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13/10/2015:

• Indian diaspora in UK launches 'Modi Express' bus ahead of Modi's November visit
• India signed a Rs 130 crore deal for 194 microlight aircraft from Slovenian company Pipistrel Aircraft, for use by its National Cadet Corps (NCC), Air Force and Navy.
• Telenor rejigs global team; Sharad Mehrotra to head ops
• Jayakumar takes over as MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda
• Infosys appoints Ranganath D Mavinakere as new CFO
• India funded 5 million US dollars grant to Palestine as Budgetary assistance
• Veteran filmmaker I.V. Sasi honoured with J.C. Daniel Award
• Australian art gallery to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India
• Veteran Tamil actress Manorama passes away
• 3rd India-Sri Lanka joint training exercise Mitra Shakti-2015 concludes
• India gives $ 5 million grant to Palestine
• Infosys appoints Ranganath D Mavinakere as new CFO
• China operationalises Zam Hydropower Station on Brahmaputra in Tibet
• Tamil Nadu Government bans Ketoprofen drug to save vultures
• Green Indian Mission plans approved for 4 states
• Union Cabinet gives nod to India-Taipei MoU on MSME
• Iran’s Parliament gives Preliminary approval for Nuclear Deal
• Musa indandamanensis, a sweet banana species with orange pulp discovered in Andamans
• The Indo-China joint military training exercise “Hand-in-Hand” , featuring infantry sub-unit and a formation headquarter of Indian Army and similar participation from the Chinese Army, commenced at Kunming (China).
• During August 2015 India’s fiscal balance turned from deficit to surplus for the first time in 8 years was made by the Union Govt. in the area of fiscal balance.
• “Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider’s Account of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy” is the name of the book written by former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri that was released in Mumbai amidst the incident of black oil paint being thrown on Sudheendra Kulkarni, the organizer of the book release event
• Lewis Hamilton (UK) won the Russian F1 Grand Prix to further consolidate his position on way to becoming 2015 F1 champion. Sergio Perez (Mexico) of India’s F1 team Force India claimed only the third podium in the team’s history in this race.

• Winners of 2015 China Open (tennis):
• Men’s Singles: 
• Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Rafael Nadal of Spain
• Women’s Singles: 
• Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain defeated Tímea Bacsinszky of Switzerland
• Men’s Doubles: 
• Vasek Pospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US) they defeated Daniel Nestor (Canada) and Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France).
• Women’s Doubles: 
• Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) defeated Chinese pair Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan .

12/10/2015:

• November 26 to be observed as Constitution Day
• India and Jordan ink 6 MoUs to cooperate in various fields
• Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (K.P. Sharma Oli) of CPN-UML elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal
• Ajay Jayaram wins 2015 Dutch Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament
• Punjab National Bank wins Beighton Cup of Hockey
• High-risk area boundary of maritime piracy shifted from India’s western coastline
• YES Bank gets RBI nod for mutual fund, AMC and trustee company
• Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix, closes in on F1 world title
• PM lays foundation stone of 4th terminal of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai
• Veteran Tamil actress Manorama died
• Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal to win 2015 China Open Men’s Singles title
• Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win China Open
• Mission Abaas launched in Odisha to provide affordable houses to urban poor
• Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram won 2015 Dutch Open Men’s Singles title

11/10/2015:

• 11 October: International Day of Girl Child
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a world- class memorial for Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in Mumbai city
• UNSC adopts resolution to allow EU countries to use force to tackle Refugee Crisis
• Vodafone wins transfer pricing tax dispute case
• Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala resigns
• Dr. Shekhar Basu was named as the new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). 
• Sleuths from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) raided a Delhi branch of Bank of Baroda public-sector bank to investigate a case associated with illegal foreign transfers.
• Asim Ahmed Khan the Delhi minister who was sacked by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on charges of corruption.
• ICICI Bank  a private bank during October 2015 claimed that it has become the first bank globally to launch a mobile app-based on ‘mVisa’, a  new mobile payment solution from Visa.
• Noted music director Ravindra Jain passed away at the age of 71 in Mumbai. Some of the iconic films having his melodious music were ‘Chitchor’ (1976), ‘Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se’ (1978), ‘Nadiya Ke Paar’ (1982), ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ (1985) and ‘Henna’ (1992). He had introduced K.J. Yesudas immensely talented singer of south India to Hindi films.
• Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh started his professional boxing career with a bang as he defeated his opponent by knock-out. Sonny Whiting is the name of this opponent.

