DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 OCT 2018

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1.      CANADA BECOMES 2ND COUNTRY TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS

i. Canada became the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis.

ii. Canadians can grow up to 4 plants in their own home and carry up to 30 grams of dried cannabis for personal use.

 iii. Canada has become the second and largest country with a legal national cannabis marketplace.

2.      INDIA IMPOSES ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM CHINA

i. India has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 185.51 US dollars per tonne for 5 years on some varieties of Chinese steel to protect domestic players from cheap imports from China.

ii. The revenue department has imposed the duty based on the recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies .

 iii. The goods have been exported to India from China below normal value and the domestic industry has been affected due to this.

3.      KERALA THE FIRST SMOKE-FREE STATE; TO HAVE 100% LPG

i. Kerala became the first state in the country to have 100% penetration of LPG in public sector oil companies.

ii. Its main objective is to make the state smoke-free.

iii. The Indian Oil is also prepared to provide with new generation fuels like CNG and other green fuels.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 OCT 2018

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1.      INDIA’S HIGHEST TRICOLOUR UNFURLED IN MUMBAI BY MUKHTAR NAQVI

i. India’s highest tricolour unfurled in Mumbai by Mukhtar Naqvii.

ii. The flag is 20×30 feet in dimensions and stands 350 feet above the ground.

iii. It the highest tricolour installed on the terrace of any building of such height in the country.

2.      4TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF SHIMLA 2018

i. International Film Festival of Shimla “IFFS 2018” concluded in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

Some of the Winners of IFFS are:

ii. Best Short Film(International Category)-“The Fog” by Ali Shoorvarzi, Hoseyn Mahroughi

iii. Special Jury Short Film-“Its Also Love” by Masao Konno/ Japan and “Opaque” by Anish Kunnath/ Singapore

iv. Best Documentary award-“BURKINABÈ RISING -The art of resistance in Burkina Faso” by Lara Lee from Burkina Faso

v. Special Jury Short Fiction award-“Plucked” (Kannad) by Tejus Yakhob Best Feature Film-“Sinjar” by Sandeep Pampally

3.      50% RESERVATION FOR WOMEN TO CHAIRPERSONS FOR PANCHAYAT SAMITI, ZILA PARISHAD: PUNJAB

i. The Punjab Cabinet approved extension of the enhanced 50 per cent reservation for women the office of the chairperson of panchayat samitis and zila parishads.

ii. Earlier,the reservation for women in these bodies are 33%.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 OCT 2018

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1.      GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ‘SWASTHA BHARAT YATRA’ CAMPAIGN TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT FOOD SAFETY

i. Government of India Launched a Campaign named “Swastha Bharat Yatra” to create awareness about Safe Food.

ii. This Campaign will spread message’s like ‘Eat Right India’,’Eat Right Mobile Unit’ and ‘Mobile Food Testing Unit’.

2.      INDIA RANKED 58TH MOST COMPETITIVE ECONOMY IN WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM(WEF) INDEX

i. World Economic Forum released the Index on Most Competitive Economy for 2018,in which India ranked 58th out of 140 Countries.

ii. US topped the Index,Singapore and Germany followed it.

iii. ABOUT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM:- Headquarters:Cologny,Switzerland, Founder and Executive Chairman:Klaus Schwab

3.      ANNA BURNS WINS 50TH MAN BOOKER PRIZE WITH MILKMAN

i. Anna Burns becomes the First Northern Irish writer to win the 50th Man Booker Prize for her Novel Milkman.

ii. Milkman is an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman.It is Published by Faber & Faber.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 OCT 2018

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1.      BHAROSA:  WOMEN’S CENTRE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INAUGURATED IN HYDERABAD

i. ‘Bharosa’, a 24 hour state-of-the-art centre to support women and children afflicted by violence was inaugurated by Hyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar.

ii. The centre would help these women along with dealing in POCSO cases.

iii. It would ensure speedy justice to women in distress and has facilities to record statements of children in POCSO cases.

2.      DATA BREACH IN INDIA SECOND HIGHEST AFTER US IN FIRST HALF OF 2018: GEMALTO

i. According to a report called Breach Level Index by digital security firm Gemalto, data breach incidences in India were the second highest globally.

ii. India is second to the US which represents more than 57 per cent of global breaches.

945 data breaches led to 4.5 billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2018.

iii. Out of this, India accounted for over 1 billion data during the first six months of 2018.

iv. Data breach of over 2 billion users on social media platform Facebook was ranked as top incidence globally.

v. It was followed by Aadhaar record compromise where an anonymous service allowed anyone with Rs 500 to access all 1.2 billion Indian citizens’ personal information.

