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October 27 , 2018 2030 days 832 0
  • The 2018 WETEX (Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition) has started at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai.
  • The 15th edition of International Dance Festival “Udbhav Utsav 2018” was held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
  • The Government of India (GoI) has recently constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with the matters of sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
    • It will be chaired by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
  • The President of India inaugurated the International Arya Maha Sammelan – 2018 in Delhi.
  • The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi on the theme: ‘Nuclear Power- Towards a Clean & Base Load Energy’.
    • It was organized by the Indian Energy Forum (IEF).
  • NASA scientists have devised a new set of 21 modern gamma-ray constellations and named them after fictional characters such as the Hulk and Godzilla. The names also include famous landmarks, such as Sweden’s recovered warship Vasa, the Washington Monument and Mount Fuji in Japan.
  • Saurabh Kumar was appointed the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Union of Myanmar.  At present, he is the Ambassador of India to Iran. He will succeed Vikram Misri.
  • Satish Kumar Gupta was appointed managing director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank. He replaces Renu Satti.
  • The Haryana Government has introduced the ‘Pashu Sanjeevni Sewa’ scheme to provide free of cost health care services to livestock in the state through mobile veterinary clinics.
  • Former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda was conferred with Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti Award, on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti (24 October), in Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
    • He is awarded for his contributions to the welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes communities.
  • K N Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Director and CEO at TVS Motors - for a period of five years commencing starting 23rd October, 2018.
  • The Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2018 opened in New Delhi. The theme of the 2-day summit is, ‘Connecting Farmers to Market’.
  • The Prime Minister inaugurated the 36th Indian Carpets Expo at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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