Current Affairs October 2017 PDF Capsule Current Affairs PDF: October 2017 Current Affairs for Competitive Exam Contents INDIAN AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 PLACES IN NEWS ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS....................................................................................................................................... 32 SUMMITS & CONFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 42 RANKINGS & REPORTS ............................................................................................................................................. 49 BANKING & ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................................. 56 BUSINESS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 76 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 87 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS .................................................................................................................................... 97 ACQUISTIONS & MERGERS ................................................................................................................................... 106 MoUs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 108 SCHEMES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 110 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 123 DEFENCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 135 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 138 OBITUARY .................................................................................................................................................................. 157 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................................................ 161 IMPORTANT DAYS ................................................................................................................................................... 163 Help: If You Satisfied with our Capsule mean kindly donate some amount to BoscoBan.org (Facebook.com/boscobengaluru ) or Kindly Suggest this site to your family members & friends !!! http://bit.ly/BOSCOBang 2 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage copyrights 2017 @ AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs PDF: October 2017 INDIAN AFFAIRS India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh In a bid to strengthen bilateral relations with its eastern neighbours, India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. Details about new Immigration Check Posts along Indo-Maynmar Border: • Indian Government has designated Zorinpuiland check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration check post for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Myanmar. • An agreement on Zorinpui was included in the joint statement issued during the visit of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Myanmar in May, 2012. • It is to be noted that India shares a 1,643-km-long border with Myanmar which touches Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. L&T Infotech bags $100-mn Government contract to nab tax evaders L&T Infotech, the infotech arm of engineering giant Larsen & Toubro has bagged $ 100-mn Government contract for an initiative to use social media analytics to identify tax non- compliance. ‘No helmet, no petrol’ rule comes into force in Andhra Pradesh On 28th September 2017, ‘No helmet, no petrol’ rule for two wheelers came to act in Andhra Pradesh. i. ‘No helmet, no petrol’ rule prohibits petrol supply to two wheeler riders without helmet. ii. Mr.Chandrababu Naidu has sanctioned Rs.10 crore for implementation of this rule. All cities and towns in five more States declared Open Defecation Free On October 2, 2017, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri announced that five more States viz., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana have reached the milestone of making all cities and towns Open Defecation Free. It is to be noted that On October 2, 2017, ‘Swacch Bharat Mission’ completed three years. Overview of Progress towards ‘Swacchata’ in urban areas: i. As against the target of building about 66 lakh individual household toilets in urban areas, 38 lakh toilets have already been built and construction of another 14 lakh toilets is in progress. ii. Over two lakh community and public toilet seats have been built so far. The mission target is to 3 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage copyrights 2017 @ AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs PDF: October 2017 build five lakh toilet seats. Rajghat gets Mahatma’s statue for the first time Rajghat, the Samadhi of Mahatam Gandhi in Delhi, has for the first time acquired a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. The statue was unveiled by Vice-President of India Mr. M.Venkaiah Naidu on October 2, 2017, on the occasion of the 148 Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Specification of Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue at Rajghat: i. The statue is 1.80 metre tall and is made of bronze. ii. It has been sculpted by renowned Indian sculptor, Mr. Ram Sutar. India unveils third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 On October 2, 2017, Union Environment Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveiled India’s third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031, which outlines the future road map for wildlife conservation across the country. The plan was unveiled on the inaugural day of the Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) conference in New Delhi, which is jointly hosted by India, World Bank and United Nations Development Programme. Background Information about National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031: This is the third National Wildlife Action Plan which comes after the first plan in 1983 and second plan from 2002 – 2016. It was drafted by a 12-member committee chaired by JC Kala (former secretary to the ministry) and was initiated in February 2016 by Union Environment Ministry. Odisha government creating land bank for industrial allocation Odisha State Government is creating a 1.2 lakh acre land bank across the state which will be allocated for industrial use and purposes. Lessons learnt from POSCO Fiasco: Odisha Government is creating the land bank in order to avoid another POSCO-like fiasco. • In 2005, South Korean Company, POSCO, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odisha government to set up a 12-million-tonne-capacity steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. India, Bangladesh to hold border talks on Rohingyas, other issues On 3rd – 5th October 2017, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), led by Director General Maj Gen. Abul Hossain conducts talks with Border Security Force (BSF) of India, led by its chief KK Sharma, at New Delhi. PM Modi lays foundation stone of AIIMS, IIIT in Himachal Pradesh On October 3, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bilaspur and International Institute of 4 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage copyrights 2017 @ AffairsCloud.com Current Affairs PDF: October 2017 Information Technology (IIIT) at Una in Himachal Pradesh. Overview of PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to Himachal Pradesh: i. During his visit to Himachal Pradesh, PM Modi also inaugurated a Steel Processing Unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), at Kandrori in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Vice President lays foundation stone for inland waterway in AP On October 3, 2017, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone for the development of an inland waterway in the Krishna River between Muktyala and Vijayawada in the Andhra Pradesh. Besides, he dedicated seven national highway projects in Andhra Pradesh to the nation and also laid the foundation stone for six new projects. U.P. comes first in active gun licences As per statistics released by the Union Home Ministry, Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of active gun licences among all states and union territories of India. 12.77 lakh people in Uttar Pradesh are authorised to carry weapons. Data on Active Gun Licences in India: i. Uttar Pradesh is followed by Jammu and Kashmir with 3.69 lakh people in the state possessing gun licences. Cabinet Approvals on October 4 2017 Union cabinet has given its approval for the signing and ratification of the Extradition Treaty between India and Lithuania. Cabinet approves