10/10/2015:

• Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved announced a tie-up with the Future Group
• N. Korean soldiers parade in massive anniversary celebration
• India, Ecuador ink Protocol to establish Ecuador Joint Economic and Trade Committee
• Andhra Pradesh Government launched e-Pragati project
• Kerala Government launched Operation Valsalya to track missing children
• Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passed away
• Sekhar Basu appointed as chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
• A dialogue quartet from Tunisia won Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 as announced by the Nobel Prize Committee .
• The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the formation of which new Group ‘A’ service for the technical cadre of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) with Indian Skill Development Service (ISDS)
• The Union Cabinet gave its approval to establish three new All India Institutes for Medical Science (AIIMS). These new AIIMS will be set up Manglagiri (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Kalyani (West Bengal).
• China launched the much anticipated international payment system that seeks to provide global dimensions to its currency Yuan. China International Payment System (CIPS) is the name of this payment system.
• The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the implementation of the World Bank-assisted ‘National Watershed Management Project’, which seeks to reduce surface runoff of rainwater, increase groundwater levels and better water availability in rain-fed areas. ‘Neeranchal’ is the name given to this project.
• The National Pension System (NPS) and the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have together crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore (or Rs. 1 trillion) milestone figure with regard to total Assets Under Management (AUM) as disclosed by the Union Govt. during October 2015.

09/10/2015:

• India, Ecuador ink Protocol to establish Ecuador Joint Economic and Trade Committee
• BRICS nations issues Joint Declaration to ensure orderly & legal migration
• Rajasthan Government unveils Rajasthan Startup Policy – 2015
• Renowned Flautist N. Ramani passes away
• A.R. Rahman named Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles
• Shekhar Basu appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
• India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve to come up in West Bengal
• Union Government launches app to book unreserved rail tickets
• Veteran Music Director Ravindra Jain passes away
• Indo-China Joint Military Exercise Hand-In-Hand 2015
• ICICI Bank Launches mVisa Electronic Cardless Transactions for Pockets App
• India-China Joint Military Training Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2015 will be conducted at Kunming Military Academy of Yunnan province in China from 12 to 23 October 2015.
• World Egg Day observed on 9 October 2015
• Music composer AR Rahman named as Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles

08/10/2015:

• RBI initiated corrective action at  Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) public sector bank on the grounds that its management is unable to revive it.
• 7.3% is the latest growth forecast for India for year 2015-16 as stated by the International Monetary fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) that was released on 6 October 2015 at Lima  (Peru).
• INS Astradharini is the name of the first indigenously-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel that was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
• KISAN of the ambitious project launched by the Union Government during October 2015 that seeks to speed up payment of crop insurance claims to farmers and provide accurate assessment of
• crop damage.
• Hoesung Lee (South Korea) was nominated as the new head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body tasked with assessing climate science.
• P.D.T. Achary (Former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha) An expert committee appointed by the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly has proposed a huge 316% salary increase for the MLAs of Delhi. The committee proposed raising the salary from present Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 50,000 per month.
• SC refuses to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes
• Union Cabinet approved Protocol on Double Taxation Avoidance with Israel and Vietnam
• Union Cabinet approved setting up of three AllMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
• CCEA approved World Bank assisted National Watershed Management project Neeranchal
• Union Cabinet approved construction of National War Memorial in Delhi
• Cyclist Deborah Herold became first-ever Indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup
• India celebrates 83rd Air Force Day.
• Union Cabinet gives nod to amendments to tax avoidance pacts with Israel, Vietnam
• CCEA approves National Watershed Management Project Neeranchal
• SC refuses to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes
• Union Cabinet gives for formation of Indian Skill Development Service
• NGT orders to levy environmental tax on trucks entering Delhi

