October 2015 Current Affairs Study Material

INTERNATIONAL
China
to
sell
8
submarines
to
Pakistan
China will sell eight submarines to Pakistan, with four of them being built in Karachi under a technology transfer
agreement. The construction of the eight submarines will simultaneously begin in Pakistan and China and four of
them will be built in Karachi. China will transfer technology to Pakistan for submarine construction. The deal is for
Yuan-class Type 041 diesel-electric submarines equipped with air independent propulsion (AIP) systems.

North
Korea
celebrated
70th
Anniversary
of
the
Country
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attended the Military parade and mass rally in PyongYang on 10 October to mark
the 70th anniversary of the countrys ruling party. Thousands of goose-stepping troops, tanks, armored vehicles,
rocket launchers and a variety of missiles mounted on trucks rolled through the Square.

China
starts
biggest
dam
on
Brahmaputra
in
Tibet
China on 13 October operationalised the 1.5 billion US Dollars Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet, built on
the Brahmaputra river. Located in Gyaca county, Shannan prefecture, Zam Hydropower station also known as
Zangmu Hydropower station, harnesses the waters of the Brahmaputra, known in Tibet as Yarlung Zangbo.
Considered the worlds highestaltitude hydropower station and the largest of its kind, the dam will produce 2.5 billion
kilo-watt-hours of electricity a year.

Fiji
Parliament
elects
new
President
Jioje
Konrote
Fiji Parliament on 12th October 2015 has elected the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations
as the next President of the country, namely Jioji/George Konrote. He was nominated by the ruling Fiji First party
gaining 31 votes in the presidential elections held at the parliament. Opposition SODELPA party candidate Ratu Epeli
Ganilau received a mere 14 votes. As per the constitution of Fiji, PM and leader of opposition submit presidential
candidates name to Parliament Speaker for voting. Konrote is an ex major general who had joined the Republic of
Fiji Military Forces in the 1960s.

NATO
launched
Trident
Juncture
Military
Excercise
To test the alliances ability to respond to new security threats, North Atlantic Treaty organization (NATO) launched a
biggest military excercise called Trident Juncture Military Excercise in Italy. The Military excercise has mobilised
around 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 NATO countries.

INDIA & WORLD

India
and
Germany
signed
18
MoUs
India and Germany on 5 October, 2015 ink 18 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for cooperation in various
fields including higher education, civil aviation, railways and food safety. India and Germany also signed a deal to fast
track business approvals. The other deals include promotion of German as a foreign language in India and promotion
of modern Indian languages in Germany, cooperation on Indo-German solar energy partnership, cooperation in fields

of skill development and vocational education and training, cooperation in the field of disaster management, IndoGerman partnerships in higher education, cooperation in the field of railways.

Union Cabinet approved MoU with Mozambique for cooperation in renewable energy
The Union Government on 14 October 2015 approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy, India and Mozambique. The agreement aims at establishing a cooperative
institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation, investment promotion and
partnership on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity. The focus
will be on the development of new and renewable energy technologies in the field of conducting on-the-job and
specialized training courses on renewable energy field, research & development and of technology transfer in
renewable energy.

ADB
to
provide
loan
for
India-Bangladesh
Electricity
link
upgradation
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $120 million loan to upgrade the India-Bangladesh electricity
network. Once completed, this will allow Bangladesh to meet its increasing power demand and support power
exchanges across South Asia. The loan will be used to double the capacity of the existing inter-grid connectivity
which links the power grid of western Bangladesh at Berhamara with the power grid of eastern India at
aharampur.The two electricity networks were first connected in December 2013 under a previous ADB project under
which India exports 500 MW power to Bangladesh.

India
pips
China
to
emerge
as
worlds
largest
cotton
producer
India has emerged worlds largest cotton producer in the season ending in September 30, 2015 by surpassing China.
As per data released by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) India has produced 6.51 million tonnes
(mt) of the cotton against 6.48 mt registered by China in the cotton year 2014-15. US Department of Agriculture has
predicted that India will retain its top position till next cotton season by producing around 29 million bales or around
27 per cent of the global cotton crop.

