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2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 12, 2020
2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank  (Sweden’s central bank) Prize in Economic Sciences to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 44 bridges

October 12, 2020
Rajnath Singh
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 bridges. The minister also laid a foundation stone of Nechiphu tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh.

12th October is observed as World Arthritis Day

October 12, 2020
World Arthritis Day
  • With an aim to raise awareness about arthritis, an inflammatory condition which causes pain and stiffness in joints which can worsen with age, Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI) observe World Arthritis Day every year on 12th October

ISRO all ready to open its facilities for private sector

October 11, 2020
ISRO Jitendra Singh
  • Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office informed on October 11, 2020, that ISRO- Indian Space Research Organisation is all geared up to open its facilities for the private sector.

2020 Eifel Grand Prix

October 11, 2020
Lewis Hamilton
  • The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany has been won by Lewis Hamilton.

DRDO test fires Nirbhay Cruise Missile successfully

October 11, 2020
Nirbhay Cruise Missile
  • 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.

Chetan Anand named brand ambassador for Indian brand ‘Transform’

October 11, 2020
Chetan Anand
  • Chetan Anand has been appointed as the brand ambassador for India’s first-ever homegrown professional badminton brand “Transform”.

Delhi govt approves tree transplantation policy

October 11, 2020
arvind kejriwal
  • 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.

Rs 100 Commemorative Coin in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia

October 11, 2020
Rs 100 Commemorative Coin
  • 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.

First woman chief justice of Kerala KK Usha passes away

October 10, 2020
KK Usha
  • 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.