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Current Affairs Quiz October , 2014

Anirban Lahiri wins Venetian Macau Open

October 28, 2014

27 year old Anirban Lahiri won the Venetian Macau Open, making it his second title of 20 ! and fifth career win onthe Asian "our# $e edged out 20 % winner Australian &cott $end and "hai 'rom Meesawat by one stroke#

Lahiri began the game with a ranking of (0, and has now mo)ed up to 72# Lahiri*s goal in 20 ! has been to land inthe top +0 in the orld -ankings#Other .ndians participating landed the following ranks / &hi) apur was 1th with 27!, while yoti -andhawa wastied +th with 271, ee) Milkha &ingh was tied 23th with 21+ and '# 4howrasia was tied %2nd with 213#"he only player who has won the Macau tournament twice is 4hina *s 5hang Lian6wei#.ndia*s agan8eet 9hullar has also pre)iously won the Macau Open#About Venetian Macau Open

"he Macau Open is one of the tournaments on the Asian "our# .t is organised by Macau &port :e)elopment 9oardof Macau o)ernment olf Association of Macau#"he tournament was inaugurated in ((1, and is holding its si;teenth edition this year# "his year, the total pri(00,000#"he competition a four6day, stroke play competition format in)ol)ing !! players# "he e)ent is held at the MAcau

olf and 4ountry 4lub at ?strada de $ac &a 4oloane# &ince the Venetian Macau -esort $otel became the titlesponsor in 20 2, the tournament is being called the Venetia Macau Open#Serena i!!ia"s wins #A $ina!s Sin%!es #roph&

October 28, 2014

=&A*s &erena illiams defeated -omania *s &imona $alep to clinch the 9@' 'aribas "A inals &ingapore

&ingles title# illiams* won the =& >2#0+ mn pri


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.nitially, the goal of the 9ritish forces was to curb the trade in illegal opiumBpoppy# $owe)er, that mission pro)edunsuccessful and the forces changed focus# At one point of time, the 9ritish had (,+00 9ritish military personnelacti)e in Afghanistan# A total of !+% 9ritish li)es were lost in Afghanistan with thousands more who were in8ured#Status of forces

= *s role in direct combat in Afghanistan has officially ended, howe)er, it will still maintain a presence there# A fewhundred 9ritish troops are e;pected to be deployed at the Cargha Officer "raining Academy outside abul to trainthe Afghan national forces# = will continue to play a ma8or role in training and ad)ising Afghan forces# = *s&pecial orces operations are also e;pected to continue in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future#Ca"p (astion

4amp 9astion formed the epicenter of = *s operations in Afghanistan, e)en though it controlled another %3 smallbases in the $elmand pro)ince of southern Afghanistan# "he 9ritish had also built a ,+00 ft runway at 4amp9astion making it easy for the larger transport planes to fly in# "he scale of operations there had increased to suchan e;tent that 9astion became the third busiest 9ritish airport after $eathrow and atwick# Operation 7erric)

Operation $errick is the codename that was gi)en to all 9ritish operations in Afghanistan since it committed forcesin 2002# .t comprises of = *s role in the @A"O led .&A D.nternational &ecurity Assistance orceE and =&A*sOperation ?nduring reedom#Space *ra%on spacecraft returns safe!&

October 28, 2014

&paceF*s :ragon spacecraft has concluded its mission to the .&& D.nternational &pace &tationE and returned to?arth# "he spacecraft was launched in &eptember in &paceF*s alcon ( launch )ehicle# "his was :ragon*s fifth)isit to the .&Car%o

:ragon carried cargo of almost +,000 pounds of supplies and e;periments to the .nternational &pace &tation duringa month long stay# "he :ragon deli)ered a multitude of food, clothing, eGuipment, e;periments and supplies for the.&& and her crew including a %: printer#Mice

:ragon also carried 20 mice who will now stay at the .& "he mice were taken into space in a new hardwaresystem designed to carry rodents safely from ?arth to the .&& and pro)ide long6term accommodation aboard the.& .t is being done to help researchers study the long6term effects of microgra)ity on mammalian physiology#Space

&pace ?;ploration "echnologies 4orporation, or&paceF, is a space transport ser)ices company that isheadGuartered in $awthorne, 4alifornia, =&A

.t was founded in 2002 by former'ay'al entrepreneur and "esla Motors 4?O ?lon Musk# "he goal behind the setting up of &paceF was to reduce space transportation costs and enable

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.t is the first pri)ate company to send a spacecraft to the .&& .s the first pri)ate company to send a satellite intogeosynchronous orbit

*ra%on :ragon is a free flying spacecraft that was designed by &paceF .t was designed to deli)er cargo and also people to orbiting destinations in space .n 20 2, it became the first commercial spacecraft in history to deli)ery cargo to the .&& and also return

cargo safely back to ?arth &paceF is currently de)eloping a new )ersion of :ragon under an agreement with @A&A, whereby it will be

able to carry crew6members# :ragon*s first manned test flight is e;pected to occur in a couple of years9e& $acts About C&c!one i!ofar

October 28, 2014 A deep depression that has formed o)er the Arabian &ea is e;pected to turn into a tropical cyclone @ilofar #

@ilofar has the potential to strengthen to the eGui)alent of a 4ategory hurricane before its Arabian

'eninsula landfall# .n .ndia, the @orth u8arat coast is e;pected to bear the brunt of @ilofar# .t is e;pected to land in u8arat on

October % with a wind speed of o)er 20 kmph :istrict authorities in the coastal areas of u8arat ha)e been warned to be prepared for hea)y rains and

storm# "he authorities are also monitoring the situation and the control rooms are operational# "heauthorities of the andla 'ort "rust, &tate Maritime 9oard and the orest :epartment, besides localleaders in )illages ha)e been put on high alert#

According to the .ndian Meteorological :epartment D.M:E, the coastal districts of u8arat will isolated )ery

hea)y rainfall from October %0 which will intensify further into a se)ere cyclone storm within 2! hours Alerts will be issued to concerned local authorities on status of the storm e)ery three hours Other than .ndia, @ilofar is also e;pected to hit eastern Iemen or Oman with damaging winds, flooding rain

and dangerously rough seas# .t is also e;pected to bring potentially hea)y rainfall to parts of 'akistan ,especially arachi#

.t is to be noted that tropical cyclones are unusual in this part of the world# enerally, only one or two

tropical cyclones form e)ery year in Arabian &ea#About a"in% of c&c!ones

.n the est, hurricanes and tropical cyclones ha)e been gi)en their own names since (+%# "his was done in

accordance with a con)ention by Miami*s@ational $urricane 4entre and is maintained and updated by the orldMeteorological Organi


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$uture :arth :n%a%e"ent Co""ittee

"he 4ommittee is a global research platform panel on sustainable de)elopment# "he strategic ad)isory group wasinstituted by an alliance of organisations including the =@?' D=@ ?n)ironment 'rogrammeE,=@?&4O and the

orld Meteorological Organisation D MOE# $owe)er, the 4ommittee is the flagship initiati)e of the&cience and"echnology Alliance for lobal &ustainability#"he committee will pro)ide knowledge and support to hasten the introduction of sustainable technologies# "hecommittee will consist of leaders from stakeholder groups, includingbusiness , policy and ci)il society and will berepresentati)e of )arious societal partners, who can help bring about change#"he 4ommittee will comprise of 1 members and will be fully constituted by the end of 20 !#:ar!ier ro!es in internationa! fora

airam -amesh was also a member of the =@ &ecretary eneral*s $igh6Le)el lobal &ustainability 'anel between20 and 20 2# $e also played a key role in the =@4limate 4hange 4onferences at 4openhagen in 200( and4ancun in 20 0#?o;ern"ent to create a S V for 9en5(etwa =i;er Lin)in% ro@ect

