Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 10 OCTOBER 2019

October 10, 2019 October 10, 2019

Here are the top News Headlines of 10 October 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

PM releases a commemorative stamp to honour Marshal of the Air Force late Arjan Singh
BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in by-election from UP
launches ‘The WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2019–2023: A Time of Transition’
CCS provides a strategic roadmap for WHO to work with the Government of India towards achieving its health sector goals
launches GEMINI device for ocean states forecast and mapping potential fishing zones
GEMINI: Gagan Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for Navigation and Information

BSE Sensex: 38,177.95 (+646), NSE Nifty: 11,313.30 (+187)
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship Programme with IIM Bangalore to boost skill development at the district level
Motoroyale launches MV Agusta Dragster Series motorcycles with price starting at Rs 18.73 lakh

3 researchers — John Goodenough of USA, UK’s Stanley Whittingham and Japan’s Akira Yoshino – win Nobel Chemistry Prize for development of lithium-ion batteries
India ranked 68th among 141 economies on 2019 Global Competitiveness Index by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), Index topped by Singapore
US imposes visa restrictions against Chinese govt. officials over human rights violations of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang
Defence minister Rajnath Singh holds Second India-France Ministerial level Annual Defence Dialogue in Paris with his French counterpart Florence Parly

Indian sprinter Nirmala Sheroen banned for 4 years for doping, stripped off her 2 golds won at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in 400 m and 4×400 m relay