NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
National Unity Day observed across India: It
was observed on 31 October 2015 to commemorate the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel. On Sardar Patel’s 140th birth anniversary, PM Modi flagged
off Run for Unity at Rajpath in New Delhi.
2.
Shaktikanta Das nominated on RBI Central Board of Directors.
3. Ministry of Civil Aviation
released Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy: The
policy aims at providing a favourable environment and a level playing field to
various aviation sub-sectors, such as Airlines, Airports, and Cargo,
Maintenance Repairs and Overhaul (MRO) services and so on.
4. Railways launches ‘Vikalp’ for
waitlisted passengers to get confirmed birth:
Railway is launching a new scheme under which waitlisted passengers can get
confirmed accommodation in next alternative train it they opt for the option
while booking their tickets online.
5. GSAT-15 to be launched on November
10 from French Guiana: ISRO’s latest
communication satellite GSAT-15 is all set to be launched on November 10, 2015
from French Guiana on board Ariane 5. The satellite will provide C and Ku band
telecommunications and navigation services to India.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
BRICS nations signed Moscow Declaration for supporting Multilateral Science
Projects: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa signed Moscow Declaration for co-investment of resources for supporting
multilateral Research and Development (R&D) Projects in mutually agreed
areas.It was signed during the third meeting of the BRICS Ministers for
Science, Technology and Earth Sciences.
2.
Paul Ryan elected as 54th Speaker of US House of Representatives.
3.
European Parliament gave status of whistle-blower to former NSA contractor
Edward Snowden: A resolution in this regard was
approved by the parliament by 285 votes to 281.
OTHER UPDATES:
AWARDS:
1.
Raif Badawi wins EU’s Sakharov Prize 2015: Saudi
Blogger RaifBadawi has been selected for European Union’s prestigious Sakharov
Prize for Human Rights for the year 2015.
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