2020 10 ENG - Online Aavedan

Monthly Current Affair of October, 2020 in English

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01-10-2020

National Fertilizers Limited has tied up with Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Raghogarh (M.P.) to train

youth in various trades and to enhance the chances of their employability in heavy and process industry.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold virtual

meeting in December.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Defence India Startup Challenge, featuring the initiatives

aimed at expanding the horizons of Innovations for Defence Excellence ecosystem in New Delhi.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Santosh Kumar Gangwar released booklet on ‘COVID-19- Safe Workplace

Guidelines for Industry’.

NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower utility and a Scheduled ‘A’ Mini Ratna Enterprise of the

Government of India has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Power,

Government of India for the year 2020-21.

Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has signed a performance-based ‘Memorandum of Understanding’

(MoU) with Ministry of Power, Govt. of India detailing various targets to be achieved by PFC during FY

2020-21.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of India's most valued firm Reliance Industries, continues to top the IIFL

Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2020 for the ninth consecutive year, with a total wealth of Rs 6.58 lakh

crore.

Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation's new ruling emir,

reaching the highest post in the country after decades in its security services.

Uttar Pradesh government will establish L2 level covid hospitals in each and every district of state for

better treatment of Covid patients.

Noted Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been named as the President of Film and Television Institute of

India, FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII.



02-10-2020

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlote launched the

“Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for

SCs”through Video Conferencing with a view to promoting innovation and enterprise among SC students

studying in higher educational institutions.

BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile featuring indigenous Booster and Airframe Section

along with many other ‘Made in India’ sub-systems was successfully flight tested for designated range

from ITR, Balasore in Odisha.

Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched POS 3.1 software, SMS

Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK)for farmers in Andhra Pradesh.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah distributed 200 electric potter wheels (chaak) and other pottery

equipment to 200 trained artisans in his Parliamentary Constituency of Gandhinagar in Gujarat via video

conference from New Delhi.

NITI Aayog and Embassy of the Netherlands, New Delhi, signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to support

the decarbonization and energy transition agenda for accommodating cleaner and more energy.

The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju launched the Sports Authority of India’s

(SAI) new logo at Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 117.6 in August, 2020, which declined by 8.5

(provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of August, 2019.

NTPC signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, setting

key targets for the year 2020-21.

Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has launched CSIR technologies for rural development.

India and China have agreed to sincerely implement the agreement between the Foreign Ministers of

the two countries in order to ensure disengagement at all the friction points along the Line of Actual

Control (LAC).



03-10-2020

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a 25-kilowatt capacity project worth Rs 25 lakhs for

generating electricity using Pirul (dry pine needles) at Chakon Dhanari village in Dunda block of

Uttarkashi district.

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh released a booklet on Pradhan Mantri

Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) that will guide beneficiaries and other stakeholders about the

scheme.

Spanish tennis player Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez has been suspended for four years and fined

$15,000 after being convicted of courtsiding, the first player to be charged with the offense.

Non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 6 per cent in August as against 9.8 per cent in the same

month last year, RBI data showed.

Keshubhai Patel has been re-appointed as Chairman of Shri Somnath Trust for one more year.

US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore in the retail arm of

Reliance Industries.

Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps who held six rounds of tough

negotiations with Chinese military on the border standoff in eastern Ladakh, has been appointed as

head of the prestigious Indian Military Academy.

Hindu Munnani founder Rama Gopalan, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died in Chennai. He was

94.

ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space

agency CNES said.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) cancelled this year's national championships in view of the Covid-

19 pandemic, virtually bringing the season to an end without any competition.

Shareholders of Dhanlaxmi Bank ousted Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sunil Gurbaxani,

little over seven months after he assumed charge of the lender.



04-10-2020

On occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH inaugurated a

Naturopathy hospital at the tribal hamlet at GoheBudruk in Pune, Maharashtra tomorrow through video

conference.

To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2020, “Shramdan”drive

was organized in the Department of Justice (Jaisalmer House), Government of India, New Delhi on 02nd

October, 2020.

The indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired

defeating a target located at longer range.

Major General Sonali Ghosal assumed the charge of Additional Director General Military Nursing Service.

Air Marshal Vikram Singh took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Western Air Command.

Air Marshal RJ Duckworth took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan,

Indian Air Force.

S Aparna a 1988-batch IAS officer of Gujrat cadre, has assumed charge as Secretary in the Department of

Pharmaceuticals Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt.of India.

Department of Fertilizers under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been ranked 2nd amongst

the 16 Economic Ministries/ Departments and 3rd out of the 65 Ministries/ Departments.

Uttar Pradesh has become the 6th State to complete the reform process in PDS to implement One

Nation One Ration Card System and has thus become eligible to raise an amount of Rs. 4,851 crore

through Open Market Borrowings.

Andhra Pradesh has became the 1st State in the country to successfully undertake “Ease of Doing

Business” reforms and has thus become eligible to raise an additional amount of Rs. 2,525 crore through

Open Market Borrowings.

The Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the 151st Birth

Anniversary of the Father of the Nation.



05-10-2020

Kerala's first and nation's twentieth mega food park in Palakkad district of Kerala was virtually

inaugurated by the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the world's longest high altitude tunnel, the Atal

Tunnel, at Rohtang.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik, VAIBHAV Summit through video

conferencing.

The Swachh Bharat Awards-2020 were given to States, Districts, Blocks and Village Panchayats by Union

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ; Gujarat bags first position at state level.

Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs virtually launched India’s largest handicraft and organic

products marketplace, Tribes India E-Marketplace (market.tribesindia.com).

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare launched Decade of Healthy Ageing

(2020-2030.

Apurva Chandra who belongs to the 1988 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Maharashtra

Cadre assumed charge as new Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

A series of 150 mega events across the country and floral tributes marked the celebration of glorious

150 years of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi by Khadi and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC).

REC Ltd signed MOU with Power Ministry detailing targets for FY20-21.

Two more States, Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh have been integrated with existing national

portability cluster of 26 States/UTs under One Nation One Ration Card.



06-10-2020

Pakistan's firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been unanimously appointed as

the first president of the Opposition's newly-formed anti-government alliance Pakistan Democratic

Movement (PDM).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Summit RAISE 2020 - ‘Responsible AI for Social

Empowerment 2020.

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Government of India inaugurated

Phoolbagan Metro station of East-West Metro.

Scientists at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences find new “BreathPrint” for detecting ulcer-

causing gastric pathogen.

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, DoNER, Dr Jitendra Singh released a Coffee Table

Book on Discovering the Heritage of Assam.

Indian Olympic quota winner Yashaswini Singh Deswal won the 10m air pistol event in the 5th edition of

the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC).

To catalyse cutting-edge solar cell manufacturing in India, NITI Aayog, the New and Renewable Energy

Ministry, and Invest India organised a global symposium virtually 'India PV EDGE 2020'.

Software industry major Dassault Systemes has established a research centre in collaboration with Shiv

Nadar University in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.

Bollywood Actress Mishti Mukherjee, who worked in films and music videos, died.

Senior Congress leader and former Legislative Council member (MLC) Naseeb Pathan died. He was 68.



07-10-2020

As a part of Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi PM SVANidhi Scheme, Ministry of Housing

& Urban Affairs has entered into an MoU with Swiggy, online food delivery platform, to onboard street

food vendors on its ecommerce platform, giving them online access to thousands of consumers.

Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) has been successfully flight tested from

Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare along with Yogi Adityanath, Chief

Minister of Uttar Pradesh digitally inaugurated the Super Speciality Block at Motilal Nehru Medical

College, Prayagraj.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal through a video link inaugurated the renaming of Naugarh railway station

to Siddharthnagar railway station.

In a major announcement giving huge benefit to Defence Forces personnel, the Government scrapped

the requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service for Enhanced Family Pension with effect from 1st

October 2019.

The 12th BRICS Summit will be held on 17th November 2020 via video conference.

Veteran actor Vishal Anand, best known for featuring in the 1976 hit film "Chalte Chalte", passed away.

He was 82.

Justice Anantkumar Surendraray Dave, a former judge and Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court

has passed away.

IT company IBM will set up a centre of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) in India in partnership

with Government e-Marketplace.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli became the first Indian player to score 9,000 runs

in T20 cricket.

Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were chosen for

the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.



08-10-2020

A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Indian Sign Language Research

and Training Center-ISLRTC and National Council of Educational Research and Training - NCERT to make

education materials accessible for Deaf children in their preferred format of communication viz Indian

Sign Language.

World’s biggest fertiliser cooperative, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and Prasar

Bharati signed a MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations.

Expanding the reach of environment friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in various areas, Minister

of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated 42 CNG stations and 3 City

Gate Stations of Torrent Gas to the service of the community.

Senior IPS officer M A Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation

Security (BCAS).

The government appointed SBI’s senior-most Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara as the chairman of

the the country’s largest lender.

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat approved Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan (State Language Centre)

at Gairsain and sanctioned a budget of Rs 50 lakh for purchase of land.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘MSME Prerana’, an online business mentoring

programme for MSMEs by state-run Indian Bank.

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio has partnered USP Studios, a content creator for kids, to

strengthen the platform's offering for children.

Vistara and Axis Bank launched a co-branded forex card that can load up to 16 currencies.

The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose for black hole discovery and

Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for discovering “a supermassive compact object at the centre of our

galaxy.”



