Current Affairs - October 5, 2019 Current Affairs

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) partnered with Paytm to offer a Smart Wi-Fi onboarding feature across India. The partnership aims to bring a revolution in the adoption of public Wi-Fi. BSNL and Paytm are working together to enable more hotspot locations to increase the digital footprint. This move will boost the mission of a Digital and Connected India.

A corridor between the neighbouring nations of India and Pakistan, connecting the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib, Punjab(India) and Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Punjab(Pakistan).

The government launched a portal named Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony (PRAKASH) for transparency and better coordination among stakeholders. The portal was launched by Union Ministers R K Singh and Pralhad Joshi. The stakeholder includes Ministries of coal and power, Coal India Ltd, Indian Railways, power utilities and, for coal supplies to power plants.

Monetary Policy Committee has decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 5.15 % from 5.40 %.

Rajasthan has imposed a complete ban on all types of tobacco products including storage, advertising and sale of pan-masala products. Earlier, two states Maharashtra and Bihar also banned tobacco and pan-masala products.

Next C40 summit is going to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also attend the summit.

To gather five-level datasets on smaller wetlands (2.2 ha or below) across the coastal areas of the country, a mobile app has been developed by the Space Application Centre of ISRO. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has requested to make this app for comprehensive monitoring system and bridging the gap between satellite and ground data.

The YSR Vahana Mitra scheme will provide Rs. 10,000 allowance to self-employed drivers of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched this scheme. As per the norms of the scheme, the allowance will be credited into the bank account of the beneficiary.

The Treaty for sharing the water of river Ganga was signed in 1996.

Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). Kaur achieved the milestone before MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who has played 98 T20Is for India. She played her 100th T20I against South Africa in Surat on 4 October.

5 October - World Teachers Day 2019 is celebrated across the globe with a theme "Young Teachers: The future of the Profession". UNESCO said that youngsters should come forward to take this profession. It has been observed in recent times that incidents of violence against teachers have been increased across the globe.

The Rheang tribe does not found in Nagaland. They are the second most populous tribe in Tripura after Tripuris.

ISRO has plans to set up India's own space station by 2030. It is the extension of the ambitious project Gaganyaan mission.

The audio guide app 'Audio Odigos' launched for 12 states of India by the Ministry of Tourism. Now, tourists can look at the historical insights of the iconic monuments of India. It will provide inbuilt site map and navigation facility to the tourists.

ISRO has revealed its plan to carry out a space docking experiment, Spadex, in 2020. The announcement was made by ISRO Chairman K Sivan. Two experimental modules will be sent into space, on board a PSLV rocket, and two will be docked with each other.