3rd October Current Affairs

• AM Raghunath Nambiar takes over as AOC-in-C
  • Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar on October 1, 2018, took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Eastern Air Command.
  • He is also a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and was the Project Test Pilot for the Light Combat Aircraft, ‘Tejas’.

  

  
  

  • He had served as a Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) at the IAF’s Eastern Air Command in the past.
• Birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • The nation celebrates the 114th birth anniversary of India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on October 2.
  • He was the 2nd Prime Minister of India and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party.
  • Prime Minister visited the Vijay Ghat to pay tributes to the former prime minister.
  • Shastri coined the slogan ‘jai jawan jai kisan’.
• PPC launched on 2nd October 2018
  • The Central government launched its People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) for panchayats from October 2, 2018, with the slogan “Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas”.
  • During the campaign, structured Gram Sabha meetings will be held for preparing Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) for the next financial year 2019-2020.
  • GPDP aims to strengthen the role of elected Panchayat leaders and Women.
• Govt releases agri census data for 2015-16
  • The government of India released agriculture census for 2015-16 on 1 October 2018.
  • The average size of operational holding declined to 1.08 hectares (ha) in 2015-16 compared to 1.15 ha in 2010-11.
  • The percentage share of female operational holders has increased from 12.79% in 2010-11 to 13.87% in 2015-16.
  • Agriculture census is conducted by Ministry of Agriculture for every five years.
• HRD min gave ‘Swachhata Ranking Awards 2018’
  • Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the “Swachh Campus rankings” under 8 different categories on 1 October 2018.
  • Haryana’s Maharashi Dayanand University has been ranked the cleanest government university by the HRD Ministry.

  

  
  

  • Among the technical institutions, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Coimbatore bagged the top rank.
• Government took control of IL&FS
  • The government of India took control of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) on 1 October 2018.
  • The government replaced its board and appointed new board members.
  • Uday Kotak was named as non-executive chairman of the new board.
  • The government moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for replacing the IL&FS Board.
• BSE launches commodity derivative contracts
  • Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) became the first stock exchange in India to launch the commodity derivative contracts in gold and silver.
  • Till now, commodity contracts were available only on MCX and NCDEX, the two specialised commodity derivatives exchanges.
  • BSE also waived off transaction charges for the first year in the commodities derivatives segment.
• U.S., Canada agree on free trade pact
  • Canada and the U.S. have agreed on a new free trade pact that will include Mexico.
  • The new trade deal will be known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
  • USMCA replaces the nearly 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
  • The trade pact will come up for review every six years.
• ADB and India sign $150 Million Loan
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $150 Million Loan.
  • The loan amount will be used to improve road connectivity and efficiency of the International Trade Corridor in West Bengal and North-Eastern Region of India.

  

  
  

  • The project will give a boost to India’s efforts to promote regional connectivity in South Asia.
• NALCO CMD conferred with NIPM Ratna award
  • NALCO CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand was conferred with the ‘NIPM Ratna Award’ at the 37th NIPM Annual National Conference (NATCON-2018).
  • He was given the award for his contribution to People Management & Strategic Leadership.
  • National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM) is the highest body of HR professionals in India.
  • NIPM organized the NATCON-2018 at Pune.
• Int Day of Non-Violence observed on Oct 2
  • The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October in honor of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

  

  
  

  • The International Day of Non-Violence is a global observance that promotes non-violence through education and public awareness.
  • On 15 June 2007 the United Nations General Assembly establish 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence