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THE HINDU+ Current affairs October 2017

1.              3rd India International Science• The third India International Science Festival (IISF-2017) will be held in

Festival to be held in Chennai.Chennai, Tamil Nadu from October 13-16, 2017.

2.	30 September: International	• The International Translation Day was observed by United Nations for first
	Translation Day.	time on 30 September 2017.
3.	EESL to procure 10,000 electric	• State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has announced that it will
	vehicles from Tata Motors.	procure 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from Tata Motors.
4.	VNL, BSNL ink MoU to launch	• Domestic telecom equipment provider Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL)
	Relief 123 service for disaster	signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam
	management in India.	Limited (BSNL) to launch Relief 123 service to provide disaster management
		in India.
5.	ARPAN 3.0: Government rolls	• Defence Ministry has rolled out ARPAN 3.0 (Army Record Office Process
	out new automation software for	Automation 3.0), a new automation software for Defence Security Corps
	Defence Security Corps.	personnel to ease personal documentation and all issues related to their
		progression.
6.	NITI Aayog to host Global	• The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in
	Entrepreneurship Summit 2017	partnership with US Government is going to host 8th annual Global
	in Hyderabad.	Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2017) in Hyderabad (Telangana) from
		November 28 to 30, 2017.
7.	President appoints governors for	• President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governors in five states viz.
	5 states.	Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Meghalaya.
8.	Veteran Actor Tom Alter passes	• Veteran theatre, television and film actor Tom Alter passed away aged 67.
	away.	He was best known for his performances in “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, “Junoon”
		an.
9.	Three US-born scientists win	• The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C.
	2017 Nobel Medicine Prize	Hall (72), Michael Rosbash (73) and Michael W. Young (68).
10.	NHAI launches countrywide	• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched
	Free Eye Check-up Campaign	countrywide Free Eye Check-up Campaign and distribution of spectacles for
		truck drivers, cleaners and helpers.
11.	Odisha Government creating	• The Odisha Government is creating 1.2 lakh acre land bank across state for
	land bank for industrial	allocation to industrial sector in order to avoid repeat of Posco fiasco.
	allocation
12.	2 October: International Day of	• The International Day of Non-violence is celebrated every year on 2 October
	Non-violence	throughout world on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of
		Indian independence movement and also pioneer of philosophy of non-
		violence (ahimsa).
13.	1 October: International Day of	• The International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) is observed every year on
	Older Persons	October 1 to raise awareness about issues affecting elderly and to appreciate
		contributions that older people make to society.
14.	2017 Nobel Prize in physics goes	• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected three American
	to the discovery of Gravitational	scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne for the 2017 Nobel
	Waves.	Prize in Physics.
15.	Government launches SECURE	• The Union Government had launched SECURE Himalaya, a six-year project
	Himalaya Project.	to ensure conservation of locally and globally significant biodiversity, land
		and forest resources in high Himalayan ecosystem spread over four states viz.
16.	Scientist develop rapid test to	• Researchers including from India have developed low-cost, rapid
	diagnose Zika and dengue.	diagnostic test consisting of pan-dengue strip for diagnosing Zika and
		dengue viruses and differentiating four serotypes of dengue virus.
17.	Global Wildlife Programme	• The Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) Conference was recently held in
	Conference held in New Delhi.	New Delhi. It was jointly hosted by Ministry of Environment, Forests and

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		Climate Change (MoEFCC), World Bank and United Nations Development
		Programme.
18.	Government unveils third	• The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
	National Wildlife Action Plan	(MoEFCC) has unveiled third National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017-2031 to
	for 2017-2031.	chalk out future road map for wildlife conservation.
19.	President appoints Commission	• President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed five-member commission to
	to Examine OBC Sub-	examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
	categorisation.
20.	Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar	• The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) was
	Temple adjudged as cleanest	adjudged as the cleanest iconic place in country under Swachhta Hi Seva
	iconic place.	(cleanliness is service) programme.
21.	RBI keeps repo rate unchanged	• The six member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of
	at 6%.	India (RBI) has decided to maintain status quo in policy rates by keeping repo
		rate unchanged at 6.0% under liquidity adjustment facility.
22.	Satya Pal Malik sworn-in as	• Satya Pal Malik (71) was sworn-in as 35th Governor of Bihar. He was
	governor of Bihar.	administered oath to office by Chief Justice of Patna High Court Rajendra
		Menon.
