperity’ inaugurated by M.Venkaiah Naidu held in Mount Abu, Rajasthan.

The 20th annual national conference on health informatics Medrecon 2020 will be held in Kochi, Kerala, with the theme ‘Value of Data in Health Care Ecosystem’.

CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 39th World Congress of Poets (WCP) at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

India will shift to Bharat Stage Six (BS-VI) vehicular emission norms from BS IV by April 2020 in order to curb vehicular pollution.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with the Union Health Ministry launched the 1st-ever website and mobile application on oral health awareness “eDantSeva“.

The CBDT has launched “Faceless e-Assessment scheme” that eliminates physical interface between an assessing officer and an assessee. They also inaugurated the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC).

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has launched a unique initiative 'Ganga Amantran' Abhiyan, a month long open-water rafting and kayaking expedition in Delhi.

The environment ministry has given the approval for developing a commercial airport in Kutch, Gujarat. The project worth Rs. 1,400 crores.

PM Modi released a commemorative stamp to honour the birth centenary of Marshal of the Air Force late Arjan Singh for his exemplary service.

The Central Government has constituted a committee of officers to suggest measures to augment GST revenue collections and administration.

SARAS Aajeevika Mela has begun at India Gate Lawns, in New Delhi. The main aim to bring the rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed with support of DAY-NRLM.

India will extend over $60 mn line of credit to Comoros for Energy and Maritime Defence Cooperation.

Chhattisgarh state Health Minister T S Singhdeo has inaugurated India’s 1st Garbage Café with the tagline ‘more the waste better the taste’ in Ambikapur.

Indian cooperatives ink pact with Sri Lanka for milk supply. ‘Nation pays homage to former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary. Air India becomes first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft. The 2nd phase of an Indo-Dutch project called Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy

Reuse, or LOTUS-HR was launched at Barapullah drain in New Delhi. Indian Railways to become net zero carbon emitter by 2030. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY reached milestone of providing health coverage to 50 lakh people in India. United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) launches its 2nd global cinema campaign “Feed

Our Future” in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Government of India has decided to open the entire area from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post for

tourism purposes. The step has been taken to boost tourism in Ladakh. The Defence Acquisition Council has approved 3 projects worth Rs 3,300 crore of “indigenously

designed and developed equipments”. AYUSH and Defence ministry signed MoU for traditional medicine services in New Delhi.


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Indian Railways has installed the most advanced Electronic Interlocking System on the Grand Chord route.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the merger of loss-making telecom firms BSNL and MTNL as part of a revival package.

India and Pakistan sighed agreement to operationalised the Kartarpur Corridor for the pilgrims. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has released a special

commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda. The coin has been released to mark Paramahansa Yogananda’s 125th birth anniversary.

According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the appointed day for the two Union Territories J&K and Ladakh was October 31.

List of important MoU’s and agreements

Signed Between Purpose of MOU and Agreements

National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and ‘National Law Institute University’

To implementation of ‘Online Capacity Building Programme on Cyber Law, Crime Investigation and Digital Forensics through NeGD Learning Management System (LMS)

National Buildings Construction Corporation(NBCC) and ‘Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’

To provide project management consultancy for the development of National Sports University at Imphal, Manipur

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Name of the Book Author Speaks About

India and the Netherlands – Past, Present and Future

Venu Rajamony The book portrays the history of bilateral relations between India and the Netherlands .

The Tech Whisperer Jaspreet Bindra

The book will describes and simplify “emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, Internet of things, virtual reality,” and talk about how companies can employ these to drive their digital transformation.

The RSS: Roadmaps for the 21st Century

Sunil Ambekar It describes the challenges of 21st century social and cultural life.

150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy

Fakir Hassen

The book chronicles commemorations of Gandhi’s activities, including his birth and death anniversaries & his visit in South Africa.

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

Bill Gates

He will share what he has learned in over a decade of studying climate change, and investing in innovations to address the problems.

The Daughter from a Wishing Tree: Unusual Tales About Women in

Sudha Murthy The book will also talk about the magic spell that can make a dead person come alive, and the wishing tree that gives the


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Mythology wonderful gift of daughters.

Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life

Vishwanathan Anand The book is based on the experience he had in the game of Chess.

Bridgital Nation N.Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman

The book presents a powerful vision of the future where technology and human beings co-exist in a mutually beneficial ecosystem.

Dark Fear, Eerie Cities: New Hindi Cinema in Neo-liberal India

Sarunas Paunksnis

The book which has 5 chapters focuses the film forms on urban life and culture of the new middle class, as well as pessimism, violence and fear.

Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics

K.N Pandit The book is released after the scrapping of Article 370 provisions in August 2019.

Measuring Poverty Around the World

Tony Atkinson

The book talks about the need for "better measurement of poverty" for raising awareness, motivating action, designing good policy, gauging progress, and holding political leaders accountable for meeting targets.

The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra

Arupjyoti Saikia The book describes the river's long lineage and its centrality in Assam's environment.

OBITUARIES Name of the Person Field/Importance

Jose Jose Legendary Mexican singer

Jessye Norman Renowned American opera singer

Eric Pleskow American-Austrian film producer

Dr. Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi

Noted nephrologist and Padma Shri awardee

M.Gopal Gowda First-ever Kudmi writer & Konkani folk artiste

Farook Khan Indian-origin journalist in South Africa

Krishna Gopalkrishna Kadekodi

Centenarian philatelist & coin collector

Satyapriya Mohathero Bangladesh, Buddhist leader

Colathur Gopalan Popular nutrition scientist

Diahann Carroll American actress, singer, and model

Ginger Baker Versatile and turbulent drummer

Andrés Gimeno Spanish tennis player

Kadri Gopalnath Legendary saxophonist

Madati Narasimha Reddy Former Minister

Sara Danius Swedish literary critic

Alexei Leonov First Human to Walk in Space

P.V. Krishnamoorthy Veteran broadcast journalist

Alicia Alonso Cuban ballerina


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Kalidas Karmakar Renowned painter

Siddaiah Dalit poet

Mark Hurd Former Co-Chief executive Officer(CEO) of Oracle

Dadu Chougule Maharashtra wrestling legend

Subha Dutta Editor of Bengali daily Bartaman

Marieke Vervoort Belgian Paralympian

TP. Radhamani Veteran actress

K.R Wadhwaney Veteran sports journalist

Dilip Parikh Former Gujarat Chief Minister

C.Raghavachari Veteran journalist

Nanammal India’s oldest Yoga teacher

Mano Tamil actor

Sadako Ogata First female U.N. refugee chief

Digvijay Singh Former Rajasthan Home Minister

John Witherspoon Actor and comedian

Gurudas Dasgupta CPI leader

Geetanjali Ramakrishna Actress

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