RRB English Current Affairs 19th October 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. NITI Aayog released model guidelines for Public – Private partnership (PPP) in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
2. Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharmaand Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh laid foundation for the construction of a museum for all Prime Ministers of the country at the Teen Murti Estate in New Delhi.
3. RK Singh launches award scheme under ‘Saubhagya’ for achieving 100 % household electrification
4. MoU signed between Lady Irwin College & Ministry of Rural Development for Roshni
5. Indiaand Tanzania signed 2 Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) in New Delhi.
6. Government launches ‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ campaign to create awareness about Food Safety
7. Preparatory Meeting for the First National Summit on Invest in AYUSH held in New Delhi
8. More than 40% of the world’s stunted children live in India: Report by NGO Sukarya

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

9. India ranked 58th most competitive economy in World Economic Forum(WEF) index
10. QS India University Rankings 2019: First-ever QS Ranking of India’s Higher Education Institutions

        1 – Indian Institute Of Technology, Bombay

        2 – Indian Institute Of Science Bangalore

        3 – Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras

        4 – Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi

        5 – Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur

BANKING & FINANCE

11. RBI norms to facilitate payments between mobile wallets using UPI

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

12. NIIF invests Rs 660 cr in HDFC Capital realty platform
13. Nokia partners BSNL to implement industrial automation solutions

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

14. Anna Burns wins 50th Man Booker Prize with Milkman
15. Khayyam named for 2018 Hridaynath Award for lifetime achievement

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

16. Competition Commission of India (CCI)  clears acquisition of Star Health by Safecrop Holdings

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

17. Chinese scientists have developed a new nanogeneratorthat can apply energy from human motions to continuously power wearable electronic devices.
18. World’s first lab-grown oesophagus implanted in mice

SPORTS

19. Bengaluru FC wins Puttaiah Memorial Cup 2018
20. Suheil F. Tandon wins International Olympic committee (IOC) award

BOOKS & AUTHORS

21. Rima Hooja authored “Maharana Pratap: The Invincible Warrior”