NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Maharashtra Government launches ‘Kaushalya Set’ skill-development programme: Under the KaushalyaSetu initiative, students of Maharashtra State
Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education, who fail to clear Class X
or SSC exam, would be accommodated in the skill development courses, so that
they do not lose a year.
2.
Two ships commissioned for Navy and Coast Guard: Two ships were commissioned on 19th October 2016,
one for the Eastern Naval Command of the Navy and the other for the Indian
Coast Guard in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Fast patrol vessel ICGS
Gaidinliu, named after Naga freedom fighter and leader Rani Gaidinliu, was
commissioned by Director-General Rajendra Singh of the Coast Guard.
3. Railways, Urban Development
Ministries sign MoU to redevelop stations under smart city plans: With the idea that there can’t be a smart city without a smart
railway station, the Ministry of Urban Development and the Ministry of
Railways on signed an MoU under which railway stations and adjoining areas will
be redeveloped on smart city lines for enhancing passenger amenities, easy
access to stations, enabling optimal utilisation of land at railway stations.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. After Kochi, FIFA gives nod to Navi Mumbai
for U-17 World Cup: Football's world governing body FIFA has ratified Navi Mumbai as a venue
for the Under-17 World Cup to be held in India next year. Kochi became the
first Indian city to be officially declared as one of the venues for hosting
the U-17 World Cup after it received a green signal from a high-level
delegation of football's world body.
OBITUARIES:
2.
Gandhian activist Mewa Ramgobin dies at 83: South African struggle icon and Gandhian activist Mewa Ramgobin has died
at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness. Ramgobin, the former president of
the Natal Indian Congress which fought discrimination against Indians in South
Africa.
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