Page-16 of Current Affairs - October, 2019
Defence Acquisition Council meet
On October 21, 2019, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the Defence Acquisition Council. The objective of the council is to ensure expeditious procurement to meet the requirements of the armed forces. Highlights of the meet The Council approved a ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
October 21: Police Commemoration Day
Police Commemoration Day (Police Martyr’s Day) is observed every year on 21 October in memory of the policemen killed at Hot Springs in North Eastern Ladakh by Chinese troops on this date in 1959. On Police Commemoration Day 2019, Prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
India to attend GFSEC ministerial meeting
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is to visit Russia and Japan between October 22 and October 26 2019. This is a follow up visit of PM Modi for the Eastern Economic Forum in September ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
USISPF meets PM Modi
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum met PM Narendra Modi on October 21, 2019. The discussion of the meeting was based on the steps to ensure Ease of Doing Business. Inferences from the meeting The meeting expressed the reposing faith on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
9th India-US Defence Technologies and Trade Initiative
The ninth India-US Defence Technologies and Trade Initiative (DTTI) group meeting is scheduled to happen in New Delhi in last week of October. DTTI is a flexible mechanism and not a treaty or law, which makes sure that senior leaders ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
CCRT e-portal and YouTube Channel inaugurated
Union Minister of State for Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel, inaugurated an e-portal and a YouTube channel of Rashtriya Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) at an ‘Digital Bharat-Digital Sanskriti’ program being held at CCRT headquarters, in New Delhi. Union ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Facts Box: Vizag’s Battle against Plastics
The Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has achieved great results from its long battle against plastic bags. The measures taken by the corporation and their strict implementation is the sole success in the battle. Measures against use of Plastics The corporation framed ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo sworn in for second term
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo popularly known as Jokowi has been sworn into office for his second and final five-year term. The 58-year-old Jokowi took oath at a ceremony in Indonesian capital, Jakarta. The ceremony was attended by politicians and many ..