23.	Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in	• The Union Ministry of Water Resources has approved project to set up
	Allahabad.	Turtle sanctuary in Allahabad along with River Biodiversity Park at Sangam
		in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh under Namami Gange programme.
24.	Foundation stone for national	• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone to develop
	waterway on Krishna River laid.	Muktyal to Vijayawada waterway stretch on River Krishna as part of
		National Waterway 4 at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh.
25.	Core sector growth rises to 4.9%	• According to Ministry of Commerce & Industry, eight core sectors grew by
	in August 2017.	4.9% in August 2017, the highest growth rate since April 2017. It was higher
		than 3.1% in August 2016 and 2.6% in July 2017.
26.	Soumya Swaminathan	• The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Dr. Soumya
	appointed as Deputy DG of	Swaminathan (58) as one of two deputy directors general.
	WHO.
27.	Sibir: World’s biggest and most	• Russia launched Sibir (Siberia), the world‟s largest nuclear-powered
	powerful nuclear icebreaker	icebreaker ship built under Project 22220 into the water at the Baltic Shipyard
	ship launched by Russia.	in St Petersburg.
28.	Karnataka Government launches	• The Karnataka Government has launched Mathru Poorna Scheme to meet
	Mathru Poorna scheme.	nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women in rural areas of state.
29.	Government launches Paryatan	• The Union Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Other Union
	Parv to boost tourism.	Ministries and State Governments has launched nationwide „Paryatan Parv‟
		to showcase cultural diversity of country and reinforce the principle of
		„Tourism for All‟.
30.	Ganga Prasad sworn in as	• Ganga Prasad was sworn in as the 17th Governor of Meghalaya. He was
	Governor of Meghalaya.	administered oath of office and secrecy by Chief Justice of Meghalaya High
		Court Justice Dinesh Maheshwari.
31.	India, Djibouti sign pact on	• India and Djibouti have signed an agreement to establish regular Foreign
	bilateral consultations.	Office-level bilateral consultations between both countries.
32.	Jacques Dubochet, Joachim	• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has selected Jacques Dubochet,
	Frank and Richard Henderson	Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
	selected for 2017 Nobel Prize in
	Chemistry.
33.	Government constitutes high-	• The Government has constituted a high-level committee for proper
	level committee for water	management of water resources in North Eastern Region (NER) under
	management in northeast.	Chairmanship of Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog.
34.	Rajnish Kumar appointed as	• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Rajnish
	new Chairman of SBI.	Kumar (59) as the new chairman of State Bank of India (SBI).
35.	Cabinet approves renaming of	• The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of Union Ministry of Shipping to
	Kandla Port as Deendayal Port.	rename of Kandla Port in Gujarat as Deendayal Port, Kandla.
36.	Cabinet approves MoU between	• The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
	India and Switzerland on	signed between Ministry of Railways, and Federal Department of

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	Technical Cooperation in Rail	Environment, Transport.
	Sector.
37.	PM inaugurates Golden Jubilee	• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Golden Jubilee Year
	Year Celebrations of ICSI.	Celebrations (50 years) of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
		in New Delhi.
38.	Snow leopard photographed for	• Scientists for first time have captured images of Snow Leopard using
	first time in Arunachal Pradesh.	camera trap at Thembang village‟s Community Conserved Area (CCA) in
		West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
39.	Nobel Peace Prize 2017 awarded	• Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected Geneva-based International
	to International Campaign to	Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
	Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
40.	Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as	• Banwarilal Purohit was sworn in as 25th Governor of Tamil Nadu. He was
	Governor of Tamil Nadu.	administered oath of office and secrecy by Madras High Court Chief Justice
		Indira Banerjee.
41.	Kazuo Ishiguro selected for 2017	• The Swedish Academy has selected Japanese-born English novelist Kazuo
	Nobel Prize in Literature.	Ishiguro (62) for the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature.
42.	India, Ethiopia sign agreements	• India and Ethiopia have signed agreements on trade, communication and
	on trade, communication.	media to boost bilateral ties. The agreements were signed after wide ranging
		talks.
43.	Fact Box: Embryo transfer	• Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in co-operation
	technology (ETT).	with 12 States had undertaken Mass Embryo Transfer programme in
		indigenous breeds under National Mission on Bovine Productivity Scheme.
44.	India signs €300 million	• Government has signed Finance Contract with European Investment Bank
	agreement with European	(EIB) for lending of €300 million for Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase II
	Investment Bank for Bangalore	Line.
	Metro Phase II.
