INDIAN AFFAIRS
- NITI Aayog and ICC International Court of Arbitration organized a workshop on Best Practices in International Arbitrationin New Delhi.
- ‘The National Electronics Policy 2018’was released by the government that aims a turnover of $400 billion in domestic electronics manufacturing by
- Central Government has approved a special package for generation of employment in leather and footwear sector.
- Five new battalions of Rapid Action Force (RAF) were sanctioned by the central government in January 2018 and their new bases have been sanctioned now.
- Home Ministry issued an advisory asking the Chandigarh administration to exempt Sikh women from wearing helmetswhile driving two-wheelers.
- Provisions of the Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act 1951
- India and Japanheld their 2nd edition of ‘Japan-India Act East Forum’ in New Delhi.
- President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 13thAnnual Convention of the Central Information Commission (CIC) in New Delhi.
- Maharashtra government approved financial assistance of Rs 1,610 crore for the Tarli Irrigation Projectin the Satara district of the state.
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ)in Jammu to set up Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science, a Space Applications Centre in the University campus.
- Inland Water Authority of India (IWAI)launched a Roll-on-Roll-off (RO-RO) service from Neamati to Manjuli island in
- Deep Depressionover Odisha moved east-northeastwards advancing towards West Bengal with speed of 8 kmph.
- Gujarat Forest Department started the vaccination of lions in the Gir Forest National Park to protect them from deadly Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Indian Naval Ship & Aircraft reach Belawan Indonesia for 32nd India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (CORPAT)
- Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid signed Digital Security Bill, 2018 and enacted it as a law.
- “Idiocracy” is among 1,400 new words, senses, and phrases added in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary.
BANKING & FINANCE
- Mahindra Mutual Fund,a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited (MMFSL), launched new open ended equity scheme called ‘Mahindra Rural Bharat and Consumption Yojana’.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Human rights activist Oyub Titievwon the Council of Europe’s Vaclav Havel prize.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Bank of Baroda’s MD and CEO P S Jayakumar gets one-year extension
- AirAsia India has appointed Sunil Bhaskaranas Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
OBITUARY
- Assamese singerand music director Kishour Giri, died following a heart attack, at his home in, Kharghuli, Assam.
- Activist GD Agrawal dies on 112th day of fast to clean Ganga
BOOKS & AUTHORS
- Shashi Tharoor introduces his book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister” & 29-letter word “Floccinaucinihilipilification”
IMPORTANT DAYS
- World Sight Day – October 11
- World Arthritis Day – October 12