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Current Affairs Today – 11th October 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES
11th October: International Day of the Girl Child
- The United Nations observes International Day of the Girl Child on 11th of October every year.
- The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
- The theme for 2019: GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable.
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United Nations: It is an International Organization. Its Objective of UN is to not only maintain International Peace and Security but also to develop Friendly relations among nations.
- Founded – 24th October, 1945
- Headquarter- New York,United States
- Secretary General- Antonio Guterres (9th SG OF UN)
- He is from PORTUGAL
- Portugal (Capital/Currency) – Lisbon/ Euro
- United States (Capital/Currency) – Washington, D.C/ US Dollar
World Obesity Day is observed on 11 October
- World Obesity Day is observed globally on 11 October every year.
- The day aims to raise awareness about the prevalence, severity, and diversity of weight stigma.
- The obesity often reinforces inaccurate and negative stereotypes about the weight which can lead to weight stigma.
BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS
Bank of Maharashtra reduces MCLR by 0.10 percent
- State-owned Bank of Maharashtra announced a cut in its marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by 0.10% across tenors on 10 October.
- After the rate cut, the benchmark one-year MCLR will now be priced at 8.40% with effect from 8 October 2019.
- The other tenors from overnight to 6-months have been slashed by an equal measure in the range of 8.05%-8.30%.
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Bank of Maharashtra is a major public sector bank in India. Government of India holds 87.74% of the total shares.
- Headquarters: Pune
- CEO: A. S. Rajeev
- Tagline: One Family One Bank
FINANCE AND ECONOMY
Moody’s cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.8% for FY20
- Moody, the rating agency has lowered its 2019-20 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.8% from 6.2%.
- It stated that the Indian economy is experiencing a pronounced slowdown partly due to long-lasting factors.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
SARAS Aajeevika Mela begins in New Delhi
- SARAS Aajeevika Mela has begun at India Gate Lawns, in New Delhi. It has been organized by the Ministry of Rural Development under the initiative of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission.
- It aims to bring the rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed with support of DAY-NRLM, under one platform to show-case their skills, sell their products and help them build linkages with bulk buyers.
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Delhi:
- Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal
- Governor: Anil Baijal
38th India Carpet Expo begins in Varanasi
- The 38th India Carpet Expo will be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The expo will be organized by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC).
- The India Carpet Expo aims to promote the cultural heritage and weaving skills of Indian hand-made carpets and other floor coverings for the visiting overseas carpet buyers.
- India carpet expo also acts as a platform for international carpet buyers, buying houses, buying agents, architects and Indian carpet manufacturers and exporters to meet and establish business relationship.
GoI launches Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative
- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched the Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative in New Delhi.
- The initiative was launched during the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare.
- The initiative aims to assure dignified, respectful and quality health care at no cost for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility in order to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
- It also provides a positive birth experience to both mother and infant.
- With the initiative, the government is committed to achieve the target of reducing the maternal mortality and child mortality.
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- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Railway police’s website & mobile app “Sahyatri” launched
- Union Minister Nityanand Rai has launched a Government Railway Police’s website “railways.delhipolice.gov.in” and a mobile application “Sahyatri”.
- The database of criminals, including their photographs, active in railways’ jurisdiction all over India would be uploaded on the Railway police’s website.
- It will also have the facility to scan and read QR codes and make an emergency call.
- The Sahyatri app will help railway passengers find out the jurisdiction of a police station and the details of GRP officials by geo-tagging with Google Maps.
- It will also help the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India and crime detection by integrating the criminal database online.
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Indian Railways is India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Chairman of Railway Board: VK Yadav
- Minister of Railways: Piyush Goyal
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Maharashtra & Goa Circle celebrating National Postal Week
- The Maharashtra and Goa Circle of the India Post is celebrating National Postal Week.
- The postal circle is observing the National Postal Week in each of the six regions under its jurisdiction – Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa.
- The week is being celebrated to spread awareness about services provided by the department and efforts made to meet changing requirements of customers.
- The week also commemorates the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss capital Berne.
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Maharashtra:
- Capital: Mumbai
- Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis
- Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- National Parks: Chandoli National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Gugamal National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Amba Barwa WLS, Bor WLS, Great Indian Bustard WLS,
- Lonar WLS, Melghat WLS, Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS, etc.
Chhattisgarh launched the first Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur
- Chhattisgarh State government has launched India’s first-of-its-kind Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur, North Chhattisgarh. The cafe was inaugurated by State Health Minister T S Singh Deo.
- The Cafe was set up by the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh.
- AIM: The initiative aims to make the state plastic-free. With this iniitiative the poor people and rag pickers will be fed.
- The Garbage Cafe will provide food to the citizens in exchange for plastic waste.
- Citizens will get free food in exchange for 1kg of plastic while breakfast will be provided in exchange for half a kilogram of plastic.
