Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of October 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO, Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
1) PM announces national award in Netaji’s name for – Disaster relief workers
2) US to pull out of Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty signed with – Russia
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| US Capital | Washington DC |
| Currency | Dollar |
| President | Donald Trump |
3) Himachal Pradesh government is considering a proposal to rename state capital Shimla to – Shyamala
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| Himachal Pradesh Capital | Shimla |
| CM | Jai Ram Thakur |
| Governor | Acharya Dev Vrat |
4) SBI launches its first “Wealth Hub” in – Mangaluru
5) Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle – Climate Change
6) Suresh Nambath appointed as the next Editor of – ‘The Hindu’
7) IL&FS appoints advisers to help board – Arpwood Capital and JM Financial Consultants as financial and transaction advisers to the group while Alvarez & Marsal has been appointed restructuring advisers.
8) Panel recommends UNCITRAL model for – Cross-border insolvency
9) US-based Dalit writer who wins 2018 Shakti Bhatt Prize is – Sujatha Gidla
10) Annual Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award is won by – Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
11) Nasscom, Dubai Internet City sign MoU to attract – Indian enterprises
12) PM Modi inaugurates 36th Indian Carpets Expo in – Varanasi
13) 7th meeting of education ministers of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in – Astana, Kazakhstan
14) The state government which made the man-animal conflict a ‘State Declared Disaster’ is – Uttar Pradesh.
15) PNB Metlife launches AI-powered customer service app called- Khushi
16) ‘PayPay’ mobile wallet in Japan in JV with SoftBank, Yahoo Japan is launched by – Paytm
17) The first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and China in the – South China Sea
18) European Space Agency and JAXA have successfully launched an unmanned Bepi Colombo spacecraft to – Mercury
19) World Polio Day is observed on October 24
20) United Nations day will be observed on – October 24
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| Theme | Traditions of Peace and Non-violence |
21) GCF approves $43 million to boost climate resilience for – India’s coastal communities
22) 80% of Ganga to be clean before – March 2019
23) World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in – Black Sea
24) NASSCOM partnered with Hiroshima for Japan-India IT corridor in – Hiroshima
25) US to pull out of Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty signed with – Russia
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| US Capital | Washington DC |
| Currency | Dollar |
| President | Donald Trump |
26) 4-day International Dance Festival is going to held in – Gwalior
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
27) Seven hundred and twenty eight crores capital infusion to Syndicate Bank from – Central government
28) TCS among top 10 firms to get foreign labour certification for – H-1B visas
29) TVS Motor gets a New CEO – K.N. Radhakrishnan
30) 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration is won by – Fali S. Nariman
31) Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti Award for – Deve Gowda
32) UN Investment Promotion Award is won by – Invest India
33) 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference Starts In – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
34) Fourth Edition Of NITI Lecture Series Held In – New Delhi
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| NITI Aayog Full form | National Institution for Transforming India |
| NITI Aayog Chairman | PM Of India |
| Vice- Chairman | Rajiv Kumar |
35) India-China high-level meeting on bilateral security cooperation held in – New Delhi
36) Sagar conference inaugurated in – Goa
37) The book “Nehru and Bose: Parallel Lives” has been authored by – Rudrangshu Mukherjee.
38) President inaugurated three-day Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan in – Maharashtra
39) Tea Board of India is to launch an app named – Chai Sahay
40) Orientation workshop on Health and Nutrition Initiatives under Aspirational District Programme and launch of Mobile app called – e-Mitra
41) World’s 2nd most underinsured country is – India
42) UAE, US to conduct military exercise near Dubai is called – Iron Magic 19
43) Russia and Pakistan holding military exercise in Pakistan is called – Druzhba-III
44) Vijay Hazare Trophy is won by – Mumbai
45) International Artist’s Day is celebrated annually on – October 25
46) ICRI has declared year 2018 as – International Year of the Reef
47) Sale Of BS-IV Vehicles should stop across Country from – April 1, 2020
48) Sachin Tendulkar gave away prizes to the winners of South Asia Regional WASH innovation in – Thimphu
49) New President of Cameroon is – Paul Biya
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| Cameroon Capital | Yaoundé |
| Currency | Franc |
| President | Paul Biya |
50) State government that has to introduce livestock veterinary scheme is – Haryana
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar lal Kathar |
| Governor | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
51) New MD and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank is – Satish Kumar Gupta
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| Fino Payments Bank Headquarters | Mumbai ,Maharashtra |
| MD and CEO | Satish Kumar Gupta |
52) New interim CBI director is – Nageshwar Rao
53) 2018 Seoul Peace Prize is won by – PM Narendra Modi
54) UN Award for excellence in promoting investments in sustainable development is won by – Invest India
55) Nishtha Dudeja won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018 is belongs to – Haryana
56) World Agriculture Prize is awarded by – M.S. Swaminathan
57) India, Iran, Afghanistan hold first trilateral on – Chabahar port project
58) STAPCOR 2018: International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs held at – Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep
59) Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 opens in – New Delhi
60) India’s richest book prize is won by – Benyamin
61) PM Modi Launches ‘Main Nahi Hum’ Portal In – New Delhi
62) Fastest Cricketer to Reach 10,000 Runs in History of ODI Cricket is – Kohli
63) North East Olympics begins in – Imphal
64) MotoGP world champion won by – Spain’s Marc Marquez
65) Ayush Ministry to develop parameters to certify – Yoga professionals.
