Current Affairs 7th October 2016

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Current Affairs 7th October 2016

National News:

  • India is hosting the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in November 2016 at New Delhi in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
  • Union Cabinet approves setting up of India’s first Medipark in Tamil Nadu

International News:

  • Brazilian scientists have discovered the largest dinosaurs

Banking:

  • Finance Ministry sets up Public Debt Management Cell

New Appointments :

  • Indian Revenue Service officer Sushil Chandra was appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
  • Portuguese former PM Antonio Guterres poised to be next UN chief
  • Mohan Reddy appointed honorary consul of Germany
  • Payments solution provider Paytm has appointed former Citigroup banker Madhur Deora as CFO and Senior Vice President

Business & Economy :

  • Minimum Import Price on 66 Steel Products

Science & Technology:

  • ISRO’s GSAT-18 was successfully launched today from Kourou, French Guiana

Sports:

  • 15-year-old Indian girl wins U-16 World Chess C’ships
  • Gaganjeet Bhullar wins 2016 Shinhan Donghae Open

Awards: 

  • Three Indian high school students who won four silver medals in the 10th International Earth Science Olympiad, MIE Japan, met Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Books & Authors: 

  • Venkaiah Naidu releases book titled Modi’s Midas Touch in Foreign Policy