International Affairs
Today (11th October) is International Day of the Girl Child.
This is an international observance day declared by the United Nations.
First International Day of the Girl Child was observed on 11th October 2012.
Theme of the year 2016 : "Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls"
India donates 9.3 million rupees to Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for people of South Africa.
The Dubai government today announced that it has started the construction of 'The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour', which would be the world’s tallest tower when completed in 2020.
Note : Dubai's Burj Khalifa (2,700 feet high) is currently the world’s tallest skyscraper.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that he will donate his Nobel Peace Prize money worth $925,000 to victims of Colombia's 52-year-old civil war, between the government and FARC rebels.
Note : Santos had won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the conflict.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin is going to embark on4 day visit to India from 14th October 2016.
National Affairs
Telangana has announced the creation of 21 new districts from today, taking the total number of districts in the state from 10 to 31.
The reorganisation of districts has been taken up for better administration, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao said.
The original plan was to create about 17 more districts but the government was forced to add four more.
The Centre has decided to give a unique ID to every judge in the country to keep a record of their judgements.
The judges' data will be available to the public through National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) after their judicial records are linked to their respective IDs.
Currently, such information is not available on any digital platform.
The Ghazipur Waste to Energy (WtE) plant, a facility which combusts wastes to produce electricity, will be commissioned this month.
The plant, which will use 1,300 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from the Ghazipur landfill site daily, is expected to generate 12 megawatts of energy.
Note : This will be Delhi's second such facility, after the operational Timarpur-Okhla WtE plant.
Awards & Honors
A total of five Indian-Americans have been featured on Forbes list of the US' 400 richest people in 2016.
These include Symphony Technology founder Romesh Wadhwani, who was ranked highest among the Indian-American's named in the list at 222, followed by Syntel co-founders Bharat and Neerja Desai who were ranked 274.
Note : Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates topped the list.
Science & Technology
South Africa's coast town George has got the continent's first solar-powered "green" airport.
The regional airport has 2,000 solar panels which produce up to 750 kW daily, while the regular requirement is 400 kW.
The excess is supplied to the municipal power grid.
The airport has lately reduced its carbon emissions by 1,229 tonnes, equivalent to 1,03,934 litres of fuel.
Business & Economy
Indian Banks have been ranked third from the bottom in terms of Tier 1 capital ratio among major emerging market economies, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest Global Financial Stability Report.
Only Russian and Chilean banks were ranked below India.
Note : Tier 1 capital is the core measure of a bank's financial strength from a regulator's point of view.
Technology giant Samsung today completely stopped its Galaxy Note 7 sales after fires were also reported in replacements that were claimed to be "safe".
Further, Samsung asked consumers with Note 7 to turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones.
Samsung has lost $18 billion from its market cap following the announcement.
The Centre is looking to pump in around ₹1,000 crore in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) through the skill development initiative.
Indian Railways will introduce three train coaches with glass ceilings in trains in Kashmir Valley and Araku Valley.
The project, which was started in 2015, is slated to be launched in December this year.
Jointly designed by organisations including IRCTC and Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the manufacturing cost of each coach is reportedly around ₹4 crore.
India is planning to supply 500 MW power to Sri Lanka through a network of sub-sea underground cables, Union Power Secretary PK Pujari has announced today.
Sri Lanka needs power from India to meet its domestic needs but nothing has fructified in the absence of an adequate transmission infrastructure.
Uttar Pradesh is going to participate in the BRICS Trade Fair in New Delhi, to be held from October 12-14.
Upcoming infrastructure and industrial projects in the state like the Lucknow-Agra expressway, metro rail initiatives, and projects under Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, among others, will be showcased at the event.
New Appointments
China has appointed Basketball player Yao Ming as its ambassador to Mars, in order to promote country's first mission to the Red Planet in 2020.
Note : China notably aims to send a rover to Mars to join NASA's Curiosity spacecraft.
