13 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

October 14, 2020

Here are top News Headlines of 13th October 2020

Aadhaar not mandatory for registration of births and deaths: Registrar General of India
designates single SBI branch in New Delhi for all FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) accounts
EAM S. Jaishankar and his counterpart Ine Eriksen Sreide co-chair virtual meeting of India-Norway Joint Commission
India to host 7th Meeting of Ministers of Law & Justice of SCO virtually on Oct 16
J&K: Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti released after 14 months; Public Safety Act revoked
Nagaland: Govt. minister C. M. Chang dies at 77 in Kohima of COVID-19
Noted artist and dramatist Mohan Sona dies in Karnataka

Indian economy to contract by 10.3% in 2020-21; to bounce back with 8.8% growth in 2021-22: IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
India among world’s top three FDI destinations in next 2-3 years: CII-EY survey
ADB, India sign $270 mn loan to improve urban services in 64 cities of MP
selects Hughes Communications to connect remotely located panchayats with satellite broadband

Global economy to contract by 4.4% in 2020; grow by 5.2% in 2021: IMF in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update
World Meteorological Organisation releases ‘2020 State of Climate Services’ report; says more disasters attributed to weather occurring each year
Transparency International releases report ‘Exporting Corruption 2020: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention’
Bangladesh President signs ordinance on capital punishment in rape cases
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction observed on October 13
15 new members elected to the 47-member Geneva-based Human Rights Council; elected include China, Russia and Pakistan
Turkey to continue gas exploration in Mediterranean Sea; opposed by Greece
EU to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
US: Indian-origin philanthropist Harish Kotecha awarded Sandra Neese Lifetime Achievement Award
Saudi Arabia presides over virtual global interfaith forum as head of G-20
Facebook bans content that denies or distorts the Holocaust
Apple unveils iPhone 12 with 5G, HomePod Mini smart speaker