Current Affairs 1st October 2016

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the 35th Coast Guard Commanders Conference at Coast Guard Headquarters (New Delhi)
Railways: 33%Quota to Women in Railway Catering
One lakh villages will become Open Defecation Free (ODF)
In Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu flagged off the all-women Mt Gorichen Expedition from his office premises in Itanagar
Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) Day observed across Nagaland

India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue
Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari will address the National Assembly of Mali in capital Bamako

The government has appointed S. Sivakumar, professor at the Indian Law Institute in New Delhi, as a full-time Member of the 21st Law Commission of India
Riyadh Mathew new PTI Chairman, Viveck Goenka, Vice Chairman –
Shakti Sinha to head Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Somesh Sharma of RashtradootSaptahik is elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2016-17
Yashvardhan Sinha appointed India’s High Commissioner to UK

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) constitution under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has been notified
Enforcement Directorate (ED) attaches Rs.235-cr. assets of Tayal Group
Yes Bank to raise Rs.2,500 cr. via long-term bonds

Sports Sector Gets Infrastructure Status
India won the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament after beating hosts Bangladesh 5-4 in the final

Telugu author and eminent scholar Prof Kolakaluri Enoch was honoured with the 29th Moorti devi Award 2015 for his novel Ananta Jeevanam
Tirupati Airport named most tourist friendly airport