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16-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honour of the
date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in
1945. 2019 theme: ‘Our Actions Are Our Future Healthy Diets for A #ZeroHunger
World’
2. Tunisia's election commission said a preliminary count shows conservative law professor
Kais Saied has won the country's presidential election by a significant margin.
3. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New
Delhi.
4. The Indian railways started 9 Sewa Service trains to connect small towns with their closest
major cities.
5. Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on an A-320 aircraft
with passengers on board.
6. India has slipped from 95th rank in 2010 to 102nd in 2019 on the Global Hunger Index
(GHI).
7. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched 'YSR Rytu Bharosa -
PM KISAN' in Nellore.
8. Four Indian sites have been chosen from India for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for
Cultural Heritage Conservation.
9. New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite became the world number one ODI batter in the latest
ICC Women's player rankings.
10. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped and streamlined
programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India through
manufacture and other operations under the bond scheme, of Customs Act, 1962.
11. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety
Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right Jhola. Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India (FSSAI) has introduced the scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM) through which it
plans to engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level.
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12. Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it will become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030.
The move will be a part of India’s strategy to combat climate change.
13. The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s
first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON Ramlila, a masked form
of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with the Thai government.
14. Kishan Dan Dewal concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia
15. Government of India has appointed J. P. S. Chawla, (1985-batch Indian Civil Accounts
Service (ICAS) Officer) as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure. He will replace Girraj Prasad Gupta.
16. Anoop Kumar Mendiratta appointed as new Law Secretary.
17. Zimbabwe and Nepal were re-admitted as ICC members in a meeting held in Dubai.
17-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. The United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on
October 17 each year since 1993.
2. The 129th death anniversary of the mystic Fakir Lalon Shah is being observed in
Bangladesh.
3. India will gift 75,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan in November as announced by
Ambassador Vinay Kumar.
4. On the occasion of World Food Day, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr
Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right
Jhola.
5. President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a two-nation visit to the Philippines and Japan from
October 17th to 23rd October.
6. India ranked 82 spots among the 128 countries surveyed in the World Giving Index (WGI).
Theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
7. The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the longest tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed
after Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
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8. Mastercard joins hands with MS Dhoni to build 'Team Cashless India'
9. UAE announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial
Intelligence( MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi.
10. India handed over the second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to war-torn Afghanistan, boosting
the capability of the Afghan Air forces.
11. Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in Manipur
12. Lionel Messi wins 3rd straight Golden Shoe as top scorer in European Leagues
13. The Department of Post announced that it has launched mobile banking for its savings
account customers.
14. Mumbai’s Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest cricketer to score double hundred in One
Day cricket
15. The Indian football team won the 3rd Edition of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championships
2019 by beating Bangladesh by 5-3 in the penalty shoot-out.
16. Kiran Uniyal, w/o a serving Colonel of Indian Army has created Individual Guinness World
Records for “The most full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) (female), 263
strikes” & “The most full contact knee strikes alternate legs in one minute(female),120
strikes”.
18-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying released the 20th Livestock Census
-2019.
2. Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda announced the second phase of GOAL (Going
Online as Leaders).
3. India, Oman begin joint training exercise 'EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V'
4. The India arm of Netherlands-based Home Credit Group has tied up with Karur Vysya Bank
(KVB) for joint lending to tap the large unbanked customer base across the country.
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5. Sitting District & Sessions Judge (North East) of the Delhi's Karkardooma Courts Anoop
Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Union Law Secretary.
6. 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston is set to receive the People's Icon Award at the 2019
People's Choice Awards.
7. NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India
Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India.
8. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan released a postal stamp to
commemorate the centenary celebrations of the city-based ICMR-National Institute of
Nutrition (NIN) at a function held at Indian Council of Medical Research in New Delhi.
9. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced the naming of
new National Highway No. 703AA as “Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg.”
10. Italy approved a new tax on digital companies, including U.S. tech giants, as part of its 2020
draft budget on October 16.
11. Odisha’s smart city Bhubaneswar gets it 1st Robo Chef Restaurant in Odisha.
12. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath formally inaugurated the 2-day Magnificent
Madhya Pradesh Conference started.
13. The Tamil Nadu government constituted two committees to deal over water disputes with
Kerala relating to the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) and the
Pandiyar-Punnampuzha project.
14. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has inaugurated J&K Bazar.
15. The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has elected Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and
Managing Director, JSW Steel, as Vice-Chairman of the association for one year.
16. Hong Kong’s orchestra wins “Orchestra of the year award 2019” at Gramophone Awards
17. India, Japan joint Air Force exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ 2019 began in West Bengal
18. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is planning to
review the 14-year-old National Curriculum Framework (NCF) in accordance with new
national education policy (NEP) and set up a committee for the purpose.
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19. A new book titled “India in a Warming World: Integrating Climate Change and
Development” is set to release on November 2019.
19-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. A Chinese company signed an agreement to lease an entire island in the Solomon Islands.
2. The US Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) and Industry
body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in partnership
with US-India Business Council (USIBC) on hosted the second edition of the India-US
Dialogue on Intellectual Property (IP) in New Delhi.
3. The Hurun Research Institute has released the inaugural Hurun Global Unicorn List
2019.India ranked third in 2019 ‘Hurun Global Unicorn List’
4. NASA Astronauts complete All-Woman spacewalk
5. The United Nation General Assembly has elected 14 States to the 47 member body of UN
Human Rights Council(UNHRC). The UNHRC is responsible for promoting and protecting
all human rights around the globe.
6. A special commemorative postal stamp of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN),
Hyderabad was released by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan.
7. A senior 1985-batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as
Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG).
8. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of
Sudhaker Shukla as Whole-Time Member, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(IBBI).
9. European Union leaders confirmed the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the new chief
of the European Central Bank.
10. India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal received the
overwhelming support of member countries at this year’s congregation at Santinago in
Chile.
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11. The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO,
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh
inaugurated the 11th Edition of Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 in New Delhi.
12. Indian Chess player, Viswanathan Anand has penned a book titled “Mind Master:
Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”. The book, published by Hachette India, is
releasing on December 11.
13. Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the 2nd edition of Defence of
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19).
14. Andhra Pradesh CM launches a scheme for MSMEs a scheme called ‘YSR
Navodayam’.
15. Kerala extends maternity leave benefits to teachers, other staff of private educational
institutions
16. 'Gully Boy,' 'Delhi Crime' win big at Asian Academy Creative Awards
17. Two-time National Film Award (India) winner Pradip Kurbah won the prestigious Kim
Ji-seok award at the Busan International Film Festival 2019 for his Khasi film ‘Market’.
18. RCB becomes the first IPL team to hire a woman in support staff
19. Internationally acclaimed painter of Bangladesh Kalidas Karmakar passed away in Dhaka.
20/21-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. World Statistics Day was celebrated for the first time on 20 October 2010 worldwide. 2019
Theme: Better Data, Better Lives
2. India's defence exports have grown seven times in the last two years, reaching a value of two
billion dollars.
3. Baliyatra, one of the biggest trade fairs of Odisha, is scheduled to begin on November 12.
4. Senior IPS officer of Gujarat cadre Anup Kumar Singh has been appointed as
Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG).
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5. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sudhaker
Shukla as a Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India (IBBI).
6. Sri Lanka has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of countries
at risk for money laundering.
7. Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army started at
Jaisalmer field firing range in Rajasthan.
8. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), have infused a net sum of 5,072 crore rupees into the
Indian capital markets this month so far amid the government's efforts to revive domestic
demand.
9. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been sworn into office for his second and final
five-year term.
10. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to legal
luminary and former Attorney General K. Parasaran.
11. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the book “Bridgital Nation” and presented its
first copy to Shri Ratan Tata in New Delhi.
12. Indian junior hockey men's team lost a second consecutive final to Great Britain in the
Sultan of Johor Cup as it succumbed to a 1-2 loss at Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
13. Hockey India named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the
men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.
14. Indian boxers at the Asian Junior Championships, clinched a bumper tally of 21 medals,
including six golds and nine silvers, to end with the best medal haul among 26 competing
countries in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
15. In badminton, Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat put up a brilliant effort to win the mixed
doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in Cairo.
22-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is scheduled to take place at Baku, the capital of
Azerbaijan from 25-26 October 2019.
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2. The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu Dhabi
archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island.