This is an international observance day declared by the United Nations.
First International Day of the Girl Child was observed on 11th October 2012.
Theme of the year 2016 : "Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls"
India donates 9.3 million rupees to Nelson Mandela Foundation to help it in its welfare work for people of South Africa.
The Dubai government today announced that it has started the construction of 'The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour', which would be the world’s tallest tower when completed in 2020.
Note : Dubai's Burj Khalifa (2,700 feet high) is currently the world’s tallest skyscraper.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced that he will donate his Nobel Peace Prize money worth $925,000 to victims of Colombia's 52-year-old civil war, between the government and FARC rebels.
Note : Santos had won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the conflict.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin is going to embark on4 day visit to India from 14th October 2016.
National Affairs
Telangana has announced the creation of 21 new districts from today, taking the total number of districts in the state from 10 to 31.
The reorganisation of districts has been taken up for better administration, CM K Chandrasekhar Rao said.
The original plan was to create about 17 more districts but the government was forced to add four more.
The Centre has decided to give a unique ID to every judge in the country to keep a record of their judgements.
The judges' data will be available to the public through National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) after their judicial records are linked to their respective IDs.
Currently, such information is not available on any digital platform.
The Ghazipur Waste to Energy (WtE) plant, a facility which combusts wastes to produce electricity, will be commissioned this month.
The plant, which will use 1,300 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from the Ghazipur landfill site daily, is expected to generate 12 megawatts of energy.
Note : This will be Delhi's second such facility, after the operational Timarpur-Okhla WtE plant.
Awards & Honors
A total of five Indian-Americans have been featured on Forbes list of the US' 400 richest people in 2016.
These include Symphony Technology founder Romesh Wadhwani, who was ranked highest among the Indian-American's named in the list at 222, followed by Syntel co-founders Bharat and Neerja Desai who were ranked 274.
Note : Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates topped the list.
Science & Technology
South Africa's coast town George has got the continent's first solar-powered "green" airport.
The regional airport has 2,000 solar panels which produce up to 750 kW daily, while the regular requirement is 400 kW.
The excess is supplied to the municipal power grid.
The airport has lately reduced its carbon emissions by 1,229 tonnes, equivalent to 1,03,934 litres of fuel.
Business & Economy
Indian Banks have been ranked third from the bottom in terms of Tier 1 capital ratio among major emerging market economies, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest Global Financial Stability Report.
Only Russian and Chilean banks were ranked below India.
Note : Tier 1 capital is the core measure of a bank's financial strength from a regulator's point of view.
Technology giant Samsung today completely stopped its Galaxy Note 7 sales after fires were also reported in replacements that were claimed to be "safe".
Further, Samsung asked consumers with Note 7 to turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones.
Samsung has lost $18 billion from its market cap following the announcement.
The Centre is looking to pump in around ₹1,000 crore in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) through the skill development initiative.
Indian Railways will introduce three train coaches with glass ceilings in trains in Kashmir Valley and Araku Valley.
The project, which was started in 2015, is slated to be launched in December this year.
Jointly designed by organisations including IRCTC and Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the manufacturing cost of each coach is reportedly around ₹4 crore.
India is planning to supply 500 MW power to Sri Lanka through a network of sub-sea underground cables, Union Power Secretary PK Pujari has announced today.
Sri Lanka needs power from India to meet its domestic needs but nothing has fructified in the absence of an adequate transmission infrastructure.
Uttar Pradesh is going to participate in the BRICS Trade Fair in New Delhi, to be held from October 12-14.
Upcoming infrastructure and industrial projects in the state like the Lucknow-Agra expressway, metro rail initiatives, and projects under Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, among others, will be showcased at the event.
New Appointments
China has appointed Basketball player Yao Ming as its ambassador to Mars, in order to promote country's first mission to the Red Planet in 2020.
Note : China notably aims to send a rover to Mars to join NASA's Curiosity spacecraft.
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