DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 26 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
DR JITENDRA SINGH INAUGURATES 10TH NUCLEAR ENERGY CONCLAVE IN
NEW DELHI
i. Dr
Jitendra Singh inaugurates 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi
Theme of the
conclave was: “Nuclear Power: Towards A Clean And Base Load Energy”.
ii. It was
organized on “Growth of Nuclear Power: Fleet Mode Implementation” and ‘Nuclear
Energy Applications in Medical and Agriculture’ and ‘Long term perspective of
Nuclear Power’ were conducted.
2.
$777 MILLION DEAL SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND ISRAEL FOR ISRAELI
MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS
i. India’s
Bharat Electronics Limited signed a pact
with Israel Aerospace Industries worth USD 777 million.
ii. Under
this contract, the IAI will supply Barak 8 Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Air
and Missile Defence systems for 7 ships of the Indian Navy.
3.
PUNJAB & ISRAEL SIGNED 4 MOUS FOR AGRI RESEARCH, WATER
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
i. The
Punjab government signed 4 MoUs with Israeli institutions to address issues of
farmers and depleting groundwater level in the state.
ii. The MoUs
will help boost cooperation between Punjab and Israel in areas such as water
conservation as well as agricultural research and education.
iii. The MOU
are signed for For water conservation and management,For agricultural research
and student exchange and seminars, Tel Aviv University and Galilee International Management
Institute.
4.
PUNJAB BANNED USE OF GLYPHOSATE HERBICIDE
i. The
Punjab government banned the sale of “cancer causing” weedicide glyphosate.
ii.The
systemic herbicide is a group 2A cancer causing material and has the potential
to damage the human DNA.
iii. Punjab
was the fourth State after Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra to
regulate the sale of herbicide.
5.
METRO INOX IS INDIA’S FIRST ROOFTOP SOLAR POWERED CINEMA AND
SOUTH MUMBAI’S LARGEST MULTIPLEX
i. Mumbai’s
METRO INOX is now South Mumbai’s largest cinema and India’s First Rooftop Solar
Powered Cinema.
ii. It has
become the first multiplex in India to join the solar revolution.
6.
SHRI J P NADDA ADDRESSES 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRIMARY
HEALTH CARE TOWARDS UHC & SDGS AT ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN
i. The 2nd
International Conference on Primary Health Care
towards UHC & SDGs, is held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
ii. The
conference aims to renew the commitment to primary health care to achieve
universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.
iii. Theme
of the conference is “The Future of Primary Health Care”.
iv. ABOUT WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO):-
Director-General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Headquarters – Geneva,
Switzerland
7.
INDIA THE 2ND LARGEST SOLAR MARKET; INSTALLS 4.9 GW IN H1:
MERCOM
i. India
stands as the second largest solar market in the world, during the first half
of calendar year 2018.
ii. India
installed 4.9 GW of solar power and was the fifth-largest solar market in the
world for total installations.The list is topped by China.
8.
INDIA TO BECOME WORLD’S 3RD LARGEST AVIATION MARKET AROUND 2024:
IATA
i. International
Air Transport Association stated that,
India will become the world’s 3rd largest aviation market around 2024
surpassing the United Kingdom.
ii. India is
at present, the world’s 7th largest aviation market.
iii. China
would displace the United States as the world’s largest aviation market in the
mid-2020s.
9.
SATISH KUMAR GUPTA APPOINTED AS NEW MD & CEO OF PAYTM
PAYMENTS BANK
i. Satish
Kumar Gupta was appointed managing director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank.
ii. About
Paytm Payments Bank:Started – May 2017, Corporate Address – Noida, Uttar
Pradesh
10.
VIRAT KOHLI BECOMES THE FASTEST CRICKETER TO SCORE 10,000 ODI
RUNS
i. Virat
Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 10,000 one-day international runs
in 205 innings.
ii. He
surpassed the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved this mark in 259
innings.
