Current Affairs 2nd October 2016

Current Affairs 2nd October 2016

National News:

• PM to sign declaration for a clean India
• India Sanitation Conference in New Delhi
• Tamil Nadu Tops in Urban Reforms
• Tax Incentives to Andhra Pradesh Districts
• Rs.65,250cr Declared Under Disclosure Scheme
• Govt will need 32yrs to build 2.3L toilets in Varanasi

International News:

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is now organizing the second edition of ‘Advantage Health Care India 2016 (AHCI 2016)’, an International Summit on Medical Value Travel with the aim of ‘Promoting Healthcare Services Exports from India’, scheduled from 3 – 5 October, 2016 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida
• London commuters have launched a ‘Shut Up’ Tube Chat campaign to discourage fellow passengers from interacting with them on the London underground
• India’s forex reserves rise $1.17 bn to $370.77 bn
• RBI sets govt’s temporary borrowing limit at INR 25k cr

New Appointments :

• Rajeev Sharma has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC)
• SBI chief Bhattacharya’s term extended till Oct 2017
• Parvez Ahmad will take charge as the next Chairman-cum-Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank

MoUs & Agreements:

• Puducherry Joins Regional Connectivity Scheme
• India, Japan to sign nuke cooperation deal in Nov

Business & Economy :

• Indians to spend INR 25k cr in festivals: Assocham

Science & Technology:

• India’s biggest auction of telecom spectrum kicked off with seven operators in fray for a total of around 2,354 MHz across seven bands.  The bands are 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2300 and 2500 MHz.

Sports:

• Javelin thrower Annu Rani broke her own national record to become the first Indian woman to cross the 60-metre mark, throwing 60.01 metres at the 56th Open National Athletics Championships in Lucknow
• Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova won her first WTA title

Awards: 

• Dehradun’s Kendriya Vidyalaya FRI was awarded by PM Narendra Modi
• St+Art India Festival begins in Bangalore

Obituary : 

• Scottish boxer Mike Towell passed away after his eliminator fight for the British welterweight title against Dale Evans