Current-Affairs October 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS OCTOBER-2016
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NATIONAL NEWS
Defence
Minister
Manohar
Parrikar inaugurated
the 35th
Coast
Guard
Commanders Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters (New Delhi)
Railways: 33%Quota to Women in Railway Catering
In Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu flagged off the all-women Mt Gorichen
Expedition from his office premises in Itanagar
India Sanitation Conference in New Delhi
Tamil Nadu Tops in Urban Reforms
Rani ki Vav at Patan, the UNESCO archaeological World Heritage Site in Gujarat has been
recognized as the cleanest heritage site in the country
Union Minister of Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar
declared the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi Porbandar district Open Defecation Free (ODF)
The Indian government has invited the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan to be the next Chief Guest at Indias Republic Day parade of 2017
First BRICS Trade Fair in Delhi
Govt releases Swachh Bharat stamps designed by kids
Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene
Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari formally launched the Indian
Bridge Management System (IBMS) in New Delhi
Urban areas of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh declared open defecation free
Yesudas to be brand ambassador of Haritha Keralam project
India is hosting the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in
November 2016 at New Delhi in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNISDR)
Union Cabinet approves setting up of India's first Medipark in Tamil Nadu
Udaipur gets all-woman police patrol team
TajMahal to undergo 'mud-pack therapy' for yellowness
Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates first World Sustainable Development Summit
Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Shatabdi Krishi Bhawan, Green Building in BHU
Government to launch soon Delhi-Katra; Delhi-Jaipur expressway projects
Maharashtra becomes 17th State to join UDAY: an overall net benefit of Rs. 9725 crores to
accrue to the State
Union Government approves Rs.114 crore worth projects under HRIDAY Scheme
MP to launch 'Lalima Abhiyan' to make state anaemia free
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh launches Samajwadi smart phone scheme
SSB seizes synthetic drug worth Rs. 6 cr on Indo-Nepal Border
18th edition of Maruti Suzuki Raid de Himalaya flagged off
Centre provides over Rs 1600 crore to Railways for bio toilets & CCTV cameras
Nirmala Sitharaman Launches Enhanced Foreign Trade Data Dashboard
Haryana govt to link Public Distribution System to Aadhar cards to make it corruption-free &
transparent
Telangana announces creation of 21 new districts
Amity University to open 1st US branch in 2017
Indian Railways to introduce train coaches with glass tops
Goa Tourism Development Corporation recently held its very first vintage car and bike rally,
called the 'Vintage Bike and Car festival 2016'.
First BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition begins in Delhi
'1st Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to be ready by 2017 end'
Sex ratio increased to 922 from 837: Haryana CM
Khattar raises slogan 'Haryana ek Haryanvi ek'
India now the 12th largest holder of US govt bonds
Dharmendra Pradhan launches National Seismic Programme in Mahanadi Basin
PM Modi to launch national SC/ST hub on Oct 18
Govt developing 20 cancer institute across country: J P Nadda
HIMANSH, Indias remote and high-altitude station opened in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
India to become 2nd biggest steel manufacturer by year-end: Birender Singh
Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir: 56-hour gun battle with militants ends
Maneka Gandhi to inaugurate Women of India Festival 2016
Govt determined to make all cities open defecation free by 2017: Fadnavis
Karnataka makes it mandatory for hospitals to have salons
Toll free number 1800 425 6151 for complaints on excess fare
India's longest gas pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur
India decided to eliminate potent greenhouse gas HFC-23 by 2030
Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate the five-day 104th Indian Science Congress at the
Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati on January 3
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal
IRCTC to operate swanky restaurant The Rails at National Rail Museum
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) -2016 is being organized by M/o Culture in IGNCA
premises, Janpath, New Delhi from 15th to 24th October, 2016
Germany & India to work together on rail connectivity of Indian Ports
SmritiI rani to inaugurate India International Silk Fair
Kashmiri Red Stag to be declared as 'Critically Endangered'
43rd India International Knit Fair to be held in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minster Narendra Modi today inaugurated three hydropower projects of 1,752 MW
capacity in Himachal Pradesh
PM to inaugurate first National Tribal Carnival in Delhi
Odisha govt to roll out biometrics authentication for NFSA beneficiaries
Jharkhand to introduce pension for sportspersons
International Conference on Voter Education begins in Delhi
Nirmala Sitharaman unveils logo for IPR cell in New Delhi
Indo-Bangla bilateral meeting for rail project held in Tripura
