Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of 3rd 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 17 |
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
‘Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty’ |
| October 20 |
World Osteoporosis Day |
“THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS”. |
| October 20 |
World Statistics Day |
Better Data, Better Lives |
| October 22 |
International Stuttering Awareness Day |
“Growth Through Speaking” |
| October 23 |
International Snow Leopard Day |
– |
| October 24 |
United Nations Day |
– |
| October 24 |
World Polio Day |
– |
Current Affairs: National
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped and streamlined programme to strengthen Make in India
- Textiles Secretary, Ravi Capoor, inaugurated the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) at Greater Noida
- Railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal announced Indian Railways will become “net zero” carbon emitter by 2030
- Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off nine ‘Sewa Service’ Trains that connecting small towns to major cities
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Railways & Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Union Minister |
Piyush Goyal |
| Constituency |
Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
- Livestock population in India increased by 4.6 per cent, from 512.06 million in 2012 to over 535 million in 2019
- Central Pollution Control Board has developed a mobile application ‘E-Inspection App’ to inspect industries for pollution
- Union Health Ministry has launched “Mission Indradhanush 2.0” to carry out massive immunisation program in 271 districts across the nation and 652 blocks located in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
| USEFUL INFO |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Union Minister |
Harsh Vardhan |
| Constituency |
Chandni Chowk, Delhi |
- The next ‘HunarHaat’, an initiative of the Minority Affairs Ministry, will be organised from November 1-10 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minority Affairs |
| Union Minister |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
| Constituency |
Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha |
Current Affairs: International
- Italy to introduce web tax on digital giants from 2020
| USEFUL INFO |
| Italy Capital |
Rome |
| Italy Currency |
Euro |
| Italy Prime Minister |
Giuseppe Conte |
- UAE announced establishment of 1st graduate-level, research-based AI university in world
| USEFUL INFO |
| UAE Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
| UAE Currency |
Dirham |
| UAE PM |
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum |
- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched ‘Feed Our Future’ cinema advertisement campaign to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India
| USEFUL INFO |
| World Food Programme (WFP) |
| WFP Executive Director |
David Beasley |
| WFPHeadquarters |
Rome, Italy |
- UNICEF become the first UN organization to hold and make transactions in crypto currency
| USEFUL INFO |
| United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
| UNICEF Executive Director |
Henrietta H. Fore |
| UNICEF Headquarters |
New York City, U.S. |
- Sri Lanka has been removed from the “Grey List” of the international terror financing watchdog FATF
| USEFUL INFO |
| Sri Lanka Capital |
Colombo, Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Sri Lanka Currency |
Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sri Lanka President |
Maithripala Sirisena |
Current Affairs: State
- Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival, 2019 at Shirui Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur
| USEFUL INFO |
| Manipur Capital |
Imphal |
| Manipur CM |
N Biren Singh |
| Manipur Governor |
NajmaHeptulla |
- Odisha’s first Robot Restaurant opened at the Infocity DLF tower in Bhubaneswar
- Odisha’s biggest trade fair ‘Baliyatra’ to begin on November 12
| USEFUL INFO |
| Odisha Capital |
Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha CM |
Naveen Patnaik |
| Odisha Governor |
Ganeshi Lal |
- CM Kamal Nath inaugurated the “Magnificent Madhya Pradesh” with the aim to promote investments in the state
| USEFUL INFO |
| Madhya Pradesh Capital |
Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh CM |
Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor |
Lal Ji Tandon |
- Assam Cabinet has decided that no government jobs will be given to persons having more than two children after January 1, 2021
| USEFUL INFO |
| Assam Capital |
Dishpur |
| Assam CM |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Assam Governor |
Jagdish Mukhi |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India’s GDP growth to 6.1% from 7% for FY20
| USEFUL INFO |
| International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
| IMF Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
| IMF President |
David Malpass |
- State bank of India has launched contactless mobile payment facility for credit card holders
| USEFUL INFO |
| State Bank of India Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| State Bank of India Tagline |
The Banker to every Indian |
| State Bank of India Chairperson |
Rajnish Kumar |
- PayPal Holdings Incto launch Venmo credit card in partnership with Synchrony
- IRDAI has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 crore on Cholamandalam MS GIC for violating health insurance regulations related to payment of commission
| USEFUL INFO |
| IRDAI- Regulatory and Development Authority of India |
| Chairperson |
Subhash Chandra Khuntia |
| IRDAI Headquarters |
Hyderabad |
Current Affairs: Business
- Reliance Industries became the first firm in India to cross the Rs 9-lakh crore market capitalisation mark
- Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched video calling service ‘i-SERV’ to enhance customer service experience
- Government has approved Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) merger and clears Rs. 70,000-crore revival package
| USEFUL INFO |
| BSNL Chairman |
Pravin Kumar Purwar |
| BSNL Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| MTNL Chairman & MD |
Sunil Kumar |
| MTNL Headquarters |
New Delhi |
Current Affairs: Appointments
| J.P.S. Chawla |
Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure |
| Anup Kumar Singh |
Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG) |
| Sudhaker Shukla |
Whole-Time Member, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) |
| Joko Widodo |
Indonesia’s President |
| Rajnish Kumar ( SBI’s head) |
Chairman of Indian Banks Association for fiscal 2019-20 |
| Upender Singh Rawat |
Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua |
| Pankaj Kumar |
CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) |
| Sanjeev Nandan Sahai |
New Power secretary |
| Braj Raj Sharma |
Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) |
| Nagendra Nath Sinha |
Secretary of the department of border management |
| Pramod Kumar Das |
Minority affairs secretary |
| Alok Tandon |
Secretary in the department of administrative reforms and public grievances |
| TuhinKanta Pandey |
Secretary of Department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) |
| Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas |
Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Deepika Padukoneand shuttler PV Sindhu |
Ambassadors for ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’, an initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| K Parasaran
( former Attorney General) |
‘Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award’ by Vice President presents |
- Wipro has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) – 2019 for the tenth year in succession.