3. Centre announced that the world's highest battlefield Siachen has been open to tourists.
4. Government of India has decided to open the entire area from Siachen base camp to Kumar
Post for tourism purposes. The step has been taken to boost tourism in Ladakh.
5. President Ram Nath Kovind attended the enthronement ceremony of Japan's Emperor
Naruhito.
6. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on inaugurated 'Col Chewang Rinchen Setu', a
strategically important bridge, over Shyok river in Ladakh region.
7. Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launched the E-Portal of Centre for Cultural
Resources and Training, CCRT ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti' and CCRT YouTube
Channel in New Delhi.
8. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired defence minister Rajnath Singh gave the
nod for procurement of indigenous defence equipment worth Rs 3300 crore to give a push to
the Make in India’ initiative.
9. IIT Kharagpur graduate Debayan Saha has invented a device called “PM 2.5” which he
claimed when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution.
10. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a cinema advertisement
campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and
malnutrition in India.
11. SBI Card announced the launch of ‘SBI Card Pay’, a feature which allows contactless
payment using mobile phones at PoS terminals.
12. National Crime Records Bureau has released the annual “Crime in India Report 2017”.
The report has been released after a delay of 2 years. According to the report, 3.59 lakh cases
of crime against women were reported in the country. Uttar Pradesh topped the list
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13. World fastest ant “Saharan silver ant” found in northern Sahara
14. In a major thrust for the digital and cashless payments ecosystem in India, the Central
government launched the BHIM 2.0 Universal Payments Interface (UPI).
15. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have appointed Australian coach
and cricketer Andrew Barry McDonald as new head coach for a tenure of three years.
16. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Banks’
Association.
17. Upender Singh Rawat elected as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of
Nicaragua.
18. Raunak Sadhwani has becomes India’s 65th Grandmaster. He defeated Russian GM
Alexander Motylev to become the Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 9 months and 28
days.
19. Canadian player Denis Shapovalov has won the Stockholm Open title.
20. Riya Bhati has won the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria.
21. Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma smashed the former Australia cricketer Don Bradman’s
record of highest average in Test cricket on home soil.
22. In Boxing, World Championships silver medallist Amit Panghal won his opening bout in the
men's flyweight (52kg) category as the boxers gave India a good start in the 7th CISM World
Military Games in Wuhan, China.
23. Former Co-Chief executive Officer(CEO) of Oracle Mark Hurd, passed away.
24. Dadu Chougule, wrestler and recipient of Major Dhyanchand award, passed away.
23-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. In Japan, Emperor Naruhito has formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne as the
126th emperor in an elaborate ceremony.
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2. Two BrahMos surface to surface missiles were fired by Indian Air Force at Trak Island in
the Andaman Nicobar group of islands.
3. Indian Railways has installed the most advanced Electronic Interlocking System on the
Grand Chord route.
4. The State Cabinet of Assam has decided to make government jobs out of bounds for people
with more than 2 children.
5. The AYUSH ministry has signed an MoU with the Defence Ministry to provide traditional
medicine services at the armed forces’ hospitals and dispensaries.
6. Grasim Industries Limited has signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture
company in India with Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR) of Germany.
7. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has imposed penalties of
Rs 1.01 crore on Cholamandalam MS GIC.
8. More than 40,000 troops will take part in the Indian Army's exercise codenamed 'Sindhu
Sudarshan' in the deserts of Rajasthan, from November 29 to December 4.
9. Union Minister for Human Resources Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank interacted
with children selected for ambitious DHRUV programme at his residence in New Delhi.
10. The two-day India-Bangladesh Stakeholders' Meet started in Guwahati with a focus on
trade and connectivity.
11. IIT-Bombay again tops this year’s QS India University Rankings 2020
12. Video creating and sharing app, TikTok, has surpassed top social networking apps including
Instagram, Snapchat, Helo, and Twitter, in terms of downloads on the Google Play Store.
13. The logo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled at a ceremony in the French capital.
14. Ashok Malik has been appointed as the Policy Advisor in the External Affairs Ministry in
the rank of Additional Secretary.
15. The Ministry of External Affairs notified that Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (IFS:1993),
presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal, has been concurrently accredited
as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cabo Verde.
