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DRDO successfully flight tests “Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo”

October 6, 2020
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested the “Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo” (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.

Bollywood actress Mishti Mukherjee passes away

October 6, 2020
Mishti Mukherjee
  • Bollywood actress Mishti Mukherjee, who has featured in many Hindi, Bengali and Telugu films, and music videos has passed away.

Veteran Social activist Pushpa Bhave passes away

October 6, 2020
Pushpa Bhave
  • Veteran social activist, Prof Pushpa Bhave, also known as the Iron Lady of Mumbai, has passed away. She has been associated with the Rashtra Seva Dal and democratic movements.

AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol launched

October 7, 2020
AYUSH Ministry
  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released “AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol” which consists of self-care guidelines on preventive health measures.

Delhi Government to adopt “Bio-Decomposer” spraying to counter stubble burning

October 7, 2020
Arvind Kejriwal
  • Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the Delhi Government is to adopt “Bio-Decomposer” spraying to counter stubble burning.

“Digital Seva Setu Programme” launched by Gujarat Government for rural areas

October 7, 2020
Gujarat
  • The Gujarat State Government launched “Digital Seva Setu Programme” for rural areas under the Bharat Net Project of the Centre.

India & Myanmar working together towards the operationalization of Strategic Sittwe Port in first quarter of 2021

October 7, 2020
India and Myanmar
  • India & Myanmar agreed to work together towards the operationalization of Strategic Sittwe Port in the first quarter of 2021.
  • Sittwe Port is an underwater port constructed by India at Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in Myanmar, on the Bay of Bengal.

GoI appoints three new economists as RBI’s MPC members

October 7, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • Three new economists appointed as the members of the six-member rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by the Government of India.

NCERT and ISLRTC to sign MoU to help deaf children access education material

October 7, 2020
ncert
  • The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) and Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make the education material accessible to the deaf children.

Nobel Prize for Physics, 2020

October 7, 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.

Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as the chairman of SBI

October 7, 2020
Dinesh Kumar Khara
  • The government of India has appointed Dinesh Kumar Khara as the new Chairman of State Bank of India for a period of three years.
  • His appointment is effective from October 7.

QUAD Foreign Ministers meet held in Tokyo

October 7, 2020
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.

Russia will host the 12th BRICS Summit to be held on 17 November

October 7, 2020
BRICS
  • The 12th BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held on 17th November 2020 via video conference which will be chaired by Russia.
  • The theme of the Meeting of the Leaders of BRICS countries is “BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”.

A book titled “The Very, Extremely, Most Naughty Asura Tales for Kids” released

October 7, 2020
The Very, Extremely, Most Naughty Asura Tales for Kids
  • Anand Neelakantan has authored his first kid’s book titled “The Very, Extremely, Most Naughty Asura Tales for Kids”, published by Puffins Publishers Private Limited.

A book “Bapu-The unforgettable” launched by Delhi deputy CM

October 7, 2020
Bapu-The unforgettable
  • A book “Bapu-The unforgettable” launched by Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia.
  • The book “Bapu – The Unforgettable” will make the readers think and provide a glimpse of the ideology and philosophies of Mahatma Gandhi.

PARAM Siddhi-AI, India’s fastest AI SuperComputer to be commissioned soon

October 7, 2020
AI
  • The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) commissioned the largest HPC-AI supercomputer. HPC-AI is High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
  • PARAM-Siddhi has put India among top countries in global AI supercomputing research and innovation. It will help in catalyzing partnerships with MSMEs, Start-ups, Academia and Industries.

Indian Air Force Day observed on 08 October

October 8, 2020
Indian Air Force Day
  • Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on 8th of October every year and this year of 2020 celebrates the 88th anniversary of Indian Air Force.

Centre launched API integration between PM SVANidhi and SBI portal

October 8, 2020
SBI
  • The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched an API integration between PM SVANidhi and SBI portal. This will facilitate the seamless flow of data between the PM SVANidhi Portal and SBI’s mudra Portal in a secure environment.

‘Startup India Showcase’ an online start-up platform launched by GOI

October 8, 2020
Startup India Showcase
  • ‘Startup India Showcase’ an online start-up platform launched by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The website will be handpicked by experts and will go through multiple screening and evaluation rounds and the listed firms will also be considered by the government and corporate buyers as potential suppliers of goods or services.

First ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton launched

October 8, 2020
cotton
  • First ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton has been launched by the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani on the occasion of 2nd World Cotton Day through video conferencing.
  • The brand name ‘Kasturi Cotton’ represents India cotton in the world cotton trade.

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