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➢ Asia Power Index 2020: Released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute.

➢ India has been ranked at 4th position, with a score of 39.7 out of 100 (out of 26 Countries)

➢ United States has retained its position as the most powerful country influencing the Asia-Pacific with a score of 81.6.

▪ It is followed by China (76.1) and Japan (41) at second and third spot respectively. Ranking/Index:

➢ List of India’s Rank Different Index 2020

▪ World Happiness Index 2020-144th ▪ Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2020-120th ▪ International Intellectual Property (IP) Index-40th ▪ Global passport Index 2020-84th ▪ Global Press Freedom Index 2020-142 ▪ IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2020: 43rd ▪ Global Innovation Index 2020-48th ▪ Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 (Fraser Institute, Canada): 105th ▪ Global Talent Competitive Index: 71st ▪ Democracy Index 2020: 51st ▪ Global Hunger Index: 94 among 107 countries Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National news

▪ Union Agriculture Minister of State Parshottam Rupala launched AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR scheme, to involve co-operatives in creating healthcare infrastructure in the country.

▪ Formulated by the National Cooperative Development Corporation

▪ Loans to the tune of Rs.10,000 crore to prospective cooperatives to set up healthcare facilities. (interest subvention of one percent to women majority cooperatives.) Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National news

▪ Union Minister Nitin Gadkari lays the foundation stone for first-ever multi modal logistic park in Assam

▪ It will provide direct connectivity to air, rail, road, and waterways to the citizens of Assam and other parts of the North East.

▪ As per the official statement, the park will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 700 crores at Bongaigaon district. (under the ambitious Bharatmala Pariyojna.) Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National news

▪ Asian Development Bank and GoI signed a $177mn loan to upgrade 450km of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra.

▪ Project will upgrade two major district roads and 11 state highways to two-lane standard across seven districts of Maharashtra. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National news

▪ Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has announced to extend its Food Safety Compliance System across the entire country from November 1, 2020.

▪ Currently the system is operational only in nine States/UTs since June 2020, which are Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Odisha, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Puducherry and Ladakh.

▪ Replaced: FLRS (Food Licensing and Registration System), which is operational in all the states since 2011 for licensing and registration Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of the tenure of Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla till August 22, 2021.

▪ Bhalla, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed as Home Secretary in August 2019.

▪ He was to superannuate on November 30, 2020. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ Bombay Stock Exchange has signed an MoU with Telangana and GlobalLinker to address vital challenge of access to finance & increasing credibility of MSME.

▪ BSE will provide intellectual & manpower support to create awareness about the benefits of listing.

▪ Established in 1875, BSE is Asia's oldest stock exchange. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live National News

▪ To push agriculture finance, Bank of Baroda has entered into a pact with Mahindra & Mahindra for tractor finance business.

▪ MoU will give a boost to agri business and will help farmers in availing hassle- free credit facilities for buying tractors. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live IIT in News

▪ IIT-Madras incubated dairy-tech startup, has launched a first-of-its-kind, fully- automated direct payment platform, ‘mooPay’, for dairy farmers in Rajasthan.

▪ Directly depositing payments in farmers’ bank accounts will help enhance farmer savings and will also build farmer loyalty to the dairy. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International Award

▪ For the first time, Solar Awards were presented during the third Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) on to the countries of the region as well as institutions working for solar.

▪ Three categories of awards were conferred which included:

❖ Visvesvaraya award – to recognise the countries with maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA. ❖ Kalpana Chawla awards – to recognise outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy. ❖ Diwakar award – to recognizes organisations & institutions that have been working for the benefit of differently-abled people and have maximised the use of solar energy in the host country. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live International Award

▪ Solar Awards by International Solar Alliance (ISA)

▪ Visvesvaraya award – Japan for the Asia Pacific region and the Netherlands for Europe and Others region.

▪ Kalpana Chawla awards – Dr.Bhim Singh from IIT Delhi (India) and Dr. Aaesha Alnuaimi from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (United Arab Emirates.

▪ Diwakar award – Arpan Institute (Haryana) and Arushi Society. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Sports: 2020 ()

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▪ World Statistics Day: 20th October

▪ Started in 2010, on October 20, the United Nation's World Statistics Day is celebrated at an interval of every five years.

▪ 2020 Theme: "Connecting the world with data we can trust." Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Important Days

▪ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17 October throughout the world.

▪ The day aims to raise awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution around the world, particularly in developing countries.

▪ 2020 Theme: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all’. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Important Days

▪ World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

▪ In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October “World Students’ Day”, due to Kalam’s love for students and who himself was a dedicated teacher and identified himself foremost in that role before anything else.

▪ 2020 marks 89th birth anniversary of the former president and ‘Missile Man’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Important Days

▪ International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 each year. ▪ The United Nations General Assembly established the day on 18 December 2007 and was observed for the first time in 2008. ▪ 2020 theme: “Rural women and girls building resilience”

▪ Global Handwashing Day: 15 October ▪ 2020 Theme: Hand Hygiene for All Daily Current Affairs @7:30AM Live Important Days

▪ World Standards Day (WSD), also known as International Standards Day, is celebrated globally on 14 October annually.

▪ World Standards Day 2020 theme is “Protecting the planet with standards”. Recent and Upcoming Courses on Edge

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