Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 15 OCTOBER 2019

October 15, 2019 October 15, 2019

Here are the top News Headlines of 15 October 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

PM Modi holds talks with King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima in New Delhi
India and Netherlands launch 2nd phase of LOTUS-HR (Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse) project in Delhi
Names of 25 members of National Medical Commission (NMC) finalised by Union Health Ministry; NMC to replace Medical Council of India (MCI)

UNESCO AWARDS

Four sites from India have been chosen for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation announced in Penang, Malaysia on October 14, 2019
Award of Distinction: Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
Award of Merit: Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue (Mumbai) and Our Lady of Glory Church (Mumbai)
Honourable Mention: Flora Fountain (Mumbai)

BSE Sensex 38,214.47 (+87.39), NSE Nifty: 11,329.80 (+24.75)
RBI raises withdrawal limit to Rs 40,000 for account holders of troubled Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation dips to 39-months low of 0.3% in September
Consumer Price Index-based inflation climbed to a 14-month high of 3.99 per cent in September
World Bank cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 6% in 2019-20 from 7.5% in April in its South Asia Economic Focus report
Third India Energy Forum of CERAWeek organised in New Delhi

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer of US win 2019 Nobel Economics Prize for ‘experimental approach to alleviate global poverty’
World Standards Day celebrated on October 14 with its theme as ‘Video Standards Create a Global Stage’
Kais Saied elected new President of Tunisia
Sri Lanka: Jaffna international airport, built with Indian assistance, to commence its operations from Oct 17
WTO gives US final authorisation to impose tariffs on EU products in retaliation for illegal subsidies given to Airbus

WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was organised in Stuttgart, Germany
US topped medals tally with 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze followed by Russia and Great Britain in 2nd and 3rd positions respectively
Simone Biles of US won 5 gold medals