45.	Home Ministry forms study	• The Union Home Ministry has formed study group to examine various
	group to examine problems	problems faced by people residing near International Border (IB) and Line of
	people residing in border areas.	Control.
46.	Bacteria can spread antibiotic	• Researchers including one of Indian origin from North Carolina State
	resistance through soil: study.	University in US have found that antibiotic resistance can be passed between
		bacteria found in the soil.
47.	Scientists develop smart	• Scientists from US have developed a smart bandage that can precisely
	bandage to promote better, faster	control dose and delivery schedule of medication tailored for a specific type
	healing.	of wound, leading to faster healing.
48.	US approves first test to screen	• United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved „Cbas
	Zika virus in donated blood.	Zika test‟ for detecting Zika virus in donated blood. It is first of kind test
		approved by FDA for detecting Zika virus in donated blood.
49.	First Meeting of India-Australia	• The First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee (JSC) was
	Joint Steering Committee held in	held in New Delhi.
	New Delhi.
50.	CBDT signs 2 more APAs with	• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed two more advance
	taxpayers.	pricing agreements (APAs) in September 2017 with Indian taxpayers in order
		to reduce litigation by providing certainty in transfer pricing.
51.	Gauri Lankesh becomes first	• Late Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh awarded a prestigious Reach All
	Indian to win Anna	Women in WAR (RAW in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award.
	Politkovskaya Award.
52.	Recommendations of Uday	• 21-member Committee on corporate governance headed by banker Uday
	Kotak Committee on Corporate	Kotak has submitted its report to the Securities and Exchange Board of India
	Governance.	(SEBI).
53.	Richard H. Thaler wins 2017	• American economist Richard H. Thaler has won 2017 Nobel Prize in
	Nobel Prize in Economic	Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioural economics. He will
	Sciences.	receive 9-million-kronor ($1.1-million) prize.
54.	Government launches	• The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched Intensified
	Intensified Mission	Mission Indradhanush (IMI) to accelerate full immunization coverage to more
	Indradhanush.	than 90% by December 2018.

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55.	NMCG approves Eight Projects	• The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
	under Namami Gange	has approved eight projects worth Rs. 700 crore under Namami Gange
	Programme.	Programme.
56.	VAJRA Scheme: Government	• The Union Ministry of Science and Technology‟s Visiting Advanced Joint
	receives 260 applicants for	Research (VAJRA) Faculty Scheme has received 260 applications from foreign
	visiting researcher programme.	of whom 70 will be shortlisted.
57.	MoRTH to promote new	• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to
	technologies in highway projects	implement “Value Engineering Program” to promote use of new
		technologies, materials and equipment in highways
58.	Government imposes anti-	• The Union Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of
	dumping duty on certain	certain steel wire rods from China for five years to guard interest of domestic
	Chinese steel products	players from cheap in-bound shipments.
59.	India hosts International	• The International conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” was
	Conference on Dialogue of	inaugurated by Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Culture
	Civilizations – IV	Dr. Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi.
60.	Rajasthan: First state to	• Rajasthan became first state in the country to incorporate skill development
	incorporate skill development	programme in higher education.
	programme in higher education
61.	India ranks 8th in 2017 Valuable	• According to Brand Finance‟s recently released Nation Brands 2017 report,
	Nation Brand List	India was ranked 8th out of 100 countries on a list of most valuable nation
		brands.
62.	First BIMSTEC Disaster	• The first BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2017 (DMEx-2017) was
	Management exercise held in	held in New Delhi, India from October 10,13, 2017.
	New Delhi
63.	Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as new	• Jagdish Mukhi was sworn in as new Governor of Assam. He was
	Governor of Assam	administered oath of office by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh.
64.	India Water Week inaugurated	• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated 5th edition of India Water Week
	by President	(IWW) with theme “Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth” in New Delhi.
65.	MoRTH to promote new	• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to
	technologies in highway projects	implement “Value Engineering Program” to promote use of new
		technologies, materials and equipment in highways projects
66.	Government imposes anti-	• The Union Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of
	dumping duty on certain	certain steel wire rods from China for five years to guard interest of domestic
	Chinese steel products	players from cheap in-bound shipments.
67.	Cabinet approves MoC between	• The Union Cabinet approved signing of Memorandum of Cooperation
	India and Japan to establish	(MoC) between India and Japan on establishing a liquid, flexible and global
	Liquid, Flexible and Global	Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Market.
	LNG Market
68.	Anupam Kher appointed as	• Veteran actor Anupam Kher (62) was appointed as new Chairman of the
	Chairman of FTII	Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune.
