Monthly One liner Current Affairs, October, 2015

Monthly One liner Current Affairs are bullet points of the current affairs which are duly compiled for students by keeping upcoming examinations in mind. Day-wise current affairs will help you to remember the vital points for the exams.


1 October 2015
• Trichy Corporation won Skoch Award for Effective Solid Waste Management
• Sarat Kumar Acharya assumed office as CMD of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
• Dr Anup K Pujari assumed additional charge as CMD of Steel Authority of India Limited

2 October 2015
• National Anti-Drug Addiction Day observed on 2 October
• International Day of Non-Violence observed across the world

3 October 2015
• Odisha launched Citizen Portal to launch police complaints
• DRDO inaugurated world’s highest Research Centre in Ladakh
• 26th edition of CORPAT between India and Indonesia began in Andaman Sea

4 October 2015
• UCO Bank registered highest increase in gross Non-Performing Assets
• Amo doli programme launched by Odisha government in naxal-affected Rayagada district
• Telangana government announced 50 percent subsidy on purchase of seeds
• Noted Telugu film producer Edida Nageswara Rao died
• Ashish Bahuguna given additional charge of Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI
• Flipkart appointed Sriram Venkataraman as Chief Financial Officer
• Shashank Manohar elected BCCI President
• GAIL to take 10 percent stake in TAPI natural gas pipeline project
5 October 2015
• WWF Report Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s Wonderland released
• Ministry of Commerce & Industry inaugurated Advantage Healthcare India 2015
• Shashi Kapoor honoured with Lifetime Achievement award at Jagran Fest
• Department of Biotechnology tied-up with Prakash Lab to distribute Foldscope to students
• Central Government launched KISAN Project and Hailstorm App for crop damage
• Second phase of Mission Indradhanush launched in 352 districts

6 October 2015
• RBI relaxed norms of FPI investment in Government Securities
• Three-member Achary panel recommended 400% hike in basic salary of Delhi MLAs
• 2016 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference to be held in New Delhi
• INS Astradharani commissioned into Indian Navy
• India’s GDP to grow at 7.5 percent in 2015: UNCTAD

7 October 2015
• Union Cabinet approved Framework for Cooperation in Blue Economy between India and Seychelles
• Union Cabinet approved setting up of three AllMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
• Union Cabinet approved Productivity Linked Bonus for railway employees
• SC refused to modify its order limiting Aadhaar use to LPG, Kerosene and PDS
• Union Cabinet approved Protocol on Double Taxation Avoidance with Israel and Vietnam
• Union Cabinet approved construction of National War Memorial in Delhi
• High Level Anil Baijal Panel suggested Uniform Tax Treatment for CSR Works
• CCEA approved World Bank assisted National Watershed Management project Neeranchal
• NCC National Games declared open
• NGT directed commercial vehicles entering Delhi to pay Pollution Tax in addition to toll

8 October 2015
• Shweta Rathore became first Indian female bodybuilder to win silver in Asian body building championship
• EAC approved import of coal with higher ash content
• Swine Flu Vaccination for High-risk Groups made mandatory by Delhi Government
• Bombay HC ruled against ITAT order on Vodafone transfer pricing case
• Tata Power launched LED tube light scheme in Mumbai
• ICICI Bank launched mVisa-based Mobile Payment Service
• 83rd Air Force Day observed across India
• A R Rehman chosen for 2015 Hridaynath Mangeskar Award

9 October 2015
• Cyclist Deborah Herold became first-ever Indian to win five medals at Taiwan Cup
• Green Indian Mission Plans approved for four states
• Kerala Government launched Operation Valsalya to track missing children
• Andhra Pradesh Government launched e-Pragati project
• Retail major Future Group tied-up with Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved
• Wipro and First Book to provide 35000 new books to kids in need in 5 Cities in U.S. & Canada
• Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passed away
• Tapan Ray appointed to Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India
• Renowned Carnatic Flautist Natesan Ramani died

10 October 2015
• Sekhar Basu appointed as chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
• Veteran Tamil actress Manorama died

11 October 2015
• Article 370 is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation: J&K High Court
• Punjab National Bank won Beighton Cup of Hockey
• Mission Abaas launched in Odisha to provide affordable houses to urban poor
12 October
•Tamil Nadu Government banned drug Ketoprofen to save vultures
•Environment Compensation Charge to be imposed on commercial vehicles entering Delhi: SC
•Gujarat proposed 15375 crore rupees AMRUT Plan to ensure basic infrastructure in 31 mission cities
•Infosys appointed Ranganath D Mavinakere as CFO
•Veteran filmmaker I.V. Sasi honoured with J.C. Daniel Award
•Telenor appointed Sharad Mehrotra as India CEO
•Alkesh Sharma appointed as CEO and MD of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corp
•Sweet banana species, Musa Indandamanensis, discovered in tropical rain forest of Andaman Islands

