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| Current Affairs October 2015 |
Current Affairs
Current Affairs October 2015
31 October 2015 Current Affairs- A Russian airliner crashes in Sinai with more than 200 passengers on-board, Egypt PM confirmed.
- ‘Unity, Peace, Harmony’, PM Modi talks for national integraty and slams dynasty politics.
- ‘UFOs’ was sighted and spook the Delhi airport security. Air force is put on high alert.
- Dead skull shaped type of comet is speeding past earth today.
- ICICI Lombard is selling 9% stake of its worth Rs 1,550 cr to Fairfax of Canada.
- Google will combine Chrome and Android and this new OS will be available in 2017, a report says.
- 31 October 1875 Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India and 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat.
- 31 October 1876 Cyclone had hit Bengal with center near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), which claimed about 200,000 people.
- 31 October 1966 Mihir Sen, first Indian to swim the English Channel in 1958, swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes on this day.
- 31 October 1984 Four times Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security guards.
- Odisha govt would waive water cess for farmers.
- Energy-production from waste plant will come up in Satna, MP.
- China is ahead of US in e-commerce online sales.
- E-catering service in Indian Railways has extended to 1516 trains and in 45 stations.
- Stuck in Delhi traffic jam a woman has given birth to a baby in an auto-rickshaw.
- RBI is questioning banks for lending Rs 5,253 cr, after CBI has uncovered the fraud.
- Delhi Police is going to admit 15,000 more constables in its force, its a big relief for Delhi Police.
- 30 October 1817 Simon Bolivar had established The independent government of Venezuela on this day.
- 30 October 1894 Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester in US had patented "The time clock".
- 30 October 1909 Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous Indian nuclear scientist, founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, was born in Bombay.
- 30 October 1961 A hydrogen bomb was tested by The Soviet Union with a force of approximately 58 megatons on this day.
- Roadmap is getting ready for reduction of corporate tax from 30% at present to 25% soon.
- India’s wealth has grown 211% in last 15 years a report says, only 4 other countries- China, Russia, Indonesia and Australia have done better than India.
- 55% buildingsin Uttrakhand are not earthquake-resistant.
- India has record of largest number of Tuberculosis TB cases in 2014.
- Social Media giants Google, WhatsApp and Facebook are accused of breaching the users’ privacy.
- Class 12th results should be declared before May 31: HRD ministry inform to states.
- Govt set to make quick and ease approvals for construction projects.
- 29 October 1863 The International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva was founded on this day.
- 29 October 1920 Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues were set up the Jamia Milliya Islamia at Aligarh
- 29 October 1971 Cyclone and tidal waves were struck on Orissa state coastal area claiming 10,000 lives.
- 29 October 1997 The Then Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, pronounced that Indian rupee will be fully and freely convertible by year 2000.
- "Pak supported and trained the terror groups" confirmed former Pak President Musharraf; Osama was our hero, he says.
- Vicky Malhotra, after Chhota Rajan arrest, may head Rajan empire, officials are fear of new gang wars in Mumbai.
- Xi Jinping, Chinese President pledges aid for earthquake-hit Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- FM Jaitley has launched 2 tax-payer friendly initiatives to lessen the burden on taxpayers.
- Sensex is down 156 points and Nifty is trading below 8,200 in early trade.
- Eligibility test will be no longer mandatory for "shiksha mitras" for appointment of permanent teachers.
- Rising crime by juveniles (person below 18 years) a new headache for Delhi Police.
- 28 October 1904 The first time fingerprinting were used by The St. Louis Police Department in US.
- 28 October 1922 Benito Mussolini introduced fascism to Italy after taking control of the Italian government.
- 28 October 1980 The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium Bombay to Delhi with 74 starters.
- 28 October 1997 Rupee notes of 1000 denomination were issued by RBI after Cabinet permits to do so.
- Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude in Hindu Kush have killed 200 in Pakistan and Over 230 killed and housands injured in Afghanistan.
- 1.5 lakh kilometre of roads in the country will be laid annually says transport minister Gadkari, Delhi-Jaipur highway will be completed by Dec 2015.
- First trials to cure HIV by using umbilical cord stem cells soon going to begin.