69.	SC criminalises sex with minor	• The Supreme Court has criminalised sex between man and his underage
	wife aged between 15 to 18 years	wife below 18 years provided the woman files a complaint within a year.
70.	Government to set up think tank	• The Union Government will soon get Cabinet approval for setting up of
	for oil sector	high-powered think tank under Ministry of Petroleum to look into key issues
		related to oil and gas sector.
71.	IMF lowers India’s growth	• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its October World Economic
	forecast to 6.7 %	Outlook (WEO) has lowered India‟s economic growth forecast at 6.7% in 2017
		and 7.4% in 2018.
72.	Japan launches fourth Michibiki	• The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched
	satellite for hi-tech GPS	Michibiki-4 satellite (QZSS-4) onboard of H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima
		Space Centre.
73.	Nisha Biswal appointed as	• Former US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha
	President of USIBC	Desai Biswal was appointed as President of US-India Business Council
		(USIBC).
74.	Global Hunger Index 2017: India	• India ranked 100th position among 119 countries on Global Hunger Index
	ranks 100th among 119 nations	(GHI) 2017 report released by Washington-based International Food Policy

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		Research Institute (IFPRI).
75.	First Meeting of EAC-PM held	• The first-ever meeting of newly-constituted Economic Advisory Council to
	in New Delhi	Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was held at NITI Aayog, in New Delhi. It was
		chaired by Dr. Bibey Debroy, Member NITI Aayog.
76.	CCEA approves SANKALP &	• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved two World
	STRIVE Schemes to boost Skill	Bank supported schemes Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for
	India Mission	Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP)
77.	India’s first STP under Hybrid	• India‟s first Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) under Hybrid Annuity Mode
	Annuity Mode to come up in	will come up in Haridwar (Uttarakhand) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).
	Haridwar and Varanasi
78.	44th Indian Handicrafts and	• The 44th edition of Indian Handicrafts and Gifts (IHGF)-Delhi Fair was held
	Gifts-Delhi Fair inaugurated in	at India Expo Centre and Mart on outskirts of Delhi in Greater Noida.
	New Delhi
79.	Cabinet approves MoC between	• The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Memorandum of Cooperation
	India and Japan on Technical	(MoC) between India and Japan on the Technical Intern Training Program
	Intern Training Program	(TITP).
80.	October 11: International Day of	• The International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11 every
	the Girl Child	year across world to recognize girls‟ rights and the unique challenges girls
		face around the world.
81.	Mitra Shakti 2017: India-Sri	• The 5th India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise “Mitra Shakti 2017” was held
	Lanka Joint Military Exercise	Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharshtra.
	held in Pune
82.	Government launches	• The Union Government has launched Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana
	Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana	and expanded coverage of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) in a bid to provide
		affordable life insurance services to people particularly those living in rural
		areas.
83.	IWAI raises Rs. 660 crore	• The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has raised Rs. 660 crore as
	through Bonds	Fully Serviced Bonds.
84.	Two Experimental Ebola	• The clinical trials of two experimental Ebola vaccines cAd3-EBOZ and
	vaccines found safe, effective in	rVSV-ZEBOV were found to be safe and capable of eliciting immune response
	human trial	against Ebola virus that lasts for at least one year.
85.	IIP rises to 9-month high of 4.3%	• According to data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), factory output
	in August 2017	measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has grown nine-
		month high to 4.3% in August 2017.
86.	October 13: International Day	• The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed every year
	for Disaster Reduction	on October 13 to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster
		reduction.
87.	INS Satpura, Kadmatt	• Indian Naval Ships Satpura and Kadmatt participated in Passage Exercise
	participates in Passage Exercise	(PASSEX) with Japanese Marine Self Defence Force (JMSDF) held at Sasebo,
	in Japan	Japan.
88.	World’s largest combustion	• National Centre for Combustion Research and Development (NCCRD) was
	research centre inaugurated at	inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in Tamil Nadu.
	IIT Madras
89.	Audrey Azoulay elected as	• Former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay (45) was elected as new
	Director General of UNESCO	Director General of UNESCO – the UN‟s education, science and culture
		agency.
90.	Bureau of Indian Standards Act	• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has brought
	2016 comes into effect	into effect new Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 which was notified
		in March 2016.
91.	October 14: World Standards	• The World Standards Day is observed every year on 14 October across the
	Day	globe to mark the development of voluntary engineering and scientific
		standards.
