31st October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 31st October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Today is Halloween.
• The word Halloween came from 'Hallowed evening', and is the day before All Hallows Day - also known as All Saints' Day.
• Today (31st October) is World Savings Day.
• This day was established on October 31, 1924, during the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) in Milano, Italy.
• Today (31st October) is World Cities Day.
• Aim of this day : To promote international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.  
• Theme of the year : “Inclusive Cities, Shared Development“.
• In a first, US President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali by lighting a diya in the Oval Office of the White House.
• Iceland has been named the best country for adventure tourism according to a new research compiled by global trade network Adventure Travel Trade Association. 
• Top 5 Countries in the List :
• Iceland
• Germany
• New Zealand
• Norway 
• Switzerland
• The 'Dynamic Tower', an 80-storey rotating tower proposed to be built in Dubai by 2020. 
• When constructed, it will be the world's first skyscraper consisting of separate rotating floors attached to a central column. 
• The tower aims to be 420-metre-high and consist of luxury apartments, as per the proposition in 2008 by architect David Fisher.

National Current Affairs

• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) is being observed today to mark the 141st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 
• Theme of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 2016 : 'Integration of India'.

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30th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 30th October 2016

International Affairs

• The United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York celebrated Diwali for the first time, by beaming Diwali greetings on the facade of its building. 
• The words 'Happy Diwali' were prominently displayed on the building below a diya. 
• Note : From 2016 onward, Diwali was made an optional holiday for the UN.
• UN member countries voted 123-38 in favour of starting negotiations on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons despite opposition from nuclear nations like US, UK, Russia, and Israel. 
  
• Critics warned that without the support of the nuclear-armed states, the treaty cannot succeed. However, supporters of the treaty said it will introduce moral responsibility in them.

National Affairs

• India celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, today. 
• People decorate their homes with rangolis and diyas during the festival, which celebrates the victory of light over darkness. 
• In north India, people celebrate the return of King Rama to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. 
• Meanwhile, in south India, people celebrate Diwali as the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon Narakasura.
• The 47th International Film Festival of India will be held in Goa between November 20 and 28. 
• It will screen 26 feature films, including 'Airlift' and 'Sultan', and 21 non-feature films. Award-winning films on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' will also be screened during the festival.
• The festival is being held jointly by the Goa Government, Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Directorate of Film Festivals.
• Odisha is set to unveil a new tourism policy focusing on infrastructure development at tourist sites and promoting the hotel industry, state Tourism Minister Ashok Panda announced today.
• Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan today launched Paddy cultivation in about 56 hectares of land allotted for a proposed airport at Aranmula. 
• Note : Tthe land had been lying vacant for about 20 years due to waterlogging.

General Knowledge

• On this day (30th October) in the year 1961, the former Soviet Union detonated the 'Tsar Bomba' - world's largest nuclear weapon test in history. 
• The 27-ton hydrogen bomb had a yield of 50 megatons of TNT, around 1,400 times stronger than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs combined. 
• The explosion generated a mushroom cloud 7 times higher than the Mount Everest.

New Appointments

• Kristalina Georgieva, a former head of EU humanitarian affairs and vice-president of the European Commission, was today appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank. 
• Spain's 350-member parliament today voted 170-111 in favour of re-electing People's Party's Mariano Rajoy as the Prime Minister after a 10-month deadlock following two failed general elections.

Banking & Economy

• Ratings agency CRISIL has downgraded rating for UCO Bank's tier-II bonds from "AA-" to "A+". 
• This comes following higher-than-expected deterioration in asset quality, which impacted the bank's June quarter profits. 
• The country’s largest state lender State Bank of India is going to issue equity shares on preferential basis to the Centre for capital infusion of ₹5,681 crore.
• The transaction is subject to the approvals by the Government of India and the Reserve bank of India.
• The Labour Ministry has decided to fix the minimum wage at ₹350 per day for unskilled agricultural labour in C-class towns in the central sphere. 
• Note : Currently, the national floor level minimum wage is ₹160 per day.

