Current Affairs Oct 2016 Part 2

1.  Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. 
2. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz.  won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics . They all work in the field of condensed matter physics. 
3.  Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Britishborn J Fraser Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard Feringa won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing molecular machines.
4. Typhoon Chaba battered southern parts of South Korea 
5. World Space Week was first observed in 1999. It is an international celebration of space and its impact on our lives and is meant to honor two seminal events in space exploration, the launching of the first satellite, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957 and on October 10, 1967, the Outer Space Treaty was signed. It is celebrated from October 4 to 10.
6. World Habitat Day is observed every year on the first Monday of October throughout the world. It was officially designated by the United Nations and first celebrated in 1986. The purpose of the day is to reflect on the state of our cities and towns and the basic human right to adequate shelter. It also aims to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the habitat of future generations. 
7. Karnataka has started the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. 
8. Jharkhand has become the first state in the country to launch the ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene scheme. The scheme aims at eliminating pilferage and black-marketing and adulteration. Under the scheme, consumers pay the non-subsidized price of kerosene at the time of purchase. Subsequently, the amount of subsidy is directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary. 
9. The government has launched Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically (SPICE)for simplifying the process for incorporation of companies to improve ease of doing business. The new proforma will have a standard format of e-Memorandum of Association and e-Articles of Association.  
10. State Bank of India (SBI) became the first Indian bank to open a branch in Myanmar.   
11.  Kersti Kaljulaid was elected as president of Estonia.
12. Former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres is set to be chosen as the new UN Secretary General. 
13. Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Britishborn J Fraser Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard Feringa won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing molecular machines. 
14.  In India there are approximately 21 lakh people living with HIV.  
15. "Modi's Midas Touch in Foreign Policy" is authored by former Ambassador Surendra Kumar. It was released by Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.  
16. India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was successfully launched from  French Guiana  .
17. The United Nations has unveiled a postage stamp to honour Carnatic musician MS Subbulakshmi.  
18.  The India Economic Summit began in New Delhi. 
19. Union Finance Ministry has set up a Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC) to streamline government borrowings and better cash management. 
20. Sushil Chandra has been appointed as Chairman of CBDT.