92.	First Investment Agreement	• India‟s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India on has
	signed between NIIF and Abu	signed an investment agreement worth $1 billion with Abu Dhabi Investment
	Dhabi Investment Authority	Authority (ADIA).
93.	INS Kiltan commissioned into	• Indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan was

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	Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam	commissioned an into the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command
		(Naval Dockyard) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
94.	16 October: World Food Day	• The World Food Day is observed globally on 16 October to mark
		foundation of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United
		Nations in 1945. The theme for the year 2017 is “Change the future of
		migration.
95.	October 15: International Day of	• The International Day of Rural Women is observed every year on October
	Rural Women	15 to recognize the crucial role and contribution of rural women. The 2017
		theme of the day is “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient
		agriculture for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and
		girls”. TM
96.	Krishna wins 2015-16 Indira	• Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna won 30th Indira Gandhi Award for National
	Gandhi Award for National	Integration for 2015 -16 for his services in promoting and preserving national
	Integration	integration in the country.
97.	Need to balance national	• The Supreme Court has asked Union Government to strike a balance
	interest, human rights on	between humanitarian concern for Rohingya community staying in India and
	Rohingya refugees: SC	country‟s economic and national security interests.
98.	India inks MoC to send interns	• India and Japan have signed memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on
	to Japan for training	Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) to significantly expand the
		bilateral cooperation s in the field of skill development.
99.	#IamThatWoman: WCD	• The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has
	Ministry launches campaign on	launched online campaign #IamThatWoman in an attempt to end Gender
	women for women	bias in women against women. It was launched by WCD Minister Meneka
		Gandhi.
100.	October 17: The International	• The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is observed
	Day for the Eradication of	every year on October 17 to raise people‟s awareness of the need to eradicate
	Poverty	poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries.
101.	First Investment Agreement	• India‟s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India on has
	signed between NIIF and Abu	signed an investment agreement worth $1 billion with Abu Dhabi Investment
	Dhabi Investment Authority	Authority (ADIA).
102.	US author George Saunders	• American author George Saunders won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, a high-
	wins 2017 Man Booker Prize	profile literary award for his first full-length novel “Lincoln in the Bardo”.
103.	Times Higher Education	• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore and Indian Instituted of
	Rankings: IISC & IIT Bombay	Technology (IIT) Bombay were ranked among world‟s top 200 institutions for
	among world’s top 200 for	engineering and computer science in Times Higher Education subject-wise
	engineering	rankings.
104.	Sawfish more threatened than	• Scientists on World Sawfish Day (observed on October 17th) announced
	tigers: Scientists	that sawfish, sighted off Indian coast less than 10 times in over a decade
		appears to be more threatened than tigers and elephants
105.	MCX launches India’s first	• Largest commodity bourse Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)
	commodity options in Gold	launched India‟s first commodity options in gold.
106.	Government sets up expert	• The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) has
	group for suggestions on	set up an internal expert committee to advise the government on a policy on
	artificial intelligence policy	artificial intelligence (AI).
107.	India tops list of pollution-	• According to new study published in medical journal The Lancet, India has
	linked deaths: Study	topped list of countries with pollution-related deaths in 2015. In India, 2.51
		million people died prematurely in 2015 due to diseases linked to air, water
		and other forms of pollution.
108.	India, Brazil, South Africa sign	• India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) have signed the IBSA Trust Fund
	IBSA Trust Fund agreement	Agreement that seeks to fight poverty in developing countries.
109.	INDRA 2017: First tri-services	• The first tri-service armed Forces (Army, Navy, & Air Force) exercise
	military exercise between India-	INDRA 2017 between India and Russia began at the 249th Combined Army
	Russia begins	Range Sergeevisky and in Sea of Japan near Vladivostok.
110.	Hemidactylus kangerensis: New	• Researchers have discovered new species of gecko at Chhattisgarh‟s Kanger
	species of large gecko discovered	Ghati National Park in Eastern Ghats. J
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111.	Jaipur and Srinagar Airport	• The Jaipur and Srinagar Airport were ranked first and second respectively
	ranked first and second in ACI-	in ACI (Airports Council International)-ASQ (Airport Service Quality) Survey
	ASQ Survey	in the category of 2-5 million passengers .
112.	NHAI to get power to speed up	• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon get powers to
	Bharatmala programme	approve highway projects with construction cost of more than Rs 1,000 crore
		to ensure faster implementation of Bharatmala programme.
