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SANT missile successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha

October 20, 2020
SANT missile
  • Indian successfully test-fired the Stand-off-Anti-tank (SANT) missile off the Odisha coast on October 19, 2020 which was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Denmark Open 2020 won by Nozomi Okuhara and Anders Antonsen

October 20, 2020
Denmark Open 2020

Winner list of Denmark Open 2020 is as follows:

  • Women’s Single – Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
  • Men’s Single – Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
  • Men’s Double – Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge (England)
  • Women’s Double – Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
  • Mixed Double – Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich (Germany)

IIT Madras startup launches ‘mooPay’ for dairy farmers in Rajasthan

October 20, 2020
mooPay
  • The IIT-Madras incubated dairy-tech startup, “Stellapps” has launched a fully-automated direct payment platform, ‘mooPay’, for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.

International Chefs Day observed as 20 October

October 21, 2020
International Chefs Day
  • International Chefs Day is observed globally on 20 October every year with an aim to celebrate and honour the noble profession and educate people around the world about eating healthy.
  • The theme for this year: Healthy Food for the Future.

October 21observed as Police Commemoration Day

October 21, 2020
Police
  • Every year National Police commemoration Day is observed on October 21. The day is observed to pay homage to the CRPF personnel.

RPF launches ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative on AP Express

October 21, 2020
Meri Saheli
  • Railway Protection Force (RPF), Visakhapatnam has started implementing ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative in AP Express (Visakhapatnam to New Delhi), in order to provide proactive security to women passengers.
  • The objective of the scheme: to provide safety and security to women passengers travelling in trains throughout their journey.

Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches CuRED

October 21, 2020
Harshvardhan
  • The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on October 20, 2020, launched CuRED (CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs).

Government bans sale of natural gas, coal-bed methane to self

October 21, 2020
natural gas, coal-bed methane
  • The government has banned sale of natural gas and coal-bed methane (CBM) to self under its newly notified gas marketing freedom guidelines.

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

October 21, 2020
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation
  • The National Green Tribunal (NGT) held on October 20, 2020 that the environmental clearance granted to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana was in violation of legal requirements.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches ‘Mo Bidyut’ portal

October 21, 2020
Mo Bidyut
  • Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has launched the electricity consumer service portal” Mo Bidyut” and a mobile app through video conference. This portal will benefit around 89 lakh electricity consumers of the state.

Union Cabinet approves bonus for central govt employees, 30.67 lakh to benefit

October 21, 2020
Union Govt
  • The Union Cabinet on October 21, 2020 approved bonus for central government employees for the year 2019-2020. Around 30.67 lakh employees are expected to benefit from the announcement.

India ranked 2nd in OECD International Migration Outlook report

October 21, 2020
indian flag
  • India has acquired the second rank in terms of the number of migrants going to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and acquiring the citizenship of those countries.
  • China retained its top spot with 4.3 lakh migrants.

India records highest ever FDI in April-August 2020

October 21, 2020
FDI
  • The Commerce and Industry Ministry informed on October 20, 2020, that India received its highest-ever Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in April-August 2020, the first five months of the financial year.

NK Singh launches his autobiography ‘Portraits Of Power’

October 21, 2020
Portraits Of Power
  • Veteran Economist and bureaucrat N K (Nand Kishore) Singh has released his autobiography titled “Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside”.
  • The book is published by Rupa Publications India.

Zarina Roshan Khan passes away

October 21, 2020
Zarina Roshan Khan
  • Zarina Roshan Khan, the famous TV Actress passed away recently.

October 21observed Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day

October 22, 2020
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
  • Every year the Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day is marked on October 21 to create awareness of the importance of Iodine in everyday diet.

First Officer to the newly created Guwahati based Eastern Command

October 22, 2020
Army
  • The Indo Tibetan Border Police guards the line of actual control. It has recently posted the first officer to head the newly created Guwahati based Eastern command.

New organ in throat discovered

October 22, 2020
New organ in throat discovered
  • Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered a new organ in the human throat during a research on prostate cancer.

Union Cabinet approves adoption of J&K Panchayati Raj Act

October 22, 2020
prakash javadekar
  • The Union Cabinet on October 21, 2020 approved the adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, paving way for local body elections in the Union territory.

Tamil Nadu Government to implement Smart Black Board Scheme

October 22, 2020
Tamil Nadu government extends retirement age to 59
  • The Tamil Nadu State government is to implement the smart blackboard scheme in more than 80,000 Government schools. This is to ensure a better teaching environment.

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