1. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October,
the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. According to General Assembly of
United Nations resolution of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the
International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of
non-violence, including through education and public awareness". The
resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of
non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and
non-violence".
2. On 14th December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by
resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older
Persons. The theme of the International Day of Older Persons
2017 is “Stepping into the Future: Tapping the Talents, Contributions and
Participation of Older Persons in Society.”
3.
President of European Council, Donald Franciszek Tusk and President of the European Commission,
Jean-Claude Juncker will be on a three-day visit to India to hold the 14th
India-EU Summit on 6th of next month in New Delhi.
4. A
38-year-old Sikh lawyer was elected the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, becoming
the first non-white politician to head a major political party in the country. Jagmeet Singh, the
Ontario provincial lawmaker, was elected on the first ballot to lead the party
into the 2019 election against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. He
won the decisive first-ballot victory over three other candidates by
receiving 53.6 % of the vote.
5.
Birendra Sasmal, CEO of Subah, bagged the International Business Person of
the Year at the Asian Achievers Awards in London for turning the company into a
thriving IT, telecoms and manufacturing success story with operations
across West
Africa.
6.
Austria’s law banning face veils such as burkhas or niqabs has
come into effect from now. according to the government, acceptance and respect
of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the
majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in
Austria.
7. China marked the 68th National Day on 01st
October 2017 with more than 115,000 people from across the country
gathering at the Tian'anmen Square to watch the raising of the
National Flag in Beijing. The National Day is celebrated with a week-long
holiday.
8. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)'s
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has
bagged the 10th spot in the latest edition of Global Financial Centres
Index (GFCI), London.
9.
The Meenakshi
Sundareswarar Temple (MADURAI’) has been adjudged best ‘Swachh Iconic Place’ in
India.
10. Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu launched Swachh Andhra Mission
on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Ace shuttler PV Sindhu has
been chosen as the brand ambassador of Swachh Andhra.
11. The Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare has been adjudged as the best department
for its contribution during Swachhta Pakhwada, an inter-Ministry initiative of
Swachh Bharat Mission of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The
Health Ministry observed the Swachhta Pakhwada in February 2017.
12. A
high-level delegation from the Government of India and the United States met
NITI Aayog to plan the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The summit
will be held on November 28-30 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India. This year’s theme
is “Women First, Prosperity for All” to celebrate the
entrepreneurial spirit in all its strengths and diversity
13. Madhya Pradesh
Government has implemented the Chief Minister's Skill Promotion and Skills
Scheme to provide jobs by providing
employment oriented training to the youth. All the youth who are in the age
group of 18-35 are being benefitted through Mukhya Mantri Kaushal Samvardhan
Yojana and Mukhya Mantri Kaushalya Yojana. The Madhya Pradesh government has
permitted Rs 30 crores for constant execution of the scheme from year 2017-18 to 2019-20.
14. For the first time, Nepal and India will undertake a joint tiger census in their national parks,
forests and protected areas adjoining the two countries using a
globally-recognised method. The counting of tigers will begin from the second
week of November. Tiger is an endangered animal listed in the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
15. Important Takeaways from
Above News-
- Few
famous Tiger Reserves in India are as follows-
- Jim
Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
- Dudhwa
National Park (Uttar Pradesh)
- Buxa
National Park (West Bengal)
- Rajaji
Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand)
- The
13 tiger range countries include Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China,
India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and
Vietnam.
16. . Brenda Hale, the first female president of the supreme
court, and Sir Ian Burnett, the youngest lord chief
justice for 50 years, have been sworn in at the opening of the legal year.
17. The projection of real Gross Value Added (GVA) growth
for 2017-18 has been revised down to 6.7 percent from the
August 2017 projection of 7.3 percent, with risks evenly balanced.
18.
The Chairman of National Highways Authority of India Shri Deepak Kumar launched a world-class, new multilingual
website of the organization. He also
launched a Project Monitoring Information System (PMIS) Moblie
App that will facilitate close,
in-house monitoring of NHAI projects on a mobile phone.
