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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 48^thedition 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

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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

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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

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Minority Affairs
Union Minister	Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Constituency	Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha

Current Affairs: International

Italy to introduce web tax on digital giants from 2020

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Italy Capital	Rome
Italy Currency	Euro
Italy Prime Minister	Giuseppe Conte

UAE announced establishment of 1st graduate-level, research-based AI university in world

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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	133^rd / 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)	32^nd / 37	Netherlands	Thailand	–
World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020	63^rd / 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

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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

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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

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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

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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 2^nd 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

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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

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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

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