CURRENT AFFAIRS 28.10.19 - Southernoxford

NATIONAL

1.     Global Roadmap of Action toward Sustainable Mobility tool launched by SuM4All initiative.

STATE

2.     Helath Ministry approved 6 new Medical colleges at Tamilnadu in Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal, Dindigul & Virudhunagar.

INTERNATIONAL

3.     PM Modi will visit Saudi Arabia during 29-31 Oct & participate in Annual Investment forum.

APPOINTMENTS

4.     Sailesh – Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises.

5.     Nagendra Nath Sinha – Secretary, Department of Border Management.

6.     Alok Tandon – Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances.

7.     Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas – Indian Ambassador to Congo.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

8.     German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit India on November 1 & attend 5^th Biennial Inter Governmental Consultations in New Delhi discuss on urban mobility & AI.

9.     29^th Ministerial meeting of BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) on climate change was held at Beijing, China.

INSURANCE

10. Universal Sompo General Insurance partnered with Indian Overseas Bank unveiled Healthcare insurance policy through online platform.

RANKS & REPORTS

11. In Forbes Billionaire list Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos ranked at 1 & 2.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

12. CSIR conducted Genome sequencing Initiative IndiGen to understand genetic diversity.

13. Researchers from IIT Hyderabad & School of Architecture, Bhubaneswar have developed Bio-Bricks from Agricultural Waste.

OBITUARIES

14. Nanammal – Padma Shri Awardee Yoga Teacher.

DAYS

15. World Day for Audiovisual Heritage – October 27 Theme “Engage the Past through Sound & Images”.

16. Health Ministry will observe Vigilance Awareness Week from 28 Oct – 2 Nov with Theme “Integrity-a way of Life”.