19. The World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Soumya Swaminathan one
of two Deputy Directors General. This is the first time such a post has been
ever created within the organisation. The position is also the highest post
held by an Indian in the WHO. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the WHO’s Director
General.
20. The Karnataka government launched the Rs. 302-crore Mathru Poorna scheme, aimed
at providing free mid-day meals to pregnant and lactating women in rural areas.
The meals, which will be provided in Anganwadi centres, will include an egg,
rice, pulses, vegetables, and milk. This is aimed at reducing child
malnutrition and in turn curb infant mortality
21. Foundation stone for the first ever Industrial
Training Institute for the Divyangans exclusively was laid at Dibrugarh ITI Complex at
Borboruah, Dibrugarh by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Prof.
Jagdish Mukhi is the new Governor of Assam.
22. Russia has launched
the world's largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ship in a bid
to expand its strategic presence in the resource-rich, terrain of the Arctic.The
massive vessel, named Sibir (Siberia), was developed as part of a
huge push by the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation to
open up crucial shipping lanes in the icy Northern Sea Route.
23. India is likely to be the world’s fastest-growing large economy
in the next 10 years, driven by digitisation, favourable
demographics, globalisation and reforms, according to the Morgan Stanley
report.
24.
Bangladesh signed a $4.5 billion third line of credit (LoC) agreement with India
for its infrastructure and social sector development. The agreement was signed
in the presence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his Bangladeshi
counterpart A M A Muhith. Sheikh Hasina is the PM of Bangladesh. Abdul Hamid is the President of Banglades
25. The apex industry body,
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced
the appointment of Param Shah as the new Director for the United Kingdom (UK)
operations.
26. Bharti Airtel has received Ghana’s
National Communications Authority’s approval for
the merger
between Bharti Ghana (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana (Tigo), subject
to certain conditions. Accra is the Capital of Ghana. Ghanaian cedi is the Currency of Ghana.
27. The Queen's Baton for
the 2018 Commonwealth Games arrived in New Delhi, India. The 2018
Commonwealth Games will be held in Australia. The Baton was received by Indian Olympic Association
(IOA) joint secretary Rakesh Gupta and it will travel to Agra. It will then be
taken to Nainital in Uttarakhand on October 5. The main CWG Baton Relay event
will be held on October 8 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
28. The 2017 Commonwealth
Youth Games was the sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games held in South
Africa.
29. Forbes Magazine has
released its India Rich List for 2017, with Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani topping the
charts for the 10th consecutive year with a net worth of $38
billion.
30. World Teachers’ Day is
held annually on 5 October since 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the
signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of
Teachers. The theme of 2017 World Teachers’ Day is “Teaching in Freedom,
Empowering Teachers”
31. Centre has set up a high-level committee
for proper
management of water resources in the North-Eastern region. The Committee
will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. It will
facilitate optimising benefits of appropriate water management in the form of
hydro-electric power, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, reduced flood
damage erosion, inland water transport, forestry, fishery and eco-tourism.
32. The 8th conference of the
Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians (ASSP) will
take place from October 4 to 6 at the Hotel Hilton in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This
year’s Conference will emphasis on Sustainable Development Goals, as the main
theme is ‘Association of the SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians’: a
platform for the Parliamentarians of South Asia to work together to reach the
2030 agenda for Sustainable Developmen.
33. The World Government
Summit announced that India is a guest country in its upcoming
gathering. The Annual Gathering is scheduled from February 11 to 13, 2018.
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Chairman: Mohamed bin Abdullah Al
Gergawi.
34. The World Space Week is
organized across the World from 4 to 10 October. World Space Week theme for
2017 is ‘Exploring New Worlds In Space’. The 4th October 1957
when Sputnik,
the first human-made Earth satellite was launched, and October 10th when the
Treaty on Principle Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration of
Space and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and other Celestial Bodies including the
Moon, was signed.
