October 2016

Current Affairs 1st October, 2016
 Which country announces postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad – Pakistan
 Tamil Nadu tops list of endemic flowering plants – BSI
 Who gets the Infrastructure Status - Sports Sector
 Which airport was awarded Best Tourist Friendly Airport by Andhra Pradesh Tourism - Tirupati Airport
 Bihar Prohibition of Liquor Act quashed by - Patna High Court


Current Affairs 2nd October, 2016
 Nation pays homage to whom on his 147th birth anniversary - Mahatma Gandhi
 International day of what observed across the world - Non-Violence


Current Affairs 3rd October, 2016
 India ratifies which agreement - Paris Climate Agreement
 On 3rd October which day has been observed across the world - World Habitat Day
 Indian-origin Kiara Nirghin wins - Google Science Fair prize 2016
 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to be Chief Guest on - 2017 Republic Day


Current Affairs 4th October, 2016
 Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2016 Nobel Prize in – Medicine
 Urban areas of which two states declared open defecation free - Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
 Name the wildlife film-maker, who conferred knighthood by France - Prajna Chowta
 Who has resigned as CEO of Prasar Bharati Corporation - Jawhar Sircar
 World Space Week observed with theme - Remote Sensing: Enabling our Future
 Which state becomes first state to implement DBT in Kerosene – Jharkhand


Current Affairs 5th October, 2016
 India, Singapore signed how many agreements – Three
 2016 John F Richards Prize won by - Nayanjot Lahiri
 Name the former ISRO chief who becomes first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame - U R Rao
 Indian Bridge Management System launched by - Union Government
 Which card will be must for LPG subsidy after November 2016 - Aadhaar Card


Current Affairs 6th October, 2016
 The book titled Modi’s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy has been launched by - Venkaiah Naidu
 Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa win 2016 Nobel Prize in – Chemistry
 Name the Indian mountaineer who scales world's sixth highest mountain Cho Oyu - Arjun Vajpai
 Name the former Portuguese PM who has been selected to be UN Secretary-General - Antonio Guterres
 India’s communication satellite GSAT-18 successfully launched from - French Guiana


Current Affairs 7th October, 2016
 Maharashtra Government allocates land to - LIGO India Project
 2016 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombian President - Juan Manuel Santos
 Name the first Platinum rated green airport terminal building in India - IGIA's T3
 India to host 2016 Asian Ministerial Conference for - Disaster Risk Reduction
 Who has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Germany in Hyderabad - BVR Mohan Reddy
 Pawan Chamling honoured with which award - Sustainable Development Leadership Award


Current Affairs 8th October, 2016
 India-Pakistan border to be sealed completely by – 2018
 What is the name of the new termite species which has been discovered – Chiraharitae
 On 8th October 2016 which day is observed across India - Air Force Day
 India to host Asian Ministerial Conference on - Disaster Risk Reduction
 SC stays commercial release of - GM mustard


Current Affairs 9th October, 2016
 India’s first international arbitration centre inaugurated in – Mumbai
 World Post Day 2016 observed with theme - Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
 Union Government set up which cell - Public Debt Management Cell
 Which company ranked 19th in Biopharmaceutical Competitiveness & Investment (BCI) Survey - Indian Pharma Company


Current Affairs 10th October, 2016
 Which player has been appointed as Brand Ambassador of Vizag Steel - PV Sindhu
 World Mental Health Day observed with what theme - Psychological First Aid
 24th Ekalabya Award is won by - Sprinter Srabani Nanda


Current Affairs 11th October, 2016
 On 11th October which day has been observed across the world - International Day of the Girl Child
 Who has been appointed as China's Ambassador to India - Luo Zhaohui
 Which two words have been added to Oxford English Dictionary - Aiyoh, Aiyah
 Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmstrom win 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in - Economic Sciences


Current Affairs 12th October, 2016
 NASA develops which bandage to speed up wound healing - Electroactive Bandage
 India-Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise commences at - Belawan, Indonesia
 Which state government creates 21 new districts – Telangana Government
 Which country raps US over Asia interventions - China
 Union Government to adopt three-pronged approach to spur - Internal Trade


Current Affairs 13th October, 2016
 National Seismic Programme in Mahanadi Basin is launched by - Dharmendra Pradhan
 Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature - Bob Dylan
 CCEA approves revision of ethanol price for supply to - Public Sector OMCs
 First World Tsunami Awareness Day to be celebrated at – AMCDRR
 Who has been appointed as Ambassador of India to Austria - Renu Pall
 International Day for Disaster Reduction observed with theme - Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality


Current Affairs 14th October, 2016
 Which two countries ink agreement to set up 25 Agro Irradiation Centres - India, Russia
 World Sight Day 2016 observed with theme - Stronger Together
 India to eliminate use of HFC-23 by – 2030
 Who has been appointed as UN Secretary-General - Portugal’s Antonio Guterres
 Who has been appointed as Director General of Foreign Trade - Ajay Kumar Bhalla
 Which country ranked 97th in 2016 Global Hunger Index – India


