1. Denmark Open final 2012: Saina Nehwal beat German Juliane Schenk 21-17, 21-8. Her 3rd title in Europe after the Swiss Opens in 2011 & 2012
2. Shane Bond appointed as bowling coach of New Zealand cricket team on 18 October 2012.
3. India & Pakistan may introduce a common currency called “Papee”. Papee is a word derived by adding “pa” from ‘Pa’kistan and “pee” from Indian Ru’pee’ i.e. “Papee”
4. Bilateral trade between India and the US is expected to touch USD 100 billion in the coming years on increasing economic engagement between the countries.
5. The Haryana Government has announced on 20th October 2012 that it will give Rs.11,000 to each newly wedding couple at a mass marriage.
6. London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was named as the ‘Services Best Sportsman’ award for 2012 at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi.The award is given to best sportsman from out of all the three services-Army, Air Force Navy.
7. UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the Security Council. The New Members are South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda.
8. The much awaited Aadhaar enabled system for direct cash transfer to beneficiaries under social schemes such as MNREGA and pension launched on 19th October 2012 by PM Manmohan Singh at Dudu, Rajasthan.
9. South Korea will host the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2014.
10. India and Switzerland on 19th October 2012 discussed ways and means for enhancing cooperation in the field of Transport sector including roads and Railways
11."The Folded Earth" written by Anuradha Roy and "A Free Man" by Aman Sethi won the 11th Economist Crossword Book Award that was declared at Mumbai.
12. Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, New Zealand visited the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi on 18th October 2012
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13. After 40 years, Myanmar’s Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to India on November 13. She will deliver the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on November 14.
14. To effectively implement Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) registration for Darjeeling tea in European Union, Tea Board of India has signed an agreement with European Tea Committee (ETC)
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15. Astronomers have found a new planet called exoplanet in Alpha Centauri , the closest yet outside our solar system and just an astronomical stone’s throw away at four light years.Alpha Centauri is a three-star system consisting of two stars similar to our sun and a faint red star called Proxima Centauriand another one is the Alpha Centauri B.The Exoplanet orbits Alpha Centauri B.
16. Bandya Kakade, former India football goalkeeper, passed away on 18th October 2012 evening. Kakade and Kuppuswami Sampath (MEG, Bangalore) were the two goalkeepers of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games. Kakade was also part of the Indian team.
17. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), on 17th October 2012, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) for jointly exploring opportunities in exploration of oil and gas and LNG business.
18. Sachin Tendulkar to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour “rarely” bestowed on non-Australians
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19. Jaspal Rana appointed junior pistol chief coach.
20. Osman Ali Khan, Hyderabad’s last Nizam named all-time richest Indian.
2. Shane Bond appointed as bowling coach of New Zealand cricket team on 18 October 2012.
3. India & Pakistan may introduce a common currency called “Papee”. Papee is a word derived by adding “pa” from ‘Pa’kistan and “pee” from Indian Ru’pee’ i.e. “Papee”
4. Bilateral trade between India and the US is expected to touch USD 100 billion in the coming years on increasing economic engagement between the countries.
5. The Haryana Government has announced on 20th October 2012 that it will give Rs.11,000 to each newly wedding couple at a mass marriage.
6. London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was named as the ‘Services Best Sportsman’ award for 2012 at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi.The award is given to best sportsman from out of all the three services-Army, Air Force Navy.
7. UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the Security Council. The New Members are South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda.
8. The much awaited Aadhaar enabled system for direct cash transfer to beneficiaries under social schemes such as MNREGA and pension launched on 19th October 2012 by PM Manmohan Singh at Dudu, Rajasthan.
9. South Korea will host the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2014.
10. India and Switzerland on 19th October 2012 discussed ways and means for enhancing cooperation in the field of Transport sector including roads and Railways
11."The Folded Earth" written by Anuradha Roy and "A Free Man" by Aman Sethi won the 11th Economist Crossword Book Award that was declared at Mumbai.
12. Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, New Zealand visited the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi on 18th October 2012
.
13. After 40 years, Myanmar’s Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel to India on November 13. She will deliver the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on November 14.
14. To effectively implement Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) registration for Darjeeling tea in European Union, Tea Board of India has signed an agreement with European Tea Committee (ETC)
.
15. Astronomers have found a new planet called exoplanet in Alpha Centauri , the closest yet outside our solar system and just an astronomical stone’s throw away at four light years.Alpha Centauri is a three-star system consisting of two stars similar to our sun and a faint red star called Proxima Centauriand another one is the Alpha Centauri B.The Exoplanet orbits Alpha Centauri B.
16. Bandya Kakade, former India football goalkeeper, passed away on 18th October 2012 evening. Kakade and Kuppuswami Sampath (MEG, Bangalore) were the two goalkeepers of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games. Kakade was also part of the Indian team.
17. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), on 17th October 2012, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) for jointly exploring opportunities in exploration of oil and gas and LNG business.
18. Sachin Tendulkar to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour “rarely” bestowed on non-Australians
.
19. Jaspal Rana appointed junior pistol chief coach.
20. Osman Ali Khan, Hyderabad’s last Nizam named all-time richest Indian.
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