Mumbai 39th On Global Power City Index
PMUY, DBT for subsidised kerosene launched in Jharkahnd
Paswan inaugurates Consumer Mela 2016 in New Delhi
NEEPCO to commission 2 power projects in Arunachal Pradesh
Vadodara gets India's second eco-friendly airport
Haryana increases retirement age of doctors to 65 yrs
Rajasthani, Bhojpuri languages to get official status
Global conference to strengthen Arbitration & Enforcement in India begins
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti
released the first installment of Rs. 1500 crore to the states as central assistance for 99
prioritized irrigation projects under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (AIBP)
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar attended the ongoing Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav in New
Delhi
The Railways has declared the Okha-Kanalus & the Porbandar-Wansjaliya railway sections of
Gujarat as Green Train Corridors
The 10th Indo-US trade forum began in Delhi
PM to inaugurate international terminal at Harni airport in Vadodara
Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma chaired the first meeting of the Reconstituted
Central Advisory Board on Culture (CABC) in New Delhi
Fifth Tawang festival starts at Tawang town, Arunachal Pradesh
The 18th MAMI (Mumbai Acadamy of the Moving Image) Film Festival
President Pranav Mukherjee inaugurated the Sardar Patel Heart Institute at Ankleshwar in
Gujarat
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) aims at
providing five crore LPG connections to Below Poverty Line households in the country within
three years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign through which people can send their
Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale - #Sandesh2Soldiers
campaign
Gurugram traffic police to get body-worn cameras
Rajasthan to launch India's 1st indigenous olive oil brand
'Happiness junction' inaugurated at Bihar's railway station
India to host 1st Asian disaster risk reduction conference
Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) will meet in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of highly ambitious gas pipeline
project Urja Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
India has moved a place up but is still 130th in the World Banks ease of doing the business
ranking for 2017
Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise Mitra Shakti 2016 begins
Centre decides to fix minimum wage for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in
central sphere
Centre soon to open 300 pharmacy AMRIT outlets in different parts of the country to provide
affordable medicines
Himachal Pradesh becomes Indias second open defecation free state
Railway Minister launches a new train service between Anand Vihar to Ballia in Uttar Pradesh
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) under the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions has launched Employees Online (EO) App
India, Russia agree to double the range of BrahMos Missile
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari will address the National Assembly of
Mali in capital Bamako
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is now organizing the second edition
of Advantage Health Care India 2016 (AHCI 2016), an International Summit on Medical Value
Travel with the aim of Promoting Healthcare Services Exports from India, scheduled from 3 5
October, 2016 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida
London commuters have launched a 'Shut Up' Tube Chat campaign to discourage fellow
passengers from interacting with them on the London underground
India's forex reserves rise $1.17 bn to $370.77 bn
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to arrive in New Delhi
The largest balloon festival in the world, the 45th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in
New Mexico, United States
Libya hosts its first-ever Comic Con
Over 700 million around world still living in extreme poverty: World Bank
Russia Suspends Plutonium Program With USA
The fourth meeting of the JWG held at Brno (Czech) on October 3-6, 2016
Beijing Issues Yellow Air Pollution Alert
Myanmar scraps stringent emergency law
France becomes first country to ban plastic cups and plates
Pakistan passes long-awaited anti-honour killing and anti-rape legislations
US lifts economic sanctions on Myanmar
India-Pakistan border to be sealed completely by 2018
ASEAN Regional Forum HDUCI Meet concluded in New Delhi
China moots BRICS free trade area ahead of Goa summit
Burundi first nation to quit war crimes court
India, Myanmar agree for security coordination in border areas
China launches its longest manned space mission
PM Modi holds bilateral meetings with Nepal, Bangladesh PMs
Japan bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from airplanes
Typhoon Sarika Batters the Philippines
'World's smallest museum' opens up in UK
India, Russia to explore building $25bn gas pipeline
World Economic Forum (WEF) Says Finland is the safest country in the world
Brazil Opens 1st Elephant Refuge
World's largest solar plant costing $5 bn proposed
'World's longest sightseeing escalator' opens in China
17th India Russia Annual Bilateral Summit: PM Modi holds one to one talks with Russian Prez
Putin in Goa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the Global Tuberculosis Report 2016
highlighting that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat
Tuberculosis (TB) in order to meet global targets
2,400-year-old burial chamber discovered in Turkey
Wonder Woman to be UN ambassador for women's empowerment
Aung San SuuKyi to embark on three day-visit to India
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Lakshadweep
Australia raises $5.8 bn in the largest govt bonds sale
WHO sending 10 lakh cholera vaccines to Haiti
Opec meets non-Opec nations to build support for plan to reduce output
Canada and EU to sign a long-delayed landmark trade deal at a summit in Brussels
Antarcticas Ross Sea declared worlds largest marine reserve
India at 87th out of 144 countries, goes up 21 places in WEF gender gap report
India and New Zealand signed three agreements in the areas of double taxation avoidance,
food security and sports to carry forward the ties between both sides
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha began his six-day visit to Russia
India ranked among top 100 generous countries
The first cross-border transaction between banks using multiple blockchain applications has
taken place
New Zealand PM John Key on four day visit to India
China's space lab launches micro-satellite
Air India makes world record for longest nonstop flight
India's Chandrayaan-1 helped NASA detect water on Moon
Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar visits Sri Lanka
Russia launches 'closed' internet for data exchange
Typhoon Haima Hits Philippines
India, China hold joint army exercise in Ladakh
NEW APPOINTMENTS
P V Sindhu New Brand Ambassador Of Vizag Steel
Indian-origin barrister Shami Chakrabarti appointed to UK shadow cabinet
Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba's financial affiliate Ant Financial has appointed its
President Eric Jing as its new Chief Executive Officer
President Xi Jinping has appointed Luo Zhaohui as China's new ambassador to India
Xiangdong was appointed ambassador to South Sudan, replacing Ma Qiang.
Zhou Pingjian was appointed ambassador to Nigeria, replacing Gu Xiaojie.
Xiong Bo was appointed ambassador to Cambodia, replacing Bu Jianguo.
Sun Weidong was appointed ambassador to Turkmenistan, replacing Xiao Qinghua.
Xiao Qinghua was appointed ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, replacing Qi Dayu.
Li Xiaosi was appointed ambassador to Austria, replacing Zhao Bin
Justice Mohanty appointed acting CJ of Jharkhand HC
Indian Revenue Service officer Sushil Chandra was appointed chairperson of the Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Portuguese former PM Antonio Guterres poised to be next UN chief
Mohan Reddy appointed honorary consul of Germany
Payments solution provider Paytm has appointed former Citigroup banker Madhur Deora as
CFO and Senior Vice President
Major General Nilendra Kumar is appointed new Additional Director General NCC Directorate,
Jammu and Kashmir
Jojneshhwar Sharma joined as Director General of Defence Estates
Ashish Vohra appointed as CEO of Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Ltd
Jawhar Sircar resigns as CEO of Prasar Bharati Corporation
Indian-American Vinaya Manchaiah named Future Leader of Audiology
Kersti Kaljulaid elected as first female President of Estonia
R Ravindra concurrently accredited Ambassador to Guinea
R Subramania Kumar appointed ED of Indian Overseas Bank
M.S. Sahoo assumes charge as IBBI Chairman
Rajeev Sharma has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run Power
Finance Corporation (PFC)
SBI chief Bhattacharya's term extended till Oct 2017
Parvez Ahmad will take charge as the next Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Officer of Jammu
and Kashmir Bank
The government has appointed S. Sivakumar, professor at the Indian Law Institute in New
Delhi, as a full-time Member of the 21st Law Commission of India
Riyadh Mathew new PTI Chairman, Viveck Goenka, Vice Chairman -
Shakti Sinha to head Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Somesh Sharma of Rashtradoot Saptahik is elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society
(INS) for 2016-17
Yashvardhan Sinha appointed Indias High Commissioner to UK
Renu Pall appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Austria
China has appointed Basketball player Yao Ming as its ambassador to Mars, in order to
promote country's first mission to the Red Planet in 2020
Jayalalithaa's portfolios given to ex-CM Panneerselvam
American cosmetics brand CoverGirl has appointed its first male spokesperson, 17-year-old
makeup artist James Charles from New York
Morocco king reappoints Abdelilah Benkirane as PM
UN General Assembly To Appoint Antonio Guterres As Next Secretary General
G Mahalingam as SEBI Whole-Time Member
Bank of Baroda appoints P V Sindhu and K Srikanth as brand ambassadors
ICICI Bank appointed its brokerage business head Anup Bagchi as executive director of the
bank and head of retail banking
Valvoline Ropes In Virat Kohli As Brand Ambassador
InderJit Singh appointed Additional Secretary- Department of Commerce
C G RajiniKaanthan appointed DCO, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
B P Sharma given Addl charge as Secretary- Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances
Rear Admiral B Dasgupta assumes Command as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet
Amrit Lugun concurrently accredited Ambassador to Eritrea
Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as Director General of Foreign Trade
Amandeep Singh appointed as the next Ambassador/PR of India to the UN Conference on