October 28, 2014"he 4entre is planning to create a &'V D&pecial 'urpose VehicleE to implement the en69etwa -i)er Linking'ro8ect# .nterlinking the ri)ers of.ndia has been one of the ma8or initiati)e of the @:A go)ernment at the 4entre#9en5(etwa =i;er Lin)in% ro@ect

"he en69etwa link is one of the 3 ri)er linking proposals under the 'eninsular 4omponent of the @ational'erspecti)e 'lan D@''E for water resources de)elopment# .t en)isages di)ersion of surplus water from the enbasin to the water6deficit 9etwa basin# "he pro8ect will ha)e a dam on en ri)er along with a 22 km link canal# "hepro8ect was concei)ed in two phases, with the first phase benefitting both states, and the second phase confined toMadhya 'radesh # "here are plans to implement both phases at the same time#"he pro8ect is e;pected to facilitate annual irrigation for 3#%+ lakh hectares and supply drinking water to %#!2 lakhpeople# Also, a 71M hydropower plant is e;pected to become operational after the two ri)ers are linked#Appro;a!s

"he pro8ect will in)ol)e the two neighbouring states of Madhya 'radesh and =ttar 'radesh , both of which ha)e inprinciple gi)en their consent for creation of the &'V# Also the Ministry of?n)ironment and orests has gi)en itsappro)al for conducting the ?.A D?n)ironmental .mpact AssessmentE &tudy for the pro8ect#

orth east "onsoon %ets acti;e o;er South /n'ia

October 28, 2014

"he northeast monsoon is acti)e o)er south .ndia, according to the .M: D.ndian Meteorological :epartmentE whichhas forecast rain or thundershowers in the region#"he northeast monsoon is e;pected to be )igorous o)er Andhra 'radesh , "elangana and southern interior of

arnataka , and acti)e o)er "amil @adu and erala# Most places in -ayalaseema, arnataka and Lakshadweep,and many places in coastal Andhra 'radesh, "elangana, erala and "amil @adu are already e;periencing rainfall#About ortheast Monsoon

"he period between October to :ecember in peninsular .ndia is referred to as the northeast monsoon season# "henortheast monsoon used to be called Jpost6monsoon season* or Jretreating southwest monsoon season*#"he northeast monsoon is a ma8or period of rainfall acti)ity o)er the southern peninsula, especially coastal Andhra

'radesh, -ayalaseema and the "amilnadu6'ondicherry region# or "amilnadu, this is the main rainy seasonaccounting for about !1K of the annual rainfall#

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enerally, northeast monsoon rains occur in spells of about % to ! days duration# &pells e;ceeding ! days occur less often and there are long spells of dry weather with little or no rain# -ainfall is concentrated in the afternoon,e)ening or early part of the night, e;cept when a depression is formed nearby#7i@ri &ear 14+ starts

October 2-, 2014

"he $i8ri new year marks the beginning of a new .slamic calendar year# .t is also known as -as as6&anah al6$i8riyah# "he first day of the year is obser)ed on the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the .slamiccalendar#A';ent of the /s!a"ic Ca!en'ar

"he first .slamic year began in 322 A: and is belie)ed to mark the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca toMedina# "he word $i8rah means immigration# "he .slamic 4alendar was started !%! years before by the second4aliph Omar ibn hattab, which makes the current year !%3 A$ according to the .slamic calendar# "he A$ herestands for the Latin term JAnno $egirae* or JAfter $i8rah*#Ca!cu!ation of the ew ear

"he .slamic calendar runs on the lunar system, and the first day of the new month is decided based on sighting of the moon# &o, the new year is determined by the sighting of the new moon# "herefore, the e;act day )aries indifferent countries, but there is generally only a difference of one or two days#"he =mm al6Cura 4alendar, used in &audi Arabia, is also followed by se)eral neighbouring states on the Arabian'eninsula, such as 9ahrain and Catar # .n .ndia, the $i8ri new year falls on October 2+#

an)a@ A';ani wins or!' (i!!iar's oint $or"at Cha"pionship

October 2 , 2014

'anka8 Ad)ani emerged the winner at the orld 9illiards 4hampionship triumph in the +06up points format# Ad)anidefeated &ingapore*s 'eter ilchrist 362 in the finals of the orld 4hampionship# "he points format is the shorter form of the regular billiards game# Ad)ani had lost to ilchrist in the league stage, but he managed to defeat him in the finals#"his win makes Ad)ani*s th orld "itle#=ecor'

Only in 20 !, Ad)ani has won three different world titles, namely the .9& orld 36-ed &nooker, orld "eam9illiards and orld 9illiards 4hampionship Dpoint formatE#

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/nau%uration

"he hospital that is now the $#@#-eliance $ospital was the first general hospital built# "he hospital has been acti)esince (2+# .n its (0th year, the @ita Ambani6headed -eliance oundation has rebuilt and upgraded the hospital intoa ( storey tower with two heritage wings#Co!!aboration

"he upgraded hospital and research centre will collaborate with renowned hospitals like ohn $opkins, M: Anderson 4ancer 4entre, Massachusetts eneral $ospital and the =ni)ersity of &outhern 4alifornia# Also, around+0 doctors of .ndian origin from different parts of the world will also be working with the $#@#-eliance oundation$ospital#

hi!anthrop&

"he hospital will reser)e one6fifth of its total capacity for underpri)ileged persons# .t will pro)ide 0K of beds free of cost to the needy and another 0K of beds at subsidi


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A..9 is an international financial institution that was proposed by 4hina# .t is e;pected to act as a balance of power with the 9, .M and A:9 all being controlledBdominated by the =&, ?= and apan respecti)ely#"he $eadGuarters of the A..9 will be at 9ei8ing, and the bank is e;pected to be operational in 20 +# According to the agreement, the authorised capital of A..9 is =& > 00 bn and the initial subscribed capital ise;pected to be around =& >+0 bn# "he paid6in ratio will be 20K#"he 2 members of the A..9 are 4hina, .ndia, "hailand , Malaysia, &ingapore, the 'hilippines , 'akistan ,9angladesh , 9runei, 4ambodia , a


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?arlier, contributions made to the 'rime Minister *s @ational -elief und was also included under &chedule V..# Anyother fund set up by the 4entral o)ernment for socio6economic de)elopment and relief and welfare of the&cheduled 4astes, the &cheduled "ribes, other backward classes, minorities and women was also included under the schedule#Swachh (harat 9osh S(9D

&9 was set up to attract 4&- funds from the corporate sector and contributions from indi)iduals andphilanthropists# "he funds accumulated in the &9 will be utili


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'M Modi )isited on the occasion of :iwali to re)iew the relief and rehabilitation efforts# .n a press release hestated that Jgood go)ernance, Guick restoration of publicinfrastructure, re)i)al of economic acti)ity and creation of a conduci)e en)ironment for bringing tourists to the state* was the key to bringing back normalcy to #"his is the 'M*s second )isit to since it was affected by the floods#*etai!s of the ac)a%e

"he 'rime Minister has announced a -s# 7!+ cr package to support the ongoing rehabilitation and reno)ationefforts in flood6hit # )"he 7!+ cr package will be utili


