Current Affairs - October, 2020
October 31: World Cities Day
Every year, October 31 is celebrated as the World Cities Day by the United Nations. The day promotes global urbanization, addresses challenges of urbanization, pushes for cooperation among countries for sustainable urban development. This year, the World Cities Day is ..
Tags: Habitat III • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals • world cities day • World Cities Summit
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Annual Status of Education Report for Rural India: Key Facts
The Annual Status of Education Report for Rural India was recently released by Pratham Education Foundation. The survey was conducted in 26 states and four Union Territories. Key Findings According to the survey, only one-third of the surveyed children had ..
Tags: Annual Status of Education Report • Basic Education • Pratham NGO • Smartphone • Survey
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Migration and Development Brief Report of World Bank: Key Facts
On October 30, 2020, the World Bank released the migration and development brief report. According to the report the remittances of India will fall by 9% by the end of 2020. India’s remittances will drop down to 76 billion USD ..
Tags: Economic Slowdown • india-world bank • international remittances • Remittance • Remittances to India
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
NITI Aayog releases Draft Model Act on Land Titles
On October 30, 2020, NITI Aayog released Draft Model Act and rules for states on land titling. This has been introduced to reduce litigations. In turn, the process of land acquisition will get eased. Key Features The Model Act and ..
Tags: Land • land acquisition • Land dispute • land records • Land Reforms
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Malabar Exercise to be held in Bay of Bengal
The first phase of Malabar Exercise is to be held in Bay of Bengal between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020. The navies of India, Japan, US and Australia are to participate in the exercise. The second phase of ..
Tags: India China • Indian ocean region • Joint military exercise • malabar exercise • Military exercise
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
31 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines
Here are top News Headlines of 31st October 2020 India Gujarat: PM Modi inaugurates ‘Ekta Mall’ near the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya 1st phase of Malabar naval exercise from Nov 3 to 6 in Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam ..
Tags: 31 October • Current Affairs: News Headlines • Latest News Headlines • News Headlines • Top Headlines