Daily GK Updates - 8th October, 2018

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. PM Modi inaugurates Uttarakhand investors summit : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first Uttarakhand Investors Summit in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.All the leading business firms and industrial houses participated in the two-day event to explore investment opportunities in the hill state in 12 major sectors, including tourism and hospitality. Uttarakhand has already received investment proposals worth over Rs 70,000 crore during the run-up to the event.

2.  Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference of Indian Region in Guwahati : Sumitra Mahajan (Lok Sabha Speaker) formally inaugurated the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) of Indian Region (Zone III) in Guwahati, Assam.The Executive Committee meeting of the Conference is being held tonight.Speakers and Deputy Speakers of state assemblies and MPs from the North-East states are taking part in the conference.

3. The exhibition “Revisiting Gandhi: The Art of Shelly Jyoti” : The Union Minister of Textiles Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has inaugurated the exhibition “Revisiting Gandhi: The Art of Shelly Jyoti” at IGNCA, New Delhi.The exhibition organized as part of Gandhi Parv realizes what Gandhi inspired and put into action, self-ransformation, with the ultimate goal of the total transformation of society.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. President Ram Nath Kovind in Tajikistan on a three-day visit : President Ram Nath Kovind has reached Tajikistan on a three-day visit to Central Asian Country.He will meet his Tajik counterpart Emamoli Rahmon.Kovind will also visit the Tajik National University where he will deliver an address on 'Countering Radicalization: Challenges in Modern Societies'.He will address the members of the Indian diaspora in Tajikistan during his three-day visit.

2. Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Japan and India to Commence at Visakhapatnam : The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Escort Flotilla-4 (CCF-4) and Inazuma – a Guided Missile Destroyer arrived at Visakhapatnam to participate in the third edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) with the ships of Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy (IN).JIMEX-18 is aimed to enhance interoperability, improve understanding and imbibe the best practices of each other.The Indian Navy (IN) will be represented by three indigenously designed and built warships and a Fleet Tanker.

OTHER UPDATES:

DEFENCE:

1. Indian Air Force celebrates the 86th anniversary : Air Force Day 2018 is being observed annually on 8th October across India.Today, the Indian Air Force is celebrating its 86th Anniversary.The Indian Air Force has displayed various Aircraft at Air Force Station Hindan air base near Delhi with parade and air display.

SPORTS:

1. Keerthana Pandian wins girls' title in IBSF World U-16 Snooker Championships : India's Keerthana Pandian has won the girls' title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships, in St Petersburg, Russia. Keerthana outclassed her Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk 3-1.

2.  India wins Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title : India beat Sri Lanka by 144 runs to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title (7th edition) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.I ndia outplayed Sri Lanka in all departments by first scoring an imposing 304 for 3 after skipper Prabh Simran Singh won the toss and elected to bat. For his consistency (318 runs in the tournament), Jaiswal was adjudged man-of-the-tournament.

OBITUARIES:

1.  Gandhian Natwar Thakkar passes away : Noted Gandhian, Natwar Thakkar (86-years) passed away in a private hospital after a brief illness in Guwahati.Mr.  Thakkar (Padma Shri awardee) hailed from Maharashtra but made Nagaland his home ever since he had landed in the state in 1955.Thakkar had founded the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlan