Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of 4th week October 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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Current Affairs: Important Days
Date |
Important days |
Theme |
October 25 |
National Ayurveda Day |
– |
October 27 |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
“Engage the Past Through Sound and Images” |
October 28 |
International Animation Day |
– |
October 30 |
World Thrift Day (India) |
– |
October 31 |
National Unity Day |
– |
October 31 |
World Cities Day |
Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations |
Current Affairs: National
- Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway for fast ticketing
- Government sets up panel under the chairmanship of K VijayRaghavan to resolve dispute between MeitY and NitiAayog over AI mission
- IRDAI forms panel under the chairmanship of S. Sadagopanto vet proposals for innovations
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IRDAI- Regulatory and Development Authority of India |
Chairperson |
Subhash Chandra Khuntia |
IRDAI Headquarters |
Hyderabad |
- Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released the 14th National Health Profile (NHP) 2019
Current Affairs: International
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the RuPay card in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia Capital |
Riyadh |
Saudi Arabia Currency |
Saudi riyal |
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince |
Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud |
- California’s governor declared a state-wide emergency over wildfires
- 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
- Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana on the occasion of Dhanteras
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Uttar Pradesh Capital |
Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh CM |
Yogi Adithiyanath |
Uttar Pradesh Governor |
Anandiben Patel |
- Andhra Pradesh government has launched an online portal SMARTPORT
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Andhra Pradesh Capital |
Amaravathi |
Andhra Pradesh CM |
Jaganmohan Reddy |
Andhra Pradesh Governor |
Biswabhusan Harichandan |
- The first-ever Ladakh Literature Festival (LLF) is scheduled from 29th to 31st October
- Odisha government inked Letter of Understanding (LoU)for ‘drink from tap mission’ with UNICEF
- 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
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Odisha Capital |
Bhubaneswar |
Odisha CM |
Naveen Patnaik |
Odisha Governor |
GaneshiLal |
- Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has become the first Kerosene-free district of the state
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Gujarat Capital |
Gandhinagar |
Gujarat CM |
Vijay Rupani |
Gujarat Governor |
AcharyaDevVrat |
- Kerala tourism to be differently-abled friendly by 2021
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Kerala Capital |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Kerala CM |
PinarayiVijayan |
Kerala Governor |
Arif Mohammad Khan |
- 7th edition of the Tawang Festival began in Arunachal Pradesh
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Arunachal Pradesh Capital |
Itanagar |
Arunachal Pradesh CM |
PemaKhandu |
Arunachal Pradesh Governor |
BD Mishra |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- The Central Government, Odisha and the World Bank signed a loan agreement worth $165 million to support smallholder farmers in the state
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World Bank |
Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
President |
David Malpass |
- The Vijaya Bank Heritage Museum was inaugurated old headquarters of Vijaya Bank, Bangalore
- 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 |
ShriKarnamSekar |
Indian Overseas Bank Headquarters |
Chennai |
Indian Overseas Bank Tagline |
Good people to grow with |
- World Bank to continue with $6 billion Annual lending support to India
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World Bank |
Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
President |
David Malpass |
- 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 |
ORGANISATION |
GDP RATE |
2019 – 20 (FY20) |
2020 – 21 (FY21) |
Fitch Ratings |
5.5% |
6.2% |
Current Affairs: Business
- Reliance Industries (RIL) has decided to set up a digital platform subsidiary with investment of Rs. 1.08 lakh crore
- Twitter to ban all political advertisements on the platform globally
Current Affairs: Appointments
Arvind Singh |
Chairman of Airports Authority of India |
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu |
Chairman National Highways Authority of India |
B Srinivas |
MD National Horticulture Board |
Ganji Kamala V Rao |
Chairman & MD of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Ltd. |
Vijayendra |
Chairman & MD ofNational Small 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
(second consecutive term) |
Dushyan tChautala |
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 |
Girish Chandra Murmu |
Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and 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 |
Rafael Grossi |
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
Current Affairs: Resignation
Saad Hariri |
Lebanon Prime Minister |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
Shri. Thakur Anup Singh
( Marg ERP Ltd’s Chairman & MD) |
Udyog Rattan Award– 2019 by the ‘Institute of Economic Studies’ for his exceptional work in transforming the Indian industry landscape how MSMEs can accelerate their business using technology |
IlhamTohti
( Economist) |
‘Sakharov Prize’ (European Union’s highest human rights prize)
for his work defending China’s Uighur minority |
JaspritBumrah
SmritiMandhana
Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan)
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) |
Wisden Almanack Cricketer of the Year award |
Gundappa Viswanath&
Lala Amarnath |
Inducted into the Wisden India Hall of Fame |
Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team by Prashant Kidambi |
Wisden India Book of the Year |
BharatPe |
Digi Dhan Mission Fin-tech Award 2018-2019 for ‘Innovation in Digital Payments through Emerging Technology’ |
Leeladhar Jagoori (Hindi writer) |
28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 for his poetry collection- Jitne Log Utne Prem ( Award money of Rs. 4 lakh along with a citation) |
- 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
- Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja claims new speed record for summiting the world’s 14 highest peaksin just seven months
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- New Delhi to host first “Global Bio-India 2019” summit from 21st – 23rd November
- 28th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change to be held in Beijing, China.
- Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)ministerial meeting to be held in Abu Dhabi
Current Affairs: Ranking
Index |
India’s Rank |
Top |
Least |
Other info |
Global Health Security Index |
57th / 195 |
US (83.5) |
Equatorial Guinea |
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- Microsoft founder Bill Gates overtakes Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person
- Three Indian-origin CEOs, Shantanu Narayen(6th), Ajay Banga(7th) and SatyaNadella(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
- 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
(Sri Lankan author) |
Suncatcher |
Current Affairs: Defence
- India is planning to enhance its mobile network in the eastern-most regions of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh
- Indian and French armies will conduct joint counter-terrorism drills under ‘Exercise Shakti-2019’ in the Mahajan field firing range in Rajasthan
- Philippine Army plans to buy India’s BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile to strengthen its coastal security
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Philippines Capital |
Manila |
Philippines Currency |
Philippine peso |
Philippines President |
Rodrigo Duterte |
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Current Affairs: Sports
- The Indian football team slipped two places to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings
- China to host expanded 24-team FIFA Club World Cup in 2021
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FIFA Headquarters |
Zurich, Switzerland |
FIFA President |
Gianni Infantino |
- Karnataka was crowned the 2019-20 Vijay HazareTrophy
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has won the Formula One, Mexican Grand Prix 2019
- International Cricket Council (ICC)has banned Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasanfrom all cricket for two years
- Tiger Woods secured a record-equalling 82nd PGA Tour crown after he won the Zozo Championship in Japan
- 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
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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 |