Current Affairs For October 2016

Current Affairs For The Month Of October 2016

1. Riyadh Mathew, Director of Malayala Manorama, Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Express with one accord have elected Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI).
2. Telugu author and prominent scholar Prof Klakaluri Enoch was commemorated with 29^th Moortidevi Award 2015 for his novel Ananta Jeevanam.
3. IAS officer Shakti Sinha appointed as director for Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
4. The international translation Day is celebrated on 30^th September all across the globe with the theme ‘Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds’.
5. The world’s first child was born with three people genes in Mexico to a Jordanian couple.
6. At the 77^th annual general meeting of INS, Somesh Sharma of Rashtradoot Saptahik was elected as President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2016-17.
7. R Subramania Kumar appointed as Executive Director (ED) of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
8. Tirupati Airport has been awarded ‘Best Tourist Friendly Airport’ under the category for ‘State Annual Excellence Awards for the year 2016-2016, by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.
9. According to Finance Minister Arun Jaitlye 65 thousand 250 crores have been declared under Income Disclosure Scheme.
10. Javelin thrower Annu Rani breaks her own record to become the first Indian woman to cross 60-metre mark.
11. India won 4^th men’s under-18 Asia Cup hockey trophy against Bangladesh in the final.
12. The Union Ministry of Tourism has declared that the Cleanest Tourist Destination is Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.
13. Gandhi Jayanthi, 2^nd October is observed as International day for non violence.
14. Bengaluru’s Kieren Dsouza has become the first Indian to complete the Spartathlon, the world’s toughest race.
15. Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has received the Nobel Prize for his work in Medicine for the year 2016.
16. ‘Delhi Police Senior Citizen’ mobile app launched in Delhi for senior citizens in the city by Delhi Police, which can be used to reach out to police in emergency situations.
17. Under Urban Local Bodies (ULB), Rajasthan becomes the first state to adopt LED street lights.
18. Australian Daniel Ricciardo wins 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix held at Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.
19. India’s eminent golfer Gaganjet Bhullar has won the 6^th Asian Tour title, Korea Open in 2016 in Incheon, South Korea.
20. Indian-origin Kiara Nirghin wins 2016 Google Science Fair Prize and was awarded with $50,000 scholarship.
21. Jharkhand becomes first state to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene.
22. Noted singer K J Yesudas has been selected as the brand ambassador for ‘Haritha Keralam’ project by Kerala government.
23. Election Commission launched mobile app for UP assembly polls, which will provide details regarding addition and deletion of names from the voters list.
24. Kersti Kaljulaid elected first female president of Estonia by parliament.
25. Mohan Reddy appointed Honourary Consul of Germany in Andhra Pradesh.
26. Prominent Manipuri Theatre personality Heisnam Kanhailal passed away at his Langol Tarung residence in Imphal.
27. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the first Model Sill Development Centre of the state in Guwahati.
28. Indian shooter Jitu Rai has bagged silver medal in the 50 metre pistol event of ISSF World Cup at Bologna, Italy.
29. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his endless efforts to put an end to the 50 yearlong war.
30. Under HRIDAY Scheme, Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth Rs. 114 crores.
31. Doordarshan and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) signed an agreement for transmission of four Gyan Darshan educational channels.
32. Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty appointed as chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court replacing Justice Virendra Singh.
33. 84^th Air Force Day observed on 8th October across India.
34. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India’s first international arbitration center in Mumbai.
35. Harika Dronavalli Beats No.1 Hou Yifan at International Chess Meet.
36. The Telangana government organised traditional state festival ‘Bathukamma’ entered Guinness Book of World Records.
37. Luo Zhaohui, is appointed as the China’s new ambassador to India.
38. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal guaranteed that India would have 100 per cent electrification for all by May 1, 2017.
39. Sprinter Srabani Nanda was awarded the 24th Ekalabya Award for the year 2016 in recognition of her sporting excellence.
40. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of Vizag Steel, has appointed Silver medalist PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador.
41. Oliver Hart (British-born) and Bengt Holmstrom (Finland) won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
42. World Mental Health Day is observed on 10th October with the theme being “Psychological First Aid“.
43. Britain’s tennis player Andy Murray has won his first China Open title 2016.
44. Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska wins China Open women’s title.
45. Indian shuttler Ruthvika Shivani Gadde (19-year) won women’s singles title at the Russian Open Grand Prix.
46. The world’s highest arena rally Maruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya (18th edition) has flagged off from Manali in Himachal Pradesh.
47. Indian captain Virat Kohli was presented with the ICC Test Championship mace for leading his team to the top of the Test Team Rankings.
48. Telangana government adds 21 new districts to the existing ones making it a total of 31 districts.
49. Abdelilah Benkirane, the head of Morocco’s Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD) appointed as the country’s prime minister for another term.
50. Bangladesh left-hander batsman Tamim Iqbal (27-year) becomes the country’s first player to register 5,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
51. Union Government decided to invest Rs 15000 crore to increase Panipat oil refinery capacity.
52. US musician and poet Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
53. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu.
54. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got back to his number one spot in Test rankings for bowlers.
55. Bank of Baroda (BOB) has signed a three-year contract with badminton champions P V Sindhu and K Srikanth.
56. King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej has passed away after long illness at Bangkok (Thailand).
57. The Union Cabinet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on General Cooperation with New Development Bank (NDB) through the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism.
