Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF 17 to 24 October

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 3rd week of October

2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk and LIC Assistant 2019 and

other competitive exams can make use of it.

Current Affairs: Important Days

Date Important days Theme

'Acting together to empower

International Day for the Eradication of
October 17 children, their families and
Poverty
communities to end poverty'

October 20 World Osteoporosis Day “THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS”.

October 20 World Statistics Day Better Data, Better Lives

October 22 International Stuttering Awareness Day “Growth Through Speaking”

October 23 International Snow Leopard Day -

October 24 United Nations Day -

October 24 World Polio Day -

Current Affairs: National

1. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped and streamlined

programme to strengthen Make in India

2. Textiles Secretary, Ravi Capoor, inaugurated the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts

Fair (IHGF) at Greater Noida

3. Railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal announced Indian Railways will become "net

zero" carbon emitter by 2030

4. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off nine 'Sewa Service' Trains that connecting small towns

to major cities
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Ministry of Railways & Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Union Minister Piyush Goyal

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Constituency Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra)

5. Livestock population in India increased by 4.6 per cent, from 512.06 million in 2012 to over 535

million in 2019

6. Central Pollution Control Board has developed a mobile application ‘E-Inspection App’ to inspect

industries for pollution

7. Union Health Ministry has launched "Mission Indradhanush 2.0" to carry out massive

immunisation program in 271 districts across the nation and 652 blocks located in Uttar Pradesh

and Bihar
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan

Constituency Chandni Chowk, Delhi

8. The next 'Hunar Haat', an initiative of the Minority Affairs Ministry, will be organised from

November 1-10 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

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Minority Affairs

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Constituency Jharkhand, Rajya Sabha

Current Affairs: International

1. Italy to introduce web tax on digital giants from 2020

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Italy Capital Rome

Italy Currency Euro

Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

2. UAE announced establishment of 1st graduate-level, research-based AI university in world

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UAE Capital Abu Dhabi

UAE Currency Dirham

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-

UAE PM Maktoum

3. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched 'Feed Our Future' cinema advertisement

campaign to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India
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World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP Executive Director David Beasley

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy

4. UNICEF become the first UN organization to hold and make transactions in crypto currency
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore

UNICEF Headquarters New York City, U.S.

5. Sri Lanka has been removed from the "Grey List" of the international terror financing watchdog

FATF
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Sri Lanka Capital Colombo, Jayawardenepura Kotte

Sri Lanka Currency Sri Lankan rupee

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena

Current Affairs: State

1. Union Tourism and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival,

2019 at Shirui Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur

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Manipur Capital Imphal

Manipur CM N Biren Singh

Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla

2. Odisha's first Robot Restaurant opened at the Infocity DLF tower in Bhubaneswar

3. Odisha's biggest trade fair ‘Baliyatra’ to begin on November 12

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Odisha Capital Bhubaneswar

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal

4. CM Kamal Nath inaugurated the "Magnificent Madhya Pradesh" with the aim to promote

investments in the state

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Madhya Pradesh Capital Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lal Ji Tandon

5. Assam Cabinet has decided that no government jobs will be given to persons having more than

two children after January 1, 2021

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Assam Capital Dishpur

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Current Affairs: Banking and Finance

1. International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed India's GDP growth to 6.1% from 7% for FY20
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

IMF Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States

IMF President David Malpass

2. State bank of India has launched contactless mobile payment facility for credit card holders
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State Bank of India Headquarters Mumbai

State Bank of India Tagline The Banker to every Indian
State Bank of India Chairperson Rajnish Kumar

3. PayPal Holdings Inc to launch Venmo credit card in partnership with Synchrony

4. IRDAI has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 crore on Cholamandalam MS GIC for violating health

insurance regulations related to payment of commission

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IRDAI- Regulatory and Development Authority of India

Chairperson Subhash Chandra Khuntia

IRDAI Headquarters Hyderabad

Current Affairs: Business

1. Reliance Industries became the first firm in India to cross the Rs 9-lakh crore market

capitalisation mark

2. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched video calling service ‘i-SERV’ to enhance customer

service experience

3. Government has approved Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam

(MTNL) merger and clears Rs. 70,000-crore revival package

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BSNL Chairman Pravin Kumar Purwar

BSNL Headquarters New Delhi

MTNL Chairman & MD Sunil Kumar

MTNL Headquarters New Delhi

Current Affairs: Appointments

Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry

J.P.S. Chawla
of Finance, Department of Expenditure

Director-General of the National Security Guard

Anup Kumar Singh
(NSG)

Whole-Time Member, Insolvency and

Sudhaker Shukla
Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)

Joko Widodo Indonesia's President

Chairman of Indian Banks Association for fiscal

Rajnish Kumar ( SBI's head)
2019-20

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Upender Singh Rawat Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua

CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India

Pankaj Kumar
(UIDAI)

Sanjeev Nandan Sahai New Power secretary

Chairman of the Staff Selection Commission

Braj Raj Sharma
(SSC)

Secretary of the department of border

Nagendra Nath Sinha
management

Pramod Kumar Das Minority affairs secretary

Secretary in the department of administrative

Alok Tandon
reforms and public grievances

Secretary of Department of investment and

Tuhin Kanta Pandey
public asset management (DIPAM)

Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of

Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas
Cabo Verde

Deepika Padukone and shuttler Ambassadors for 'Bharat Ki Laxmi', an initiative

PV Sindhu by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Current Affairs: Awards and Honours

K Parasaran ‘Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award’ by Vice President

( former Attorney General) presents

1. Wipro has been selected as a member of the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

(DJSI) - 2019 for the tenth year in succession.