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
1. First National Hindi Science writers conference inaugurated in Lucknow
- India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence
| USEFUL INFO |
| Interpol Headquarters |
Lyon, France |
| Interpol President |
Kim Jong Yang |
- Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 11th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi
- First India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ meet was held in Guwahati, Assam
Current Affairs: Ranking
| Index |
India’s Rank |
Top |
Least |
Other info |
|
World Giving Index |
82 / 128 |
USA |
China |
Conducted by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) |
| Women Peace and Security Index |
133rd / 167 |
Norway |
Yemen |
11 indicators
(Released by Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security in partnership with National Geographic) |
| Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2019 (MMGPI) |
32nd / 37 |
Netherlands |
Thailand |
– |
|
World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 |
63rd / 190 |
New Zealand |
Somalia |
Performance of countries across 10 different dimensions in the 12-month period ending May 1, 2019. |
- HCL founder and chairman Shiv Nadar has topped the Edel Give Hurun India Philanthropy List 2019 with the highest contribution of Rs. 826 crore
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India University Rankings 2020 for the second consecutive year
- According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Uttar Pradesh has been listed as the most unsafe for women
- According to a new report by Ookla Chennai and Mumbai have the fastest mean fixed broadband and mobile download speeds respectively
Current Affairs: MOU
- Master card along with cricketer MS Dhoni launched a nationwide initiative ‘Team Cashless India’,
- IIT Madras will collaborate with Exxon Mobil on Research in Energy and Biofuels.
- Home Credit India (HCIN) has tied up with Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) for a joint lending initiative
| USEFUL INFO |
| KVB CEO |
P. R. Seshadri |
| KVB Headquarters |
Karur, Tamil Nadu |
| KVB Tagline |
Smart Way to Bank |
- AYUSH ministry has signed an MoU with the Defence ministry to provide traditional medicine services at the armed forces’ hospitals and dispensaries
| USEFUL INFO |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of AYUSH |
| Union Minister |
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik |
| Constituency |
North Goa, Goa |
- Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Federal Bank to offer a number of services
| USEFUL INFO |
| Federal Bank MD & CEO |
ShyamSrinivasan |
| Federal Bank Headquarters |
Aluva, Kerala |
| Federal Bank Tagline |
Your Perfect Banking Partner |
| GeM CEO |
Talleen Kumar |
Current Affairs: Books
| Author |
Book |
| Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo |
‘Good Economics for Hard Times – Better Answers to our Biggest Problems’ |
| N Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman |
“Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s People Problem” (unveiled by PM Modi) |
| Govind Narayan Singh (former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh) |
“Srimad Bhagavad Gita Mein Bhudhiyog” |
Current Affairs: Defence
- India and Japan joint Air Force exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ begins in West Bengal.
- Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO) Begins Joint Training Exercise ‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’ at Air Force Base Masiraha
| USEFUL INFO |
| Oman Capital |
Muscat |
| Oman Currency |
Omani rial |
| Oman Prime Minister |
Qaboos bin Said al Said |
- Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19)
- Indian Army has launched a new software “Officers Automated Structured Information System” (Oasis) to digitise records of the Army officers
- The opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of ‘India Myanmar Naval Exercise’ IMNEX-2019 was conducted onboard INS Ranvijay
- 7th International Military Sports Council Military World Games begins in China’s Wuhan
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated ‘Col ChewangRinchenSetu’, bridge over Shyok river in Ladakh region.
- DAC approves procurement of indigenous equipment worth over Rs. 3,300 crore for armed forces
| USEFUL INFO |
| Defence Minister |
Raj Nath Singh |
| Constituency |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
- Indian Army to conduct “Sindhu Sudarshan” exercise 2019in the deserts of Rajasthan
Current Affairs: Sports
- Zimbabwe and Nepal has been reinstated as a member of the ICC
| USEFUL INFO |
| ICC Headquarters |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| ICC Chairperson |
Shashank Manohar |
| ICC CEO |
Manu Sawhney |
- Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat claimed the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton
- India beat Bangladesh 5-3 on penalty shoot-out to win the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title
- Barcelona captain Lionel Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues
- England all-rounder Jenny Gunn has announced her retirement from international cricket.
- Bengal Warriors has won the Pro Kabaddi League title 2019 by defeating Dabang Delhi 39-34
- Prithvi Sekhar beat Jaroslav Smedek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s final of the World Deaf tennis championship in Antalya, Turkey
- Indian junior men’s hockey team lost to Great Britain 1-2 in the final of the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru
- KuhooGarg and DhruvRawat win the mixed doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in Cairo.
- Indian Army personnel Hawaldar Bishworjit Singh Saikhom won India’s first IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in Panaji
- Canada’s Denis Shapovalov wins first career ATP title at Stockholm Open
- Paris has unveiled a gold-medal-shaped emblem for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games that incorporates the Olympic flame and the lips of Marianne
- Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and former Australian off-spinner Tim May have been elected an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
- Praveen Kumar became the first Indian man to win a Wushu World Championships goldin the 48kg category in Shanghai
- Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has retired from all forms of cricket.
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Kalidas Karmakar |
Renowned Bangladesh painter |
| Alicia Alonso |
Cuba’s Legendary ballet dancer |
| KB Siddaiah |
Sociopolitical philosopher and writer |
| Mark Hurd |
Former Oracle co-CEO |
| Dadu Chougule |
Wrestler |
| Subha Dutta |
Editor of Bengali daily ‘Bartamaan |