58. Andhra Pradesh government released Rs. 99.62 crore to AP-Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (AP-UFIDC) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.
59. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned 21 entities in tax evasion case.
60. An Indian scientist Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad bagged IAFP Young scientist scholarship award 2016 for his research work on a development of novel oxygen absorbing package in the field of active packaging for oxygen sensitive food products.
61. Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the India International Silk Fair in New Delhi.
62. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the war memorial ‘Shaurya Smarak’ in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
63. The International Day of Rural Women is observed across the world on 15th October to recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women.
64. United Nations has declared 15th October, Dr. Kalam’s birth anniversary as ‘World Students Day’.
65. World Economic Forum (WEF) report on ‘Safety and Security,’ showed that Finland is the safest place in the world.
66. India and Russia signed agreement for five S-400 Triumf air defence systems and four stealth frigates and a joint venture to manufacture Kamov-226T helicopters in India.
67. India’s becomes the first country to play 900 ODIs. Out of the 899 ODI’s, India won 454.
68. Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat (24-years) has retained his WBC welterweight Asia title by outpunching Australia’s Ben Kite in New Delhi.
69. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on 17th October throughout the world.
70. China has launched spacecraft in the longest-ever manned mission, taking two astronauts into orbit.
71. Prime Minster Narendra Modi has inaugurated three hydropower projects of 1,752 MW capacity in Himachal Pradesh.
72. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has announced One billion US Dollar aid to Bangladesh over the next three years to fight child malnutrition.
73. Saina Nehwal has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.
74. Amandeep Singh Gill has been appointed as the India’s Ambassador to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
75. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a world’s first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood.
76. An Indian luxurious train “Maharaja Express” has gets world’s most luxurious train title.
77. The Bihar government has cancelled affiliation of 68 intermediate colleges for not fulfilling its criterion.
78. Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the logo of Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) at a function in New Delhi.
79. India, Myanmar signed 3 MoUs including Cooperation in the field of Power Sector.
80. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National ST/ST entrepreneurs Tribes hub in Ludhiana, Punjab with an initial fund of Rs 490 crore.
81. Eminent British statistician Sir David Cox has been named the inaugural recipient of the International Prize in Statistics.
82. Indian Railways have won the first time the World Railway Shooting Championship Cup at Saint Mandrier, France.
83. Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament starts in Kuantan, Malaysia.
84. India city Kochi has been officially declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA U-17 world Cup.
85. The first ever global conference to strengthen Arbitration and Enforcement in India inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.
86. Dalai Lama (14th) honored with the Milan Honorary citizenship award at the ceremony held at the Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan, Italy.
87. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the integrated terminal building of Vadodara Airport in Gujarat.
88. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju has launched the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam naagrik) in New Delhi.
89. India has signed a 650-million US dollar loan agreement with the World Bank for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor-III (EDFC-III) Project.
90. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale.
91. North Korea won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup against Japan.
92. President Pranav Mukherjee has inaugurated the Sardar Patel Heart Institute at Ankleshwar in Gujarat.
93. The Cofounder launches itself as India’s first startup magazine that will help boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country through its stories.
94. A team from the Indian Army’s Gorkha Rifles has won a gold medal at one of the most gruelling exercises in the world.
95. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated first National Tribal Carnival in New Delhi.
96. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched the SMS Alert Service for direct taxes for about 2.5 crore private and Government salaried employees.
97. Ratan Tata appointed as the interim chairman of the group for four months replacing Cyrus Mistry.
98. All India Radio (AIR) has won the first prize in the Community Service Announcement category of the prestigious Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awards for this year.
99. G Balakrishna won the Mr. Asia title at the 5th Phil-Asia bodybuilding championships in the Philippines.
100. India ranked 130th in the World Bank’s ease of doing the business ranking for 2017.
101. India and South Korea signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
102. Ajay M. Gondane appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia.
103. Former Reserve Bank of India chief general manager Salim Gangadharan is appointed as the next non-executive chairman of South Indian Bank.
104. Senior IPS officer Karnal Singh appointed the chief of Enforcement Directorate(ED).
105. The National Ayurveda Day observed on 28 oct 2016.
106. Two Yazidi women, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar, who escaped sexual enslavement by ISIS in Iraq, won Europe’s top human rights award, the Sakharov prize.
107. India has won its first-ever medal in an international roller skating racing event at the ongoing Asian Championships in Lishui, China.
108. Sports Minister Vijay Goel has granted recognition to Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as National Sports Federation for Boxing.
109. Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launched new train service through video conferencing between Anand Vihar to Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.
110. Microsoft has launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Center (CSEC) in Delhi.
111. Country’s Forex Reserves rose by USD 1 billion to USD 367.14 billion for the last week ended.
112. A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy on Sunday causing the collapse of havoc.
113. Odisha is set to unveil a new tourism policy focusing on infrastructure development at tourist sites and promoting the hotel industry, state Tourism Minister Ashok Panda said.
114. Himachal Pradesh Friday declared ‘Open Defecation Free’, becoming India’s second state to get this status after Sikkim.
115. The 47th International Film Festival of India will be held in Goa between November 20 and 28.
116. India has ranked 133 in a new Global Youth Development Index by Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres.
117. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 141st birth anniversary, which is also observed as the National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
118. India emerges as Asian Champions Trophy hockey winner against Pakistan.