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Government unchanged Interest rate of small savings schemes for Oct to Dec Quarter

October 2, 2020
Money
  • Government unchanged Interest rate for PPF, NSC, and other small savings schemes -Oct to Dec Quarter.

these are:

  •  Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS)- 7.4 percent.
  •  Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Scheme (SSYS)- 7.6 percent.
  •  Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP)- 6.9 percent.
  • Public Provident Fund (PPF) – 7.1 percent.
  •  National Savings Certificates (NSC)- 6.8 percent.

 Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)- 6.6 percent.

World’s First Asteroid Mining Robot to be launched

October 2, 2020
First Asteroid Mining Robot
  • China is set to launch the first asteroid mining robot in the world by November 2020 with an  objective of the mission is to assess capabilities of robots in asteroid mining.

India and Myanmar held a virtual meeting

October 2, 2020
India and Myanmar
  • India and Myanmar held a virtual meeting that was headed by the secretaries of the respective governments.

Various services for farmers in Andhra Pradesh launched today

October 2, 2020
Andhra govt
  • Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda has launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers in Andhra Pradesh.

GoI to launch the largest market of Tribal products

October 2, 2020
Government of India(GoI)
  • The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda is to launch the largest handicraft and organic product market place called “Tribes India E-MarketPlace”. The market place is an initiative of TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India).

Cabinet Committee approved ASCON (Army Static Switched Communication Network) Phase IV

October 2, 2020
Government of India(GoI)
  • The Cabinet Committee in Security approved ASCON (Army Static Switched Communication Network) Phase IV which is a high-end communication system. It is to be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs 7,796 crores. The project is to be implemented within 36 months.

Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission completed today

October 2, 2020
Swachh Bharat Mission
  • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs celebrated Six Years of Swachh Bharat Mission today as the mission was launched from Rajghat on October 2, 2014 to achieve the aim of “Clean India” by October 2, 2019 when the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Dr Harsh Vardhan launched CSIR Technologies for rural development

October 2, 2020
Harshvardhan
  • The Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan launched CSIR Technologies for rural development. It is a joint initiative of CSIR, IIT-Delhi, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).

2nd October is observed as International Day of Non-Violence

October 2, 2020
International Day of Non-Violence
  • 2nd October is observed as International Day of Non-Violence. The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.
  • Theme for 2020: Theme: Shaping Peace Together

Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad-al Sabah passes away

October 1, 2020
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad-al Sabah
  • The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad-al Sabah passed away at an age of 91.
  • Sheikh was born on June 16, 1929, in Kuwait.