- EU is Interested on enhancing the cooperation with Indian Univarsities for higher education.
- Flipkart and Snapdeal has reported 6-digit sales on Big Billion Day this year.
- Shah Rukh Khan is summoned by ED for forex violation by him.
- 27 October 1904 The New York subway system, the first rapid-transit subway system in America was inaugurated on this day.
- 27 October 1927 The very first newsreel featuring sound was released for public in New York.
- 27 October 1938 "Du Pont" announced the new name for its new synthetic yarn as "nylon".
- 27 October 1973 The first Ladies Police Station was started functioning in India at Calicut in Kerala.
- Geeta, is 23 now, who crossed to Pak when she was 7 or 8 yrs old by mistake, finally reached home after almost 15 years.
- Madras high court has recommended "Castration" for child sex offenders.
- "Tsunami Warning System Siren" had a maiden trial test today in Mumbai.
- HIMMAT Police's app, which was launched last year for women's safety will add soon an option to track a person's location.
- Maharashtra govt will start sale of Ayurvedic medicines and herbal products which are derived from its forest produce.
- Snow Leopards are now endangered, WWF calls for urgent action to protect them.
- Tibet finds receding glaciers and shrinking permafrost, this climate change may lead to water shortage in Nepal.
- 26 October 1814 British General Governor of India had declared the war against Nepal it is known as Anglo–Nepalese War.
- 26 October 1825 The 363-mile Erie Canal was opened on this day, canal connected the Hudson River and Lake Erie.
- 26 October 1905 Norway received independence from Sweden.
- 26 October 1951 Winston Churchill became the prime minister of Great Britain.
- 26 October 1980 Israeli President Yitzhak Navon was the first Israeli state head to visit Egypt.
- Govt is planning to hold online discussion with public on climate change.
- India aim to help Africa on development and speed up the momentum of its progress.
- The Indian railways catering and tourism corporation (IRCTC) has recently launched a pilot project of 'station-based e-catering' service for rail passengers to order meals of their choice.
- ‘Original architect’ of GST Bill, the Cong party is in no rush to support it.
- Britain has rejected the appeal of Jet Airways for a 15,000-euro ($16,570) fine for not comply with Europe’s Emission Trading System (ETS).
- UP govt housing units is offering more than 40,000 houses from The UP Housing and Development Board (UPHDB) worth Rs 7,000 crore.
- Double-decker Shatabdi train would soon run between Mumbai and Goa. The first double-decker air conditioned train was flagged off on October 2011 between Howrah and Dhanbad.
- 25 October 1415 Battle of 100 years: In Northern France, England won the Battle of Agincourt between England and France during the 100 Years' War.
- 25 October 1870 The very 1st U.S. trademark was given toAverill Chemical Paint Company of New York City on this day.
- 25 October 1955 The Tappan Company had introduced the microwave oven for domestic use first time on this day.
- 25 October 1964 'Vijayant' First indigenous army tank was manufactured in Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi.
UNITED NATIONS DAY
- Soon, NSG The National Security Guard will appoint women commandos for anti-terror operations.
- Google has made Doodle to pay tribute to Common Man’s creator, RK Laxman on his 94th Birth day.
- Court peon’s daughter Amrin Kasim has realised her dreams and became judicial magistrate in Nagpur.
- Govt distributes worth of 2cr LED bulbs and projected to save Rs1,000cr per year.
- Sensex up and closed on 183 pts higher, its fourth weekly gain after ECB support.
- 24 October 1579 1st Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens was arrived in Goa on this day in a Portuguese ship. He settled there and died after 40 years.
- 24 October 1605 Jahangir became the 4th Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
- 24 October 1795 Poland major area was divided up between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
- 24 October 1851 1st official telegraph line was started between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour, in India, the distance was 33.8 km.
- 24 October 1945 The United Nations (UN) was formally established on this day soon after the end of World War II.
- 24 October 1995 Total solar eclipse was seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal and partial eclipse were sighted in the rest of the country.
- India has suspected, Chinese may have bribed UN officer to stall UN Security Council reform.
- UN have order the audit of two foundations linked to bribery case.
