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Current Affairs - October 2017 Current Affairs - October 2017 Current Affairs ─ October 2017 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of October 2017. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade and Officer Grade, etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade, etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll, which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in a precise and interesting way. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs - October 2017 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ October 2017 ......................................................................................................................... i Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 9 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 17 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 19 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 21 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 23 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 27 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 37 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 39 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 49 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 57 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 69 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 72 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................. 104 PLACES IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................... 107 ii Current Affairs - October 2017 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 112 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 123 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 129 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 132 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 136 iii AppointmentsCurrent Affairs - October 2017 1. The President appointed five new governors President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governors in five states and Lieutenant Governor in one Union Territories. Former Union Minister Satya Pal Malik was appointed as the new Governor of Bihar while Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit will now be the new Governor of Tamil Nadu. Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar, Jagdish Mukhi replaced Mr. Purohit as the Governor of Assam. Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi will be the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar in place of Prof. Mukhi. B D Mishra has been appointed as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Ganga Prasad as Governor of Meghalaya. 2. Rajni Kant Mishra takes charge as new DG SSB Rajni Kant Mishra took over as Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) succeeding Smt. Archana Ramasundaram. He is a U.P. Cadre Police Officer of 1984 Batch. Mr. Mishra joined CBI in the year 2002 and worked there as DIG & IG until 2009. He joined Border Security Force (BSF) in June 2013 and worked as IG/ADG BSF, Frontier Headquarters, Tripura and South Bengal. Before taking over the charge of DG, SSB, he was working as ADG, BSF Headquarters. Mr. R. K. Mishra is a recipient of Police Medal in 2003 and Prestigious President Police Medal in 2009. 1 Current Affairs - October 2017 3. Soumya Swaminathan appointed as the new Deputy Director General at WHO The 58-year-old Soumya Swaminathan was appointed as one of two new Deputy Directors General at WHO. With this, she will be called to hold the second-highest position in the global body working under Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The other Deputy Director General for Corporate Operations (DDC) is Ms Jane Ellison whereas Soumya Swaminathan will be Deputy Director General for Programs. Prior to this appointment, Soumya was the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Soumya Swaminathan has served as clinical scientist and the director of the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis. 4. Param Shah selected as the FICCI UK Director The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry selected Param Shah as the new Director for the United Kingdom (UK) operations, replacing Pratik Dattani. Param Shah has served for more than 15 years in various capacities, which also include his experience as Deputy Secretary General for Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Prior to this appointment, he was head of FICCI – Gujarat State Council. Now Biju Namboothiri has been appointed as the new head of FICCI Gujarat State Council. 5. Banwarilal Purohit selected as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu Chief Justice of Madras High Court Indira Banerjee administered the oath of office to the new Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. With this oath, he became 25th governor of Tamil Nadu. He has handled various responsibilities such as member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Home Affairs, member of the Standing Committee on Defence, Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Defence Ministry and a member of the Public Sector Undertaking Committee. He has also served as Governor of Assam State in 2016 and as a Member of Parliament from Nagpur. 2 Current Affairs - October 2017 6. Appointments by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Following are the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet: Shri Ajay Narayan Jha, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change as Officer on Special Duty in the Department of Expenditure Shri C.K. Mishra, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare as Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Shri Injeti Srinivas, IAS, Secretary, Department of Sports & DG, SAI as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Shri Alok Shrivastava, IAS, Special Secretary, Ministry of Shipping as Secretary, Department of Justice. 7. Anupam Kher appointed as the Chairman of FTII Pune Anupam Kher, veteran cine star, was appointed as Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Kher succeeded Shri Gajendra Chauhan. Shri Kher who has appeared in over 500 films is a recipient of the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the field of cinema. Earlier he served as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and was the Director of National School of Drama from 2001 to 2004. FTII is an
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