Current Affairs 15th October 2016

Current Affairs 15th October 2016

National News:

• PM to inaugurate digital expo on Sardar Patel on Oct 31
• Maneka Gandhi to inaugurate Women of India Festival 2016
• Govt determined to make all cities open defecation free by 2017: Fadnavis
• Assam: AGP celebrating 32nd foundation day celebration
• Puducherry Govt to form Civil Defence Force to handle disasters
• Andhra Pradesh govt releases Rs. 99.62 crore under AMRUT scheme
• In Uttar Pradesh, the ‘safe motherhood’ week started
• Karnataka makes it mandatory for hospitals to have salons
• Govt approves Rs 1,955-cr Jharkhand-Bihar road link project gets Cabinet approval
• Toll free number 1800 425 6151 for complaints on excess fare
• India’s longest gas pipeline from Gujarat coast to Gorakhpur

International News:

• The World Health Organisation (WHO) released the Global Tuberculosis Report 2016 highlighting that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat Tuberculosis (TB) in order to meet global targets
• US has an underwater memorial reef

New Appointments:

• Bank of Baroda appoints P V Sindhu and K Srikanth as brand ambassadors

Banking :

• SEBI bans 21 entities in tax evasion case
• Bank deposits touch 100 lakh crore for the 1st time

Business & Economy :

• Uber invests 200 cr in Mumbai car leasing firm
• India has 4th highest number of millionaires in Asia-Pacific
• Draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 suggests basin-level management

Awards:

• Priyanka Chopra is Now on Variety Magazine’s ‘Power Of Women Impact’ List
• Indian Hockey team captain P R Sreejesh has been selected for the 28th Jimmy George Foundation Award-2016 for best sports person of Kerala

Science & Technology:

• NASA develops electroactive bandages for wound healing

Books & Authors:

• Author Arundahti Roy announces second novel titled The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Sports:

• Former F1 driver Mark Webber announces retirement
• India win 2 more medals at World Powerlifting Championship
• Bindra to open high-performance centre for athletes
• Azhar Ali becomes 1st centurion in day-night Tests
• Sachin ran 353 km between wickets for his 17,000 runs

Obituaries:

• Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej – the world’s longest-serving monarch – has died aged 88
• Pakistan’s footballer Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baluch dies in car accident