Sports

• The trio of Dhanush Babu, Vikram Ingale and Nikhilesh Tabhane have won India’s first ever senior international roller skating medal, by securing the bronze medal in the 3000m team relay event in Lishui, China.
• India defeated Pakistan 3-2 in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey final in Malaysia today, to win the title for the second time.
• Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami has become the top-ranked female bowler in the ICC ODI rankings, seven years after she last held the spot. 

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29th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 29th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Today (29th October) is International Internet Day.
• This was the year of 1969 when Charley Kline, a student programmer at the UCLA transmitted the first ever message on 29th of October in 1969.
• Since the year 2005 the International Internet Day has been celebrated to commemorate this momentous day in the history of telecommunications and technology.
• Antartica’s Ross Sea was declared as World’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) to protect the Earth’s most pristine marine ecosystem. 

• It was declared after landmark international agreement among 24 countries and European Union in Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting in Hobart, Australia.

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28th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 28th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Japan on 11th &12th November 2016.
• During this visit, he is going to hold annual summit meeting with Japanese counterpart Shinzō Abe. 
• Discussions on bilateral, regional & global issues will be held.
• UN General Assembly committee approves resolution for treaty to ban nuclear weapons, despite strong opposition from nuclear-armed nations.

National Current Affairs

• Today (28th October 2016) is National Ayurveda Day.
• This day is being observed by the Ministry of AYUSH on the occasion of Dhanteras.
• Theme of the Year :   'Ayurveda for Prevention and Control of Diabetes.'
• Govt has also launched 'Mission Mudhumeha Through Ayurveda' on occasion of National Ayurveda Day. 

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27th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 27th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Today (27th October) is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
• This commemorative day was chosen by UNESCO in the year 2005 to raise of awareness of the significance of and preservation risks recorded sound and audiovisual documents (films, sound and video recordings, radio and television programmes).
• Theme of 2016 : "It’s your story – don’t lose it"
• Today is 25th Independence Day of Turkmenistan.
• It became independent upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
• About Turkmenistan
• Capital - Ashgabat
• President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
• Currency - Turkmen new manat
  

National Current Affairs

• Indian Army's 69th Infantry Day is being observed today. 
• This day is observed to remember and honour all those members of the Infantry who made the supreme sacrifice fighting Pakistani Raiders in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.

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26th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 26th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Global Gender Gap Report 2016
• India's rank improved by 21 spots to 87th out of 144 countries on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2016. 
• Top 5 Countries :
• Iceland
• Finland
• Norway
• Sweden
• Rwanda
• Canada has been named the Best country to visit next year by Lonely Planet in its 'Best in Travel 2017' list. 
• Top 5 in the List :
• Canada
• Colombia 
• Finland 
• Dominica 
• Nepal
• The 4th Edition of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise ‘MITRA SHAKTI 2016’ began at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka. 
• The main focus of this edition of joint exercise is to enhance inter-operability while carrying out Counter Terrorism (CT) and Counter Insurgency (CI) operations under the UN Mandate.
• New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is on a visit to India.
  
• The main aim of this visit is to strengthen the relationship with India.

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25th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 25th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Taiwan has announced a simplified group visa policy to encourage tourist groups from Southeast Asian countries, including India and Indonesia, to visit the nation. 
• The group visa is free of cost for five or more people and is aimed at promoting Taiwan as a destination for exhibitions and conferences. 
• Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha began his 6-day visit to Russia today.
• The visit comes after India and Russia announced deals worth over $12 billion.
• Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin is on a visit to North Korea.
• This is the first visit by a high-ranking Chinese official since February.
• This comes after the US urged China to agree on new UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea, after the isolated state conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test recently.

