Current Affairs 7th October 2015

Current Affairs 7th October 2015

Updated : 08-Oct-2015

Current Affairs 7th October 2015 - Important Points
Current Affairs 7th October 2015 - Details
Who has won the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup - Sergey Karjakin
On 5th October 2015, the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup was won by Russia’s Sergey Karjakin by defeating Peter Svidler.

Karjakin and Svidler, both from Russia, won two classical games each. Although, the title was decided in the tie-breakers.
The pair has made their place for the 2016 Candidates Chess Tournament by reaching in the finals.
The Clintons' War on Women authored by - Roger Stone and Robert Morrow
In first week of October 2015, the book titled The Clintons' War on Women authored by Roger Stone and Robert Morrow was in news. It came into news as it claims that Hillary Clinton who is running for the US President as an advocate of women and girls is in actual volatile and prone to violent outbursts that terrorize even her own husband.
Roger Stone and researcher and alternative historian Robert Morrow in their book revealed that how Bill and Hillary Clinton systematically abused women and others—sexually, physically, and psychologically—in their scramble for power and wealth. They together map the arc of Bill and Hillary’s crimes and cover ups.
They reveal details about their actions in Arkansas, during Bill Clinton’s time in the White House, about who really ordered the deadly attack on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, during Hillary’s tenure as secretary of state, about their time at the Clinton Foundation, and during Hillary’s current campaign for president.
On 13th October 2015, the book will be released.

Name the warship commissioned into Indian Navy - INS Astradharani
On 6th October 2015, the first indigenously-designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel INS Astradharani was commisioned into Indian Navy at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. INS Astradharani is 50-metre twin-hulled warship and is also the first to be built at a private yard with armament fixtures.
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of DRDO, Shoft Shipyard and IIT Kharagpur collaboratively designed the ship. INS Astradharani is an advanced replacement for INS Astravahini which was decommissioned on 17th July 2015.
About INS Astradharini
- The warship will be used to carry out the technical trials of underwater weapons and systems developed by NSTL.
- The ship can carry 13 scientists and has two officers and 27 sailors.
- The catamaran hull configuration in the ship significantly reduces its power requirement.
- With a length of 50 m, the vessel can undertake multiple trials during a single sortie and is fully equipped with all modern amenities that warships have.
Where will the 2016 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference be held - New Delhi
From 8th January to 10th January 2016, The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Conference 2016 will be held in New Delhi.
The purpose of the conference is to develop a new paradigm for engagement with the Diaspora over the next decade.
The 2016 PBD Conference will be an attempt to do an expert study on various issues concerning the Diaspora and areas of mutual benefit to India and to them, while the previous PBDs focused only on meetings with the Diaspora.
For every alternative year, the traditional PBD convention will be held with the partner State. Such a convention would be held in 2017.
Apart fromm this, the Union Government also announced that it will organise the 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles California, USA on the 14th November and 15th November 2015.