Disarmament, Geneva
Tata Communications appoints James Parker as president of global sales
Saina Nehwal appointed member of IOC's Athletes' Commission
Sanjay Singh appointed Member Secretary, Law Commission
BCCI president Anurag Thakur part of powerful ICC sub-committee
Navdeep Suri to be India's new envoy to UAE
Geeta Phogat appointed DSP in Haryana Police
S.P Yadav elected new President of Urology Society of India
An Indian-American academic, Renu Khator, has been appointed as a member of the US

Department of Homeland Security's Academic Advisory Council
Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM took over charge as the Commandant of Indian Naval
Academy (INA), Ezhimala
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade assumed the charge of Director General Naval Operations
Sunil Mishra appointed as Odisha's Chief Information Commissioner
Japan's Morinari Watanabe elected President of International Gymnastics Federation
Former Google Search head Amit Singhal joins Paytm board
The World Free Zones Orgnisation (World FZO) has appointed P. S. Raman, Joint
Development Commissioner (Retd), Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone, Special
Economic Zone, Mumbai, as its Regional Representative for SAARC countries comprising
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The United Nations appointed comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary
Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls
Kumar Mangalam Birla New IIM-A Chairman
Tata removes Cyrus Mistry as Chairman, Ratan Tata takes over
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was re-elected unopposed as the ruling Awami
Leagues president
Bilal Nazki appointed as chairperson of J&K Human Rights Commission
The International Hockey Federation has appointed New Zealand's Jason McCracken as its
Chief Executive Officer
GSMA elects new board members and elects Sunil Bharti Mittal as Chairman
Karnal Singh appointed as Director of Enforcement Directorate
Dr. Ajay M. Gondane appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia

ECONOMIC & BUSINESS
GST Council to finalise registration, refunds & payment rules
India embarking on significant reforms & will grow more than 7%: IMF
Indians to spend INR 25k cr in festivals: Assocham
HCL enters into 15-year partnership with IBM
The Government has approved India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS) under the Digital India
Programme to create employment opportunities and promotion of BPO/ITES operations across
the country to secure balanced regional growth of IT/ITES industry, with an outlay of INR 493
crore
Ratan Tata has invested in GOQii, a virtual fitness coaching platform
Master Card launches 'selfie pay' app in Europe
Railways to raise around INR 2,000 cr via masala bonds
Govt to get Rs 37000 crore from spectrum auction this fiscal
Aegon Life to invest Rs 200 cr in IT to push online sales
BHEL commissions another 660 Mw thermal unit in UP
eBay paid 9 crore tax in UK on 9,000 crore revenues
MakeMyTrip Acquires Ibibo
FPIs withdraws Rs 6,000-crore from debt mkts in 2-weeks
Boman Irani invests in sports fans connecting app Rooter
Government Grants BP Plc Licence
'India to be among top 4 markets for Cisco by 2020'
ONGC beats Infosys to become India's 5th most valuable firm
Govt to use postal network for distribution of subsidized pulses
Uber invests 200 cr in Mumbai car leasing firm
India has 4th highest number of millionaires in Asia-Pacific
Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 suggests basin-level management
Schneider Electric to invest 750 crore in India
Ola to raise $500m from SoftBank, General Motors: Report
India's purchases of Iranian oil fell by 4% in Sep
Bharat Petroleum plans to raise $500 million
Tata Motors' global sales up 5.35% in September
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India's first 'Design Yatra' will be conducted in Kerala's Kozhikode city between October 29-31,
2016 during which competitions, heritage walk, talks and interaction with students will be
conducted
Startups can raise USD 3 million via ECBs annually by RBI
Country's Forex Reserves rises by USD 1 billion to USD 367.14 billion
Reliance Forays into LPG Retailing
Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs. 20,000 cr in Madhya Pradesh
Wipro Acquires Appirio for $400 mn
BANKING
SEBI proposes ban on trading tips through SMS, WhatsApp
Payment Banks need RBIs Prior product approval
The RBI released the operating guidelines for Payment Banks and Small Finance Banks
RBI releases report of IWG on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy
Finance Ministry sets up Public Debt Management Cell
India's GDP growth to remain strong at 7.6% in 2016, 7.7% in 2017, says World Bank
RBI's 24th Governor Urjit Patel, who has been recently appointed, has announced his first and
country's 4th Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the year 2016-17
Startups Allowed Raising $3m via ECBs
RBI issued Rs100 coins on Shastri's 100th birth anniversary
The State Bank of India has become the first India bank to open a branch in the capital city of
Yangon,Myanmar
Kotak Bank to acquire 99.5% stake in BSS Microfinance
Indian Bank revises interest rates for FCNR (B) deposits
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) constitution under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has
been notified
Enforcement Directorate (ED) attaches Rs.235-cr. assets of Tayal Group
Yes Bank to raise Rs.2,500 cr. via long-term bonds
Indian banks' Tier 1 capital 3rd lowest in emerging markets
Standard Chartered Bank forms tie-up with Uber
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Manappuram tops BSE 500 list with 2-fold returns this year
Bank of Maharashtra renews tie-up with United India Insurance
SEBI bans 21 entities in tax evasion case
Bank deposits touch 100 lakh crore for the 1st time
BRICS Development Bank to Raise Lending
World Bank to provide $1 bln to Bangladesh to fight child malnutrition
SBI declares Silchar as its 5th zone in North East
SIDBI has launched a Rs 60 crore ASPIRE fund to promote innovation,rural entrepreneurship &
agri-industry
SBI blocks over 6 lakh debit cards
NABARD sanctions 19,702 cr loans for 50 irrigation projects
The Reserve Bank of India Launched Rs2,000 notes
HDFC Raises Rs 500 cr via Masala Bonds
Arun Jaitley launched the SMS alert service for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for salaried class
Accept Rs500/1,000 notes only after careful scrutiny: RBI
HDFC ERGO ties up with Maruti Insurance Broking
SBI cuts lending rates by 0.15%, ICICI by 0.10%
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to curb black money comes into
effect
SBI to allot shares to govt for 5.6k cr capital infusion
Startups can raise USD 3 million via ECBs annually: RBI
Markets regulator SEBI has ordered four firms, Eris Energy, KKDIL Nidhi, United Medicine and
Surgical Industries, and Green India Infrastructure to refund investors money, which they
raised illegally, within three months
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Infosys launches e-commerce platform Skava Commerce
Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM And Microsoft On One AI Platform
India's biggest auction of telecom spectrum kicked off with seven operators in fray for a total