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"he :A4 was setup in 200 , as one of the initiati)es in the slew of reforms carried out after the argil ar#"he 4ouncil e)aluates the long6term integrated perspecti)e plan for the Armed orces, determines the necessity of acGuiring eGuipment and gi)es appro)al to )arious defence deals# .t also has to appro)e any changes in alreadyappro)ed acGuisition processes# .t also recommends ma8or procurements to the 44& D4abinet 4ommittee on&ecurityE for appro)al#"he 4ouncil is chaired by the :efence Minister# "he members of the 4ouncil include :efence &ecretary, 4hiefs of Army, @a)y Air orce, 4hief of :-:O, amongst others#?o;ern"ent %roun's entire f!eet of Su)hoi5+0, each aircraft to un'er%o technica! chec)

October 24, 2014

.n response to the recent crash of a &ukhoi6%0 plane in 'une, the o)ernment has ordered the grounding of .ndia*sentire fleet of &ukhoi6%0 airplanes pending technical checks on each of them#

re!i"inar& fin'in%s

A &ukhoi6%0 M . had crashed in a field near 'une# "he accident is still under in)estigation, howe)er, thepreliminary findings ha)e suggested that a technical problem in the fly6by6wire system was the cause of the

accident and not human error# A 4ourt of .nGuiry on the accident is also in progress#?roun'e' f!eet

Around 200 twin engine &ukhoi6%0s ha)e been grounded pending technical re)iew# @otably, this has been the fifthaccident in)ol)ing a &ukhoi6%0 M . since 200(, and the &ukhoi6%0 fleet has been grounded twice before#"he grounded fleet accounts for almost one6third of .ndia*s fighter fleet# "he Air force will now ha)e only %! acti)ecombat sGuadrons Dwith each sGuadron ha)ing 1 fighter planesE, as opposed to the authori


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.ndian bo;er L#&arita :e)i has been pro)isionally suspended by the A.9A for refusing to accept the bron2#1 bn in 20 0 to >7 bn now# Me;ico agreed to set up an J.ndia -oom* in the @ational Museum of 4ultures in Me;ico 4ity for which .ndia

has gifted 01 pieces

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.n 20 +, a J:ays of .ndia in Me;ico* will be launched in Me;ico to commemorate the 30th anni)ersary of

bilateral relations between the two nations 9oth countries also agreed to institutionali


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On the e)e of =@ :ay, 'M Modi asked =@*s member nations to further the cause of world peace and prosperity#$e said is was a Jday to celebrate the achie)ements of the =@ look at a roadmap for the future*#$acts about B

"he =@ was created to replace the inefficient League of @ations following orld ar .. to pre)ent the

occurrence of such wars in the future =& 'resident ranklin -oose)elt coined the term J =nited @ations*, which was first used in (!2 Later, in October (!%, in a declaration signed in Moscow, =&&-, = and =&A called for the early

establishment of an international organi


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$e ser)ed as 'resident of the 4ouncil of ashion :esigners of America from (7% to (73, and from (13

to (11 9etween ((% to 2002, de la -enta designed haute couture collections for 'ierre 9almain, single6handedly

helping the re)i)al of fashion house which has been witnessing disappointing sales Also, he has ser)ed on the boards of "he Metropolitan Opera and 4arnegie $all amongst others# $e also

supports se)eral cultural institutions, including @ew Iorkers for 4hildren, the Americas &ociety and the&panish .nstitute# $e also supports an orphanage in the :ominican

"he :ominican -epublic has awarded him the Order of uan 'ablo :uarte and the Order of 4rist bal

4ol n .n 2002, he introduced his own furniture line# $is brand also has a line of perfumes fragrance which is

sold in o)er 70 countries $e has been battling cancer since 2003, and is belie)ed to ha)e passed away due to the disease # 9efore

his death, he appointed 9ritish designer 'eter 4opping as his successor to the Oscar de la -enta brand :e la -enta is sur)i)ed by his wife, Annette ?ngelhardN his son, MoisesN three sistersN three step6children

and nine step6grandchildren?o;ern"ent substantia!!& increases fe!!owship a"ount to research scho!ars

October 22, 2014

"he 4entral o)ernment has substantially increased the amount it pays to o)er 70,000 research scholars# *etai!s of chan%es in benefits

"he new fellowships will be effecti)e retrospecti)ely from October # &cience students undertaking 'h: and post6doctoral studies will not only recei)e better stipend but also

other facilities like house rent allowance and medical benefits from the go)ernment# unior research fellowship has been enhanced to -s 2+,000 from -s 3,000 &enior research fellowship has been increased to -s 21,000 from -s 1,000 ellowship for post doctoral studies has been increased from -s 22,000 to -s %3,000 Dfor research

associate6 E, from -s 2%,000 to -s %1,000 Dresearch associate62E and from -s 2!,000 to -s !0,000Dresearch associate6%E# -esearch associate and 2 are generally for one year, while research associate6%can continue to work till they get a position in a research instituteP

$inancia! out%o

"he additional financial outgo for the 4entre on account of the changes will be -s 7+0 crore annually and has been

appro)ed by the inance Ministry# 4urrently, the 4entre spends -s ,33% cr annually on the fellowshipsrotests an' *e"onstrations

&e)eral protests and demonstrations by students and researchers were held in academic institutes across .ndia,asking the go)ernment to raise the fellowship amounts and show its support to the study of the sciences# hilemost of the demands of the protestors ha)e been met with, one of their demands for an inflation6linked annualincrease has not been met with#"he last pay re)ision for research scholars was in 20 0#Oscar istorius sentence' for fi;e &ears

October 22, 2014

"he 8udgment sentencing Olympian Oscar 'istorius for the murder of his girlfriend, -ee)a &teenkamp, was passedby udge "hoko


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Con;iction

Oscar 'istorius was con)icted earlier by a &outh African 4ourt for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend# "he 4ourtheld that 'istorius had unintentionally killed her# 'istorius had claimed that he had mistaken his girlfriend for anintruder and shot and killed her# Sentencin% hearin%

'istorius has been sentenced to the ma;imum of fi)e years for the crime of culpable homicide# $e was also foundguilty on one charge of possessing a gun at a restaurant and sentenced for three years# "he two sentences aree;pected to run concurrently#$owe)er, 'istorius could ha)e his sentence commuted to correcti)e super)ision, or house arrest, after ser)ing asi;th of the sentence i#e# 0 months##he (an

"he .nternational 'aralympic 4ommittee has announced that it will ban 'istorius from its competitions for fi)eyears# "he Olympic 4ommittee is e;pected to follow suit#About Oscar istorius

'istorius was born with a congenital abnormality, which led to him getting both his legs amputated below the kneee)en before his first birthday# $e is a 'aralympics and Olympics sprinter# .n 20 2, he became the first doubleamputee to compete at the Olympics# "hough he did not win a medal there, he won a medal in the 'aralympics?o;ern"ent or'ers to "er%e S:L to parent fir" $#/L

October 22, 2014

"he 4entral o)ernment has passed an order to merge @&?L D @ational &pot ?;change Ltd#E with ".L D inancial"echnologies .ndia LtdE

ub!ic interest

"he order has been passed by the Ministry of 4orporate Affairs# According to &ection %(3 of the 4ompanies Act,(+3, the central go)ernment can order the merger of two companies if it is essential in public interest# "he clause

has been rarely used by the go)ernment# $owe)er, in this case, since the subsidiary is cash6strapped and has nofunds to pay its dues, the go)ernment has ordered the merger# "he merger with the financially )iable ".L willfacilitate the reco)ery of dues for creditors of the @&?L#Cha!!en%e b& sta)eho!'ers