66) Indian telecom industry will rollout one million WiFi hotspots by – December 2019
67) India’s first made-in-India engineless train is set to hit the tracks for trials called – ‘Train 18’
68) The country which successfully Tests World’s Largest Cargo Drone – China
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| China Capital | Beijing |
| Currency | Renminbi, Yuan |
| President | Xi Jinping |
69) Sri Lanka tops list of countries for travel destination in – 2019
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| Sri Lanka Capital | Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Currency | Rupee |
| PM | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
70) Ethiopia’s first female president is – Sahle-Work Zewde
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| Ethiopia Capital | Addis Ababa |
| Currency | Birr |
| President | Abiy Ahmed |
71) IDFC Bank to be renamed as – IDFC First Bank
72) FICCI India Sports Awards 2018 is won by – Athletics Federation of India
73) The 2018 WETEX (Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition) has started at the – Dubai.
74) India Mobile Congress 2018 held in – New Delhi
75) PM Modi Inaugurated Krishi Kumbha in – Lucknow
76) Union HRD Minister launches the web portal SPARC in – New Delhi
77) NATO’s biggest military maneuvers begins in – Norway
78) New Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is – Mahinda Rajapaksha.
79) World’s largest airport ‘under one roof’ to open in – Istanbul
80) Pakistan to send first manned space mission in – 2022
81) The Punjab government has banned the sale of – Glyphosate
82) Centre to build sports stadium for differently-abled in – Meghalaya
83) Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board to issue Masala bonds worth Rs 5,000 crore for – Development works
84) Gogha- Dahej Ro-Pax Ferry service will be inaugurated in – Gujarat
85) India’s First Rooftop Solar Powered Cinema and South Mumbai’s Largest Multiplex – METRO INOX.
86) RBI to inject Rs 40000 cr liquidity into system in – November
87) Reliance Naval and Engineering (RNEL) launched a 3,000-tonne training ship for the – Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
88) Senior diplomat Saurabh Kumar has been appointed India’s ambassador to – Myanmar
89) 2nd International Conference On Primary Health Care Held in – Kazakhstan
90) Union Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th Edition of BIOFACH INDIA
91) Maneka Gandhi inaugurates 5th edition of Women of India National Organic Fest 2018 in – New Delhi.
92) Wheelchair shuttler Sanjeev Kumar wins two gold medals at – Denmark Open
93) Angela Merkel to Step Down As German Chancellor In – 2021
94) Gujarat First Mega Food Park Inaugurated In – Surat
95) India’s First Robotic Dinosaurs Gallery Inaugurated In – Kapurthala
96) Clara Sosa Won Miss Grand International 2018 in – Myanmar.
97) India, Japan sign MoC to promote – Ayurveda, Yoga
98) 5th National Summit On Public Health Care Begins In – Assam
99) India & Pakistan Declared Joint Winners of Asian Champions Trophy in – Oman
100) Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity day is celebrated every year on – 31st October
101) CSIR developed Less Polluting Firecrackers named – SWAS, SAFAL and STAR
102) World’s first sovereign Blue Bond – Seychelles
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| Seychelles Capital | Victoria |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Danny Faure |
103) Gandhian Thought and Swachhata Seminar Organized in – Wardha
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
104) Supreme Court prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the – Delhi
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
105) FPIs pull out INR 35,600 crore from Indian capitals market in – October
106) The Union Cabinet of India constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fintech with – Singapore
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