India-Sri
Lanka
joint
training
exercise
Mitra
Shakti-2015
concluded
The third India-Sri Lanka jointt raining exercise Mitra Shakti-2015 culminated on 12 October 2015 after a closing
ceremony held at Aundh Military Camp, Pune.The 14-day joint training included understanding of transnational
terrorism, developing interoperability and conduct of joint tactical operations controlled by a Joint Command Post.
Brigadier Tapan Lal Sah of the Indian Army and Brigadier KP Aruna Jayasekera of the Sri Lankan Army jointly
reviewed the parade commanded by Major Ashish Kumar, of Indian Army.

NATIONAL
India
to
cut
emissions
intensity
upto
35
Per
cent
by
2030
The Union Environment Ministry on 2 October, 2015 submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
(INDCs) to the UN Frame work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), committing to cut the emissions intensity
of GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels. India has committed to 40 per cent of non-fossil fuel energy to
be adopted by 2030. It has also set the target of generating 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent of Carbon sinks in the
form of forests. India aims to mobilise domestic and global funds to implement its mitigation actions.

Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
released
postal
stamp
on
Abdul
Kalam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the A P J Abdul Kalams birth anniversary celebrations held at DRDO Bhavan
in New Delhi on 15 October. Modi released a commemorative postal stamp on Kalam. Narendra Modi also
announced a memorial for Kalam at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister unveiled a statue of Dr. Kalam
at DRDO Bhavan and opened a photo exhibition titled A Celebration of Dr. Kalams Life.

Supreme
Court
Bench
strikes
down
NJAC
Act
as
unconstitutional
and
void
The Supreme Court on 16 October rejected the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the 99th
Constitutional Amendment which sought to give politicians and civil society a final say in the appointment of judges to
the highest courts. With this veredict, the Collegium system as it existed before the NJAC Act was passed, will
become operative again.

Central
Government
launches
KISAN
Project
and
Hailstorm
App
for
crop
damage
The Central Government launched its flagship Kisan Project on 5 October to help farmers in the long run. KISAN
stands for (K)rop Insurance using Space technology And geoinformatics. Combining the forces of digital world with
the age old tradition of agriculture, the government is all set to make the lives of farmers more secure and
comfortable. The project uses satellite and drone-based imaging and other geospatial technology to get accurate
data on crop yields.The KISAN project will be implemented by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC)
in collaboration with ISRO Centres Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad & National Remote Sensing Centre,
Hyderabad; India Meteorological Department; CCAFS; state agriculture departments and state remote sensing
centres.

India launched massive awareness drive on climate change by flagging off unique train
Science Express Climate Action Special is a 16-coach air-conditioned train that was launched on 15 October from
Delhi in the run-up to the global climate summit in Paris in December 2015. The exhibits on the train would cover
specific topics like adaptation, mitigation, Indias action on mitigation, international climate change negotiations,
nature conservation, innovations in India, science lab, biotechnology applications and others.Over 190 countries
would meet in Paris in December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) to strike a new global climate deal aimed at controlling global carbon emissions for tackling global
warming.

STATES
Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state is permanent
Jammu and Kashmir High court has ruled that Article 370, granting special status to the state, has assumed place of
permanence in the Constitution and the feature is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation. The Court also said that
Article 35A gives protection to existing laws in force in the State. Article 370 though titled as Temporary Provision
and included in Para XXI titled Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions has assumed place of permanence in
the Constitution.

House
of
Kalam
launches
international
foundation
in
Chennai
Three months after former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam died, his family House of Kalam has launched
an international foundation to carry forward his good deeds and accomplish the vision envisaged by Abdul Kalam.
Legendary music director Illayaraja officially launched the logo of the foundation and pledged his support for the
initiative. The family promised that it will realise the dreams of Dr Kalam and hold his flag of education and human
values.

