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                                                                Current Affairs OCTOBER - 30 Japanese  Prime Minister,  Yoshihide Suga  has stated that the country will achieve zero  carbon emissions  by  2050. Government of India  has approved the name of Former Foreign Service officer,  Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha  as the new  Chief Information Commissioner. Microsoft  has collaborated with the  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)  to impart digital skills to more than  one lakh underserved women  in India over the next ten months. A leading merchant payment network,  BharatPe  has announced the launch of  digital gold on its platform. A six-year-old Bangladeshi boy,  Anzar Mustaeen Ali  won a special prize of USD 1000 for his artwork in the global art competition organised by the  Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR). The  Indian Army  has launched a secured messaging application platform named  ‘Secure Application for the Internet’ (SAI). A unique  Plastic Premier Lea

 

                                                                Current Affairs OCTOBER - 29 PM Narendra Modi  has inaugurated the  4th India Energy Forum  by  CERAWeek  organised by  HIS Markit. The  theme of this edition is  “India’s Energy Future in a World of Change”. Kerala  becomes the first state in the country to fix the  floor price for vegetables.  The floor price will be  20 per cent  above the production cost of the vegetable.  The  Young Advocates Welfare Fund  has been launched in  Tamil Nadu.  It is aimed at helping such fresh candidates to withstand the initial challenges. Odisha Chief Minister,  Naveen Patnaik  has launched two web portals named  ‘Odisha State Scholarship Portal’  to help eligible students of the state for scholarship benefits and  ‘Sumangal Portal’ for inter-caste marriage incentives. State Bank of India (SBI)  has signed a loan agreement of up to  $1 billion  with  The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).  The loan will facilitate the op

                                                       Current Affairs OCTOBER - 28 The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs,  Arjun Munda  has launched two  Centers of Excellence (CoE)  for Tribal Welfare in a collaboration between  Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA)  and  Art of Living (AoL)  through video conference. Every year,  October 27  is celebrated as  Infantry Day  by the Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir (known by the nickname,  Chinar Corps). The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C),  Mansukh Mandaviya  has inaugurated the  ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility’  of  V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust  in  Tamil Nadu. Luis Arce  has been chosen as the President-elect of  Bolivia,  after winning a landslide victory in the  2020 Bolivian general election. Uttar Pradesh  Government has decided to establish  anti-human trafficking Police Stations  in each and every district in a major step towards the security of women and children. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer o

                                                                Current Affairs OCTOBER - 27 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister,  Hardeep Singh Puri  has launched the  ‘e-Dharti Geo Portal’  to integrate legacy drawings such as  maps and lease plans  in the  management information system  and make its  geographic information system (GIS) -enabled. The  Vigilance Awareness Week 2020,  is being celebrated from  27 October to 2 November 2020. Indian-origin  Wavel Ramkalawan  has been elected as the President of  Seychelles. The  North Atlantic Treaty Organization   (NATO)  alliance, plans to build a headquarters for  space operations  at its airbase in  Ramstein in Germany,  to counter a rising Russian and Chinese threat. Alpha Condé,  the  incumbent  president of  Guinea and leader of Rally of the Guinean People    ( RPG) party won the  3rd the term  as the President of Guinea by winning the 2020 presidential elections. Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS)  has announced the

                                                                      Current Affairs OCTOBER - 26 Department of Posts (DOP),  Ministry of Communications released a commemorative  postage stamp  on the  75th anniversary of the United Nations Organisations. Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C),  Prahlad Singh Patel  has virtually launched the  “Life in Miniature” project,  a collaboration between the National Museum, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, and Google Arts & culture. Bangladesh government  has decided that  no service  will be provided to people who  don’t wear a mask. Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  has inaugurated three projects in his home State  Gujarat,  one each related to farmers’ welfare, healthcare, and tourism development, via video conference from New Delhi. The projects inaugurated include                                                                                                1) The ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojna’ is an  Agri scheme               

 

