Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 4 OCTOBER 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 4 October 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

National Current Affairs

President presents Vayoshreshtha Sammans to eminent senior citizens & institutions
Ambassadors of five nations present credentials to President of India: Freddy Svane: Denmark, Emannuel Lenain: France, Ugo Astuto: European Union, Federico Salas Lotfe: Mexico and Yerlan Alimbayev: Kazakhstan
India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise KAZIND-2019 being held in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand from October 3 to 15
National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Priority Medical Devices and Health Technology Policy
Ministry of Tourism launches Audio Guide facility App ‘Audio Odigos’ for 12 sites of India (including Iconic Sites)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah flags off the New Delhi-Katra ‘Vande Bharat’ Express
Railways rename the New Delhi – Lohian Khas – New Delhi Intercity Express as ‘Sarbat da Bhala Express’
PM Modi, Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurate metro express service, hospital in Mauritius

Economy & Business Current Affairs

BSE Sensex: 38,106.87 (–198.54), NSE Nifty: 11,313.10 (–46.80)
Interest rate on house building advance (BA) for central govt employees cut to 7.9% for 1 year from Oct 1
RBI increases scam-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank depositors’ withdrawal limit to Rs 25,000
launches PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) portal for transparency and better coordination in coal supplies to power plants
Rs 645-crore IPO of (IRCTC got subscribed 111.91 times on the final day of bidding
IT Ministry launches ‘automated real time performance smart-board’ for monitoring its key programmes
An inter-State portability for ration cards launched for Rajasthan and Haryana for distribution of foodgrains to beneficiaries of the National Food Security scheme

International Current Affairs

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington
World Space Week being celebrated from October 4 to 10, 2019, theme: ‘The Moon: Gateway to the Stars’
7 killed as Typhoon Mitag hits South Korea