1 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

October 1, 2020

Unlock 5.0: States may decide on opening schools, colleges after Oct 15
Surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos test fired; range extended from 290 km to 400 km
Indian Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS ‘Kanaklata Barua’ commissioned in Kolkata
ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025, France to take part: CNES (French space agency)
Country received ‘above normal’ rainfall during 4-month (June1-Sept 30) monsoon: IMD
Rajasthan govt. to give 30% of the new PDS (public distribution system) shops to women
Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB
Demolition of Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992: Court acquits all 32 accused

India posts current account surplus of $19.8 bn in April-June quarter as trade deficit narrows
India external debt at $554.5 bn by June-end, down $3.9 bn from March: RBI
Core sector output shrinks for sixth straight month in August, down 8.5%
Thaawarchand Gehlot launches Ambedkar Social Innovation & Incubation Mission under Venture Capital Fund for SCs
Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO Sunil Gurbaxani voted out by shareholders

US: Citizen Diplomacy Award won by Mohamed Amin Ahmed, founder of Average Mohamed; India’s Sehgal Foundation is co-runner up along with Tempe Sister Cities
Sri Lanka bans cattle slaughter, to import beef for those who consume it
Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah becomes new ruling emir of Kuwait
International Translation Day celebrated on September 30; Bible translator St. Jerome is considered patron saint of translators