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1st October observed as International Day of Older Persons

International Day of Older Persons
  • 1st October is observed as International Day of Older Persons to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world.
  • The theme of International Day of Older Persons 2020: Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 announced

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020
  • The Union science and technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 at the Foundation Day celebration of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). 14 Scientists awarded with the prize.

Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission completed today

Swachh Bharat Mission
  • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs celebrated Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission today as the mission was launched from Rajghat on October 2, 2014 to achieve the aim of “Clean India” by October 2, 2019 when the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

GoI to launch the largest market of Tribal products

Government of India(GoI)
  • The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda is to launch the largest handicraft and organic product market place called “Tribes India E-MarketPlace”. The market place is an initiative of TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India).

Government unchanged Interest rate of small savings schemes for Oct to Dec Quarter

Money
  • Government unchanged Interest rate for PPF, NSC, and other small savings schemes -Oct to Dec Quarter.

these are:

  •  Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS)- 7.4 percent.
  •  Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Scheme (SSYS)- 7.6 percent.
  •  Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)- 6.9 percent.
  • Public Provident Fund (PPF) – 7.1 percent.
  •  National Savings Certificates (NSC)- 6.8 percent.

 Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)- 6.6 percent.

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