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THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS|OCT-NOV-DEC 2018 The Most Important Current Affairs OCT-NOV-DEC 2018 DANISA Denmark Open 2018: List of Winners Complete List | Nobel Prize Winners 2018 It was held at Odense Sports Park in Odense, Denmark. 2018 Nobel Prize were announced in 5 different fields Event Winner Runner-up viz. Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Men’s Singles Kento Momota Chou Tien Chen & Economic Sciences. This is for the first time that no (Japan) (Chinese Taipei) Literature Prize was given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal. Women’s Tai Tzu-ying Saina Nehwal Field Winner Description Singles (Chinese Taipei) (India) Physiology or James P Allison “for their discovery of Men’s Marcus Fernaldi Takeshi Medicine (USA) & Tasaku cancer therapy by Doubles Gideon, Kevin Kamura, Keigo Honjo (Japan) inhibition of negative Sanjaya Sukamuljo Sonoda (Japan) immune regulation” (Indonesia) Physics Arthur Ashkin "for groundbreaking Women’s Yuki Fukushima, Shiho Tanaka, (USA), Gerard inventions in the field Doubles Sayaka Hirota Koharu Mourou (France) of laser physics" (Japan) Yonemoto and Donna (Japan) Strickland (Canada) Vice President Naidu visit to Belgium: Key Chemistry (a) one half to (a) "for the directed Points Frances H. evolution of enzymes" VP Naidu commenced his visit to Belgium by attending Arnold (USA) (b) "for the phage the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels, (b) Other half display of peptides & jointly to George antibodies" Belgium. The theme was “Global Partners for Global P. Smith (USA) & Challenges”. It was hosted by the European Union & Sir Gregory P. was chaired by the President of the European Council Winter (UK) Donald Tusk. He also held bilateral meeting with Mr. Peace Denis Mukwege “for their efforts to Alexis Tsipras, PM of Greece, Mr. Antonio Costa, PM of (Congo) & Nadia end the use of sexual Portugal & Pedro Sanchez, PM of Spain in Brussels. Murad (Iraq) violence as a weapon of war & armed Asian Para Games 2018 Concludes: Medal conflict” Winners Economic (a) William D. (a) “for integrating 3rd Asian Para Games took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. Sciences Nordhaus (USA) climate change into Around 3000 athletes from 43 countries took part in 15 (b) Paul M. long-run Paralympic & three non-Paralympic sports. Romer (USA) macroeconomic It took place in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in central analysis” Jakarta. Total 18 sports were played during the Games. (b) “for integrating The official mascot wasa Bondol eagle named MOMO. technological India recorded its best-ever medal haul at the Asian Para innovations into long- Games with 72 medals (15 gold, 24 silver, & 33 bronze run macroeconomic medals). China were at the top of the pecking order with analysis.” 172 gold. PM Modi Inaugurated various projects in Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Gujarat: Key Points PM Modi inaugurated various projects in Gujarat. 1. China 172 88 59 319 Various Projects launched/Inaugurated are as follows: 2. South Korea 53 45 46 144 PM was in Anand to inaugurate a state-of-the-art Amul chocolate plant set up with an investment of about Rs. 3. Iran 51 42 43 136 190 crore. 9. India 15 24 33 72 PM launched Mujkuva Solar Energy Cooperative Group created with the assistance of the National Dairy development Board. 1 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected] THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS|OCT-NOV-DEC 2018 PM inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Museum in 33rd ASEAN Summit held in Singapore Rajkot. The 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit held in Singapore. PM inaugurated the Mundra LNG terminal, the Anjar- PM of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong is the Chairman of the Mundra Pipeline Project & the Palanpur-Pali-Barmer Summit. PM Modi and IMF, Managing Director Christine pipeline project, at Anjar. Lagarde will also address the audience. Note: ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian G-20 Summit Buenos Aires 2018: Complete Highlights Nations. | Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia. The G-20 Summit 2018 was held in Buenos Aires, Vice President’s visit to 3 South African Countries| Argentina. G-20 is a grouping of the world’s 20 major Complete Highlights economies. This year, the theme of the summit was Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visited 3-South African ‘Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable nation visit to Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. He Development’. visited Botswana on first leg, Zimbabwe on second and on Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the flagship the third leg he visited Malawi. programmes like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, MUDRA and Start-up India undertaken by Indian 3-day Visit to Botswana government to modernise the economy and promote Capital: Gaborone | Currency: Botswana pula| President: inclusive growth at the opening session of the G-20 summit Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi in Buenos Aires. 