According to the law, submissions can be made to the Ministry of 4orporate Affairs within 30 days of the order# "heshareholders and stakeholders of ".L are e;pected to file submissions with the Ministry opposing the merger#"hrough the merger will benefit the )ictims of the scam perpetrated by @&?L, it will also dilute the assets of ".L

and affect the in)estments of the shareholders and stakeholders of ".L#i%eria 'ec!are' :bo!a free b& or!' 7ea!th Or%anisation

October 22, 20 !@igeria has been declared officially free of?bola by the $O# ?arlier, $O also declared &enegal ?bola free#/"pact of :bo!a

"he ?bola outbreak has killed more than !,+00 people in est Africa, mostly in Liberia, uinea , and &ierra Leone# Appro;imately 70K of the infected persons ha)e died in these countries#Criteria for 'ec!arin% a nation :bo!a5free

"he $O declared @igeria ?bola free after it crossed si; weeks with no reports of new cases of ?bola# $O can

declare an ?bola outbreak o)er if two incubation periods of 2 days pass with no new cases#Outbrea) in i%eria

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"he ?bola )irus was brought to @igeria by an American6Liberian diplomat in uly# &ince then, the diplomat andse)en @igerians ha)e died due to the )irus# As soon as the diplomat was diagnosed, @igeria responded to the threat swiftly and contained the situation# Anational publichealth emergency was declared and action take to limit the spread of the disease #:bo!a ;irus

ruit bats, which are a delicacy for some est Africans, is belie)ed to be the )irus* natural host &ymptoms faced by people who ha)e contracted the ?bola )irus include high fe)er, bleeding and central

ner)ous system damage# "he )irus is spread through contact with body fluids of inflected persons such as blood, urine and sali)a# "he incubation period for the )irus ranges from 2 to 2 days# "here is no pro)en cure for the disease, though supporti)e care can help reco)ery# "he fatality rate for persons who ha)e contracted ?bola is currently 70K, but it can reach up to (0K#

China assures /n'ia to open up new pi!%ri" route to 9ai!ash Manasaro;ar b& 201

October 22, 2014

4hina has gi)en .ndia assurances that it is taking preparatory steps to open up a new route to ailash Manasaro)ar for pilgrims by 20 +#:uring the meeting between 4hinese 'resident Fi inping and .ndian 'M @arendra Modi, 'resident inpingpromised to open a new route to ailash Manasaro)ar )ia &ikkim# "his route is scheduled to be operational fromthe summer of 20 +# "he new route to Mount ailash and Lake Manasaro)ar will go through the @athu La 'ass#-ecently, iang ie, the Vice 4hairman of the "ibetan Autonomous -egion D"A-E met with the .ndian Ambassador to 4hina, Ashok antha, who is on a tour of "ibet with a two6fold ob8ecti)eH to make preparations for the pilgrimsand to e;pand border trade through the &ikkim border# Other issues discussed were efforts being taken by the "A-

to upgrade facilities for pilgrims through the e;isting route which passes through the Lipulekh 'ass and the socio6economic conditions in the "A-#

o!ice Co""e"oration *a& ce!ebrate' on October 21

October 22, 2014

'olice 4ommemoration :ay was obser)ed on 2 October#9ackgroundH At the Annual 4onference of .nspectors eneral of 'olice of &tates and =nion "erritories held in anuary (30, itwas decided that October 2 would be obser)ed as J4ommemoration :ay* in all 'olice Lines across .ndia to markthe memory of police personnel who were killed in Ladakh in a faceoff with the 4hinese Army and all the other 'olice personnel who ha)e been killed on duty elsewhere#"he faceoff took place at $ot &prings in @orth ?astern Ladakh# A memorial has been erected at $ot &prings and,e)ery year, 'olice personnel from across .ndia trek to $ot &prings to pay their respects#&ince the year 20 2, the 'olice 4ommemoration :ay 'arade is being held at the @ational le)el at the 'oliceMemorial, 4hanakyapuri#Loss of li)es&ince (3 , %2,++7 police personnel ha)e lost their li)es in ser)ice of the nation and society# 9etween &eptember 20 % and August 20 !, 332 police personnel throughout the country ha)e lost their li)es in the line of duty# Dimage

sourceH [email protected] La! 9hattar to be new Chief Minister of 7ar&ana

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ormer -&& )eteran and first time legislator, Manohar Lal hattar, is set to be sworn in as the new 4M of $aryanaat "au :e)i Lal stadium in 'anchkula on October 23# $is name was finali


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/n'ia wins Su!tan of


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"he 20 ! legislati)e assembly election was :eshmukh*s % th assembly election# $e defeated &hi) &ena*s&haha8ibapu 'atil by 2+,22! )otes# :eshmukh garnered (!,%7! )otes to 'atil*s 3(, +0# "he @4' chose not to fielda candidate against :eshmukh#$i;e &ear /n'ian bo& c!i"bs 9a!apathar pea), sets wor!' recor'

October 22, 2014

$arshit &aumitra, a fi)e year and ele)en month old .ndian has successfully climbed alapathar peak# $arshit&aumitra is the son of a famous mountaineer, -a8ee) &aumitra#9a!apathar ea)

#he 9a!apathar ea) is 200 " abo;e the base ca"p of Mount :;erest in epa! "he peak is +,++! m high# .tis also the highest peak amongst all the highest peaks of three continents, ?urope *s Mount 9lanc D!,1 0 mE, Antartica*s Vinson Massif D!,1(2 mE and Australia*s 'unack aya or 4arstens< 'yramid D!,11! mE#C!i"b to the pea)

$arshit and his team, consisting of his father and two &herpa guides, landed at Lukla Airport in a helicopter onOctober 7# .t took them 0 days to reach the peak for a climb that normally takes 7 days#

or!' =ecor's$arshit*s father has claimed that $arshit has broken a world record set by 7 year old Aryan 9ala8i, who has climbedto alapathar in 20 2# "hey are in the process of registering $arshit*s name for the Limca 9ook of -ecords and areconsidering applying for the uinness orld -ecords#+000 houses han'e' o;er to Si))i" :arthGua)e affecte' un'er =:*=7 sche"e

October 22, 2014

After a prolonged delay, %000 houses in rural areas ha)e been completely built under &ikkim*s -?:-$ scheme#=:*=7

-?:-$ scheme refers to the -econstruction of ?arthGuake :amaged -ural $ouses pro8ect# "his pro8ect wassanctioned under the 'M*s &pecial 'ackage after the &ikkim earthGuake# A total of 7,(72 houses ha)e beensanctioned under the scheme by the 'M*s &pecial 'ackage#Mo'e of bui!'in% houses

"he 'ro8ect follows an owner dri)en implementation model# "he core house design, building standards,construction material Dcement and steelE, technical super)ision and capital will be pro)ided by the go)ernment,while the owner has to undertake the actual construction, procure local construction material Dstone, sand, timber etcE and arranged for mason and labour# here the go)ernment pro)ided funds are insufficient, the owner will ha)eto add their own finances#

State of pro%resshile %000 houses ha)e been completed, 2000 more houses ha)e crossed roof le)el, and 2+00 houses ha)e

crossed plinth le)el and work is underway on the remaining !72 housesunding

"he scheme is centrally sponsored, so all the funds are pro)ided by the 4entre under the 'M*s &pecial 'ackage#"he total cost sanctioned for the pro8ect by the 4entre is -s# %1(#1% cr, of which the &ikkim go)ernment hasrecei)ed -s# 227#0% cr from the 4entreCentre sen's a';isor& to states to recruit ++ percent wo"en in po!ice forces

October 22, 2014

"he 4entral o)ernment has issued an ad)isory asking that steps be taken so that %%K of the workforce in policeforces are constituted by women# "he ad)isory has been sent to all the states, union territories and central armed