09-10-2020

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari dedicated to Nation via video conference

mode a one-kilometre long Road-Over-Bridge across Railway Level Crossing on NH 45-A at

Arumparthapuram, Puducherry.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Campaign by way of a Tweet on Jan Andolan for COVID-19

Appropriate Behaviour.

Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually inaugurated the newly constructed

buildings of Four Kendriya Vidyalayas through Video Conferencing.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare digitally inaugurated the Super

Speciality Block (SSB) at the Shyam Shah Government Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani launched the first ever Brand and Logo for Indian Cotton on Second

World Cotton Day through video conferencing.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing a

Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of cybersecurity between India and Japan.

The Government gave nod to major reforms in the marketing of Natural Gas in the country.

The Cabinet has given its approval for the revised estimate cost for East West Corridor of the Kolkata

Metro Rail Project.

The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65.

Commonwealth Games medallist shuttler Chetan Anand was named the brand ambassador of India's

first-ever badminton brand 'Transform' which was launched virtually.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome

editing.”



10-10-2020

Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' virtually inaugurated the Gyan Circle Ventures,

a MeitY funded Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of Indian Institute of Information Technology,

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh through Video Conference.

Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the virtual

“International conference on Mental Health: Looking Beyond COVID 19” through video conferencing.

All India Institute of Ayurveda signed MoU with Amity University for Ayurveda Research.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-dedicated online e-Sanjeevani OPDs scheme across Gujarat

through video conferencing.

In Himachal Pradesh, Captain Sanjay Chauhan Dwar was inaugurated at Solan City.

The world famous Jog falls in Karnataka will get a face lift at a cost of Rs. 120 crore.

The Rural Gender Champions Club of Tamil Nadu Central University, Tiruvaruar has selected 15 women

from remote hamlets in the Cauvery delta region as rural gender champions.

More than 150 million people may fall into extreme poverty throughout the world by 2021 as a result of

the economic contraction caused by the Novel Corona virus pandemic, the World Bank said in a report.

Union Minister and founder of Lok Jansakti Party (LJP), Ram Vilas Paswan, died in Delhi. He was 74.

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable

poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”

Paramount Cables Group Chairman and CEO Sanjay Aggarwal has taken over as the president of PHDCCI

for 2020-21.

Veteran Marathi actor Avinash Kharshikar, died in Maharashtra's Thane city. He was 68.



11-10-2020

Union Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers and MoS ( I/c) for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya

launched indigenous variety of Calcium Nitrate’ & 'Boronated Calcium Nitrate' manufactured by Gujrat

State Fertilizers and Chemicals - GSFC India Ltd through video Conference.

New generation Anti Radiation Missile (RUDRAM) was successfully Flight tested onto a radiation target

located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.

Ministry of Coal has launched the website to promote Research & Development (R&D) activities of the

ministry and attract research institutes for R&D endeavors in coal sector.

The institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) developed Bio-Pesticide Formulation for insect

control in seed spice crops as safe alternative to chemical pesticides.

Indian Air Force achieved a new record of the highest Skydive Landing at Khardungla Pass,Leh at an

altitude of 17982 ft breakingits own earlier record.

Apurva Chandra, IAS, Secretary (Labour & Employment) launched a new facility of bulk transfer of funds

and data from exempted trusts to EPFO through a single payment, during his first visit to EPFO

headquarters.

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) and IBM India announced collaborations to scale up two

DST initiatives--Vigyan Jyoti and Engage with Science (Vigyan Prasar).

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World

Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combatting world hunger.

In major announcements, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das proposed that the RTGS system, for real time

fund transfer will become 24X7 from December 2020.

In Leh, Central Reserve Police Force Srinagar Sector Inspector General Ms. Charu Sinha has inaugurated

prefabricated hutments for CRPF personnel.



12-10-2020

Nepal's Culture and Civil Aviation Minister Yogesh Bhattarai met Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan

Kwatra and discussed ways to promote tourism in both countries, including increased flights to remote

locations and revival of historically important tourism circuits.

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School.

The Labour Bureau would conduct three surveys on migration, domestic workers and professional

bodies for evaluating the employment situation in the country especially during the coronavirus

pandemic.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok

after getting numerous complaints against its immoral content.

Former England international and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has been appointed the head coach of

East Bengal for the next two years.

Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray said the Maharashtra Tourism Development

Corporation (MTDC) and the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) have signed an agreement for the

stadium experience tour of Wankhede Stadium.

TV-film actor Sana Khan said she was leaving acting to spend her life in the service of humanity and

following the orders of her “creator.”