- Delhi CM Kejriwal has inaugrated the cycle rally on Delhi’s first ‘Car-Free Day’.
- Reliance Group all set to invest Rs 46,000 crore in many projects in Madhya Pradesh.
- Actor Sushant will launch a scholarship initiative for students.
- Power Minister Piyush Goyal finds that Government will save million by distribution of LED bulbs.
- 23 October 1915 Almost 25,000 women march in New York City to demand the right to vote.
- 23 October 1989 Hungary after 33 years of Soviet rule became an independent republic on this day.
- 23 October 1992 UPSC had introduced a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
- 23 October 1998 Japan, since World War II, nationalized its first bank for the fist time .
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- Nuclear safety and ties with Taliban is the main itenary on the agenda at Obama-Nawaz meet.
- Chattisgarh is planning for almost 2300km road network in state for better transportation.
- Maggi episode forced us to take action for upgrading food safety standards in country.
- Reliance will acquire Mutual Fund of Goldman Sachs India for Rs 243cr.
- Singapore City Harvest Church head Kong Hee found guilty of misappropriating more than $35.5 million.
- 22 October 1746 The College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton University was officially founded on this day.
- 22 October 1879 Thomas Edison carried out his 1st successful experiment with a high-resistance carbon filament.
- 22 October 1962 Bakhra-Nangal Dam, India's multipurpose Indus river valley project, was inaugrated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- 22 October 1968 Apollo 7 fell down in the Atlantic Ocean on this day. The Apollo 7 had orbited the Earth 163 times.
- Pakistan has admitted that its mini-nukes is only to deter conventional Indian attack.
- US lawmaker warns to Obama: Pak is ‘deceitful’ and do not make nuke deal.
- 57% of Indian subcontinent is earthquake prone and some of them are in very high prone zone.
- Women students have developed an app to stop sex assaults in Oxford Uni in UK.
- SBI PO 2015 results are out and 2,000 jobs are declared recently.
- "Alice in Wonderland": by author ?Lewis Carroll published on ?26 November 1865
- and it still inspires readers even after 150 years.
- Crop failure due to drought has turn kids into trafficking agents in ‘Jharkhand'.
- 21 October 1574 Guru Ramdas, 4th Sikh Guru had established Amritsar city.
- 21 October 1805 French and Spanish fleet were defeated by The British off the coast of Spain in the Battle of Trafalgar.
- 21 October 1945 Women in France were allowed to cast vote for the first time.
- 21-October-1950 Tibet was invaded by China on this day.
- 21-October-1997 Himachal Pradesh Assembly inaugurated its website on this day.
- Delhiites have paid Rs 240 crore, a survey report says, as bribe in past one year for all kinds of public services, corruption is highest in the police.
- Drones is placed to keep a watch over Durga puja pandals in Jharkhand.
- 19 Indo-Canadians got elected for Canadian parliament this time, the 1.25 million Indo-Canadian community is in Canada.
- Apple is putting ban on 250 apps which are secretly collecting user data.
- Facebook will warn you if it feels that the government is spying on you.
- 20 October 1740 Maria Theresa, after death of her father Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI became the ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia.
- 20 October 1818 The U.S. and Great Britain were marked the boundary between the U.S. and Canada, which is the 49th parallel.
- 20 October 1992 Nirad C. Chauduri, writer living in Oxford UK, died in 1999, was made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
- 20 October 1994 - The website "WhiteHouse.gov" of US Govt was launched on this day.
- 80,000 accounts have been opened so far under Sukanya Samridhi Account.
- China's GDP falls in Q3 to 6.9 %, its economic growth weakest since 2009 global financial crisis.
- Infosys will acquire Noah Consulting of US for $70m. Noah was founded in 2008, helps upstream oil and gas companies
- DGP has put restrictions on tobacco advertisements in J&K.
- Udhampur has set up 682 toilets in schools in 3 weeks time.
- Wal-Mart, America's multinational retail corporation is suspected of paiying bribes to open retail outlets.
- 19 October 1914 - In Washington DC in the U.S., in Postal services, government vehicles were first time used to pick up mail. .
- 19 October 1933 - Basketball was 1st time introduced to the Olympic Games in 1936 by the Berlin Organization Committee.