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16. The Government of India appointed IAS officer Pankaj Kumar as the new CEO of the
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
17. Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has been elected an Honorary Life Member of
the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
18. DRDO starts work on ‘next-gen’ hypersonic weapon
19. One of India's most decorated captains Sourav Ganguly took over as the 39th president of the
BCCI in Mumbai at its Annual General Meeting, AGM.
20. Para-Athlete Anandan Gunasekaran bagged two gold medals for the Indian contingent in
the ongoing World Military Games in Wuhan, China.
21. Bengal Warriors wins 7th season of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League 2019
24-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. The United Nations observes World Development Information Day on 24 October every
year.
2. 24th October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. UN Day marks the
anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
3. Google has officially announced that it has achieved quantum supremacy with its advanced
processor that was able to surpass the world's most powerful supercomputer.
4. Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu will lead the Indian delegation at the 18th Summit of
Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held at Baku,
Azerbaijan on 25th to 26th of this month.
5. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the first national protocol
to enumerate the snow leopard population in the country on the occasion of International
Snow Leopard Day.
6. Chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria left for Oman on an
official visit to witness the ongoing Indo-Oman Joint Exercise ‘Eastern Bridge’
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7. The Union Cabinet has decided to hike Minimum Support Price, MSP, for Rabi crops for
marketing season 2020-21.
8. Vreedhi Financial Services (VFS) has secured a non-banking finance company licence
from the Reserve Bank of India.
9. The Mohun Bagan Athletic Club has conferred life membership to Nobel laureate Abhijit
Banerjee.
10. Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has announced his retirement from all forms
of cricket.
11. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Indian badminton player PV Sindhu were
named the ambassadors for Bharat Ki Laxmi. It is an initiative by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi.
12. The male white bellbird is the world’s loudest bird which hits 125.4 decibels.
13. The Vijaya Bank Heritage Museum has been inaugurated at the headquarters of the erstwhile
Vijaya Bank i.e. Bengaluru.
14. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for revival of BSNL and MTNL.
15. The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with the Federal Bank to offer a number of services.
16. Minister of Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar conferred the national Panchayat
Awards, 2019 at a function in New Delhi.
17. Aneesh Kumar Surendran Pillai bagged the third gold medal for India in the ongoing
World Military Games here at Wuhan, China.
18. Praveen Kumar became the first Indian man to win a Wushu World Championships gold,
beating Russel Diaz of Philippines in the 48kg category in Shanghai.
19. An Indian historian, educationist and Padma Shri recipient, Kashi Nath Pandit’s new book
entitled “Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics”, published by Academic
Foundation.
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20. Marieke Vervoort, Belgian Paralympic athlete has ended her life at the age of 40 through
euthanasia (the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering).
25-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy has released the Bureau of Police
Research and Development’s flagship publication “Data on Police Organizations” (DoPO
2018) in New Delhi.
2. The fourth Ayurveda Day is being organised on October 25 at National Institute of
Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
3. National Unity Day will be celebrated on 31st of this month to mark the birth anniversary of
Ironman Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
4. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana
Samskruti Project at Sai no Sato, Kakegawa, Japan.
5. India and Pakistan inked an agreement on Kartarpur corridor.
6. The Global Bio-India 2019, one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate
will be held for the first time in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November 2019.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting from
October 28.
8. India has marginally improved its ranking to 32nd position in terms of providing pension
and retirement benefits to citizens compared to last year.
9. The Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank signed a US$165
million loan agreement.
10. J&K’s Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, a 9 km-long tunnel that reduces the distance between
Jammu and Srinagar by 31 km has been renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel.
11. Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway
over Mumbai Suburban Network.
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12. World Bank has released Ease of Doing business Rankings which includes 190 countries.
As per the rankings, India has jumped 14 places and has been ranked at 63rd among 190
countries.
13. Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated its 58th Raising Day on 24th October 2019. Union
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy took the salute of the Raising Day Parade
ITBP’s Headquarters in Greater Noida.
26-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. ITBP to have two new commands. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of cadre review
of Group "A" General Duty (Executive) cadre and non-GD cadre of Indo- Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP).
2. Yogi Adityanath to launch Kanya Sumangala Yojana. Uttar Pradesh government launched
its flagship scheme Kanya Sumangla Yojna. The scheme will provide an amount of 15
thousand rupees in a phased manner to every family in which a girl child takes birth.