In a bid to promote health and fitness, the directorate of sports and youth services of Maharashtra held

a national-level athletic fitness championship virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former FIFA Council member Kwesi Nyantakyi had his life ban for financial corruption cut to 15 years on

appeal.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it will conduct on-tap targeted long-term repo operations (TLTRO)

for an amount of Rs 1 lakh crore to ensure comfortable liquidity conditions in the system.



13-10-2020

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in

Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for

improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.”

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of Vijaya Raje

Scindia on 12th October, 2020 through a virtual ceremony.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated 44 Bridges made by Border Roads Organisation across seven

States and Union Territories to the nation through video conferencing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched physical distribution of property cards under SVAMITVA

scheme through video conferencing and interacted with the beneficiaries of the scheme.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that all eight beaches recommended by the Government

has got the coveted International Blueflag Certification.

In Tennis, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and equal Roger

Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles.

On the International Day of the Girl Child, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma launched ‘IMPACT’

mobile application to monitor action taken under the PCPNDT Act.

India''s white ball captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj along with their ''double deputy'' Smriti

Mandhana have been named captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity squads respectively for

the upcoming women''s T20 Challenge scheduled from November 4 to 9 in the UAE.

Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique opportunity to spend as the UK's senior-most

diplomat in India under the mission's initiative aimed at empowering and highlighting the challenges

faced by women across the world.

Ananthakrishna, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank Ltd. passed away in

Mangaluru. He was 74.

Rohit Sharma became the second player to have played 150 matches in the IPL for Mumbai Indians (MI).



14-10-2020

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures of Rs 73,000

crore to stimulate consumer spending in the economy in an effort to fight the slowdown due to COVID-

19 pandemic following lockdown.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank' virtually inaugurated the ultramodern New

University Campus & Newly Constructed Buildings of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda situated

at Village Ghudda, Dist. Bathinda.

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog has started a nationwide campaign to celebrate “Kamdhenu Deepawali

Abhiyan” - Promoting extensive use of cow-dung/ Panchgavya products this Diwali Festival.

India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 300 million US dollar loan to finance inclusive and

sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services in 14 secondary towns of the state of

Rajasthan.

Asian Development Bank has inked loan agreement worth $570 million (about Rs 4,180 crore) with the

Centre to fund public infrastructure building and strengthen urban local bodies in Rajasthan and

Madhya Pradesh.

Bangladesh Cabinet approved a draft law to include death penalty as the highest punishment for rape.

Nagaland Minister CM Chang passed away in Kohima. He was 78-years-old.

The Haryana government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van for assessing water

quality.

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati has signed an MoU with the Centre for Development of

Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune to set up a Rs 17-crore supercomputing facility.

Packaging service provider Essel Propack Ltd has received regulatory approval for changing its name to

EPL.



15-10-2020

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) signed a total of 13 MoUs with the premier

academic and R&D institutions of India for establishing Supercomputing Infrastructure with Assembly

and Manufacturing in India and Critical Components of National Supercomputing Mission in a virtual

ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the autobiography of Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil titled ‘Deh

Vechwa Karani’ through video conferencing.

Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister for AYUSH and Minister of State for Defence inaugurated the

Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) for ASU&H Medicine (Southern Plateau Region) at National

Institute of Siddha through a virtual event.

Union Minister of State for Home, G.Kishan Reddy digitally inaugurated the 21st All India Conference of

Directors, Fingerprint Bureau 2020 by the National Crime Records Bureau.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the

foundation stone for 8 National Highway projects in Kerala.

“Tech For Tribals” initiative was e-launched by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs in association with

Chhattisgarh MFP Federation and IIT Kanpur.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with CGI India in order

to further rev up the innovation across the schools.

The Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance granted permission to 20 States to raise an

additional amount of 68 thousand 8 hundred 25 crore rupees through open market borrowings.

The Odisha government signed an agreement with Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to sponsor the

Indian national rugby teams till 2023 and facilitate high-performance training and conditioning of the

players.

Kaumudi Munshi, popular singer of Kokila and Sugam Sangeet of Gujarat, died in Mumbai. He was 91.



16-10-2020

NTPC Ltd. has started to collaborate with cement manufacturers across the country to supply fly ash as

part of its endeavour to achieve 100% utilisation of the by-product produced during power generation.

India has established a separate bilateral air bubble arrangement with Ukraine for operation of special

international passenger flights between the two countries.

Team Trifed Wins Virtual Edition of National Awards for Excellence in PSU for Investment in Start-UPS.

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 1.32% (provisional) for the month of

September, 2020 (over September, 2019) as compared to 0.33% during the corresponding month of the

previous year.

Naval Investiture Ceremony to felicitate naval personnel who have demonstrated leadership,

professional achievements and distinguished service of high order was conducted at INS India, New

Delhi.

The Union Cabinet has approved special package worth Rs. 520 crore rupees for Union Territories of

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for a period of five years till 2023-24 under Deendayal Antyodaya

Yojana.