Rameshwaram
in
Tamil
Nadu
declared
as
AMRUT
town
Rameshwaram town in Tamil Nadu has been declared as AMRUT town on 15 October, 2015 by the Minister of
Urban Development. Rameshwaram has been included in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT) for providing basic urban infrastructure.

Tamil
Nadu
Government
banned
drug
Ketoprofen
to
save
vultures
Tamil Nadu in the second week of October 2015 banned the use of Ketoprofen, a non-steroid antiinflammatory drug
(NSAID), which is used extensively for veterinary purposes. The step has been taken to save critically endangered
vultures in the state.This drug has been banned in the three western districts of state viz in Erode, Coimbatore and
Nilgiris where the vulture population is in danger.

Swadhar
Greh
scheme
approved
by
Haryana
Government
for
women
in
distress
The Haryana Government on 18 October 2015 approved Swadhar Greh scheme, which will assure economic and
social security to women in distress. The scheme aims at creating a supportive institutional framework catering to
their primary needs in difficult situations. The scheme will work upon providing basic amenities, such as shelter, food,
clothing and health along with economic and social security to women in distress.

CONFERENCES
Indo-German
Summit
2015
held
in
Bengaluru
The Indo-German Summit 2015 has been held in Bengaluru on 6 October, 2015. The summit was organised by
Nasscom. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the summit.
Industrialists from India and Germany and deligates from 15 states attended the summit. In this summit both the
nations signed five B to B (Business to Business) agreements.

BRICS
Ministerial
migration
meeting
held
in
Sochi
The First BRICS Ministerial migration meeting was held in Sochi on October 8, 2015. The discussion of the meeting
focused on the regulation of migration processes exerting greater influence on the geopolitical environment in the
world. Alongside with the meeting the round table on New strategies of managing migration as the key to a
successful development of society was organized. The BRICS leaders emphasized the importance of mutual
cooperation among BRICS countries in the migration area and welcomed Russias initiative to hold the first BRICS
Ministerial migration (Heads of migration authorities) meeting.

2015
IMF,
World
Bank
Annual
Meeting
held
in
Peru
The 2015 annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank has been held from 9-11
October, 2015 in Lima, the capital city of Peru. After 48 years the meeting was held in Latin America. Over ten
thousand pariticipants from 188 countries attended the meeting. The main subjects of discussions are challenges
facing the world economy, ways to combat illicit financial flows, private investment in renewable energy, structural
reforms, among others. Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister from India also attended the meeting. IMF MD Christine
Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yang Kim attended the meeting. The meeting is very important for discussing
and clarifying the road map for getting to the 100 billion dollars goal in climate finance.

5th
Meeting
of
the
India-Maldives
Joint
Commission
held
in
Maldives
The 5th meeting of the India-Maldives Joint Commission was held on 11 October 2015 in Male, the capital of
Maldives. India-Maldives Joint Commission was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Maldivian
foreign minister Dunya Maumoon. It assessed the entire range of bilateral relations including economic security and
cultural aspects apart from focusing on the growing policy alignment between two countries as seen in Indias
Neighbours First and Maldives India First policies.

AWARDS & HONOURS

Maruthi
Chairman
Bhargava
honoured
with
Forbes
Life
Time
Achievement
Award
Maruthi Suzuki chairman R.C. Bhargava has been honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award at the Forbes
India Leadership Awards, 2015. Mr Bhargava was one of the founding members of Maruthi in 1982. He led the
company as MD from 1990 to 1997. From 2007 he was leading the company as the Chairman.

Jamaicas
Marlon
James
wins
Man
Booker
Prize
Marlon James became the first Jamaican winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction on 14 October, 2015. His
book A Brief History of Seven Killings won the prestigious Man Booker Prize Award. The novel is based on the
attempted assassination of Bob Marley.