07/10/2015:

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership of 12 Pacific Rim countries landmark free trade agreement was reached that will cover almost 36% of global economic output.
• Union Health Ministry on 5 October 2015 launched the second phase of ‘Mission Indradhanush’, which aims to achieve fully immunizing more than 89 lakh children. This launch was done after achieving huge success in the first phase of the mission. The second phase of ‘Mission Indradhanush’ has been launched in 352 districts.
• Writer Nayantara Sahgal announced returning her ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ to the Union Govt. in protest against the “failure of the state to safeguard Indian cultural diversity”. Sahgal, a niece of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, had received this prestigious award in 1986 year.
• Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its nod to establish 3 new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). These 3 AIIMS will be established at Nagpur (Maharashtra), Manglagiri (Andhra Pradesh) and Kalyani in West Bengal. They will be established under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana with the cost nearly 5,000 crore rupees.
• Sergey Karjakin wins 2015 World Cup Chess Championship
• Union Government launches KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage.
• 12 Pacific Rim countries sign Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement
• INS Astradharani commissioned into Indian Navy
• India, Germany signed 125 million Euros Loan Agreement to fund two projects under Green Energy Corridor
• IMF released World Economic Outlook October 2015 Update.
• RBI relaxed norms of FPI investment in Government Securities In its bid to empower rural women, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Aditya Birla Group, has launched a unique
• project for the welfare of communities living in the vicinity of its project area in Odisha.
• 2016 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference to be held in New Delhi
• Sergey Karjakin of Russia has won 2015 World Cup Chess Championship held at Baku, Azerbaijan.

06/10/2015:

• Union Government to spend Rs. 70,000 crore for major port’s development
• Extreme poverty to fall below 10% for first time: World Bank
• India, Germany ink 18 MoUs and agreements in various sectors
• IS militants blows up Palmyra’s iconic Arc of Triumph
• Renowned Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell passes away
• Jack Dorsey appointed as permanent CEO of Twitter
• The first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) was held at New Delhi. This meeting was chaired by Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Shipping and Road Transport & Highways. The meeting was part of the ambitious Sagar Mala .
• Project of the Union Goverment. To modernize India’s ports so that ports can contribute significantly to India’s growth
• World’s highest terrestrial Research and Development centre was established by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 3 October 2015 at Changla (Ladakh), Jammu
• & Kashmir
• UCO Bank was listed as the worst performer among the public sector banks (PSU banks) for registering the highest increase in gross non-performing assets (NPAs) in percentage terms against
• total loans for last fiscal year, as disclosed in recently released data by the RBI.
• During October 2015 an agreement (MoU) to oversee operations of Kattupalli Port was signed between Adani Ports and Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Under this non-binding MoU, Adani will evaluate the operations of this port for a period of one month. Kattupalli Port is situated in Tamil Nadu.
• ‘Makkal Nala Kootiyakkam’ (MNK) is the name of the newly founded front that was established in Tamil Nadu on 5 October 2015 by Vaiko-led MDMK, the CPI, CPI (M) and VCK as an alternative to the DMK and the AIADMK.
• Union Government launches 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush.
• Jack Dorsey appointed as permanent CEO of Twitter
• Amo doli programme launched by Odisha government in naxal-affected Rayagada district
• Odisha launched Citizen Portal to launch police complaints
• China won the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) AsiaChampionship by defeating the Philippines by 78-67

05/10/2015 :

• Governing Centre Right Coalition wins 2015 Portugal elections
• Union Government launches 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush
• DRDO sets up world’s Highest Terrestrial Research Centre in Ladakh
• Portugal’s Luis Leao Pinto wins 2015 MTB Himalaya Title
• Renowned Telugu Cinema producer Edida Nageswara Rao passes away
• Nepal turns to UN over ‘obstruction’ of trade point with India
• World Habitat Day observed on 5 October 2015
• 25th Which anniversary of the German reunification.
• Shashank Manohar was elected unopposed as the  President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Special General meeting held in Mumbai on 4 October 2015. This will be his second term as BCCI President. He is from Vidarbha Cricket Association (Nagpur)
• Indian Navy started the 26th edition of the coordinated patrol (CORPAT) with Indonesia navy .
• Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) are ranked as the top two most valuable companies in India. Infosys company dethroned HDFC Bank Ltd to become the third most valuable company in India.
• India Today Group publication group organized the ‘Safaigiri Summit and Awards 2015’ event on 2 October 2015 in New Delhi under which 13 category of awards were given for noted initiatives in the field of cleanliness.

