11 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

October 11, 2020

Here are top News Headlines of 11th October 2020

Interview for govt. jobs abolished in 23 States and 8 UTs: MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh
Parliamentary panel to look into the issue of TRP manipulations by some TV channels
NRI quota in private colleges not sacrosanct; candidates cannot assert their right to be admitted: SC
364 animal species and 180 plant species were discovered in India in 2019: Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) & Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
‘Protect a Generation: Climate security for India’s children’, a joint report of PwC India and Save the Children India, released

Can’t extend loan moratorium as it may affect credit discipline: RBI to SC
Foreign exchange reserves reach a life-time high of $545.638 billion in the week ended Oct 2
RBI fixes sovereign gold bond issue price at Rs 5,051 per gram of gold open for subscription from Oct 12 to 16

World Migratory Bird Day celebrated on October 10; theme: “Birds Connect Our World”
World Mental Health Day observed on October 10; theme: ‘Mental Health for All: Greater Investment – Greater Access’
Nepal withdraws textbook which includes contentious border map with India
MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan addresses virtual Ministerial Meeting of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement)
US: Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar named as Dean of Harvard Business School
Tunisia: Divers discover wreck of French submarine Ariane in Mediterranean Sea; was sunk by German submarine during WWI in 1917
Kyrgyzstan: President Sooronbai Jeenbekov orders ‘state of emergency’ in capital Bishkek till October 21
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh – a territory belonging to Azerbaijan that is controlled by ethnic Armenian forces since 1994