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Current Affairs: 25 to 31 October 2019 Current Affairs: 25 to 31 October 2019 Current Affairs: Important Days Date Important days Theme October 25 National Ayurveda Day - World Day for Audiovisual “Engage the Past Through October 27 Heritage Sound and Images” October 28 International Animation Day - October 30 World Thrift Day (India) - October 31 National Unity Day - Changing the world: October 31 World Cities Day innovations and better life for future generations Current Affairs: National 1. Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway for fast ticketing 2. Government sets up panel under the chairmanship of K VijayRaghavan to resolve dispute between MeitY and Niti Aayog over AI mission 3. IRDAI forms panel under the chairmanship of S. Sadagopan to vet proposals for innovations USEFUL INFO IRDAI- Regulatory and Development Authority of India Chairperson Subhash Chandra Khuntia IRDAI Headquarters Hyderabad 4. Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released the 14thNational Health Profile (NHP) 2019 Current Affairs: International 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the RuPay card in Saudi Arabia USEFUL INFO Saudi Arabia Capital Riyadh Saudi Arabia Currency Saudi riyal Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud 2. California’s governor declared a state-wide emergency over wildfires 3. Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 inaugurated to the public at the Sharjah Expo Centre Current Affairs: State 1. Uttar Pradesh government changes Emergency service number from 100 to 'Dial 112 2. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana on the occasion of Dhanteras USEFUL INFO Uttar Pradesh Capital Lucknow Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithiyanath Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel 3. Andhra Pradesh government has launched an online portal SMARTPORT USEFUL INFO Andhra Pradesh Capital Amaravathi Andhra Pradesh CM Jaganmohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan 4. The first-ever Ladakh Literature Festival (LLF) is scheduled from 29th to 31st October 5. Odisha government inked Letter of Understanding (LoU) for 'drink from tap mission' with UNICEF 6. Odisha CM Patnaik launched a social service initiative 'Odisha Mo Parivar' aimed at encouraging environment protection, blood donation and the welfare of Odias in distress. USEFUL INFO Odisha Capital Bhubaneswar Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal 7. Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has become the first Kerosene-free district of the state Gujarat Capital Gandhinagar Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani Gujarat Governor Acharya Dev Vrat 8. Kerala tourism to be differently-abled friendly by 2021 USEFUL INFO Kerala Capital Thiruvananthapuram Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan 9. 7th edition of the Tawang Festival began in Arunachal Pradesh USEFUL INFO Arunachal Pradesh Capital Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra Current Affairs: Banking and Finance 1. The Central Government, Odisha and the World Bank signed a loan agreement worth $165 million to support smallholder farmers in the state USEFUL INFO World Bank Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States President David Malpass 2. The Vijaya Bank Heritage Museum was inaugurated old headquarters of Vijaya Bank, Bangalore. 3. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Co Ltd. has launched an upgraded health care plus insurance policy USEFUL INFO Indian Overseas Bank CEO Shri Karnam Sekar Indian Overseas Bank Headquarters Chennai Indian Overseas Bank Tagline Good people to grow with 4. World Bank to continue with $6 billion Annual lending support to India World Bank Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States President David Malpass 5. RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 35 lakh on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) for violating norms on frauds classification and notification USEFUL INFO TMB CEO K V Rama Moorthy TMB Headquarters Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu TMB Tagline Be a step ahead of life GDP RATE ORGANISATION 2019 – 20 (FY20) 2020 – 21 (FY21) Fitch Ratings 5.5% 6.2% Current Affairs: Business 1. Reliance Industries (RIL) has decided to set up a digital platform subsidiary with investment of Rs. 1.08 lakh crore 2. Twitter to ban all political advertisements on the platform globally Current Affairs: Appointments Arvind Singh Chairman of Airports Authority of India Chairman National Highways Authority of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu India B Srinivas MD National Horticulture Board Chairman & MD of India Tourism Ganji Kamala V Rao Development Corporation (ITDC) Ltd. Chairman & MD of National Small Vijayendra Industries Corporation Ltd Pramod Kumar Tiwari Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards Amit Yadav DG, Directorate General of Foreign Trade Manohar Lal Khattar Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Alberto Fernandez