                                                                  Current Affairs OCTOBER - 24 India  has assumed the  Chairmanship  of the Governing Body of  International Labour Organization (ILO),  after a gap of  35 years. NITI Aayog  has constituted a 14-member advisory committee to look into introducing reforms in the  urban planning education system.  The panel will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman  Rajiv Kumar. Andorra  has joined the  International Monetary Fund (IMF),  to become its  190th member. Former Lebanese Prime Minister,  Saad al-Hariri  has been re-appointed to the post, after winning a slim majority of votes in parliament election. Hariri received  65 parliamentary  votes out of 118, giving him the mandate to form his new government. Union Ministry of Rural Development has declared the list of top-performing 30 districts in the country for implementing the  Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)  programme. Mastercard  has entered into a partnership with  At

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                                                            Current Affairs OCTOBER -23 The  Election Commission of India  has set up a 2-member committee to examine the issue of revising the expenditure limit for candidates for  Lok Sabha  and assembly polls. The state government of  Tamil Nadu  has launched the  Smart Black Board scheme  in 80,000 government schools of the state. The initiative aims to ensure a better teaching environment as well as lead towards  Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat. Uttarakhand Chief Minister,  Trivendra Singh Rawat  has inaugurated  Integrated Model Agricultural Village scheme (Ekikrit Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana)  in the state in partnership with  NABARD. The Chief of Army Staff, General  MM Naravane  has commissioned the  ‘INS Kavaratti’,  the last of four indigenously-built  anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes,  into the  Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)  successfully carried out the fin

                                                              Current Affairs OCTOBER - 22 Asan Conservation Reserve  has become  Uttarakhand’s first Ramsar site,  making it a  ‘Wetland of International Importance’,  announced the  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The  18th  meeting of  Prosecutors General of SCO  was held on 20 October 2020, via video conference.  India  was represented by the  Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Uttar Pradesh  has emerged as the top destination for attracting the highest number of domestic tourists visiting the state in  2019 as per the Indian Tourism Statistics (ITS) 2020 , released by the  Ministry of Tourism. The researchers at  IIT Kharagpur  have developed  ‘COVIRAP,’  the Covid-19 diagnostic test technology, which is fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour. International Stuttering Awareness Day  is observed globally on  22nd October  every year.  The theme is  “Journey of Words – Res

                                                                              Current Affairs OCTOBER - 21 Singapore  became the  World’s First Country  to attach  Facial verification  in the  National Identification Database.  The function is called  “SingPass Face Verification”. The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways,  Nitin Gadkari  virtually laid the foundation stone for the first-ever  multi-modal logistic park of India,  at  Jogighopa , in  Bongaigaon district  of  Assam. The  Asian Development Bank (ADB)  and the  Government of India  have signed a loan agreement worth  USD 177 million,  to upgrade  450 km  of state highways and major district roads in  Maharashtra. India  successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed  Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT)  missile from  Integrated Test Range (ITR)  off Odisha coast. It is an upgraded version of the anti-tank missile,  Helicopter Launched Nag (HeliNa). India  has invited  Australia  to participate in its trilateral naval

 

                                                                  Current Affairs OCTOBER - 20 The  IIT-Madras  incubated dairy-tech startup,  “Stellapps”  has launched a first-of-its-kind, fully-automated direct payment platform,  ‘mooPay’,  for dairy farmers in  Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Governor,  Anandiben Patel  has launched  “Safe City Project”  – a women’s safety campaign in Lucknow, UP. IDBI Bank  announced the launch of banking services on  WhatsApp. India  has been ranked at  4th position,  with a score of  39.7  out of  100,  in the Asia Power Index 2020, released by the  Sydney-based Lowy Institute. The first-ever virtual  G20 (Group of Twenty) Youth 20 (Y20) Global Summit  was virtually hosted from  Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia  for exchanging ideas and dialogues for the empowerment of youth Post COVID, where Indian side was represented by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports,  Kiren Rijiju.  The theme of the Summit was  “Government – Youth dialogue on post-COVID-19

                                                        Current Affairs OCTOBER - 19 The country’s largest para-military force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has collaborated with  IIT Delhi, Defence Research and Development Organisation, and Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC)  to augment its  Research and Development capabilities. The  Prime Minister  of  New Zealand,   Jacinda Ardern,  won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, to be elected as the PM for the second consecutive  three-year term. The Managing Director and CEO of Union Bank of India,  Rajkiran Rai G  has been elected as the  Chairman  of  Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)  for the term 2020-21. Advocate  Rohan Jaitley,  the son of late Union Minister  Arun Jaitley,  has been elected unopposed as the  President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). The  Appointments Committee of the Cabinet  has approved the extension of the tenure of Home Secretary,  Ajay Kumar Bhalla  till Augu

