Important Day
- Theme for 2019 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October) - “Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty”
Defence
- During 17-26 October 2019, Indian Air Force is participating in a Bilateral Joint exercise with Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO), named - EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V (at Air Force Base Masirah, Oman).
- This node of the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) was declared functional on 16 October - Bengaluru.
International
- Sector that has topped the list of fastest-growing sectors at the Best Global Brands 2019 ranking by consultancy firm Interbrand - Luxury.
- In Sri Lanka, Jaffna International Airport (JIA) received its inaugural flight from - Chennai.
- The first graduate-level, research-based ‘AI university’ in the world to be established in – The United Arab Emirates (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence -MBZUAI).
- Place for the 5th Edition of World Coffee Conference from 7-9 September 2020 - Bengaluru.
- First position in the 2019 Hurun Global Unicorn List – China (206 Unicorns) (Second is the US with 203 Unicorns).
National
- India’s rank in the 2019 Hurun Global Unicorn List – third (21 unicorns start-ups).
- India's livestock population, according to the 20th Livestock Census 2019 - over 535 million (increase by 4.6 percent over 2012 Census).
- The Van Dhan Internship Programme launched by - Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- To guide and encourage tribal girls across India, the GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) program launched by - Facebook.
- Winner of the award under Education Category for ‘Vocational & Skill Development Training Institute’ at the 17th Franchise Awards 2019 - NIIT Limited.
Persons in News
- Chief Economic Advisor of India – K. V. Subramanian.
- Person who has created Individual Guinness World Records for “The most full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) (female), 263 strikes” & “The most full contact knee strikes alternate legs in one minute(female),120 strikes” - Kiran Uniyal.
- Winner of the Chiratae Ventures’ Patrick J. McGovern Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 - Ratan Tata.
State Current Affairs
- A mobile application launched by the Maharashtra Highway Police to collect the data related to road accidents - MRADMS Maharashtra.
- On 17 October 2019, Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in – Ukhrul, Manipur.
- Winner of the award for Best State for Promoting Sports at the India Sports Summit 2019 - Odisha.
Science
- Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters, hurricanes and earthquakes, and they're calling them - "stormquakes".
General Knowledge
- The United Arab Emirates - Capital: Abu Dhabi; Currency: UAE dirham.
- Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) was launched in – 2013.
- Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) - 20 November 1989.
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in – 1948 (10 December).
- The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) came into existence in - 1987.
- Father of the Indian Space Programme - Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (born on 12th August 1919).