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police forces# 'resently, only #((K of the personnel in the paramilitary forces are women# "he go)ernment aims toincrease this number in the ne;t 0 years#?opinath Mun'e>s 'au%hter creates recor' of "aFi"u" ;ictor& "ar%in in Lo) Sabha e!ections

October 22, 2014

Late 9 ' leader opinath Munde*s second daughter, 'ritam Munde, won the 9eed seat in Maharashtra by arecord margin of nearly se)en lakh )otes# "he bypoll was conducted in 9eed to fill the seat left )acant by opinathMunde after his tragic and untimely demise# rita" Mun'e>s recor'

'ritam polled (,22,! 3 )otes, defeating former 4ongress minister Ashok 'atil by 3,(3,%2 )otes# &hi) &ena and@4' chose not to field any candidate against 'ritam# 'M Modi had begun his Maharashtra poll campaign in 9eed# Other recor's

'ritam broke Anil 9asu*s record for a win with the highest electoral margin# Anil 9asu of 4'.6M won by +,(2,+02)otes from Arambagh in est 9engal during the 200! general elections# "he third highest )ictory margin wasrecorded by late 'M @arasimha -ao who won from @andyal in Andhra 'radesh with a +#1 lakh margin in (( # "he

record for winning with the fourth largest margin is 'M Modi, who won the VadodaraLok &abha seat in May thisyear by +#7 lakh )otes#$e is followed by -am Vilas 'aswan*s (1( margin of +,0!,!!1 )otes from $a8ipur in 9ihar #(< wins asse"b!& e!ections in Maharashtra an' 7ar&ana

October 22, 2014

"he 9 ' has performed well in the first test of its popularity after the parliamentary elections# .t looks set to form thego)ernment in both states#Maharashtra Asse"b!& :!ections

ith strong campaigning by the 'M, the 9 ' won 22 seats in Maharashtra, which is almost three times thenumber of seats it won in the 200( elections# $owe)er, the seats are still not enough for the 9 ' to solely for ago)ernment, as it falls 22 seats short of the halfway mark# "he party which wishes to form the go)ernment mustha)e a minimum of !+ seats in the 211 member Maharashtra assembly#"he @4' won ! seats and announced that it was willing to pro)ide unconditional support to the 9 ' from theoutside# "he &hi) &ena won 3% seats# "he 4ongress emerged as the third largest party in the $ouse, after 9 ' and&hi) &ena, winning !2 seats# -a8 "hackeray*s M@& DMaharashtra @a)nirman &enaE won 8ust one seat# M@& wonfrom only unnar which is in 'une district# .n the earlier elections, M@& has won % seats#9 '*s Maharashtra unit 'resident, :e)endra 'hadna)is, seems to be the most likely candidate for the 4hief

Minister*s post# $e is from the Vidarbha region, where the 9 ' won !0 seats#7ar&ana Asse"b!& :!ections

$aryana *s Legislati)e Assembly has (0 seats# Of this, 9 ' gained the clear ma8ority by winning !7 seats# $aryana)oters ha)e been )oting for 4ongress since 200+, when 9hupinder $ooda became 4M# "he party with the secondlargest seats is the .@L: D.ndian @ational Lok :alE with ( seats# 4ongress won + seats this year, a far lesser number than the !0 seats it won in 200(# As for the other parties, $aryana anhit 4ongress D9LE, &hiromani Akali:al and 9&' won 2, and seats respecti)ely# .ndependent candidates cornered + seats#Cric)et Association of (en%a! re!eases specia! ?o!' Coin on 1 0th anni;ersar& of :'en ?ar'ens

October 21, 2014

"hree day long celebrations are underway at the ?den ardens in olkatta by the 4ricket Association of 9engalD4A9E to commemorate the +0th birth anni)ersary of the iconic cricket ground#

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As part of the celebrations, +0 of the oldest members of annual, associate and life categories of the 4A9 will befelicitated# On October 1, a sou)enir and a special gold coin will be released by 4A9#:'en ?ar'ens

?den ardens was established in 13!# .t is the largest cricket stadium in .ndia and the third biggest cricketstadium in the world in terms of capacity# .t is the home of the 9engal cricket team and .'L*s olkatta night -iders#.t has been a )enue for "est matches, O:.s and "wenty20 international matches#


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.t will be implemented in mission mode between 0 @o)ember and anuary 20 + "he subsidy amount to be gi)en per domestic subsidi


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Origin of the 4ommittee"he @ational 4ommittee was initially set up by during the tenure of the pre)ious ='A go)ernment, and was headedby then 'M Manmohan &ingh#?o;ern"ent for"a!izes the price for"u!a for natura! %as

October 21, 2014

"he 4entral o)ernment has finali!#2 per mm9tu Dmillion 9ritish thermal unitE to>+#3 per mm9tu# "he -angara8an 4ommittee has recommended re)ision of prices to >1#! per mm9tu#

"his price will, howe)er be re)ised e)ery si; months#"his new gas pricing formula will be effecti)e from the st of @o)ember#9alancing )iability and consumer interests"he new gas pricing formula aims to keep the price high enough so that drilling pro8ects remain )iable, whilekeeping the price reasonable enough so that the consumers don*t buckle under the high costs# Also the re)iew that is to be carried out e)ery si; months will ensure that the prices are modified suitably to protectthe interest of all stakeholders# "his si; monthly re)iew will e)entually lead to free natural gas prices#?o;ern"ent 'ere%u!ates 'iese! price

October 21, 2014

"he 4entral go)ernment has deregulated the price of diesel# "his means that 8ust like petrol prices, the price of diesel too will be determined by the global market forces# "he price of diesel shall )ary depending on the rise andfall of oil in theinternational markets$a!! in price

4urrently, the price of oil in global markets is on a declining trend# "he oil prices are at a four year low# $ence, thederegulation is e;pected to result in the reduction of diesel prices# .n :elhi , the price of diesel is e;pected to fall by-s# %#%7 a litre "his will be the first reduction in diesel rates in o)er fi)e years#Scenario prior to 'ere%u!ation

rom anuary 20 %, diesel prices are being raised in stages through a +0 paisa per litre increase e)ery month, inan effort to bring them to the global diesel price le)els# &ince anuary 20 %, the rates ha)e cumulati)ely risen by-s# #1 per litre o)er a span ( measured periodical increases# "raditionally, oil firms ha)e incurred huge losseson diesel, because the price tends to be much lower than the costs incurred by the companies in procuring anddistributing the fuel #$owe)er, since the second half of &eptember, the companies ha)e actually started makingprofits because of the fall in global oil prices# "he profit has reportedly since reached -s %#+3 per litre# "hisreduction did not reflect in the pre)alent prices of diesel# $owe)er, now with deregulation, the price of diesel will bead8usted to reflect this# e!ief for SBs

"he deregulation bodes well for '&=s like O@ 4 which will no longer ha)e to bear the brunt of subsidi re!ease

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October 16, 2014

@igeria*s military has issued a statement saying that the @igerian go)ernment and 9oko $aram had reached aceasefire that will lead to the release of around 200 girls that 9oko $aram had kidnapped#

e%otiations !ea'in% to the ceasefire

9oko $aram and @igerians ha)e been engaging in negotiations for o)er a month now# "he talks were held in 4hadwith the acti)e in)ol)ement of 4had*s 'resident, .driss :eby, and senior officials from 4ameroon #Ceasefire

"hough the @igerian military and presidential aides to the @igerian 'resident ha)e spoken of the ceasefire, 9oko$aram has not made any comment yet# "he terms of the ceasefire, include 9oko $aram agreeing in principle tofree the kidnapped girls#"he ceasefire will mark the end of a fi)e year long insurgency#9i'nappin% of the %ir!s

