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Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (8th to 14th October 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.

1). Indian Air Force Day: Indian Air Force Celebrates 85th Anniversary – 08th October 2017

Key Points:

  • Union Minister for Defence – Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Constituency – Karnataka, Rajya Sabha
  • Present Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force – Birender Singh Dhanoa

2). PM Modi lays foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage over – Narmada River

Key Points:

  • State – Gujarat
  • Capital – Gandhi Nagar
  • CM – Vijay Rupani
  • Governor – Om Prakash Kohli

3). President launches Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project Jeevamritham in – Kerala

Key Points:

  • President launched 100 crore rupees Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project “Jeevamritham “to provide filtration system for cleaning drinking water to 5000 villages across India, in kollam district in kerala
  • State – Kerala
  • Capital – Tiruvananthapuram
  • CM – Pinarayi Vijayan
  • Governor – P Sathasivam

4). New MD & CEO of PNB MetLife – Ashish Srivastava

Key Points:

  • Chairman of the Board of PNB MetLife – Chris Townsend

5). The person who Wins China Open Title – Rafael Nadal

Key Points:

  • Rafael Nadal (Spain)
  • Country – China
  • Capital – Beijing
  • Currency – Renminbi (Yuan)
  • Rafael Nadal – Spanish Professional Tennis Player

6). Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the third International Conference on Yoga in – New Delhi

Key Points:

  • The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Yoga for Wellness’
  • AYUSH – Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
  • Minister for AYUSH – Shripad Yasso Naik
  • Constituency – North Goa

7). The state government which Launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ to Provide Electricity in Remote Areas – Uttarakhand

Key Points:

  • State – Uttarakhand
  • Capital – Dehradun, Nainital (Judiciary)
  • CM – Trivendra Singh Rawat
  • Governor – Krishna Kant Paul

8). The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the four-day First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) in – New Delhi

Key Points:

  • BIMSTEC stands for ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’, includes namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

9). The Institute which Signs MoU with Samsung for Digital Academy – IIT Kharagpur

Key Points:

  • Samsung is an electronics company based in South Korea.
  • Vice Chairman & CEO of Samsung Electronics – Dr Oh-Hyun Kwon

10). International Day of the Girl Child – 11th October

Key Points:

  • This year’s theme is “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.”

11). The state which Implements Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme – Himachal Pradesh

Key Points:

  • The scheme would provide top-up coverage of Rs 30,000 per senior citizen to all existing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) smart card holders
  • State – Himachal Pradesh
  • Capital – Shimla
  • CM – Virbhadra Singh
  • Governor – Acharya Dev Vrat

12). The state which Launched Web Portal with Information on New Government Schemes – Maharashtra

Key Points:

  • Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis launched ‘MahaLabharthi‘ web portal that will help people get information about all the government schemes that they are eligible for.
  • State – Maharashtra
  • Capital – Mumbai
  • CM – Devendra Fadnavis
  • Governor – Vidyasagar Rao

13). The bank which committed financial assistance to Armed Forces – ICICI Bank

Key Points:

  • ICICI Bank Headquarters – Mumbai
  • MD & CEO of ICICI Bank – Chanda Kochhar
  • Union Defence Minister – Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Constituency – Karnataka, Rajya Sabha

14). Smallest Country to Qualify for Football World Cup 2018 – Iceland

Key Points:

  • Country – Iceland
  • Capital – Reykjavík
  • Currency – Icelandic króna
  • 21st FIFA World Cup will be held in 2018 in Russia.
  • This is the first time when Iceland and Panama will be participants.

15). The state Cabinet Approves Reservation for ‘Divyangs’ in Govt Jobs – Bihar

Key Points:

  • The provision has been brought in accordance with the Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016.
  • State – Bihar
  • Capital – Patna
  • CM – Nitish Kumar
  • Governor – Satya Pal Malik

16). The state Government which Announces Garments & Apparel Policy 2017 – Gujarat

Key Points:

  • This Policy is prepared with an aim to make Gujarat number 1 in textile which produces more of cotton.
  • State – Gujarat
  • Capital – Gandhi Nagar
  • CM – Vijay Rupani
  • Governor – Om Prakash Kohli

17). World’s Largest Combustion Research Centre Inaugurated at – IIT Madras

Key Points:

  • IIT-M was established in 1959.
  • Chairman of IIT-M – Pawan Kumar Goenka

18). Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has become the first Oil Marketing Company (OMC) from India to mark its presence in the lubricant market in – Myanmar

Key Points:

  • Country – Myanmar (Burma)
  • Capital – Naypyidaw
  • Currency – Burmese kyat
  • Chairman & Managing Director of HPCL – M K Surana
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