Current Affairs 7th October 2016

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