Economy
- According to the India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), India's gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2019-20 - 6.1 percent.
- On 10th October 2019, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with - Union Bank of India (UBI).
International
- India has joined the league of 15 of the - G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance.
- According to the latest New World Health report, richest city in the world - New York City ($3 trillion).
National
- Place of India's first garbage cafe to get food for plastic waste - Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh.
- According to the latest New World Health report, an Indian city that ranked as the 12th richest city in the world - Mumbai.
Persons in News
- Winner of the lifetime achievement award at the second edition of the Indian Sports Honour - Milkha Singh.
Sports
- First athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours - Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya (in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge).
State Current Affairs
- A Kanyashree University will be setup at – Krishnagar, Nadia district, West Bengal.
Science
- To explore the mysterious region where air meets space, NASA launched a satellite, named - ICON (Ionospheric Connection Explorer) satellite.
General Knowledge
- World Economic Forum (WEF) - Founded: 1971 (01 January); Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland.
- Group of 20 (G20) was founded in - 1999 (26 September).
- West Bengal - Established: 1950 (26 January); Capital: Kolkata.
- Chhattisgarh - Founded: 2000 (01 November); Capital: Raipur.
- British economist who came up with a basic concept of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time - William Petty.