04/10/2015:

• At 17,600 Feet, DRDO sets up world’s highest terrestrial research centre
• India and Germany sign 18 MoUs  India and Germany on Monday signed a deal to fast-track business approvals, an arrangement to make it easier for German companies to operate in Asia's third largest economy
• Mahindra Intertrade appoints Sumit Issar as MD
• 26th edition of CORPAT between India and Indonesia began in Andaman Sea
• Flipkart appointed Sriram Venkataraman as Chief Financial Officer
• Ashish Bahuguna given additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI
• Renowned Telugu Cinema producer Edida Nageswara Rao passes away
• Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as BCCI president

03/10/2015:

• Government test shows 12.5% food items contain unapproved pesticides
• Google Inc has morphed into Alphabet Inc.
• ICICI brings in card-less mVisa m-Visa, a card-less and device-less
• India's foreign exchange (FOREX) reserves declined by $2.04 billion to $349.97 billion
• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win Wuhan Open title
• Venus Williams wins Wuhan Open
• Odisha Government launches citizen portal
• Gujarat Government launches special Khadi Utsav in Ahmedabad
• Adani Ports inks MoU with L&T for Kattupalli Port Operations
• American Jordan Spieth voted PGA Tour Player of the Year
• E-FIR system launched in Odisha
• INS Sahyadri entered Da Nang port in Vietnam
• Dr Anup K Pujari has been given additional charge of CMD of SAIL
• India submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)
• Narendra Modi inaugurated county's first solar powered district court in Khunti, Jharkhand.
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help to finance the increased transmission capacity of electricity link between India and Bangladesh.
• In an important development ahead of the U.N. Climate Change Summit in Paris in December 2015, India released its climate-change policy statement on 1 October 2015. To cut the carbon produced per unit of GDP growth by 33-35% by 2030 was foremost target proposed in this policy.
• Union Government unveiled Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise II massive exercise related with rural development.
• Truckers and transporters across the country went on indefinite strike from 1 October 2015 to protest against the present toll system.  The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) major motor transport association is supporting this strike call.
• West Indies cricket slumped to a new low as they will not take part in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. This will be the first time the West Indies have missed out on a Champions Trophy, World Cup or T20 World Cup tournament. What is the reason for their ouster from the tournament? – West Indies were out of the top 8 teams in the ICC’s ODI rankings of 30 September
• Technology giants Google and Microsoft on 1 October 2015 agreed to drop 18 patent lawsuits between the them in the US and Germany.
• This brings an end to legal battles over the use of technology in mobile phones and Wi-Fi and of patents covering games for the Xbox video-gaming console and Windows products. In 2010 the legal battle pertaining to patents started between the two companies.

02/10/2015:

