Page-10 of Current Affairs - October, 2018

India-Azerbaijan sign protocol on trade and economic, science and technology cooperation

October 13, 2018

India and Azerbaijan has signed protocol on trade and economic, science and technology cooperation. It was signed at 5th meeting of India-Azerbaijan Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade and Economic, Science and Technology Cooperation (IA-IGC) held on 11-12 October, 2018 in New ..

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Sikkim awarded FAO's Future Policy Gold Award for 100% organic farming

October 13, 2018

Sikkim was awarded UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award (Gold Prize) for its achievement in becoming the world’s first totally organic agriculture state. Sikkim beat out 51 other nominees from around the world for the award. ..

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New Academy Prize in Literature: Maryse Conde wins alternative Nobel Literature Prize

October 13, 2018

Guadeloupean author Maryse Conde (81) was awarded New Academy Prize in Literature, an alternative award formed in protest to Nobel Literature Prize. She was selected from 47 authors who were nominated by Swedish librarians and voted on by nearly 33,000 ..

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International Day for Disaster Reduction: October 13

October 13, 2018

International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed every year on October 13 to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. The observance of day seeks to encourage citizens and governments to take part in building more disaster ..

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Stanford University named World’s Most Innovative University: Reuters

October 12, 2018

Stanford University was named as World’s Most Innovative University by Reuters news agency rankings. No Indian was able to make it to the list. The Reuters’ top 100 World’s Most Innovative University ranking recognises universities from across the world for ..

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Malaysia to abolish the death penalty for all crimes

October 12, 2018

Malaysia’s Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to abolish death penalty for all crimes and halt pending executions. This decision was taken in pursuance of strong domestic opposition to colonial practice for being barbarous and unimaginably cruel ..

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WEF launches Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India

October 12, 2018

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its new Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India.. The Centre will be based in Maharashtra. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at function held in New Delhi. It will be ..

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India remains polio free, all vaccines used in Government immunisation programme safe: UNICEF, WHO

October 12, 2018

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have reiterated India’s status as polio-free country. This comes in backdrop of some oral polio vaccine vials being found contaminated with the type-2 polio virus. Key Facts The two global ..

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India suffered $79.5 billion economic loss due to climate-related disasters in last 20 years: UN Report

October 12, 2018

According to United Nations report titled ‘Economic Losses, Poverty and Disasters 1998-2017’, India has suffered whopping $79.5 billion economic loss due to climate-related disasters in last 20 years. The report was compiled by UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction which ..

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ISRO signs MoU with Central University of Jammu for setting up of Space Science Centre

October 12, 2018

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central University of Jammu (CUJ) in Jammu today for setting up of Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in University.  It will be first of its kind institute coming ..

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