World Economic Outlook October 2015 Update has been releassed by - IMF
On 6th October 2015, World Economic Outlook (WEO) October 2015 Update titled Adjusting to Lower Commodity Prices was released by International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The report projects global growth for 2015 at 3.1 %, which is 0.3 % point lower than in 2014, and 0.2 % point below the forecasts in the July 2015 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update.
India’s growth is expected to strengthen from 7.3 % 2015 and last year to 7.5 % in 2016. Also, Domestic demand in India is projected to remain strong.
Global Outlook for 2015-16
- Global growth is projected to decline from 3.4 % in 2014 to 3.1 % in 2015, before picking up to 3.6 % in 2016
- The decline in growth in 2015 reflects a further slowdown in emerging markets, partially offset by a modest pickup in activity in advanced economies—particularly in the euro area. This pickup, supported by the decline in oil prices and accommodative monetary policy, will modestly narrow output gaps.
- The decline in growth in emerging markets, for the fifth year in a row, reflects a combination of factors and they are
- The sizable pickup in projected 2016 growth reflects stronger performance in both emerging market and advanced economies.
- Among emerging market and developing economies, growth in countries in economic distress in 2015 including Brazil, Russia, and some countries in Latin America and in the Middle East, while remaining weak or negative, is projected to be higher than in 2015. Domestic demand in India is projected to remain strong.
- These developments more than offset the projected continuation of the slowdown in China. Among advanced economies, higher growth reflects a strengthening recovery in Japan, the United States, and the euro area, as output gaps gradually close.
Global Inflation
- In advanced economies, inflation is projected to rise in 2016 and thereafter, but to remain generally below central bank targets.
- In emerging market and developing economies, inflation is projected to decline in 2016, with markedly lower inflation in countries that experienced sizable depreciation in recent months, such as Russia and to a lesser extent Brazil.
- Inflation is projected to decline in 2015 in advanced economies, reflecting primarily the impact of lower oil prices.
- The pass-through of lower oil prices into core inflation is expected to remain moderate, in line with recent episodes of large changes in commodity prices.
- In emerging market and developing economies, the inflation rate is projected to increase in 2015, but this reflects the sharp increase in the inflation forecast for Venezuela (more than 100 % in 2015) and Ukraine (about 50 %).
- Excluding these countries, inflation in emerging market and developing economies in 2015 is projected to decline from 4.5 % in 2014 to 4.2 % in 2015.
External Sector Developments
- A pickup in trade is forecast for advanced economies.
- World trade growth is projected to remain modest, as in the past two years.
- For emerging markets import growth is projected to decline further, reflecting weakening domestic demand and depreciating exchange rates, but export growth is projected to increase, sustained by higher oil exports from the Middle East and the pickup of domestic demand in advanced economies.
Which two countries have signed 125 million Euros Loan Agreement - India & Germany
On 5th October 2015, two loan agreements worth 125 million Euros for financing two projects under the Green Energy Corridor programme have been signed between Government of India and Federal Republic of Germany (KFW). The projects are in Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
68 million Euros for Andhra Pradesh and 57 million Euros for projects in Himachal Pradesh will be funded by Germany.
What is Green Energy Corridor programme?
It is a programme to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid. In other words, it is aimed at synchronising electricity produced from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, with conventional power stations in the grid.
In 2012, POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited prepared this plan which has entailed a total cost of 43000 crore rupees.
Who has won the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize - Raif Badawi & James Fenton
On 6th October 2015, Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi and British poet and critic James Fenton were awarded with the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize. Badawi was named as the 2015 International Writer of Courage by Fenton himself during a public event held at the British Library in London.
Fenton delivered a lecture written for the occasion, which was published in a limited edition by Faber & Faber.
Whereas, due to Badawi's imprisonment, his award was accepted by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and campaigner for Raif Badawi.
WWF Report Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s Wonderland released
On 5th October 2015, World Wide Fund (WWF) on the day of World Habitat Day released Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s Wonderland report. The Eastern Himalayas spans Bhutan, the trans-boundary landscape of Terai Arc, the north-eastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, North Bengal, far north of Myanmar, Nepal and southern Tibet.
According to the report, 211 new species like sneezing monkey, walking fish and jewel-like snake, were discovered in the Eastern Himalayas region between 2009 and 2014. On an average 34 new species were discovered annually for the past six years.
The 211 new species include one bird and one mammal, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 133 plants, 10 amphibians and one reptile. These species were found by scientists from various organizations.
Top unique species discovered in the region
- Danionella Dracula (Dracula Fish): Discovered in Myanmar, the fish represent the largest group of vertebrates and while the majority of fish are found in oceans almost as many can be found in freshwater habitats.
- Protobothrops Himalayansus: The bejeweled lance-headed pit viper was found in Tibet, Norther Sikkim, India and Western Bhutan. It is believed to be a new addition to the Asian pitviper genus Trimeresurus.
- Mycomya Jeti: Discovered by Dr. Rauno Vaisanen, a Finnish taxonomist is one among the seven species of mosquito discovered. It is named after the abominable snowman of the Himalayas - the Yeti and another one after his wife’s first name, Mycomya anneliae.
- Elachura Formosa: The spotted wren-babbler discovered in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar belongs to a unique family of birds which contains no other known species.
- Leptobrachium Bompu: A striking blue-eyed 47-mm frog was discovered at an altitude of 2000-m in Arunachal Pradesh, the second most heavily forested state in India.
- Bulbophyllum Nepalense: It was for the first time reported from Nepal. The new species was collected from Shivapuri National Park, Kathmandu at an altitude of 2300 meters. The species has oblong dorsal sepals, the elliptic petals and oblong decurved ligulate lip with narrow pseudobulbs.
- Vibrant blue dwarf ‘walking’ snakehead fish (Channa Andrao): Discovered from Lefraguri swamp, West Bengal can breathe atmospheric air and survive on land for up to four days, although moving in a manner much clumsier than a slithering snake.
- Koponenius Unicorns: It is a millipede and represents the first westernmost indigenous representatives of Haplodesmidae reported from the Himalayas of Nepal and India. Its 19 body segments are unique among millipede species.
- Parachiloglanis Bhutanensis: The first endemic fish species to Bhutan found nowhere else in the world and its common name, Khaling Torrent Catfish is in reference to the village of Khaling.
- Megophrys Ancrae: A rare endemic horned frog was discovered in Deban, Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Commonly known as the litter frogs, Megophryids range in size from 2 to 12.5 cm in length.
- Rhinopithecus Strykeri: Critically endangered monkey without nose was found in Kachin state of Myanmar. It is nicknamed as Snubby.
2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been won by - Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
On 7th october 2015, Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar were jointly awarded with the 2015 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for having mapped how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the genetic information at a molecular level.
Aziz Sancar belongs to University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA; Tomas Lindahl is from the Francis Crick Institute, UK and Paul Modrich is from Duke University School of Medicine, USA.
Their work provided fundamental knowledge of how a living cell functions and how it is used for the development of new cancer treatments.