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Current Affairs 30.10.20 & 31.10.20 English

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NATIONAL

1.     Indian Railways launched Operation Meri Saheli for security of women while travelling.

2.     NITI Aayog & QCI launched National Program & Project Management Policy Framework for infrastructure sector.

3.     Union Cabinet approved nationwide DRIP Project (Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project) worth Rs. 10,211 crore.

STATE

4.     NABARD sanctioned Rs. 8504 lakh under RIDF Scheme (Rural Infrastructure Development Fund) to government of Goa during 2020-21.

APPOINTMENTS

5.     Rohit Sharma – Brand Ambassador, Dr Trust (Healthcare Company).

6.     Siddhartha Mohanty – MD, LIC.

7.     Yashvardhan Sinha – Chief Information Commissioner.

8.     Sudhakar Rao Desai – President, Indian Vegetable Oil Producers Association.

9.     KK Sharma – State Election Commissioner to Jammu & Kashmir. 

SCHEMES & APPS

10. Indian Army launched Indigenous Messaging App SAI similar to WhatsApp & Telegram.

11. Arvind Kejriwal launched Green Delhi App to address pollution complaints.

MOU

12. Union cabinet approved MoC between India & Japan on cooperation in Field of Information & Communication.

13. Union cabinet approved MoU between India & Cambodia on cooperation in Field of Health & Medicine. 

BANKING & ECONOMY

14. RBL Bank & Visa partnered to launch instant payouts for Financial Technologies.

15. RBI imposed penalty on DCB Bank & Jio Payments Bank for violation of rules.

16. Amazon Pay ICICI Band Credit Card fastest in country to cross 1 million milestone. 

INSURANCE

17. Government is set to disinvestment of 10% shares in New India Assurance & GIC Re.

18. ICICI Lombard partnered with Freepaycard to provide Group Safeguard Insurance to members of Freepaycard. 

BUSINESS

19. NTPC entered into foreign currency loan agreement with JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation) worth 50 billion yen under GREEN initiative (Global Action for Reconciling Economic Growth & Environment preservation Initiative).

20. Indian Oil Corporation collaborated with IBM for digital services. 

INVESTMENTS & LOANS

21. India announced $1 billion line of credit to Central Asia for connectivity & other development projects. 

AWARDS

22. GHE (Global Himalayan Expedition) won 2020 UN Global Climate action award for efforts to fight climate change amid COVID-19.

23. CSIR-CDRI scientist Staish Mishra bagged Dr. Tulsi Das Chugh Award 2020 for his work on Malaria parasite’s life cycle. 

RANKS & REPORTS

24. NITI Aayog, Rockefeller Foundation & Smart Power India launched Electricity Access & Utility Benchmarking Report.

25. DBS Bank named as Asia’s Safest Bank for 12th consecutive year by New York based trade publication Global Finance.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

26. NASA SOFIA Telescope discovered water on sunlit surface of moon.

27. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurated Solar PV Hub at IIEST, Shibpur.

28. ISRO will launch Earth Observation Satellite EOS-1 & 9 customer satellites from PSLV-C49 Rocket.

OBITUARIES

29. Keshubhai Patel – Former Gujarat CM. 

DAYS

30. National Unity Day – October 31 (Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel).

31. World Cities Day – October 31, Theme “Valuing our communities and cities”.

32. World Savings Day – October 31.

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