                                                        Current Affairs OCTOBER -17 Union Education Minister,  Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’  has virtually launched the campaign  ‘KAPILA’,  which stands for  Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign  on 15th October 2020. The  Supreme Court  has appointed Justice  Madan B Lokur,  a former judge of the apex court, as a one-man monitoring committee to prevent stubble burning in the states of  Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,  amid rising levels of pollution in the national capital and adjoining regions. Dr Michael Irani  of Great Britain (GBR) has been appointed as the  Interim President  of the  International Weightlifting Federation(IWF). Vishal V. Sharma  has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the  Permanent Delegation of India  to UNESCO,  with the rank of Ambassador. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty  is observed globally on  17 October  every year. 2020 Theme:

                                      Current Affairs  OCTOBER -16 Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi  has approved the implementation of the  Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)  project with cost of  Rs 5718 crore India  has contributed  one million dollars  to the  United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)  for  Palestine Refugees  in Near East to support the Agency’s programmes and services, including education, health care, relief and social services. India  and  France  were re-elected as the  president  and  co-president  of the  International Solar Alliance (ISA)  for a term of  two years  at the virtual meeting of the third assembly. Kyrgyzstan President,  Sooronbai Jeenbekov  has resigned from his post, following 10 days of unrest caused by protesters who have demanded his removal from office. The  Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)  has extended the tenure of state-run  National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC

                                                                  Current Affairs OCTOBER - 15 The  Export-Import Bank of India  (Exim Bank) on behalf of the Government of India has extended a Line of Credit (LoC) of  USD 400 million  (about Rs 2,932 crore) to the  Maldives. Russia  has given regulatory approval to a second  Covid-19 vaccine,  named  ‘EpiVacCorona’,  after early-stage studies. Gujarat government  has signed a pact with  Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL)  to set up a  greenfield zinc smelter in the state. India’s leading private sector bank,  HDFC Bank  and  Apollo Hospitals  have collaborated to launch the  “HealthyLife Programme”,  a holistic healthcare solution. Microsoft  and  All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE)  have partnered to empower students and educators in new-age technologies. “Bank of Ghana”  has won the  Central bank of the year award 2020. The  International Day of Rural Women  is observed globally on  15 October  each year. The  

                                                                  Current Affairs OCTOBER -14 Reserve Bank of India (RBI)  has raised the banks’ maximum aggregate retail exposure limit to entities with turnover up to  Rs 5 crore  to  Rs 7.5 crore.  Earlier this limit was  Rs 5 crore. Axis Bank  has launched a new entry-level credit card named  Axis ACE Credit Card,  with a focus on increasing participation of users in the  digital economy. According to ‘World Economic Outlook’ report, the  International Monetary Fund (IMF)  has projected the Indian economy to contract by  10.3 per cent  in 2020-21, from its earlier prediction of  4.5 per cent  due to rise in Covid cases. BharatPe  has announced the launch of its high impact TV campaign starring  ‘Team BharatPe’  with 11 Cricket stars as brand ambassadors. An online payment processing service,  Amazon Pay  and a technology company that offers vehicles for hire,  Uber,  announced a partnership to push digital payments in India. Indian Ar

                                                              Current Affairs OCTOBER -13 Haryana government  has launched a  mobile water testing laboratory van,  fully equipped with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant for assessing water quality. Chief Minister,  Pinarayi Vijayan  has declared the state public education sector  completely digital  as  Kerala  has become the first state in the country to have  high-tech classrooms in all its public schools. The  Goa Government  has tied up with  India Post  to get  11,000 farmers  enrolled in the  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme. India  has been ranked  129  among  158 countries  in the 2020  Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index. The index has been topped by Norway.  Britain’s  Prince William  and Naturalist  David Attenborough  have launched an “Earthshot Prize”, with an aim to encourage change and support to repair the planet. The  Los Angeles Lakers  defeated the  Mi