Current Affairs 17th October 2016

Current Affairs 17th October 2016

National News:

• Govt constituted expert committee finds Saraswatiriver did exist
• Union Government has launched Mining Surveillance System
• Modi to distribute 500 charkhas to women spinners in Ludhiana
• Govt grants BP Plc licence to set up petrol pumps in India
• MP district makes toilets mandatory to obtain passports
• Kashmiri Red Stag to be declared as ‘Critically Endangered’
• 43rd India International Knit Fair to be held in TN

International News:

• India, Russia to explore building $25bn gas pipeline
• World Economic Forum (WEF) Says Finland is the safest country in the world
• Brazil Opens 1st Elephant Refuge

New Appointment:

• ICICI Bank Board has approved the  appointment of Mr. Anup Bagchi as Executive Director to head retail business

Banking :

• ICICI Executes Transaction on Blockchain
• HDFC Bank Raises Rs 500 crore

Business & Economy :

• ‘India to be among top 4 markets for Cisco by 2020’

Awards: 

• Mangaluru International Airport rated best in Southern region
• Aishwarya named Most Glamorous Female Star by Filmfare
• Sonam Kapoor awarded ET Panache Trendsetter Award 2016

Science & Technology: 

• American school launches Any Time School in India

Sports: 

• Chinese Taipei Open: Sourabh Verma wins men’s singles title
• Neeraj Goyat retains WBC Asia welterweight title
• Govt to set up five dedicated centres for divyang athletes
• India becomes first team to play 900 ODIs
• Brazil lifted Inaugural BRICS U – 17 Football Tournament Championship
• Mishra fastest Indian spinner to take 50 ODI wickets
• Canadian biker wins Red Bull’s mountain biking event