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

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1 Current Affairs Today SSC, Banking, Railways & 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 update containing all the Important Current Affairs 04th October You can also attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz: Current Affairs Quiz - 03rd October 2018 Important Current Affairs 04th October 2018 Trials of Astra BVR-AAM Completed Successfully o A series of flight trials of 'Astra' Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) was conducted by the Indian Air Force from September 26 to October o The test was conducted at Integrated Test Range, Balasore. o Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed the missile. o The missile is expected to be inducted into Indian Air Force in Youngest Indian to score century on Test debut o Prithvi Shaw scored a century in the first Test against West Indies at Rajkot to become the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. o Shaw surpassed the record set by Abbas Ali Baig who had scored a fifty against England in 1959 when he was 20 years and 126 days old. 1 P a g e

2 o He also became the second youngest Indian to score a Test century after the Sachin Tendulkar. Operation Samudra Maitri to assist Indonesia o India has launched 'Operation Samudra Maitri' to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. o Two Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, C-130J, and C-17 departed carrying onboard medical personnel and relief material for Indonesia. o Three Indian Naval Ships - INS Tir, INS Sujatha, and INS Shardul have also been mobilized to carry out disaster relief. Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018 o Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave awards to top Ranked State, District and State based on the Swachh Survekshan Grameen o Haryana was ranked as the best State while Satara District of Maharashtra was ranked as the best district as per the ranking undertook by Swachh Survekshan Grameen o Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation had commissioned Swachh Survekshan Grameen AFSPA extended in 3 districts in Arunachal o The Union government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh declaring them as 'disturbed area'. o The 3 districts are Tirap, Changlang, and Longding. o Armed Forces Act, 1958 in these areas has been extended up to March 31, 2019 w.e.f. October 1, o AFSPA grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces in 'disturbed areas'. Conference on 'Women in Detention' in Shimla o First Regional Conference on 'Women in Detention and Access to Justice' was organised in Shimla on 4 October P a g e

3 o The conference was organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in collaboration with the Prison Department, Himachal Pradesh. o The Conference will be in the form of panel discussions with keynote speakers who are experts in the domain areas. World Animal Day: 4 October o October 4th marks the World Animal Day, an international day of action for the rights and welfare of animals that is celebrated all around the world. o The main focus of the Animal Day is to protect the endangered species, natural habitat and welfare of the animals o The day started in 1931 in Florence, Italy to highlight the difficult state of endangered species. RBI allows OMCs to raise money from overseas o The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed state-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) to borrow long-term working capital from overseas. o RBI relaxed the policy on borrowing up to 10 billion US dollar from the overseas by the state-owned fuel retailers. o The RBI has allowed them to raise External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) of minimum maturity of 3 or 5 years. Rail Min won 'Swachchta Hi Seva' award o The Ministry of Railways has been declared the best department for its contribution to "Swachchta Pakhwada" under the "Swachchta Hi Seva" category of awards. o The award was presented to the Railway Ministry, on the fourth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission. o The 'Swachchta Hi Seva' campaign was launched in Cabinet hikes MSP of Rabi crops 3 P a g e

4 o Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Rabi crops. o Increased MSP for the current financial year will be marketed in the season. o The MSP of wheat has been raised by 105 rupees per quintal o Safflower by 845 rupees per quintal o Barley by 30 rupees per quintal o Masur by 225 per quintal o Gram by 220 per quintal MoU between India and Russia in MSME o The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU between National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC) and JSC- Russian Small & Medium Business Corporation. o The objective of the MoU is to promote cooperation between the Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the two countries. o It would provide a structured framework for the MSME sector to understand each other's strengths, markets, technologies etc. 2nd Protocol amending the CECA approved o The Union Cabinet gave an ex-post facto approval to the second protocol amending the free trade agreement between India and Singapore. o The free trade agreement is officially known as Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). o It will enhance bilateral trade and will deepen the Economic Cooperation between India and Singapore o CECA came into force in August SC upholds validity of GST Act o The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act of P a g e

5 o The 2017 Act subsumed various indirect taxes, Central and States surcharges and cess both within and outside the States. o The Supreme Court confirmed the legislative competence of Parliament to enact the 2017 Act. MoU between Ind-Russia on Road Transport o The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Russia on Bilateral Cooperation in the Road Transport and Road Industry. o This will help in the planning and administration of road infrastructure and road network management, transport policy. o The MoU will be signed during the upcoming visit of Russian President to India. Redevelopment of Railway Stations by IRSDC o The Union Cabinet has approved the redevelopment of Railway Stations by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency. o The redevelopment will be done through simplified procedures adapting various business model and for longer lease tenure of up to 99 years. o IRSDC is a joint venture between IRCON and RLDA with a 51:49 equity shareholding India and ADB signed $100m Loan Agreement o The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $100 Million Loan Agreement. o The loan amount will be used to expand sewerage and drainage coverage, provide sewage treatment and strengthen the capacity of Kolkata Municipal Corporation. o The $100 Million loan agreement is the third and final tranche loan under the $400 Million Multi Tranche facility. Nagaland CM launches vaccination campaign 5 P a g e

6 o Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign (MRVC) in the state. o The campaign targets to vaccinate 4.72 lakh children in the age group of 9 months to 15 years. o The vaccination will help children in battling Measles and Rubella and reduce mortality caused by these diseases. India and ADB Signed $240 Million Loan o The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $240 million loan. o The loan will be used for providing safe and sustainable drinking water in three districts of the state of West Bengal affected by arsenic, fluoride, and salinity. o Water contamination due to arsenic and fluoride can lead to health problems including cancer and bone diseases. Tech M sign pact with Israeli firm o IT services provider Tech Mahindra announced a partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to develop and offer cybersecurity solutions. o The pact mainly targets cybersecurity at governments, critical infrastructure, and defence sector. o The pact will enable the companies to design custom-made security operation centers (SOCs) and computer emergency response teams (CERTs). Nobel prize in chemistry awarded o The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter on 3 October o They were awarded for their work on harnessing the power of evolution to develop new proteins used in drugs and medical treatments. o Frances H Arnold, George P Smith and Gregory P Winter will share the prize of 9 million Swedish kronor. 6 P a g e

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