1.Canada has become the second country to legalise possession and use of recreational marijuana.Medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001.Uruguay was the first country to legalise marijuana, in 2013.
2.NITI Aayog launched the model guidelines for Public – Private partnership in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) on 17 October 2018.As per the guidelines, the private partner will invest in upgrading, building and deploying human resources.They will be responsible for operational management and service delivery.All service in NCD care facility will be offered by a single entity.
3.Suheil Tandon has won the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Active Society Commission’s Grant Award.The award has been given for his contribution to the development of sports.The award ceremony was held at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4.The government launched a national campaign ‘Swasth Bharat Yatra’ on the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October 2018.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is leading this campaign to create consumer awareness about eating safe and nutritious food for becoming healthy.Under the campaign, cycle rally is being organised to sensitise people about eating safe food.
5.Author Anna Burns won the Man Booker Prize for her novel “Milkman”.She has become the first Northern Irish writer and the first woman since 2013 to win the Man Booker Prize.Milkman, set in an unnamed city in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, is a coming-of-age story about a young girl’s affair with a married man.
6.Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu left for Brussels in Belgium on 17 October 2018.He will lead the Indian delegation at the 12th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.The theme of 2018 ASEM Summit is “Global Partners for Global Challenges”.The event is the highest platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe in the areas of trade, investment, security and tourism.
7.The festival of ‘Fulpati’ was celebrated in various parts of Nepal on 17 October 2018.Fulpati is observed on the seventh day of Dashain festival.Dashain is the biggest festival of Nepal and it began on first day of Navratri.The tradition started during the period of King Prithvi Narayan Shah.
8.India has been ranked as the 58th most competitive economy on the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness index for 2018.US is at the top spot and is followed by Singapore and Germany.As per the report, India leads the region in all other areas of competitiveness except for health, education and skills.
9.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the guidelines for interoperability between Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs).This will allow users of payment wallets to transfer money from one wallet to another.Interoperability across PPIs shall be enabled through Unified Payments Interface (UPI).RBI also allowed PPIs to issue cards using authorised card networks such as Mastercard, Visa.
10.Professionals keen on doing volunteer work will be provided a platform by the government through an app.The app named ‘#Self4Society’ has been developed by MyGov.The app will have incentives, gamification and intra and inter-company competitions, and social networking.Initially this will be aimed at IT companies.
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