of around 2,354 MHz across seven bands. The bands are 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and
2500 MHz.
ISRO's GSAT-18 was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off the newly manufactured Guard Van of
Goods (Freight) Train, in New Delhi
Green energy to power all lighthouses by December
New termite species named Chiraharitae discovered
IndiGo introduces child-free zones on its flights
TRAI Starts Discussion on Norms for M2M
New sensor can detect vitamin B12 deficiency within minutes
Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland today launched - Circuit - the first Made in India
electric bus
ISRO plans to set up telescope on the moon
NASA develops electroactive bandages for wound healing
India ranked 2nd in science research growth: Report
Inox Wind bags 40 MW power project from Malpani Group
New species of British Jurassic reptiles discovered
NASA growing lettuce in space
Microsoft to hike UK enterprise prices starting January 2017
Microsoft Launches Cybersecurity Engagement Centre in India
TRAI suggests Rs 3,000-crore fine on incumbents
Brah Mos to be test-fired from aircraft for 1st time
A team of scientists from Australia and Germany have created the most detailed hydrogen
map ever produced of the Milky Way
The National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), and All India Institute of
Ayurveda (AIIA) have joined hands for cancer prevention and research
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SPORTS
Harika Dronavalli Beats Hou Yifan At International Chess Meet
Sprinter Srabani Nanda wins Ekalabya Award
Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins Mayors Trophy gold for India
Kohli 1st Indian to score 2 Test double centuries as captain
Mercedes' Rosberg wins Japanese Grand Prix
Jitu Rai bags silver medal at ISSF World Cup Final in Italy
15-year-old Indian girl wins U-16 World Chess C'ships
Gaganjeet Bhullar wins 2016 Shinhan Donghae Open
Pakistan debarred from Kabaddi World Cup 2016
Project Energia by INTERPOL and World Andi-Doping Agency (WADA)
Tendulkar felicitates India's Paralympic medalists
Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Korea Open
Ricciardo Wins Malaysian Grand Prix
India win Test series against New Zealand
Dsouza becomes the first Indian to complete World's toughest race
3rd edition of ISL kicks off on spectacular note in Guwahati
Javelin thrower Annu Rani broke her own national record to become the first Indian woman to
cross the 60-metre mark, throwing 60.01 metres at the 56th Open National Athletics
Championships in Lucknow
Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova won her first WTA title
Sports Sector Gets Infrastructure Status
India won the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament after beating hosts Bangladesh 5-4 in the
final
Indians clinches Russian Open Grand Prix title
World's first Cybathlon Championship for Athletes with Disabilities aka Bionic Olympics
Ironman World Championship triathlon 2016
IOC confident of giving free internet at Beijing 2022
Ashwin's strike rate best among spinners in 100 years
India to play junior hockey tournament in Spain
Tatenda Taibu to take up the role of a sports administrator
Indian shooter Jitu Rai named 'Champion of Champions' by ISSF
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Former F1 driver Mark Webber announces retirement
Sachin ran 353 km between wickets for his 17,000 runs
Opener Azhar Ali became the fourth cricketer from Pakistan to score a Test triple hundred,
making 302*(469) in the first Test against West Indies in Dubai
ICC announces 1st exclusive women's World T20 in 2020
Yengkhom 1st Indian to win gold in World Junior Wushu C'ship
Maharashtra's duo break 70-yr-old record of highest Ranji partnership
Usain Bolt to retire after 2017 World Championships
Chinese Taipei Open: Sourabh Verma wins men's singles title
Neeraj Goyat retains WBC Asia welterweight title
Govt to set up five dedicated centres for divyang athletes
India becomes first team to play 900 ODIs
Brazil lifted Inaugural BRICS U 17 Football Tournament Championship
Canadian biker wins Red Bulls mountain biking event
Andy Murray Wins Shanghai Masters
India bag four medals at Tifsa World Games
Brazil hosted the Junior South American Cricket Championship
Bravo first West Indian to score a ton in Day-Night Tests
Shahid Afridi to release his autobiography in 2017
U-17 World Cup: Kochi first Indian city to get FIFA nod to host tournament
Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament starts in Malaysia
Indian Railways wins World Railway Shooting Championship Cup
Navi Mumbai stadium confirmed as U-17 FIFA WC venue
India beat Iran to win 2016 Kabaddi World Cup
North Korea won 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Goa given green light to host FIFA U-17 World Cup
Pel holds Guinness World Record for most career goals
Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 United States Grand Prix
Guwahati confirmed as venue for FIFA U-17 World Cup
Karate is Now an Olympic Sport
US robots beat Australian rivals in football championship
Guwahati 5th Venue to Get FIFA Approval
G Balakrishna, Bengaluru water tanker driver, crowned Mr Asia 2016
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FIFA unveils Official Mascot for 2018 FIFA World Cup
India win ODI series against New Zealand
