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Current Affairs Today – 9th & 10th October 2019

IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES

World Post Day is observed on 9th October

• World Post Day is observed on 9th October every year.
• On this day the posts in many countries introduce/promote new postal products and services.
• On this day, the postal employees are awarded for good service.
• The day aims to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives.
• The day also marks the contribution given by the postal services to the social and economic development of countries.

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The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union.

It was established in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. In 1969, the UPU Congress declared World Post Day in the meeting held in Tokyo, Japan.

World Mental Health Day: 10 October

• World Health Organization observes World Mental Health Day on 10th of October every year.
• The day is celebrated with an objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.
• The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
• The theme selected for this year’s Day: Suicide Prevention.

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WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.

• Founded: 7 April 1948
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Head: Tedros Adhanom

World Sight Day 2019 is observed on 10 October 2019

• World Sight Day 2019 is observed annually on 10 October.
• The day aims to create awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment.
• World Health Organization (WHO) launched the first World report on vision on 8 October 2019.

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WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.

• Founded: 7 April 1948
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Head: Tedros Adhanom

BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS

RBI rejects Indiabulls Housing & Lakshmi Vilas Bank merger deal

• The Reserve Bank of India has rejected the merger proposal of Indiabulls Housing Finance and Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
• RBI has rejected the application for voluntary amalgamation of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. and Indiabulls Commercial Credit Ltd. with the Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd.
• The merger was crucial for Lakshmi Vilas Bank as it is now under the prompt corrective action framework of the RBI due to a high level of bad loans and insufficient capital.

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RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.

• Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited was founded in 1926 by a group of seven businessmen of Karur under the leadership of Shri V.S.N. Ramalinga Chettiar.

• Headquarters: Chennai
• Founded: 1926

Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited is a mortgage lender which is headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is India’s second largest housing finance company and is regulated by the National Housing Bank.

• Headquarters: Gurugram

RBI approves merger of DCBs to form ‘Kerala Bank’

• 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”.
• Except the Malappuram District Cooperative Bank, all district banks had approved the scheme of amalgamation proposed by the State government at their respective general body meetings.

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RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.

• Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan

FINANCE AND ECONOMY

BSE partners with Ficci to enhance the MSME sector

• Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) to promote Udyam Saathi and Udyam Sakhi initiatives in order to foster the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector.
• The partnership aims to enhance MSME and startup environment.
• BSE along with Ficci organized a session to identify gaps in the existing policies and make suggestions for robust policies.
• The MSMEs presented new ideas and suggestions at the session.

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BSE: The BSE SENSEX is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.) is Asia’s first stock exchange.

• Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Chairman: Sethurathnam Ravi

Google partners with the government for the Crafted in India project

• Google Arts & Culture’s new project Crafted in India was unveiled on 7 October.
• For this Google has partnered with the Ministry of Tourism, Dastkari Haat Samiti, and 20 other cultural institutions for the project.
• Crafted in India project aims to showcase the county’s rich handicraft heritage.
• This will also make it accessible for the world to experience Indian crafts.

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Crafted in India:

• Crafted in India is the largest online exhibition on Indian Crafts.
• Over 50 of India’s crafts will now be available in Crafted in India.

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.

• Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin Trending
• Founded: 4 September 1998, Menlo Park, California, United States
• CEO: Sundar Pichai
• Parent organization: Alphabet Inc.

CBDT launches Faceless e-Assessment scheme

• The Central Board of Direct Taxes 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).
• The “Faceless e-assessment scheme” is expected to bring in a “paradigm shift” in taxation by eliminating human interface in the income tax assessment system.

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• Chairman of CBDT: P.C. Mody

Reliance MF renamed as “Nippon India Mutual Fund”

• Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as “Nippon India Mutual Fund“.
• The organization was renamed following the purchase of 75% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management by Nippon Life Insurance.
• Nippon India Mutual Fund has become the largest foreign-owned Asset Management Company in India.
• Sundeep Sikka will continue to lead company as the CEO.

Infosys bags digital transformation services deal from Volvo

• Infosys has been selected as the main supplier to deliver Volvo Cars’ digital transformation services for its enterprise digital commercial operations applications and products.
• Infosys will offer next generation application services leveraging its global delivery model (GDM), agile delivery, automation and other service optimisation levers to deliver effective service operations.
• Based on the Scale Agile Framework (SAFe), Infosys will enable transformation of application management and application development deliveries to a 100% agile operating model.

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Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services.

• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• CEO: Salil Parekh

PayPal exits Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency

• Payment service provider PayPal dropped out of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency.
• It has become the first company to exit the Libra Association.
• The reason cited was the project continues to face queries from regulators around the world.

