Current Affairs - October 3, 2019 Current Affairs

In athletics, India's Avinash Sable qualified for the finals of the men's 3000-meter steeplechase under dramatic circumstances after bettering his own national record at the World Championships in Doha yesterday. Avinash also became the first Indian man to qualify for a track event final.

Film Division in association with India Tourism will organise a "Gandhi Film Festival" in Mumbai from 2nd to 6th October, 2019.

North Korea successfully test-fired Pukguksong-3, a new type of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on 2 October. State-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said that the new-type ballistic missile was fired in a vertical mode in the waters off the eastern city of Wonsan.

On October 1, 2019, World Vegetarian Day was celebrated all over the world to promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism.

October 1 is annually celebrated as International Coffee Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates one of the most popular beverages in the world - coffee. Celebrate International Coffee Day with a coffee beverage of your choice.

Jaipur station topped the 2019 Station Cleanliness Survey.

The theme of the WEF's 33rd India Economic Summit is Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World.

Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major ITC introduced the country's first multilayered plastic (MLP) collection and recycling initiative in Pune. It had partnered with Swach, a waste-pickers co-operative and recyclers such as Shakti Plastic to ensure sustainable plastic waste management. Multilayered plastic waste is weighed and collected from waste collectors in Pune.

The Full form of ECGC is Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited. ECGC is a company wholly owned by the Government of India. The company is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. ECGC is controlled by the Ministry of Commerce and provides export credit insurance support to Indian exporters.

Khirganga National Park is a national park in Himachal Pradesh, India established in 2010. It covers an area of about 710 square kilometres.

On the 70th National Day of China which was observed on October 1, 2019, it launched DF-41 (Dongfeng-41) the most powerful intercontinental-range ballistic missile on the planet during the National Day parade at Chang'an Avenue in Beijing.

Vande Bharat Express , also known as Train 18, is an Indian semi-high speed intercity electric multiple unit. It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai under the Indian government's Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months.

Former PM Manmohan Singh accepted Punjab CM Captain Amarinder's invite to join the first Jatha to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan on November 9. Manmohan Singh will also attend the main event at Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab, India.