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DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20.10.2019 TO 22.10.2019 National .12.2018 World's highest battlefield.2018 Siachen now opened for tourists The GOI announced that the world's highest battlefield Siachen has been open to tourists. The entire stretch from.11.2018 Siachen base camp to Kumar Post has been thrown open for tourism. The move will give a boost to tourism in Ladakh and allow people to appreciate the tough work done by Army jawans and engineers in extreme weather and inhospitable terrains. The Siachen Glacier at the height of around 20,000 ft in the Karakoram range is known as the highest militarized zone in the world where the soldiers have to battle frostbite and high winds. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also inaugurated 'Col ChewangRinchenSetu', a strategically important bridge, over Shyok river in Ladakh region.The 430-meter-long bridge has been built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and connects Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldie in Eastern Ladakh. Union Culture Minister launched E-Portal, YouTube Channel of CCRT Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launched the E-Portal of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, CCRT ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti' and CCRT YouTube Channel in New Delhi. This will enable the dissemination of cultural education through digital interactive medium into the classrooms all over the country. CCRT should provide a platform for specifically dropout children so that they can join the mainstream and pursue their dreams. Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army began at Jaisalmer Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army started at Jaisalmer field firing range in Rajasthan. In this war exercise, the army is going to exhibit its strength regarding Agni Missile and artillery. Artillery, Arms and mechanized forces, Army air defence and helicopters of army aviation are participating in this exercise to test mutual coordination. Defence exports increased by seven times in two years, reach 2 billion India's defence exports have grown seven times in the last two years, reaching a value of two billion dollars. The country is working out modalities to become a hub in top-class defence production with efforts being made to increase defence exports to five billion dollars in the near future. 440 companies in the private sector have taken up defence production in the last five years. No Government jobs for people with more than two kids after January 2021: Assam Cabinet The Assam Cabinet has decided that no government jobs will be given to persons having more than two children with effect from January 1, 2021 as per the small family norm. The decision comes two years after the State Assembly in September 2017 passed the ‘Population and Women Empowerment Policy of Assam’ to encourage small families. 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Air quality monitors have been installed to monitor village level air pollution data & to measure the impact of reduced stubble burning. Uttar Pradesh CM to launch integrated emergency number 112 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-750015 1 Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] DAILY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20.10.2019 TO 22.10.2019 The Yogi Adityanath.12.2018 government in Uttar Pradesh is a to launch a new integrated emergency number 112 for police,.2018 medical & fire emergencies & also to launch the women helpline 1090. INTERNATIONAL Sri Lanka removed from FATF’s.11.2018 Grey List Sri Lanka has been removed from the “Grey List” of FATF. FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing & other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. Sri Lanka was first included in the blacklist in 2011.By 2012, Sri Lanka was listed in the list as a dangerous country with no commitment to the financial security plan. President of India Attended 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit Ram NathKovind addressed the 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit & India-Philippines Business Conclave in Manila, Philippines. Both countries share mutual complementarities which can be utilised to deepen trade & investment. ASEAN-India trade target is US$ 200 billion by 2022. Qantas completed world's first 20-hour flight Qantas has completed the 1st non-stop commercial flight from New York to Sydney. It had a 16,200 km flying distance. Airline used this test trip to assess the effects of ultra-long-haul flights. Qantas wants to begin its commercial flying by 2022. It is the 3rd oldest airline in the world after KLM & Avianca. World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Abu Dhabi Island The oldest known natural pearl in the world has been discovered by Abu Dhabi archaeologists working at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island. Dubbed the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’, it was found in layers that have been radiocarbon during the Neolithic period. India contributed 7% to global wealth rise: Global Wealth Report As per the 10th edition of the Global Wealth Report published by Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI), the global wealth has risen by $9 trillion to $360 trillion in 2019. India has made a contribution of $625 billion (nearly 7% of total) to the global wealth. The US at $4 trillion (45% of total) and China at $1.9 trillion (21% of total) are the top two contributors to global wealth rise. 18th NAM Summit to be held at Baku, Azerbaijan The 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member-states will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Non-Aligned Summit is held every three years and currently, the chairmanship of the Summit has been given to the Republic of Azerbaijan from 2019-2022. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 developing world states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Interpol to hold the general assembly in India in 2022 India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal received the overwhelming support of member countries at this year's congregation at Santiago in Chile. The 91st Interpol General Assembly in India in the year 2022 will be held as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) had hosted the General assembly, where representatives of all member countries converge, in India in 1997. 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The new developments in the application also include options of investing and applying in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), gifting of money, linking multiple bank accounts etc. Bloomberg named 20 Countries that Will Dominate Global Growth in 2024; India on Second, China top Bloomberg, based on the data of the International Monetary Fund has named 20 Countries that Will Dominate Global Growth in 2024. China is on top with 28.3% while India is on second with 15.5% share in global growth. United States is on third with 9.2% share in global growth. The data are based on Purchasing Power Parity. The share of the remaining 17 countries in the growth is 21.5%. Some are: Indonesia, Russia, Brazil, Germany, Turkey, Japan and Egypt. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Launches Video Calling Facility i-SERV Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched a first-of-its-kind video calling service known as i- SERV to enhance the customer experience and provide swift resolutions to their queries. 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