DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
TRAIN 18: INDIA’S FIRST ENGINELESS TRAIN SET FOR TRIALS
i. India
released its first semi-high speed train called- Train 18.
ii. It is India’s
first engineless train .
iii. It cost
nearly Rs 100 crore and will cut travel time by 15 per cent compared to the Shatabdi.
2.
WORLD’S LARGEST AIRPORT ‘UNDER ONE ROOF’ OPENED IN ISTANBUL,
TURKEY
i. The
world’s largest airport terminal under one roof with a capacity to serve 90
million passengers was opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
ii. The
airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 million
passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.
3.
ASIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS TROPHY (MEN’S HOCKEY): INDIA &
PAKISTAN DECLARED JOINT WINNERS,AKASHDEEP SINGH BEST PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
i. India and
Pakistan jointly won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy title in Muscat, Oman.
ii. India’s
Akashdeep Singh was adjudged player of the tournament.
iii. Both
India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the Asian Hockey Champions
Trophy.
4.
VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK 2018 COMMENCED
i. The
Central Vigilance Commission started observing the annual Vigilance Awareness
Week which will continue till 3rd November, 2018.
ii. The
theme for 2018 Vigilance Awareness Week is: “Eradicate Corruption-Build a New
India
iii. “Awareness
Gram Sabhas” are organized for awareness about the ill-effects of corruption,Central
Vigilance Commissioner is Shri. K. V. Chowdary.
