18th October, 2023

1. Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change has launched Green Credit Program (GCP) and Ecomark Scheme to encourage environment friendly practices.
2. National Skill Development Corporation has announced partnership with Coca-Cola India to launch the Super Power Retailer Program as part of Skill India Mission.
3. President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan arrived in New Delhi on a four-day State visit to India
4. India and Sri Lanka have restarted ferry service after 40 years.
5. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has announced one free LPG Cylinder for Ujjwala beneficiaries as Diwali Gift.
6. Daniel Noboa has become the youngest president of Ecuador’s history.
7. Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ involving all maritime security agencies has been conducted by Indian Navy in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
8. President Droupadi Murmu has conferred the 69th National Film Awards 2023 in New Delhi.
9. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Ltd. is the richest Indian as per the Forbes India’s 100 Richest 2023 List with USD 92 billion.
10. October 15– World White Cane Day
11. October 15– World Students Day
12. Mohammad Shami has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PUMA India.
13. Railway’s Ashutosh Sharma has broken the record of Yuvraj Singh for the fastest fifty by an Indian.
14. Former Chief Election Commissioner M.S. Gill passed away.
15. Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari passed away.

National News

1. Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change has launched Green Credit Program (GCP) and Ecomark Scheme to encourage environment friendly practices.
   • Objective-
     To encourage environmentally friendly practices rooted in tradition and conservation along-with reflecting the idea of Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) movement.

   • About Green Credit Program–
     It is an innovative market-based mechanism designed to incentivize voluntary environmental actions across diverse sectors, by various stakeholders like individuals, communities, private sector industries, and companies.
     • Notified on- October 13, 2023
     • Focus areas- Water conservation & afforestation
   • About Ecomark Scheme-

   It provides accreditation and labelling for household and consumer products that meet specific environmental criteria while maintaining quality standards as per Indian norms.

   The scheme seeks to ensure accurate labelling and prevent misleading information about products.

   • Notified on- October 13, 2023
   • Administration- Central Pollution Control Board administers the Ecomark Scheme in partnership with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
     Source: PIB

2. National Skill Development Corporation has announced partnership with Coca-Cola India to launch the Super Power Retailer Program as part of Skill India Mission.
   • Objective- To empower the retailer community in states of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
   • About Super Power Retailer Program-
     • It empowers retailers by enhancing their skills in the modern retail sector and offering training to small and micro retailers to understand consumer behaviour and preferences including
       • Customer management
       • Inventory and stock management
       • Financial Management
     • The program is already being run on pilot basis in Odisha.

3. President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan arrived in New Delhi on a four-day State visit to India
   Source: Business Standard
4. India and Sri Lanka have restarted ferry service after 40 years.
   • Route-
     • Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka
     • Objective-
     • To boost bilateral ties, increase tourism and enhance people-to-people relations
     • Name of vessel- Cheriyapani
       Source: Indian Express
       

State News

1. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has announced one free LPG Cylinder for Ujjwala beneficiaries as Diwali Gift.
   • The decision is expected to benefit 1.75 crore families in the state.

Source: livemint

International News

1. Daniel Noboa has become the youngest president of Ecuador’s
   • He is a 35-year-old businessman and a member of National Democratic Action.

Source: BBC

Defence News

1. Coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ involving all maritime security agencies has been conducted by Indian Navy in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
   • Objective-
     To assess the efficiency and robustness of the coastal security mechanism while dealing with asymmetric threat originating from sea.

   • Participation- Indian navy, coast guard, state and Union Territory administration, marine Police, fisheries, custom, intelligence agencies, lighthouse, ports and forest have participated in the exercise.
     Source: economic times

   
   

Awards

1. President Droupadi Murmu has conferred the 69th National Film Awards 2023 in New Delhi.
   • These awards are recognized as one of the highest honours in the field of film-making.
   • Winner’s list-

2. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Ltd. is the richest Indian as per the Forbes India’s 100 Richest 2023 List with USD 92 billion.
   • Key rankings-
   • Gautam Adani, Chairperson Adani Group has been ranked 2nd
   • Richest Women- Savitri Jindal of O.P. Jindal Group, she ranked 4th overall
   • Youngest billionaire- Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of trading platform Zerodha

Source: Forbes India

Important Days

1. October 15– World White Cane Day
   Source: Business Standard
2. October 15– World Students Day
   • It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of 11th President and Missile Man of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
     Source: livemint

Sports

1. Mohammad Shami has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PUMA India.
   • Shami will endorse Puma’s footwear, apparel and accessories through multiple activities and campaigns throughout the year.
   • Other ambassadors of PUMA-

2. Railway’s Ashutosh Sharma has broken the record of Yuvraj Singh for the fastest fifty by an Indian.
   • He achieved this in a Group C clash against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi during Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy T 20 tournament.

Source: TOI

Miscellaeneous

1. Former Chief Election Commissioner M.S. Gill passed away.
   Source: TOI
2. Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari passed away.
   • He was awarded Nobel Piece Prize in 2008 for his efforts to resolve international conflict.
     Source: Reuters

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