RRB English Current Affairs 1st November 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER),Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of new Science Centre, the “Technology Facility Centre” (TFC) in Jorhat, Assam.
2. Union Minister for Shipping , Road Transport and Highways, Mr Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Pinarayi Vijayanlaid foundation of India’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard.
3. Executive Committee (EC) of the National Mission for Clean Ganga approved 12 projectsworth  929 Crore under the Namami Gange programme in its 16th meeting.
4. Ministry of Science & Technologyannounced development of Less Polluting Firecrackers named SWAS, SAFAL and STAR.
5. “Gandhian Thoughts and Sanitation” seminar organized in Wardha, Maharashtra
6. 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems in Indiastarted at Kaziranga in 
7. India’s first gallery on robotic dinosaurswas opened to the public at the Pushpa Gujral Science City, in Kapurthala, Punjab.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. Republic of Seychelleslaunched the world’s first sovereign blue bond worth US$15 million to finance sustainable marine and fisheries projects.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

9. World Trade Organization’sdispute settlement body has set up a panel to look into the India-US export-subsidy dispute.
10. Finance ministryannounced the issuance of the 6^th tranche of electoral bonds that will take place from November 1-10, 2018.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

11. Jair Bolsonarowas elected the president of 

SPORTS

12. 1^stedition of North East Olympic Games 2018 was held at Main Stadium Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, in Imphal, Manipur.
13. 2018 Isle of Man Chess Tournamentwas held at the Villa Marina, Douglas, in Isle of Man.
14. Elina Svitolinawon the WTA Finals in 
15. Lewis Hamiltonwon his 5^th drivers’ world championship and equaled Juan Manuel Fangio’s Formula One record. Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix, in Mexico.
16. India’s Vishal Rajveer Shahwon gold and Raegan Alburquerque won silver in the 2018 Egypt Junior & Cadet Open table tennis tournament, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

OBITUARY 

17. African American playwright Ntozake Shange, passed away, in the United States.
18. senior composer and lyricist Yashwant Dev died in Mumbai.

IMPORTANT DAYS

19. World Savings Day or World Thrift day – October 31