• National

The exhibition “Revisiting Gandhi: The Art of Shelly Jyoti”

• The Union Minister of Textiles Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has inaugurated the exhibition “Revisiting Gandhi: The Art of Shelly Jyoti” at IGNCA, New Delhi.
• The exhibition organized as part of Gandhi Parv realizes what Gandhi inspired and put into action, self-transformation, with the ultimate goal of the total transformation of society.

• National

India Post honors Narayan Seva Sansthan with the new postal stamp

• The Indian postal services honored the Narayan Seva Sansthan by launching their postal stamps.
• Narayan Seva Sansthan is the Udaipur-based non-profit organization.
• The stamp of Rs 5 includes the official logo of the Narayan Seva Sansthan in bright colors along with the picture of NGO’s Polio Hospital which is situated in Udaipur.
• The stamp launched to showcase the organization’s work for differently-abled and underprivileged individuals by empowering them physically socially and economically.

• International

Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei resigns

• France has received the resignation of Chinese Meng Hongwei as president of Interpol with immediate effect, according to the International Police Agency.
• Chinese government earlier confirmed that Meng Hongwei was under investigation for unspecified violations of Chinese law.
• Mr Meng is the latest high-profile disappearance in China, where a number of top government officials, billionaires and even an A-list celebrity have vanished in recent months.

• Economy and Business

RBI clears setting up of 'Kerala Bank'

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its nod to start that Kerala Bank, a venture proposed by the Kerala government.
• It will be Kerala Cooperative Bank (referred to as Kerala Bank).
• It will have all the facilities of a commercial bank, including ATMs.

• Sports

Caroline Wozniacki wins her 30th WTA singles title

• Caroline Wozniacki (28-years) has won the WTA singles (30th) title with victory over Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova in the China Open final in Beijing.
• Caroline Wozniacki won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open at the start of this year.
• She was imperious against the unseeded Sevastova, winning 6-3, 6-3.
• It is her second China Open crown as she also won it in 2010.

• Sports

India wins Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title

• India beat Sri Lanka by 144 runs to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 title (7th edition) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• India outplayed Sri Lanka in all departments by first scoring an imposing 304 for 3 after skipper Prabh Simran Singh won the toss and elected to bat.
• For his consistency (318 runs in the tournament), Jaiswal was adjudged man-of-the-tournament.

• Sports

India opens account in Youth Olympic Games with Silver

• India won a silver medal on the first day of Youth Olympic Games.
• Shooter Tushar Mane bagged a silver in the men’s 10 metre air rifle event.
• It is being held in Argentina.
• India is being represented by 46 athletes in 13 sports in the prestigious event.

• Awards

Nobel Prize has announced recently in 5 different fields

• The 2018 Nobel Prize were announced recently in 5 different fields viz.
• Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
• This is for the first time that no Literature Prize was given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal.

Complete List Of Nobel Prize Winners 2018

1. Physiology or Medicine -{ James P Allison (USA) and Tasaku Honjo (Japan)}
2. Physics – { Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France)and Donna Strickland (Canada)}
3. Chemistry – { (a) one half to Frances H. Arnold (USA)(b) other half jointly to George P. Smith (USA) and Sir Gregory P. Winter (UK)}
4. Peace – { Denis Mukwege (Congo) and Nadia Murad (Iraq)}
5. Economic Sciences – { (a) William D. Nordhaus (USA)(b) Paul M. Romer (USA)}

• Defence

Indian Air Force celebrates the 86th anniversary

• Air Force Day 2018 is being observed annually on 8th October across India.
• Today, the Indian Air Force is celebrating its 86th Anniversary.
• The Indian Air Force has displayed various Aircraft at Air Force Station Hindan air base near Delhi with parade and air display.

• Defence

Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Japan and India to Commence at Visakhapatnam

• The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Escort Flotilla-4 (CCF-4) and Inazuma – a Guided Missile Destroyer arrived at Visakhapatnam to participate in the third edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) with the ships of Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy (IN).
• JIMEX-18 is aimed to enhance interoperability, improve understanding and imbibe the best practices of each other.
• The Indian Navy (IN) will be represented by three indigenously designed and built warships and a Fleet Tanker.
• The ships participating are INS Satpura, a multipurpose stealth frigate, INS Kadmatt, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, Missile Corvette, and INS Shakti, the Fleet Tanker.

• States

Odisha Government Launches 'Nirman Kusuma' Scheme

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Nirman Kusuma’ programme for providing financial assistance to the children of the construction workers for their technical education in the state.
• The children of construction workers would get financial assistance for their education in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and polytechnics.
• While an ITI student will be entitled to get financial assistance of Rs. 23,600, a diploma student to get Rs. 26,300 per annum. A total of 1,878 students will get benefit from the programme.

• States

Karnataka Unveils 'Unnati Scheme' To Help Entrepreneurs From SC/ST Communities

• The Karnataka Government has unveiled ‘Unnati Scheme’ to help entrepreneurs from SC/ST Communities. Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge announced that the state government, under the Unnati scheme, will invest up to Rs 20 crore to create end-to-end support infrastructure for startups and entrepreneurs from a marginalised background.
• The government, under the scheme, will identify the problems dogging society and solve them by identifying companies, working on products and solutions for related problems.