3-day Visit to Zimbabwe (i) PMJDY: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is a financial Capital: Harare| Currency: US dollars, South African rand, inclusion programme that aims at expanding and Euro.| President: Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa making affordable access to financial services to the last man in the row. Since its launch on August 15, 2014 till 2-day Visit to Malawi June 27, 2018, over 31 crore bank accounts were opened Capital: Lilongwe| Currency: Malawian kwacha | and over Rs. 7,92,00 crore were deposited under the President: Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika. scheme. (ii) MUDRA: It stands for Micro Units Development and President Kovind 2-Nation Visit: Signed 4 MoUs With Refinance Agency, is a financial institution set up in Vietnam 2016 for development and refinancing micro units President of India Ram Nath Kovind was on 2 nation Visit enterprises. It provides funding to the non-corporate to Vietnam and Australia. On first leg he visited Vietnam. small business sector through various last mile India and Vietnam released a Joint Statement after financial institutions like banks, non banking financial extensive talks between Vietnam President Nguyen Phu companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions Trong and Indian President Ram Nath Kovind. 4 MoU’s (MFIs). were signed between the two nations. (iii) Start-up India: Launched in January 16, 2016, the Startup India is an initiative of the Indian government List of Loan Agreements Signed With Asian to promote startups, generate employment and create Development Bank wealth. India and ADB have signed 3 important loan agreements in various fields/projects in New Delhi. A $300 million Loan Agreement to support lending by India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). A $169 million loan as the First Tranche of a $500 million multi-tranche financing to develop climate- resilient water supply, sewerage, and drainage infrastructure in at least 10 cities in the State of Tamil Nadu. A $105 million loan to continue financing the transmission system upgrades in Himachal Pradesh for increased supply of hydropower to the state and the national grid. After visiting Vietnam, President of India Ram Nath Kovind was in Australia on his second leg of 2-Nation visit. He met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Sydney. He became the first Indian President to visit Australia. 2 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | Adda247 App REPORT THE ERROR IN CAPSULE at [email protected] THE HINDU REVIEW|CURRENT AFFAIRS|OCT-NOV-DEC 2018 5 MoUs were exchanged in the field of disability sector, BWF World Tour 2018 Concludes: Complete List of education, trade-investment, scientific cooperation, Winners agriculture and on higher education focussing on PhD BWF World Tour 2018 concluded in Guangzhou, China. by both the nations. It was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World He also unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Tour. The complete list of winners of BWF World Tour Parramatta in Sydney. The President addressed the 2018: International Business Summit 2018 organized by Category Winner Runner-Up Australian Financial Review on Australia-India Men’s Shi Yuqi Kento Momota economic engagement. Singles (China) (Japan) Women’s P. V. Nozomi Okuhara Australia Win Women’s World Twenty20 Crown Singles Sindhu (Japan) Australia clinched Women’s World Twenty20 title as (India) they attained an easy win over England in the final of Men’s Li Junhui Hiroyuki the Women’s World T20 tournament. This is Australia’s Doubles and Liu Endo and Yuta 4th title win at Women’s World T20 in 6 editions of the Yuchen Watanabe (Japan) tournament. (China) West Indies hosted the event. Player of the Match: Women’s Misaki Lee So-hee and Shin Ashleigh Gardner. Player of the Tournament: Alyssa Doubles Matsutomo Seung-chan (South Healy. & Ayaka Korea) Takahashi ATP World Tour Awards 2018 Announced: Complete (Japan) List Of Winners Mixed Wang Yilü Zheng Siwei The big three of men’s tennis – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Doubles & Huang and Huang Yaqiong Nadal and Roger Federer – were all among the winners Dongping (China) at the 2018 ATP World Tour Awards. Djokovic won the (China) ‘Comeback Player of the Year Award’, voted by the ATP players, on the back of his glorious run during the Belgium Beat Netherlands to Win FIH Hockey World second half of the season. The complete list of Winners Cup 2018 of ATP World Tour Awards 2018: In Hockey, Belgium claimed their first ever World Cup title. Award Winner They defeated the Netherlands in a dramatic shoot-out in the final of the Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ATP World Tour No 1 1. Novak Djokovic This is Belgium’s first ever World Cup title. (determined by ATP Rankings) 2. Comeback Player of the Year Novak Djokovic Overview of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2018: 1. Best Player- Arthur Van Doren of Belgium. ATP World Tour No. 1 Oliver Marach & 3.