This year marks the 27th anniversary of the declaration by UN General Assembly, in 1992, of celebrating 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 2020 Theme: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all.
SDG Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurated 2 facilities namely Innovation and Incubation Center & Sports Complex in the Campus of IIT Jodhpur that comprises all-important sports facilities such as cricket, football, hockey, basketball, tennis.
Focal theme for this center is convergence of AI, IOT, & 5G.
Hindustan Zinc Ltd signed a MoU with Govt of Gujarat for a greenfield zinc smelter project in Tapi in South Gujarat. HZL will invest upto Rs 10,000 cr for setting up of 300 kilo-tonnes per annum greenfield zinc smelter in Doswada industrial estate.
It will use modern zero discharge technology and automation.
All life insurance companies have to mandatorily come out with a standard, individual term life insurance policy called 'Saral Jeevan Bima' from Jan 1, 2021. IRDAI has shared guidelines with all such companies on standard individual term life insurance.
It will allow a maximum maturity age of 70 years.
The musical concert is organised by Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Languages Kashmir to provide platform to the artists after long gap due to COVID-19 situation. Artists Waheed Jeelani, Muneer Ahmad Mir, Shaziya Bashir & Firdous Ahmad performed.
Manoj Sinha is the Lieutenant Governor of J&K.
Law & Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad highlighted initiatives taken by Indian Govt for providing affordable and easy access to justice for all. During COVID19 pandemic over 25 Lakh hearings have taken place through video conference at various courts
Tele-Law services were initiated in 2017.
India & Chile held their 1st joint commission meeting & agreed to add new momentum to their relations in a wide range of fields including trade/commerce, agriculture, health/social security, defence/space. Chile has designated India as a priority country.
Chile will be opening its Consulate General in Mumbai.
IKEA, Citibank India (Citi) and Mastercard came together and launched of ‘IKEA Family Credit Card by Citi’. This card provides instant in-store card bookings, direct payments via Bharat QR, accelerated reward points and attractive EMIs.
Mastercard & Citibank both have HQ at New York, USA.
In 1980s/90s, Bhimani was one of the most prominent & popular voices of cricket on television and radio, and one of the most respected and well-loved writers of the game. He breathed his last in a private nursing home in Kolkata at the age of 80.
In 1976 he wrote a book titled India’s Caribbean Adventure.
The items on the agenda included Leaning Forward to Save Lives, Scale-up Impact and Get Back on Track: World Bank Group COVID-19 Crisis Response and Update Joint IMF-WBG Staff Note: Implementation and Extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative.
World Bank Head: David Malpass
HQ: Washington D.C., USA
Pakistan speedster Umar Gul has announced that he will retire from all forms of cricket after the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup.
The 36-year-old Gul, had played his last match for Pakistan - an ODI - in 2016.
From 47 Test matches, Gul took 163 wickets at an average of 34.0
A drop of around 25-30 per cent in tuberculosis case notifications was reported in three high-burden countries - India, Indonesia and the Philippines - between January and June 2020, compared to the corresponding period in 2019, according to a WHO report.
Indonesia capital: Jakarta; Currency: Indonesian rupiah.