IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 26, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 26, 2016

• Taiwan has announced a simplified group visa policy to encourage tourist groups from Southeast Asian countries, including India and Indonesia, to visit the nation. 
• The group visa is free of cost for five or more people and is aimed at promoting Taiwan as a destination for exhibitions and conferences. 
• Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha began his 6-day visit to Russia On Oct 25, 2016.
• The visit comes after India and Russia announced deals worth over $12 billion.
• Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin is on a visit to North Korea.
• This is the first visit by a high-ranking Chinese official since February.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 20, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 20, 2016

• Mumbai has been ranked 39th in the 2016 Global Power City Index report, which was released by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies. 
• The report ranks 42 cities across six key measures of economy, research and development, culture, accessibility, environment, and livability. 
• Note : London topped the rankings for the fifth consecutive year while New York stood second.
• India and Myanmar On Oct 19,2016 agree to enhance engagement in several areas includingAgriculture, Renewable energy & Power sector.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 19, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 19, 2016

• US President Barack Obama has invited Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as the guest of honour for the last state dinner that Obama will host at the White House. 

• Brazil On Oct 18, 2016 announced that it will work with member countries of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to facilitate India's entry into the group that controls global trade in the atomic field. 
• Brazil's support was conveyed by its President Michel Temer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first National Tribal Carnival in Delhi on 25th October 2016.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 18, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 18, 2016

• On Oct 17, 2016 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed.
• This day has been observed every year since 1993, when the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution  designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries.
• Fighting poverty remains at the core of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the development of the post-2015 development agenda.
• Theme of the year 2016 : “Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms”

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 16, 17, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 16,17, 2016

• On Oct 16, 2016 World Food Day was observed.
• This day is celebrated every year around the world on 16th October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
• World Food Day 2016 Theme : Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too
• Note : Themes of World food day 2016 and International Day of Rural Women 2016 are same.
• On Oct 16, 2016 is World Spine Day.
• Theme of World Spine Day 2016 : Straighten Up and Move
• Finland has been declared the safest country in the world according to the 'Global Travel and Terrorism Report' by the World Economic Forum. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 14, 15, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 14, 15, 2016

• On Oct 14, 2016 World Standards Day / International standards day was observed.
• This day was initially launched in 1970, and is now recognized and celebrated by nations around the globe.
• This day honors the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 13, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 13, 2016

• The 28th India and Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) and Second Bilateral Maritime Exercise have commenced at Belawan, Indonesia in the Andaman Sea. 
• The 17-day-long bilateral exercise will demonstrate India’s commitment to its ties with Indonesia and to maritime security in Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• China and Russia will hold their second anti-missile drills in 2017.
• This comes after South Korea and the US announced their plans to deploy the USTerminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)system in South Korea to protect against any North Korean threats. 
• Note : North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test recently.
• The World Health Organisation has asked all countries to introduce a sugary drinks tax (around 20%) as a way of curbing the obesity rate, especially in children. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 7, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 7, 2016

• ISRO successfully launches GSAT-18 from Kourou in French Guiana
• India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 has been successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. 
• GSAT-18, built by the ISRO, aims at providing telecommunications services for the country by strengthening ISRO's current fleet of 14 operational telecommunication satellites.
• J&K Bank appoints Parvez Ahmed as Chairman & CEO
• Jammu and Kashmir Bank today appointed Parvez Ahmed as Chairman and CEO of the bank.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 6, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 6, 2016

• World Teachers’ Day: 5 October
• The World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2016 is being observed across the world on 5th October. 
• The theme for the World Teachers’ Day 2016 is Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status.
• Important Union Cabinet approvals
• Cabinet approves India-EU MoU on water cooperation
• Cabinet approves amendments to HIV/AIDS bill
• Cabinet approves setting up of country’s first Medipark

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 4,5, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 4,5,2016

• RBI announces 4th Bi-monthly Policy Statement
• RBI's 24th Governor Urjit Patel, who has been recently appointed, has announced his first and country's 4th Bi-monthly Policy Statement for the  year 2016-17.
• The RBI has reduced the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.5% to 6.25% with immediate effect. 
• Three researchers share 2016 Nobel prize in physics
• The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2016 has been awarded to scientists - David J Thouless, who receives half the prize, and Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz, who share the other half.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 2,3, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCT 2,3,2016

• Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi & former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary
• The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th birth anniversary on 02nd October, 2016. 
• The nation also remembers the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. Born in 02nd October 1904, he joined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s and held several important portfolios in the Jawaharlal Nehru's government including Railways and as Home Minister.