National
- According to the Annual Report on Road Accidents by Road Transport Ministry, the number of road accidents is highest in 2017 in the state of - Tamil Nadu.
- According to the Annual Report on Road Accidents by Road Transport Ministry, the highest fatalities in road accidents in 2017 in the state of - Uttar Pradesh.
- The 'Double Decker' bus service in Mumbai will be closed till - October 2023.
International
- Theme of 'World Mental Health Day 2018' - Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World.
- The second ‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products: Achieving the SDGs 2030’ was held on 9th October in - New Delhi.
Banking
- According to new board of directors of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services' (IL&FS), to stay afloat, company roughly needs around - Rs 100 crore a month.
Sports
- In the Para Asian Games 2018 at Jakarta (Indonesia), this Indian won gold in 10m air pistol shooting in men SH1 group - Manish Narwal.
- In the Para Asian Games 2018, this Indian won the gold in women's F32.51 (Hand Defect) - Ekta Bhian.
- 8th Sultan Johor Cup Hockey is being played at - Johar Baharu (Malaysia).
- ICC’s match-fixing allegations against Nadeem Ahmad, Irfan Ahmed and Haseeb Amjad, who participated in the Asia Cup cricket tournament in September-18, are from team - Hong Kong.
- The 'Asian Champions Trophy' hockey tournament will be played from October 18 in - Muscat (Oman).
Person In News
- This United States Ambassador to the United Nations resigned from post - Nikki Haley.
- This well-known Malayalam poet, who won Sahitya Academy award in 2013, passed away on October 9 - M. N. Paloor.
General Knowledge
- World Mental Health Day - October 10.
- Headquarter of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) - Occoquan, Virginia, USA.
- World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) established in the year - 1948.
- In Mumbai, Double Decker buses were started in the year - 1937.