13 October
•Ministry of Shipping launched a programme to develop 78 Lighthouses as tourism centers
•Rajasthan government signed 27 MoUs under Housing for All scheme
•Delhi government launched Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao scheme
•Reliance Power appointed N Venugopala Rao as CEO
•Arun Jaitley chosen 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' by Emerging Markets
•PS Jayakumar appointed as MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda
•Uttar Pradesh Government launched mobile app mSehat for health workers

14 October
•Union Cabinet approved RCE for Kaladan Multi Modal Project in Myanmar
•Union Cabinet approved MoU between ITA in Taipei and TECC in India
•Central Victim Compensation Fund set up with 200 crore rupees by Union Government
•Union Cabinet approved MoU with Mozambique for cooperation in renewable energy
•Union Government approved performance-linked payment for CIL officers
•Tata Housing tied-up with Facebook to sell its affordable homes online
•Omid Kordestani appointed as Executive Chairman of Twitter
•Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (Retd) passed away

15 October
•Zaheer Khan retired from International Cricket
•SC allowed use of Aadhar Card for all Central and State Welfare schemes on voluntary basis
•Rameswaram, birthplace of Dr. Abdul Kalam, included as 498th town under AMRUT
•First time in eight years fiscal balance turned surplus in August 2015: CGA
•RBI formed Financial Inclusion Fund with 2000 crore rupees corpus
•National Cadet Corps National Games 2015 concluded
•Union Government flagged off Science Express Climate Action Special train
•Jharkhand signed GCA with GAIL for construction of Urja Ganga Jagdishpur-Haldia Pipeline
•President Pranab Mukherjee concluded his 3-nation tour to Jordan, Palestine and Israel
•DRDO Missile Complex renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex

16 October
•SC declared National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional
•TRAI made mandatory for telecom operators to compensate for call drops from 1 January 2016
•Maharashtra Government declared 14708 villages as drought-hit
•Aditya Birla Group launched online fashion store Abof.com
•Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi conferred Harvard University’s 2015 Humanitarian of the Year Award
•MK Surana appointed as the CMD of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd

17 October
•Union Ministry of Environment extended validity of Environment Clearance to 7 years

18 October
•Union Government extended stock limits on pulses to four categories of stocks
•Vivo assigned the Title Sponsorship of Indian Premier League
•Baichung Bhutia appointed as AIFF’s Advisor
•Swadhar Greh scheme approved by Haryana Government for women in distress
•India among top ten investors in the USA in 2015: Baker & McKenzie
•Housing.com appointed Mani Rangarajan as CFO
•Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015
•Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence by Maithili Rao launched
•Renowned Egyptian writer Gamal al-Ghitani died

19 October 2015
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated IDFC Bank
• Ministry of Information & Broadcasting reconstituted Central Press Accreditation Committee
• Karnataka, Gujarat lifted ban on Maggi Noodles
• Konkan Railway to set up a tunnel technology institute at Margao in Goa
• Union Government modified National Blood Policy, 2002 towards better blood utilisation
• Union Government increased import duty on wheat to 25% from 10%
• Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports constituted All India Council of Sports
• APSEZ inked MoU with IPGA to handle pulses across its ports in country
• Infosys announced to acquire Noah Consulting for 70 Million US dollars
• Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India by Sam Pitroda
• Justice Vaiphei appointed as acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
• VK Malhotra appointed as head of the All India Council of Sports
• Noted criminologist K Chockalingam won Paul H Appleby Award


20 October 2015
• UP Government announced 50000 rupees monthly pension to Yash Bharti awardees
• Sehwag retired from all forms of International Cricket, IPL
• Snapdeal appointed Anup Vikal as CFO
• Renowned marine biologist Syed Zahoor Qasim died
• Veteran Kannada film-maker KSL Swamy passed away
• Indian Women facing inequality at all stages of Life Cycle: UN Study
• Anil Kumble named Brand Ambassador of Champions Tennis League team Raipur Rangers
• AB de Villiers named brand ambassador of MRF
• Ashwini Kumar, IOC honorary member, died


21 October 2015
• Union Cabinet approved agreement between India and Egypt on Maritime Transport
• Union Cabinet approved treaty between India and Maldives on Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters
• Union Cabinet approved amendments to Payment of Bonus Act 1965 hiking bonus for Industrial workers
• Erstwhile Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Areas divided into two Separate Headquarters
• Alok Rawat appointed as first male member of NCW
• Reliance Capital signed agreement to acquire Goldman Sachs mutual funds business in India
• Western Digital to buy SanDisk for 19 billion US dollar


