NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Ashok Leyland launches first India-made electric
bus: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland today
launched - Circuit - the first “Made in India” electric bus.
2.
Cipla signs deals to set up first biosimilars units in South Africa: Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla has signed a
memorandum of agreement for South Africa’s first biosimilars manufacturing
facility to be set up at a cost of nearly USD 91 million. The agreement with
KwaZulu-Natal Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone for Cipla BIOTEC’s new
facility was concluded on the margins of BRICS Summit in Goa.
3.
Amandeep Singh appointed as the
next Ambassador of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty: October 17:
The United
Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on
October 17 each year since 1993. This year's theme is moving from humiliation
and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms.
2.
China launches its longest
manned space mission: China today launched the two-man Shenzhou 11 space mission, which is its
longest-ever manned space mission. The two astronauts will spend about a month
in China's recently-launched experimental space lab, Tiangong 2. While China
claims its space programme is for peaceful purposes.
3.
US Navy commissions most
advanced stealth destroyer Zumwalt:
US Navy has
commissioned its largest, most expensive and technologically advanced
destroyer, Zumwalt. The 610-foot-long ship, commissioned in Baltimore also has
an advanced power plant and weapon systems.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
ICC announces first-ever women’s World T20 in 2020: A decision to this effect was taken at the ICC Board meetings
which concluded in Cape Town. Cricket Australia are the hosts for the men's and
women's ICC World Twenty20 in 2020.
2. Indian
Boxer Neeraj Goyat retains WBC Asia welterweight title: Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat outpunched Australia’s
Ben Kite to retain the WBC welterweight Asia title.
AWARDS:
3.
C Radhakrishnan selected for Mathrubhumi Literary Award: Eminent writer C Radhakrishnan has been selected
for the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in recognition of his contribution to the
field of literature.
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