v Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the INDOSAN – India Sanitation Conference,
which is meant for taking stock of the progress made under the Swachh Bharat
mission.
v 19 States and the Union Territory of Chandigarh were rewarded
with performance incentive for promoting urban reforms under Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
during 2015-16- Tamil Nadu (Rs.61.34 cr) tops the list that received the
maximum incentive.
v India may consider Iran's plan to develop Chabahar airport.
v Philippines President, Mr.
Rodrigo Duterte said that, he will slaughter 3 million drug addicts.
v Google to set up "Cloud
Region" in Mumbai.
v Almost one of every four
species of flowering plants found in India is endemic to the country: BSI
(Botanical Survey of India).
v Mr. Somesh Chandra of 'RashtradootSaptahik'
was elected as President of INS (Indian Newspaper Society) for 2016-17.
v Scientists claim to have dsicovered a new species of "Pika", a mammal belonging to the
rabbit and hare family (Lagomorpha), in the Himalayas in Sikkim.
v Oct 02: International Day of
Non – Violence.
v Ministry of Information & Broadcasting released a book
called ‘In the Footsteps of Mahatma :
Gandhi and Sanitation’ ( authored by Prof.
SudarshanIyangar, a veteran
Gandhian).
v Young filmmaker KatyayanSivpuri
(Maharashtra) won the first prize at the Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival for
his work "Murga".
v Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed
bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the Chief Guest of Republic Day Parade 2017.
v Social activist Ms.
MedhaPatkar began her 10 day "NashaMukt
Bharat Yatra" (Addiction free India) from Kanniyakumari urging the
implementation of prohibition across India.
v Vidarbha Cricket
Association (VCA) became the first
full member of the BCCI to adopt the MoA and Rules and Regulations as
recommended by the Supreme Court appointed Justice Lodha Committee.
v India's Gaganjeet Bhullar
won Korea Open 2016 (Golf).
v A U.N. postal administration stamp to honour singer M. S. Subbulakshmi was released (on Oct
02, 2016)- Carnatic singer SudhaRaghunathan and team performed at the event; M.
S. Subbulakshmi performed at the U. N. in 1966.
v An Indian NGO, SwayamShikshanPrayog,
has bagged a UN Climate award for 2016.
v Kiara Nirghin, an Indian - origin (South Africa) teen has
won a $50000 scholarship, the grand prize at the annual Google Science Fair for
her work using orange peel to develop a cheaper "super - absorbent
material" that helps soil retain water.
v India’s RTI Act ranked
4th best in the world.
v Union Government has accepted the recommendation of the 7th Pay
Commission on Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) for Central Government
employees which would ensure one minimum promotion for every 10 years till 30
years of service.
v India to organise a trade fair for BRICS nations (First BRICS
Trade Fair & Exhibition); Oct 12-14, 2016 in New Delhi.
v Gujarat: 900-year-old World Heritage Site Rani kiVav beat 10 other iconic heritage structures across the
country to bag an award for the “Cleanest
Iconic Place” at the Indian Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) 2016.
v Jharkhand: becomes the first State to implement
Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene.
v Telangana: IT Minister Mr. K T Rama Rao (KTR) was awarded with the Global Champion of
Digital Literacy Award by Certiport.
v Canada: world's tallest wood building has 18 storeys; 174 feet;
located at British Columbia's Brock Commons student residence.
v Estonia: Ms.
KerstiKaljulaid elected as first female President of Estonia.
v Centre has constituted a four-member Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Board of India (IBBI) under the Chairmanship of Madhusudan Sahoo.
v Filmmaker and elephant researcher Ms. PrajnaChowta has been appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National
de Merite (Knight in the National Order of Merit), one of the highest civilian
recognitions of the French Government.
v World Space Week: Oct
04 - 10; Theme: "Remote
Sensing: Enabling Our Future".
v Haiti: Hurricane Matthew hits the country.
v SBI becomes first domestic bank to open branch in Yangon With
this SBI has now 198 branches in 37 countries.
v An 18-year-old girl AnoyaraKhatun,
who was trafficked from the remote islands of Sundarbans in West Bengal, is an
international child rights crusader and has been invited twice to speak at the
United Nations.
v Ms. NayanjotLahiri has been awarded the 2016 John F. Richards
Prize for her book "Ashoka in Ancient India".
v Union Cabinet has given its approval to M/s. HLL Lifecare Ltd.,
a Mini Ratna PSU under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to sub- lease
330.10 acres of land at Chengalpattu, located
in the outskirts of Chennai, to setup a medical devices manufacturing park
(Medipark) through a special purpose Vehicle.
v Social networking site Facebook is collaborating with the
Election Commission of India in five states (Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa,
Manipur and Uttarakhand) going to polls next year to run a voter registration
drive aimed at encouraging youth to participate in the democratic exercise.
v National Book Trust (NBT) - an autonomous institution under the
Ministry of Human Resources Development is launching a new scheme titled "Mahila Lekhak Protahan Yojana"; to
promote women writers.
v Maharashtra: Chief Minister Mr. DevendraFadnavis declared Nagpur
as the first digital district of India in Mumbai - All 776 gram panchayats in
Nagpur district have been digitally transformed.- 29,000 gram panchayats across
Maharashtra would be digitally transformed by December 2018.
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