The Union Cabinet has approved World Bank supported Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results

for States -STARS project.

The International Monetary Fund revised its forecast for global growth to 4.4 percent in wake of COVID-

19 pandemic.

Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) has signed a pact with Gujarat government to set up a

greenfield zinc smelter in the state.

Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the

20th century, has died. He was 79.



17-10-2020

Radio collaring of elephants began in Uttarakhand with an aim to keep tab on their movement and

reduce man-animal conflict, the drive began as a tracking collar was tied around a 35-year-old male

tusker in Haridwar forest division.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of 75 rupees denomination to mark the

75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

In Ladakh Union Territory, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Mr Nitin Gadkari initiated

Asia's longest ZojiLa Tunnel works virtually, by igniting ceremonial blasts.

The first edition of Lectures designed to introduce India to foreign diplomats posted in New Delhi was

inaugurated by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

Central Government has notified the Directorate General of Shipping as National Authority for Recycling

of Ships under the section 3 of the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019.

India has been designated the ‘Vice-Chair’ of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Working Group of the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), recognising the contribution of the

Indian GLP programme.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a campaign Red light on, Gaadi off to tackle air pollution in

the national capital.

China's military has recently conducted live-fire test training exercises with truck-based multiple rocket-

propelled mine launchers at a high altitude.

Indian-origin author-poet, Bhanu Kapil, is among 10 shortlisted artists for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize,

named after the renowned 20th-century American-British poet.

India's first Oscar winner Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya died at her home in Mumbai. She was 91.



18-10-2020

Video meeting app Zoom has launched an online event platform and marketplace called OnZoom for

paid users of the platform to create, host, and monetise events like fitness classes, concerts, stand-up or

music lessons on the Zoom Meetings platform.

Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC roped in the services of youngsters Akash Mishra, Rohit Danu

and Lalbiakhlua ''Biaka'' Jongte ahead of the upcoming season.

Qatar will host the postponed Asian Champions League final after staging the knockout rounds as a

competition hub during the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC announced the signing of national team forward Farukh

Choudhary on a three-year contract ahead of the upcoming season.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has handed over the Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy position to

England's World Cup winning skipper Eoin Morgan.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has handed over the Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy position to

England's World Cup winning skipper Eoin Morgan.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has directed all life insurance

companies to offer a standard term insurance plan "Saral Jeevan Bima" from January 1 next year.]

The Asan Conservation Reserve in Dehradun is the first wetland from Uttarakhand to be recognised by

Ramsar.

Prominent Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Kapil Dev Kamat passed awa in the Bihar capital. He was 69.

Former Arunachal Pradesh Minister Tsering Tashi has died. He was 69.



19-10-2020

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has been given conditional exemption for

deployment of a remotely-piloted aircraft system for data acquisition for mapping and implementation

of a web-based Geographical Information System platform for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit

System (RRTS).

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the

foundation stones for 16 National Highways projects with a total length of 1411 kms worth Rs 15,592

crore in Andhra Pradesh.

The Raksha Mantri Trophy for the Best and the Second Best Command Hospitals of the Armed Forces

Medical Services (AFMS) for the year 2019 were presented by Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh.

A webinar between India and Kazakhstan was held. The Theme of webinar was “Make In India For The

World, India – Kazakhstan Defence Cooperation: Webinar and Expo”.

National Fertilizers Limited distributed 95 cotton plucking machines free of cost to the farmers under its

Corporate Social Responsibility.

The Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member

States was hosted by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice, Communication and Electronics &

Information Technology.

Government-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), India's leading NBFC, has sanctioned Rs 2790

crore to Jammu Kashmir Power Corporation ltd (JKPCL) for clearing its outstanding dues.

The Ministry of Shipping has extended the current concessional rate of 40% discount for coastal

movement of cargo and vessel related charges, for a period of further one year to clients for cargo being

handled at Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Deendayal Port from/to Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar, Iran.

To push agriculture finance, state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) has entered into a pact with Mahindra

and Mahindra for tractor finance Business.

The Jharkhand government announced that it will give dhotis or lungis, and sarees to all families in the

state living below the poverty line twice a year at a subsidised rate of Rs 10.



20-10-2020

The Jammu and Kashmir government approved the detailed project reports amounting to Rs 238.45

crore for augmentation of oxygen generation and allied equipment for oxygen supply at all the

associated hospitals of the Union Territory.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Centenary Convocation 2020 of the University of Mysore

on 19th October at 11:15 AM, via video conferencing.

BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built

stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea.

The Sports Ministry has upgraded centres from a total of nine States and Union Territories to the Khelo

India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) under the Khelo India scheme.

