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Poet Nityananda Nayak to receive Sarala Puraskar

October 9, 2020

Nityanand Nayak will be conferred the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’ which was published in 2017. The poet will be felicitated with a cash award of `5 lakh and a citation.
For the contribution to fields of music and art, Ranjit Kumar Nag and Shyamsundar Pattanaik will be felicitated.

AMFI re-elected Nilesh Shah as its Chairman

October 9, 2020

Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) has re-elected Nilesh Shah as its Chairman. He was earlier elected as the Chairman for 2019 – 2020.

Bishr al-Khasawneh appointed as the new PM of Jordan

October 9, 2020

Bishr al-Khasawneh has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Jordan. His appointment was approved by the King of Jordan, Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein.

India’s First Anti-Radiation Missile named Rudram 1 successfully tested

October 9, 2020

India’s First Anti-Radiation Missile named Rudram 1 successfully tested. This Missile is Developed by DRDO and it is a new generation anti-radiation missile.

A well-known scientist & a Nobel Prize winner Mario Molina passes away

October 9, 2020

A well-known scientist & a Nobel Prize winner Mario Molina passed away recently.
He shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Frank Sherwood Rowland of the United States (US) and Paul Crutzen of the Netherlands for their 1970 research on the damage to the Ozone layer.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan passes away

October 9, 2020

Union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan passed away. He was born on 5 July 1946.

10th October is observed as National Postal Day

October 10, 2020

10 October, as an extension of World Post Day, which is celebrated on 9 October. The Day aims to commemorate the role played by the Indian postal department for the past 150 years.

Piyush Goyal has been assigned the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

October 10, 2020

The Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been assigned the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in addition to his existing portfolios, following the death of union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.

Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched by the Uttarakhand govt.

October 10, 2020

Mukhyamantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana launched in Dehradun by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat with an aim to promote self-employment of the youth and also promote production of green energy.

Jagananna Vidya Kanuka Scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh Govt

October 10, 2020

Jagan Anna Vidya kanuka scheme under which the state government will provide school kits to 43.32 to lakh government school students has been launched by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Goa became the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections

October 10, 2020

The Ministry of Jal Shakti announced that Goa has become the first state in India to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas.

To extend credit support, NABARD & SBI signs 3 MoU

October 10, 2020

To extend credit support for various NABARD projects, it has inked three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India (SBI).

UP government sign agreement with Zurich Airport for Jewar Airport

October 10, 2020

For designing, building and operating Noida International Airport at Jewar for a period of 40 years, the Uttar Pradesh government has signed a concession agreement with representatives of Zurich Airport International.

Mukesh Ambani tops the Forbes India Rich List 2020

October 10, 2020

The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani, has topped the Forbes India Rich list for 2020.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, with a net worth of $25.2 billion got the 2^nd position. Tech tycoon Shiv Nadar acquired the third spot with a net worth of $20.4 billion.

6 months extension given to CMD of J&K Bank, R.K. Chhibber

October 10, 2020

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the term of Rajesh Kumar (R.K.) Chhibber as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Jammu & Kashmir Bank for another 6 months, effective from October 10, 2020.

First woman chief justice of Kerala KK Usha passes away

October 10, 2020

Former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice KK Usha, passed away. She served as a judge from 1991 to 2000.
Justice Usha became the first woman to join the High Court Judiciary from the Bar and became a Chief Justice.

Rs 100 Commemorative Coin in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia

October 11, 2020

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to release a commemorative coin of 100 rupees in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia who is also known as Rajmata of Gwalior.

Delhi govt approves tree transplantation policy

October 11, 2020

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has passed a first-of-its-kind in India ‘Tree Transplantation Policy’ to preserve trees for clean and green Delhi.

Chetan Anand named brand ambassador for Indian brand ‘Transform’

October 11, 2020

Chetan Anand has been appointed as the brand ambassador for India’s first-ever homegrown professional badminton brand “Transform”.

DRDO test fires Nirbhay Cruise Missile successfully

October 11, 2020

The Defence Research Development Organization successfully fired the Nirbhay Cruise Missile. The missile has a Ring Laser Gyroscope based guidance and MEMS based inertial navigation system. MEMS is Micro Electro Mechanical System.

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