 Hall, rosbash, young won NP in Physiology and medicinein research of human clock, jean and

cell founding.
 Bhakra and nangal dam multipurpose made one satluj river. Highest gravity dame in world. JV
project of RJ<PB<HR.
 Dal Lake-jewel in the crown –Kashmir-integral ( mahtavpuran) to tourism and recreation (
manoranjan)
 Go Green Policy and promote digitalization – Not chart on Train.
 Nobal Price in Physics to detenction of Gravitational wave arising after collision between two
black hole. 4.10.2017 --- Cushion- lachila and adjudge- nirnya lena.
 Third Line of credit to Bangladesh by India- difference between Loan and LOC is money can be
withdraw in need and interest will be charged on that amount only. This is gives for
infrastructure development. And Join interpretive note agreement for define definition of
investment for national interest. For promotion and protection of investment.
 World habitat day in every Monday of Oct month.
 Tiger is endangered animal as CITES- Convention on international trade and endangered species.
 Secure Himalaya- launched by UNION Ministry and UNDP ( development program). To ensure
conservation of bid diversity and ecosystem in himalaya.
 Horn of Africa- Somalia- Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea along with yeman across red sea is world’s
pivotal ( wonder) region.—India should give this region to high geopolitical significance.
 Global entrepreneurship summit at Hyderabad hosted by Niti Ayog with US.. theme is women
first and prosperity for all.
 Wetland conservation rule 2017, ministry of environment- 1- SWA- state wetland authority by
state env authority in all state/U/T and developme a conservative list of activities to be
regulated and permited within the notified wetland area and to conserve it.
 Digital inventory of all wetland to be published in every six month and update time to time..
 Prohibited activities like- waste dumm from industries , any encroachment and setting up
factory etc.
 Shyamji Krishan Verma- founder of indian home rule , indian house and indian sociologist
newpapaer. Famous as veer saverkar.
 Un Namami Ganga Programm, turtle sanctuary approved in Allahabad. This will conserve
aquatic bid diversity in ganga near sangam Bio part.
 Kandla port-deendayal port.
 Water way in Krishan river –b/w muktyala-vijaywada.
 Pattishema lift irrigation scheme link Krishna to Godavari.
 9-10-15
 The Ministry did not directly name the 1890 Britain-China treaty which Beijing often referred to
during the Doklam standoff stating that as it had defined Sikkim section of the boundary with
Tibet, the border in that area had been settled. Nathu La is the last post separating the border
between Sikkim and Tibet
 The Forest Department can erecte solar-powered electrical fencing and A watch tower to catch
movement of elephants. In Odisha. Near railway line.
 In 2017 alone, scientists discovered and published their findings on five other new species of
balsam, taking the total number of balsam species discovered this year to six in Arunachall
Pradesh.
 The aim of Centre for Financial Literacy (CFL) is to inculcate the habit of making a household
budget and recording financial transactions, encourage transactions in savings accounts, and
active saving by depositing in banks through fixed deposits and recurring deposits.
 India shares a 3,323-km long border with Pakistan of which 2221 km of IB and 740 km of LoC fall
in J&K. Govt set panel . They will prepare a detailed report of the issues being faced by the
public living near IB and LOC and submit its recommendations on the remedial action that needs
to be taken to address these issues, said the order.
 Alphabet, announced its Project Loon in 2013 to use solar-powered, high-altitude balloons to
provide internet service in remote regions, now this project has been launched in Puerto Rico
which is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains,
waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest.
 It is a research and development project being developed by X (formerly Google X) with the
mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. 2. The project uses high-altitude
balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 18 km (11 mi) to create an aerial
wireless network with up to 4G-LTE speeds. 3. It was named Project Loon, since even Google
itself found the idea of providing Internet access to the remaining 5 billion population
unprecedented and crazy/loony. 4. The balloons are maneuvered by adjusting their altitude in
the stratosphere to float to a wind layer after identifying the wind layer with the desired speed
and direction using wind data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme was launched in January, 2015 at Panipat in Haryana. 2.
The scheme is aimed at promoting gender equality and the significance of educating girls. 3. The
Scheme is targeted at improving the Child Sex Ratio through multi sectoral interventions
including prevention of gender biased sex selection and promoting girls’ education and her
holistic empowerment. 4. It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child
Development, Health & Family Welfare and Human Resource Development
 7 & 8-
 International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ( Received nobel peace prize) is a global
civil society coalition working to promote adherence to and full implementation of the Treaty on
the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 2. The campaign helped bring about this treaty. 3. The
ICAN was launched in 2007 and counts 468 partner organizations in 101 countries as of 2017. 4.
It is Non-profit international campaign with Headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland 5. The
organization received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize "for its work to draw attention to the
catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-
breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons.
 Treaty is-first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear
weapons, with the goal of leading towards their total elimination.  It was passed on 7 July 2017.
 United Nations Peacekeeping was created in 1948 during Arab –israi war. The United Nations
Charter gives the United Nations Security Council the power and responsibility to take collective
action to maintain international peace and security. For this reason, the international
community usually looks to the Security Council to authorize peacekeeping operations. They are
often referred to as Blue Berets or Blue Helmets because of their light blue berets or helmets.
 The UN Peacekeeping Force won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988
 ONE BELT ONE ROAD_ Brief----
 The PMMY Scheme was launched in April, 2015. The scheme’s objective is to refinance
collateral-free loans given by the lenders to small borrowers. 2. The scheme, which has a corpus
of Rs 20,000 crore, can lend between Rs 50,000 and Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs. 3. Banks
and MFIs can draw refinance under the MUDRA Scheme after becoming member-lending
institutions of MUDRA. 4. There are three types of loans under PMMY: 1. Shishu (up to
Rs.50,000). 2. Kishore (from Rs.50,001 to Rs.5 lakh). 3. Tarun (from Rs.500,001 to Rs.10,00,000).
The promotion campaigns will be launched by the department of financial services and state
level banking committee (SLBC) of different states will actively participate and coordinate all
these campaigns.
 The Paryatan Parv will showcase the cultural diversity of the country, with cultural
performances, crafts bazaar, food court showcasing folk and classical dance & music, handicrafts
& handlooms and cuisine from all regions and States of the country. 2. The Ministry of Tourism,
in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders is organizing
“Paryatan Parv” across the country. 3. The programme is being organized with the objective of
drawing focus on the benefits of tourism, showcasing the cultural diversity of the country and
reinforcing the principle of “Tourism for All”.
 Predicament- Halat
 Pradhanmantri Grameen Digital Saksharata Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)  It is the new scheme
launched by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, envisage to make 6 crore citizens digitally literate
in rural India by 2019.  It is an integral component of Digital India Initiative of the Government.
 It is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programs in the world.  It would
empower the citizens by providing them access to information, knowledge and skills for
operating computers / digital access devices.
 Under the Scheme, Digital Saksharata Abhinanadan Samaroh event will be held in Gandhinagar.
 India water week- It is an international event organised by Ministry of Water Resources.  The
5th edition of this event will be held this month with the participation of 13 countries.  The
theme of India Water Week – 2017 is “Water and Energy for Inclusive Growth” It is seen as a
platform to elicit ideas and opinions from global-level decision makers, researchers and
entrepreneurs in the field of water resources development and management.
 The ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ programme under Ministry of HRD, aims to actively enhance
interaction between people of diverse cultures living in different States and UTs in India..
 The government has written to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) challenging a recent
study on “modern slavery” conducted by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation (WFF) on
behalf of the global body. The letter follows a missive from the IB to the government about
 documentation by multiple international organisations on slavery in India that can hurt India’s
image and export.
 The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency dealing with labour
problems, particularly international labour standards, social protection, and work opportunities
for all. The ILO registers complaints against entities that are violating international rules;
however, it does not impose sanctions on governments.
 The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is
an international organization involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia. 
The BIMSTEC comprises of seven countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri
Lanka and Thailand  The BIMSTEC region is home to around 1.5 billion people which constitute
around 22% of the global population  The region has a combined gross domestic product (GDP)
of $2.7 trillion. In the last five years, BIMSTEC member states have been able to sustain an
average 6.5% economic growth trajectory despite global financial meltdown.
 VASTRA 2017 is an all-encompassing trade fair and conference on Textiles and Apparel
presenting a fusion of the finest and the latest in textiles products 2. The event is jointly
organized by Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investments Corporation Limited
(RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
 Boards should have at least six members, half of these independent directors. Boards should
have at least six members, half of these independent directors. Boards should have at least six
members, half of these independent directors. In an effort to boost transparency, the panel
suggested that publicly-traded companies report consolidated financials every quarter, instead
of the current annual requirement. SEBIpanel appointed by India’s market regulator proposed a
slew of new regulations on Thursday to boost corporate governance, from enhancing the role of
independent directors to improving financial disclosures.

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 National Waterway-4: 1. The inland waterway was declared National Waterway-4 in November,
2008 with a total length of 1,078 km. 2. Under the National Waterway Act, 2016, this was
 increased to 2,890 km. Vice president Venkaiah Naidu recently laid the foundation stone for the
first phase of the 2,890-km National Waterway-4 (NW-4) at Amravati in Andhra Pradesh. 2. The
first phase involves development of a water channel from Muktyala to Vijayawada on Krishna
river along with four floating terminals and three fixed terminals to handle cargo operations.
 The NW-4 would be developed in three phases. In the first phase, the 82 km stretch from
Muktyala to Vijayawada will be developed. 2. This would be followed by the second phase
where 233 km will be developed from Vijayawada to Kakinada and Rajahmundry to Polavaram
on Godavari river. 3. The third phase will connect Commamur canal, Buckingham canal and the
balance stretches of river Krishna and Godavari across 573 km..
 05-10
 Richard Henderson have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing cryo-electron
microscopy which simplifies and improves the imaging of bio-molecules.
 RBI Act amended to provide for MPC & inflation targeting 2016 2. MPC is Statutory, regulatory
bodies: RBI Act (45-ZB) 3. MPC Members: 6 members| Minimum Quorum 4 members- including
governor 1. RBI: 1. i) Dr.Urjit Patel [Ex-officio Chairman, Casting vote] 2. ii) MP Dept 3. iii)
Exe.Dir. [nominated by RBI central board] 2. Govt.: 1. Govt Nominated [4 year term; no
reappointment], 2. Govt can send message only in writing.

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 Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai has been adjudged the cleanest iconic place in
the country under Swachhta Hi Seva (cleanliness is service) programme. Meenakshi Temple is a
historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in the temple city of
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort,
Sundareswar, a form of Shiva.
 ADB has already approved two projects worth over USD 210 million in debt financing from the
co-financing arm Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) in its first year of operation.
 ADB ?
 IIP: Calculated by Ministry of statastics & program implementation CSO 2. Base year of the all-
India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has also been revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12 3.
Decreasing Order: Mfg> Mining> Electricity 4. Note: IIP Total components (682) Total WEIGHT
 (1000) 5. 38% wt.: Coal/Fertilizer/Electricity/Crude Oil/Natural Gas/Refinery
Products/Steel/Cement.
 The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health of the
manufacturing sector. 2. The PMI is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels,
production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment.

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 33rd India Economic Summit is organised by World Economic Forum in partnership with
Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry.  The summit will host leaders from 35
countries, discussing issues such as climate change, infrastructure, gender parity, tourism,
education and skills.  The recent economic reforms, including demonetization and the goods
and services tax, will be prominently featured in the programme.
 12.10.2017
 POSCO 2012- under the age of 18 , sexual relation is illegal and IPC 37 ( exception 2) , the same
was valid in case between wife and husband. SC has ruled to invalid the sex with girl who is
below 18 years of age. The child girl should be used as commodity.
 FTII- Film and television institute of india was established in 1960, pune. Autonomous body
under min. of info and broadcasting. Anupam Kher. Alumni became technician, actor, director in
film and television industry. Member of CILECT- Center for school and cinema.
 India Japan relation- Cargo - swapping arrangement to reduce logistic cost as part of broader
bilateral pact to create a gas exchange.( Qatar-India, Aus-Japan), internship pact also- student
will go in japan.
 SCO- Shanghai Cooperation organization- was found in 2001, is a Eurasian political, economic
and military organization. This organization is like NATO. But Russia and China relation are
dependent on some situation. Member, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Rusia,Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India and PK( 2007).
 Mitra Shakti- India and Srilanka-
 11.10.17.
 World Economic outlook- report published by IMF. Published biannually and updated twise in a
year. Will forecast Macroeconomics indicator of 180 countries include GDP, Inflation, CA, Fiscal
balance and also deals major economic policy issues like GST.
 Think Tank for Min for Petroleum for advice reduce oil import, gas network, promote FDI ,
developing new innovation etc like as ideas, CPR.
 Mission Indershanush- improve immunization of child below 2 years and pregnant women by
proper vaccination.
 CSIR- established in 1942 and autonomous body registered under society reg act 1860. Funded
by min of science and tech.
 LAW officer can take a private practice.
 Sovereign gold bond issues by RBI to reduce import of gold.
 NHRC chairman appointed by 6 member committee. Now ex CJI is only person can become
chairman.
 IAEA- International atomic energy authority hq in Vienna and found in 1957 to promote nuclear
energy for peaceful purpose. 2005 noble peace price won. Report to UNGA and UNSC.
 Mission Bhagiratha- Krishna and Godavari water supply by optical fiber pipeline to every
household by Telengana Govt.
 Vayoshreshtha saman- to eminent person and institution for their work for elderly people.
 PASSEX exercise between navy.
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