Current Affairs at Glance From 19-10-2014 to 25-10-2014: Union government de-regulated the price of diesel and hiked in domestically produced natural gas. Indo Bangladesh Joint Rafting Expedition was conducted on the Siyom River in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh from 1 October to 3 October 2014. India and China have agreed to step up engagements between their militaries by setting up hotlines between the Army headquarters. Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden Boot Award on 16 October 2014. Parliament of Australia on 19 October 2014 lifted ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs in Public areas. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 20 October 2014 declared Nigeria as Ebola free country. Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Total Christophe de Margerie on 21 October 2014 died in Moscow plane crash. The Police Commemoration Day was observed in New Delhi with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as chief quest. Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia. Uttarakhand Cabinet approved blue print for reconstruction work around Kedarnath temple and adjoining areas. International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) was observed with theme we speak with one voice. The first border haat facility on zero line on the Indo-Bangla international border at Srinagar in South Tripura district was inaugurated. Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere on 21 October 2014 won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. Indian-AmericanAnita M Singh on 21 October 2014 was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in the National Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice Department. Union Government ordered merger of National Spot Exchange Ltd with its holding company Financial Technologies India Ltd. Google in the third week of October 2014 announced changes to its search engine in an attempt to curb online piracy and highlight legal sites. India and Nepal signed a Power Trade Agreement (PTA) that allows the exchange of electricity between the two countries. Mayank Ashar on 21 October 2014 was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cairn India. Tihar Jail Authority set up an e-library for women inmates in Tihar jail. Union Government on 20 October 2014 constituted Vishwanathan committee to provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Nobel Prizes 2014 was announced by the Nobel Assembly from 6 October to 13 October 2014. India re-elected to the UNHRC for the period of 2015 to 2017 in the election that was held in the UN General Assembly in New York. Terry Walsh, the chief coach of Indian men’s hockey team resigned from his post because of a pay dispute with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Youngest Recipients of US Liberty Medal is Malala. This award will encourage her to continue her campaign for Child rights in countries. She promised to give 1 Lakh USD towards education in Pakistan. Next MD of Adidas is Dave Thomas. He needs to report to Osman Ayaz MD Emerging Markets Adidas group. 9936 suspected and Confirmed Cases of Ebola as per the new WHO Report. Most of the cases were in Liberia, Leona, Sierra and Guinea. Due to this virus till now 4877 people were killed globally. Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Siachen which is the world’s highest battle field. At this place he addresses to the soldiers and he appreciated courage of the soldiers. Biggest Japanese Business delegation visit to Kerala. Total 40 members were coming to Kerala. This is the 3 day visit from 6th November 2014 to 8th November 2014. This visit is to identify areas of cooperation with the state especially Kochi. In association with Indo Japan Chamber of commerce Kerala Sanin India Association is organising this event. E Mail Service called Inbox launched by Google. This service will better organise emails and display information such as package deliveries, flight bookings and appointments in a more user friendly way. World Altitude Record for Highest Free Fall Parachute Jump broken by Alan Eustace. World Billiards Point Format Championship won by Pankaj Advani Ace Indian Cueist. To won this title he defeated Peter Gilchrist who belongs to Singapore. An agreement between Google and Oxford University. This agreement is to advance research on artificial intelligence to ultimately enable machines to better understand human users. 53rd Raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police Celebrated on 24-10-2014. Sundar Pichai appointed as in charge of the Internet Company products for Google Inc. Eboladomain sold for more than $2 lakh in cash and stock. This was purchased by Weed Growth Fund which is Russian Registered firm. Andhra Pradesh to set up Capital within 5 years spread over 30,000 acres. For this land will be collected through Land Pooling System
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