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Daily Current Affairs of 26th October 2018
National Current Affairs
- The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has announced that the Vigilance Awareness Week 2018 will be observed from 29th October to 3rd November 2018.
- Theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2018 : “Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India (भ्रष्टाचार मिटाओ- नया भारत बनाओ)”.
- Important Note : The commission observes the Vigilance Awareness Week every year during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls.
Banking, Business & Economic Affairs
- Indian banking company IDFC Bank, has proposed to change its name to 'IDFC First Bank Ltd' as it is in the process of amalgamating non-banking financial company Capital First with itself.
- The Board of Directors of IDFC Bank have already applied for approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to rename the bank.
- International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that, India will become the world’s 3rd largest aviation market around 2024 surpassing the United Kingdom.
Science & Technology
- Pakistan's Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry today announced that the country is going to send a Pakistani astronaut to space for the first time in 2022.
- An agreement in this regard has been signed between Pakistan's space agency SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission) and a Chinese company.
- Note : Earlier this year, Pakistan launched two indigenously built satellites into orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.
Awards & Honors
- Agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan will receive the 1st World Agriculture Prize instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) in New Delhi.
- The prize has been instituted by the ICFA with an aim to recognise individuals who have served humanity through agriculture.
- 3 Indian-Americans have been named in the Time magazine’s 2018 list of the 50 most influential people whose work is transforming healthcare in the US.
- The list included physicians, scientists, business and political leaders, whose work is transforming healthcare.
- They are :
- Divya Nag
- Dr Raj Panjabi
- Atul Gawande
- India has won the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) Award 2018.
- The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 were recently awarded. The winners are :
- 2014 : Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (doyen of Manipuri dance who is also a teacher, performer and choreographer).
- 2015 : Chhayanaut (Bangladesh’s leading cultural outfit), established in 1961, it has played a leading role in promoting Tagore’s works in Bengali culture.
- 2016 : Ram Vanji Sutar (sculptor), his first notable work was the 45-feet Chambal monument at the Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh.
- The Award jury was headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and included Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi, former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami and national vice president of the BJP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe.
- About the Award :
- The award was instituted by the government during the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in 2011.
- It was conferred first on sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. It carries an award prize of Rs 1 crore, a citation in a scroll and a plaque.
New Appointments
- The Ethiopian parliament today elected 68-year-old veteran diplomat, Sahle-Work Zewde as new President.
- With this, Zewde became the country's 1st female President.
- Zewde has also became the only female head of state in Africa following her appointment to the ceremonial post of the President.
- Home rental startup Airbnb today announced it has appointed Google's former Vice President of Engineering, Aristotle Balogh, as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
- US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian origin Neil Chatterjee as the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which oversees electricity transmission and interstate natural gas pipelines and facilities.
- Chatterjee, a Republican from the state of Kentucky, is currently serving as a Commissioner of the FERC.
- Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in today.
- He could not announce the full cabinet after legislators failed to reach a consensus on key postings.
- 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, Saurabh Kumar has been appointed India’s ambassador to Myanmar.
- He is currently serving as the Indian envoy in Iran.
- He will succeed Vikram Misri who has been serving as Indian envoy in Myanmar since August 31, 2016.
Sports Current Affairs
- India's Pooja Dhanda won a Bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 57kg weight class in Wrestling World Championships held at Budapest, Hungary.
- She defeated Norway's Grace Bullen.
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