CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR 13TH OCTOBER 2015

CORPORATE AFFAIRS, E-COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Consumer Inflation rose to 4.4% in September a three month high.
2. 30,000 Google Chrome books activated everyday.
3. Hospitality Major The Oberoi Group has inked a management contract with Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance Company for two new luxury properties at Doha.
4. Amazon India has tripled its warehousing capacity to 5 million cubic feet since last Diwali and has lined up 1 million products for next-day delivery as the country's two largest online retail rivals launch simultaneous five-day sales on Thursday.
5. Chinese Smartphones Gionee and Oneplus joined the Make In India Brigade , moves that will lead to cheaper devices for Indian Consumers and create more jobs locally.
6. Gym Trekker , an online portal to consolidate structured health and fitness solutions under a single platform , has raised an undisclosed amount from a clutch of angel investors.
7. General Motors announced shipping of first batch of 3,000 Chevrolet Beat Cars to Mexico a second major export market.
8. Swiss BioTechnology major Roche has launched two new medicines in India for treating Breast cancer that seek to increase longetivity for patients and to improve their quality of life.
9. Facebook is going to add shopping features to its application in Big E-commerce push.
10. Volvo financial operations launched its operations in India today.
11. Indian Oil is planning to spend about $ 5 billion to expand its exploration and production business.
12. Telenor appoints Sharad Mehrotra CEO of India operations while Vivek Sood has been elevated to Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer with effect from November 1.
13. Vodafone to launch 4G in India by December.
14. AirAsia to treble its Head count from 800 to 2,500 in the next 12 months.
15. Amar Ujala Publications which publishes the Hindi Daily Amar Ujala is likely to enter the capital market next month to raise Rs 300 Crores through a mix issue of shares and secondary sale of shareholders.
16. Computer Maker Dell to acquire EMC in $67 billion record technology deal.
17. IAS officer Alkesh Sharma was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation.
18. The Index of Industrial Production rose to 6.4%  From 4.4% in July.    

CRIMES, POLITICS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT,ECONOMY AND NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

1. 81 Years Jail for Muttahida Quami Movements Fugitive Chief Altaf Hussain was sentenced to 81 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan.
2. PM Modi to skip the two-day annual convention by Central Information Commission on various issues pertaining to RTI act.
3. Pakistan High Commssion said that nearly 40 Pakistanis are stranded in Delhi due to  cancellation of Samjhauta Express.
4. The Sahitya Akademi's Executive Board will meet on October 23 against rising intolerance in the country.
5. Scottish Economist Angus Deaton has won the nobel memorial prize in Economics.
6. Trucks entering Delhi to pay Green levy from November 1.
7. Imports of onion from Egypt and Afganisthan has helped to overcome the shortage of onion in domestic market and cool wholesale prices by 40%.
8. Surendra Kulkarni's face was blackened by Shiv Sena Workers at the book launch of Pakistan Foreign Minister.
9. Nearly 8 lakh chemist will go on strike to protest against the online sale of medicines.
10. 11 more litterateurs retun their Sahitya Akademi Awards. 
11. Government bonds auction invited Rs 17,266 Crores from foreign investors.