| 1. Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated third International Conference on Yoga in New Delhi. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the third International Conference on Yoga in New Delhi. The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Yoga for Wellness’. The two-day conference has six technical sessions and experts will deliberate on the scope of yoga in integrated medicine, and control of cancer, depression and gynaecological disorders and pain management. |
| 2. Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the first BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise The Union Home Minister ‘Shri Rajnath Singh’ has inaugurated the four-day First ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017). The Exercise has been conducted by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as the lead agency on 10-13 October 2017. The BIMSTEC DMEx-2017 is being conducted in two phases in Delhi and NCR. |
| 3. Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated India water Week-2017 in New delhi. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated India Water Week-2017 today (October 10, 2017) in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that water is essential to life. It is fundamental to the economy and to ecology – and to human equity. The issue of water is becoming still more critical in view of climate change and related environmental concerns. The President said that currently, 80 per cent of water in India is used by agriculture and only 15 per cent by industry. The President said that in urban India, 40 billion litres of waste water is produced every day. It is vital to adopt technology to reduce the toxic content of this water, and to deploy it for irrigation and other purposes. |
| 4. Uttara khand Govt. launches 'Solar Briefcase' to provide electricity in remote areas. The Uttarakhand Government and a charitable funding agency, Swan Cultural Center and Foundation, on Sunday launched 'Solar Briefcase' in Kedarnath Dham. The initiative was taken to provide electricity to far flung areas in the hill state. 47 villages and 1,40,000 families do not have access to electricity. Uttara khand govt has decided to use off-grid electricity. Solar power is a good option. There are more than 60 villages in the state where electrification has not yet been done due to the difficult geographical conditions. |
| 5. World Mental Health Day has observed globally on 10 October. World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. 'Mental health in the workplace' is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2017. |
| 6. Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as new Governor of Assam. Prof Jagdish Mukhi, was sworn in as the new Governor of Assam on Tuesday. He was administered the oath of office by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice, Ajit Singh at a function in Gauhati. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials were present at the swearing-in ceremony. In his previous assignment, Mukhi served as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| 7. Manipur has celebrated ‘Mera Houchongba’ festival. Manipur’s traditional Mera Houchongba festival which endeavors to promote brotherhood and unity among indigenous communities, was celebrated at the Manipur Royal palace (Sana Konung) in Imphal in the presence of titular monarch Leishemba Sanajaoba recently. |
| 8. World Bank Reduces India GDP Growth Forecast to 7% for 2017-18. the World Bank reduced India’s GDP growth forecast to 7% for 2017-18 from 7.2% estimated earlier, blaming disruptions caused by demonetisation and the implementation of the GST, while maintaining at the same time that the economy would claw back to grow at 7.4% by 2019-20. Both the Asian Development Bank as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have also cut their growth projections for India to 7% and 6.7%, respectively, for fiscal 2017-18. |
| 9. IMF has lowered India growth forecast to 6.7% for 2017. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday pared its growth forecast for India by half a percentage point to 6.7% for 2017, blaming the lingering disruptions caused by demonetisation of high value currencies last year and the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, the Fund said the structural reforms undertaken by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government would trigger a recovery—above 8% in the medium term.world economy is going through a cyclical upswing that began midway through 2016. It raised the global growth estimate marginally for 2017 to 3.6%.IMF expects India’s economy to recover sharply in 2018 to grow at 7.4%. |
| 10. Iceland has become smallest nation ever to enter FIFA World Cup Iceland has become the smallest country ever to qualify for the final stage of the FIFA World Cup, after topping its qualifying group. The island nation has a population of over 3,34,000 with over 20,000 registered football players. Last year, Iceland played its first major tournament, the UEFA European Championship, where the team defeated England and reached the quarter-final stage. |
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