- 19 October 1970 First Indian-made MIG-21 was handed over to the Indian Air Force.
- 19 October 1983 Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar received Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983, shares with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
- Govt declared that 14,708 villages in Maharashtra are badly drought-hit.
- CBI cracks the ‘Rail Neer’ railway bottle water scam and recovered almost Rs 20 crore.
- IIM-A and SP Jain are among The Economist’s top B-Schools in India.
- Agartala airport upgradation work will start from Feb 2016 and Railway Minister
- Suresh Prabhu will lay foundation for conversion of rail in Tripura.
- Meter-gauge rail track is going to be history in northeast India soon.
- Reliance Industries has announced 12.52% increase in Q2 net profit this year.
- 18 October 1879 Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' was established in India on this day.
- 18 October 1892 The 1st long-distance call by telephone line between Chicago, IL, and New York City, was started on this day.
- 18 October 2000 Supreme Court gave consent for construction of the "Sardar Sarovar Dam" on the Narmada river.
- Zuckerberg in IIT D to hold Townhall meet on October 28 in New Delhi.
- Brand "bamboo" as state symbol for North East: The Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) minister, Jitendra Singh says.
- Sylvester Stallone visited India to perform shradh for his dead son in Haridwar.
- 2 more dengue death cases in Delhi now the total cases cross 12,000.
- US prez Obama would discuss nuclear security concerns with Pakistan.
- Telecom operators in India may have to pay Rs 1 for every call drop.
- MP: Now, students can take engineering exams in Hindi medium also.
- Lt Colonel Mitali Madhumita, Indian Army’s lone woman gallantary award winner will continue to stay on in service.
- 17 October 1888 - "National Geographic Magazine" , The maiden issue of this magazine was published on this day.
- 17 October 1945 - Colonel Juan Peron begin to be the dictator of Argentina after making a coup in Buenos Aires.
- 17 October 1979 Mother Teresa, social worker of India, received the Nobel Peace Prize on this day.
- 17 October 1997 Science City at Jalandhar in Punjab was inaugurated today after Prime Minister lays foundation stone for the setup of City.
- SC restores collegium system of appointing judges and not agreeing upon govt role in selecting judges.
- In Mumbai 5K women will be trained as drivers in next six months.
- 33% Karnataka govt jobs are reserved for women.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM of MP has announced Rs 515cr relief to farmers and soon Chanderi weavers in Pradesh will get solar lights for their work.
- Etihad has sign a $700 million collaboration deal with IBM to enhance services.
- 16 October 1793 Queen Marie Antoinette, during the French Revolution, was beheaded on this day after being convicted of treason.
- 16 October 1869 A hotel in Boston install indoor plumbing and became the first to do so in the U.S.
- 16 October 1905 Bengal partition was took place on this day better known as 'Bang Bhang' by Lord Curzon on the reason of being too big to administer.
- 16 October 1916 Margaret Sanger had opened the first birth control clinic in New York City, in US.
- 16 October 1990 Dr. Nelson Mandela was conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', on this day, the highest Indian civilian honour.
- More than 17000 chemists in MP have participated in strike for oline medicine sale.
- T N Government bans Ketoprofen, anti-inflammatory drug to save vultures.
- Germany returned antique Durga idol to the Indian Ambassador S K Vijay in Berlin. Art gallery in Australia too has decided to hand over a 2,000-year-old Buddha statue back to India.
- New age Eelectronic payments: mVisa ICICI bank's Mobile based Payment Service launched recently.
- CBI directed SC for arrest of CM Virbhadra Singh of Himachal Pradesh in DA case.
- Delhi HC would not change Kalam Road back to Aurangzeb Road.
- 15 October 1676 King of England given permission to East India Company to mint in Bombay the currency Rupee and Paisa coins.
- 15 October 1686 Mugal Empror Aurangzeb conqured Bijapur in South and that put an end of the Muslim Adilshahi's era.
- 15 October 1932 'Tata Sons Ltd' started the very first Indian commercial airliner service, Tata Airlines.
- Maharashtra CM Fadnavis assigned Rs 150 crore for Dahisar River beautification.
- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) prepares its roadmap to make Lucknow a smart city.
