October 2020
Current Affairs Oct 31
Sardar Vallabhai Patel Zoological Park The Prime Minister inaugurated Sardar Patel Zoological Park and Geodesic Aviary Dome in Kevadia. Dedicated to the nation 17 projects under Integrated Development of Kevadia and laid the foundation Stone for 4 new Projects. The projects include Navigation Channel, New Gora Bridge, Garudeshwar Weir, Government Quarters, Bus Bay Terminus, …
New Zealand’s Euthanasia or Assisted Dying Act
As per preliminary referendum results, a majority of voters in New Zealand have voted in favour of the End of Life Choice Act 2019. As people voted in the general elections, they also had the option to vote in two referendums. One of the referendums was on cannabis legalisation and control, which over 53 …
Current Affairs Oct 30
MoC between India and Japan Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between India and Japan on bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). IMPORTANCE It will contribute in strengthening bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding in the field of communications It will serve as a strategic initiative for India as Japan is an …
Clean-air Body For Delhi NCR
Centre’s New Clean-air Body For Delhi NCR The President of India signed The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance, 2020. The Ordinance came within days of the hearing in ‘Aditya Dubey vs Union of India’ in the court of the Chief Justice of India, where Solicitor General …
Current Affairs Oct 29
Antarctica Yields Fossils Of Giant Birds Scientists have identified the fossil of a giant bird that lived about 50 million years ago, with wingspans of up to 21 feet that would dwarf today’s largest bird, the wandering albatross. The fossils recovered from Antarctica in the 1980s represent the oldest giant members of an extinct …
India-US Military Co-operation
BECA — and importance of three foundational pacts of India-US military cooperation India and the United States signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), which, along with the two agreements signed earlier — the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) and the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) — completes a troika of “foundational …
Current Affairs Oct 28
Agreement for Electronic Exchange of Customs Data Department of Posts, Government of India (India Post) and United States Postal Service (USPS) have entered into an agreement for Electronic Exchange of Customs data related to postal shipments exchanged between the two countries. The agreement will make it possible to transmit and receive electronic data of international …
Current Affairs Oct 27
Child Care Leave Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions said that the male employees of the government are also now entitled to Child Care Leave. The provision and privilege of Child Care Leave (CCL) will be available only for those male employees who happen to be “single male parent”, which may include male …