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Current Affairs Today – 30th October 2019
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
‘Aarambh’, common foundation course for IAS probationers held in Statue of Unity
- The Centre’s first-ever common foundation course “Aarambh” (Beginning) for 2019 batch probationer civil servants has begun at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
- There are around 500 newly recruited bureaucrats are undergoing six-day training.
- The theme this year is ‘How to achieve the goal of making India a 5 trillion dollar economy’.
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Gujarat:
- Capital: Gandhinagar
- Chief Minister: Vijay Rupni
- Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Facebook launches healthcare tool for check-up reminders
- Facebook has unveiled a ‘Preventive Health’ tool that connects people to health resources and sends check-up reminders. Facebook has launched the tool in the United States.
- The tool is designed to help users of the social networking giant to find affordable places to receive care, set reminders to schedule tests and mark when tests are completed.
- The recommendations to the users will be provided on the basis on their age and sex.
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Facebook: Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
Finance Minister released Commemorative Coin on Paramahansa Yogananda
- 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.
- Paramahansa Yogananda is known as the Father of Yoga in the West.
- He was the founder of two organisations: Yogoda Satsanga Society of India and Self-Realisation Fellowship, belongs to the line of gurus whose message is universal transcending nations and religions.
MHRD to conduct EK Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv in New Delhi
- The Ministry of Human Resource Development is to conduct EK Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv event at the India Gate Lawn No. 6 in New Delhi from 31 October to 3 November 2019.
- The mega event will be inaugurated by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
- The event was organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). All the 25 regions of KVS are paired with a State different from their own State and also a Country.
- The event aims to showcase the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat.
- It also aims to promote the communication and artistic skills of students by conducting various competitions.
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Odisha govt inks LoU for ‘drink from tap mission’ with UNICEF
- Odisha has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- The main objective of the mission is to provide piped quality drinking water supply to each household on a 24-hour basis.
- UNICEF will provide technical cooperation to the government of Odisha.
- The community-based water management system will be adopted at ward-level and in the first phase 1.20 lakh people will be the beneficiaries.
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Odisha:
- Capital: Bhubaneswar
- Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
- Governor: Ganeshi Lal
- National Park: Bhitarkanika NP, Simlipal NP
TN became the first state to enact a law on contract farming
- President Ram Nath Kovind approved the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2019.
- The Bill aims to set a policy framework and institutional mechanism on agricultural produce and livestock contract farming.
- With the Bill approved, TN state becomes the first state to enact the law on contract farming
- The Bill was adopted by the Tamil Nadu State government in February 2019.
- The Bill is first-of-its-kind legislation that assures farm income.
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Tamilnadu
- Capital: Chennai
- Chief Minister: Edappadi K.Palanisamy
- Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
- Chief Justice of Madras High Court: Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani
- National Park: Guindy NP,Gulf of Mannar Marine NP, Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP, Mudumalai NP, Mukurthi NP.
APPOINTMENT
Birender Singh Yadav to be next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq
- Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq.
- The 1997 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Birender Singh replaced Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit as the ambassador.
- Capital of Iraq: Baghdad; Currency: Iraqi dinar.
- President of Iraq: Barham Salih; Prime minister: Adil Abdul-Mahdi
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Iraq (Capital/Currency): Baghdad/ Iraqi dinar
- Prime Minister: Adil Abdul-Mahdi
G C Murmu and R K Mathur appointed as new Lt Governors of J&K and Ladakh respectively
- The Union Government has appointed former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur as the first Lieutenant (Lt) Governors of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh respectively.
- These newly appointed governors succeed Satya Pal Malik.
- These Union Territories will come into existence on October 31, 2019.
- Satya Pal Malik has been transferred and appointed as Governor of Goa, succeeding Mridula Sinha.
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala state president P S Sreedharan Pillai was appointed as the 15th governor of Mizoram succeeding Jagdish Mukhi.