AWARDS & HONOURS
Telugu author and eminent scholar Prof Kolakaluri Enoch was honoured with the 29th Moorti
devi Award 2015 for his novel Ananta Jeevanam
Tirupati Airport named most tourist friendly airport
Dehradun's Kendriya Vidyalaya FRI was awarded by PM Narendra Modi
Start India Festival begins in Bangalore
Prineet Crowned Mrs India Earth
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine for work on autophagy
SJVN Honoured With P.L. Roy Award" By HelpAge India For Meritorious CSR Works
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter David J. Thouless (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA) from UK F. Duncan M.
Haldane (Princeton University, NJ, USA) from UK, J. Michael Kosterlitz (Brown University,
Providence, RI, USA) from UK
Wildlife film-maker Prajna Chowta conferred knighthood by France
Ramesh Won Lemelson-MIT Prize
Nayanjot Lahiri wins 2016 John F Richards Prize
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa won 2016 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry
Former ISRO chief U R Rao becomes first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame
Three Indian high school students who won four silver medals in the 10th International Earth
Science Olympiad, MIE Japan, met Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos wins 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) achieved Platinum rating from Indian Green Building
Council (IGBC)
Pawan Chamling honoured with Sustainable Development Leadership Award
India to be 2nd largest coal producer by 2020
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AERA looks to rank Indian airports Delhi Airport as NO: 1 in India
Tata Motors 2nd most valuable Asian automaker outside Japan
Aishwarya among Outlook Business Outstanding Women awardees
Rekha won a National Award for 'Umrao Jaan'
Pune NGO wins UN Climate change award
Nobel prize in Economics 2016 awarded to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
Chandigarh Airports Entity Won IBC Award
American photographer Tim Laman won the '2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year' for his
image 'Entwined Lives'
Robert De Niro to receive Chaplin Award
Robert De Niro to be honoured with Chaplin Award by Film Society of Lincoln Center
Congo River is world's deepest river
Saina receives honorary doctorate from SRM University
C Radhakrishnan selected for Mathrubhumi Literary award
Mangaluru International Airport rated best in Southern region
Aishwarya named Most Glamorous Female Star by Filmfare
Sonam Kapoor awarded ET Panache Trendsetter Award 2016
R.A. Mashelkar conferred award by Centre for Organisation Development
Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad, an Indian scientist with the Department of Packaging, has been
awarded the prestigious IAFP Young scientist scholarship award
Mizoram's Pachuau declared India's oldest working journalist
London's oldest Indian restaurant awarded Michelin Star
Madonna named woman of the year 2016 by Billboard
Bob Dylan wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank awarded by Ugandan govt for his literary work
Pune-based inventor gets international automation award
Sir Ian McKellen honoured at UK Theatre Awards
Ashwin reclaims top spot in ICC Test bowler rankings
Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was voted the 'greatest star of screen' in a millenniumcelebrating poll conducted by BBC
Priyanka Chopra is Now on Variety Magazine's 'Power Of Women Impact' List
Indian Hockey team captain P R Sreejesh has been selected for the 28th Jimmy George
Foundation Award-2016 for best sports person of Kerala
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Under Swachh Maharashtra Mission, these three brave women - Suvarna Lokhande from
Sinnar - Nasik district, Sangeeta Awhale from Saikheda- Washim district, and Chiatali Rathod
from Mozar - district Yavatmal, were felicitated and honoured by the Municipal Corporation
by granting them the title of Swachhatadoot
'Sultan', 'Baahubali' to be screened at IFFI 2016
Indian Documentary Film Daughters of Mother IndiaWins Award
India Ranks Poorly In Commonwealth Index
Bob Dylan accepts Nobel Prize in literature
Indian Panaroma 2016 announces its final selection of Feature and Non- Feature Films to be
screened in Goa
Two Yazidi women, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar, who escaped sexual
enslavement by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, have won Europe's top human
rights award, the Sakharov prize
Antoine Griezmann announced as La Liga best player
Paul Beatty became the first author from the United States (US) to be awarded the Man
Booker prize, for his book, 'The Sellout'
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.
Bengaluru-based water tanker driver G Balakrishna (25-year) has won the Mr. Asia titleat the
5th Phil-Asia bodybuilding championships in the Philippines
Portugal's Renato Sanches wins 2016 European Golden Boy Award
Six Indian films have bagged eight major nominations in the 10th edition of Asia Pacific Screen
awards this year
World Bank award for Almatti dam
Indian Army team wins gold medal in gruelling Cambrian Patrol exercise
Deepika Padukone to present at MTV Europe Music Awards
Renato Sanches wins 2016 European Golden Boy award
