கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 CURRENT AFFAIRS OCT 2017 01 Oct 2017 World Vegetarian Day It is a day celebration establishes by the North American Vegetarian society in 1977 and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978, To promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism. International Day of Older persons The year 2015 Observes the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Internation Day of Older persons (IDOP). o Theme 2017 : "Stepping into the Future : Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participating of Older persons in Society." National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. The objective of this day is to share the need and importance of the blood in the life of an individual o This day was first observed in the year 1975 by the Indian society of blood transfusion and immunohaematology. o To celebrate and promote women entrepreneurs and farmers in the organic sector from across Indian. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is hosting 3rd annual Women of India Organic Festival from 1st Oct 2017 - 15th Oct 2017, in New Delhi. The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt.Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, inaugurated the festival Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 o Theme : "Good for women; Good for India; Good for you". To reduce road accidents”. The Andra pradesh state government today introduced a "No Helmet, No petrol" rule for two wheelers riders. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had inaugurates the Pratham- Shyok bridge in Leh, connecting the region to Karakoram in north eastern Ladakh. o Sitharaman, who is on a two day visit toJammu and Kashmir, called the construction of roads and brodges at such high altitudes a "miracle". The bridge will enhance travel of locals and the Army in the region. she added. Meeran Chandha Borwankar retired as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development today. o She oversaw the executions of both 26/11 accused Ajmal Kasab and 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. The SBI has slashed base rate on home loan by 0.05%Bank of Baroda, Andra Bank and Oriental Bank of commerce (OBC) have also reduced tha base rate on home loans by 0.35%, 0.15% and 0.05% respctively. o New base rates after reduction: . SBI - 8.95% . BoB - 9.15% . Andra Bank - 9.55% . OBC - 9.45% The All India Radio has announced plans to expand its global operations and launch new services in Japan, Germany, Canada, Maldives among other countries. These services are aimed at Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 supplementing goverment's diplomatic efforts and outreach programmes to the Indian diaspora. India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel is going to launch a 4G enabled smartphone in the firts week of Oct, with its price set at around Rs.2,000/- The new smart phone by Airtel will have a 4 inch screen, 1GB RAM, VoLTE calling Android 7.0 Operating system. The US federal Reserve fined banking giant HSBC $175 million (Rs.1.142 crore) for unsafe and unsound practices" in its foreign exchange trading business. o HSBC had failed to monitor chat rooms where traders swapped information about investments positions. US based researchers have developed a computer security system using heart's dimensions as the identifier, which they describe a safer, more effective atlernative to passwords and other biometrics. o The system needs about 8 sec to scan a heart the first time, and thereafter it can continuously recognize the heart. BJP's national spokesperson Sambit Patra was today appointed as a Non - Official Director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas corporation Ltd (ONGC), a public sector undertaking. World number 133 Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Bondarenko today become the First mother to win a WTA singles title since former player Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open. Bondarenko, who had become a mother in 2012, defeated Hungary's Timea Babos in the final of the Tashken Open. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 2nd Oct 2017 Internation Day of Non-Violence , The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi o In January 2004m Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi had taken a proposal for an International Day of Non-Violence o On 15th June 2007, The UN General Assembly voted to establish 2nd Oct as the International Day of Non-Violence. 1st Monday of Oct : World Habitat Day The purpose of World Habitat Day is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter o It is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns. o Theme 2017 : "Housing policies ; Affordable Homes" World Architecture Day This is a day to show appreciation for works architects do and to celebrate some of the great global architectural works. o "Climate change Action !" Austria's ban on Islamic face veils in public pleaces came into effect from today. Claiming that the ban is "religiously neutral", Austrian authorities said that the move is aimed at encouraging people to assimilate into the country's culture. The National pays homage to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th Birth anniversary today. The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and water resources, River development & Ganga rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari today launched NHAI's countrywide free eye chech-up campaign and sitribution of spectables for truck drivers,cleaners and helpers. Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 NHAI - National highways authority of India Mumbai's Gamdevi Police Station which was built in 1917, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. American Scientists Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Roshbash and Michael W Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Discoveries of molecular mechanism controlling circadian rhythms. o The circadian rhythm or body's inner clock helps regulate sleep patterns, feeding behaviour, harmone release and blood pressure. o The 3 scientists will share the $1.1 million prize money. The SBI waived off account closing charges for all savings bank customers under the condition that their account has existed for over a year. o Earlier, the bank was deducting Rs.500/- along with applicable GST as account closing charges on all accounts except for those closed duting the 14-day free look period India received first ever shipment of US crude oil of 16 million barrels, purchased by state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)at paradip port in Odisa. o It was imported on board of MT New Prosperity, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) that had left US Gulf Coast on August 19, 2017 and arrived at paradip port. Iran has banned the export of fuel to Iraq's Kurdistan as a retaliatory measure against the religion's independence referendum. The UAE began collecting new "Sin taxes" on tobacco poducts, energy drinks, and soft drinks. o Tobacco and energy drink will be taxed at 100% while a 50% tax will be livied on soft drinks. Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 o Sin Tax : a tax on items such as alcohol or tobacco. Russia and china were among 9 nations suspened from weightlifting competitions for upto 12 months after the IOnternational weightlifting federation retested samples from beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Oct 2017 President Ramnath Kovindh today embarked on a 4 day visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia. During his visit to the two African nations, the President is expected to sign agreements on institutuinalised of foreign office consultation and greater economic co operation with Ethiopia. o This is the first visit abroad since taking office o The visit will be the first by an Indian President to Ethiopia after then President VV Giri's trip in 1972. A 6 Foot tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Wales to mark his 148th birth anniversary. o The (56.5 Lakh ) Statue which is made of Indian bronze, depicts Gandhi holding a stick in one hand the "bhagavath Gita" in the other. o The 300 kg statue was unveiled by Indian High Commissioner to the UK, YK Sinha. About Wales : o Capital : Cardiff o Official Languages : Welsh, English o Currency : Pound Sterling o monarch (Queen) : Elizabeth II o First Minister (leader) : Carwyn Jones AM Aiming at combatting unrealistic images, the France has introduced a new law mandating all photoshoped commercial photos to carry a warning that they have been altered. Current Affairs கலாமின் விதைகள் 믁கꏂல் 埁폁 : https://www.facebook.com/groups/682413881960518/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED கலாமின் விதைகள் வா翍சப் 埁폁 The British city of Oxford has revoked the Freedom of Oxford honour awarded to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her response to the Rohingya crisis. The council which granted the honour to Suu Kyi in 1997 for her "Struggle for democracy" said it was "no longer appropriate" for her to hold it. The Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conferrence was recently held in New Delhi It was jointly hosted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.