Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (8th to 14th October 2017)

Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision Tit-Bits (8th to 14th October 2017) – Free PDF Download:

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Current Affairs Weekly Revision Tit-Bits (8th to 14th October 2017). Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO/Clerk 2017-18 can make use of it.

1). Indian Air Force Day: Indian Air Force Celebrates 85th Anniversary – 08^th October 2017

Key Points:

• Union Minister for Defence – Nirmala Sitharaman
• Constituency – Karnataka, Rajya Sabha
• Present Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force – Birender Singh Dhanoa

2). PM Modi lays foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage over – Narmada River

Key Points:

• State – Gujarat
• Capital – Gandhi Nagar
• CM – Vijay Rupani
• Governor – Om Prakash Kohli

3). President launches Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project Jeevamritham in – Kerala

Key Points:

• President launched 100 crore rupees Mata Amritanandamayi Math Project “Jeevamritham “to provide filtration system for cleaning drinking water to 5000 villages across India, in kollam district in kerala
• State – Kerala
• Capital – Tiruvananthapuram
• CM – Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor – P Sathasivam

4). New MD & CEO of PNB MetLife – Ashish Srivastava

Key Points:

• Chairman of the Board of PNB MetLife – Chris Townsend

5). The person who Wins China Open Title – Rafael Nadal

Key Points:

• Rafael Nadal (Spain)
• Country – China
• Capital – Beijing
• Currency – Renminbi (Yuan)
• Rafael Nadal – Spanish Professional Tennis Player

6). Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the third International Conference on Yoga in – New Delhi

Key Points:

• The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Yoga for Wellness’
• AYUSH – Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
• Minister for AYUSH – Shripad Yasso Naik
• Constituency – North Goa

7). The state government which Launched ‘Solar Briefcase’ to Provide Electricity in Remote Areas – Uttarakhand

Key Points:

• State – Uttarakhand
• Capital – Dehradun, Nainital (Judiciary)
• CM – Trivendra Singh Rawat
• Governor – Krishna Kant Paul

8). The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the four-day First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) in – New Delhi

Key Points:

• BIMSTEC stands for ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’, includes namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

9). The Institute which Signs MoU with Samsung for Digital Academy – IIT Kharagpur

Key Points:

• Samsung is an electronics company based in South Korea.
• Vice Chairman & CEO of Samsung Electronics – Dr Oh-Hyun Kwon

10). International Day of the Girl Child – 11^th October

Key Points:

• This year’s theme is “The Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030.”

11). The state which Implements Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme – Himachal Pradesh

Key Points:

• The scheme would provide top-up coverage of Rs 30,000 per senior citizen to all existing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) smart card holders
• State – Himachal Pradesh
• Capital – Shimla
• CM – Virbhadra Singh
• Governor – Acharya Dev Vrat

12). The state which Launched Web Portal with Information on New Government Schemes – Maharashtra

Key Points:

• Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis launched ‘MahaLabharthi‘ web portal that will help people get information about all the government schemes that they are eligible for.
• State – Maharashtra
• Capital – Mumbai
• CM – Devendra Fadnavis
• Governor – Vidyasagar Rao

13). The bank which committed financial assistance to Armed Forces – ICICI Bank

Key Points:

• ICICI Bank Headquarters – Mumbai
• MD & CEO of ICICI Bank – Chanda Kochhar
• Union Defence Minister – Nirmala Sitharaman
• Constituency – Karnataka, Rajya Sabha

14). Smallest Country to Qualify for Football World Cup 2018 – Iceland

Key Points:

• Country – Iceland
• Capital – Reykjavík
• Currency – Icelandic króna
• 21^st FIFA World Cup will be held in 2018 in Russia.
• This is the first time when Iceland and Panama will be participants.

15). The state Cabinet Approves Reservation for ‘Divyangs’ in Govt Jobs – Bihar

Key Points:

• The provision has been brought in accordance with the Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016.
• State – Bihar
• Capital – Patna
• CM – Nitish Kumar
• Governor – Satya Pal Malik

16). The state Government which Announces Garments & Apparel Policy 2017 – Gujarat

Key Points:

• This Policy is prepared with an aim to make Gujarat number 1 in textile which produces more of cotton.
• State – Gujarat
• Capital – Gandhi Nagar
• CM – Vijay Rupani
• Governor – Om Prakash Kohli

17). World’s Largest Combustion Research Centre Inaugurated at – IIT Madras

Key Points:

• IIT-M was established in 1959.
• Chairman of IIT-M – Pawan Kumar Goenka

18). Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has become the first Oil Marketing Company (OMC) from India to mark its presence in the lubricant market in – Myanmar

Key Points:

• Country – Myanmar (Burma)
• Capital – Naypyidaw
• Currency – Burmese kyat
• Chairman & Managing Director of HPCL – M K Surana