October Headlines
1.Economic Affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das nominated to RBI Central Board by Union Government.
2.BRICS countries signed Moscow Declaration for supporting Multilateral Science Projects.
3.Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak selected for New York Global Leader Dialogue Humanitarian Award.
4.Saudi blogger ‘Raif Badawi’ wins Europe’s human rights award.
5.China ends One-Child Policy. China introduced the One-Child Policy in 1978 to reduce the population growth.
6.Nepal, China inks MoU to ease fuel crisis. This is the first time that China is commercially supplying petroleum to Nepal.
7.The first Scorpene Submarine “Kalvari” set afloat in Mumbai. The first of the Scorpene class submarines “Kalvari” was set afloat successfully in Mumbai on 29th October.
8.Senior IRS officer Najib Shah has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), apex body on Indirect Taxes.
9.Madhya Pradesh government to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in government jobs. With this the reservation has been increased from present 30 per cent to 33 per cent.
10.Nepal elects first woman President ‘Bidhya Bhandari’.
11.Mahatma Gandhi and Modi among most admired personalities globally. Mahatma Gandhi is ranked fourth and Narendra Modi is the 10th most admired personality globally.
12.Nelson Mandela at the top position and Pope Francis as second most liked leader.
13.Others in the list are Tesla Motor’s CEO Elon Musk (3), Microsoft founder Bill Gates (5), US President Barack Obama (6), Virgin Group founder Richard Branson (7), Apple company founder Steve Jobs (8) and Nobel laurate Mohammad Younis at 9th place.
14.The 8th National Seed Congress held in Hyderabad. The theme of the congress is ‘Quality seed for farmer’s prosperity’.
15.The fourth edition of India-Sri Lanka bilateral Naval Excercise ‘SLINEX15' begins in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee coast.
16.Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia win silver at IPC Athletics World Championship held in Doha.
17.Justice Eswar Committee formed to simplify Income Tax Laws.
18.India ranks 130 in World Bank’s 2016 report of Ease of Doing Business.
19.The third India-Africa forum summit (IAFS) held in New Delhi on 26 October 2015.
20.On 25 October 2015 Indian archer Deepika Kumari won the silver medal in the Archery World Cup Final held in Mexico City.
21.Comedian and political neophyte Jimmy Morales was elected as the President of Guatemala in a landside.
22.Indian archer Abhishek Verma 24 October 2015 created history by winning a silver medal in the Archery World Cup Final medal in the compound section held in Mexico City. With this, he became the first ever Indian to bag Archery World Cup Final medal.
23.Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain has won 2015 United States Grand Prix title of Formula One for the fourth time.
24.Union Government has approved induction of women into the Fighter branch of Indian Air Force (IAF). The first women fighter pilots would be selected from the batch which is presently undergoing flying training at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad.
25.The Indian doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh claimed the title in the AirAsia Open tennis event with 5-7, 6-4, 10-2 victory over wild card entrants John Paul Fruttero of the United States and Indian Vijay Sundar Prashanth on 24 October held in Bengaluru.
26.Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was on 22 October 2015 awarded with the 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China.
27.Union Government cleared first batch of Urban Projects under AMRUT worth 2786 crore rupees.
28.Prime minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015 laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district.
29.The fifth round of India-China joint military exercises wound up on 22 October 2015 in the Chinese city of Kunming with the two countries holding a unique mock exercise depicting counter-terror operations at the Sino-Indian border.
30.Typhoon Koppu hit the Philippines on 22 October 2015 and kills 43 people. 60,000 people have been displaced in Philippines by typhoon Koppu.
31.The British and Chinese governments agreed on 21 October 2015 to give Chinese contractors a substantial role in the British nuclear industry.
32.Home Minister Rajnath Singh 21 October 2015 released a commemorative stamp (Rs.5) to mark 50 years of raising of country’s largest border guarding force BSF.
33.Former Cabinet Secretary Alok Rawat has been appointed as the first male member of the National Commission for Women, filling the fourth seat in the five-member body.