3. Govt Accords 'Maharatna' Status to Hindustan Petroleum, Power Grid Corp. The
government accorded 'Maharatna' status to state-owned Hindustan Petroleum and Power Grid
Corporation.
4. Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas accredited as India's High Commissioner to the Gambia.
5. Arvind Singh appointed the chairman of AAI.
6. Sukhbir Sandhu appointed as NHAI Chairman.
7. Bibek Debroy pens translations of mythological texts Markendya Purana and The
Bhagavad Gita. Economist and author Bibek Debroy have come out with English translations
of two Hindu mythological texts "Markendya Purana" and "The Bhagavad Gita", publishers
Penguin announced.
8. BJP wins Maharashtra with Shiv Sena, emerges single-largest party in Haryana.
9. World Polio Day: 24 October. World Polio Day is celebrated on 24 October annually to raise
awareness about the polio disease and efforts for eradication.
10. Disarmament Week: 24-30 October. Disarmament Week is an annual event that is observed
from 24 October to 30 October in various parts of the world. The observance revolves around
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raising public awareness of the dangers of the arms race and the need for international
disarmament.
27-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. Ladakh administration is organizing the first-ever Ladakh Literature festival. The three
day Literature Festival is being organized from 29 to 31 October 2019.
2. On the recommendation of Election Commission, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice
has amended Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, on October 22 that will now allow senior
citizens and person with disabilities (PwD) in absentee voter list
3. The 29th ministerial meet of BASIC countries was held at Beijing between October 25-26,
2019. The BASIC countries include Brazil, South Africa, India and China.
4. On October 25, 2019, Union Minister Amit Shah allocated 1000 LPG connections to women
in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat. This makes Gandhinagar first district in Gujarat to
become kerosene-free.
5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit India on November 1, 2019 for the fifth
biennial Inter Governmental Consultations. She will meet PM Modi during her visit.
6. In next 2 months, ISRO will launch 14 small foreign satellites in its next three PSLVs (Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicles). The projects are to be implemented by November and
December.The payloads are to be launched in three PSLV flights namely PSLV-C47,
PSLV-C48, PSLV-C49
7. The researchers from IIT Hyderabad and School of Architecture, Bhubaneswar have
developed bio-bricks from agricultural waste. The product serves dual purposes of
development of eco-friendly sustainable material and also waste management.
28-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will observe the Vigilance Awareness Week
from 28th October to 2nd November, 2019.
2. ‘Maharatna’ status has been granted by the Government to state-owned Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.
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3. The Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank have signed a USD
165 million loan agreement.
4. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in association with Universal Sompo General Insurance Co
Ltd. has launched upgraded health care plus insurance policy.
5. Senior BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar was sworn in as the chief minister of Haryana for
second straight time, with the support of Dushyant Chautala led Jannayak Janta Party.
6. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person.
7. The Global Bio-India 2019 will be held for the first time in India in New Delhi from 21st to
23rd November, 2019. It is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders integration
programme.
8. Indian Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and batswoman Smriti Mandhana won the Wisden
India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award.
9. Karnataka has won the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu by
9 wickets in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru.
10. Prithvi Sekhar wins gold in World Deaf Tennis Championship.
11. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is celebrated all over the world on 27th of October.
12. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Dilip Parikh passed away. He served as the 13th Chief
Minister of Gujarat between October 1997 and March 1998.
13. The Central Board of Secondary Education and National Council for Educational
Research and Training have launched an online aptitude test called ‘Tamanna’ for Class 9
& 10 students.
29/30-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. Bangladesh will hold the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of
Muslim community after Hajj, from January 10 to 12, 2020 in Dhaka.
2. The people over 80 years of age and Persons with Disability can now cast their votes
through postal ballot.
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3. Three Indian-origin CEOs have been featured in a list of world's top 10 best-performing
chief executives.On the 6th spot is Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, followed by
MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, ranked 7th and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella on the 9th
spot.
4. The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 35 lakh on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for
violating norms on frauds classification and notification.
5. India's own domestic payment interface Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has announced
that it has achieved the double milestone of one billion transactions as well as has crossed 100
million users in October.
6. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was appointed as the 47th Chief Justice of India.
