Current Affairs Of October 2018 Help Line No:- Khanpur : +91-9311668899 South Ex : +91-9311556699 CONTENTS National……………………………………………………...….2 International……………………………………………….……9 Defence ………………………………………………….……12 Appointments or Resign/Retired……………………………...14 Honours/ Awards……………………………………………...16 Sports…………………………………………………………..21 Obituaries……………………………………………………...24 Important Days with theme……………………………………25 2 October 2018 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs It will reduce economic loss and impacts on livelihood and National improve flood awareness and safety at the community level. ii. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded the design and Assam, 1st State To Launch Wage Compensation Scheme For implementation of the FFEWS through a $1 million technical Pregnant Women In Tea Gardens assistance to KMC from its Urban Climate Change Resilience i. Assam Government has become Trust Fund under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility. the first Indian state to offer a Wage Important Takeways from above news- Compensation Scheme for pregnant The Asian Development Bank is a regional development women working in the tea gardens of Bank established in 1966. the state. The scheme will be launched Headquarters of ADB is in Manila, Philippines. by Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Takehiko Nakao is Present President of the Asian Sonowal in Guwahati. The Development Bank. announcement was made by the state’s Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Maharashtra Tops List Of States With Maximum Average ii. Under the scheme, an amount of Rs 12,000 will be given to AUM: AMFI the pregnant women so that they can take care of themselves and i. According to Association of Mutual Funds of India’s (AMFI) the unborn baby. The compensation of wages to pregnant women statistics, Maharashtra tops the chart for state with the will be given in 4 instalments - Rs 2,000 in the first trimester, Rs maximum penetration and Assets Under Management 4,000 in the second trimester, Rs 3,000 for institutional delivery (AUM). Also, as per August, average assets under management and Rs 3,000 for registration of the child's birth. (AUM) of mutual funds rose to an all-time high of Rs 25.2 lakh Important Takeways from above news- crore across the country. Jagdish Mukhi is the Present Governor of Assam. ii. For Maharashtra, it touched Rs 10.35 lakh crore, about 41.1% Dispur is the Capital city of Assam. of the all-India total. It is followed by Delhi having Rs 2.35 lakh crore and Karnataka having Rs 1.76 lakh crore. GI Tag for Alphonso Mango From Konkan Important Takeways from above news- i. Alphonso Mango from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other Association of Mutual Funds of Indian adjoining areas in Maharashtra, finally gets a Geographical (AMFI) Headquarters in Mumbai. Indication (GI) Tag. A Geographical Indication or a GI is a sign A. Balasubramanian is the present Chairman of AMFI. used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Mukesh Ambani Richest Indian For 11th Consecutive Year: ii. The king of mangoes, Alphonso, better known as ‘Hapus’ in Forbes Maharashtra, is in demand in domestic and international markets i. Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has not only for its taste but also for pleasant fragrance and vibrant emerged as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive colour. year with a net worth of USD 47.3 billion, according to Forbes Important Takeways from above news- magazine. Ambani is also the year’s biggest gainer, adding USD The first product to get a GI tag in India was the 9.3 billion to his wealth amid the continuing success of his Darjeeling tea in 2004. There are a total of 325 products Reliance Jio broadband telco service. from India that carry this indication. ii. As per the ‘Forbes India Rich List 2018’, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has retained the second spot; while ArcelorMittal Chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal moved a place ahead to the Sushil Modi-Led GoM To Examine Modalities For 'Calamity third slot with a net worth of USD 18.3 billion. Tax' Under GST Important Takeways from above news- i. The Government constituted a seven- Forbes- American Business Magazine, Founded in- member ministerial panel headed by 1917. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Headquarters- New York City, USA. Modi to examine modalities for revenue mobilisation in case of United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres Arrives India On 4- natural calamities and disasters. Day Visit ii. The panel would look into five issues flagged by the Council, i. United Nations Secretary-General including whether the new tax should be levied only in the state Antonio Guterres has arrived in New concerned or should it be an all-India levy, and that should it be Delhi on a four-day visit to India. He on specified luxury or sin goods only. will participate in the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Kolkata Gets India's 1st Comprehensive City-Level Flood Centre, in New Delhi. Forecasting and Warning System ii. The event marked the launch of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th i. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) launched a Flood Birth Anniversary celebrations as well as the 4th anniversary of Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS) for Kolkata the Swachh Bharat Mission. City. It is also India’s first comprehensive city-level FFEWS. 3 October 2018 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs iii. The UN Chief will also attend the joint inaugural ceremony of 2. Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, Punjab. the First Assembly of International Solar Alliance, 2nd RE- 3. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi. INVEST Conference and Energy Ministers Meet of Indian Ocean iii. Cleanest Residential Campuses of 'Private Universities': Rim Association of States member countries. 1. Symbiosis International University, Pune. Important Takeways from above news- 2. OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat. Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the United 3. KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research in Belagavi. Nations. iv. Cleanest Technical Institutions': The UN Headquarters in New York, United States. 1. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore. 2. IIT Guwahati. 3. Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University in Bhubhaneshwar. BCCI Brought Under RTI Act by Central Information Commission SBI Reduces ATM Withdrawal Limit i. The Central Information i. State Bank of India has slashed the daily withdrawal limit on Commission (CIC) brought its classic debit card from Rs 40,000 to Rs 20,000. There is no the Board of Control for Cricket change in the daily withdrawal limits on other cards. The new in India (BCCI) under the RTI limit will be effective from October 31st 2018. (Right to Information) Act. ii. The bank has been receiving many complaints regarding ii. The commission, which is the top cloning and the decision is taken to reduce the withdrawal limit appellate body in RTI matters, went through the laws and orders on these cards to check fraudulent transactions. of the Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, Important Takeways from above news- submissions of the Central Public Information Officer in the SBI Chairman- Rajnish Kumar, Headquarters- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to come to a conclusion that Mumbai. the characteristics of the BCCI fulfil the required conditions of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act. Paytm Tops UPI Payments With Over 33% Market Share Important Takeways from above news- i. Alibaba and SoftBank-backed Paytm registered over 137 BCCI President: Vinod million UPI transactions in September, becoming the leading Rai, Headquarters in: Mumbai. contributor to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments with over 33% of the overall market share. ii. One97 Communications Limited, that owns the brand PM Inaugurates 1st Assembly of International Solar Alliance Paytm, is enabling BHIM UPI for offline payments and over five i. The Prime Minister, Narendra million offline merchants, out of its 9.5 million merchant-base, Modi, inaugurated the first now accept Paytm UPI. Assembly of the International Important Takeways from above news- Solar Alliance in New Delhi. Paytm founder- Vijay Shekhar Sharma. ii. The same event also marked the inauguration of the second IORA First Regional Conference on 'Women in Detention and Renewable Energy Ministerial Access to Justice' in Shimla Meeting, and the 2nd Global RE-Invest (Renewable Energy i. The Bureau of Police Research Investors’ Meet and Expo). The Secretary-General of the United and Development Nations, Antonio Guterres, was present on the occasion. (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Important Takeways from above news- Affairs is organising the First ever The International Solar Alliance was launched jointly by Regional Conference at Shimla Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French on 'Women in Detention and President Francois Hollande on the first day of the COP- Access to Justice' in collaboration with the Prison 21 summit at Paris in 2015. Department, Himachal Pradesh. ii. The Conference was inaugurated by Shri Acharya Devvrat, Haryana’s MDU Declared Cleanest Government University the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Expected Outcome of the By HRD Ministry Conference will be to help in ensuring better implementation i. Union Human Resource of Prison Reform and Rehabilitation Program in order to Development Minister Prakash improve the conditions of Women Inmates and their Access to Javadekar announced the “Swachh Justice. Campus rankings” under various Important Takeways from above news- categories. The rankings were decided The Supreme Court has constituted a three- on the basis of a survey under the member committee headed by its former judge Justice ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ campaign. “Swachh Campus Amitava Roy to look into the aspect of jail reforms. rankings” under various categories are listed below: ii. Cleanest 'Government Universities': India and ADB sign $ 150 Million Loan Agreement to support 1. Maharashi Dayanand University, Haryana. India’s First Global Skills Park 4 October 2018 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs i.