Monthly Current Affairs Consolidation (October 2020) – Part II
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Current Affairs (CONSOLIDATION) OCTOBER 2020 (PART – II) Drishti, 641, First Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Phone: 87501 87501, WhatsApp: 92058 85200, IVR: 8010-440-440 Email: [email protected] Contents Polity and Governance ........................................................................................................1 z Gurkha Rights in Assam .......................................................................................................................................... 1 z Bodoland Statehood Movement ............................................................................................................................ 2 z Vehicle Scrapping in India ....................................................................................................................................... 3 z Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR ............................................................................................ 4 z First ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State: Goa ................................................................................................................................. 5 z Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme: Bihar ................................................................................................................................ 6 z Guidelines for Digital Media Regulation ................................................................................................................. 7 z Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute ............................................................................................................................ 8 z Maharashtra Denies Consent to CBI ....................................................................................................................... 9 z Ayushman Sahakar Scheme .................................................................................................................................. 10 z Rationalisation of Autonomous Institutions ......................................................................................................... 11 z Mobile Application for Geo Tagging: PMKSY ........................................................................................................ 12 z Birth Anniversary of APJ Abdul Kalam .................................................................................................................. 13 z Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ............................................................................................................. 15 z SOP for Adoption of Integrity Pact Amended: CVC .............................................................................................. 16 z India’s First Seaplane Project................................................................................................................................ 17 z In-House Procedure Against Judges of Higher Judiciary ....................................................................................... 18 z Live Streaming of Court Proceedings.................................................................................................................... 19 z Amendment Related to Land in Jammu and Kashmir .......................................................................................... 20 z Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana .............................................................................................................................. 21 z ASER Survey 2020 ................................................................................................................................................. 21 z Maritime Vision 2030 ........................................................................................................................................... 23 z Model Code of Conduct: EC .................................................................................................................................. 23 z Kisan Suryodaya Yojana: Gujarat .......................................................................................................................... 25 z Deworming in India .............................................................................................................................................. 25 z ESI Scheme Extended to Arunachal Pradesh ........................................................................................................ 27 z Institution of Eminence Scheme ........................................................................................................................... 27 z DRIP Phase II and Phase III ................................................................................................................................... 28 z Merger of Schools in Odisha: SATH Project .......................................................................................................... 29 z Sexual Harassment and the Code on Wages ........................................................................................................ 30 z Mandatory Jute Bag Packaging............................................................................................................................. 31 z SERB-POWER Scheme ........................................................................................................................................... 32 z National Unity Day 2020 ....................................................................................................................................... 33 z World Polio Day 2020 ........................................................................................................................................... 34 z World Food Day .................................................................................................................................................... 35 Economic Scenario ............................................................................................................37 z GST Compensation: Centre to Borrow on Behalf of States .................................................................................. 37 z RBI’s Annual Report on State Finances ................................................................................................................. 38 z Forex Reserves ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 z Heeng Cultivation Project in India ........................................................................................................................ 40 z Fertiliser Subsidy .................................................................................................................................................. 40 z International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2020 ........................................................................................ 41 z Expansion of Production-Linked Incentive Scheme .............................................................................................. 42 z Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report ..................................................................................................................... 43 z Antitrust Case Against Google: USA ..................................................................................................................... 44 z Economic Performance Comparison Between India and China ........................................................................... 45 z CPI-IW Base Year Revised to 2016 ........................................................................................................................ 47 z Multimodal Logistics Park in Assam ..................................................................................................................... 48 z Compound Interest Waiver on Moratorium Loans .............................................................................................. 49 z World Economic Outlook: IMF ............................................................................................................................. 50 z India-Australia Circular Economy Hackathon ....................................................................................................... 51 z Depreciation of Rupee .......................................................................................................................................... 53 z Quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey ............................................................................................................... 53 International Relations ......................................................................................................55 z Geneva Conventions ............................................................................................................................................. 55 z Uranium Supply From Australia to India .............................................................................................................. 56 z 65th Anniversary of Bandung Conference: NAM ................................................................................................. 56 z Pro-Democracy Protests in Thailand .................................................................................................................... 57 z Israel and Bahrain Diplomatic Ties 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