3.      INDIA IS THE WORLD’S MOST DEPRESSED COUNTRY, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY CHINA AND THE US: WHO

i. According to a World Health Organization report, India is the world’s most depressed country, closely followed by China and the US.

ii. According to the 2015-16 National Mental Health Survey every sixth person in India needs mental health help.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 OCT 2018

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1.      1^ST INDO-US TRI-SERVICES EXERCISE LIKELY TO BE IN INDIA IN 2019

i. 1st Indo-US tri-services exercise likely to be in India in 2019

ii. The first such exercise involving all the 3 forces will be in India, and it will take place in 2019.

iii. It will focus on United Nations-based scenario and the over-arching mission of humanitarian assistance, disaster relief measure.

2.      INDIA ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES

i. India was elected to the United Nations’ top human rights body, UNHRC for a period of three years.

ii. This period would commence from January 1, 2019.

iii. India got 188 votes out of 193, the highest number of votes among all candidates.

It is a part of the 18 new members elected in the UN Human Rights Council.

iv. UNHRC:- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland,  India’s Permanent Representative to the UN : Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin,  Members: 47.

3.      PRIYANK KANOONGO APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

i. Priyank Kanoongo has been appointed the Chairperson of National Commission for ii. Protection of Child Rights by the appointments committee of the cabinet for a term of 3 years.

iii. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

iv. Type – works to safeguard child rights and child related policies of India

Location – New Delhi

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 OCT 2018

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1.      INDIA AND SRI LANKA SIGN TWO MOU FOR CONSTRUSTION OF 1200 HOUSES

i. On October 13, 2018, India and Sri Lanka signed 2 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for construction of 1200 houses.

ii. India and Sri Lanka sign two MoU for construstion of 1200 housesi. It will be done through 50 model villages, using Indian grant assistance of 60 crore Srilankan rupees.

iii. As per the new MoUs, 600 houses each will be constructed in the Southern and Northern Provinces.

iv. It will target low income landless and homeless beneficiaries with additional assistance of 5 lakh Sri Lankan rupees to each in installments, linked to the stages of construction of the house.

v. Indian financial commitment, under grant, for housing in Sri Lanka currently stands at around  350 million US dollars.

vi. And with this, India’s collaboration with Srilankan government under Model Villages Housing Program stands at 2400 houses in 100 model villages.

vii. SRI LANKA:- Capital: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Currency: Sri Lankan rupee.

2.      INDIA REMAINS POLIO FREE, ALL VACCINES USED IN GOVERNMENT IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME SAFE: UNICEF, WHO

i. On October 13, 2018, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced India’s status as a polio-free country.

ii. The risk of children getting vaccine derived poliovirus was “minimal” in India which came up in the backdrop of oral polio vaccine vials being found contaminated with the type-2 polio virus.

iii. They also asserted that all vaccines provided under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) are safe.

iv. This was achieved by high routine immunization coverage being achieved in India under Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).

v. The India Expert Advisory Group advises the country to conduct mass vaccination campaigns against polio, using bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), to maintain high immunity Background:

vi. Certified polio-free in March 2014, India continues to remain vigilant against all three types of polioviruses. The last polio case due to wild poliovirus in the country was detected on 13 January 2011.

vii. UNICEF: Full Form: United Nations Children’s Fund, Executive Director: Henrietta H. Fore, Headquarters: New York, USA, Member: 190 countries.

3.      ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY RELEASES ANALYTICAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH PROFILE-2018

i. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, released an Analytical Report of the National Health Profile-2018.

ii. It covers demographic, socio-economic, health status and health finance indicators, comprehensive information on health infrastructure and human resources in health.

iii. The Analytical Report of National Health Profile – 2018 indicates the progress made in India in various health related sectors.

iv. The significance of National Health Resource Repository , India’s first ever national healthcare facility registry, was also discussed at the event.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 OCT 2018

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1.      NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY FRAMED BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

 i. Ministry of Commerce released The New Industrial Policy framed in consultation with all Ministries of Government of India, State Governments, Industry.

ii. It aims to align India with the emerging technologies of drones, artificial intelligence and block chain.

iii. The policy is in sync with the challenges and opportunities of the 4th industrial revolution technologies and will boost India’s presence in the global supply and value chains.

iv. WEF is also setting up a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Maharashtra.

v. This center will focus on Artificial intelligence, block chain and drones as the first three projects.

