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Current Affairs Updates for 16 October 2015

Published on Friday, October 16, 2015

DRDO’s Missile Complex renamed as APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex

  • DRDO’s Missile Complex renamed as APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex on the eve of his 84th birth anniversary situated in Hyderabad. He had joined Missile Complex in 1982. He remained 11th President of India during 2002 to 2007.

Zaheer Khan retired from International Cricket

  • Zaheer Khan retired from International Cricket as announced on 15th October 2015. He had played 2 Tests and taken 311 wickets and 282 wickets in 200 ODIs. He became 4th highest wicket taker of India after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh.

Kailash Satyarthi awarded with Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award

  • Kailash Satyarthi awarded with Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award on 13th October 2015. Earlier, he awarded with Nobel Peace Prize and became 8th India.

Malabar Naval Exercise started between India, USA and Japan

  • Malabar Naval Exercise started between India, USA and Japan on 13th October 2015 in Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean.

Pranab Mukherjee became 1st President of India to address Parliament of Israel ‘Knesset’

  • Pranab Mukherjee became 1st President of India to address Parliament of Israel ‘Knesset’ on 13th October 2015 also the 1st visited Israel. President and Prime Minister of Israel is Reuven Rivlin and Benjamin Netanyahu respectively. Capital and Currency of Israel is Jerusalem and Shekel respectively.

Tata Housing signed an agreement with Facebook

  • Tata Housing signed an agreement with Facebook on 14th October 2015 to sell homes online. Tata Housing launched the campaing ‘Social Sell’ on Facebook. Earlier, Tata Housing signed an agreement with Housing.com and Snapdeal.com.

‘mSehat’ launched by Uttar Pradesh

  • The mobile app ‘mSehat’ launched for health workers by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh on 13th October 2015.

Portugal became 1st European country to sign up MoU on establishment of Nalanda University

  • Portugal became 1st European country to sign up MoU on establishment of Nalanda University on 09th October 2015. The University was established in 427 AD during the reign of Gupta King ‘Sakraditya’.

Lobsang Sangay awarded with Presidential Medal

  • Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of Tibet awarded with Presidential Medal by Salisbury University, USA on 14th October 2015 for promoting peace.

‘Science Express Climate Action Special’ (Climate Change Special) started in India

  • The special train named as ‘Science Express Climate Action Special’ (Climate Change Special) started in India on 15th October 2015. The train will run till 07th May 2016 and run across Patiala, Ambala etc. About 190 countries would meet in Paris in December 2015 in Global Climate Summit.

Kundhavi Kadiresan appointed as Assistant Director General of UNFAO

  • Kundhavi Kadiresan appointed as Assistant Director General of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific on 14th October 2015 while the Director General of FAO is Jose Graziano da Silva. Its Headquarter is in Rome, Italy.

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