Deccan Odyssey Gets Luxury Train Award
AIIMS, Ganga Ram doctors chosen for Dr B C Roy award
The highest French civil distinction, Chevalier de la L gion d Honneur (Knight of the Legion of
Honour) was conferred on MD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
The Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai will present a Lifetime Achievement award to
former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, as part of its golden jubilee celebrations
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Parineeti Chopra won a National Award for 'Ishaqzaade'
State Bank of Patiala has been conferred Special Award for Excellence in MSME lending for
its performance in lending to the MSME sector during the year 2013-14 & 2014-15
Mumbai-based Nayan Khanolkar won the prestigious Wildlife Photographer Award, 2016 by
the BBC and Natural History Museum in London
Kerala island among Nat Geo's travel-worthy destinations
International Prize in Statistics awarded to Sir David Cox
India 137th in Latest FIFA Rankings
Indian students won two silver and one bronze medals in the 21st International Astronomy
Olympiad (IAO) held at Pamporovo, Bulgaria
Varija Shah from Baroda, Gujarat, who aspires to join the Indian Air Force has obtained a
student pilot license at the age of 16
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Venkaiah Naidu releases book titled Modis Midas Touch in Foreign Policy
Author Arundahti Roy announces second novel titled The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Kumble, Sehwag launch book on Virat Kohli - 'Driven: The Virat Kohli Story'
Book titled The Sleepwalker's Dream authored by Dhrubajyoti Borah released. The book
authored by Borah, President of Asam Sahitya Sabha, narrates the journey of a group of
militants towards an elusive freedom and an uncertain future
The book titled The Adivasi Will Not Dance, penned by Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar was
recently shortlisted for The Hindu Prize 2016
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OBITUARIES
Theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal passes away
Noted Kerala artist Yusuf Arakkal dies at 71
Scottish boxer Mike Towell passed away after his eliminator fight for the British welterweight
title against Dale Evans
Bangladeshi author Syed Shamsul Haq passed away
Former boxing champion Aaron Pryor dies at 60
South African struggle icon Mewa Ramgobin dies at 83
Last King of Rwanada Kigeli V dies in US
Renowned writer and litterateur Dayanand Anant passes away at 88
Parmeshwar Godrej: A Style icon passes away
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej - the world's longest-serving monarch - has died aged 88
Pakistan's footballer Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baluch dies in car accident
Satydev Katare passes away in Mumbai
Eminent Assamese journalist Tilak Hazarika passes away
Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani passes away
Tom Hayden, famed anti-Vietnam war activist, dies aged 76
Former President Jorge Batlle, one of Uruguays most important politicians of the 20th century
has died
Legendary footballer Carlos Alberto Torres passed away at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kashmir loses its Nightingale, legendary Raj Begum dies at 89
Japan's Prince Mikasa, world's oldest royal, dies at 100
The first woman who conquered Mount Everest Junko Tabei passes away
Goas First Woman Chief Minister Shashikala Kakodkar Dies At 81
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IMPORTANT DAYS
Oct 1 - International Day for the Elderly(UN)
Oct 2 - Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 3 - World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
Oct 4 - World Animal Day
Oct 5 - World Teacher's Day
Oct 6 - World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day
Oct 8 - Indian Air-force day
Oct 9 - World Postal Day
Oct 10 -World Mental Health day; National Post Day
Oct 11 - International Girl Child Day
Oct 12 -World Sight day
Oct 13 -World Calamity Control Day(UN)
Oct 14 -World Standard Day
Oct 15 -World White cane day(guiding the blind)
Oct 16 -World Food Day
Oct 17 - International poverty
Oct 20 - National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
Oct 24 - United Nations Day
Oct 30 - World Thrift Day
Oct 31 - Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira
Gandhi)
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CURRENT AFFAIRS OCTOBER-2016

Commanders Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters (New Delhi)

Railways: 33%Quota to Women in Railway Catering

India Sanitation Conference in New Delhi

Tamil Nadu Tops in Urban Reforms

First BRICS Trade Fair in Delhi

Govt releases Swachh Bharat stamps designed by kids

Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene

Yesudas to be brand ambassador of Haritha Keralam project

Union Cabinet approves setting up of India's first Medipark in Tamil Nadu

Udaipur gets all-woman police patrol team

TajMahal to undergo 'mud-pack therapy' for yellowness

Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates first World Sustainable Development Summit

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Shatabdi Krishi Bhawan, Green Building in BHU

Government to launch soon Delhi-Katra; Delhi-Jaipur expressway projects