34.Ministry of Information & Broadcasting reconstituted Central Press Accreditation Committee. PIB director general Frank Noronha will be the ex-officio chairman of the committee.
35.Justin Trudeau elected as Canada’s new PM. Liberal Party has emerged victorious by winning 185 seats (54% votes) in 338 member House of Commons.
36.With this Justin Trudeau (age 43 years) became the second youngest Prime Minister of Canada and the first to follow a parent into office.
37.Union Government has appointed veteran sports administrator Vijay Kumar Malhotra as President of newly established All India Council of Sports (AICS). With this he became first President of AICS.
38.RBI, UAE Central Bank ink MoU for supervisory information exchange.
39.Virender Sehwag announces retirement from International Cricket.
40.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched Trident Juncture Military Exercise in Italy to test the alliance’s ability to respond to new security threats.
41.Novak Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters Tennis Championship.
42.Li Xuerui of China won the Denmark Open Super Series Badminton final held on 18 October. She defeated the Indian badminton player PV Sindhu.
43.Saketh Myneni has been won the Vietnam Open trophy, his first singles Challenger title of the season. He defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson.
44.The Haryana Government on 18 October 2015 approved Swadhar Greh scheme, which will assure economic and social security to women in distress.
45.Union Government has appointed senior IRS officer Najib Shah as the chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customers (CBEC).
46.Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed across India on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the 140th birthday of Independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
47.India recorded the highest number of TB cases in 2014 (WHO Report).
48.Earthquake of M7.5 magnitude strikes Afghanistan. The quake was centered in the hilly Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
49.China is the worst country in terms of internet freedom (by Freedom on the Net Report USA).
50.Assam's Singlijan Tea Estate in Dibrugarh achieved open defection free status under Swacch Bharat Mission.
51.The 12th South Asian Games will be held from December 10 - 20, 2015, in north-eastern cities of Guwahati and Shillong.
52.IBM to provide technology platforms and services in cloud computing to Telangana colleges.
1.Economic Affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das nominated to RBI Central Board by Union Government.
2.BRICS countries signed Moscow Declaration for supporting Multilateral Science Projects.
3.Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak selected for New York Global Leader Dialogue Humanitarian Award.
4.Saudi blogger ‘Raif Badawi’ wins Europe’s human rights award.
5.China ends One-Child Policy. China introduced the One-Child Policy in 1978 to reduce the population growth.
6.Nepal, China inks MoU to ease fuel crisis. This is the first time that China is commercially supplying petroleum to Nepal.
7.The first Scorpene Submarine “Kalvari” set afloat in Mumbai. The first of the Scorpene class submarines “Kalvari” was set afloat successfully in Mumbai on 29th October.
8.Senior IRS officer Najib Shah has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), apex body on Indirect Taxes.
9.Madhya Pradesh government to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in government jobs. With this the reservation has been increased from present 30 per cent to 33 per cent.
10.Nepal elects first woman President ‘Bidhya Bhandari’.
11.Mahatma Gandhi and Modi among most admired personalities globally. Mahatma Gandhi is ranked fourth and Narendra Modi is the 10th most admired personality globally.
12.Nelson Mandela at the top position and Pope Francis as second most liked leader.
13.Others in the list are Tesla Motor’s CEO Elon Musk (3), Microsoft founder Bill Gates (5), US President Barack Obama (6), Virgin Group founder Richard Branson (7), Apple company founder Steve Jobs (8) and Nobel laurate Mohammad Younis at 9th place.
14.The 8th National Seed Congress held in Hyderabad. The theme of the congress is ‘Quality seed for farmer’s prosperity’.
15.The fourth edition of India-Sri Lanka bilateral Naval Excercise ‘SLINEX15' begins in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee coast.
16.Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia win silver at IPC Athletics World Championship held in Doha.
17.Justice Eswar Committee formed to simplify Income Tax Laws.
18.India ranks 130 in World Bank’s 2016 report of Ease of Doing Business.
19.The third India-Africa forum summit (IAFS) held in New Delhi on 26 October 2015.
