RRB English Current Affairs 10th October 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Task force was constituted by the Union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurshipin collaboration with World Economic Forum for addressing the skill gap in the country.
2. President Ram Nath Kovindgave his assent to a bill seeking punishment for sexual offenders, cyber criminals and traditional unlawful acts like bootlegging and dacoity in Telangana state.
3. ‘Japan-India Maritime Exercise(JIMEX) 18’: 3^rd edition of India-Japan bilateral maritime exercise began at Visakhapatnam
4. Arunachal PradeshGovernment launched 2 schemes called- the Chief Minister’s Sashakt Kisan Yojana and Chief Minister’s Krishi Samuh Yojana in 
5. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajaninaugurated the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference of India Region, Zone III in Guwahati.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologiesor HyperloopTT launched the  “Quintero One”: World’s First Full-Scale Hyperloop Passenger Capsule
7. Japanjoined the joint exercise codenamed- ‘Kamandag’(venom) with US and Filipino troops in the Philippines for the first time since World War II.

BANKING & FINANCE

8. RBI in consultation with the government and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), proposed a flexible route for FPIs to invest in debt markets.
9. UNCTADin its ‘Trade and Development 2017’ report predicted India’s GDP to grow to 7% in 2018.
10. World Bank: East Asia-Pacific to grow 6.3% in 2018
11. India’s growth Projection is 7.3 per cent in the 2018-19 fiscal and 7.5 per cent in 2019 & 2020: WB

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

12. Flipkart enters into pact with Bajaj Allianzto provide insurance to customers buying smartphones from its platform.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

13. Nepal bags tourism awards at 14^thAnnual Travel Awards ceremony held in New Delhi
14. Actor Ruhaan Rajputreceived the Mid-day Young Achiever Icons Award for 2018 recently in Mumbai.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

15. YES Bank appointed former IRDA chiefand LIC chairman TS Vijayan and former SBI chief OP Bhatt as external member to a 5 member committee panel.
16. Meng Hongweiresigned as the President of International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).

SPORTS

17. Indiawon the Under-19 Asia Cup, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
18. India’s Keerthana Pandianhas won the girls’ title in the IBSF (International Billiards & Snooker Federation) World Under-16 Snooker Championships, in St Petersburg, Russia.
19. Indian pair of Meghana Reddy and Tasnim Mirwon the Under-15 girls doubles title in the Badminton Asia Junior Under-17 and Under-15 championships, at Mandalay, Myanmar.
20. Deborah Heroldwon gold medal in the elite women’s 40 kilometre competition at Saksham Pedal Delhi, India’s Premier Cyclothon.

OBITUARY

21. Geeta Upalekar, portrayed in the painting called ‘Glow of Hope’, passed away at her home in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
22. Spanish Opera singer Montserrat Caballédied following a long term illness, in Barcelona, Spain.
23. Gandhian Natwar Thakkardied following a short term illness, in Guwahati, Assam.
24. Gujarat human rights lawyer Girish Patelpassed away after suffering age related ailments in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
25. Journalist and former News Editor of Press Trust of India (PTI) Pradip Chowdhurydied following cardiac arrest.

IMPORTANT DAYS

26. World Post Day – October 9
27. Indian Air Force (IAF) celebrates 86th anniversary – October 8