Category: All Current Affairs

Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as the chairman of SBI

October 7, 2020

• 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.

Nobel Prize for Physics, 2020

October 7, 2020

• 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.

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

October 7, 2020

• 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.

GoI appoints three new economists as RBI’s MPC members

October 7, 2020

• 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.

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

October 7, 2020

• 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.

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

October 7, 2020

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

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

October 7, 2020

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

AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol launched

October 7, 2020

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

Veteran Social activist Pushpa Bhave passes away

October 6, 2020

• 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.

Bollywood actress Mishti Mukherjee passes away

October 6, 2020

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