2015
Right
Livelihood
Awards
announced
for
three
persons
Laureates of 2015 Right Livelihood Awards were announced on 1 October 2015. Tony de Brum & the People of the
Marshall Islands, Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Canada), Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera (Uganda) and Gino Strada & his
organisation Emergency (Italy) were chosen for the prestigious award that is also known as Alternative Nobel Prize.
The Canadian was recognised for her lifelong work to protect the Inuit of the Arctic and defend their right to maintain
their livelihoods and culture.

SPORTS & GAMES

India
won
Gold
medal
in
the
Womens
event
at
Asian
Air
Gun
Championship
Indian pistol shooter Heena Sidhu won the gold medal in womens 10 meter air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun
Championships in New Delhi. Heena is the Indias first pistol shooter to be ranked number one in the world. Indias
Shweta Singh won the Silver medal and Korean shooter Seon A Kim took the bronze medal.

Sania-Hingis
pair
won
the
Wuhan
Open
Womens
Doubles
Title
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis pair won the Womens doubles final at the Wuhan Open tennis tournment held on 2
October, 2015 in central Chinas Hubei Province. They defeat the Romanias Irina Camelia Begu and Monica
Niculescu in the finals. This is the 7th title for the Sania-Hingis pair. They have won the Indian Wells, Miami,
Charleston, Wimbledon, the US Open, Guangzhou and Wuhan Open this year. They have 7 WTA doubles titles won
together this year. This is the 8th title for Sania Mirza.

Harikrishna
wins
PokerStars
Isle
of
Man
International
Chess
Tournament
2015
Andhra Pradesh Grand Master P. Harikrishna won the PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament 2015

held on 11 October in British Islands. About 39 Grand Masters and 66 other chess players are participated in this
event. In the womens event another Andhra Pradesh Grand Master Dronavalli Harika stood at third place.

Johor
Cup
Hockey
winner
Great
Britain
Great Britain on 18 October 2015 defeated Indian junior mens hockey team and captured Sultan of Johor Cup
(SOJC). Great Britain defeated defending champions India by 4-3 in sudden death penalty shootout in the final. For
the third place, the host Malaysia defeated Argentina to settle for Bronze.

Novak
Djokovic
won
the
Shanghai
Masters
Tennis
Championship
World Number 1 ranking Novak Djokovic on 18 October 2015 won the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters tennis title in
the mens singles category. The top seeded Serbian player defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-4 in the final match
held in Shanghai, China. It was the third Shanghai title for Djokovic in four years.

ECONOMY
Ambani
Family
ranks
third
in
Forbes
Asias
50
richest
families
list
As many as 14 Indian families are in the list of Forbes 50 richest families in Asia. In this list, Ambani family ranked
third with a net worth of 21.5 billion dollars. The other Indian families in the top 10 include the Premji family in the 7th
place and the Mistry family in the 10th place. With 14 Indian families, India stood first in the list. The overall list has
topped by Lees of Samsung group, with a net worth of 26.6 billion dollars.

India
ranks
3rd
in
Global
startup
ecosystems
India ranks third among global startup ecosystems with more than 4,200 new-age companies. Nasscom along with
Zinnov on 13 October launched the second edition of the startup report titled Start up India Momentous Rise of the
Indian Start-Up Ecosystem on the sidelines of Nasscom Product Conclave 2015 in Bengaluru. Three to four startups
being born every day and nearly five billion dollars of funding coming in 2015.

China
beats
US
in
number
of
dollar
billionaires
for
the
first
time
China has beaten the United States for the first time in the number of dollar billionaires whose number have climed to
596 over Americas 537. Now China has the Worlds largest number of billionares. The China billionaire list is
dominated by Wang Jianlin, who founded the conglomerate Wanda unseating e-commerce gaint Alibabas Jack Ma
as the countrys richest person.