- Centre has proposed 'Mahila Police Volunteer' in all villages.
- Incidents like Dadri is sad but opposition is polarizing politics using these issues says PM Modi.
- Transparent LPG gas cylinders will be in the market soon to keep a check on gas quantity.
- "HYDERABAD TRAFFIC LIVE" a Mobile App by Hyderabad traffic police is lunched today.
- Nationwide chemists’ are on strike today to oppose online pharmacy shopping.
- 14 October 1926 - The book by A.A. Milne "Winnie-the-Pooh," was made its debut.
- 14 October 1968 - The first live telecast from Apollo 7 was transmitted as it was the first live telecast from any manned U.S. spacecraft .
- 14 October 1997 The 2 millionth Maruti vehicle was rolled out on this day.
- 14 October 1998 Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics on this day for his contribution to welfare economics.
- Flipkart is likely to generate Rs. 3000 crore this year in Big Billion Days of five-day sale in the second year running.
- Tejas: Once combat-ready will beat the Pakistan's JF-17 fighters and officials
- expecting the First Tejas fighter squadron ready by 2017-18.
- Retail inflation has gone up to 4.41% in September, the food items are costlier.
- Sino-Indian armed force drill was done in a rare show of cooperation.
- "Dengue" the mosquito bite disease has broken 19-years record in Delhi, more than 10,500 cases are reported.
- Indians in Haj stampede, the death toll has gone up to 114 cases.
- 13 October 1240 Razia Sultana of Delhi throne or Raziya al-Din, throne name Jalâlat ud-Dîn Raziyâ, the first lady ruler from Mamluk Dynasty was passed away in a battle on this day.
- 13 October 1775 The U.S. Continental Congress started the construction of a naval fleet.
- 13 October 1953 Samuel Bagno had patented an ultrasonic burglar alarm.
- 13 October 1963 Kuril Islands of Russia (USSR) in 1963 received earthquake of 8.5 magnitude on this day.
- Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) had first visited Kolkata in 1977, he is reviving the old passion visiting Kolkata after 38 years. Pele will be the guest of honour at Atletico de Kolkata’s ISL.
- IOC is all set to sell subsidised 5-kg LPG cylinders in rural India.
- BARIPATHA in Odisha, has made a life-changing transition for the 350-odd dwellers of village by complete solar power connection, its a tribal village about 25 km southwest of Bhubaneswar.
- Women in rural Rajasthan has received their first taste of internet surfing.
- Article 370, in Indian constitution gives special status to J-K, says HC, is permanent.
- Goa tourism sector made easy and welcomes online foreign registration.
- 12 October 1492 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas and thought he has reached Asia (India).
- 12 October 1792 The first ever monument to honour Christopher Columbus was dedicated in Baltimore, MD in US.
- 12 October 1993 RBI had liberalised the credit and monetary policy during Dr. Manmohan Singh Finance ministry.
- 12 October 1997 Queen Elizebeth II visited New Delhi with Duke of Edinburgh Philips for a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
- Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is invited by President Nawaz Sharif to Pak.
- North Korea roars: Pyongyang celebrating the 70th anniversary of ruling Workers' Party with its leader Kim Jong Un.
- Wi Fi will be available at major Tamil Nadu rly stations by 2016-end.
- Nepali PM Koirala has resigned and Nepal forms a team to ease standoff and formulate with India over supplies.
- Indian-American couple have donated sum of $100m to New York University.
- The Eisriesenwelt Cave, Austria is the largest ice cave in the world. This is located 40 kilometres south of Salzburg, Austria
- Everyone or every country has a ‘sacred cow’: US has banned the Horse slaughter.
- 11 October 1737 A violent earthquake and cyclone together hit Calcutta that had claimed 3,00,000 lives.
- 11 October 1881 The first Roll film for cameras was patented by David Henderson Houston in US.
- 11 October 1936 "Professor Quiz" The radio Quiz show was aired for the 1st time on this day.
- Arvind Kejriwal sacks Asim Khan an AAP minister over allegations of corruption.
- Police-related services would be available in all the 17 districts through e-suvidha centers in UP offering half a dozen services.
- MP to get Rs 1,500 crore grant from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for skill development.
