Current Affairs: 10 October 2016 India’s first international arbitration centre inaugrated by Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated India’s first centre for international arbitration in Mumbai. The MCIA will be governed by a 17-member governing council. The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) will initially be located at Express Towers. Harika Dronavalli Beats Hou […]
Current Affairs: 9 October 2016 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end. The award was also a tribute to the Colombian people who had not given up hope of a just peace as well […]
Current Affairs: 8 October 2016 J&K Bank appoints Parvez Ahmed as Chairman & CEO Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Bank has appointed Parvez Ahmed as Chairman and CEO of the bank for a period of 3 years. He has replaced Mustaq Ahmad, who completed his term on 5th October. Parvez is currently heading business support division […]
Current Affairs One liners: 7 October 2016 The Current Affairs One liners cover important current affairs of the day like World Post Day 2016, 2016 Nobel Peace Prize and World Economic Outlook among the others. • 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to- Juan Manuel Santos • Manipur-based theatre legend who died recently- Heisnam […]
Current Affairs Quiz : 7 October 2016 Ques 1. Minister Antonio Guterres (66-year) poised to become the next Secretary General of the United Nation is the former Prime Minister of a. Portugal b. Argentina c. Ireland d. Algeria Answer: a. Portugal Ques 2. Who did President Pranab Mukherjee nominate to Rajaya Sabha on the seat […]
Current Affairs: 5 October 2016 Strange matter wins physics Nobel The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz will share the 8m kronor (£727,000) prize. Their work could result in improved materials for electronics and is […]
Current Affairs: 4 October 2016 Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi (71-year) has received the 2016 Noble Prize in Medicine for his discoveries on how cells recycle their content, a process known as autophagy. Ohsumi is a professor in Tokyo Institute of Technology ‘s Frontier Research Center. Dr. […]
Current Affairs: 3 October 2016 Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi & former PM Shastri on their birth anniversary The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th birth anniversary on 02nd October, 2016. The nation also remembers the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. Born […]
Current Affairs: 2 October 2016 Arundhati Bhattacharya gets a year’s extension as SBI chief State Bank of India (SBI) encumbent Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of SBI for another year. Her tenure was to end on 6th October. Earlier, the Cabinet gave its nod for merger of State Bank of India (SBI), its […]
Current Affairs 30 September 2016 Jim Yong Kim reappointed as World Bank President The World Bank has reappointed Jim Yong Kim ( an American citizen) for 2nd five-year term as President (from 1st July 2017) after the nomination period closed without any challengers. Jim Yong Kim is a South Korean-American physician and anthropologist who has […]