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PayPal Holdings Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.

• CEO: Daniel Schulman
• Founders: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Yu Pan, Max Levchin, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

• Founded: February 2004, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
• Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, United States
• CFO: David Wehner
• CEO: Mark Zuckerberg

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Centre launched Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

• Centre introduced Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, a unique initiative to connect with Ganga’s Stakeholders.
• It was launched by Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
• Under this initiative, an open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River will be held between 10th October to 11th November 2019.
• The campaign is a unique social awareness initiative to connect with the people and its various stakeholders.
• The expedition will start at Devprayag and end at Ganga Sagar. The rafting expedition covers over 2500 Km.
• The initiative aims to spread the message of River Rejuvenation and Water Conservation on a massive scale.

Centre approved Rs.1,400 crore for a commercial airport in Kutch

• The Centre approved the establishment of a commercial airport in Kutch, Gujarat.
• It also approved an investment of about Rs.1,400 crore for the establishment purpose.
• The project is expected to generate employment for over 8,000 persons. The project will be commissioned in 2021-22.

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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

Day Care Recreation Centre inaugurated in Leh

• The 1st Government-sponsored and operated Day-Care cum Recreation Centre for senior citizens has been inaugurated in Leh.
• The day care Centre, co-sponsored by Government and the District Legal Service Authority will provide a raft of medical facilities including geriatric care, health consultations and check-ups, physiotherapy to the senior citizens.
• It would also provide legal service, the senior citizens would require on various legal issues.

GoI launches “Ganga Aamantran: Open Water Rafting Expedition”

• Jal Shakti Minister has launched an initiative ‘Ganga Amantran’.
• The initiative has been launched to connect with the stakeholders of the river.
• It is a pioneering exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga river.
• The expedition will start at Devaprayag and culminate at Ganga Sagar covering the entire stretch of over 25,000 kms of the River.
• Ganga Aamantran is the 1st ever effort by National Mission for Clean Ganga to raft across the entire stretch of the river.
• It is also the longest ever social campaign undertaken through an adventure sporting activity to spread the message of River Rejuvenation and Water Conservation on a massive scale.

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• Jal Shakti Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Dearness allowance of government employees hiked by 5%

• The Central government has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) of Central government employees and pensioners.
• The government has hiked DA by 5%, which means the dearness allowance has been increased from 12% to 17%.
• The decision was approved in a cabinet meet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The hike would be effective from July 2019. The cost to the exchequer will be Rs 16,000 crore.

PM released a commemorative stamp to honour Marshal IAF Arjan Singh

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp to honour the birth centenary of Marshal of the Air Force late Arjan Singh at the home programme of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on its 87th raising day.
• The stamp was released as a tribute to his exemplary service to the nation.

Government to create a 1400km long and 5km wide green belt

• The government has announced its plan to create a 1400km-long and 5km wide green belt from Gujarat to the Delhi-Haryana border.
• The massive afforestation drive in northwest India is similar to the Great Green Wall that runs from Dakar in Senegal to Djibouti.

President Kovind presented Presidents Colours to the Army Aviation Corps

• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colours to the Army Aviation Corps at Nashik, Maharashtra.
• The President’s Colours acknowledges the meritorious service rendered by the Army Aviation Corps over the years.
• The honour represents the visible symbol of excellence and has earned by the Army Aviation Corps through dedication and worthy contribution both during war and peace.

STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS

Goa government launched 112 as a new integrated emergency number for police

• The Goa government launched 112 as the new integrated emergency number for police, fire and medical emergency contact.
• This replaces the traditional dial number 100.
• The announcement was made by the Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawan.
• In the 1st phase, the dial 112 service will only cover the police department.
• In the second Phase, Fire and medical services would be brought under the new dial number.
• So far, 2 centres have been established at Panaji and Margao as a part of the new integrated service.

Delhi government launched Farishte Dilli Ke scheme

• The Delhi government launched the Farishte Dilli Ke scheme on 8th October after the successful trial run of the good Samaritan scheme.
• The scheme was launched by the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal.
• The trial of the scheme saved 3,000 lives.
• The Delhi Police supported the scheme.

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Farishte Dilli Ke scheme:

• The scheme aims to help accident victims, burn victims and acid attack victims and take them to hospitals.
• The pilot project of the scheme was launched in 2017.
• The scheme honours and rewards those who help accident victims and take them to the hospital.
• Under the scheme, the State government provides free treatment to all victims of the accident regardless of the cost of treatment.
• It also provides a reward of Rs.2,000 and a certificate to a good samaritan for taking the accident victims to a hospital.

