Current Affairs

 

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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: “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all”.

• The 36th Raising Day of National Security Guard (NSG) is observed on 16 October. NSG is popularly known as the Black Cats.

• Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has announced a movement called ”My Town My Pride” from October 19 to provide governance at the doorsteps in urban areas on the pattern of the ”Back to Village” programme.