Current Affairs October 2016

31st October, Current Affairs:

• The Ross Sea of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica is declared as world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA).
• Today is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

30th October, Current Affairs:

• The 193member General Assembly elected 14 countries (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, Brazil, Rwanda, Cuba, South Africa, Japan, Tunisia, the U.S. and the U.K.) to the 47member council which did not include Russia.
• Diwali is celebrated in the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the first time.
• India defeated Pakistan 32 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey tournament to win the title for second time.

29th October, Current Affairs:

• India celebrates the festival of light Diwali.
• Indian cricket team wins the 5 match ODI series against New Zealand by 32.

26th October, Current Affairs:

• Paul Beatty has become the first American writer to win the Man Booker prize for his novel "'The Sellout".
• Virat Kohli becoming the fastest batsman to reach 7,500 ODI runs. He achieves this milestone in just 167 innings.

25th October, Current Affairs:

• Union Government raised the salary of President from the current Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh in a month. The VicePresident's salary will increase to Rs. 3.5 lakh a month from the existing Rs. 1.10 lakh a month.

24th October, Current Affairs:

• Ratan Tata appointed as the Chairman of Tata Sons for four months after removal of Cyrus Mistry from the post.

23rd October, Current Affairs:

• Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta created history at the Hoogeveen International chess tournament by becoming the first player ever to win the title twice in a row in the FIDE Open.
• The first woman to conquer Mount Everest Junko Tabei of Japan has died aged 77.

22nd October, Current Affairs:

• India beat Iran 3829 in the final to win the Kabaddi World Cup 2016.

21st October, Current Affairs:

• Bengaluru FC becoming the first Indian football club to reach the final of AFC Cup. Bengaluru FC defeated defending champions Johor Darul Ta’zim 31 in the second leg of the semifinal in Banglaore.

18th October, Current Affairs:

• Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission. 
• Ashok Leyland Ltd built and unveiled India's first all electric bus.

15th October, Current Affairs:

• 8th BRICS Summit starts in Goa from today.
• India and Russia signed 16 agreements including Rs. 39,000 crore defence deal to procure most advanced antiaircraft defence system the S400 Triumph.
• At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at a religious gathering on the outskirts of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

14th October, Current Affairs:

• Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane of Maharashtra broke the 70yearold partnership record for all wickets in the Ranji Trophy when they stand of 594 runs against Delhi.

13th October, Current Affairs:

• American music legend and song writer Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Literature Prize. He is the first songwriter to win the prestigious award.
• King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej died at the age of 88 in Bangkok.

11th October, Current Affairs:

• Dussehra is celebrated across the country.
• India wins the three matches Test series against New Zealand by 30 after defeating New Zealand by 321 run in the last match. Ravichandran Ashwin given the Man of the Series award for his 27 wickets haul.
• Philanthropist and businesswoman Adi Godrej died at the age of 70 in Mumbai.

10th October, Current Affairs:

• British Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom form Finland wins Nobel in Economics for Work on Contracts.
• Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score two double centuries.
• Indian shooter Jitu Rai awarded with the 'Champion of Champions' title for pistol shooting in 2016 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

8th October, Current Affairs:

• The 84th Indian Air Force Day observed across India.
• Durga Puja is being celebrated across India.
• The United States lifted sanctions against Myanmar after two decades.

7th October, Current Affairs:

• 478 people killed in Haiti after hurricane Matthew hit the islands.
• Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded with the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.

5th October, Current Affairs:

• Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres will be the next United Nations SecretaryGeneral who will replace present SecretaryGeneral Ban KiMoon.
• JeanPierre Sauvage, Bernard Feringa and Sir Fraser Stoddart win Nobel prize in chemistry for the development of nanomachines, made of moving molecules.

4th October, Current Affairs:

• The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent from 6.5 per cent which is lowest in last 6 years.
• British scientist David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics for studies of unusual states of matter.

3rd October, Current Affairs:

• Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan won the 2016 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for work on cell 'recycling'.

2nd October, Current Affairs:

• Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be the next chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade of 2017.
• International Day of NonViolence observed across the world to marks the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
• India pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th birth anniversary.

1st October, Current Affairs:

• The 2016 Indian Super league starts with an opening ceremony in Guwahati, Assam.
• 3 Star Club Nepal beat East Bengal Club, Kolkata 21 in the final to win the 64th Bharat Ratna Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy Football Tournament.