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World Students’ Day: 15 October World Students’ Day is observed to mark the birthday of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. It is observed on Kalam’s birthday, 15 October. In 2015 the United Nations declared 15 October “World Students’ Day”. Dr. Kalam was the 11th president of India. Naidu to visit …

International conference on the future of the Indian Ocean held in Colombo “The Indian Ocean: Defining our Future” Conference was held On October 11, 2018 at Temple Trees, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is aimed to explore strongest challenges in the Indian Ocean region. The inaugural address of the Conference was delivered by President …

Sushma Swaraj Participates In 17th CHG Meeting Of SCO In Tajikistan External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be participating in the 17th Council of Heads of Government, CHG, meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 11th to 12th of this month. This will be …

Japanese Passport Named As The World’s Most Powerful Passport Replacing the Singaporean passport, the Japanese passport has been declared the most powerful passport across the world in 2018. According to 2018 Henley Passport Index, the people having Japanese passport can travel without a visa or can get an on-arrival visa across …

10th October 2018 Current Affairs World Post Day 2018 World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It started in 1969. The theme for 2018 is: “Imagine you are a letter travelling through …

Interpol chief resigns amid detention in China The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) received the resignation of its Chinese president Meng Hongwei, who was missing since over a week. Senior Vice-President of Interpol’s Executive Committee, Kim Jong Yang of South Korea, will be instated as the acting president. The General …

3rd October Current Affairs 2018   India’s Healthcare Ranks Below Bangladesh And Sri Lanka: Study Despite making giant leaps in medicine, India continues to be at the bottom in the ranking of countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare. According to the new Global Burden of Disease study …

Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Houston Jaipur Literature Festival was begun in Houston with a soulful music performance followed by stimulating discussions. The festival is touted as the world’s largest free literary festival. The inaugural session also saw Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor discuss his book “Why i am …

India ranks 130 in UN’s human development index India climbed one spot to 130 among 189 countries in the latest human development index released by the United Nations Development Programme. Within South Asia, India’s human development index (HDI) value is above the average of 0.638 for the region, with Bangladesh …

Radha Mohan Singh launches Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund Vast opportunities exist today for dairy entrepreneurs and in order to concretize these opportunities and help double the income of dairy farmers, Rs 51,077 crore is needed to operationalize the National Action Plan (Vision-2024), Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare …