Current Affairs 18th October 2019

Current Affairs 18th October 2019 provides you brief of all the top headlines of the morning. This post is very important for all competitive exams, as it forms part of current affairs.

National:

Kapurthala-Taran Taran road declared as NH- 703 A A named as Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg
The Indian Railways will run the 1st Buddhist circuit train which will be covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal. The train will run from 20th October to 26th October 2019.
Niti Aayog releases the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka gained the top spot to be the most innovative major state in India. India Innovation Index (III) 2019 was released along with Institute of Competitiveness as knowledge partner.
Odisha first robotic restaurant opens at Bhubaneshwar. The restaurant claims to be the first restaurant in Eastern India where two indigenously developed robots, Champa and Chameli have been engaged.
India, Japan joint Air Force exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ 2019 begins in West Bengal
World Steel Association elect Sajjan Jindal as vice Chairman

International

Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has been named orchestra of the year at the 2019 Gramophone Awards.
Indian Air Force (IAF) has kickstarted its bilateral joint exercise with Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO), named ‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’ at Air Force Base Masirah, Oman.

Business and Banking:

Home Credit India join hands with Karur Vysya Bank for joint lending. Home Credit India has operations spread over 179 cities across 20 States in India.