113.	PM launches South Asia’s first	• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated first phase of Ro-Ro (roll-on,
	Ro-Ro ferry service in Gujarat	roll-off) ferry service between Ghogha in Bhavnagar district and Dahej in
		Bharuch district in the Gulf of Cambay, Gujarat.
114.	Sri Lankan Coast Guard	• Sri Lankan Coast Guard has commissioned Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
	commissions OPV SURAKSHA	SURAKSHA gifted by India at Colombo port. It is first OPV of Sri Lankan
	gifted by India	Coast Guard.
115.	Denmark Open: Kidambi	• India‟s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth (World No. 8) won US $750,000
	Srikanth wins third Super Series	Denmark Open title of badminton in the men‟s single category.
	title
116.	HRD Ministry pushes for cash-	• The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is aiming to
	free campuses	make financial transactions completely digital in all higher education
		institutions. Under this initiative, all public and private institutions including
		Central and State universities will be fully digitised.
117.	India wins 2017 Asia Cup	• India won 2017 Asia Cup hockey title by defeating Malaysia in the final
	hockey title	match held in Dhaka, Bangladesh by 2-1 score. It was India‟s overall third
		Asia Cup title and earlier it had won it in 2003 and 2007.
118.	NASA extends Dawn Mission at	• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved
	dwarf planet Ceres	second extension of Dawn mission at Ceres dwarf planet which is the largest
		object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
119.	Peru approves medicinal use of	• The Peruvian Congress has approved a bill to authorises the medicinal and
	marijuana	therapeutic use of cannabis (marijuana) in the country.
120.	GSTN launches excel-based	• The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has launched excel-based
	offline tool to file initial GSTR-	offline facility to allow taxpayers to finalise their GSTR-3B forms on their own
	3B returns	computers before uploading it onto the portal in order to minimise chances of
		errors before uploading on portal.
121.	India’s first Pradhan Mantri	• India‟s first Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for Skilling in Smart
	Kaushal Kendra for Skilling in	Cities was inaugurated at Mandir Marg, New Delhi. It has been set up
	Smart Cities inaugurated in New	Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana by National Skill Development
	Delhi	Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with New Delhi Municipal Council
		(NDMC).
122.	4th ASEAN Defence Ministers’	• The fourth edition of ASEAN Defence Ministers‟ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus
	Meeting-Plus to be held in	will be held in Philippines. India will be represented by Union Defence
	Philippines	Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
123.	Government makes mandatory	• The Department of Revenue (DoR), Finance Ministry has made it
	for Banks to match original IDs	mandatory for banks and financial institutions to check original identification
	with photocopies	documents of individuals dealing in cash above prescribed threshold to weed
		out use of forged or fake copies.
124.	India’s new chancery complex	• India‟s new chancery complex opened at Baridhara diplomatic enclave in
	opened in Dhaka	Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It was inaugurated by External Affairs
		Minister Sushma Swaraj on the last day of her Bangladesh visit.
125.	ONGC plans to raise oil output	• State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has drawn a blueprint
	by 4 MT by 2020	to raise crude oil production by 4 metric tonne (MT) and almost double
		natural gas output by 2020.
126.	Government de-affiliates 400	• The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has de-
	ITIs for failing quality norms	affiliated close to 400 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) after inspections
		found that the institutes lacked requisite infrastructure and trainers for
		imparting vocational training to students.
127.	Maruti becomes top exporter of	• According to latest data by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
	passenger cars from India	(SIAM), Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has become largest passenger cars
		exporter from India in first half (April-September) of ongoing fiscal.

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128.	CISF to analyse social media	• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will analyse Social media trends
	trends & data in monitoring	and data for first time in monitoring security. This project is being done on
	security	experimental basis and based on the experiences this smart centre will be
		further strengthened.
129.	Government appoints ex-IB	• The Union Home Ministry has appointed former director of Intelligence
	Chief as its representative on	Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma as central government‟s representative to
	Kashmir dialogue	initiate dialogue with all stakeholders in insurgency-hit Jammu and Kashmir.
130.	All-women crew of Navika	• INSV Tarini carrying all-women crew members of Navika Sagar Parikrama,
	Sagar Parikrama expedition	India‟s first ever circumnavigation expedition of globe by all-women crew
	reaches Fremantle	entered west Australian port of Fremantle.
131.	RBI sets up task force for India	• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted high-level task force on
	Public Credit Registry	public credit registry (PCR) for India. It will be chaired by Y M Deosthalee,
		former CMD of L&T Finance Holdings Ltd and will have nine other
		members.