National Current Affairs

• Jammu and Kashmir has the highest life expectancy in India for all ages, barring life expectancy at birth, as per the latest data released by the Registrar General of India, custodian of census data. 
• Important Points to Note : 
• Until 2010, Kerala had the highest life expectancy in all ages. 
• However, while Infant Mortality Rate in Kerala is 12, it's 34 in Jammu and Kashmir.
• The Election Commission today announced that the pictures of candidates will be pasted next to their poll symbol on the electronic voting machines during elections in five states in 2017. 
• The political parties had apprised the EC about the trend of fielding namesakes of opponent candidates to mislead the voters. 
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Urja Ganga, the highly ambitious gas pipeline project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 
• The gas pipeline project aims to provide piped cooking (PNG) gas to residents of the eastern region of the country and CNG gas for the vehicles.
• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has deployed at least 100 women at 15 border posts along the Sino-India frontier, making it the first such posting of ‘mahila’ combatants in a forward area. 
• Note : The ITBP earlier this year commissioned 500 women troops for deployment at India-China border after training them for 44 weeks in battle craft and mountain survival.
• The government has allowed the Service voters, including armed forces personnel, to cast their votes in elections through e-postal ballot.
• Under this system, service voters can now download the blank post ballot sent to them electronically, mark their preference and post the filled-up ballot back to their respective returning officers.  

Books & Authors

• India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parikar has released a book titled "Born to Fly". 
• This book is about the life of fighter pilot M P Anil Kumar, who became an icon of armed forces through his prolific writings despite having been paralysed after an accident.
• This book was authored by air commodore Nitin Sathe. 

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24th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 24th October 2016

International Current Affairs

• The Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) is celebrating its 55th Raising day today. 
• The force was raised on 24th October in 1962.
• Today (24th October) is World Polio Day.
• This day observes the importance of ending polio.
• World Polio Day 2016 Theme : Make History Today.
• Today is United Nations Day.
  
• Unted Nations was formed on 24th October 1945.
• October 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. 
• The organization turns 71 today.
• Note : United Nations Day is part of United Nations Week, which runs from 20 to 26 October.

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23rd October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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Current Affairs of 23rd October 2016

International Current Affairs

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh today left for Manama on 3-day visit to Bahrain. 
• During this visit he will meet Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and will discuss various bilateral issues with them.
• The US will deploy around 16 fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter planes in Japan's Iwakuni in 2017.
• The move will make Japan the first country with an overseas US base to get the F-35 aircraft. This comes after the US Air Force declared the first squadron of F-35 fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin as 'combat capable'.

National Current Affairs

• Amid heightened tension along the border, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has today launched "Sandesh2Soldiers", a campaign through which people can send their Diwali greetings and messages to the soldiers to boost their morale. 
• The messages can be sent under the Sandesh2Soldiers campaign on the Narendra Modi App, through MyGov.in, and also through All India Radio. 
• PM Modi will be leading the campaign.

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22nd October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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22nd October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• South Africa today announced that it will quit the International Criminal Court, becoming the second country ever to leave the war crimes tribunal. 
• ICC's rulings are inconsistent with domestic laws which give sitting leaders immunity, it claimed. 
• This comes after South Africa ignored an ICC order last year to arrest visiting Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of genocide.
  
• Note : Burundi is set to become the first nation to withdraw from the International Criminal Court in
• Oxford University Press has announced the launch of the Hindi online dictionary, as part of the Oxford Global Languages programme. 
• Important Note : Hindi is the ninth language to become a part of the initiative, which aims to build online dictionaries for 100 world languages. 

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21st October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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21st October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is going to travel to Sri Lanka over the weekend to discuss economic cooperation and implementation of various decisions taken during the recent visits to India by the President and Prime Minister of the island nation.
• The issue of capturing of fishermen is also likely to be discussed during his visit.

National Affairs

• Today (21st October) is Police Commemoration Day.
• Commemoration Parades are held in all police units as a mark of respect to brave police martyrs, who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
• The arms are reversed and two minutes silence is observed in the honour of the departed souls.
• The names of police martyrs of states, police and paramilitary forces are read out, to acknowledge with pride the supreme sacrifices made by them.

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20th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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20th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• India and China today carried out a joint army exercise in eastern Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. 
• During the day-long exercise on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR), a fictitious situation of an earthquake striking an Indian border village was simulated. 
• Thereafter joint teams carried out rescue operations, evacuation and rendering of medical assistance.
  