Current Affairs: Summit and Conference

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1. First National Hindi Science writers conference inaugurated in Lucknow

2. India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 as part of celebrations of the 75th

anniversary of Indian Independence

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Interpol Headquarters Lyon, France

Interpol President Kim Jong Yang

3. Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 11th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi

4. First India-Bangladesh Stakeholders' meet was held in Guwahati, Assam

Current Affairs: Ranking

Index India’s Rank Top Least Other info

Conducted by the

World Giving Index 82 / 128 USA China Charities Aid Foundation

(CAF)

11 indicators

(Released by

Women Peace and Georgetown Institute for

Security Index 133rd / 167 Norway Yemen Women, Peace, and

Security in partnership

with National

Geographic)

Melbourne Mercer

Global Pension Index 32nd / 37 Netherlands Thailand -

2019 (MMGPI)

Performance of countries

across 10 different

World Bank's Ease of 63rd / 190 New Zealand Somalia dimensions in the 12-

Doing Business 2020 month period ending May

1, 2019.
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1. HCL founder and chairman Shiv Nadar has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List

2019 with the highest contribution of Rs. 826 crore

2. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has topped the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) India

University Rankings 2020 for the second consecutive year

3. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Uttar Pradesh has been listed as the most
unsafe for women
4. According to a new report by Ookla Chennai and Mumbai have the fastest mean fixed

broadband and mobile download speeds respectively

Current Affairs: MOU

1. Mastercard along with cricketer MS Dhoni launched a nationwide initiative 'Team Cashless India',

2. IIT Madras will collaborate with ExxonMobil on Research in Energy and Biofuels.

3. Home Credit India (HCIN) has tied up with Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) for a joint lending initiative
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KVB CEO P. R. Seshadri

KVB Headquarters Karur, Tamil Nadu

KVB Tagline Smart Way to Bank

4. AYUSH ministry has signed an MoU with the Defence ministry to provide traditional medicine

services at the armed forces' hospitals and dispensaries

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Minister of State (Independent Charge) of AYUSH

Union Minister Shri Shripad Yesso Naik

Constituency North Goa, Goa

5. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Federal

Bank to offer a number of services

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Federal Bank MD & CEO Shyam Srinivasan

Federal Bank Headquarters Aluva, Kerala

Federal Bank Tagline Your Perfect Banking Partner

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GeM CEO Talleen Kumar

Current Affairs: Books

Author Book

'Good Economics for Hard Times –

Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo Better Answers to our Biggest

Problems'

N Chandrasekaran and Roopa “Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s

Purushothaman People Problem” (unveiled by PM Modi)

Govind Narayan Singh (former Chief

Minister of Madhya Pradesh) “Srimad Bhagavad Gita Mein Bhudhiyog”

Current Affairs: Defence

1. India and Japan joint Air Force exercise 'Shinyuu Maitri' begins in West Bengal.

2. Indian Air Force and Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO) Begins Joint Training Exercise 'EX

EASTERN BRIDGE-V' at Air Force Base Masiraha

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Oman Capital Muscat

Oman Currency Omani rial

Oman Prime Minister Qaboos bin Said al Said

3. Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19)

4. Indian Army has launched a new software “Officers Automated Structured Information System”

(Oasis) to digitise records of the Army officers

5. The opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of 'India Myanmar Naval Exercise' IMNEX-2019 was

conducted onboard INS Ranvijay

6. 7th International Military Sports Council Military World Games begins in China's Wuhan

7. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 'Col Chewang Rinchen Setu', bridge over Shyok

river in Ladakh region.

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8. DAC approves procurement of indigenous equipment worth over Rs. 3,300 crore for armed forces
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Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh

Constituency Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

9. Indian Army to conduct “Sindhu Sudarshan” exercise 2019 in the

deserts of Rajasthan

Current Affairs: Sports

1. Zimbabwe and Nepal has been reinstated as a member of the ICC

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ICC Headquarters Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ICC Chairperson Shashank Manohar

ICC CEO Manu Sawhney

2. Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat claimed the men's singles title at the Bahrain

International Series Badminton

3. India beat Bangladesh 5-3 on penalty shoot-out to win the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship

title

4. Barcelona captain Lionel Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European

leagues

5. England all-rounder Jenny Gunn has announced her retirement from international cricket.

6. Bengal Warriors has won the Pro Kabaddi League title 2019 by defeating Dabang Delhi 39-34

7. Prithvi Sekhar beat Jaroslav Smedek of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s final of the

World Deaf tennis championship in Antalya, Turkey

8. Indian junior men’s hockey team lost to Great Britain 1-2 in the final of the 9th Sultan of Johor

Cup in Johor Bahru

9. Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat win the mixed doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in

Cairo.

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10. Indian Army personnel Hawaldar Bishworjit Singh Saikhom won India's first IRONMAN 70.3

triathlon in Panaji

11. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov wins first career ATP title at Stockholm Open

12. Paris has unveiled a gold-medal-shaped emblem for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games

that incorporates the Olympic flame and the lips of Marianne

13. Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and former Australian off-spinner Tim May have

been elected an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)

14. Praveen Kumar became the first Indian man to win a Wushu World Championships gold in

the 48kg category in Shanghai

15. Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has retired from all forms of cricket.

Current Affairs: Obituaries

Person Field

Kalidas Karmakar Renowned Bangladesh painter

Alicia Alonso Cuba's Legendary ballet dancer

KB Siddaiah Sociopolitical philosopher and writer

Mark Hurd Former Oracle co-CEO

Dadu Chougule Wrestler

Subha Dutta Editor of Bengali daily 'Bartamaan

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