WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) NATIONAL To honour the police and paramilitary personnel, involved in disaster response operations, The Prime Minister announced an award in the name of - Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. In the honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee this many Himalayan peaks have been named after him – Four (Atal-1, 2, 3 and 4). India’s only aircraft carrier is set to sail after undergoing a five-month refit at a cost of ₹705 crore - INS Vikarmaditya. India has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 185.51 US dollars per tonne for five years on certain varieties of steel products from - China. According to the Ministry of Rural Development, the country’s best developed village - Kuligod, Karnataka. The AI chatbot of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to help its users answer various queries - Ask Disha. According to new guidelines by NITI Aayog, PPP Units will set up in district hospitals for - Non Communicable Diseases. CSIR-IITR, Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for drinking water disinfection system with trade name - OneerTM. The famous Shahi litchi has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which is cultivated in the state of - Bihar. This state is now set to become the first smoke-free State in the country with 100% LPG usage - Kerala. According to new decision, Survivors of child sexual abuse can file a police complaint after they become adults under - Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet cleared the proposal to rename Allahabad as - Prayagraj. Government has announced 100 crore rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under - Saubhagaya scheme. Youth Road Safety Learners Licence programme aims with reducing road accidents by 50 per cent by - 2020. A “Museum on Prime Ministers of India” is to be set up in - Delhi. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) Air Quality Early Warning System is designed to predict extreme air pollution events to use for – Delhi. Topper Indian institution in 'QS World University Ranking 2018' – IIT Bombay (Mumbai). 5th India International Silk Fair (IISF-2018) organised during 15th to 18th October 2016 in - New Delhi. To combat air pollution that has begun to show a trend towards poor category, Graded Response Action Plan, an emergency action plan will be implemented in – Delhi. The Election Commission of India is introducing the unique internet based mobile app in the upcoming assembly polls - C-vigil. A New smaller, meaner, self-contained fighting units of the Indian Army comprising of elements of air power, artillery, amour etc – Integrated Battle Groups (IBG). International This country withdrew from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia in 1987 - United States. These countries are set to held ‘Cope India’ air exercise to a trilateral format in December - India, Japan and the US. This party will form new government in Bhutan, who won 30 seats in 47 member National Assembly - Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). The first joint maritime exercises between the navies of China and the 10-members of this association will hold in the South China Sea near the city of Zhanjiang - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The 55-kilometer-long world’s longest sea bridge - Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. This nation's home-grown ‘AG600’ (Kunlong) is the world's largest amphibious aircraft - China. This nation is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 - China. This nation admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul - Saudi Arabia. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) The first ever joint military exercise between India and Japan from 01 November to 14 November 2018 - DHARMA GUARDIAN 2018. The United States is to merge its consulate general in this place, which deals with Palestinian affairs, with its new embassy - Jerusalem. This country withdrew from Universal Postal Union (UPU) in October - United States. This country has developed the world's largest unmanned transport drone - China (Faihong -98 / FH-98). The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to grant this observer-state temporary rights to act as chair of the G-77 plus China - Palestine. India’s rank in WEF’s Global competitiveness index for 2018 - 58th. Top in in WEF’s Global competitiveness index for 2018 – US. The 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit scheduled to be held on October 18-19 in – Brussels, Belgium. Theme of World Food Day 2018 - Our Action are Our Future. The first India-China Joint Training Programme is being organized to give training for the diplomats of – Afghanistan. India is the _____ largest silk producer in the world - Second. Banking As statutory liquidity security (SLR), RBI mandated banks to keep this much portion of Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) - 19.5%. RBI has allowed banks to lend up to this much portion of their capital funds to a single NBFC - 15%. India's first cryptosystem ATM opened in the city of - Bengaluru. Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed as the independent director of this private company on October 18 - Reliance Industries Limited. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told this bank to replace CEO Rana Kapoor by February, 1 2019 – Yes Bank. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) According to the notification issued by the RBI, inter-operability among mobile wallets, and between bank account and e-wallet would be enabled through the - Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system. This real estate player in Pune has won Golden Brick Awards in national category in Dubai on 28th September - VTP Realty. This Indian Industrial Group and French Total SA have signed a deal to rollout of 1,500 service stations in over 10 years on the India's main roads – Adani Group. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the month of September 2018 is - 5.13%. This Bank's board of directors has recommended taking back the bonuses paid to MD and CEO Rana Kapoor for FY15 and FY16 - Yes Bank. According to Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Khadi India's flagship store in this city has registered a record Rs 1.25 crore sale in a day, an increase of 276 per cent than the previous year – Delhi (Connaught Place). According to a survey titled 'Indian Investment in Germany: Update 2018' conducted by EY, As many as ____ Indian companies have generated annual revenues of 11 billion euros and employed nearly 23,300 people in Germany - 74. Sports This team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018 - Mumbai. This Indian player won silver medal in the final of Archery event of Youth Olympics 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Akash Malik. 'World Wrestling 2018' held in - Budapest, Hungary. The 'Asian Champions Trophy 2018' Hockey Championship held at - Muscat, Oman. This Indian player won silver in the men's 5000 meter Racewalking in athletics in the 2018 Youth Olympics - Suraj Panwar. From October 18, the fifth edition of the Asian Champions Trophy will be played in - Muscat, Oman. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) In the '2018 Youth Olympics', Indian men and women's hockey team won – Silver Medal. Men's team winner of the '2018 Youth Olympics' – Malaysia. Women's team winner of the '2018 Youth Olympics' – Argentina. Player of the Series of India-West Indies Test Series played in Hyderabad – Pruthvi Shaw (India). Winner of 'Shanghai Masters 2018' tennis championship - Novak Djokovic (Serbia). Person In News This Indian fast bowler announced his retirement from all forms of cricket - Praveen Kumar. An Indian-American woman received US ‘Presidential Medal for Combating Human Trafficking’ in Houston - Minal Patel Davis. Winner of the fourth Carnot Prize is the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania - Piyush Goyal. The leader, who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, died on October 18 - Narayan Dutt Tiwari. Winner of Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement 2018 - Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi (Veteran music director). Current Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati - Shashi Shekhar Vempatti. Current president of Egypt - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Winner of Man Booker Prize 2018 - Anna Burns (Northern Ireland) (for 'Milkman' novel). Vigilance Commissioner of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) of India - Dr. T. M. Bhasin. Current President of Yemen - Abed Rabbo Mansoor Hadi. New Prime Minister of Yemen - Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed. This co-founder of Microsoft died on October 15 - Paul Allen. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) An Assistant Commandant of the Odisha Police's SOG conferred with the Ashok Chakra posthumously - Pramod Kumar Satpathy. General Knowledge Police Commemoration Day in India – 21 October. World's highest peak - Everest (8848 meters). India and America’s ‘Cope India’ air exercise was first organized in the year - 2004. Capital of Bhutan – Thimphu. Currency of Bhutan - Bhutanese ngultrum. Vijay Hazare Trophy is related to - Cricket. The only aircraft carrier in India - INS Vikramaditya. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established in the year – 1967. The world's longest sea bridge - Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (55-km). Capital of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh. Currency of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Riyal. Capital of China – Beijing. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) established in the year - 1999. Capital of Japan – Tokyo. Currency of Japan - Japanese Yen. These two territories have a dispute over Jerusalem - Palestine and Israel. Headquarter of Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Bern, Switzerland. Universal Postal Union (UPU) established in the year - 1874. Headquarter of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - New York, USA. WWW.ONLINETYARI.COM WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) established in the year - 1969. State of Uttarakhand formed in the year - 2000 (November 9) (Separated from Uttar Pradesh).