Current Affairs Today SSC, Banking, Railways & All Govt Exams - PDF

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1 Current Affairs Tday SSC, Banking, Railways & All Gvt Exams - PDF If yu are appearing fr any Gvernment Recruitment Exam, it is imprtant that yu are familiar with the happenings arund the wrld. Current Affairs is an imprtant part f yur syllabus apart frm English, Quantitative Aptitude r Lgical Reasning! Thus, we bring yu the Imprtant General Awareness in PDF. Nw, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update cntaining all the Imprtant Current Affairs 15th Octber Yu can als attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz: Current Affairs Quiz - 14th Octber 2018 Imprtant Current Affairs 15th Octber 2018 EC launched 'C-vigil' app The Electin Cmmissin f India is intrducing the unique internet based mbile app C-vigil in the upcming assembly plls. The C-vigil stands fr citizens vigil and will be peratinalized fr the first time as a pilt prject. The C-Vigil mbile applicatin gives the cmmn man the pprtunity t click pictures and take vides f vilatins and send it t cncerned electin fficers. Air Quality Warning System launched in Delhi Earth Sciences Minister Dr Harshvardhan unveiled an Air Quality early warning system fr Delhi regin, in New Delhi. The system will help cmbat air pllutin in Delhi by getting infrmatin 2-5 days in advance. The system has been develped by the Indian Institute f Trpical Meterlgy, Natinal Centre fr Medium Range Weather Frecasting and India Meterlgical Department. India men, wmen hckey teams wn silver medal India men s and wmen s team wn silver medals each in the Hckey cmpetitin at the Yuth Olympic Games in Buens Aires, Argentina. 1 P a g e

2 2 P a g e Men's hckey team was defeated by Malaysia and Wmen's hckey team was defeated by Argentina. India are 10th in the medals tally with Russia leading the way (43) ahead f Hungary (21) and China (25). WPI inflatin rises t 5.13% in September Whlesale inflatin based n the whlesale price index (WPI) std at 5.13% in September 2018 as cmpared t 4.53% in August WPI increased mainly due t the rise in the cst f petrl and diesel. Fd articles witnessed hardening f prices with deflatin at 0.21% in September as against 4.04% in August. The WPI is published by the Ecnmic Adviser, Ministry f Cmmerce and Industry. Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas: 15 Oct Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas is bserved n 15 Octber in India. The day is being celebrated t increase the active participatin f wmen in agriculture. In 2016, the Ministry f Agriculture had decided t bserve 15th Octber as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas. The Ministry will discuss the challenges that wmen farmers face in crp cultivatin, animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries. Internatinal Day f Rural Wmen n 15 Oct Internatinal Day f Rural Wmen is bserved n 15 Octber every year. The day recgnizes rural wmen s imprtance in enhancing agricultural and rural develpment wrldwide. The theme fr the year 2018 is Sustainable infrastructure, services and scial prtectin fr gender equality and the empwerment f rural wmen and girls. Imprtant Current Affairs - By Testbk.cm Watch MCQ Quiz with Detailed Slutins based n Tday's Current Affairs. If yu are preparing fr Gvernment Exams like Banking, SSC, Railways, then yu shuld have a gd hld n the Daily Current Affairs. Dn't frget t Subscribe Testbk.cm's YuTube channel fr regular Current Affairs Updates Great Britain wn Sultan Jhar Cup In Hckey, Great Britain wn the 2018 Sultan f Jhr Cup in Jhar Bahru, Malaysia. Great Britain defeated India in the final. India settled fr the silver medal at the eighth Sultan f Jhr Cup U-18 hckey turnament. The ther teams in the turnament were Japan, Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand. Nvak Djkvic wn Shanghai Masters title

3 Tennis player Nvak Djkvic wn the Shanghai Masters title n 14 Octber Nvak Djkvic defeated Cratia's Brna Cric in the final match. Djkvic has wn all fur Shanghai finals he has s cntested in his career (2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018). He previusly shared the recrd f winning three Shanghai titles with Andy Murray. IRCTC launched AI chatbt 'Ask Disha' The Indian Railway Catering and Turism Crpratin (IRCTC) launched a chatbt, Ask Disha. It is aimed at facilitating accessibility by answering users' queries pertaining t varius services ffered by IRCTC. Ask Disha- is pwered by artificial intelligence (AI). The Ask Disha chatbt has been develped by IRCTC and CRver Private Limited. Cnde wn alternative Nbel Maryse Cnde wn an alternative award frmed in prtest t the Nbel Literature Prize which gt cancelled in Maryse Cndé wn the New Academy prize in literature. The New Academy was funded by mre than 100 Swedish writers, artists and jurnalists. Cndé is the authr f sme 20 nvels, including Desirada, Segu and Crssing the Mangrve Indian Navy acquired DSRVs Indian Navy has inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRVs) It is deplyed t rescue the drwned r disaster-struck submarines at high sea. At present, the US, China, Russia and a few ther cuntries have the capabilities t deply DSRVs. The secnd DSRV is expected t be inducted at Visakhapatnam in Internatinal Silk Fair t begin n 16 Oct 6th editin f India Internatinal Silk Fair (IISF) will be inaugurated in New Delhi n Octber 16, At the event, 108 exhibitrs f silk and blended silk will display their prducts. The fair is rganised by the Indian Silk Exprt Prmtin Cuncil. India is the secnd largest prducer f silk in the wrld. 6th RCEP Ministerial Meeting in Singapre The 6th RCEP Inter-sessinal Ministerial Meeting (IMM) was held in Singapre n Octber, P a g e

4 4 P a g e The Ministers frm 16 RCEP cuntries discussed a mdern, cmprehensive and mutually beneficial ecnmic partnership agreement amng ASEAN and ASEAN's FTA partners. Reginal Cmprehensive Ecnmic Partnership (RCEP) is a prpsed free trade agreement (FTA) between ASEAN cuntries. Emergency actin plan t be implemented An emergency actin plan called the Graded Respnse Actin Plan (GRAP) will be implemented frm 15 Octber 2018 t cmbat air pllutin in Delhi. Stringent actins will be implemented based n air quality. If the air quality lies in mderate t pr categry measures like stpping garbage burning in landfills and ther places wuld be implemented. Leander Paes wn Sant Dming Open trphy Tennis player Leander Paes wn the Sant Dming Open trphy with partner Miguel Angel Reyyes-Varela n 14 Octber Paes, wh is ranked 69, added 110 ranking pints t his tally and shared a prize purse f $7750 with his partner. Paes als ended runner-up at Chicag, Dallas n the ATP Challenger circuit. India and China t train Afghan diplmats India and China have launched their first jint prgramme fr Afghanistan t train its diplmats. An understanding t launch a jint prgramme in Afghanistan was reached during an infrmal summit between India and China in April Afghan Diplmats will be travelling t India fr the 1st India-China jint training prgramme fr Afghan diplmats. Sikkim wn '100% Organic State' UN Award Sikkim has wn 2018 UN Fd and Agriculture Organisatin's Future Plicy fr Gld Award. The award was given fr its achievement in becming the wrld's first ttally rganic agriculture state. Sikkim was declared fully rganic state in 2016 after phasing ut chemical fertilisers and pesticides 46th editin f IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn-2018 Minister f State fr Textiles Ajay Tamta inaugurated the 46th editin f wrld s largest IHGF-Delhi Fair at India Exp Centre and Mart at Greater Nida n 14 Octber The fair, IHGF is held biannually and is rganised by Exprt Prmtin Cuncil fr Handicrafts. The fair will remain pen till 18th Octber, India and Sri Lanka sign tw MU

5 India and Sri Lanka signed tw Memrandum f Understanding (MU) fr cnstructin f 1200 huses thrugh 50 mdel villages, using Indian grant assistance f 60 crre Srilankan rupees. The prject will target lw incme landless and hmeless beneficiaries. As per the new MUs, 600 huses each will be cnstructed in the Suthern and Nrthern Prvinces f Sri Lanka. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz 5 P a g e