Current Affair 6 October 2015

Current Affair 6 October 2015

National

• Union Health Minister J P Nadda launches 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush to achieve full immunisation
• Nationwide indefinite strike of truckers called off
• Government to select 20 cities under SMART city project in November
• Telangana government announces 50% subsidy on seeds for farmers
• Perumal Murugan, Tamil writer grabs Samanvay Bhasha Samman award

International

• 3 scientists from Japan, China and Ireland win Nobel Prize for Medicine
• US, Japan, 10 other Pacific rim countries sign sweeping trade agreement
• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation dialogue begins in Philippine
• ISIS blows Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria
• Turkey wars Russia for air space voilation

Politics

• Congress accuses BJP, SP, AIMIM of spreading hate campaign to polarise voters
• J&K assembly adjourned as speaker disallows discussion over beef ban
• Mamta banergi leaves for Bhutan for 5 days tour
• Somnath bharti’s judicial custody extended till 19^th October
• Supreme court stays ban on beef in J&K for next two months

Business

• Extreme poverty to fall below 10% for first time: World Bank
• Twitter names Jack Dorsey as new chief executive
• Government to spend Rs 70,000 cr on 12 major ports, says Nitin Gadhkari
• Germany announces billion Euros as solar power fund in India
• Flipkart, Snapdeal and Uber under ASCI scanner for misleading ads

Defence

• Indian envoy to Pakistan , Iran and Afghanistan attended security conference
• Roustum-2 to get its first flight this month
• INS Trikand, Indian navy’s stealth frigate is on three days visit to turkey
• Para forces to get UAVs, satellite phones and GPS devices for poll duties in Bihar
• Indian don’t need advice about troops in Siachen, says Manohar Parikar

Sports

• 2nd T20: South Africa beat India by 6 wickets to clinch 3-match series
• Djokovik maintains top rank in ATP rankings
• Professional golfer association allows Anirban Lehri to play in prestigious golf tour 2015-16 in US
• Supreme court leaves Srinivasan issue on BCCI
• Shahadat Hossain, Bangladesh’s fast bowler sent to jail for torturing maid