2.      4-MEMBER PANEL TO LOOK INTO #ME TOO CASES: UNION MINISTER MANEKA GANDHI PROPOSES

i. Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi announced setting up a four-member committee to examine all #MeToo cases.

ii. The panel would consist of senior judicial and legal persons as members.

iii. They will form a legal and institutional framework which will handle the complaints of sexual harassment and advise the ministry on how to strengthen the policies.

iv. It was placed through “The Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act’ of 2013.

v. Here, women could complain through the She Box ( www.shebox.nic.in)

3.      3 MOBILE APPS I-KHET,E-PEHAL,E-PREVENT LAUNCHED BY PUNJAB TO CHECK STUBBLE BURNING

i. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched 3 apps to prevent crop residue burning.

To check and create awareness about environmental effects of crop residue burning.

ii. The apps are: i-Khet Machine ,  e-PEHaL and e-Prevent.

iii. The i-Khet Machine will help facilitate farmers to have access to the agriculture machinery or equipment for in-situ management of crop residue.

iv. The e-PEHaL app will help in monitoring tree plantation.

v. The e-Prevent will have prompt and accurate information about incidents of crop residue burning.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 OCT 2018

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1.      HOME MINISTRY EXEMPTS SIKH WOMEN FROM WEARING HELMET IN CHANDIGARH

i. This decision has been made following the representation of Sikh bodies, led by Shiromani Akali Dal  chief Sukhbir Singh Badal to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

ii. Home Ministry has directed Chandigarh administration to follow Delhi government’s notification, with an exemption to Sikh women from wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers in Chandigarh.

iii. Delhi government’s transport department notified on June 4, 1999, to carry out the amendment in Rule 115 of Delhi Motor Vehicle Act 1993, which makes it optional for

iv. women whether riding on pillion or driving motorcycle to wear a helmet.

v. The rule has been further amended through a notification on August 28, 2014, in which the word “women” has been replaced by “Sikh women”.

vi. SOME WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN CHANDIGARH:- Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Parrot Bird Sanctuary Chandigarh

2.      PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION 151A OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1951

i. As per the provisions given in Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Election Commission of India  can fill casual vacancies.

ii. As per the norm, it can fill the casual vacancies in the Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures through bye elections within six months of occurrence of vacancy.

iii. This can only be allowed when the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is one year or more.

iv. In the present scenario, the term of sixteenth Lok Sabha is upto 3rd June, 2019.

v. Accordingly, the vacancies occurred in Karnataka have occurred more than one year before the expiration of the term of House which is why bye elections are required to be held under Section 151A of R. P. Act 1951.

vi. Vacancies have occurred from 9-Bellary (ST), 14-Shimoga and 20-Mandya Parliamentary Constituencies of Karnataka on 18th May, 18th May and 21st May, 2018

vii. In case of Andhra Pradesh, there is no need to hold bye elections as the remaining term of the Lok Sabha is less than one year as they have occurred on 20th June, 2018.

3.      2ND JAPAN-INDIA ACT EAST FORUM HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. Both sides agreed to boost cooperation on connectivity projects in the northeast including connectivity to people-to-people exchanges and concrete projects.

ii. It aims to identify specific projects for economic modernization of India’s North-East region.

iii. It provides a platform for India-Japan collaboration under India’s “Act East Policy” and Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy”.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12 OCT 2018

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1.      GOVERNMENT CUTS EXCISE DUTY ON JET FUEL TO 11 % FROM CURRENT 14 %

i. The government reduced excise duty on jet fuel to 11 % from current 14 % inorder to help the aviation industry that has been affected badly by high fuel prices.

ii. The Revenue Department of the Finance Ministry has notified that the excise duty on aviation turbine fuel  change will come to effect from 12th October 2018.

2.      FIRST INDIA-ISRAEL INNOVATION CENTRE OPENS IN BENGALURU

i. India’s first India-Israel Innovation Centre  an entrepreneurial technology hub, was launched in Bengaluru.

ii. It  will help Israeli companies enter India. It will enable local partnerships and joint ventures between companies from India and Israel.

iii. It will create an ecosystem to support entrepreneurship, partnership with vendors, mentoring and non-formal community development and covers business, technology, investors and customers.

3.      DELHI, MOSCOW SIGN TWIN-CITY AGREEMENT

i. Delhi government signed a twin-city agreement with the government of Moscow for cooperation in various fields like environment, culture and education, for the next 3 years.

ii. The two governments have mutually agreed to extend  help in environmental protection and air pollution control, cultural and tourism, healthcare, education, sports, transport management and e-governance.

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