Current Affairs Notes Daily

1. Six Countries – Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have recently joined  INSTEX . It is  a payment mechanism being setup by the European Union  to secure trade with Iran.  2.Malayalam poet  Akkitham  has been chosen for  55th Jnanpith Award for the year 2019. Award Instituted  in 1961.  3.Union Government is planning to set up a new rocket launch pad in  Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu. At present, the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) has two launch pads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDCC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.  4. Operation ‘Clean Art’  It is first pan India operation to crackdown on the smuggling of mongoose hair. Mongoose is listed in Schedule II Part 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. 5. Government to set up  National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Bench in Chennai. It  was  constituted under Section 410 of the Companies Act.  6. The MoEFCC has embarked upon a programme for  ‘Blue Flag’ Certification  for

1. The central government is planning to expand the reach of the Smart Safety Surveillance, or 3S, programme. The 3S project was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), considering the limited safety data on vaccines introduced in India.  2.Avian botulism is said to be the reason behind the deaths of 18,000 birds in and around Rajasthan’s Sambhar lake.  3. The Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or the Budapest Convention,  is the first international treaty seeking to address Internet and computer crime by harmonizing national laws. 4. Prithvi-II missile: I t is a surface-to-surface tactical missile with a strike range of 350 km. It is India’s first missile indigenously developed by DRDO under prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). 5.The Government of India is implementing One Stop Centre (OSC) scheme for setting up One Stop Centre since 1st April 2015 to support women affected by vi

1. The Environment Ministry is undertaking a mass cleanliness-cum-awareness drive in 50 identified beaches under the “ Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan ”. Its aim is to make beaches clean and create awareness amongst citizens about the importance of coastal ecosystems – in Beaches across 10 states / UTs. 2. The eighth session  of the Governing Body of  International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)  is being held in Rome, Italy. It was adopted by the  Thirty-First Session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization. 3. The Jammu and Kashmir UT will set up a 10-member committee that will declare  Dal Lake, an Eco-sensitive Zone. Dal lake  Also known as  the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir,  dal lake, which is the second largest in the state, The lake is located in  the Zabarwan mountain valley, 4. The Union Minister for Water Resources recently reviewed  the performance of Jal Jeevan Mission  in the southern states. T

1.O disha Government is to partner with Massachusettes Institute of Technology (MIT)-based Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) , co-founded by Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. 2. Pooja Rani (75kg) clinched gold medals with impressive wins, while Ashish (69kg) settled for a silver,  Shiva Thapa (63kg) clinched gold medals in boxing categories  at the Olympic Test Event for Boxing in Tokyo. Indian Wrestler Pooja Gehlot has won the silver Medal in the 53-kg category of the Under-23 World Wrestling Championship. 3.The 35th Summit of The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ) began in Bangkok. 4. World Cities Day is observed on October 31. The theme for the year 2019, selected by the United Nations, is changing the world: innovations and a better life for future generations. 5.Noted Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori , whose poems often celebrate love and hope, received the KK Birla Foundation's 2018 Vyas Samman. 6.Alberto Ferna

1. The Indian Navy is to host the multilateral naval exercise named 'MILAN' at Visakhapatnam for the year 2020 in the month of March.  For the first time, this exercise is to be conducted in the mainland of ENC, Vishakapatnam. 2.The world humanitarian day 2019 was observed on August 19, 2019. The world humanitarian day 2019 theme is 'Women Humanitarians'. 3.The 14th Edition of 'KONKAN' series of annual bilateral exercises between Indian Navy and Royal Navy of Britain is currently underway off the South Coast of UK.   INS Tarkash of india participated in it. 4.'Indian Rupay Card' is launched in 'Bhutan' after the visit of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. 5.The United Arab Emirates will honour the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the "Order of Zayed", the highest civilian award of the country.  PM Modi will visit Bahrain, that will be the first-ever Prime Ministerial visit from India to Bahrain.