• October 2: International Day of Non-violence
• Union Government unveiled which massive exercise related with rural development from 2 October 2015 was Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise II
• The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) All India Srtike From October 1st, 2015 for Truckers and transporters across the country to protest against the present toll system.
• West Indies was out of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. This will be the first time the West Indies have missed out on a Champions Trophy, World Cup or T20 World Cup tournament. Because West Indies were out of the top 8 teams in the ICC’s ODI rankings .
• Technology giants Google and Microsoft agreed to drop 18 patent lawsuits between the them in the US and Germany. This brings an end to legal battles over the use of technology in mobile phones and Wi-Fi and of patents covering games for the Xbox video-gaming console and Windows products. In 2015 the legal battle pertaining to patents started between the two companies.
• UNHRC unanimously adopts resolution on Sri Lanka
• India has pledged to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35 per cent compared to 2005 levels by 2030 U.N. Climate Change Summit in Paris.
• ADB to provide loan for India-Bangladesh Electricity link upgradation
• Maharashtra government has decided to impose ‘drought tax’ in a bid to raise funds to tackle the drought
• Sheila Watt-Cloutier wins 2015 Right Livelihood Award
• Union Government plans to produce power, compost from solid waste under Swachh Bharat Mission
• India has emerged world’s largest cotton producer in the season ending in September 30, 2015 by surpassing China.
• IDFC Bank became the latest entrant to India’s banking sector on 1 October 2015 as it unveiled its banking operations on this day with 23 branches.
• Compliance window last date was 30 September 2015 for declaring undisclosed foreign assets. Total declaration worth Rs. 3,770 crore from 638 declarants.
• India emerged as the world’s number one destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first half of 2015, India  received $31 billion in foreign capital inflows in the first half of 2015, China was second with $28 billion and US third with $27 billion.

01/10/2015:

• International Day of Older Persons observed across the world: on 1st October
• India is going to chair Group of Twenty (G20) nations forum in year 2018 and New Delhi could be the host of the prestigious annual G20 summit. This decision was taken by G20 forum earlier in chaired by Turkey in September 2015, Turkey will hand over the Chair for the next year i.e. 2016 to China and in 2017 Germany is going to chair it.
• V Shanmuganathan sworn-in as 17th Governor of Manipur
• Plastinian flag hoisted at UN headquarters for the first time
• China launched 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation System
• Union Government released commemorative postal stamp on Dr BR Ambedkar
• Heena Sidhu wins gold medal at Asian Air Gun Championships
• Kartik Chandran named as 2015 MacArthur Fellow
• India ranks 55th on 2015 Global Competitiveness Index: WEF Report
• Union Government notifies mid-day meal rules under National Food Security Act, 2013.
• Death penalty for 5 convicts was pronounced by a special MCOCA court in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings case.
• In a huge setback to ISRO and the Union Govt., the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) asked ISRO’s commercial arm Antrix to pay $562.5 million in damages to a Bengaluru-based space technology firm. This fine was imposed on Antrix for cancelling a contract four years ago on grounds of national security. Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd was the name of the Bengaluru-based space technology firm involved in this case.
• The ambitious anti-offshore tax evasion and black money detection agreement between India and the United States became operational from 30 September 2015. What is the name of this agreement? – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
• RBI intends to allow rupee bonds to be issued overseas as a way to reduce the currency risk associated with foreign borrowings. Companies cannot use proceeds from overseas rupee bonds for real estate activities, land purchase, investing in capital markets and on-lending to other entities for such activities

Overseas Rupee Bond Explanation:

• Overseas rupee-denominated bonds are also known as ‘Masala bonds’.
• The RBI has allowed these bonds so as to reduce the currency risk associated with foreign borrowings.
• Companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) will be able to raise overseas rupee bonds.
• These bonds must have a minimum maturity of five years.
• Under the automatic route, companies can raise up to $750 million per annum. Cases beyond this limit will require prior approval.

• CSIR announced Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology 2015 for eleven scientists

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) For 11 Scientists:

•   –  Biological Sciences: Dr Balasubramanian Gopal of Molecular Biophysics Unit Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
•   –  Dr Rajeev Kumar Varshney of Centre of Excellence in Genomics International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad
•  –  Chemical Sciences: Dr D Srinivasa Reddy Division of Organic Chemistry CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
•  –  Dr Pradyut Ghosh of Department of Inorganic Chemistry Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Jadavapur, Kolkata
•  – Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences: Dr Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray of Geosciences Division Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
•  – Engineering Sciences: Dr Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi of Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
•  –   Mathematical Sciences: Dr K Sandeep of TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
•  –   Dr Ritabrata Munshi School of Mathematics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
•  –   Medical Sciences: Dr Vidita Ashok Vaidya of Department of Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
• –   Physical Sciences: Dr Bedangadas Mohanty of School of Physical Sciences National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar
• –   Dr Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh of Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai