Monday, October 20, 2014

Events of Oct 16-20,2 014 in nutshell



Date
Events




16-Oct-14
IOC to invest 4 billion US dollar in British Columbia, Canada to source LNG
ISRO launched its third navigation satellite (PSLV-C26 launched IRNSS-1C)
EU Court scrpas the ban on LTTE; Sri Lanka worries
Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana launched by Prime Minister Modi
Arvind Subramanian is appointed as new Chief Economic Adviser [<-- --="" click="" here="">]
World Food Day 2014





17-Oct-14
India successfully test-fires cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’
Can't reveal the names of Black Money holders - Centre tells in SC. Whether it is UPA or NDA, they won't reveal the names
SC granted bail to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK Chief Jayalalithaa with some warnings
Karnataka renames 12 cities. Centre gave nod 
U.S. institute to fund study on diabetes and depression in India
Nigeria sealed a deal with the militant group Boko Haram to free the girls.



18-Oct-14
The government de-regulated the price of diesel and announced a new price for domestically-produced natural gas.
Former Indian cricket captain and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has adopted Puttamraju Kandrika village located in Gudur mandal here for developing it as a smart village with nearly Rs. 4 crore from his MPLADS funds.
Centre to fund cultivation of aromatic plants in J&K
Government launched the new National Air Quality Index (AQI)
Union Cabinet gave its approval to India’s participation in the Chahbahar port project in Iran [<-- --="" click="" here="">]
Union Cabinet gave its approval for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1 covering a length of 35.96 km at a total project cost of Rs. 10,773 crore.




19-Oct-14
Assembly Elections: BJP wins Maharashtra and Haryana from Congress; BJP falls short of majority in Maharashtra
Puducherry: Statehood resolution to Centre
Karnataka: new industrial policy links jobs for Kannadigas
Pritam Munde sets new record for winning by highest margin in Lok Sabha Elections. She won by a margin of 692245 votes



20-Oct-14
2nd Asian Para Games 2014 began at Incheon, South Korea
Nigeria Declared Ebola Free After 42 Days With No New Cases
It’s official now. Cyclone Hudhud killed 43 in Andhra Pradesh
ISRO's Mangalyaan witnesses cosmic event as Comet Siding Spring flies past the orbiter


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