National
News
1. 5th National Summit on Public Health Care begins in Assam
i. The 5th National Summit on Good and
Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems in India has
begun at Kaziranga in Assam.
ii. State Chief
Minister Sarbanand Sonowal and Union Health Minister J P
Nadda inaugurated the three-day summit.
2. Foundation Of India’s Largest Dry Dock Laid at Cochin Shipyard
i. The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways,
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari and
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan laid the foundation for India’s
largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.
ii. The Dry Dock will give an impetus to “Make in India”
initiative under Sagarmala and raise India’s share in global shipbuilding to
2%. India currently occupies 0.66 % share in global shipbuilding
market.
3. Italian PM Giuseppe Conte In India On A Day Long Visit
i. Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte arrived
in New Delhi on a day-long official visit to India. During the
visit, the Italian Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
ii. Both leaders will also attend the India-Italy Technology
Summit which is being organised by the Department of Science and
Technology in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII).
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Italy
Capital: Rome, Currency: Euro.
4. 3-day India Mobile Congress Held In New Delhi
i. India Mobile Congress is one of the biggest marquee
Mobile, Internet, and Technology event for South-East Asia organized by COAI
and DoT. IMC 2018 was held in Aerocity, New Delhi.
ii. The congress was held under the theme of NEW DIGITAL HORIZONS.
ii. The congress was held under the theme of NEW DIGITAL HORIZONS.
International News
5. Complete
List of Announcements/Agreements Signed Between India and Japan
i. Japan announced joining the International Solar Alliance (ISA) submitting
the instrument of ratification.
ii. As of now, there are 70 countries that have signed the ISA Framework Agreement (ISA FA) and 47 countries that have ratified it. Japan will be the 71st country to sign and 48th country to ratify the ISA FA.
ii. As of now, there are 70 countries that have signed the ISA Framework Agreement (ISA FA) and 47 countries that have ratified it. Japan will be the 71st country to sign and 48th country to ratify the ISA FA.
6. Angela Merkel To Step Down As German Chancellor in 2021
i. Germany’s Angela Merkel has announced that she will step
down as Chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks. She would not
seek re-election as leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic
Union( CDU).
ii. She has held the post since 2000. The CDU was severely weakened in yesterday’s poll in the state of Hesse, the latest in a series of setbacks.
ii. She has held the post since 2000. The CDU was severely weakened in yesterday’s poll in the state of Hesse, the latest in a series of setbacks.
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Germany
Capital: Berlin, Currency: Euro, Present
Chancellor: Angela Merkel.
7. World's Largest Airport 'Under One Roof' Opened In
Istanbul
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i. The world's largest airport terminal "under one
roof" with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers
has been officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul, which marks
the Republic Day of Turkey.
ii. Overall the first phase has cost 7.5 billion Euro.
The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200
million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the
next 10 years.
Business/Banking
News
8. IBM Acquired Red Hat For $34 Billion In Its Biggest
Purchase
i. America's IBM has
acquired software company Red Hat in a $34 billion cash and
debt deal, marking its biggest ever acquisition till date. Founded 25
years ago, Red Hat was valued at about $20.5 billion at the end of trading.
ii. The open source, enterprise software maker will become a unit of
IBM's Hybrid Cloud division, with Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst joining
IBM's senior management team and reporting to CEO Ginni Rometty.
9. SBI, Hitachi Payments form Joint Venture For Digital Payment Platform
9. SBI, Hitachi Payments form Joint Venture For Digital Payment Platform
i. Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) and
payments solution provider Hitachi Payment Services India has
entered into an agreement to form a joint venture for establishing a card
acceptance and digital payment platform.
ii. SBI will have a majority stake in the proposed joint venture.
Hitachi Payment Services India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi
Group, Japan.
Agreements
10. WhatsApp and CII Collaborate To
Train SMEs, Entrepreneurs In India
i.
WhatsApp has partnered with Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII) to train small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) and entrepreneurs on using the messaging
platform to connect with customers and growing their businesses.
ii. WhatsApp and CII will work to enhance business
communication for Indian SMEs through CII's SME Technology
Facilitation Centre.
Obituaries
11. Urdu Writer Qazi Abdussattar Passes Away
i.
Padma Shri Professor Qazi Abdussattar, a noted Urdu writer and former head of Aligarh Muslim University's
Urdu department, passed away in Delhi following a protracted illness. He was
85.
ii. Winner of several national and international awards,
Abdussattar was awarded Padma Shri in 1974. He was also the first recipient of
Ghalib Academy Award in 1978.