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh laid the

foundation stone of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Shiksha Bhawan at Central University of Jammu,

Rahya-Sucahni in district Samba.

The eighth edition of annual Indian Navy (IN) – Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-

20 is scheduled off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2020.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won in New Zealand’s general elections.

World number one Indian Elavenil Valarivan won a gold medal and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged a silver

in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship, held virtually.

Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla’s tenure has been extended up to August 22, 2021.

Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, theprimate of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, died. He was

90.



21-10-2020

In order to address societal challenges through digital innovation, NITI Aayog announced the

establishment of a Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Centre, CIC with Amazon Web Services, AWS.

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala launched Rs. 10,000 crore NCDC Ayushman

Sahakar Fund for creation of healthcare infrastructure by cooperatives.

CSIR-IHBT makes history by introducing asafoetida (Heeng) cultivation in Indian Himalayan region.

The Annual Naval Exercise Malabar-2020 is expected to be held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea

later this year.

Bahrain and Israel signed a series of key agreements covering bilateral relations, agriculture, trade, civil

aviation, telecommunications and financial services.

India and Oman have agreed to expedite their internal procedures for signing and ratification of a

protocol to amend the bilateral double taxation agreement.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has announced a relief aid of Rs. 10 crore to flood-hit

Telangana for the ongoing relief efforts.

In Badminton, former World Champion Nozomi Okuhara clinched the Denmark Open title beating three-

time world champion Carolina Marin in women's singles.

Former international captains Angelo Mathews, Faf du Plessis and Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell

are some of the marquee names picked by the Colombo Kings franchisee in the Lanka Premier League

Players' Draft.

Actor Zarina Roshan Khan, who became popular for her role as Indu Suri in the TV show Kumkum

Bhagya, has died. She was 57.



22-10-2020

India is the host for 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) on Coal between India and Indonesia scheduled to

be held on 5th November 2020 through Video conference from New Delhi due to travel restrictions on

account of Covid pandemic.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for

country’s first Multi-modal Logistic Park at Jogighopa in Assam.

Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Mansukh Mandaviya e-launched the development of Indigenous

Software solution for Vessel traffic services (VTS) and Vessels Traffic Monitoring Systems (VTMS) in New

Delhi.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually inaugurated the newly built Diamond

Jubilee Lecture Hall Complex of National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur.

Defence Minister and MP from Lucknow Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Super Speciality cancer hospital

in Lucknow through video conferencing.

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh released a new version of Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) Procurement Manual 2020 (PM-2020).

IFFCO’s Organic JV with Sikkim Government, SIFCO begins construction of Integrated Food Processing

Units at Rangpo, Sikkim.

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-

87=100) for the month of September, 2020 increased by 11 points and 10 points to stand at 1037 and

1043 points respectively.

The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has been enhanced

by 10 percent.

Auckland medium pacer Ben Lister became the first COVID-19 substitute in cricket, replacing teammate

Mark Chapman in the Plunket Shield first-class cricket championship.



23-10-2020

Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Social Justice & Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria, launched a

Mobile application for Geo tagging of the components of projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi

Sinchayee Yojana- Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme(PMKSY-AIBP) of the Department of WR,

RD& GR under Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane commissioned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship INS

Kavaratti into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

Union Minister for MSME, Nitin Gadkari launched India’s first-ever high quality Khadi Fabric Footwear,

designed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) through Video Conference.

The sixth edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF), 2020, will be held virtually from

December 22-25, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has said.

The Union Cabinet approved adaptation of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989.

A 60 kilometre-long stretch of Greenfield highway will be constructed in Rajasthan under the

Bharatmala Pariyojana to ensure high speed traffic movement between Delhi and Mumbai.

India-assisted Mangdechhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan has been awarded the prestigious Brunel

Medal for excellence in civil engineering by the UK-based Institute of Civil Engineers.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani performed a virtual ground breaking ceremony for a techpark

coming up in Mehsana district with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore.

The Reserve Bank announced an 'on tap' Targeted Long-Term Repo Operations (TLTRO) scheme of up to

Rs 1 lakh crore to enable banks to provide liquidity support to a host of sectors.

The third phase of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) will kickstart in January, taking

computing speed to around 45 petaflops, the Department of Science and Technology said.



24-10-2020

Dr. Saman Habib, Chief Scientist and Professor (AcSIR) in Molecular Biology Division, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow

brought the laurels to the Institute again through her outstanding work for understanding the malaria

parasite.

The Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the Regional Raw Drug Repository

(RRDR) at All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi through a virtual function.

Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C) Prahlad Singh Patel virtually launched “Life in

Miniature” project, a collaboration between theNational Museum, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, and

Google Arts & Culture.

Final user trial of 3rd generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) NAG was carried out from Pokhran

range.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ dedicated permanent campus of IIT Ropar to the

nation.

