Weekly Current Affairs October 2018: Week II

Banking and Financial Awareness:

For the development of human resources, State Bank of India has signed a MoU with Kathmandu-based National Banking Institute (NBI).
For the Current Year (July 2018-June 2019), National Housing Bank (NHB) has decided to increase the Refinance Limit from Rs. 24,000 crores to Rs. 30,000 crores towards refinancing eligible institutions.

World's largest telecom tower company (outside China), Indus Towers, won the Deming Prize for 2018.
Japan surpassed Singapore to have the most powerful passport, according to 2018 Henley Index.
India ranked 147th in Oxfam world inequality index, by UK-based charity ‘Oxfam International’s report.

World Migratory Bird Day – 13th October
International Day for Disaster Reduction- 13th October, theme is ‘Reducing Disaster Economic Losses’.
International Day of the Girl Child- 11th October, theme was 'With Her: A Skilled Girl Force'.
World Mental Health Day- 10th October, theme is 'Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World'.
World Post Day – 9th October.

By using Indian grant assistance of 60 crore Srilankan rupees, India and Sri Lanka has signed two MoU for construction of 1200 houses through 50 model villages.
For cooperation in various fields like environment, culture and education, for the next 3 years, Delhi government signed a twin-city agreement with the government of Moscow.
For setting up of the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in the University, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) in Jammu.
To enhance data-driven governance, IIT-Madras collaborated with Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA).
J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, inaugurated ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products: Achieving the SDGs 2030’ in New Delhi.
4- day long mega science expo, India International Science Festival (IISF-2018) concluded in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, theme “Science for Transformation”.

With the highest vote, India has been elected to the United Nations' Human Rights Council

For the construction of a textile tourism complex in Nongpoh, Centre provided Rs 7.8 Crore Textile Tourism Complex in Meghalaya.
To provide access to capital to MSMEs, NSE Signs Pact with Uttarakhand Govt.
In New Delhi, country's biggest skill competition, India Skills 2018 has concluded.
To tackle air pollution in the National Capital Region, The Centre has reconstituted Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority or the EPCA.
For new Roll On-Roll off (Ro-Ro) facility connecting Neamati to Manjuli Island in Assam, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in collaboration with Assam Government has launched.
Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, announced setting up a four-member committee to examine all #MeToo cases.

Ukraine began a large-scale air force exercises The "Clear Sky 2018" with the United States and other NATO countries.

Archer Harvinder Singh Clinches Seventh Gold for India in the Asian Para-Games in Jakarta.
Pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary has bagged the Gold Medal in the 10-meter air pistol event in Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
Indian under-19 cricket team has defeated Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the summit clash of the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Thangjam Tababi Devi became India's first judo medallist at the Olympic level in the finals of the women's 44kg category in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
India has secured 5th rank in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) global Women’s T20I Team Rankings