Current Affairs Today, Weekly Updates For All Govt Exams PDF

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1 Current Affairs Today, Weekly Updates For All Govt Exams PDF If you are appearing for any Government Recruitment Exam, it is important that you are familiar with the happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an important part of your syllabus apart from English, Quantitative Aptitude or Logical Reasoning! Thus, we bring you the Important General Awareness in PDF. Now, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the weekly updates containing all the Important Current Affairs for this week. You can also attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz: Current Affairs Quiz - 06th October 2018 Important Current Affairs 07th October 2018 Important India & World News (1-6 Oct 2018) o 21 countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association adopted the Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy. o India and France signed 2 agreements to increase the development of renewable energy innovations in the country. o India and Russia signed a $5.43 billion deal for five S-400 missile system. o Union Cabinet approved the 2nd protocol amending the free trade agreement between India and Singapore. Important Indexes & Reports (1-6 Oct 2018) o 20th Livestock Census has begun in all States and Union Territories from October 1, o Haryana's Maharashi Dayanand University has been ranked the cleanest government university by the HRD Ministry. 1 Page

2 o The government of India released the agriculture census for o Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani was named India's wealthiest according to Forbes India's Richest 2018 list. Important Loans & Agreements (1-6 Oct 2018) o India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $240 million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water in Kolkata. o The Asian Development Bank and India signed a $100 Million Loan agreement to expand sewerage and drainage coverage in Kolkata. o India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $110 million loan agreement for upgrading roads in Madhya Pradesh. Important Defence News (1-6 Oct 2018) o The 6th edition of IBSAMAR exercise is being held at Simons Town, South Africa from October o India has launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. o Vietnam Coast Guard undertook joint exercise- 'Sahyog HOP TAC-2018'- with the Indian Coast Guard. Important Appointments-II (1-6 Oct 2018) o Sanjay Verma has been appointed as India's Ambassador to Spain. o Sandeep Bakhshi is the new Chief Executive Officer of the ICICI bank. o RN Ravi is redesignated as deputy national security advisor. o Justice Surya Kant has been appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. o Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as Ambassador of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament. Important Appointments-I (1-6 Oct 2018) o India-born economist, Gita Gopinath has been appointed chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. 2 P age

3 o Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was is named as the new President of Hockey India. o Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn-in as the 46th Chief Justice of India on 3 October o Rakesh Sharma has been appointed as head of IDBI Bank. Important International News (1-6 Oct 2018) o China will hold the fifth World Internet Conference from November 7 to November o Canada and the U.S. have agreed on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico. o World Health Organization launched the first global guidelines on sanitation and health. o Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the first person to be stripped of honorary Canadian citizenship on 2 Oct Nobel Prizes (1-6 Oct 2018) o James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan won the 2018 Nobel prize in medicine. o Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics. o Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. o Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Important Awards & Honours (1-6 Oct 2018) o Narendra Modi has received the UNEP Champions of the Earth award. o Hockey player Lilima Minz from Odisha has been selected for the Ekalabya Puraskar P age

4 o Ministry of Railways has been declared the best department for its contribution to "Swachchta Pakhwada" under the "Swachchta Hi Seva" category. o Maruti Suzuki has been awarded 'National Safety Award' by Ministry of Labour and Employment. Imp Business & Economy (1-6 Oct 2018) o Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has allowed the distribution of all micro-insurance products through point-of-sale. o Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to launch the commodity derivative contracts in gold and silver. o The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Oil Marketing Companies to borrow long-term working capital from overseas. Important National Affairs-II (1-6 Oct 2018) o First Regional Conference on 'Women in Detention and Access to Justice' was organised in Shimla on 4 October o A four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) 2018 was inaugurated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 5 October o A month-long National Khadi Festival 2018 has been inaugurated on 2 Oct 2018, by Union MSME minister, Shri Giriraj Singh. Important National Affairs-I (1-6 Oct 2018) o Karnataka has become the first state in the country to give legal protection to good Samaritans. o The first corn festival of the country held in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh from September o National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development organized "Grameena Habba" at Bengaluru. o The Madhya Pradesh government announced the creation of a new district 'Niwari'. Important Sport News (1-6 Oct 2018) 4 Page

5 o India's Yuvraj Wadhwani won the Asian Junior Squash Championship title. o Manu Bhaker was named as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Youth Olympic Games. o Thangavelu Mariyappan is named as flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the 3rd Paralympic Asian games. o The third edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games was inaugurated in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 6th October Important Days & Events (1-6 Oct 2018) o International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1st October every year. o The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October in honour of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. o The World Animal Day is observed on 4 October 2018 every year. o World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is observed on 5 October every year. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz 5 P age