Sunday 1 November 2015

World this Week: 5 October-11 October 2015

5 October 2015
• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine-2015 announced
• WWF Report Hidden Himalayas: Asia’s Wonderland released
• World Habitat Day observed across the world
• India, Germany signed 18 MoUs in various sectors to strengthen bilateral relations
• India, Germany signed 125 million Euros Loan Agreement to fund two projects under Green Energy Corridor
• California signed Right to Die Bill for terminally ill people into a Law
• US, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries signed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
• Sergey Karjakin won the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup
• Renowned Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell died
• Jack Dorsey appointed as permanent CEO of Twitter
• DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman announced retirement

6 October 2015
• IMF released World Economic Outlook October 2015 Update
• Raif Badawi, James Fenton shared 2015 PEN Pinter Prize
• Arthur B McDonald and Takaaki Kajita shared 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited to India
• UNCTAD released Trade and Development Report 2015
• IMF released Global Financial Stability Report October 2015
• Hoesung Lee elected as the Head of Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change

7 October 2015
• 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
• EU launched second phase of Operation Sophia to fight traffickers in Mediterranean Sea
• Gannett Co agreed to acquire Journal Media for 280 million US dollars
• Forbes Asia’s Richest Families list released
• The Courage to Act - A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath by Ben S. Bernanke released
• Indian firm Nualgi won Popular Choice Award at Climate CoLab of MIT
• EU launched second phase of Operation Sophia to fight traffickers in Mediterranean Sea

8 October 2015
• Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Music composer AR Rahman named as Cultural Ambassador of Seychelles
• China launched the first phase of China International Payment System
• FIFA suspended President Sepp Blatter, VP Michel Platini and Secretary General Jerome Valcke
• South Africa won the 3-match T-20 series against India 2-0
• Raptor MOU nations agreed to list 12 Vulture Species in Annex I to tackle African Vulture Crisis
• V20 Group launched by Vulnerable Nations to Foster Greater Investment in Climate Resiliency
• Cipla Medpro partnered with Serum Institute India to provide Vaccines in South Africa
• World Sight Day observed on 8 October with theme Eye care for all
• Amrita Sher-Gil self-portrait sold for 17 crore rupees in London

9 October 2015
• Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize 2015
• Joint Declaration of the Heads of the Migration Authorities of the BRICS countries released
• Portugal became the first European country to sign the MoU on establishment of Nalanda University
• African Development Bank to triple Annual Climate Financing to nearly $5 billion by 2020
• World Post Day observed globally
• World Egg Day Observed across the world
• Former British Finance Minister Geoffrey Howe died

10 October 2015
• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won women's doubles title of China Open
• NASA released Plan outlining Next Steps in the Journey to Mars with an aim to establish colonies by 2030s

11 October 2015
• Alexander Lukashenko won Presidential election of Belarus for the 5th time
• 5th Meeting of the India-Maldives Joint Commission held in Maldives
• India, Jordon inked six MoUs to enhance cooperation
• Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal to win 2015 China Open Men’s Singles title
• Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram won 2015 Dutch Open Men’s Singles title
• British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix title
• India won four-match Men’s Hockey Test series against New Zealand by 2-1 margin
• Spaniard Garbine Muguruza won women’s singles title of China Open
• Fourth International Day of the Girl Child observed across the world
• 2015 Annual meetings of World Bank Group and IMF held in Peru

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