.n April 20 !, 9oko $aram militants attacked a school in the remote north6eastern )illage of 4hibok in 9orno stateand kidnapped appro;imately 270 girls# Of the 270, +7 girls managed to escape, but o)er 200 of the girls are still

being held#(o)o 7ara"

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?6postal ballot is also an option that the ?4 is considered# =nder this system, a blank postal ballot paper istransferred electronically to the @-.s, which can then be filled and returned by them# "his system has almost norisk of manipulation, rigging or )iolation of secrecy#"he ?4 proposed trying the system on a pilot basis in one or two constituencies during elections to the Legislati)e Assemblies# .f successful, the ballot system could then be e;panded to co)er 'arliamentary elections ande)entually to all constituencies#?o;ern"ent !aunches nationa! air Gua!it& in'eF

October (, 20 !"he 4entral go)ernment has launched a @ational Air Cuality .nde; to pro)ide an easy, understandable measure of air Guality# or the ne;t !+ days, the draft @ational Air Cuality .nde; will be made a)ailable to stakeholders andregister their comments# .f the suggestions are accepted, changes will be made, and the .nde; will be formalis ro!e

.ndia has offered to host a seminar on Q&haring ?;periences on ?nergy 'ricing Mechanism in the &AA-4 -egionRand also host the second meeting of the ?;pert roup on "echnologyB nowledge &haring Dincluding ?nergy?fficiency, coal, etc#E in 20 +#SAA=C

&AA-4 or the &outh Asian Association for -egional 4ooperation was established in (1+, with its secretariat inathmandu, @epal# &AA-4 is an association of eight countries in &outh Asia# "he idea of the regional body was

first proposed by the 9angaldeshi 'resident 5ia6ur6-ahman in (10, when the proposed creation of a trade blocconsisting solely &outh Asian countries# Afghanistan is the most recent, and eighth addition to the grouping# .t was added at the behest of .ndia, on %

@o)ember, 200+# 4hina , ?=, =&A, &outh orea, .ran, Myanmar , Australia and Mauritius are obser)ers to &AA-4#Ministeria! !e;e! :ner%& foru"

"he process of regional cooperation in the energy sector began in anuary 2000 with the establishment of a"echnical 4ommittee on ?nergy# At the 2th &AA-4 &ummit in 200!, the .slamabad :eclaration called for theconstitution of a Ministerial le)el ?nergy orum was constituted# "he first meeting of the &AA-4 ?nergy Ministerswas held at .slamabad in 200+#?o;ern"ent eFten's the Co"pan& Law Sett!e"ent Sche"e to o;e"ber 1

October 1, 20 !"he go)ernment e;tended the operation of the 4ompany Law &ettlement &cheme by a month, with the deadline

now being @o)ember +# At the end of August 20 !, there were around #!2 lakh companies that had not filed their annual returns or balance sheets for more than three consecuti)e years#

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Co"pan& Law Sett!e"ent Sche"e 2014

"his scheme, introduced under the new 4ompanies Act, allows companies that ha)e failed to make their statutoryfilings to do so without attracting prosecution# "his scheme initially had a time limit of two months wherein thedefaulting companies had to meet the reGuirements by October 20 !# "his scheme condones lack or delay of filings by companies by granting immunity from prosecution to the companies and also, gi)e them the ad)antage of reduced additional fees?roun's for eFtension

"he e;tension was granted by the Ministry of 4orporate Affairs after reGuests from )arious stakeholders includingthe .4A. D.nstitute of 4hartered Accountants of.ndiaE#Co"panies Act

"he new 4ompanies Act contains pro)isions that pro)ide for stringent norms in dealing with defaulting entities#?)en directors can be penali !3 bn in 20 26 %# $owe)er, the LA4 region has recei)ed onlyaround !K of .ndia*s outward :., with an amount of =& > 3 bn# :. form LA4 into .ndia is also )ery low#

ocus LA4"he .ndian go)ernment introduced the ocus LA4 programme in ((7# "his programme was meant to enable the.ndian industry to target LA4 markets for pro8ect e;ports, and e;port of industrial goods and ser)ices#?o;ern"ent to /"port otato to chec) price rise

October 1, 20 !"he o)ernment has decided to import potatoes from countries like ?urope and 'akistan by ne;t month# "his isthe first time that the go)ernment has decided to import potatoes#Oct, 20 ! 1 -, .one //, M a%ar, (hopa! h3 0- 542 61+4 ebsite35www racebhopa! co" a%e 2
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=easons for i"port

"he decision to import potatoes is being taken to increase supply of potatoes at the domestic le)el, and therebyease the rising price of potatoes# "he current stocks of potatoes of the go)ernment is on the )erge of beinge;hausted# 'otatoes will be imported till fresh supplies of potatoes manufactured domestically are a)ailable by

anuary 20 +#4urrently, the go)ernment le)ies a %0K import duty on potatoes# .ndia produced !!#% mn tonnes of potatoes in20 %6 !, which was a decrease of 2#%K when compared to the pre)ious year#=a@i; Mehrishi appointe' as Secretar&, *epart"ent of :cono"ic Affairs

October 1, 20 !"he 4entral o)ernment has replaced inance &ecretary Ar)ind Mayaram with-a8asthan 4hief &ecretary -a8i)Mehrishi# Mayaram is being shifted to the"ourism Ministry# 9oth officers are .A& officers from the (71 -a8asthancadre#Mehrishi has ten months of ser)ice left and has prior e;perience in the inance Ministry# And Mayaram will replace'ar)e< :ewan as "ourism &ecretary when :ewan retires at the end of October#

&ecretaries at the inance Ministry"he inance Ministry has four secretaries, namely, ?conomic Affairs, ?;penditure, -e)enue and inancial&er)ices# "he senior most of these four secretaries is designated the inance &ecretary#Ar;in' Subra"anian appointe' new Chief :cono"ic A';isor of /n'ia

October 1, 20 !-enowned economist Ar)ind &ubramanian has been appointed the 4hief ?conomic Ad)isor D4?AE# "he Appointments 4ommittee of the 4abinet has appro)ed his appointment, on a contract basis, for three years# $acts About Ar;in' Subra"anian

Ar)ind &ubramanian is a well respected academician, economist, author and global thinker#"he =& based economist obtained his undergraduate degree from &t#&tephens 4ollege in :elhi , postgraduatedegree from ..M6Ahmedabad and did his doctorate at the =ni)ersity of O;ford in = #&ubramanian has been ad)ising the .ndian go)ernment in different capacities# $e has been a member of the

inance Minister*s ?;pert roup on the 620# $e was Assistant :irector in the -esearch :epartment of the .Mand was associated with the A"" D (116(2E during the=ruguay -ound of trade negotiations#*uties as C:A

"he 4?A is e;pected to immediately start working on the ne;t fiscal*s budget# .n a statement made after hisappointment, Mr#&ubramanian identified two areas of focus for the .ndianeconomy, namely, maintaining macro6

economic stability and creating conditions conduci)e for rapidin)estment and growth#"he 4?A is the economic ad)isor to the o)ernment of .ndia, and works directly under the Ministry of inance# "he4?A is the also the e;6officio cadre controlling authority of the .?& D.ndian ?conomic &er)iceE# Also, the 4?A en8oysrank and pay eGui)alent to that of a &ecretary to o)ernment of .ndia7i%h!i%hts of resi'ent ranab Mu)her@ee>s ;isit to orwa& an' $in!an'

