Current Affairs 21st October 2016

Current Affairs 21st October 2016

National News:

• President  to inaugurate 28th Accountants General Conference
• PMUY, DBT for subsidised kerosene launched in Jharkahnd
• Paswan inaugurates Consumer Mela 2016 in New Delhi
• NEEPCO to commission 2 power projects in Arunachal Pradesh
• Make in Odisha Conclave: CM Patnaik to meet foreign envoys
• Maharashtra launches Kaushalya SETU initiative
• Vadodara gets India’s second eco-friendly airport
• Haryana increases retirement age of doctors to 65 yrs
• Rajasthani, Bhojpuri languages to get official status

International News:

• India calls for global action against chemical weapons
• Russia launches ‘closed’ internet for data exchange
• Typhoon Haima Hits Philippines
• India, China hold joint army exercise in Ladakh

New Appointments :

• An Indian-American academic, Renu Khator, has been appointed as a member of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Academic Advisory Council
• Vice Admiral SV Bhokare, YSM, NM took over charge as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala

Banking :

• SBI declares Silchar as its 5th zone in North East

Business & Economy :

• Wipro Acquires Appirio for $400 mn

Awards: 

• International Prize in Statistics awarded to Sir David Cox
• India 137th in Latest FIFA Rankings
• Indian students won two silver and one bronze medals in the 21st International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) held at Pamporovo, Bulgaria
• Varija Shah from Baroda, Gujarat, who aspires to join the Indian Air Force has obtained a student pilot license at the age of 16

Science & Technology: 

• A team of scientists from Australia and Germany have created the most detailed hydrogen map ever produced of the Milky Way
• The National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), and All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) have joined hands for cancer prevention and research

Sports: 

• U-17 World Cup: Kochi first Indian city to get FIFA nod to host tournament
• Asian Champions Trophy men’s hockey tournament starts in Malaysia
• Indian Railways wins World Railway Shooting Championship Cup

Books: 

• Kumble, Sehwag launch book on Virat Kohli – ‘Driven: The Virat Kohli Story’