Current Affairs 15th October, 2016
 Self-powered UV photodetector for self-charging energy storage devices developed by - IISc researchers
 Which two countries agreed to elevate their ties to strategic partnership - Bangladesh, China
 Which day is celebrated on 15th October - International Day of Rural Women
 Who has been awarded with IAFP Young scientist scholarship award 2016 - Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad


Current Affairs 16th October, 2016
 According to K.S. Valdiya committee report Saraswati River so far considered – Mythical, Existed
 Rosneft-led consortium buys India’s Essar Oil for - $13 billion
 Russia, India ink defence deal on - S-400 Air Defence Systems


Current Affairs 17th October, 2016
 Longest ever manned mission to space is successfully launched by - China
 Which summit concluded with adoption of Goa Declaration – BRICS
 On 16th October 2016 which day is celebrated across the world - World Food Day
 Historic Global Greenhouse gas emission Agreement signed in – Kigali


Current Affairs 18th October, 2016
 Three mega hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh has been inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi
 Who will be be honoured with Chaplin Award by Film Society of Lincoln Center - Robert De Niro
 India completes nuclear triad by commissioning - INS Arihant
 Indian wrestlers win four medals at - 2016 TAFISA World Games
 Ashok Leyland rolls out first India-made - Electric Bus
 Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament - Amandeep Singh Gill


Current Affairs 19th October, 2016
 Who announced formation of political party named Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance - Human rights activist Irom Sharmila
 Which company was given licence to set up petrol pumps in India - BP Plc
 India inked 3 MoU's with which country - Myanmar
 Indian Navy commissions - INS Tihayu
 Which player is appointed as a member of IOC’s Athletes Commission - Saina Nehwal
 Who has been elected as a new President of North Zone of Urology Society of India - S P Yadav


Current Affairs 20th October, 2016
 IUNC to declare Kashmir’s Red Stag as - Critically Endangered
 International Prize in Statistics awarded to - Sir David Cox
 Who has been appointed as Odisha's CIC - Sunil Mishra
 India signs pact with which country to lease second nuclear submarine – Russia


Current Affairs 21st October, 2016
 Protein-enriched rice variety developed by - IGKV Chattisgarh
 Milan confers honorary citizenship on - Dalai Lama
 Who warns India against breaching Indus Water Treaty – Pakistan
 Who has been elected as a President of International Gymnastics Federation - Japan's Morinari Watanabe
 The Sleepwalker's Dream has been released, which is authored by - Dhrubajyoti Borah


Current Affairs 22nd October, 2016
 Union Government launches which scheme for Regional Air Connectivity - UDAN Scheme
 The Adivasi Will Not Dance authored by - Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar
 ICGS Aryaman and Atulya Commissioned into - Indian Coast Guard
 Smooth-coated otter sighted for first time in - Krishna Sanctuary


Current Affairs 23rd October, 2016
 $650 Million agreement was inked between India and World Bank for - Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
 Name of scheme launched by Union Government for Regional Air Connectivity – UDAN
 Rs 3050 crore penality was recommended by TRAI on - Airtel, Vodafone & Idea


Current Affairs 24th October, 2016
 Government to provide higher subsidy for airlines connecting - Two Regional Airports
 On 24th October 2016 which day is observed across the world - United Nations Day
 For which award doctors from AIIMS and SGRH have been chosen for - Dr BC Roy Award
 54 eminent personalities selected for UP's - Yash Bharti Awards 2016


Current Affairs 25th October 2016
 ECI amends election rules to allow e-transfer of - Postal Ballot
 CO2 level reaches record high in 2016 - WMO
 ISRO starts landing tests for - Chandrayaan-2 Mission
 Urja Ganga in Varanasi launched by - PM Narendra Modi


Current Affairs 26th October, 2016
 Which country ranks 130th in 2017 Ease of Doing Business index – India
 2016 Man Booker Prize won by - Paul Beatty
 2016 National Tribal Carnival has been inaugurated by – PM Modi
 Which legendary footballer died recently - Carlos Alberto Torres
 Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise begins – 2016 Mitra Shakti


Current Affairs 27th October, 2016
 Union Government launches what to empower farmers - Biotech-KISAN & Cattle Genomics
 On 27th October which day is observed globally - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
 Which two countries ink three agreements including avoidance of double taxation - India, New Zealand
 World Economic Forum released which report - Global Gender Gap Report 2016
 Union Government constitutes Munialappa Committee to monitor - Bird Flu Situation
 Who has been appointed as a Director of Enforcement Directorate - Karnal Singh
 Justice Reddy committee submits report on – OROP


Current Affairs 28th October, 2016
 Sakharov Prize 2016 won by - Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji
 Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit with Bhutan was approved by - Union Cabinet
 Daughters of Mother India documentary won first prize at - CAM International Film Festival
 Who has been appointed as Chairman of GSMA - Sunil Bharti Mittal


Current Affairs 29th October, 2016
 Which state become second open defecation free state after Sikkim - Himachal Pradesh
 Name of place which has been declared as World's largest Marine Protected Area - Ross Sea of Antartica
 India wins first ever in - International team roller skating medal


Current Affairs 30th & 31st October, 2016
 On 31st October which day is celebrated across India - Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
 World Cities Day observed with theme - Inclusive Cities, Shared Development
 Fishing cat sighted in - Andhra Pradesh