Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports appoints Bimal Julka as Chairman
October 24, 2020
- Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) has announced the appointment of Bimal Julka as its Chairman.
Bangladesh government orders ‘no mask, no service’ policy to curb COVID-19
October 24, 2020
- Bangladesh’s government has launched a ‘no mask, no service’ policy in order to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in which no services will be provided to the people who will not be wearing masks.
Single male parent government employees entitled for childcare leave
October 24, 2020
- The Union Minister Jitendra Singh informed on October 26, 2020, that the male government employees will now be entitled to Child Care Leave (CCL).
Arjun Munda launches two Centers of Excellence for tribal welfare
October 24, 2020
- In collaboration between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Art of Living (AoL), the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has launched two Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Tribal Welfare.
HDFC appointed Sashidhar Jagdishan as its new MD & CEO
October 23, 2020
- HDFC Bank has appointed Sashidhar Jagdishan as its new MD & CEO. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri has stepped down.
Luis Arce elected as the President of Bolivia
October 23, 2020
- Luis Arce has been elected as the President of Bolivia. He will succeed Jeanine Anez, who is serving as the interim President of Bolivia.
Prime Minister Modi launches 3 major projects in Gujarat
October 23, 2020
- On October 24, 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched 3 key projects in the state of Gujarat.
- The newly launched projects include ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ which was recently announced by Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
- The other two projects inaugurated by PM Modi included India’s biggest cardiac hospital, attached to the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre at the City Hospital Campus in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and Girnar hill ropeway in Junagarh.
Nokia to build the first-ever cellular network on the Moon
October 23, 2020
- NASA has selected Nokia as a partner to build the first-ever cellular network on the Moon.
NASA spacecraft successfully touches Bennu asteroid
October 22, 2020
- In a first, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) spacecraft successfully touched an asteroid’s surface to collect dust and pebbles on October 20, 2020.
ICMR approves “COVIRAP” test developed by IIT Kharagpur
October 22, 2020
- The Indian Council of Medical Research recently approved the covid-19 test called COVIRAP.It is a Diagnostic machine that was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. This kit gives close test results as produced by RT-PCR.