IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF
OCTOBER 29th, 2018
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF OCTOBER 29th, 2018
1.
(29th October) is International Internet Day.
a. This was the
year of 1969 when Charley Kline, a student
programmer at the UCLA transmitted the first ever message on 29th of October in
1969.
b. Since the
year 2005 the International Internet Day has been celebrated to commemorate this
momentous day in the history of telecommunications and technology.
2.
World's first robot citizen Sophia has been
granted the world's first robot visa for a world tour on
behalf of her Hong Kong-based developer Hanson Robotics.
3.
Japanese Princess Ayako today married
a commoner in a ceremony held at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine.
a. Note : According
to Japan's imperial law, the royal family's female members forfeit their status
if they choose to marry someone who does not have royal or aristocratic family
ties.
4.
A Bangladesh court today sentenced former
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to 7 years in jail
on corruption charges.
5.
The Supreme Court today prohibited the plying of 15-year-old
petrol vehicles and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR region.
a. Earlier, the
NGT also sought to ban 15-year-old petrol vehicles and 10-year-old diesel
vehicles.
6.
On the 2nd day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to
Japan, India and Japan today signed a $75
billion bilateral currency swap agreement in Tokyo.
a. "The
agreement should help bring greater stability to foreign exchange and capital
markets in India," a statement said.
7.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries today launched the United Arab
Emirates' (UAE) 1st locally made satellite KhalifaSat into
orbit.
a. The Japanese
rocket also carried an IBUKI-2 greenhouse gas observation
satellite for Japan.
8.
The government of india has notified the sale of
electoral bond by the State Bank of India (SBI) through
its 29 authorized branches from 1st to 10th November 2018.
a. An Electoral
Bond is just like a promissory note that will be payable to bearer on demand
and free of interest.
b. It can be
purchased by a citizen of India or anybody incorporated in India.
c. Important
Points to Note :
i) The concept
of electoral bond was initiated in Union Budget 2017.
ii) Later on
Electoral bond scheme 2018 was introduced.
9.
The International Business Machines Corporation
(IBM) has acquired the software company Red Hat in
a $34 billion cash and debt deal, marking its biggest ever acquisition till
date.
a. Red Hat will
be a distinct unit within IBM’s Hybrid Cloud team.
10.Former New Zealand
coach Mike Hesson has been appointed as the head coach
of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab ahead
of the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League.
a. He is going
to replace Brad Hodge.
11.India and Pakistan have
been declared as joint winners of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 after
the final was forfeited due to heavy rain in Oman's Muscat today.
a. Malaysia's Faizal
Saari was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals.
b. India's Harmanpreet
Singh finished the edition as the second-highest scorer with six
goals.
12.Mercedes' British
driver Lewis Hamilton won his 5th Formula 1 world championship
after finishing fourth at the Mexican Grand Prix today.
a. Hamilton is
now the joint second most successful F1 driver in history in terms of titles
won.
13.The Delhi Cabinet today
approved government jobs for sportspersons from the city who excel in their
respective fields.
a. Note : In August,
the Delhi Cabinet had increased the cash incentive for sportspersons for their
achievements in the Olympics, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games.
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