Current Affairs October 2020

Appeal to Public to contribute to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund

The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence has been working for the welfare and rehabilitation of war widows, wards of martyred soldiers and Ex-Servicemen, (ESM), including disabled by providing financial assistance for their identified personal needs such as penury grant, children’s education grant, funeral grant, medical grant and orphan/disabled children grant. Daily Current Affairs […]

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India to deliver kilo class submarine to Myanmar

India will deliver a kilo class submarine to Myanmar’s Navy, a move that comes in the backdrop of China’s increasing efforts to expand its military influence in the region. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points It will be the first submarine of the Myanmarese Navy which has been ramping up cooperation with the Indian Navy

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India’s first Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya passed away

India’s first Oscar winner, Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya passed away on 15 October after prolonged illness at the age of 91. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Bhanu Athaiya (1929 – 2020) was an Indian costume designer who worked on over 100 films. She won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (shared with John

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US slammed UN Human Rights Council after Pakistan, China, Russia & Cuba win seats

Pakistan along with China, Russia and Cuba have been elected on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite their abysmal human rights records. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed the UN body tasked with defending human rights for this election. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental

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UP govt decided to set up women help desk in every police station of state

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered to establish women help desks in each and every police station of state. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Generally women hesitate in registering their complaints with male cops in police station. Keeping this in mind, Women police personnel will be given the charge of these women

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Government banned import of air conditioners with refrigerants

Central Government has banned import of air conditioners with refrigerants with a view to promote domestic manufacturing and cutting imports of non-essential items. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Non-essential electronic goods have been under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry since the government decided to push for self-reliance in various sectors

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World Food Day 2020

World Food Day is celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International

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Global Handwashing Day 2020

Global Handwashing Day is celebrated on 15 October each year to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points This year’s theme, ‘Hand Hygiene for All’, highlights the fact that

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Second phase of “Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna” for underprivileged Thalassemic patients

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched the second phase of “Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna” for the underprivileged Thalassemic patients, virtually from Nirman Bhawan. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points Launched in 2017, this scheme is a Coal India CSR funded Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) program. It aims to

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Cabinet approved demerger of Nagarnar Steel Plant from NMDC Ltd

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its ‘in-principle’ approval to the demerger of Nagarnar Steel Plant (NSP) from National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC) Ltd. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The Cabinet also approved strategic disinvestment of the demerged company (NSP) by selling the entire Government of India stake in it to a

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