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- World Food Day (WFD) is annually celebrated on 16th October to commemorate the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. It is aimed at raising awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger. This year, the theme was ‘Our Actions are our Future Healthy Diets for a Zero Hunger World’. World Food Day (WFD) was established in November 1979.
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2019 were announced in Penang, Malaysia on 14th October, 2019. Four sites from India have been chosen for these awards. Vikram Sarabhai Library of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, won the Award of Distinction while Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue (Mumbai) and Our Lady of Glory Church (Mumbai) won the Award of Merit. The Award in Honourable Mention category was given to Flora Fountain (Mumbai) while the historic Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts (Hong Kong) won the Award of Excellence. These awards were established in 2000.
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its report “World Economic Outlook” on 15th October, 2019. As per this report, the global economy is at its slowest pace of growth at 3% and is projected to improve to 3.4% by 2020. The growth rate in 2017 was 3.8%. India’s growth projections were reported as 6.1% in 2019 and 7% in 2020. The emerging and developing economies are projected to experience a growth pick up from 3.9% in 2019 to 4.6% in 2020. The World Economic Outlook is published twice a year- in April and October.
- ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’ conference to roll out the process for having a unified electronic system across the country was inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari. The Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) and Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) signed a MoU for integration of FASTag with GST e-way bill system.
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo - The 2019 Booker Prize has been jointly awarded to Margaret Atwood for ‘The Testaments’ and Bernardine Evaristo for ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ after the judges broke their rules by declaring a tie. Atwood, 79, is the oldest ever Booker winner, while Evaristo is the first black woman to win. The award’s rules were changed after the last tie in 1992. Created in 1969, the Booker Prize is a literary prize, awarded annually for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom (UK).
- The Duke of Cambridge Prince William and his Duchess Kate Middleton arrived in Pakistan on 15th October, 2019. It will be the first trip to Pakistan by members of the royal family since 2006. The UK aims at access to quality education to girls and young women in Pakistan. The Prince is to focus on climate change and tour around Pakistan during his visit. The program and purpose of the visit is being kept a secret due to security constraints.
- The 3rd India Energy Forum by CERAWeek has been organised in association with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in New Delhi from 13th to 15th October, 2019. The Summit gives a platform to examine the fundamental challenges and opportunities to provide sustainable, secure and affordable energy choices to the people of India. India is expected to get a $58 billion investment in the exploration and production sector by 2023 and an estimated investment of $60 billion is underway for augmenting gas infrastructure. The India Energy Forum was established in 2001.
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