- Madhya Pradesh government has withdrawn 1.84 lakh cases of the past 10 years, registered under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to reduce the burden on courts.
- US prez Obama praises the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for winning the Nobel peace prize says its a tribute to ‘courage’ of Tunisia.
- 10 October 1911 Sun Yat-sen and revolutionaries have overthrown the China's Manchu dynasty.
- 10 October 1933 "Dreft", was the first synthetic detergent which was sold on this day.
- 10 October 1959 "Pan American World Airways" PanAm announced its launch of the first global airline service.
- The first cadaver transplantation was successfully held in Kollam district in Kerala.
- Google has launched "Delhi Public Transport" app that also works offline.
- JNU has proposed short-term courses on Yoga and Indian culture.
- Rajasthan is on the top of the list of students who passed IIT entrance in 2015.
- Jharkhand Maoists killed 20-year-old girl, who chose school rather than guns.
- 9 October 1855 Isaac Singer had patented the motor for sewing machine .
- 9 October 1970 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay started the production of Uranium 233 on this day.
- 9 October 1975 The Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov also known as "father of the hydrogen bomb." was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on this day.
- 9 October 1976 "International Dialing Telephone Service" started between Mumbai and London.
- Pak PM Sharif plans to visit US makes US formulate India-like nuclear deal with Pakistan.
- Aviation ministry is planning to put small towns on aviation map of India.
- After cracking a 3,500ft glass bridge in China, tourists grips in terror.
- Facebook and WhatsApp are top 2 social networking apps in India, a report says.
- Gujarat will provide industry status to "Tourism sector".
- "Plastic free Bengaluru", CM wants BBMP to pass a resolution to make it happen.
- Security Council Presidency in 2015 for the month of October is Spain.
- 8 October 1932 The "Indian Air Force", formal constitution as India's first Air Force on this day was officially established and celebrated its 50th year on 8th Oct 1982.
- 8 October 1982 All labor organizations, in Poland, including Solidarity were banned.
- 8 October 2004 The first-ever in history of Afghanistan the direct presidential elections were held on this day.
- Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald from Canada have won the Nobel Prize for experiments on showing that neutrinos change identities.
- Facebook with Eutelsat is launching a satellite to beam free internet in Africa.
- Gogoi, Assam CM have announced five new districts in state are Biswanath, Charaideo, Hojai, South Salmara-Mankachar and West Karbi Anglong, state has at present 27 districts.
- IMF report says that India has faster growth than other emerging markets in the world.
- "Food Security Act" will be implement in Mizoram from november.
- 7 October 1708 Guru Govind Singh ji, the 10th and the last Sikh Guru, was assassinated in Nanded on this day.
- 7 October 1919 'Navjeevan' newspaper publication was started by Mahatma Gandhi.
- 7 October 1949 After 2nd world war The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed.
- 7 October 1950 Mother Teresa in Calcutta started the Missionaries of Charity,
- 7 October 1952 "Chandigarh" became the capital of Punjab.
- Medical Tourism: India is emerging as a significant destination for healthcare.
- PM Modi is hopeful that GST bill should be out in 2016.
- In HP women will get concession in all state-run buses.
- Walking fish and sneezing monkey sounds amazing but recently 211 new species were found in Himalayas.
- Delhi Police have sent notice to Flipkart for sale of so called stolen mobiles.
- "PricewaterhouseCooper" global revenue has grown 10% where their growth in India is 17%.
- 6 October 1857 The first American Chess tournament was held on this day in New York City.
- 6 October 1860 Indian Penal Code was enacted today but it was commenced from 1st January 1862.
- 6 October 1927 Atmanand Laboratory, Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai had set up the first independent film processing laboratory in Bombay.
- 6 October 1979 "Pope John Paul II" was the first pontiff on this day to visit the White House in The US.
- Shashank Manohar, a 58-year-old Nagpur-based lawyer, was elected as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president for a 2nd time.
- 3,243 gram panchayats of Himachal Pradesh will get broadband.
- At Chang La, world’s highest R&D centre of DRDO was inaugurated recently.
- Delhi’s CP (Connaught Place) would be soon a Car-free zone and night shopping venue.