• India and Myanmar today agreed to enhance ties in a range of areas including border security and trade during talks between PM Narendra Modi and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung Suu Kyi. 

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19th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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19th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Mumbai has been ranked 39th in the 2016 Global Power City Index report, which was released by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies. 
• The report ranks 42 cities across six key measures of economy, research and development, culture, accessibility, environment, and livability. 
  
• Note : London topped the rankings for the fifth consecutive year while New York stood second.
• India and Myanmar today agree to enhance engagement in several areas including Agriculture, Renewable energy & Power sector.
• Note : India will develop Varietal Development and Seed Production Centre in Yezin in Myanmar to enhance quality of seeds.

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18th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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18th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• US President Barack Obama has invited Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi as the guest of honour for the last state dinner that Obama will host at the White House. 
• Brazil today announced that it will work with member countries of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to facilitate India's entry into the group that controls global trade in the atomic field. 
• Brazil's support was conveyed by its President Michel Temer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting.
  

National Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first National Tribal Carnival in Delhi on 25th October 2016.
• Aim of this 4 Day Carnival : To showcase and promote various facets of tribal culture.

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17th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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17th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Today (17th October) is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
• This day has been observed every year since 1993, when the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution  designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries.
• Fighting poverty remains at the core of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the development of the post-2015 development agenda.
• Theme of the year 2016 : “Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms”
• The 8th BRICS summit was held in Goa during 15th & 16th October 2016. 
  
• BRICS comprises five emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
• The summit concluded with adaptation of Goa Declaration. 
• The two day summit was attended by,
• Indian Prime Minister - Narendra Modi, 
• Chinese President - Xi Jinping, 
• Russian President - Vladimir Putin, 
• Brazilian President - Michel Temer 
• South African President - Jacob Zuma. 

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16th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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16th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Today (16th October) is World Food Day.
• This day is celebrated every year around the world on 16th October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945.
• World Food Day 2016 Theme : Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too
• Note : Themes of World food day 2016 and International Day of Rural Women 2016 are same. You can check complete details from here
• Today is World Spine Day.
• Theme of World Spine Day 2016 : Straighten Up and Move
• Finland has been declared the safest country in the world according to the 'Global Travel and Terrorism Report' by the World Economic Forum. 
• Top 3 Safest Countries in the World :
• Finland
• Qatar 
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  
• Top 3 Most Unsafe Countries in the World :
• Nigeria 
• Colombia 
• Yemen
• Pakistan
• Note : India was named as the 13th least safe country in the world. 

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15th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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15th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Today (15th October) is the International Day of Rural Women.
• Aim of this Day : "To recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women".
• Theme of the year 2016 : "Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too”
• Today (15th October) is Global Hand-washing Day.  
• Theme of the year 2016 : “Make Handwashing a Habit!”
  
• The 17th India-Russia Annual Summit began in Goa today.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• Bilateral talks focused on defence, energy & nuclear cooperation.
• Both countries signed key difence deals.

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14th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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14th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Today (14th October) is World Standards Day / International standards day.
• This day was initially launched in 1970, and is now recognized and celebrated by nations around the globe.
• This day honors the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
  
• The aim of World Standards Day is to raise awareness among regulators, industry and consumers as to the importance of standardization to the global economy.
• IEC President - Dr. Junji Nomura
• ITU Secretary General - Houlin Zhao
• ISO President - Zhang Xiaogang
• World Standards Day 2016 Theme : “Standards Build Trust”

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13th October 2016 Events - Important Current Affairs

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13th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• Today (13th October) is International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR).
• This day encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more disaster resilient communities and nations.
• Theme of the year 2016 : “Live to Tell: raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality”.
• Today (second Thursday of October) is World Sight Day.
• Ahead of the BRICS Summit in Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on 15th October 2016.
• India is ranked second among countries with the highest growth in their contribution to high-quality scientific research, according to a recent report. 
• Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), ranked 16, is the top Indian institute among the 100 best research institutes across the world. 
• Note :  China topped the rankings with 40 institutes in the top 100 list.
• The first World Tsunami Awareness Day will be celebrated on 5th November 2016 at the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016.