7. President Kovind confers first National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards
8. In Golf, Tiger Woods equalled the PGA Tour record of 82 tournament wins with victory at
the Zozo Championship.
9. World Stroke Day is observed on October 29 to underscore the serious nature and high rates
of stroke, raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of the condition, and ensure better
care and support for survivors.
10. The ninth edition of Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue will be held at Cox Bazar in
Bangladesh from November 1.
11. PM Modi addressed the third session of Saudi Arabia's Future Investment Initiative Forum.
12. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released a special commemorative coin on
Paramahansa Yogananda to mark his 125th Birth Anniversary.
13. In a bid to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state, Odisha has
inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on "drink from tap mission" with the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
14. Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' programme has brought in the states of Nagaland and
Madhya Pradesh as one to celebrate the spirit of national integration through a deep and
structured engagement between the two states.
15. Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi was appointed to succeed late Yukiya Amano as the new
director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a United Nations'
nuclear watchdog.
16. Senior IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh has taken charge as the new Director General (DG)
of National Security Guard (NSG).
17. Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been bestowed with the Golden Dragon Award at this year's
Cardiff International Film Festival in the UK.
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18. Bangladesh Test and T20 Captain Shakib Al Hasan have been banned by the International
Cricket Council (ICC) from all cricket for two years.
19. The Centre’s first-ever common foundation course “Aarambh” (Beginning) for 2019 batch
probationer civil servants has begun at the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
20. Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched “Odisha Mo Parivar” (Odisha, My
Family) programme. It is a social service initiative aimed at encouraging environment
protection, blood donation and the welfare of Odias in distress.
21. Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic
of Iraq.
22. The Union Government has appointed former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers
Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur as the first Lieutenant (Lt)
Governors of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh respectively.
23. Padma Shri awardee & India’s oldest Yoga teacher Nanammal passes away
24. Facebook has unveiled a ‘Preventive Health’ tool that connects people to health resources
and sends check-up reminders. Facebook has launched the tool in the United States.
25. The mountaineer from Nepal, Nirmal Purja, created a new speed record by climbing the
world’s 14 highest peaks over 8,000 metres (26,250 feet) in just 189 days.
31-10-2019 Important Current Affairs
1. India celebrates “National Unity Day” on 31st October. India is celebrating the 144th birth
anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel as National Unity Day.
2. India now has 28 states and 9 UTs. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
Act, 2019, the appointed day for the two Union Territories J&K and Ladakh was October 31.
3. Singapore-based AirCarbon Pte launched the worlds’ first blockchain-based carbon
trading exchange.
4. The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st October as World Cities Day.
5. Now Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to enact a law on contract farming.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind has approved the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce
and Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2019.
6. India to adopt Brazil model of the human milk bank. The Centre has set a target of ensuring
at least 70 per cent infants to have access to breast milk by the year 2025.
7. In a unique gesture to mark 550th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, Air India
has depicted Sikh religious symbol 'Ek Onkar' on the tail of one of its aircraft.
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8. As many as 400 industry leaders and delegates from SAARC, GCC and African countries
have gathered in Kochi for the third edition of ‘Global Ayurveda Summit 2019’.
9. The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 was inaugurated by
Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,
UAE.
10. Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri has resigned from the portfolio amid
anti-government protests.
11. The 28th Vyas Samman for the year 2018 was conferred on well known Hindi writer
Leeladhar Jagoori.
12. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H),
Telangana have created the first-ever ‘Indian brain atlas’(IBA).
13. Former Mumbai Police Commissioner and Maharashtra DGP Datta Padsalgikar have been
appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA).
14. The government of Pakistan released a new coin to commemorate the 550th anniversary
of Baba Guru Nanak.
15. Indian boxer Shiva Thapa and Pooja Rani clinched gold medals in Olympic Test Event for
Boxing in Tokyo, Japan.
16. The bilateral ‘Exercise SHAKTI’ between the armies of India and France will be
conducted from 31st October to 13th November 2019 at Foreign Training Node in Mahajan
Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan.
17. The Indian cricket team will play its first-ever Day-Night Test match against Bangladesh.
18. First female UN refugee chief Sadako Ogata passes away
19. Former Karnataka Lokayukta N. Venkatachala passes away
20. Actor and comedian John Witherspoon passes away
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