DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018


DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.      TRAIN 18: INDIA’S FIRST ENGINELESS TRAIN SET FOR TRIALS
i. India released its first semi-high speed train called- Train 18.
ii. It is India’s first engineless train .
iii. It cost nearly Rs 100 crore and will cut travel time by 15 per cent compared to the Shatabdi.

2.      WORLD’S LARGEST AIRPORT ‘UNDER ONE ROOF’ OPENED IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
i. The world’s largest airport terminal under one roof with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers was opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
ii. The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.

3.      ASIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS TROPHY (MEN’S HOCKEY): INDIA & PAKISTAN DECLARED JOINT WINNERS,AKASHDEEP SINGH BEST PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
i. India and Pakistan jointly won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy title in Muscat, Oman.
ii. India’s Akashdeep Singh was adjudged player of the tournament.
iii. Both India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy.


4.      VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK 2018 COMMENCED
i. The Central Vigilance Commission started observing the annual Vigilance Awareness Week which will continue till 3rd November, 2018.
ii. The theme for 2018 Vigilance Awareness Week is: “Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India
iii. “Awareness Gram Sabhas” are organized for awareness about the ill-effects of corruption,Central Vigilance Commissioner is Shri. K. V. Chowdary.