16th October 2019 Current affairs

Current affairs

1. Mithali Raj has achieved this feat after winning the ODI series 3–0 against South Africa. Mithali Raj has captained 167 matches. She is only the second female captain to win 100 matches in women’s cricket after England’s Charlett Edwards.
   

2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced global economic growth forecast to 3 percent during 2019-20. IMF estimated India’s GDP growth for the year 2019-20 to 6.1 percent.
   

3. India is ranked 102 in the Global Hunger Index of 117 countries. Its aim is to save the world from the food crisis and improve the quality of existing food production. It also helps to know about the policies issued by various governments around the world.
   

4. The Booker Prize for the year 2019 has been given jointly to Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo. Canada’s 79-year-old Atwood won this prize for her novel ‘The Testament’ while Bernardine Evaristo was selected for her work ‘Girl, Women and Other.’ Evaristo is the first black women winner of this award.
   

5. Jammu and Kashmir government has announced to set up 50 PCOs to provide free of cost phone facility in Kashmir region. These PCOs will be set up by BSNL and people will be able to talk from these designated places at no charge.
   

6. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme to engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level. He also launched Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right Jhola.
   

7. Dr. Reddy’s Chairman K.K. Satish Reddy has been appointed as the new President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance for 2019-21. Panacea Biotec Limited’s MD will continue as Vice President.
   

8. Japan and India are jointly organizing ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ military exercise to extend bilateral relations. Japanese Air Force’s C2 aircraft, air crew and observers are participating in this exercise. The Indian Air Force is taking part in this exercise along with C17 and N-32 aircraft, air crew and observers.
   

9. Serving District and Sessions Judge Anoop Kumar Mendiratta was appointed as Union Law Secretary. He has been appointed till 30 March 2023 on a contractual basis.
   

10. The Indian Army organized Sangam Youth Festival at Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir. About 1500 students of 32 different colleges and universities participated in the Sangam Youth Festival held in Jammu and Kashmir.