24 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

October 24, 2020

Here are top News Headlines of 24th October 2020

Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launches “Life in Miniature” project; miniature paintings at National Museum in New Delhi can be seen on Google Arts & Culture app
CBSE introduces facial recognition systems for accessing digital documents by students
Joginder War Memorial on 1962 Sino-India War inaugurated at Bum La in Arunachal Pradesh; Sub Joginder Singh was conferred ‘Param Vir Chakra’, the highest gallantry award’
Ministry of Earth Sciences dedicates Flash Flood Guidance services for South Asian countries
Maharashtra withdraws general consent to CBI; agency will now have to approach the State government on case-to-case basis seeking permission

Centre imposes stockholding limits on onion retailers (2 tonnes) and wholesalers (25 tonnes) till Dec 2020
Foreign exchange reserves touch life time high of USD 555.12 billion in the week ended October 16
GeM (Government eMarketplace) completes work for creation of unified procurement system: CEO Talleen Kumar
Flipkart to buy 7.8% stake in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail for Rs 1,500 crore
Tech Mahindra to acquire Tenzing Group, Momenton for Rs 293 crore

20th Amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution passed by parliament; envisages expansive powers and greater immunity for the Executive President
FATF (Financial Action Task Force) keeps Pakistan on “greylist” till next review in Feb 2021
India elected Chairman of Governing Body of ILO (International Labour Organisation) for October 2020-June 2021
EU environment ministers agree to make the bloc’s 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
Britain signs Japan trade agreement with Japan; its first big post-Brexit deal