1) 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Announced
•The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2017 was awarded to Richard H. Thaler "for his contributions to behavioural economics".
2) Aadhaar Made Mandatory For Small Saving Schemes as Post Office Deposits, PPF, KVP
•The government has made biometric identification Aadhaar mandatory for all post office deposits, PPF, the National Savings Certificate scheme and Kisan Vikas Patra.
•According to the provision, which is already in effect, all depositors have been given time till December 31, 2017 to provide the 12-digit unique identification number and link it with their accounts.
3) Prime Minister Launched Intensified Mission Indradhanush
•Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) at Vadnagar in Gujarat.
•Through this programme, Government of India aims to reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunisation program. IMI is supported by 11 other ministries and departments.
4) India's First Portal Dedicated to Para-Sports Launched
•In a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of triumph and adversity, "thenationspride.com", the country's first portal dedicated to para-sports was launched.
•thenationspride.com is a non-profit initiative, helmed by 17-year-old Mumbai student and sports enthusiast, Saachi Munot.
5) International Conference on Dialogue of Civilizations – IV
•The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Ministry of Culture is hosting an international conference on “Dialogue of Civilizations – IV” from 8th to 15th October 2017 at Delhi, Gandhinagar and Dholavira. This conference is fourth in this series of ‘dialogues’ initiated by National Geographic Society in 2013.
•The objective of the conference is to encourage scholarly and public discourse about the five ancient, literate civilizations of the world, i.e. Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia, China and Mesoamerica.
6) Anupama Clinches World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship Title
•India’s Anupama Ramachandran has clinched the World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title at St. Petersburg in Russia.
•In the girls category, second seed Anupama Ramachandran of India knocked out her compatriot and top seed Keerthana Pandian 3-1 to become World Open Under-16 champion.
7) Rafael Nadal Wins China Open Title
•World number one Rafael Nadal (Spain) won his sixth title of this year. He defeated Nick Kyrgios (Australia) at the China Open 2017.
•Nadal, a 16-time Grand Slam winner, came to the Chinese capital Beijing on the back of winning his third US Open.