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour& Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar released the new series of

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Worker (CPI-IW) with base year 2016.

The Reserve Bank barred Payment System Operators (PSOs) from launching any new proprietary QR

code for payment transactions.

Vodafone Idea and Nasscom Foundation launched MyAmbar – an app-based solution for women safety

in India.

The European Union has awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its

leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for their challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s long, hard-

line reign.

The 2020 World Junior Badminton Championship was cancelled due to the restrictions and uncertainty

resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.



25-10-2020

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted

conditional exemption to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the deployment of Remotely

Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) for carrying out research and inspection activities at Vindhyachal Super

Thermal Power Station, Madhya Pradesh, Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Plant, Madhya Pradesh, and

Sipat Super Thermal Power Project, Chhattisgarh using drones.

Prime Minister Narenda Modi inaugurated three key projects in Gujarat on 24th October, via video

conferencing.

The Central Government borrowed and transferred six thousand crore rupees as first tranche to 16

States and two Union Territories.

After 35 years, India has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour

Organization, marking a new chapter in the 100 years of productive relationship between India and ILO.

Lieutenant General Nanda Kishore Sahoo, VSM assumed the appointment of Director General Dental

Services and Colonel Commandant of Army Dental Corps.

Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences dedicated Flash Flood Guidance services, first of

its kind for South Asian countries namely India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy has been awarded two fellowships under the Prime

Minister’s Research Fellows’ (PMRF) Scheme.

Telangana Government has decided to purchase maize at a support price of Rs.1850 per quintal through

Markfed.

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur inaugurated newly established RTPCR Laboratory at COVID -

19 Dedicated Hospital Kurbathang Kargil.

US State Department has approved the sale of weapons systems worth around 1.8 billion dollar to

Taiwan.



26-10-2020

The Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, an undertaking of the Indian Railways, has completed and commissioned

in one go the 69 kms of doubling of the railway line between Uppaluru-Gudivada-Moturu and Gudivada-

Machilipatnam in the Vijayawada Division in Andhra Pradesh.

The government has decided to supply fortified rice in schools covered under the mid-day meal

programme as part of its effort to fight malnutrition.

In its continuous endeavour to cover more workers under ESI Scheme, Government of India has now

extended the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Scheme for the first time to Arunachal Pradesh.

Pakistan will remain in FATF''s ''grey'' list till February 2021 as it has failed to fulfil six key obligations of

the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.

Indian Forest Service officer Alok Verma took oath as the new chairman of the Haryana Public Service

Commission (HPSC).

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur laid the foundation stone for construction of Assembly Hall

at Council Secretariat LAHDC Kargil Kurbathang.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched 26 new tourism projects across the state in a bid to

boost the crisis-hit tourism sector.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal laid the foundation stone for construction of a towering state-of-

the-art 1,500-bed block at LNJP Hospital.

Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal in the first such major post-Brexit deal.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in association with the SBI Card, launched the ‘Delhi Metro-SBI

Card’, a multipurpose credit card for the benefit of the Delhi Metro commuters.



27-10-2020

A 19-seater seaplane which will be used for flights between the Sabarmati riverfront and Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel''s Statue of Unity in Gujarat as part of a first-of-its-kind service in the country arrived

here from Maldives.

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh dedicated the 19.85 Km Alternate Alignment of the National Highway 310

from km 0.00 to km 19.350 to the Nation in Sikkim.

Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh inaugurated two water supply projects for two villages under Jal

Jeevan Mission.

The Sports Authority of India has approved the national coaching camp for Table Tennis, which will

commence on 28th October till 8th December.

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh digitally laid the foundation stone of Punjab''s first dedicated sports

university and various other development projects in Patiala on the occasion of Dussehra.

Famous Gujarati film musician, singer and former Parliamentarian Mahesh Kanodia died in Gandhinagar.

He was 83.

Lee Kun-hee, the Chairman of South Korea's techn giant Samsung Electronics, died at the age of 78.

Eight Indo-Canadians, including a turbaned Sikh, have won elections in Canada’s British Columbia

province as the ruling New Democratic Party (NDP) returned to power with a majority in the snap polls.

The first transport project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was inaugurated in

Lahore.

The Himachal Pradesh government will set up 100 Swachhata Cafes with an estimated cost of Rs 10

crore by 2023 and each cafe will be free from the use of single-use plastic.



28-10-2020

Union Minister for Education Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually inaugurated newly constructed

Mechanical Engineering Block, Bio-Technology and Chemical Engineering Block and facilities such as

Central Instrumentation and Reaction Engineering Laboratory of NIT Arunachal Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of PM SVANidhi Scheme from Uttar

Pradesh on 27 October at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones

of nine National Highway projects with a total length of nearly 262 kms worth over Rs 2752 crore in

Tripura.

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda launched two Centers of Excellence for Tribal Welfare in a

collaboration between Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Art of Living (AoL) through video conference.

Bhoomi Pujan of 100 bedded new ESIC Hospital, Bareilly, U.P. was done by Santosh Kumar Gangwar,

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment.

TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has included 100 new Forest Fresh Organic Products in its range

of Tribes India products to bring more of nature’s bounty.

AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), in association with CSIRO, is organizing a two-day hackathon on circular

economy, ‘India–Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, on 7 and 8 December.

The postgraduate programme in enterprise management (PGPEM), offered by the Indian Institute of

Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), has been ranked in the top 100 in the Financial Times (FT) EMBA 2020

ranking.

All districts of Uttar Pradesh will now have anti- human trafficking police stations to check the trafficking

of women and children.

Uttarakhand Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Naini lake water quality assessment

system built at a cost of Rs one crore with UNDP assistance.



29-10-2020

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is expected to be launched by 2022 as India

and the US have decided to share Space Situational Awareness Information, which will catalyse efforts

to create the conditions for a safe and sustainable space environment.

India and US held the 3rd bilateral two plus two Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi and signed the

landmark defence pact, the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, BECA.

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE)

facility’ of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust by unveiling the e-plaque.

MSDE and NCVET unveiled the new guidelines and operation manuals for Awarding Bodies and

Assessment Agencies for further strengthening the skilling ecosystem.

The Department of Posts and United States Postal Service signed an agreement for electronic exchange

of customs data related to postal shipments between the two countries.

A college in Maharashtra's Palghar district has taken an initiative to provide doorstep delivery of books

to students and readers.

Public transporter DTC and construction major NBCC have inked MoUs to build multi-level bus depots in

Delhi's Hari Nagar and Vasant Vihar, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced.

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the "Jagananna YSR Badugu Vikasam", named after him

and his late father, for the benefit of SC and ST entrepreneurs, providing higher reimbursement in

power charges and investment subsidy among others.

The Bangladesh government has decided that no service will be provided to people who don’t wear

masks.

Facebook Inc''s public policy director for India, South and Central Asia, Ankhi Das, has stepped down.



30-10-2020

Union Minister for MSME and RTH Nitin Gadkari distributed electric potter wheels, through Video

Conference, to 100 potter families in Nanded and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra as a major step

ptowards empowerment with KumharSashaktikaranYojana of Khadi and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC).

India hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers responsible for

Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade Activities.

In order to boost defence exports a webinar between India and UAE was held on the theme of “Indian

Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo India – UAE Defence

Cooperation”.

The Orations & Awards Committee of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), has selected Dr

Satish Mishra, Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI,

Lucknow for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award” for the year 2020.

NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity

Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report.

In the first funding for NTPC Ltd under Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC)’s GREEN or

Global Action for Reconciling Economic growth and Environment preservation initiative, India’s largest

power producer entered into foreign currency loan agreement with Japanese Government’s financial

institution.

Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally inaugurated the Radio diagnosis Facilities at All India

Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda.

In the ongoing fight against Covid, Uttar Pradesh government has started digital library to help the

students in higher education to get the education content in digital format.

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha launched Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)-

2020 for Apple growers at Horticulture Complex Raj Bagh in Srinagar.

IT major Cognizant has named Rajesh Nambiar as the Chairman and Managing Director of its India

operations and a member of its Executive Committee.



31-10-2020

National Productivity Council gets accreditation conforming to ISO 17020:2012 by National Accreditation

Board for Certification Body (NABCB), Quality Council of India (QCI) for undertaking inspection and audit

work in the area of Food Safety Audit and Scientific Storage of Agricultural Products.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardar Patel Zoological Park, popularly known as Jungle

Safari, developed near the 182-metre tall Statue of Unity.

The Indian Army launched a messaging app called SAI that will provide secure voice, text and video

calling services to its soldiers.

Annual Flight Safety Trophy Awarded to Army Aviation Unit Deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.

World’s first scientoon book entitled “Bye Bye Corona”, written by ‘scientoonist’ Dr Pradeep Srivastava,

former Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, was released

at a function held at Raj Bhawan, Lucknow, by Ms. Anandi Ben, Governor, Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the 'Green Delhi' App to increase citizen participation in

Delhi's fight against pollution and ensure timely action against pollution sources in the city.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will

be held from January 8 to 15, 2021.

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 119.7 in September, 2020, which declined by 0.8

(provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of September, 2019.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA approved Mechanism for procurement of ethanol by

Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies under Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme.

The World Bank said remittances to India would fall this year by nine per cent to USD 76 billion due to

the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and global economic recession.

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel has passed away at the age of 92 years.

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