22 October 2015
• India is World’s largest remittance recipient: World Bank
• Union Government cleared first batch of AMRUT projects for 89 cities worth 2786 crore rupees
• Prime Minister laid foundation stone of Shri Venkateswara Mobile & Electronics Manufacturing Hub
• No copyright exists on Title of literary work: Supreme Court
• RBI issued direction on implementation of Gold Monetisation Scheme 2015
• Jacques Kallis appointed as Head Coach of Kolkata Knight Riders
• Saina Nehwal lost World No. 1 ranking to Carolina Marin
• Bollywood singer Labh Janjua died
• PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of Amaravati, new capital of Andhra Pradesh
• Andhra Pradesh signed two memorandums with Japan for development of the State


23 October 2015
• President promulgated Ordinances on Constitution of Commercial Courts and Amendment to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996
• India’s first AC double-decker Shatabdi train to run on Mumbai-Goa route
• First World Indigenous Games began in Brazil
• NDRF tied up with 30 PSUs to tackle man-made or natural disasters
• Sekhar Basu took over as Chairman of AEC and Secretary of DAE
• Haryana Government announced New Integrated Licensing Policy 2015


24 October 2015
• Defence Ministry approved induction of women as IAF fighter pilots
• Bengaluru-based Saankhya Labs developed ‘Pruthvi’ chip to power White-Fi devices
• Indian mountaineers climbed an untouched mountain peak, named it after APJ Abdul Kalam
• Doordarshan emerged as most watched Hindi channel
• Haryana Government announced to open Sanskrit University at Mundri for Scheduled Castes


25 October 2015
• Indian Railways developed warning system for unmanned level crossings
• South Africa clinched 1st ever bilateral ODI series in India
• Ministry of Railways flagged off Vigithon to fight against corruption
• Sin Tax to be imposed on alcohol, tobacco during GST regime
• Suresh Arora appointed as DGP of Punjab
• Haryana to commission 215 new power sub-stations in three years


26 October 2015
• Financial powers of Health Institutions enhanced to 5 lakh rupees per patient under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
• Union Law Ministry notified Delhi HC Amendment Act, 2015
• Indian Immunologicals Ltd opened 250 crore rupees multi-purpose facility near Hyderabad
• Dinesh, Yekona open cast mine projects of Western Coalfields inaugurated in Nagpur
• FIIs/RFPIs can now invest up to 74 percent in DEN Networks Limited: RBI
• Department of Heavy Industries drafted National Policy on Capital Goods
• AR Rahman received Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award


27 October 2015
• Union Finance Ministry launched E-Sahyog Pilot Project to facilitate Taxpayers
• Sub Group of Chief Ministers on Centrally Sponsored Schemes submitted its report
• India ranked 130 in ease of doing business: World Bank
• J&K to host South Asian Rugby 7’S Championship in 2016
• Union Government constituted RV Easwar Committee to simplify The Income Tax Act, 1961
• NITI Aayog panel on Innovation submitted its report recommending private funding for R&D
• Government of Andhra Pradesh declared 196 mandals as drought-hit
• Reliance Industries signed revised Listing Agreements with BSE and NSE
• Narendra Nayak appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry India


28 October 2015
• Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Games Secretariat of 12th SAF Games in Shillong
• Madhya Pradesh Government declared 33 percent quota for women in government jobs
• SC reinforced its earlier view of No Reservation in Super Specialty Courses in Medicine
• Internet freedom is partly free in India: FOTN 2015 Report
• Hockey India signed three years partnership with Sports Authority of India
• IBM and TASK signed MoU to ensure cloud technology in Telangana colleges
• Najib Shah appointed as Chairman of CBEC


29 October 2015
• WCD Ministry launched initiative to spread awareness about Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
• RBI allowed NRIs to subscribe to National Pension System
• India-Africa Forum Summit 2015 held in New Delhi
• Amit Kumar won silver in men's club throw F51 event of IPC Athletics World Championships
• Bombay HC asked NEERI to study River Godavari’s pollution during Kumbh Mela
• HCL Technologies acquired CRM services firm PowerObjects for 299 crore rupees
• Defence Acquisition Council cleared military projects worth over 12000 crore rupees


30 October 2015
• Ministry of Civil Aviation released Revised Draft National Civil Aviation Policy
• Sanjeev Mohanty appointed as CEO and MD of Jabong


31 October 2015
• National Unity Day observed across India
• Shaktikanta Das nominated on RBI Central Board of Directors
• Eminent archaeologist V.N. Misra passed away
• MHRD constituted TSR Subramanian committee to draft New Education Policy

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  1. Vishwakarma Shaw
    8 years ago
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    8 years ago
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