NATIONAL NEWS
PM Modi launched the ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’
for the farmers of Gujarat
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three key projects
in Gujarat through video conferencing.
Modi launched the Kisan
Suryodaya Yojana for providing 16 hours of power supply to
farmers.Under the Kisan Suryodaya Yojana farmers will get 3 phase power supply
from 5 AM to 9 PM and
will bring a new dawn in their lives. FPOs, Panchayats and all such
organizations are assisted in setting up small solar plants on barren lands and
that irrigation pumps of farmers are also connected to the
solar energy.
The Gujarat state government had allocated Rs.
3,500 crores for installing the transmission infrastructure under this
scheme by 2023.
PM Modi also inaugurated the Paediatric
Heart Hospital attached with U.N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and
Research Centre and a Mobile Application for tele-cardiology at
the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.
Govt Sets Up High-level Committee Headed by PM Modi to
Commemorate 400th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur
The
Centre set up a high-level
committee headed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh
Bahadur.
The mandate of the 70-member
committee includes approval of policies, plans, programmes and
supervision and guiding the commemoration, besides deciding broad dates for
detailed programmes of celebration.
The members of the committee include former prime minister Manmohan
Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah,
Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Hardeep Singh Puri, Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh, chief ministers of Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal,
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan.
Other members include Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Akali Dal leaders
Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal,
former chief of Indian Army J J Singh, former chief of Indian Air Force
Birender Singh Dhanoa, and sportspersons Milkha Singh and Harbhajan Singh.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar
Bhalla will
be the member secretary of the high-level committee.
Sarbananda
Sonowal lays foundation stone for Assam Agar International Trade Centre
Assam chief
minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stone of Assam
Agar International Trade Centre, which is the first of its kind in the
country at Dabidubi in Golaghat district.
The state government decided to set up the trade centre to promote the
business potential of the farmers as well as the entrepreneurs associated with
agarwood plantation and trade in Assam.
Reiterating the government’s commitment to double the farmer’s
income by 2022, Mr. Sonowal said establishment of Agar
International Trade Centre is one of the initiatives, which the state
government promised when it came to power in 2016.
IIT, Jodhpur, NHAI Sign Pact To Share Expertise For
Betterment Of Highway Infrastructure
Indian
Institute of Technology(IIT) , Jodhpur and National Highway
Authority of India(NHAI) have signed a pact to share their
expertise for betterment of highway infrastructure.
As a part of this MoU, NHAI and IIT Jodhpur will work together in
various domains, including transportation engineering, structural engineering,
geotechnical engineering, hydraulics engineering, infrastructure systems,
earthquake engineering, urban and rural planning and disaster mitigation and
management with an objective of sharing.
The MoU will also facilitate undergraduate and postgraduate students of
IIT Jodhpur to undertake fully paid internships in above domains.
J&K
becomes first UT to launch Public Financial Management System at district level
The
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first UT
in the country to operationalize Public Financial Management
System (PFMS) at the district level with e-inauguration of
eight district offices by Additional Controller General of Accounts, Subodh
Kumar Mathur.
The rolling out of
these offices in Jammu and Kashmir will result in improved program
administration and management, direct payment to beneficiaries and greater
transparency and accountability in use of public funds at the district level
and below levels.
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Bangladesh
government orders ‘no mask, no service’ policy
Bangladesh government has decided that no service will
be provided to people who don’t wear a mask.
The cabinet
meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided that no one will
be allowed to enter offices without the mask.
It decided
that all offices must install notice boards saying ‘no mask, no service’ in order to control the
spread of COVID 19 virus in the country.
Prime Minister of Bangladesh:
Sheikh Hasina; Capital: Dhaka; Currency: Taka.
Pakistan to remain in grey list of FATF till Feb 2021
The global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on its grey list
till February 2021.
This
decision has been taken since Pakistan has not been able to fulfil six out of
the 27 mandates to check terror funding. FATF has strongly urged Pakistan to
swiftly complete its full action plan by February 2021.
The headquarters of FATF is in
Paris, France.
FATF was founded in July 1989.
Prime Minister of Pakistan:
Imran Khan.
President of Pakistan: Arif
Alvi.
Capital of Pakistan:
Islamabad.
BANKING & FINANCE
SBI
Card Launches Contactless Multi-purpose Card in Partnership with Delhi Metro
SBI
Card launched
a contactless multi-purpose card in partnership with Delhi
Metro that can function as a credit card as well as a metro smart
card.
The Delhi Metro SBI Card is a multi-purpose card which
functions as a credit card as well as a metro smart card, offering the
convenience and safety associated with both in one card.
Customers can apply for the combo card through the sales team present at
metro stations as well as online through e-apply platform on SBI Card website
at an annual fee of Rs 499.
BSE
inks MoU with ICCI to support SMEs, start-ups in listing
Stock
exchange BSE said it has signed an agreement with
Inventivepreneur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) to support small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups, and promote their listing
on the exchange.
Through this association, ICCI will offer assistance in evaluating SMEs
and start-ups for listing on BSE SME board.
Besides, it will also sensitise the investor network about listed SMEs
and start-ups.
Meghalaya
CM launches ‘micro ATM’ service in rural areas
Meghalaya
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched the ‘micro
ATM’ service in rural areas of the state.
He distributed the handheld devices, through which money could be
withdrawn, to banking correspondent agents (BCA) .
Micro ATMs will take banking services to the doorsteps of
people in rural areas.
