Weekly The Hindu current affairs for the 3rd week of Month October 2015 “12 Oct to 18 October 2015” . After some days IBPS PO 2015 mains is to be held. In GA section, there will be some questions from this current affairs. So prepare well.
Abbreviation
UGTT- Tunisian General Labour Union
UTICA- Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts
LTDH- Tunisian Human Rights League
UCC- Uniform Civil Code
AITP- All India Tourist Permit
AIOCD- All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists
PUC- Pollution Under Control
NCPEDP- National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
DIPP- Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
BCCC- Broadcasting Content Complaints Council
SHRC- State Human Right Commission
ICH-Intangible Cultural Heritage
Personalities
Union Minister for Science and Technology- Shri Harsh Vardhan
Union Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister of State- Shri Babul Supriyo
Chairperson of African Union Commission- Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Chairman of Observer Research Foundation- Shri Sudheendra Kulkarni
Union Commerce Minister- Nirmala Sitharaman
Governor of Odisha- S.C.Jamir
Union Minister of State for Labour- Bandaru Datttatreya
President of Nepal- Shri Ram Baran Yadav
President of Israel- Reuven Rivlin
Secretary of DIPP- Shri Amitabh Kantt
Vodafone Group CEO- Vittorio Colao
Vodafone India Chairman- Analjit Singh
Union Minister of Steel and Mines- Narendra Singh Tomar
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Director General of NACO- N.S.Kang
New Appointments
New Prime Minister of Nepal- Shri Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (38th Prime Minister)
New Chief Financial Officer of Infosys- Shri M.D.Ranganath
New CEO of South Asian Games- Shri R.K.Sharma
Book , Author & Artist
‘Ours Are The Streets’ written by- Sunjeev Sahota
‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ written by- Marlon James
‘A Little Life’ written by- Hanya Yanagihara
‘The Outsourcer’ written by- Shri Dinesh C. Sharma
Sports
Ajay Jayaram relate to- Badminton
China Open winner- Novak Djokovic
Runner Up- Rafael Nadal
Host of The South Asian Games 2016- India
National & International Days
International Day of Disaster Reduction-13th October
World Standards Day- 14th October
International Day of Rural Women- 15th October
World Hand Wash Day- 15th October
World Food Day- 16th October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty- 17th October
Awards
Nobel Economics Prize 2015- Angus Deaton
Man Booker Prize 2015 winner- Marlon James
Wildlife Photographer of the year 2015 winner- Don Gutoski
Business & Economy
Financial Inclusion find of Rs.2000 Crore by RBI to help the financial inclusion.
Abof.com- Aditya Birla Group’s E-Commerce Venture
‘Money2World’ introducer by ICICI Bank to transfer overseas money
Place
Capital of Denmark- Copenhagen
Venue of 36th National Archery Championship- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Marlon James belong to- Jamaica
Host of Hand in Hand 2015-China
New RBI Sub Office- Imphal
National Affairs
Range of Subsonic Cruise Missile ‘Nirbhay’- 1000 KM
Supreme Court declared ‘National Judicial Appointment Commission’ unconstitutional.
Sex ration in 2013- 898 Girls: 1000 Boys
Blood Unit can be shifted from one Blood bank to another in shortage. Changes in National Blood Policy.
International Affairs
Hand in Hand 2015- Indo China Joint Exercise
Death
Manorma- A Famous Tamil Actress
All The Best.
Also Read: Weekly The Hindu Review: 5 Oct to 11 October 2015