India
ranks
55th
on
2015
Global
Competitiveness
Index:
WEF
Report
India has been placed at 55th position on 2015 Global Competitiveness Index of the worlds most competitive
economies. It was published in Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic Forum (WEF) which has assessed
total 140 countries. Switzerland has retained its top position as the worlds most competitive economy for seventh
year in a row. Switzerland, Singapore, United States, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Hong Kong, Finland, Sweden &
United Kingdom.

RBI
and
UAE
central
Bank
Signed
MoU
on
supervisory
information
exchange
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of
understanding (MoU) on Supervisory co-operation and Exchange of Supervisory Information. By signing the MoU,
RBI is seeking to promote greater Co-operation and share supervisory information among the authorities.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

China
launched
20th
Satellite
for
its
Navigation
system
China on 30 September 2015 launched a 20th new generation satellite for the BeiDou Navigation system (BDS) into
orbit that will support its global navigation and positioning network. The satellite was launched from Xichang Satellite
Launch Centre in the South Western Province of Sichuan. A Long March-3 B carrier rocket carried the satellite. It was
the first time that the satellite featured a hydrogen atomic clock.

NASAs
New
Horizons
found
blue
skies
and
water
ice
on
Pluto
The first colour images of Plutos atmosphere returned by NASAs New Horizon Spacecraft has revealed a blue skies
and numerous small exposed regions of water ice. Scientists say a blue sky often results from scattering of sunlight
by very small particles. On Earth those particles are very tiny nitrogen molecules. On Pluto they appear to be larger
but still relatively small soot-like particles. The Haze particles are grey or red, but the way they scatter, the blue light
attracted the attention of the New Horizon.

ARSAT2
is
a
second
communication
satellite
launched
by
Argentina
ARSAT2 is a second communication satellite launched by Argentina. The countrys previous telecommunications
satellite, ARSAT1, was sent up nearly a year ago, when Argentina became the first Latin American country to develop
and launch a telecommunications satellite into orbit.

PERSONS IN NEWS
A). APPOINTMENTS
A.K.Pujari
assumed
additional
charge
as
CMD
of
SAIL
Dr. Anup K. Pujari on 1 October, 2015 assumed additional charge as the chairman and Managing Director of Steel
Authority of India Limited (SAIL). At present he is the secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME). He was also given the additional charge of the post of Secretary in Ministry of Steel.
Shashank
Manohar
elected
as
BCCI
President
Nagpur lawyer, Mr. Shashank Manohar has been elected as the President for Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) for the second time on 4 October, 2015. He is the 36th President of BCCI. He will be in this post for two years.
He has promised to initiate stern and practical steps and deliver results in two months to win back the confidence of
Indian cricket fans.
Sekhar
Basu
to
be
the
next
chairman
of
Atomic
Energy
Commission
Renowned scientist Sekhar Basu was on 9 October appointed as chairman of Atomic Energy Commission. Basu,
who is presently director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and chief executive of the Nuclear Recycle
Board (NRB), will replaced RK Sinha who superannuates on October 23 and he will have a tenure till September 19,
2016. Basu has also been appointed Secretary, department of atomic energy. Basu was instrumental in setting up
reprocessing and waste management facilities at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam.

IPCC
Elects
Hoesung
Lee
as
New
Chairman
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) elected Hoesung Lee of the Republic of Korea as its new
Chairman 2015. Hoesung Lee was elected by 78 votes to 56 in a run-off with JeanPascal van Ypersele. A total of six
candidates
had
been
nominated for the position.

B). RESIGNS
Author
Shashi
Deshpande
resigned
to
Sahitya
Akademi
General
Council
Award-Winning author Shashi Deshpande on 9 October resigned from the Sahitya Akademi general council
expressing a sense of strong disappointment over the literary bodys silence on the killing of Kannada writer M.M.
Kalburgi. She wrote several novels, short stories and essay collections and books for children and won the Sahitya
Akademi award for her novel That Long Silence in 1990. She was awarded the Padma Sri in 2009.
Nepal
Prime
Minister
Sushil
Koirala
resigned
Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on 10 October resigned to his post. Koirala resigned after parties failed to forge a
consensus amid continued protests and blockade of key border trade point with India over the countrys new
Constitution.

