Current Affairs 19th October 2014 | 5 years old Harshit Saumitra (Youngest Climber) climbed Kala Pattar Peak , Created world Record
5 years old Harshit Saumitra (Youngest Climber) climbed Kala Pattar Peak , Created world Record
19.10.2014: Harshit Saumitra 5 years old created a new world record by climbing Kala Pattar peak which is 5550 meters. This peak is the base camp of Mount Everest.
Lynda Bellingham, British Actress, died
19.10.2014: Lynda Bellingham, British Actress, died at the age of 66. He was well known for her long running role as a mother in the Oxo TV advertisements.
World’s Best CEO is Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos
19.10.2014: Harvard Business Review magazine released a report regarding 100 best performing CEO’s list. In this list first position was occupied by Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos. One India attained place in this list is MasterCard’s CEO Ajay Banga. He stood at 64th place. Some of the other CEO’s ranks list is mentioned here. Nike CEO Mark Parker stood at 76th place, Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer at 73rd place, Robert Iger Walt Disney CEO at 60th position, Howard Schultz Starbucks CEO at 54th place, Fujio Mitarai Canon CEO at 45th place, Reed Hastings Netflix Chief at 23rd position, David Novak Yum Brands CEO at 12th place, John Chambers Cisco Systems CEO at 3rd position.
Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Election results were out
19.10.2014: Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Election results were out. BJP got clear Majority in both the states. In Haryana state out of 90 seats, 47 seats achieved by BJP, 19 for INLD, 15 for INC, 2 for HJC BL, 1 for BSP, 1for SAD and 5 for Independents. In the Maharashtra State out of 288 seats, 122 seats achieved by BJP, 63 for Shiv Sena, 43 for Indian National Congress, 41 for Nationalist Congress Party, 1 seat for Maharashtra NavNirman Sena, 18 for others.
Manikrao Thakre resigns as Maharashtra Congress President
19.10.2014: Manikrao Thakre resigns as Maharashtra Congress President due to defeat of the party in the Assembly Polls.
FIR Filed against Jindal steel and Power Ltd in the coal block allocation case
19.10.2014: FIR Filed against Jindal steel and Power Ltd in the coal block allocation case. It is the 36th FIR in the coal case. As per the CBI information FIR filed in connection with the allocation of the Gare Palma IV/ 1 coal block in Chhattisgarh to Jindal Strips Ltd.
World Junior Chess Champion title achieved by Lu Shanglei of China
19.10.2014: World Junior Chess Champion title achieved by Lu Shanglei of China. To achieve this title he defeated Aleksandar Indjic of Serbia.
Joint Venture between India and Iran for Chabahar Port Development
19.10.2014: Joint Venture between India and Iran for Chabahar Port Development. Indian company will invest $ 85.21 million to operate for 10 years through leasing agreement. At the end of 10th year mutual agreement may be renewed.
Price of Diesel de-regulated by Union Government
19.10.2014: Price of Diesel de-regulated by Union Government but natural gas rates price increased. Without any government intervention price of the diesel is Market linked. Retail rates reflecting prices changes in the global market. Due to this subsidy will not be provided by the government.
3 day training programme for Ebola caregivers started by Union Government
19.10.2014: 3 day training programme for Ebola caregivers started by Union Government at New Delhi. This is the part of emergency preparedness of Union Government. To participate in the training Epidemiologists, microbiologists and nurses from the health facilities linked to all international airports in the country.
Modified Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme to re-launch approved by Union Government
19.10.2014: Modified Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme to re-launch approved by Union Government. This scheme will be implemented from 10th November 2014 to 1st January 2015 in 54 districts. Currently beneficiaries who have bank accounts under the Jan Dhan Yojana will get subsidy on LPG directly in their accounts.
