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05th October is observed as World Teachers’ Day

World Teachers’ Day
  • World Teachers’ Day is observed globally on 5th October since 1994. In 2020, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”.

Super Speciality Block dedicated to COVID at Motilal Nehru Medical College inaugurated at Prayagraj

Harshvardhan
  • The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh inaugurated the Super Speciality Block (SSB) at Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj which is built with an investment of Rs 150 crores under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
  • The Super Speciality Block (SSB) is a 220-bedded facility, dedicated as a COVID Hospital (DCH) to the nation.

Right Livelihood Award 2020 announced

Right Livelihood Award 2020
  • The Right Livelihood Award Foundation has announced the four winners of the 2020 Right Livelihood Award 2020.
  • The four activists Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran, Bryan Stevenson of the United States(US) and Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua shared the 2020 award for their contribution towards equality, democracy, justice and freedom.

A book titled ‘Discovering the Heritage of Assam’ launched

Discovering the Heritage of Assam
  • A Coffee Table Book on “Discovering the Heritage of Assam” written by Padampani Bora and having foreword by Amitabh Bachchan has been released by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh.

PM Modi dedicates Atal Tunnel to the nation

Atal Tunnel
  • The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has dedicated Atal Tunnel to the nation, on 3rd October 2020.
  • Atal Tunnel is the world’s longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet from the Mean Sea Level (MSL).
  • The tunnel has been named after former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol launched

AYUSH Ministry
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released “AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol” which consists of self-care guidelines on preventive health measures.

Nobel Prize for Physics, 2020

Nobel Prize for Physics
  • Roger Penrose was honored for the discovery that black hole formation is robust prediction of theory of relativity
  • Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel have been honored for the discovery of a supermassive object at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.

QUAD Foreign Ministers meet held in Tokyo

QUAD Foreign Ministers meet
  • The foreign ministers of India, Japan, US and Australia held the Quad foreign ministers meet. India was represented by the External Affairs minister S JaiShankar.

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