Daily important current affairs of 24 October 2018

This post contains important current affairs (National, International, Business and Sports) of 24 October 2018.

• Suresh Nambath will succeed Mukund Padmanabhan as the next Editor of ‘The Hindu’.
• Nasscom has signed an agreement with Hiroshima for ‘Japan-India IT Corridor’ in Hiroshima, Japan.
• National Association of Software and Services Companies has signed MoU with Dubai Internet City for expansion of Indian businesses in the Middle East.
• 7th meeting of education ministers of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

• PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 36th Indian Carpets Expo at Trade facilitation Center and Craft Museum in Varanasi.
• Writer Sujatha Gidla won Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for ‘Ants Among Elephant: An Untouchable Family And The Making Of Modern India’ -  published by HarperCollins India.
• Vice President, Shri P Venkaiah Naidu awarde Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence 2018 in Public Administration 
• Nishtha Dudeja (brand ambassador for Sivantos India Pvt Ltd.) is the first Indian to win the 18th Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international pageant held in Prague.

• ‘Iron Magic 19’, a joint military exercise between UAE and USA has started in the Arabian Gulf.
• Paul Biya has won the 7th term as President of Cameroon.
• ‘Druzhba-III’, the 3rd edition of joint bilateral military training exercise between Pakistan and Russia is being held in Pakistan.
• World Polio Day is observed all over the world today,  24 October.
• United Nations (UN) Day is celebrated globally today, October 24th every year. 

• Athletics Federation of India has been awarded the ‘FICCI India Sports Awards 2018’ in Best National Sports Federation category.
• Force India has announced a one-year extension for Formula One Mexican driver Sergio Perez.
• French Open 2018 starts today at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.

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