Page-12 of Current Affairs - October, 2017
Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth wins third Super Series title
India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth (World No. 8) won US $750,000 Denmark Open title of badminton in the men’s single category. In the final match, he defeated South Korea’s Lee Hyun II by 21-10, 21-5 score. It was Kidambi Srikanth’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Government makes mandatory for Banks to match original IDs with photocopies
The Department of Revenue (DoR), Finance Ministry has made it mandatory for banks and financial institutions to check original identification documents of individuals dealing in cash above prescribed threshold to weed out use of forged or fake copies. In this ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
HRD Ministry pushes for cash-free campuses
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is aiming to make financial transactions completely digital in all higher education institutions. Under this initiative, all public and private institutions including Central and State universities will be fully digitised. The HRD ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
India wins 2017 Asia Cup hockey title
India won 2017 Asia Cup hockey title by defeating Malaysia in the final match held in Dhaka, Bangladesh by 2-1 score. It was India’s overall third Asia Cup title and earlier it had won it in 2003 and 2007. For ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
NASA extends Dawn Mission at dwarf planet Ceres
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has approved second extension of Dawn mission at Ceres dwarf planet which is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. During this extension, Dawn spacecraft will descend to lower ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Peru approves medicinal use of marijuana
The Peruvian Congress has approved a bill to authorises the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis (marijuana) in the country. It makes production, import and commercial sale of marijuana and its derivatives legal. With this Peru became sixth country in ..