C). DEATHS
Veteran
Tamil
actress
Manorama
passed
away
The legendary Tamil actress Manorama (78) was passed away on 10 October in Chennai. A comedy artist and a
singer, she belonged to a generation of South Indian Cinema. In a career spanning nearly six decades, she acted in
over 1500 films and created a Guinness world record.
Renowned
Swedish
crime
writer
Henning
Mankell
passes
away
Renowned Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell was passed away on 5 October. He was 67. He created the
famous character Kurt Wallander in 1997 and a series of mystery novels till 2009 revolving around this protagonist.
He is also known as a dramatist and childrens author. He received Corine Literature Prize for German audio book.

D). VISITORS
German
Chancellor
Angela
Merkel
three
day
visit
to
India
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came to India on 4 October on a three day visit to Delhi and Bangalore. She met
the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 October and bilateral discussions takeplace between India and Germany. A
deal to fast track approval for German companies in India and Euro 1 billion Solar power fund by Germany were
among major takeaways from the talks between the two countries. Both sides inked 18 MoUs to scale of ties in
strategic areas. Germany returned to India a 10 century Durga idol that had gone missing from a temple in Kashmir
over two decades ago. On 6 October Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Angela Merkel attended the Indo-German
summit held in Bengaluru. In this summit two countries signed deals worth 2.25 billion dollars (around Rs.14,600
crore) on German Investment in developing India. Modi and Merkel visited the vocational training centre at Bosch in
Bengaluru. On 6 October German Chancellor Angela Merkel completed her tour.
President
Pranab
Mukherjee
visit
to
Jordan
President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 October began a six day historic visit to Isreal, Jordan & Palestine. Pranab
Mukherjee is the first Indian Head of State to visit these countries. On 10 October he visited Jordan and met the
Jordan King Abdullah and held deligate level talks. He discussed terror related issues with the Jordan King. During
the talks India and Jordan said an understanding was needed to fight terror. President inagurated the Mahatma
Gandhi street in Jordan capital city Amman.

E). MISCELLANEOUS
Google
tops
list
of
Worlds
Best
Workplaces
Google has topped the list of worlds best company to work for compiled by research and consulting firm Great Place
to Work Institute, grabbing the numero uno position for the third straight year, while software developer SAS Institute
and manufacturing firm W L Gore were ranked second and third respectively. The annual Worlds Best Multinational
Workplaces List ranks the top 25 global companies to work for. Data storage specialist NetApp and mobile
communications provider Telefonica are at fourth and fifth places respectively. EMC Corporation has been ranked
sixth, followed by software giant Microsoft at seventh position in the list. Others in the top ten include, BBVA (8th),
Monsanto (9th) and American Express (10th) place.
Nepal
elects
Onsari
Gharti
as
first
woman
Parliament
speaker
Nepal on 16 October elected the countrys first woman speaker of Parliament. UCPN- Maoist law maker Onsari
Gharti Mangar elected as the speaker of Parliament. Earlier she had served as Deputy Speaker in Parliament. Ganga
Prasad Yadav has been elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament.
Modi
ranks
13th
in
global
list
of
most
influential
people
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has debuted at the 13th spot in Bloomberg Markets Most Influential annual ranking
topped by US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen. Chinese premier Xi Jinping(2nd place), US President Barack
Obama(6th place) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel(9th place) are other politicians ranked above PM Modi in
the coveted list of 50 people.
DRDO
Missile
Complex
renamed
as
Dr
APJ
Abdul
Kalam
Missile
Complex
The DRDO Missile Complex in Hyderabad was renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex by Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar on 15 October 2015. Dr Kalam joined the Missile Complex, DRDO in 1982 and was a part
of it for nearly two decades. The Missile Complex comprises Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Defence
Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI), which are considered to be the
brain child of Dr Kalam.As founder Director, Dr Kalam conceived and steered RCI as a generator of critical missile
technologies.

