IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCTOBER 19th, 2017

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCTOBER 19th, 2017

1.  The upper house of the French Parliament On 19th October adopted a New Anti-Terror law that allows police to search homes without warrants, restrict movement and close places of worship. 

a.  This law will replace the state of emergency imposed in France after the 2015 Paris terror attacks.

2.  As many as 29 nuclear reactors in France are vulnerable to

natural disasters, the country's nuclear safety watchdog has warned today. 

a.  While 20 nuclear reactors are at risk of a "total loss of the heat sink", 9 are at risk of "partial loss". Earlier, the company operating the country's nuclear reactors said 20 reactors might not be able to withstand earthquakes.

3.  India celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, today.
 

4.  The Supreme Court has made it mandatory for the Indian Railways to keep Oxygen Cylinders in all trains to help passengers suffering from respiratory problems. 

a.  The railway officials have also been directed to take assistance of AIIMS doctors, in order to learn how to provide medical treatment to the passengers if they fall ill on a moving train.

5.  Jacinda Ardern has been named the next Prime Minister of New Zealand, two and a half months after becoming the leader of the Labour Party. 

a.  She will be New Zealand's 3rd Woman Prime Minister, after Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark.

6.  The Income Tax Department has launched an 'Online Chat' service for taxpayers seeking answers to basic queries and doubts relating to direct tax issues. 

a.  The chat window has been hosted on 'www.incometaxindia.gov.in', the main page of the department's website.

7.  South Africa overtook India to reclaim the No.1 spot in the ODI rankings after defeating Bangladesh by 104 runs in the second ODI today. 

8.  According to a recently released survey by ESPN magazine, India coach Ravi Shastriis the World's Highest Paid Cricket Coach.

a.  Shastri's salary is around $1.17 million (₹7.61 crore) per year, which is only less than what a top player from Australia, England and India earns. 

b.  Australia's Darren Lehmann stood at the Second position in the list.