October 1, 20 !'resident 'ranab Mukher8ee returned from a fi)e day )isit to @orway and inland on October 7# $e signed amultitude of agreements during his time there#

uc!ear :ner%&

.ndia signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation with inland# "he agreement was signed between the Atomic?nergy -egulatory 9oard DA?-9E of .ndia and the -adiation and @uclear &afety Authority of inland# Other than

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nuclear cooperation, radiation safety regulation, e;change of information and personnel related to the peaceful useof nuclear energy will be the spheres of collaboration##ra'e

.ndia and inland agreed to double bilateral trade to >2 bn o)er the ne;t three years# Around ( agreements for cooperation across )arious fields like education, biotechnology, nuclear and radiation safety, and renewable energywere signed to further increase the bilateral trade#:ner%& cooperation

A 8oint )enture partnership agreement was signed between 4hempolis Oy and @umaligarh -efinery Ltd# to build.ndia*s first 9io-efinery#Science E #echno!o%&

An Mo= was signed between the :epartment of 9iotechnology and "ekes, the innish unding Agency for .nno)ation to increase cooperation in the field of biotechnology# "his will help the two countries collaborate in theareas of diagnostics in health and well being through 8oint funding of pro8ects and workshops#A%ree"ents with orwa&

.ndia and @orway also signed a plethora of agreements to increase cooperation in defence, science andtechnology, education and other areas#

uc!ear capab!e Cruise Missi!e irbha& teste' successfu!!&

October 1, 20 !.ndia successfully tested @irbhay, .ndia*s first indigenously designed and de)eloped long range sub6sonic cruisemissile# "he missile was fired from the .ntegrated "est -ange at 9alasore, Odisha# @irbhay maintained an accuracybetter than 0 m throughout its path and co)ered a distance of more than 000 km#/n'i%enous!& 'e;e!ope' "issi!e

@irbhay is made wholly of parts indigenously de)eloped in .ndia# .t is powered by a solid rocket motor booster de)eloped by the Ad)anced &ystems Laboratory DA&LE and the launch was from a mobile launcher specificallydesigned for @irbhay by the Vehicles - : ?stablishment DV-:?E# "he missile was guided by a highly ad)ancedinertial na)igation system de)eloped by -esearch 4entre .marat D-4.E# "he missile was tracked with the help of ground based radars, and the missile was monitored through telemetry stations by a team from :-:O and L-:?D?lectronics -adar :e)elopment ?stablishmentE#

rior !aunch atte"pt

"his was the second launch of @irbhay# "he maiden launch inMarch 20 % was a partial success achie)ing most of the mission ob8ecti)es, but it had to be terminated for safety reasons due to malfunction of a component, after

de)iation from intended path was obser)ed#irbha&

"he 3 m tall, low altitude flying missile can e)ade detection by radars by flying at tree top le)el# . can strike targetsthat are more than 700 km away also and is capable of carrying nuclear warheads# .t can also ho)er o)er targets,unlike other missile# .t also has a fire and forget system which cannot be 8ammed by the enemy# @irbhay fills a )italgap in .ndia*s arsenal and is considered to be .ndia*s answer to =&A*s "omahawk and'akistan *s 9abur missiles#Aircraft5!i)e "issi!e

@irbhay blasts off like a rocket, but then unlike a missile, it turns into an aircraft# =nlike other ballistic missiles likethe Agni, it has wings and pronounced tail fins# After the launch, mid6flight, the rocket motor falls off and the small

wings get deployed# At this 8uncture, a gas turbine engine kicks in and the missile*s con)ersion into a full aircraft iscomplete#

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Co"bine' Co""an'ers> Conference he!' in ew *e!hi

October 1, 20 !'M Modi and other political leaders and senior bureaucrats met top military officers at the war room of the :efenceMinistry# "his 4ombined 4ommanders* 4onference is the first meeting of the 'M with the commanders of the threewings of the Armed orces#Other atten'ees of the Conference

"he 4onference was attended by the Air 4hief Marshal Arup -aha, Admiral -# # :howan and eneral :albir &inghfrom the Armed orces# "he 4onference was addressed by the 'M and :efence Minister, Arun aitley# ?;ternal Affairs Minister, &ushma &wara8, and $ome Minister, -a8nath &ingh, were also present# "op bureaucrats inattendance were @ational &ecurity Ad)iser, A8it :o)al, and :efence &ecretary, -# #Mathur#

resentations b& the Co""an'ers

"he 4hiefs of the Armed orces will gi)e presentations on the security scenario# "he first presentation was by the Air orce chief who also ser)es as the 4hairman of the 4hiefs of &taff 4ommittee, followed by the @a)y chief, andthen the Army chief#

Apart from a general briefing on the analysis of potential threats and preparedness of the security forces, the 4hiefsare also e;pected to discuss the incidents of )iolence along the .ndo6'ak border in , and the transgressions bythe 4hinese along .ndia*s border with 4hina# ?;ternal threats from terrorist organi


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"he 9A M44 was created in 20 2, as a forum to address issues arising out of aggressi)e patrolling along thecontentious border# "he 9A M44 is co6chaired by the oint &ecretary D4hina :i)isionE in the Ministry of ?;ternal Affairs and hisBher 4hinese counterpart# "he goal of the 9A M44 is to pre)ent recurrence of incidents betweenthe two countries like the one in 4humar# Also, the 9A M44 calls for discussion of issues related to border management by foreign ministry anddefence officials, in an effort to maintain peace# "he disputed boundary issueis discussed by special representati)es#*isa%ree"ents o;er bor'er

"he 4hinese ha)e repeatedly refused to acknowledge the McMahon Line as the border, and insist on carrying ontalks as if no border had been drawn# hile the 4hinese seek to confine the dispute o)er the border to the @orth?ast region, along Arunachal 'radesh, .ndia regards the western side of the border as contentious#.ndia and 4hina ha)e held 7 rounds of special representati)e talks till now to resol)e the border dispute, but to noa)ail#China eFpresses concern

'rior to the meeting, the 4hinese side e;pressed concern at .ndia*s plans to build a ,100 km long road along the

border with 4hina# As a delayed response to 4hina*s aggressi)e strengthening of infrastructure along the border,the new 4entral o)ernment in .ndia has decided to strengthen deployment of forces and infrastructure along theborder# Measures will be taken to promote ci)ilian settlement in border areas, impro)e road connecti)ity, constructbridges and impro)e mobile connecti)ity#Switzer!an' to eFa"ine (!ac) Mone& info reGuests on priorit& basis

October 7, 20 ! A $igh Le)el meeting took place in 9erne between .ndia*s -e)enue &ecretary and his &wiss counterpart, &tate&ecretary for .nternational inancial Matters to discuss ta; matters# Various multilateral and bilateral ta; andfinancial issues were discussed# 9oth sides agreed to keep the dialogue between the two countries open#Outco"es of the "eetin%

.n a ma8or boost to .ndia*s efforts to track black money allegedly stashed abroad,&wit


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?;6gratia of -s# 2 lakh for the family members of the deceased .nterim relief of -s# ,000 cr for Andhra DA' 4M has reGuested for 2,000 crE ormation of teams by the 4entre, which will )isit cyclone hit areas and submit reports on damage incurred

by each sector# "hen, allotment of funds will be done on the basis of these reports# :Ftent of 'estructionH!oss

Visakhapatnam 'ort "rust has incurred losses worth -s# 200 cr# Also, it will take at least a week to restoreflights acti)ities#

?astern 'ower :istribution 4ompany of Andhra 'radesh Limited alone has incurred a loss of -s# !0,000

crore, including damage to substations, high6tension transmission lines, poles and disruption in distributionnetwork#