New Governors
- J&K — Girish Chandra Murmu (Replaced: Satya Pal Malik)
- Ladakh — Radha Krishna Mathur (Replaced: Satya Pal Malik)
- Mizoram — P S Sreedharan Pillai (Replaced: Jagdish Mukhi)
- Goa — Satya Pal Malik (Replaced: Mridula Sinha)
Anup Kumar Singh took charge as the Director General of NSG
- Former Ahmedabad city Police Commissioner and Senior IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh have taken charge as the Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG).
- He was appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Singh’s promotion was sent on 10 October to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
- The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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NSG: The National Security Guard (NSG) is a counter terrorism unit under the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). It was raised in 15th October1984, following Operation Blue Star, Akshardham Temple attack and the assassination of Indira Gandhi, “for combating terrorist activities with a view to protect states against internal disturbances”.
- Founded: 1984
- Motto: सर्वत्र सर्वोत्तम सुरक्षा (Sanskrit)
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Director General: Anup Kumar Singh
Rafael Grossi is appointed as the Chief of IAEA
- Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi was appointed as the new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- He replaces the late Yukiya Amano.
- He is expected to assume office on 1 January 2020. Grossi has been appointed for a term of four years.
- He will be the sixth head of the IAEA.
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IAEA: The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957.
- Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
- Membership: 171 Member States
- Founded: 29 July 1957
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty bags silver medal at French Open
- Indian men’s doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has won the silver medal in the men’s doubles event at French Open.
- The Indian pair lost the summit clash to the Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo by 18-21, 16-21.
Nirmal Purja climbs world’s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days
- The mountaineer from Nepal, Nirmal Purja, created a new speed record by climbing the world’s 14 highest peaks over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in just 189 days.
- The 14th peak which he climbed was Shishapangma, located at Nyalam County, China.
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China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi
- President: Xi Jinping
ICC bans Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for 2 years
- The International Cricket Council has banned Bangladesh Test and T20 Captain Shakib Al Hasan for 2 years from all forms of cricket.
- The Bangladeshi cricketer has been banned for not reporting to the ICC that he was approached by the bookies.
- The cricketer was approached by the bookies during the 2018 home tri-series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.
- One year of the punishment has been suspended after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
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ICC: The International Cricket Council is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
- Founded: 15 June 1909
- Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Chairperson: Shashank Manohar
- CEO: Manu Sawhney
- 13th ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in India from 9th February to 26th March 2023.
Lewis Hamilton wins Mexico Grand Prix 2019
- Mercedes’ driver and 5-time world champion Lewis Hamilton clinched his 10th win of the season for Mercedes at the Mexican Grand Prix 2019.
- Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, a German racing driver, and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish racing driver, finished second and third respectively.
Tiger Woods clinched historic 82nd title with Zozo Championship 2019
- The Zozo Championship 2019 tournament title was clinched by America’s Tiger Woods, aged 43, which was his 82nd PGA Tour crown.
- He sealed a historic three-stroke win to draw level with Sam Snead (America) for the most victories on Tour.
- The Zozo Championship 2019, a professional golf tournament, was held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Chiba, Japan.
- It was the first event sanctioned tournament by the PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) Tour in Japan, in a deal that will last until at least 2025.
- The prize money of the tournament was US$9.75 million.
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Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen
- Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe
BOOKS & AUTHORS
The Unquiet River A biography of the Brahmaputra to be released
- A book titled The Unquiet River: A biography of the Brahmaputra by historian Arupjyoti Saikia is to be released in the month of November 2019.
- The book was published by Oxford University Press (OUP).
- The book reimagines the layered history of Assam with the river at the centre.
- Arupjyoti Saikia is a Professor of History at IIT Guwahati.
OBITUARIES
Padma Shri awardee & India’s oldest Yoga teacher Nanammal passes away
- Padma Shri awardee & India’s oldest Yoga teacher Nanammal passed away at 99.
- She had bagged 150 awards, 6 national-level gold medals and Yoga Ratna award of the Government of Karnataka in 2014.
- She was also conferred the Padma Shri in January 2019 for her efforts to make people lead a healthy life.