AP government launched Dr YSR Kanti Velugu programme

• The Andhra Pradesh State government launched Dr. YSR Kanti Velugu, a free mass eye screening programme on 10 October 2019, on World Sight Day.
• The aim of the initiative is to eradicate blindness.
• The programme was launched by the Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
• More than 62,000 government and private schools will be covered under the programme.

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Andhra Pradesh:

• Capital: Amravati
• Chief Minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
• Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

India handed over 10,000 vials of antirabies vaccines to Myanmar

• India handed over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines to Myanmar.
• The move is to help Myanmar in its fight against the Rabies disease.
• The handing over ceremony was held in Yangon, Myanmar.
• The vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines were handed over by the Deputy Chief of Mission Sumit Seth to Myanmar’s Director General of Department of Medical Research [DG(DMS)] Zaw Than Htun at the Indian Embassy in Myanmar.

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Myanmar (Capital/Currency): Naypyitaw/ Burmese kyat

• President: Win Myint

Singapore imposed a ban ad for unhealthy sugary drinks

• Singapore imposed a ban ads for the most unhealthy sugary drinks in its latest move to combat rising diabetes rates.
• It became the first country in the world to ban such ads.
• The ban was announced by the health ministry of Singapore.
• The ban aims to reduce the influence of such advertisements on consumer preferences.
• The country also plans to explore the possibility of a sugar tax or ban.

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Singapore (Capital/Currency): Singapore city/ Singapore dollar

• President: Halimah Yacob

Pakistan PM Imran Khan declared as 2020 Muslim Man of the Year

• Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) has declared the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as Muslim Man of the Year 2020.
• He won the title in the recent list of the most persuasive Muslims in the world issued by the Centre.
• The RISSC has also declared Rashida Tlaib as Muslim Woman of the Year 2020.
• She is an American Congresswoman.

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Pakistan (Capital/Currency): Islamabad/Pakistani Rupees

• Prime Minister: Imran Khan
• President: Arif Alvi

Saudi Arabia permits women to serve in the armed forces

• Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow women in the kingdom to serve in the armed forces.
• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has approved various other reforms that are aimed at widening women’s rights.
• The country has initiated a broad programme of economic and social reforms to empower women in the country. The move aimed to increase the rights of women in the kingdom.
• Now, women in Saudi would be able to serve as private first class, corporal or sergeant.
• In 2018, Saudi Arabia authorized women to join their security forces.

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Saudi Arabia (Capital/Currency): Riyadh/Riyal

• King: Salman of Saudi Arabia

UNICEF launched the Cryptocurrency Fund

• United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) launched the Cryptocurrency Fund.
• This new venture of UNICEF will now be able to receive, hold and disburse donations of cryptocurrencies ether and bitcoin.
• For the first time ever the United Nations organizations, UNICEF will use cryptocurrencies.
• The aim of the UNICEF’s Cryptocurrency Fund is to fund open source technology benefiting children and young people around the world.

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UNICEF: The United Nations Children’s Fund, originally known as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

• Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
• Head: Henrietta H. Fore
• Founded: 11 December 1946, New York, New York, United States
• Founders: United Nations General Assembly, Ludwik Rajchman

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

India International Cooperative Trade Fair to be held in New Delhi

• A 3-day India International Cooperative Trade Fair has been scheduled to be held in New Delhi from 11th October.
• The fair is aimed to promote cooperative to cooperative trade within India and abroad leading to enhanced rural and farm prosperity.
• The event will provide a huge opportunity for the industry and business companies from India and abroad to build an alliance.
• It will also provide business networking, product sourcing, and interaction with primary producers of a wide range of products and service providers.
• Over 150 cooperative societies and 35 countries including, Australia, Japan, China, Brazil, the US, UK, Germany, and Iran are expected to participate in the Trade fair.

The 5th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Mexico was held

• India and Mexico agreed to work closely together on the multilateral issues of mutual interest during the fifth round of Foreign Office Consultations between the officials of two countries in New Delhi on 7 October.
• The countries also agreed to conduct regular dialogue to enhance cooperation and bilateral ties.
• In the meeting, both the countries reviewed the complete range of bilateral cooperation, including political, trade and economic cooperation as well as agriculture, science and technology, energy, tourism, and culture.
• The officials also exchanged views on regional and international issues, including cooperation in the United Nations and G20.

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Mexico (Capital/Currency): Mexico City/Peso

• President: Andrés Manuel López Obrador

RANKS AND INDICES

India ranked 68th in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index

• Singapore topped the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) and pushed the US to the second place.
• India is ranked 68th on the GCI.
• The list is compiled by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF).

