Daily Current Affairs Quiz 9^th October 2018

‘2nd World Conference on Access to Medical Products - Achieving the SDGs 2030’ was inaugurated on 9 October 2018 in New Delhi. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare with the support of the World Health Organization. The main objective of the 2nd World Conference 2018 is to take forward the recommendations from the 1st World Conference 2017.

World Ozone Day is observed on october 9, 2018.

According to the 2018 Henley Passport Index, The Japanese passport is now the strongest in the world. Japanese citizens can travel without a visa or gain a visa on arrival in 190 destinations. The Singapore passport, which allows travel to 189 destinations without a prior visa, is at second rank. Germany, South Korea and France are placed at third rank.

Ruhan Rajput bags Midday Young Achiever Icons Award 2018.

China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites to conduct electromagnetic environmental probes. The satellites, both belonging to the Yaogan-32 family, were launched by a Long March-2C rocket. Remote sensing generally refers to the use of sensor technologies to detect objects. The remote sensing satellites collect data by detecting the energy reflected from the Earth.

Yes Bank names TS Vijayan & OP Bhatt as external members for MD selection panel.

Nepal bags tourism awards at 14th Annual Travel Awards ceremony held in New Delhi.

Manu Bhaker won gold medal in 10m Air Pistol shooting at the Youth Olympic Games on 9 October 2018. She became India’s first Youth Olympic Games Gold medalist in the sport of shooting. This was India’s third medal from shooting in three days, with Shahu Mane and Mehuli Ghosh bagging silver medals on the first two days.

Flipkart ties up with Bajaj Allianz to offer insurance for smartphones.

Army Commanders' Conference began in New Delhi on 9 October 2018. The last Army Commanders' Conference was held in April 2018. A large number of issues ranging from operational challenges, administrative issues, logistics to human resource related issues was discussed during the conference.