35. The Mongolian Parliament
confirmed Ukhnaa Khurelsukh as the country's new Prime Minister. His
confirmation comes after Jargaltulga Erdenebat was voted out of office over
allegations of corruption and incompetence.
36. Digital payments firm
MobiKwik announced its partnership with IRCTC Rail connect app, which
will allow customers book railway tickets using the former’s payment gateway.
37. The Reserve Bank of India opened a branch in
the Dehradun city to make transactions of the Uttarakhand
State government more convenient. Uttarakhand Chief Minister
Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the RBI's Branch. Earlier, the state
government had to do financial transactions through the Kanpur branch of the
RBI.
38. Pooja Kadian became the first ever Indian sportsperson to win
a gold medal at the Wushu World Championship in Kazan, Russia. Kadian,
who competed in the women's 75kg Sanda category, defeated Russia's
Evgeniya Stepanova in the final.
39. Donald Trump is now the world’s most followed leader on Twitter, while Narendra Modi is the third, according to the latest report by Twiplomacy, a Burson Marsteller research project that tracks the use of Twitter by governments and international organisations.Modi 3rd.
40. Journalist-activist Gauri
Lankesh, who was shot dead by unknown assailants recently, has been
posthumously accorded with the prestigious Anna Politkovskaya Award,
instituted by Reach All Women (RAW) in War.
41. Tamil Nadu Governor
Banwarilal Purohit was sworn-in by Madras High Court Chief Justice
Indira Banerjee at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai.
42.
Brazilian police arrested the chairman of the country’s Olympic
Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman as part of a probe into
alleged vote-buying to secure Rio’s hosting of the 2016 Games
43. The first ever ASEAN-India music festival began at Purana Quila in New Delhi. The 3-day
festival is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of
India in collaboration with Culture Ministry to celebrate the 25th year
anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations. It will conclude on
8 October 2017. The theme for this commemorative year is ‘Shared Values,
Common Destiny’.
44. The much-awaited FIFA U-17 World Cup
started with four opening day matches to be played in Delhi and Mumbai. The
Official Mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 is a clouded leopard
called Kheleo. The
final will be held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 28 October 2017
45. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi laid the foundation stone of a four-lane cable-stayed
bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka. The bridge is a link between old and new Dwarka.
The 2.32 km bridge, including 900 metres of central double span cable-stayed
portion, will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 962.43 crore.
46. The First Meeting of
India-Australia Joint Steering Committee was held in New Delhi.
Shri TVSN Prasad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs led the Indian
side.
47. An
MoU was signed by Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya under
the ‘Ek
Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’ program, to boost cultural ties. Under the
program, the states will connect with each other to know more about the
culture, heritage and traditions of each other.
48. India and European
Investment Bank (EIB) signed the finance contract for lending of 300 million euros
(about Rs 2,293 crore) for Bangalore Metro Rail Project phase-II. Bangalore
Metro Rail Project Phase II is to be jointly financed by the EIB (500 million
euros) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (300 million euros). Werner
Hoyer is the President of European Investment Bank
49. J Sagar Associates (JSA) is
the first
law firm to have opened an office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City
(GIFT). Setting up this office would help JSA consolidate their
Financial Services Practice. The office was inaugurated by Sudhir Mankad -
Chairman of GIFT IFSC.
50. The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) will set up a research centre in Guwahati,
Assam for startups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs. The
Current chairman of ISRO is A. S. Kiran Kumar.
51. Australian fast bowler
John Hastings has called it quits from Test Match and ODIs, citing
recurring injuries as the reason. Veteran director Kundan Shah, best known for the dark
comedy Jaane
Bhi Do Yaaro, passed away at his home, family sources said.
He was 69.
52. Veteran director Kundan
Shah, best known for the dark comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, passed
away at his home, family sources said. He was 69.
53. Former Union minister and
socialist leader Purushottam Lal Kaushik died due to
age-related ailments at his home in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district. He was
87.
