Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank 2018
Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank PO Exam 2018 S. No
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Important Days
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Important State Wise National News
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Important Ministry Affairs
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Important Banking News
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Important Financial & Economy Affairs
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Important International News
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Important Appointments
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Important Awards and Honours
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Important MoU and Agreements
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Important Summit & Conference
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Important Mobile App and Web Portal
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Important Defence News
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Important Schemes and Programs
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Important Ranking and Indexes
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Important Sports News
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Important Obituaries
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Important Books and Authors
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UNION BUDGET 2018
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ECONOMIC SURVEY 2018
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ICC U-19 HIGHLIGHTS
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Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank 2018
IMPORTANT DAYS OCTOBER Date
Day
Theme 2017 Theme: Stepping into the Future:
01 October
International Day of Older Persons
Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of Older Persons in Society.
Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of
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Non-Violence 02 October
World Habitat Day
2017 Theme: Housing Policies: Affordable
(First Monday of October)
Homes.
World Architecture Day (First Monday of every October) 04 October
World Animal Day
05 October
World Teachers Day
08 October
85th Indian Air Force Day
09 October
World Post Day
10 October 11 October 12 October
World Mental Health Day
2017 Theme: Climate Change Action! 2017 Theme: Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers
2017 Theme: Mental health in the workplace
Indian National Postal Day International Day of the Girl Child World Arthritis Day World Sight Day: (Second Thursday of October)
13 October
International Day for Disaster Reduction
14 October
International Standards Day
15 October
International Day of Rural Women
2017 Theme: Empower girls: Before, during and after conflict” 2017 Theme: It’s in your hands, take action 2017 Theme: Universal Eye Health
2017 Theme: Change the future of 16 October
World Food Day
migration. Invest in food security and rural development.
17 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October
World Statistics Day
24 October
United Nations Day World Polio Day
2017 Theme: Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies
2017 Theme: A Celebration of the Unsung
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Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank 2018 Heroes of Polio Eradication 28 October 31 October
International Animation Day Rashtriya Ekta Diwas(National Unity Day) World Savings Day
4th to 10th October
World Space Week
9th to 14th October
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week
2017 Theme: Exploring New Worlds in Space 2017 Theme: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week- The Daughters of New India
NOVEMBER Date
Day
1 November
World Vegan Day
5 November
World Tsunami Awareness Day
7 November
National Cancer Awareness Day
8 November 10 November 11 November 12 November 13 November 14 November
International Day Of Radiology or World Radiography Day
Theme
2017 Theme: ‘Emergency Radiology’
World Science Day for Peace and
2017 Theme: ‘Science for Global
Development
Understanding’
National Education Day World Pneumonia Day Public Service Broadcasting Day World Kindness Day Children’s Day World Diabetes Day
2017 Theme: ‘Women and diabetes – our right to a healthy future’
International Day for Tolerance, 16 November
National Press Day World Philosophy Day (Third Thursday of November)
17 November
19 November
International Students Day World Toilet Day
2017 Theme: ‘Why Waste Water?’
International Men’s Day
2017 Theme: ‘Celebrate Men and Boys’
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (Third Sunday of November)
20 November
2017 Theme: ‘2020 Target: reduce road fatalities AND serious injuries by 50%’
Universal Children’s Day
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Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank 2018
21 November
World Fisheries Day
2017 Theme: ‘2022 Ka Hai Sapna … Kisan Ki Aay Ho Dugna – Sankalp Se Siddhi’
World Television Day 25 November 26 November
International Day for the Elimination of
2017 Theme: ‘Leave no one behind: end
Violence Against Women
violence against women and girls’
Constitution Day or National Law Day
DECEMBER Date
Day
Theme
1 December
World AIDS Day
2017 Theme: Right to health
2 December
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery World Computer Literacy Day
3 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 December
Indian Navy Day World Soil Day
5 December
sustainable and resilient society for all 2017 Theme: Caring for the planet starts from the ground
International Volunteer Day for Economic and
2017 Theme: Volunteers Act First. Here.
Social Development
Everywhere.
International Civil Aviation Day
7 December
2017 Theme: Transformation towards
2017 Theme: Working Together to Ensure No country is Left Behind
Indian Armed Force Flag Day 9 December
International Anti-Corruption Day
10 December
Human Rights Day
11 December
International Mountain Day
14 December
National Energy Conversation Day
16 December
Vijay Diwas
18 December
International Migrants Day
2017 Theme: United against corruption for development, peace and security 2017 Theme: Mountain Under Pressure: climate, hunger, migration
2017 Theme: Safe Migration in a World on the Move
National Minority Rights Day 19 December
Goa Liberation Day
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day
22 December
National Mathematics Day
Birth anniversary of famed Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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Current Affairs & GK Power Capsule for Syndicate Bank 2018 23 December
Kisan Diwas/Farmers Day
24 December
National Consumer Day
25 December
Good Governance Day
Birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
JANUARY Date Jan 1
Important Days Global Family Day
Theme 2018 Theme: Migrants and Refugees: Men and Women in search of peace
Jan 4
Braille Day
Jan 6
World Day of War Orphans
Jan 9
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas( NRI Day)
2018 Theme : Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the Dynamic ASEAN INDIA Partnership
Jan 10
World Laughter Day World Hindi Day
Jan 12
National Youth Day (Yuva Diwas or Swami Vivekananda Birthday)
Jan 15
Indian Army Day
Jan 19
National Disaster Response Force Raising Day
Jan 23
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
Jan 24
National girl child day
2018 Theme: A girl is flower, not a thorn
Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day National Tourism Day Jan 25
National Voters Day
2018 Theme: Accessible Elections
Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day
Jan 26
Republic Day International Customs Day
2018 Theme: A secure business environment for economic development
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