Page-19 of Current Affairs - October, 2014
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to become first sitting President to appear at ICC
Kenyan President Kenyatta has confirmed his appearance at The Hague, Netherlands on October 8 to respond to multiple charges against him at the ICC (International Criminal Court). Resignation In an unprecedented move, Kenyatta has invoked a hitherto unused article of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Typhoon Phanfone slams into Japan
Typhoon Phanfone made landfall near the city of Hamamatsu in Japan. Many parts of Japan faced torrential rain, with some areas receiving a month’s worth of rainfall in a matter of minutes. As many as 600 domestic flights and 19 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Government to establish virology diagnostic labs in 120 districts
Central Government has recently announced that State-of-the-art virology diagnostic laboratories will be operational in 120 districts by 2015. Need for virology labs The outbreak of the swine flu epidemic in 2009 exposed the lack of infrastructure and preparedness in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Nobel Prize Medicine winners 2014
John O’Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard Moser have won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work which has led to discovering the brain’s internal positioning system. About Nobel Prize in Medicine The Nobel award for medicine ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
22nd anniversary of Rapid Action Force (RAF) celebrated
The 22nd Formation Day of RAF was celebrated on 7 October with all the senior CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) dignitaries present. It was announced at the Formation Day celebrations that five more battalions of RAF will be set up. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
CISF launches Operation Kali in Delhi Metro for better protection of women commuters
The paramilitary CISF which has the responsibility of securing the Delhi Metro Network has launched ‘Operation Kali’ to better protect women using the metro especially in the ladies compartments. CISF has deployed 5,000 men and women personnel for securing the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Deepak Parekh committee on Infrastructure submits report
The High-level government committee on infrastructure headed by Deepak Parekh submits the last part of its report in October. The Committee consisted of Uday Kotak, G.M.R Rao, Sanjay Reddy and top officials from LIC, SBI, ICICI and IDFC. Some ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
Shahrukh Khan awarded with Global Diversity Award 2014
Indian actor Shahrukh Khan was awarded the Global Diversity Award 2014 for his outstanding achievements in the field of cinema and his involvement in philanthropic endeavors in UK. The Award was presented to him by the Speaker of the House ..