3,000 electric poles and 3,000 transformers ha)e been damaged -ashtriya .spat @igam Limited has incurred a loss of -s# ,000 cr .ndian @a)y has incurred a loss of -s# 2,000 cr

Andhra =ni)ersity has incurred a loss of -s# %00 cr Visakhapatnam airport has incurred a loss of -s# +00 cr -oad networks ha)e suffered a loss of -s# 100 cr O)er 3,1%3 houses ha)e been damaged, and 1 boats are either damaged or missing

=e!ief wor) b& An'hra %o;ern"ent

"he state go)ernment has been taking the following measures to bring life back to normalcy in the stateH6 .mportance is being gi)en to first remo)ing the uprooted trees and clearing the debris -estoration of communication lines is also being taken up by cell phone companies ?lectric poles and transformers are being repaired, so that power may return to all the badly hit areas 'ackages of food items are being pro)ided in all cyclone hit areas# "his food package comprises of rice,

kerosene, sugar, dal, potato, onion, palm oil and chilly powder, among others# Also, )egetables are alsobeing supplied at )ery low rates so that people don*t struggle to get essential commodities

/n'ia successfu!!& !aunches /= SS 1C

October 7, 20 !.-@&& 4, the ne;t satellite in .ndia*s .-@&& D.ndian -egional @a)igational &atellite &ystemE series, was launchedsuccessfully on October 3 by .&-O# .-@&& 4 was launched on a '&LV 423 from &riharikota# "he satellite issimilar to, and follows the .-@&& A and 9 which were launched in April 20 % and uly 20 ! respecti)ely#*etai!s of !aunch

"he rocket lifted off at #%2 am# "he satellite weighed , !2+#! kg and was successfully placed into a subgeosynchronous transfer orbit 8ust 20 minutes after the launch# "his was the 7th time that .&-O used an FL )ersionof the '&LV rocket for its mission# "he life of the satellite is estimated at 0 years#/= SS series

.-@&& is a na)igation system that will co)er .ndia, and also e;tend ,+00 kms from its boundaries# .t will pro)ideaccurate position information to users in .ndia and will also be used for terrestrial and marine na)igation, disaster management, fleet management and for )ehicle tracking# 9asically it will pro)ide two kinds of ser)ices, &tandard

'ositioning &er)ices, which is a)ailable to all users, and an encrypted ser)ice that is pro)ided only to authori


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.-@&& satellites# "he complete .-@&& system will include three satellites in geostationary orbit and four satellitesin geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of %3,000 km abo)e the ?arth# "he deployment of all the satellites wase;pected to be completed by 20 + at a cost of -s# ,!20 cr#.-@&& is similar to other satellite na)igation ser)ice pro)iders like =&A*s '& D lobal 'ositioning &ystemE,-ussia *s lonass, ?urope *s alileo, apan*s Cuasi 5enith and 4hina *s 9eidou#App!ications of /= SS

"errestrial, Aerial and Marine @a)igation :isaster Management Vehicle tracking and fleet management .ntegration with mobile phones 'recise "iming Mapping and eodetic data capture "errestrial na)igation aid for hikers and tra)ellers

Visual and )oice na)igation for dri)ers/n'ia5Cana'a ho!' Strate%ic *ia!o%ue

October 3, 20 !

"he second .ndia64anada &trategic :ialogue was held in @ew:elhi on October !# "he dialogue was co6chairedby .ndian ?;ternal Affairs Minister &ushma &wara8 and 4anadian oreign Affairs Minister ohn 9aird# 9aird who ison a fi)e day )isit, also met 'M Modi and discussed )arious bilateral matters#'M Modi is set to meet the 4anadian 'M $arper in Australia, on the sidelines of the 620 summit#Strate%ic *ia!o%ue

At the meeting, the two sides discussed a )ariety of bilateral issues including but not limited todefence , energy,nuclear cooperation, counter6terrorism, global and regional security# "he two countries are also working towardsearly conclusion of the 4omprehensi)e ?conomic 'artnership Agreement D4?'AE and 9ilateral .n)estment'romotion and 'rotection Agreement D9.''AE#"he &trategic :ialogue between the two countries was first concei)ed in 20 2 during the 4anadian 'M $arper*s)isit to .ndia# "he first strategic dialogue was held in 20 % in "oronto

uc!ear Cooperation

As an outcome of the &trategic :ialogue, .ndia and 4anada are negotiating commercial contracts for the supply of

uranium to .ndian nuclear reactors# Also the two countries plan to cooperate in order to 8ointly build nuclear reactorswith a higher capacity# Also, the two countries will 8ointly host a nuclear security workshop in .ndia with around +countries# "his is the first of its kind meeting that .ndia would organi


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:uring the )isit, different 4anadian delegations will target different areas of co6operation with .ndia# 4anadian.nternational "rade Minister ?d ast will lead a si; day and three city trade mission to Mumbai, :elhi and4handigarh to boost .ndo64anada trade and in)estment partnerships# "he 4anadian delegation is e;pected to beaccompanied by representati)es of ! 4anadian organi


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?lectrical and ?lectronics ?ngineersE and the .?" D.nternet ?ngineering "ask orceE# orld &tandards :ay is alsoto celebrate the work of these organi


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$: was created at the annual orld ater eek 2001, that was held in &tockholm, &weden# "he creation of $: was initiated by the '''$ D'ublic 'ri)ate 'artnership for $andwashingE# "he =@ A designated October +

as the lobal $andwashing :ay and so the first $: took place in 2001, which was the =@ sanctioned.nternational Iear of &anitation# "he slogan for $: is J4lean hands sa)e li)es*#"he focus of the inaugural $: was on children, and encouraging them to wash their hands with soap# More than70 countries, including .ndia, acti)ely participated in order to get the ma;imum number of school children washinghands#

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"he '''$ is a coalition of international stakeholders, including multilateral agencies, =@ bodies andmultinational companies, who focus on handwashing and childhealth#=ichar' $!ana%an wins Man (oo)er rize

October 3, 20 !"he Man 9ooker 'ri


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October +, 20 !"he = $ouse of 4ommons passed a motion, )oting o)erwhelmingly in fa)our of recogni


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"he two countries ha)e also signed Mo=s in the fields of education, science and technology, research andde)elopment etc# One of the Mo= in)ol)es setting up of modern fish farming unit outside:elhi #&tatement of .ntent.ndia*s :-:O D :efence -esearch and :e)elopment OrganisationE and @orway*s :efence -esearch .nstitute hassigned a &tatement of .ntent e;pressing their inclination to collaborate together#

A s!aps pena!t& on o;artis for o;erchar%in%

October +, 20 !"he @ational 'harmaceutical 'ricing Authority D@''AE has sent a show cause notice to @o)artis, imposing a fine of -s# %00 cr for o)ercharging consumers# "he drug in Guestion, which @o)artis has been accused of o)ercharging isVo)eran# Vo)eran is painkiller which is )ery popular in the market# Vo)eran is based on diclofenac, a drug under the go)ernment*s direct price control# @o)artis has refused to confirm the amount of penalty le)ied# .t has statedthat notice is Qerroneous and entirely misconcei)edR#Separate (i!! 'rafte' for re%u!ation of s"a!! factories

October +, 20 !

"he Labour Ministry has drafted the &mall actories D-egulation of ?mployment and 4onditions of &er)icesE 9ill,20 ! and asked for comments from stakeholders# "he 9ill is likely to be tabled in the 'arliament during its winter session#App!icat

current affairs (gktoday) oct. 2014

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