Dayalbagh Educational Institute Current Affairs October 16 - 31, 2013

CONTENTS 1. Persons in News 2. Places in News 3. National Events 4. International events 5. Sports 6. Abbreviations

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1. Persons in News 1.Kumar Manglam Birla- FIR was lodged against him in Coalgate Scandal. 2.Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal founders of Flipkart took $1.7m each between September 2011 and March 2012. 3. Eleanor Catton, 28 year old New Zealander has become the youngest writer to win a Man Booker Prize. 4. Naina Lal Kidwai-FICCI President. 5. Hansal Mehta- Director of film Shahid says Complex problems need complex solutions. 6. Meira Kumar - Lok Sabha Speaker. 7. K.Radhakrishnan Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization. 8. David Cameroon- Britains PM, expressed his dissatisfaction over Facebooks beheading videos. 9. Manna Dey- Legendary playback singer passed away on October 24, 2013. In his career spanned 70 years, he sang more than 3,500 songs in 16 languages.
Fig.5. Hasnal Mehta Fig.3.Eleanor Catton

Fig.1.Kumar Manglam Birla

Fig.2.Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal

Fig.4. Naina Lal Kidwai

Fig.6. Meira Kumar

Fig.7.David Cameroon

Fig.8.Manna Dey

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10. U.K.Sinha SEBI Chairman. 11. Chanda Kochhar- MD and CEO of ICICI bank. 12. Aditya Puri MD of HDFC bank. 13. K.R. Kamath CMD Punjab National Bank.
Fig.10.Chanda Kochhar Fig.9.U.K.Sinha

2. Places in News 1.New South Wales, A state in Australia where 80 bush fires damaged more than 300 homes and burnt 30,000 hectares. 2. National Brain Research Centre in Manesar, Haryana through experiments concluded that protein deficiency cause slowdown in neural activity and information processing.
Fig.1.New South Wales

Fig.2. NBRC in Manesar, Haryana

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3. National Events 1. Cyclone Phailin hit coastal Odisha and Andhra. 2. Around 9.3 lac Indians with tuberculosis are currently undetected by the countrys health system according to the WHOs report. 3. Top 5 banks with highest NPA (NonPerforming Assets). 4. Haryana IAS Officer, Ashok Khemka is facing various charg esheets after cancelling land deal of Congress President Sonia Gandhis son-in-law Robert Vadra. 5. Food inflation has gone up due to heavy influence in Onion prices followed by milk and other vegetables.
Fig.4.Food inflation on a hike Fig.1.Cyclone hit in odisha

Fig.2.Tuberculosis Vaccination

Fig.3.Ashok Khemka

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4. International Events 1. Multilateral convention part of Swiss Ambassador with OECD countries ended secrecy in Switzerland banks. 2. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Cebu, Philippines. 3. World Bank estimates Indias growth at 4.7%. 4. Ison, a comet will move close to the Sun at the end of November. 5. US President Barack Obama pressed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26/11 investigation. 6. New Galaxy Z-8-GND-5296 discovered by a team of scientists from USA. 7. Global Gender Gap Index released by World Economic forum puts India at 101 out of 136 countries. 8. Turkeys underwater rail link Marmaray opened connecting Asia to Europe.
Fig.3.Barack Obama Fig.2.Ison comet

Fig.1.Earthquake in Cebu, Philippines

Fig.4.Galaxy Z-8-GND-5296

9. Solar impulse- Solar powered airplane had completed its first cross country journey in the United States and planning a World tour.

Fig.5.Solar Impulse, solar powered airplane

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Sports 1.Sir Alex Ferguson spent 26 seasons as the manager of Manchester United the English Soccer club that ranks among the most successful and valuable franchises in sports. 2. Virat Kohlis fastest ODI century resulted in Indias win over Australia at Jaipur. 3. Dipika Pallikal won Macau Squash open on October 20, 2013.
Fig.3.Dipika Pallikal

Fig.1.Sir Alex Ferguson

Fig.2.Virat Kohli

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Abbreviations 1. ESA- Ecologically Sensitive Area. 2. NCW- National Commission for Women. 3. AERB- Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. 4. PAC- Public Accounts Committee. 5. RSS- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. 6. RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement. 7. WHO World Health Organization.
Fig.3.World health organization Fig.2.Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Fig.1.National Commission for Women

Compiled by : Dr. K. Santi Swarup, Convener, GKC & Other Team Members: Ms. Sudha Ratnam, Research Scholar Mr. Gourav Kumar Niraml, MBA I Yr. Ms. Swarnika Mehar, BBM II Yr.