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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
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.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 OCT 2018
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
RBI TO INJECT RS 40,000 CR INTO BANKING SYSTEM VIA OMO IN
NOVEMBER 2018
i. Reserve
Bank of India decided to inject Rs 40,000 crore in the banking system on
November 2018.
ii. This
will done through purchase of government securities under open market
operations for an aggregate amount of Rs. 400 billion in the month of November
2018.
iii. This
will help ease cash shortage in the system and stabilise debt market rates.
iv. Recently
in October , RBI had announced to conduct Rs 36,000 crore worth of OMO
purchase.
2.
MICROSOFT OVERTOOK AMAZON AS WORLD’S 2ND MOST VALUABLE COMPANY
i. Microsoft
overtook Amazon and regained its spot as the world’s second most valuable
company after Apple Inc.
ii. Microsoft
has a m-cap of $823 billion whereas, Amazon.com has a worth of $805 billion.
Apple Inc
tops the list at over $1 trillion
3.
SIMONA HALEP BECOMES FIRST RECIPIENT OF CHRIS EVERT WTA WORLD
NO.1 TROPHY
i. world
number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert
Women’s Tennis Association World No.1 Trophy.
ii. The
Chris Evert WTA World No.1 Trophy has been named after WTA’s first-ever world
number one Chris Evert.
iii. She was
also the first player to hold the distinction of WTA Year-End World No.1.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 OCT 2018
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
INDIAN RAILWAYS TO BUILD WORLD’S HIGHEST RAILWAY LINE IN LADAKH
REGION
i. Indian
railways announced the world’s highest railway line that will run along the
India-China border.
ii. The rail
line will have a highest road point of 5,360 metres above mean sea level.
iii. It will
reduce the time to connect New Delhi with Ladakh region from currently 40 hours
to 20 hours, through building strategically-important Bilaspur-Manali- Leh line
along the Indo-China border
2.
BLUE REVOLUTION: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF
FISHERIES LAUNCHED BY MEGHALAYA
i. Meghalaya
launched the flagship scheme “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and
Management of Fisheries”.
ii. This
would enable self-sufficiency in fish production.
3.
TAG INDEX: KERALA & MUMBAI THE BEST STATE & CITY FOR
TEENAGE GIRLS IN INDIA
i. Kerala
topped the T een Age Girls Report,
conducted by Project Nanhi Kali,
ii. This is
the nation’s first report on what it means to be a teenage girl in India.
iii. The
parameters for the measurement of the TAG index were:Current enrolment in
educational,institutions,Child marriage,Open defecation,Hygienic menstrual
practices etc
iv. Kerala
topped the charts followed by Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur and Himachal Pradesh.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 OCT 2018
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. GLOBAL
AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2018 HELD IN NEW DELHI
i.
It aimed to provide the platform towards facilitating farmers connect with the
technologies, markets, industry, institutions and the Governmental programs.
ii.
The theme of the summit was: ‘Connecting Farmers to Market’.
iii.
The chairman of the summit was: Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, Architect of India’s
Green Revolution.
iv.
Life Time Achievement Award for 2018 is given to Padamsree Dr. KH Gharda
International
Leadership Award is given to Prof. Rudy
Rabbinge of Netherlands
2. SUPREME
COURT ISSUES FINAL DEADLINE FOR BHARAT STAGE IV CARS AS APRIL 1, 2020
i.
The Supreme Court stated that, no Bharat Stage IV vehicle shall be sold across
India with effect from April 1, 2020.
ii.
The Bharat Stage VI emission norm will
come to effect from April 1, 2020 throughout India.
iii.
BS IV norms have been followed throughout India since April 2017.
iv.
Central Government had announced that India will skip the BS-V norms and adopt
BS-VI norms by 2020.
3. INDIA,
BANGLADESH SIGNED AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING WATERWAYS CONNECTIVITY
i.
India and Bangladesh signed several agreements for enhancing inland and coastal
waterways connectivity between the two countries for trade and cruise
movements.
ii.
The MOUs are signed to use Chattogram
and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India.
iii.
‘Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’ between India and Bangladesh for
inclusion of Dhubriin India and Pangaonin Bangladesh as new Ports of Call
iv.
Ports of Kolkata and Haldia in India and Mongla in Bangladesh directly
connected to north east through waterways
v.
Movement of passengers and cruise vessels on Inland Protocol route and coastal
shipping routes to commence between Kolkata – Dhaka – Guwahati – Jorhat and back
Reconstruction
and opening up of Jangipur navigational lock on river Bhagirathi
To
connect Gelephu (Bhutan) as tripartite cross-border route
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 OCT 2018
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 26 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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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.