132.	Government appoints	• The Union Government has appointed former Intelligence Bureau (IB)
	Dineshwar Sharma as its	Chief Dineshwar Sharma as its Representative (or special interlocutor) to
	representative in J&K	initiate and carry forward sustained dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
133.	TRAI recommends 40%	• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended 40%
	reduction in carbon emission by	reduction in carbon emissions in telecom networks by 2022-23 considering
	2022-23 for sustainable	2011-12 as the base year in order to make telecom sector greener.
	telecommunications
134.	24 October: United Nations Day	• The United Nations Day is observed every year on 24th October to mark
		anniversary of entry into force of UN Charter in 1945. ‎
135.	Paika rebellion to be named as	• The Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has
	1st War of Independence:	announced that Paika rebellion (Paika Bidroha) of 1817 will be named as First
	Government	War of Independence against British Rule in history books from next
		academic session.
136.	56th Raising Day of ITBP	• The 56th raising day of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was
	observed	celebrated 24 October. It was raised on 24th October in 1962.
137.	October 24: World Development	• The World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed every year
	Information Day	on October 24 to draw attention of world to development problems and
		necessity of strengthening international cooperation to solve them.
138.	CVC to develop Integrity Index	• The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has decided to develop Integrity
	of 25 Government Organizations	Index of 25 Government Organizations in line with its broader strategy and
		emphasis on preventive vigilance.
139.	Government announces Bank	• The Union Government has announced Bank Recapitalisation Plan to infuse
	Recapitalization Plan to infuse	Rs. 2.11 lakh crore ( $32.4 billion) capital over next two years into public
	Rs. 2.11 lakh crore capital in	sector banks (PSBs) and prioritised financing support for MSMEs in 50
	PSBs	clusters.
140.	Bharat Mala Pariyojana :	• The Union Government has announced to build 83,677km of roads,
	Government to build 83,677 km	highways, greenfield expressways and bridges with investment of Rs.6.92
	of infrastructure projects	lakh core in next five years i.e. by 2022 to further optimise efficiency of
		movement of goods and people across the country.
141.	SC bans dirty pet-coke, furnace	• The Supreme Court banned use of pet-coke and dirty furnace oil in
	oil in Haryana, Rajasthan, UP	Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh from November 1, 2017 in a bid to
		reduce air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).
142.	Girija Devi: Queen of Thumri	• Eminent classical singer Girija Devi passed away following a cardiac arrest
	passes away	at age of 88. She was considered as queen of thumri, a common genre of semi-
		classical Indian music. Girija Devi She was born in zamindar family at village
		near Banaras on May 8, 1929.
143.	CSIR-NIIST scientists develop	• Scientists from Thiruvananthapuram based CSIR-National Institute for
	organic near-infrared filter	Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) have developed
		organic filter that allows only near-infrared (NIR) light to pass through it.
144.	Ministries of Power & Textiles	• Ministries of Power and Textiles have joined hands under SAATHI
	join hands for SAATHI	(Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to
	initiative	Help small Industries) initiative.

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145.        Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for   • Geologists for the first time have discovered 152 million-year-old fossil of

	first time in India	Ichthyosaur, an extinct marine reptile in in Kutch desert region of Gujarat.
146.	Start-up Sangam Initiative: Oil	• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched Start-up Sangam initiative
	companies to back 30 start-ups	to develop new business models, marketing plans, technology and
	with Rs 320-crore fund	innovations in heavy oil and gas industry sector by supporting 30 start-ups.
147.	Global Passport Power Rank	• India‟s passport was ranked 75th among 94 countries in recently released
	2017: India ranks 75	Global Passport Power Rank 2017. India was ranked three notches better than
		its previous ranking.
148.	Scientists develop new tool to	• Scientists from Florida State University in the US have developed new tool
	improve monsoon forecast	for objectively defining onset and demise of Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) .
149.	Muddle over GEAC’s approval	• It was reported earlier in May 2017 that Genetic Engineering Appraisal
	for GM mustard DMH-11	Committee (GEAC) had cleared transgenic mustard, DMH-11 for commercial
		cultivation.
