October 2009 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of October 2009 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

31 October 2009 | Appointments Current Affairs
Avionics expert K Radhakrishnan has taken over as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from G Madhavan Nair.
30 October 2009 | Appointments Current Affairs
The Obama Administration has appointed Secunderabad-born Suresh Kumar, currently president and managing partner of KaiZen Innovation, LLC, a management advisory firm that specializes in installing global marketing processes and programs, based in Princeton, New Jersey, as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service.
29 October 2009 | Politics Current Affairs
In the first signs of political trouble in Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress party, the state minister for women and child welfare Konda Surekha tendered her resignation to the state governor ND Tiwari on Thursday evening.
28 October 2009 | Awards Current Affairs
Attorney and grassroots organiser Mallika Dutt, a passionate fighter for immigrant and women's rights, was honored by the Asian American Justice Center with the annual American Courage Award in early October.
27 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
India banned exports and imports of all items from North Korea that can be used in nuclear or ballistic missile plans of the communist nation.
26 October 2009 | World Current Affairs
Terming United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's forthcoming visit to Pakistan as a 'people-to-people trip', Obama administration's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
25 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Describing the boundary question with China as a 'complex issue', Prime Minister Manmohan Singhsaid it cannot be 'wished away' and both sides have an obligation to maintain peace and tranquility pending a solution.
24 October 2009 | Appointments Current Affairs
A new judge Judge Malik Muhammad Akram was appointed on Saturday to conduct the crucial trial of seven key suspects in the Mumbai terror attack case, replacing Judge Baqir Ali Rana who asked to be taken off citing 'security issues'.
23 October 2009 | Person Current Affairs
Mumbai-born and Chicago-raised Eboo Patel, a charismatic Muslim scholar who fights fanaticism and religious intolerance, has been named in the fifth annual Best Leaders issue of the US News & World Report magazine
22 October 2009 | Awards Current Affairs
A Pakistani philanthropist and Belgian human rights activist have bagged a coveted United Nations prize which draws its inspiration from apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi's life.
21 October 2009 | Science Current Affairs
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California detected water, methane and carbon dioxide -- the basic chemistry for life -- in the planet named HD 209458b, NASA said.
20 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
The Obama Administration has rejected Pakistan's allegations that the developmental efforts by India in Afghanistan are a security threat to it, saying a stable and more prosperous Afghanistan will only contribute to regional stability.
19 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Veteran fighter pilots lament the end of the dogfight, the evocative name for a twisty, sky-ripping, adrenaline-packed aerial duel, in which the winner gets behind his opponent and shoots him down with a burst of cannon fire.
18 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
India cleared the release of a chartered North American aircraft carrying US Marines afternoon. The chartered Boeing 767, carrying commandos of the US 205 Marine Unit, was made to land at Mumbai's Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, for violating Indian airspace.
17 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
The Guinness Book of World Records has upgraded the largest gathering of women attending a religious event set by the 'women's Sabarimala', the famed Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Kerala, to a religious event that draws the largest number of devotees on a single day.
16 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
An Indian-born barrister in the UK is claiming 33 million pounds (nearly Rs 250 crore) damages for racial discrimination, accusing her head of chambers and his 'overtly racist' legal clerks of conspiring to stop her receiving a string of high profile and lucrative assignments
15 October 2009 | Collaboration Current Affairs
With an aim to extend their military and technical cooperation till 2020, India and Russia will sign an inter-governmental agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow this December.
14 October 2009 | Obituaries Current Affairs
The country's first woman diplomat, C B Muthamma, died at a private hospital in Bangalore on Wednesday following a brief illness.
13 October 2009 | Person Current Affairs
A leading nuclear physicist associated with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been charged with terrorism offences by a Paris judge after investigators said that he offered to work with the North African branch of Al-Qaeda.
12 October 2009 | Appointments Current Affairs
Amarjeet Singh has become the first Sikh to be inducted as an officer in the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers, following closely on the heels of other members of minority communities who have joined the army and foreign service.
11 October 2009 | Awards Current Affairs
Spiritual leader and Art of Living Founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, conferred with the 2009 Culture in Balance Award in Dresden, Germany, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to all the facets of culture, and for his commitment to global cultural balance.
10 October 2009 | Education Current Affairs
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda officials have announced the launch a special lecture series in Physics named after Nobel Prize winner V Ramakrishnan
9 October 2009 | Awards Current Affairs
US President Barack Obama was  named the surprise winner of 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his 'extraordinary' efforts to strengthen international diplomacy, hardly less than a year after coming to power.
8 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
The United States  announced an assistance of $100,000 (Rs 46,68,980) for the victims of the recent floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
7 October 2009 | Awards Current Affairs
An Indian-origin activist -- known for her vigorous campaign that led the British government to take effective measures against forced marriages -- has received the prestigious Pride of Britain award.
6 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
A 50-feet breach caused to the river embankment at Oleru near Penumudi in Guntur district has become a major cause for concern as the flood water gushing through it has left more than 25 villages inundated in Repalle and Bhattiprolu in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.
5 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Five Pakistani nationals have been arrested from the Creek area on west coast of Kutch district by the Border Security Force (BSF), the police said on Monday.
4 October 2009 | Collaboration Current Affairs
India and the US may clinch the much-awaited 'arrangements and procedures' agreement on reprocessing the spent nuclear fuel of American origin when they meet in Vienna soon.
3 October 2009 | Important Days Current Affairs
Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, the United Nations has released a stamp of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary.
2 October 2009 | Indian Current Affairs
The Kerala Crime Branch will investigate the boat mishap at Thekkady, in which a tourist boat owned by the Kerala State Tourism Development Corporation capsized claiming the lives of 41 tourists.
1 October 2009 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the recent launch of a nuclear-powered submarine by India has undermined strategic stability in the region.

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