Top 5 countries of the list:

1) Singapore

2) The US

3) Hong Kong SAR

4) Netherlands

5) Switzerland

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WEF: The World Economic Forum, based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, was founded in 1971 as a not-for-profit organization. It was granted “other international body” status in January 2015 by the Swiss Federal Government under the Swiss Host-State Act.

• Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
• Founder: Klaus Schwab
• Founded: January 1971
• Motto: Committed to improving the state of the world
• Leader: Klaus Schwab

RBI released Consumer Confidence Survey (September 2019)

• The Reserve Bank of India has released the results of the September 2019 round of its Consumer Confidence Survey.
• The survey was conducted in 13 major cities: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram.
• Consumer confidence weakened in September with both the current situation index and the future expectations index recording declines.
• Households’ sentiments on the general economic situation and the employment scenario declined. They were less optimistic on their income over the year ahead than in July 2019.
• Respondents perceived an increase in the price level over the last 1 year and a majority of them expect prices to rise further in the coming year.
• Respondents sentiments on overall spending as well as essential spending remain strong, though sentiments on discretionary spending weakened.

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RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.

• Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan

AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED

Cabinet approves MoUs signed between India and Foreign Broadcasters

• PM-led Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs signed between the Indian government and the Foreign Broadcasters in the field of Radio and Television.
• The MoUs with the Foreign Broadcasters were signed as it will benefit the Public broadcaster in exploring new visions.
• The agreement will set up new Strategies to address the demands of new technologies and stiff competition.
• The MoU will also benefit Media liberalization and Globalization.

India and France agreed to deepen defence ties

• Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited France from 7th October to 8th October.
• He held discussions with the French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly.
• During his visit, he reviewed the full spectrum of the bilateral defence engagement.

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France (Capital/Currency): Paris/Euro

• Prime minister: Edouard Philippe
• President: Emmanuel Macron

KSUM partnered with EBD to support start ups in the State

• Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has partnered with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB).
• The aim of the partnership is to support technology startups. EDB is the investment promotion agency for the Kingdom of Bahrain.
• KSUM is the Kerala government organization that supports the startup ecosystem in the state.
• The MoU will promote innovation in the respective markets of the states in financial technology, information and communication technology (ICT) and related emerging technologies.

The 13th CCHFW was held in New Delhi

• The 13th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) was held in New Delhi on 10 October 2019.
• The conference was inaugurated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan.
• The Minister also released the National Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Survey India 2015-19 at the conference.

APPOINTMENT

Gitesh Sarma appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Australia

• Senior diplomat Anumula Gitesh Sarma is appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Australia.
• The announcement was made by the Ministry of External Affairs.
• He will be taking up the assignment soon.
• He replaces A.M Gondane as India’s envoy in Australia.

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Australia (Capital/Currency): Canberra/ Australian Dollar

• Prime Minister: Scott Morrison

Antonio Costa re-elected as the PM of Portugal

• Antonio Costa has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Portugal after winning the general elections.
• Antonio Costa, the Socialist leader and incumbent prime minister, got the most votes in Portugal’s general election.

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Portugal (Capital/Currency): Lisbon/Euro

• President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Cultsport sportswear appointed Jasprit Bumrah as brand ambassador

• fit, an integrated health and wellness start-up, appointed Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its premium sportswear brand, cultsport.
• fit brand offers apparel that are made with high quality fabric blended with the latest technology to enable an athletic lifestyle.

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to complete 20 years in ODI

• Indian cricketer and the former captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team Mithali Raj completed 20 years in international cricket on 8 October 2019.
• She became the first-ever woman cricketer to achieve the milestone.
• She achieved this feat in the first One-day International (ODI) against South Africa at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Simone Biles won the 21st World Gymnastics Championships medal

• Simone Biles, 22, set the record by clinching the World Gymnastics Championships 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany.
• This is Simone Biles’ 21st medal at the championships.
• With this title, she became the most decorated women’s gymnast in history.
• She defeated Russia’s Svetlana Khorkina to win the title.

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2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:

• Held at: Stuttgart, Germany
• Date: 4 October – 13 October 2019
• Competitors: 548 from 92 nations

German Footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger announces his retirement

• German World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from soccer.
• Schweinsteiger spent a major part of his career with European giants Bayern Munich, where he won 8 Bundesliga titles and 7 German cups as well as the Champions league in 2013.
• He made over 300 appearances for the Bavarian side, scoring 45 goals from 2002-2015.