National Affairs

• BRICS trade ministers are meeting in New Delhi today to discuss ways to further enhance economic cooperation
• Cabinet approves establishment of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu. 
• The institute will from a temporary campus at Old Government College of Engineering and Technology from 2016-17 academic year. 
• The decision is a part of Prime Minister’s development package for Jammu and Kashmir.

People in News

• China-based Dalian Wanda's Chairman, Wang Jianlin, has retained his spot as the country's richest person with a fortune of $32.1 billion, as per Hurun's 'Richest People in China 2016' list. 
• Further, e-commerce major Alibaba's Chairman Jack Ma and Internet firm Tencent's President Pony Ma were ranked second and third respectively. 
• Note : There are now 754 Chinese billionaires in the world.

Business & Economy

• Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov has announced that Russia is ready for a joint venture with India to produce Ka-226T utility helicopters. 
• The agreement to build 200 helicopters is expected to be signed next month. 
• India has imported the first parcel of Iranian oil in order to build an emergency storage in southern India.
• With the move, India is aiming to hold enough oil to meet demand for two weeks. 
• Note : The country is attempting to cover against energy risks, as it imports 80% of its oil needs.
• Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf is going to retire from both the posts effective immediately. 
• Stumpf's end at the US' second largest bank comes after the lender was fined $190 million for a dispute over its sales practices. 
• The bank had been accused of opening over 2 million accounts without customer's permission.
• State-owned Indian Oil plans to lay India's longest gas pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh, to meet the growing demands of cooking gas in the country.
• The 1,987-kilometre pipeline via Kanpur, Varanasi and Lucknow will carry 3.75 million tons of LPG per annum.

Deaths

• Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (88), who was the world's longest reigning monarch, passed away today.
• Note : The 64-year-old Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn is the heir-apparent.
• Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo (90), who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1997 passed away.

MOUs & Agreements

• India & Brazil will sign agreement on cooperation & facilitation of investment on sidelines of upcoming BRICS Summit in Goa.
• Indian Railways will ink a pact with Germany for running high-speed trains in the country.
• The discussions regarding this will be held when German Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt meets Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu during the former's ongoing visit to India.
• The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of water management. 
• The MoU will be signed between Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Interior, Government of Hungary. 
• Note : This is for the first time India is entering into a MoU with Hungary with wide-ranging areas on water sector.

New Appointments

• The United Nations has named the comic book character Wonder Woman as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls. 
• The superhero will be formally designated for the position at a ceremony on October 21, the character’s 75th anniversary. 
• The ceremony will also launch a campaign supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment, one of UN’s global goals.

Awards & Honors

• American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". 
• He is known for writing songs like 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'The Times They Are a-Changin'. 
• He has won numerous awards, including twelve Grammys and one Academy Award.
• Michael Jackson has topped Forbes' annual list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fourth consecutive year. 
• The 'King of Pop', who died in 2009, raked in $825 million in earnings in the past year. 

Sports

• Italian football team skipper Gianluigi Buffon won 2016's Golden Foot award at a ceremony in Monaco. 

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12th October 2016 Current Affairs

International Affairs

• The 28th India and Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) and Second Bilateral Maritime Exercise have commenced at Belawan, Indonesia in the Andaman Sea. 
• The 17-day-long bilateral exercise will demonstrate India’s commitment to its ties with Indonesia and to maritime security in Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• China and Russia will hold their second anti-missile drills in 2017.
  
• This comes after South Korea and the US announced their plans to deploy the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to protect against any North Korean threats. 
• Note : North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test recently.
• The World Health Organisation has asked all countries to introduce a sugary drinks tax (around 20%) as a way of curbing the obesity rate, especially in children. 
• The WHO further said it will help campaigners in countries like Colombia, where the drinks industry succeeded in having an anti-sugar broadcast banned.

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