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Chhattisgarh:
- Capital: Nawa Raipur
- Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
- Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES
9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be held in Thailand
- The 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
- This will be the final Ministerial meeting before the 3rd Leaders’ Summit which will be held on November 4, 2019 in Bangkok.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will represent India in the meeting.
- He will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Japan, Singapore, China, Australia and New Zealand during the Bangkok Ministerial.
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Thailand (Capital/Currency): Bangkok/ Thai baht
- Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
Gujarat to host conference of State Power Ministers
- Gujarat will host the State Power Ministers’ Conference.
- It will take place at Kevadia, on the banks of Narmada river.
- The 2 day conference will see discussions on policies related to emerging technologies in sustainable and renewable energy sector.
- It will also look after the implementation of Prime Minister Kusum Yojana, Solar Roof top, renewable energy development in the border areas, projects for Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks, ease of doing business in solar and wind energy space and the concerning issues related to regulatory matters, land and infrastructure.
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Gujarat:
- Capital: Gandhinagar
- Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
- Governor: Acharya Devvrat
- National Park: Vansda NP, Blackbuck NP, Gir Forest NP, Marine NP, Gulf of Kutch
The 8th joint commission meeting was held in New Delhi
- The eighth Joint Commission meeting was held between India and Thailand in New Delhi on 10 October 2019.
- The meeting was co-chaired by the Minister of External Affairs Dr. S Jaishankar and Minister of Thailand Foreign Don Pramudwinai.
- In the meeting several agreements were signed to enhance the bilateral ties of the countries.
- In the meeting, both Indian and Thailand sides reviewed the progress made in all areas of the bilateral relationship.
AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED
GeM signs MOU with Union Bank of India
- Government e-Marketplace signed an MoU with Union Bank of India. As per the MoU, UBI will be able to offer an array of services including transfer of funds through GeM Pool Accounts, advising of Performance Bank Guarantees and Earnest Money Deposit to the registered users on the GeM portal.
- The MoU will facilitate a cashless, paperless and transparent payment system on the portal and will create an efficient procurement system for government entities.
- GeM is an initiative of the Government of India offering one stop platform facilitating online procurement of common use goods and services required by various government departments, organisations, Public Sector Units.
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Union Bank of India: Union Bank of India is one of the largest government-owned banks of India; the government owns over 90% of its share capital.
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- CEO: Rajkiran Rai G.
APPOINTMENT
Yes Bank appointed Anita Pai as COP and Jasneet Bachal as CMO
- Yes Bank Ltd appointed Anita Pai as the chief operating officer (COP).
- It also appointed Jasneet Bachal as the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the bank.
Anita Pai:
- Anita Pai served as the senior general manager and head of ATM business at ICICI Bank Ltd. She will lead the bank’s operations and service delivery. She will be incharge of the information technology (IT) functions of the lender.
Jasneet Bachal:
- Jasneet Bachal served as Senior Vice President and Head Marketing of Kotak Life. She has experience of around 8 years in Kotak Mahindra Bank. She will head the marketing and communication efforts.
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Yes Bank: Yes Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank, founded by Rana Kapoor and Ashok Kapur in 2004. It primarily operates as a corporate bank, with retail banking and also asset management as subsidiary functions.
- CEO: Ravneet Gill
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Founders: Rana Kapoor, Ashok Kapur
AWARDS
Nobel Prize 2019
| SUBJECT | AWARDEES | Awarded for | |||
| Chemistry | John B. Goodenough | M. Stanley Whittingham | Akira Yoshino | The researches were awarded for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Their invention laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society. | |
| Medicine or Physiology | William Kaelin | Peter Ratcliffe | Gregg Semenza | recognized the discoveries that are crucial for understanding diseases such as cancer. | |
| Physics | James Peebles | Michel Mayor | Didier Queloz | awarded for their work in exploring the evolution of the universe and discovering a new kind of planet. | |
| Literature | Olga Tokarczuk | Peter Handke | Polish author Olga Tokarczuk was awarded the Nobel Prize for the year 2018. She also won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018.
The Austrian author and playwright Peter Handke, 76, was recognized for his influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience. |
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| Peace | Abiy Ahmed Ali | He has been awarded for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. | |||
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Nobel Prize:
- The Nobel Prize was established by the will of Alfred Nobel, a businessman, chemist, engineer, inventor, and philanthropist.
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
- It is one of the 5 Nobel Prizes.
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry award has been awarded 110 times to 180 individuals between 1901 and 2018.
OBITUARIES
Legendary saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath passes away
- Legendary saxophonist and the Padma Shri awardee Kadri Gopalnath passed away.
- The Carnatic music maestro won multiple awards in his illustrious career, including the Kendra Sangeetha Nataka Academy Award and Karnataka Kalashree.
- He had the distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited in the BBC Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall at London in 1994.
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