Nippon
Life Invests in World Bank Sustainable Development Bonds and Highlights Support
for Nutrition
The World
Bank issued a 15-year AU$150 million Sustainable Development
Bond, while for the first time, highlighting the importance of good
nutrition to build human capital.
Nippon Life Insurance Company was the sole investor in this
transaction.
World Bank bonds support the financing of sustainable development
projects and programs in member countries across a range of sectors in line
with its mission to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity.
This includes US$4.9 billion in projects, of which US$1 billion are in
IBRD countries, helping to improve nutrition.
Acko
partners with Finserv MARKETS to offer car and bike insurance
General
insurance provider Acko has partnered with Finserv
MARKETS, a fintech aggregator to offer two and four-wheeler
insurance policies.
Customers can now buy Acko insurance for their car or bike on the Finserv
MARKETS platform by providing basic details.
Acko offers value added services like three-day assured claim servicing
and one-year repair warranty – in select cities.
World
Bank sanctions Rs 3 crore for Goa to develop India’s first sand dune parks
The sand dune ecosystem, so far neglected, is set to get a new lease of
life in Goa as World Bank has approved a project proposed by the Goa state
biodiversity board that will see India’s first sand dune parks and
interpretation centres developed along select stretches.
Around Rs 3 crore has been sanctioned to the state under the programme,
and will see interventions like interpretation centres to educate locals and
tourists on the importance of the sand dune ecosystem.
SPORTS
Lewis
Hamilton wins Portuguese GP 2020
Lewis
Hamilton has
won the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, held at Algarve
International Circuit, Portugal. This was the 12th round of the 2020 Formula
One World Championship. This is Hamilton’s 8th win of the season.
The British driver did just that, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix for
a record-setting 92nd victory of his outstanding career to
overtake Schumacher’s 91 wins. Runaway leader Hamilton is also set
to equal Schumacher’s record seven championships this season.
AWARDS
Seema
Gupta, Director (Ops), POWERGRID wins GOLD Stevie Award
Seema Gupta, Director (Operations), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, a
PSU under Ministry of Power, has been named the winner of GOLD Stevie®
Award in the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT- BUSINESS category in the 17th annual
Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honour women executives,
entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run– worldwide. The Stevie
Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
NTPC
ranks first among Indian PSUs in Forbes’ ‘World’s Best Employer 2020’
Country’s
largest power producer NTPC Ltd came first among
Indian PSUs under World’s Best Employer this year in a list published
by Forbes.
The recognition is testimony to NTPC’s commitment towards inculcating
best in class practices that are thoughtfully designed and robustly executed.
NTPC has been successfully innovating and introducing people practices
in the domain of hiring; engagement; diversity and inclusion; rewards and recognition;
and performance management.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
First-of-its-kind
Flash Flood Warning System for South Asian Countries Launched
A first-of-its-kind system for South Asian countries
that will provide alerts for flash floods 6-24 hours in advance was
launched at the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
India also shares cyclone warning alerts with neighbouring countries.
The system will enable the member countries – India, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan-issue impact-based
forecasting of floods which are very sudden and of short duration at watershed
and also city level.
The system has been developed by the WMO Commission for Hydrology,
jointly with the WMO Commission for Basic Systems and in collaboration with the
US National Weather Service, the US Hydrologic Research Centre (HRC).
OBITUARIES
Former
IAS officer and author of Chola History books passes away
Former IAS officer B. Venkataraman who was an authority on
Chola History and Architecture expired in a private hospital in Delhi. He was
95.
Mr. Venkataraman, a 1950 batch officer, had served as chief secretary
Orissa and then as secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, New
Delhi.He had co-authored a book ‘Later Chola Temples’ with his father.
Some of the books that he had authored include ‘Laddigam: A Later Chola
Temples’, ‘Temple Art under the Chola queens’ and ‘Rajarajeswaram-the pinnacle
of Chola art’ on the Thanjavur Brihadeeshwara temple. His doctoral thesis was
on the contribution of the Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi.
Veteran
Gujarati Singer Mahesh Kanodia passes away
Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP, Mahesh
Kanodia has passed away following prolonged illness.He was 83.
He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Patan
constituency of North Gujarat.
His contribution in Gujarati Cinema was spread over more than four
decades. He was known for singing in 32 different voices including female
voices.
Samsung
Chairman Lee Kun-Hee passes away
Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed a second-tier
electronics parts maker into the world’s biggest manufacturer of smartphones
and televisions died. He was 78.
Under Lee’s leadership, Samsung rose to become the world’s largest
producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm’s overall turnover is
equivalent to a fifth of South Korea’s GDP.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Suman
Dubey’s debut novel “The Fixer” released
Cricket, power and crime dominate the plot of an upcoming book, “The
Fixer” by Suman Dubey has been released. .The book was published by house Rupa
The Fixer, which promises to narrate a thrilling tale of an
ex-cricketer-turned-fixer.
It is a gripping story of 40-year-old failed cricketer Neil Upadhyay, a
cricketer-turned-fixer, who finds himself up against the wall when his family
business takes an unfortunate turn. A movie-style trailer was also released to
give a sneak-peek of the novel.
IMPORTANT DAYS
International
Day of Diplomats
International
Day of Diplomats is celebrated on 24 October every year since
2017.
The day aims to commemorate the contributions made by diplomats in
shaping the world since ancient times and in making our planet a better place
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