PLACES IN NEWS
DRDO
inagurates
new
R&D
centre
at
17,600
Ft
in
Jammu
&
Kashmir
The DRDO on 2 October, 2015 inaguarated an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Chan La in Jammu and Kashmir
at 17,600 Ft above the mean sea level. This is in records as the worlds highest terrestrial R&D centre. It has been
established by Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) of DRDO. This centre is for Research &
Development work in frontal areas of food and agriculture and bio-medical sciences for well being of the soldiers
deployed in high-altitude cold deserts.

Biotechnology
International
Conference-2016
to
be
held
in
Bengaluru
Bangalore India Bio 2016 themed Whats trending in Biotech India featuring multi track conferences, international
trade show, talks and many other events is scheduled from February 9-11 in the year 2016 in Bengaluru. It will also
feature 100 young researchers presenting innovations through poster sessions.

Indias
largest
container
port
terminal,
JNPT
inaugurated
By
PM
Narendra
Modi
Prime Minister Sir Narendra Modi on 11 October 2015 inaugurated the fourth terminal of countrys largest container
post, named Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai. The terminal will be 4th terminal of Jawaharlal Nehru

Port Trust.This project will be executed by Bharti Mumbai Container Terminal (BMCT) is a subsidiary port of
Singapore.

ABBREVIATIONS
PBD:
Pravas
PMSKY:
Pradhan
DDUGJY:
Deen
Dayal
DRDA:
District
RWSS: Rural Water Supply, Sanitation

Mantri
Upadhyay
Rural

Bharatiya
Krishi
Sinchai
Gram
Jyothi
Development

Divas
Yojana
Yojana
Association

Books in News
The
Nationalist
President
Pranab
Mukherjee
book
released
by
Vice-President
The coffee table book The Nationalist President Pranab Mukherjee edited by Prabhu Chawla, The New Indian
Express Editorial Director has been released by the Vice-President Hamid Ansari on 7 October, 2015 at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. The first copy of the book was received by the President.

The
book
Courage
to
Act:
A
Memoir
of
Crisis
and
its
Aftermath
released
The former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben S Bernanke released his book titled Courage to Act: A Memoir
of a Crisis and its Aftermath. The book is a personal and detailed account of the events that ensued as he witnessed
it. Bernanke, headed the USs central bank from 2006- 2014 and was at the centre of the banks response to the
2008 financial crisis and the subsequent recession.

Smita
Patil:
A
Brief
Incandescence
by
Maithili
Rao
launched
The book titled Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence authored by Maithili Rao was launched on 18 October 2015. The
book, which was launched on Smita Patils 60th birth anniversary, acquaints the readers with a remarkable journey of
the short-lived actress. It traces the journey of the actress from her childhood to stardom.

COMMITTEES
Committee
on
Kalams
Memorial
at
Ramesh-waram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 October announced a memorial would be constructed for Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. A committee of Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Manohar Parrikar and Pon
Radhakrishnan and former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy will work out the details of the memorial.

Achary
panel
recommended
400%
hike
in
basic
salary
of
Delhi
MLAs
The three-member committee chaired by former Secretary General of Lok Sabha PDT Achary, in its report submitted
to Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, has favoured a 400 percent hike in basic salary of MLAs from Rs 12,000 to

Rs 50,000 per month. Overall, the hike recommended has been 138 percent. In July, a group of AAP legislatiors had
demanded a significant hike in salary, arguing their earnings were not enough to run their family and offices.

Central
Press
Accreditation
Committee
reconstituted
The Central Press Accreditation Committee (CPAC) that issues Press Information Bureau (PIB) cards to journalists
has been reconstituted by the Ministry of Information and Broad casting. PIB director general Frank Noronha will be
the ex-officio chairman of the Committee. The period of the committee is two years from the date of its first meeting.

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