President of Argentina Mokgweetsi Masisi President of Botswana Evo Morales President of Bolivia Sophie Wilmes Prime minister of Belgium Sharad Arvind Bobde Next Chief Justice of India (47th CJI ) P S Sreedharan Pillai New Mizoram Governor Satya Pal Malik New Goa Governor Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and Girish Chandra Murmu Kashmir Radha Krishna Mathur Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh Birender Singh Yadav India's next Ambassador to Iraq Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi India's next High Commissioner to Samoa Director-General of the International Atomic Rafael Grossi Energy Agency (IAEA) Current Affairs: Resignation Saad Hariri Lebanon Prime Minister Current Affairs: Awards and Honours Udyog Rattan Award– 2019 by the ‘Institute of Economic Shri. Thakur Anup Singh Studies’ for his exceptional work in transforming the Indian ( Marg ERP Ltd’s Chairman & industry landscape how MSMEs can accelerate their MD) business using technology Ilham Tohti ‘Sakharov Prize’ (European Union’s highest human rights ( Economist) prize) for his work defending China's Uighur minority Jasprit Bumrah Smriti Mandhana Fakhar Zaman ( Pakistan) Dimuth Karunaratne ( Sri Wisden Almanack Cricketer of the Year award Lanka) Rashid Khan ( Afghanistan) Gundappa Viswanath & Lala Amarnath Inducted into the Wisden India Hall of Fame Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Wisden India Book of the Year Team by Prashant Kidambi DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech Award 2018-2019 for 'Innovation BharatPe in Digital Payments through Emerging Technology' 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 for his poetry Leeladhar Jagoori ( Hindi collection- Jitne Log Utne Prem ( Award money of Rs. 4 writer) lakh along with a citation) 1. Lucknow -based City Montessori School (CMS) has won the Guinness World Record for becoming the 'world's largest school' in terms of strength of students 2. Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja claims new speed record for summiting the world’s 14 highest peaks in just seven months 3. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi Current Affairs: Summit and Conference 1. New Delhi to host first “Global Bio-India 2019” summit from 21st – 23rd November 2. 28th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change to be held in Beijing, China. 3. Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) ministerial meeting to be held in Abu Dhabi Current Affairs: Ranking Index India’s Rank Top Least Other info It is a project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Global Health Security 57th / 195 US (83.5) Equatorial Hopkins University Index Guinea Center for Health Security, with research by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 1. Microsoft founder Bill Gates overtakes Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person 2. Three Indian-origin CEOs, Shantanu Narayen (6th), Ajay Banga (7th) and Satya Nadella (9th) are among the world's top 10 best-performing CEO, featured in a list compiled by the Harvard Business Review (HBR). Current Affairs: Science and Technology 1. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a new technology to capture carbon dioxide from air Current Affairs: Books Author Book Romesh Gunesekera Suncatcher (Sri Lankan author) Current Affairs: Defence 1) India is planning to enhance its mobile network in the eastern-most regions of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh 2) Indian and French armies will conduct joint counter-terrorism drills under 'Exercise Shakti-2019' in the Mahajan field firing range in Rajasthan 3) Philippine Army plans to buy India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile to strengthen its coastal security USEFUL INFO Philippines Capital Manila Philippines Currency Philippine peso Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Current Affairs: Sports 1. The Indian football team slipped two places to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings 2. China to host expanded 24-team FIFA Club World Cup in 2021 USEFUL INFO FIFA Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland FIFA President Gianni Infantino 3. Karnataka was crowned the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy 4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has won the Formula One, Mexican Grand Prix 2019 5. International Cricket Council (ICC)has banned Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years 6. Tiger Woods secured a record-equalling 82nd PGA Tour crown after he won the Zozo Championship in Japan 7. The BCCI has asked manufacturer SG to deliver 72 pink balls by next week for India's first-ever day night Test, to be held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata USEFUL INFO Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) BCCI Headquarters Mumbai BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Current Affairs: Obituaries Person Field Dilip Parikh Former Gujarat chief minister V. Nanammal Yoga exponent.
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