- Sanskrit may the compulsory subject in govt schools in Himachal Pradesh.
- Skype can be used as tool to examine the witnesses in criminal trials.
- 5 October 1676 East India company, start the mint of Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay after getting approval from the King of England.
- 5 October 1864 A heavy Cyclone destroyed Calcutta city badly in which almost 50,000 people died.
- 5 October 1878 1st"Indian circus" was displayed by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai on this day.
- 5 October 1930 Laura Ingalls was the first woman to make a transcontinental airplane flight between US and Europe.
- Government would likely to link PPF returns to the bank deposits at RBI’s rates.
- Central Railway would install rake with CCTVs first time in ladies coach.
- Odisha govt have clearance for investment plans worth Rs 42,000 crore.
- 174 candidates in first phase of Bihar election have ‘criminal’ cases against them.
- Hyundai have recalled in US almost 470,000 Sonatas to fix big engine problem.
- Allen Career Institute in Kota found place in Limca Book of Records for being country’s largest educational institute for number of students enrolled at a single location.
- 4 October 1535 Bible with its complete translation in English was printed in Zurich, Switzerland.
- 4 October 1648 In New York city, the first volunteer Fire Department was established by Peter Stuyvesant on this day.
- 4 October 1915 "The Dinosaur National Monument" was founded in the part area of Utah and Colorado.
- 4 October 1990 The German parliament held its first meeting since reunification.
- Centre would form separate committee to review NIT (Regional Engg Colleges) admissions.
- CM Chouhan of MP met dy PM of Japan and invited him for investors summit.
- "Karli-Gosabara" reservoir near Porbandar in Gujarat may become home for around two lakh birds and it is all set to receive the status of sanctuary.
- Fashion designers to sweepers all types of women candidates are coming forward for Bihar election.
- Jal Board of Delhi will set up 280 more water ATMs in the city.
- Govt is planning to send English language teachers to south east Asia.
- 3 October 1863 U.S. President A. Lincoln had declared that last Thursday of November would be identify as "Thanksgiving Day".
- 3 October 1952 Britain became the 3rd nuclear power(Operation Hurricane) in the world besides The U.S. and Russia after they successfully detonated their 1st atomic bomb on this day.
- 3 October 1978 India's first and the world's second test-tube baby Durga Agrawal was born, the credit goes to Dr. Subhas Mukhopadhyay.
- 3 October 1984 Himsagar Express, the India's longest distance train from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari was started today.
- Mysore in Karnataka is the number one in Swachh Bharat rankings, it is named as the cleanest city in India.
- There is nearly 85% rise in last 10 years in brain drain from India to US.
- In last 19 years, Delhi is the worst hit by dengue with record 6,486 cases in the city.
- Good Governance: Central Govt new national policy would be drawn for welfare of elderly citizen before next year.
- Sikh youth used his turban as long rope and saved four from drowning.
- Black money drive till now could only brought Rs 3,770 crore to the govt’s kitty.
- 2 October 1845 First Indian Shipping Company of India established today.
- 2 October 1869 Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbander, Kathiawar, west Gujarat on this day.
- 2 October 1904 Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras, he was the 2nd Prime Minister of India (1964-66), .
- 2 October 1972 Mumabi Doordarshan started its Broadcasting from today.
- India tells UN that Pakistan is an occupier(Pak Occupied Kashmir) and they must vacate PoK.
- Govt has released postal stamp on Dr Ambedkar and plans to release coin.
- India and US has signed $3-billion deal for Apache and Chinook copters.
- Nepalese born American geek Lujendra Ojha has helped to spot water on Mars.
- Telecom dept has given nod to 112 for single emergency number.
- Trump, candidate for US President says he would send back home Syrian refugees if he elected as US Prez.
- 1 October 1847 Annie Besant, founder of Home League and famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London on this day.
- 1 October 1854 Postal stamp was introduced in India first time and lithographed stamps were of half anna and one anna denominations.
- 1 October 1932 "Indian Milatary Academy" established and became functional on this day with Brigadier LP Collins.
- 1 October 1958 "Metric System" of weights(Kg, Gm etc) was introduced on this day in India.
