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1.Miscellaneous International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: 17th October The United Nations observe International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17 every year. The day was inspired from The Call to Action by Father Joseph Wresinski, who was born to immigrant parents in a poor neighbour of Read more…
1.Miscellaneou World Anaesthesia Day: 16th October World Anaesthesia Day is celebrated annually by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and the medical community on 16th October. The day marks the first successful demonstration of diethyl ether anaesthesia in 1846. World Anaesthesia Day 2020 highlights the importance of occupational Read more…
1.India and the World India contributed 1 million USD to UNRWA for Palestine Refugees India contributed one million USD to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East region. The contribution will support UNRWA’s programmes and services including the education, health care, relief Read more…
1.India and the World Rs 75 Commemorative coin to be released in India celebrating the 75th anniversary of FAO Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 75 denomination marking the long-standing relation of India with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The coin is to be released Read more…
1.National Affairs Goa has becomes first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State across the nation According to the data provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Goa becomes the first “Har Ghar Jal” State in the country. The state has been successful in providing tap water connection to every rural household. According Read more…
1.Miscellaneous International Girl Child Day: 11th October The International Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on October 11 globally. The day is celebrated with an aim to empower women. The Beijing Declaration was the first conference that called out for girl’s rights world-wide. The United Nations General Assembly adopted Read more…
1.Miscellaneous World Mental Health Day: 10th October World Mental Health Day is observed globally on 10th October. The day is celebrated with the aim to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world and mobilize the efforts in support of mental health. World Mental Health Day is organized by Read more…
1.National Affairs Gyan Circle Ventures inaugurated Gyan Circle Ventures was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal. It is a Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY) funded Technology Business Incubator (TBI) developed by the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Andhra Pradesh. The incubator will hold the institutions’ entrepreneurial Read more…
1.Miscellaneous Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück. The prize was awarded for her ‘unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal’. Louise Glück is a professor of English at Yale University, New Haven, Read more…
1.Science and Technology Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna. The Nobel was awarded to them for the development of a method for genome editing. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s Read more…