20.On 25 October 2015 Indian archer Deepika Kumari won the silver medal in the Archery World Cup Final held in Mexico City.
21.Comedian and political neophyte Jimmy Morales was elected as the President of Guatemala in a landside.
22.Indian archer Abhishek Verma 24 October 2015 created history by winning a silver medal in the Archery World Cup Final medal in the compound section held in Mexico City. With this, he became the first ever Indian to bag Archery World Cup Final medal.
23.Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain has won 2015 United States Grand Prix title of Formula One for the fourth time.
24.Union Government has approved induction of women into the Fighter branch of Indian Air Force (IAF). The first women fighter pilots would be selected from the batch which is presently undergoing flying training at Air Force Academy in Hyderabad.
25.The Indian doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh claimed the title in the AirAsia Open tennis event with 5-7, 6-4, 10-2 victory over wild card entrants John Paul Fruttero of the United States and Indian Vijay Sundar Prashanth on 24 October held in Bengaluru.
26.Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was on 22 October 2015 awarded with the 2015 Confucius Peace Prize by China.
27.Union Government cleared first batch of Urban Projects under AMRUT worth 2786 crore rupees.
28.Prime minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015 laid the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh’s new capital Amaravati at Uddandarayunipalem village in Guntur district.
29.The fifth round of India-China joint military exercises wound up on 22 October 2015 in the Chinese city of Kunming with the two countries holding a unique mock exercise depicting counter-terror operations at the Sino-Indian border.
30.Typhoon Koppu hit the Philippines on 22 October 2015 and kills 43 people. 60,000 people have been displaced in Philippines by typhoon Koppu.
31.The British and Chinese governments agreed on 21 October 2015 to give Chinese contractors a substantial role in the British nuclear industry.
32.Home Minister Rajnath Singh 21 October 2015 released a commemorative stamp (Rs.5) to mark 50 years of raising of country’s largest border guarding force BSF.
33.Former Cabinet Secretary Alok Rawat has been appointed as the first male member of the National Commission for Women, filling the fourth seat in the five-member body.
34.Ministry of Information & Broadcasting reconstituted Central Press Accreditation Committee. PIB director general Frank Noronha will be the ex-officio chairman of the committee.
35.Justin Trudeau elected as Canada’s new PM. Liberal Party has emerged victorious by winning 185 seats (54% votes) in 338 member House of Commons.
36.With this Justin Trudeau (age 43 years) became the second youngest Prime Minister of Canada and the first to follow a parent into office.
37.Union Government has appointed veteran sports administrator Vijay Kumar Malhotra as President of newly established All India Council of Sports (AICS). With this he became first President of AICS.
38.RBI, UAE Central Bank ink MoU for supervisory information exchange.
39.Virender Sehwag announces retirement from International Cricket.
40.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched Trident Juncture Military Exercise in Italy to test the alliance’s ability to respond to new security threats.
41.Novak Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters Tennis Championship.
42.Li Xuerui of China won the Denmark Open Super Series Badminton final held on 18 October. She defeated the Indian badminton player PV Sindhu.
43.Saketh Myneni has been won the Vietnam Open trophy, his first singles Challenger title of the season. He defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson.
44.The Haryana Government on 18 October 2015 approved Swadhar Greh scheme, which will assure economic and social security to women in distress.
45.Union Government has appointed senior IRS officer Najib Shah as the chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customers (CBEC).
46.Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) was observed across India on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the 140th birthday of Independent India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
47.India recorded the highest number of TB cases in 2014 (WHO Report).
48.Earthquake of M7.5 magnitude strikes Afghanistan. The quake was centered in the hilly Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, which borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China.
49.China is the worst country in terms of internet freedom (by Freedom on the Net Report USA).
50.Assam's Singlijan Tea Estate in Dibrugarh achieved open defection free status under Swacch Bharat Mission.
51.The 12th South Asian Games will be held from December 10 - 20, 2015, in north-eastern cities of Guwahati and Shillong.
52.IBM to provide technology platforms and services in cloud computing to Telangana colleges.
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