150.	Indian Navy approves new	• Indian Navy has approved new mission-based deployment plan for
	mission-based deployment plan	deploying mission-ready ships and aircraft along critical sea lanes of
		communications and choke points in Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
151.	First BIMSTEC Task Force on	• The first-ever meeting of BIMSTEC Task Force on Traditional Medicine
	Traditional Medicine meeting	(BITFM) was held at Parvasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi.
	held in New Delhi
152.	Indian Railway’s first set of	• Indian Railway‟s first set of solar plants with total capacity of 5 megawatt
	solar plant of 5 MW capacity	peak (MWp) was launched on roof tops of Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi,
	launched	Anand Vihar and Delhi railway stations by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
153.	REPAIR: Scientists develop	• Scientists from The Broad Institute and Massachusetts Institute of
	RNA editing tool to combat	Technology in US have developed RNA Editing for Programmable A to I
	genetic disease	Replacement (REPAIR), a new gene editing tool therapies that can reverse
		disease-causing mutations in humans.
154.	Government gives LoI to 7	• The Union Ministry of Tourism gave Letters of Intent (LoI) to seven
	companies for 14 monuments	shortlisted companies for adopting 14 monuments under Adopt a Heritage
	under Adopt a Heritage Scheme	Scheme at the closing ceremony of „Paryatan Parv‟ held in New Delhi.
155.	Kilogram will get new measure	• The International Conference of heads of Metrology Institutes held in
	set by value of Planck constant	Sevres, France has decided that the measure of kilogram will no longer be
	from 2019	pegged to cylinder.
156.	27 October: Infantry Day	• The Infantry Day in observed every year in India on 27 October to
		commemorate supreme sacrifices made by Indian Army‟s infantry against
		Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 1947.
157.	Scientists link new virus to kala-	• Scientists have found that parasite called Leptomonas seymouri hosting
	azar	virus called Lepsey NLV1 may be also responsible for spread of kala-azar
		(visceral leishmaniasis).
158.	OPV Vikram: L&T hand overs	• Larsen and Toubro (L&T) handed over offshore patrol vessel (OPV) named
	first defence vessel built in	“Vikram” to the Indian Coast Guard.
	private shipyard to Coast Guard
159.	Government makes use of	• The Union Government has made use of Public Finance Management
	Public Finance Management	System (PFMS) mandatory for all central schemes to ensure that benefits of
	System mandatory for central	government schemes reach the last mile.
	schemes
160.	Government inks $65.5 Million	• The Union Government has inked $65.5 million loan agreement with Asian
	Loan agreement with ADB to	Development Bank (ADB) to continue interventions to check coastal erosion
	support Coastal Protection in	on the Western Coast in Karnataka.
	Karnataka
161.	14th SAARCLAW Conference	• The 14th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law
	held in Colombo, Sri Lanka	(SAARCLAW) Conference was held in Colombo, capital city of Sri Lanka
		along with 11th SAARC Chief Justices Conference.
162.	Phase 1 of Bharat Net project to	• The first phase of national optic fibre network christened as Bharat Net
	be completed by December 2017	project will be completed by December 2017, thus providing internet access to
		100,000 gram panchayats.
163.	Javed Akhtar awarded 2017	• Veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar (72) was honoured with the 2017

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	Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award	Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award at event in Mumbai which marked 80th
		birthday of veteran music composer Hridaynath Mangeshkar and 28th
		anniversary of Hridayesh Arts.
164.	Indian Railways to revise flexi-	• The Indian Railways is planning to revise its flexi-fare system on premium
	fares system on premium trains	trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto in such a way that it does not
		hurt people‟s pockets and also meets Railways‟ revenue target.
165.	World’s fastest, shortest laser	• Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have successfully created the
	pulse created	world‟s shortest X-ray laser pulse with duration of just 43 attoseconds
		(1×10−18 of a second).
166.	India to host UN Summit on	• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that
	Conservation of Migratory	India will host next Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of
	Species in 2020	Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of Parties 13 (CMS COP13) in year 2020.
167.	India sends first wheat shipment	• India has flagged off shipment of wheat for Afghanistan through Iran‟s
	to Afghanistan via Chabahar por	Chabahar port. It was flagged off from Kandla port in Gujarat by External
		Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart Salahuddin
		Rabbani through video conferencing.
168.	Home Ministry set to take over	• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is set to move a proposal
	Bureau of Civil Aviation	before Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for taking over Bureau of Civil
	Security	Aviation Security (BCAS).
169.	2017 French Open badminton:	• India‟s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth (World no. 8) won French Open
	Kidambi Srikanth wins men’s	Superseries badminton title in men‟s single category. In the final match, he
	singles title	defeated Japan‟s Kenta Nishimoto by 21-14, 21-13 score.
170.	Four Asian vulture species from	• Several species of vultures including four from India on their migratory
	India gets highest protection	routes were awarded highest protection by the Convention on Conservation
	under CMS	of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).