54. The
Indian Air Force (IAF) is celebrating its 85th anniversary on 08th October
2017. The celebrations would be marked by a stellar show in the skies by
various aircraft at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad. President Ram Nath
Kovind has greeted the Indian Air Force on its 85th Anniversary.
55. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage to be
built over Narmada River in Bharuch Gujarat. Mr Modi also flagged off the
Antyodaya Express between Udhna in Surat and Jaynagar in Bihar. Earlier in the
day, the Prime Minister has inaugurated a new 500-crore rupees civil hospital
and a medical college in Vadnagar, Gujarat
56. The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to launch a financial literacy drive in 80
blocks in nine states on the pilot basis to educate people on e-transactions,
formal sector borrowings and insurance purchases. The pilot project, according
to RBI will be commissioned in the 9 states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,
Bihar, Odisha, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
by the 6 NGOs in collaboration with the sponsor Banks.
57. India and Ethiopia has signed agreements on trade, communication and
media to boost bilateral ties. The agreements were signed after wide-ranging
talks between President Ram Nath Kovind and his Ethiopian counterpart Mulatu
Teshome at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa is Capital
city of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Birr is the currency of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is an East African Country.
58. In a bid to create awareness about para-sports
and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of
triumph and adversity, "thenationspride.com", the country's
first portal dedicated to para-sports was launched. thenationspride.com
is a non-profit initiative, helmed by 17-year-old Mumbai student and sports
enthusiast, Saachi Munot.
59. Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has launched
the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) at Vadnagar in
Gujarat.Through this program, Government of India aims to reach each and every
child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left
uncovered under the routine immunisation program. IMI is supported by 11 other
ministries and departments.
60. Rajesh Nath, Managing Director of VDMA India, has been
conferred the ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’, the highest civilian honour
awarded to individuals for their services to Germany.
61. The
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Ministry of Culture is hosting an
international conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” from 8th to 15th
October 2017 at Delhi, Gandhinagar and Dholavira.
62. A
group of ministers (GoM) has been set up under Assam Finance Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma to make the composition scheme more attractive
and also revisit GST rates on restaurants. The GST Council, chaired by Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley had constituted the GoM.
63. India’s Anupama Ramachandran has clinched
the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St.
Petersburg in Russia. In the girl's category, second seed
Anupama Ramachandran of India knocked out her compatriot and top seed Keerthana
Pandian 3-1 to become World Open Under-16 champion.
64. World number one Rafael
Nadal (Spain) won his sixth
title of this year. He defeated Nick Kyrgios
(Australia) at the China Open 2017. Nadal, a 16-time Grand
Slam winner, came to the Chinese capital Beijing on the back of winning
his third US Ope
65. World Mental Health
Day is observed on 10 October every
year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues
around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.'Mental health in the workplace' is the theme of
World Mental Health Day 2017.
66. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the third International
Conference on Yoga in New Delhi. The theme of this year’s
conference will be ‘Yoga for Wellness.’
67. Uttarakhand State Government and
a charitable funding agency named Swan Cultural Center and
Foundation launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ in Kedarnath Dham.The initiative
was taken to provide electricity to far-flung areas in the hill state.
68. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated
the four-day
First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) in
New Delhi. The Exercise will be conducted by the National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) as the lead agency in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
69. India is ranked the
eighth most valuable nation brand while the United States retained its top
position and China took the second spot in the league of nations according to Brand Finance’s
Nation Brands 2017.US CHINA GERMANY JAPAN.
70. In the
June quarter of 2017-18, the Indian economy decelerated to 5.7%, lowest since
the economy grew at 5.3% in the March quarter of 2013-14. In its South Asia
Economic Focus (Fall 2017), the World Bank reduced India’s GDP growth forecast to 7% for
2017-18 from 7.2% estimated earlier.
71.Asian Development Bank as
well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have
also cut their growth projections for India to 7% and 6.7%, respectively, for
fiscal 2017-18.
72. IIT-Kharagpur has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung India for
the setting up of a digital academy on the institute’s campus.
73.
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