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Germany (Capital/Currency): Berlin/Euro

• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS

Four Indian ships arrived for 1st Training Squadron at Kenya

• Four indigenously built ships of Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron arrived at First Training Squadron on a three-day visit at Mombasa, Kenya on 7th October.
• This training is a part of the Indian Navy’s Overseas Deployment.
• The 4 Indian Naval Ships are INS Tir, INS Sujata, INS Shardul and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi.
• Captain Varun Singh is the Senior Officer of First Training Squadron. He is the Commanding Officer of INS Tir.
• The training is expected to impart training to Officer Cadets of the Indian Navy (IN), Indian Coast Guard and from friendly foreign countries.
• The training curriculum includes subjects like Seamanship, Navigation, Shiphandling, Boat Work and Engineering.

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Kenya (Capital/Currency): Nairobi/ Kenyan shilling

• President: Uhuru Kenyatta

Vishnu Nandan among 300 researchers to join MOSAiC Expedition

• Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher from Kerala will join largest ever Arctic expedition “MOSAiC Expedition“.
• He will be the only Indian aboard among the 300 researchers for multidisciplinary drifting observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate expedition.
• Vishnu Nandan will aboard the German research vessel Polarstern, anchored on a large sheet of sea ice in the Central Arctic, drifting along with it during the pitch-black Polar winter.
• Led by the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, MOSAiC, the largest ever Arctic expedition in history, will be the first to conduct a study of this scale at the North Pole for an entire year.

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Kerala:

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan
• Festivals: Onam, Vishu, Thrissur Pooram, Nehru Trophy Boat Race
• National Parks: Anamudi Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Periyar National Park,Silent Valley National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Aralam WLS, Chimmony WLS, Idukki WLS, Periyar WLS, Wayanad WLS, Peppara WLS, Neyyar WLS, Kurinjimala WLS, Malabar WLS etc

AWARDS

The US to award Pepsico India for saving more than 17 bn litres of water

• The United States has named PepsiCo India for the 2019 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE).
• The award will be presented in a ceremony on 31 October 2019.
• The award recognizes the company’s efforts to save more than 17 billion litres of water.

Other awardees:

• Chambers Federation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Procter and Gamble Asia Pacific in Singapore
• Agilis Partners in Uganda

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USA (Capital/Currency): Washington, D.C./ United States Dollar

• President: Donald Trump

IFS officer Ramesh Pandey to receive Asia Environmental Enforcement Award

• Senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award for the year 2019.
• He was selected by the UN Environment in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• He will receive the award at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on 13 November 2019.
• The selection panel recognized Pandey for his excellent work to combat transboundary environmental crime.

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.

 

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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.

“Spirit Of Kerala” wins People’s Choice Award

• Short film from Kerala “Spirit Of Kerala” has won the People’s Choice Award at the recently concluded My Rode Reel film competition.
• The film won the honour beating 1,680 entries.
• The short film is based on a boat race and directed by Arun Joseph.
• My Rode Reel film competition is touted as the ‘world’s largest short film competition’.

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Kerala:

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan
• Festivals: Onam, Vishu, Thrissur Pooram, Nehru Trophy Boat Race
• National Parks: Anamudi Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Periyar National Park,Silent Valley National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Aralam WLS, Chimmony WLS, Idukki WLS, Periyar WLS, Wayanad WLS, Peppara WLS, Neyyar WLS, Kurinjimala WLS, Malabar WLS etc

Russia honors astronaut Nick Hague with “Order of Courage”

• Russia has honoured NASA astronaut Nick Hague with one of its highest honours, “The Order of Courage“.
• Nick Hague 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.
• Hague has been awarded for his “courage and high professionalism” shown during life-threatening conditions.

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Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble

• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
• President: Vladimir Putin

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

“DHRUV” a Learning Programme launched from ISRO, Bengaluru

• “DHRUV” a Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning Programme has commenced from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru and will conclude at IIT, Delhi.
• The programme aims to further sharpen innovative imagination, skills and knowledge of the students who are expected to contribute to bringing solutions to socio-economic, political and environmental issues in the country.
• 60 brightest and talented students from Science, Mathematics and Performing Arts have been chosen for the programme.

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ISRO: The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Government of India.

• Founded: 15 August 1969
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Founder: Vikram Sarabhai
• Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
• Subsidiary: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

IIT Madras students developed Eye in the Sky for disaster management service

• A team of engineering students from Centre For Innovation (CFI) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed Eye in the Sky, an Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Computer vision-based technology.
• It is used for disaster management and aid services.
• The technology utilizes drones with swarm intelligence for collecting data and analyzing it in real-time.
• The technology aims to develop an end-to-end solution to identify accurate and critical information on people who trapped in disaster-hit areas.
• It will help them communicate with the relief task force. It is based on futuristic disruptive technologies.

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