7 October 2020: Today’s News Headlines

October 7, 2020

Here are top News Headlines of 7th October 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launches Ayush Standard Treatment Protocol for Covid-19; done by AYUSH Ministry in association with ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
ISLRTC (Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center), NCERT sign MoU to convert educational materials into Indian Sign Language
Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Vigraha’ launched in Chennai; built by L&T
Wild Life Week being celebrated in India from October 2 to 8
IPS officer M.A. Ganapathy is new Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
Rajasthan: Congress MLA Kailash Chandra Trivedi dies from Covid-19 at 65
Former union minister of state for coal Dilip Ray convicted in corruption case over allocation of a coal block at Giridih in Jharkhand in 1999

appointed three external members to RBI’s panel that decides interest rates
3 new members of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC): Ashima Goyal, member of Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister, Shashanka Bhide of National Council for Applied Economic Research and Jayanth Varma – professor in IIM- Ahmedabad

Dinesh Khara appointed Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI)
IFFCO, Prasar Bharati sign MoU to broadcast & promote new agriculture technology & innovations on DD Kisan
Indian Bank launches ‘MSME Prerana’ to support small businesses
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches 42 CNG stations and 3 City Gate Stations (CGS) of Torrent Gas in 6 states
Govt removes export curbs on N-95 masks
Assam govt. launches mobile app Kisan Rath (Fruits & Vegetables) connecting farmers, farmer-producer organizations and agricultural traders

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for black hole research
Kyrgyzstan: Election Commission annuls results of parliamentary elections
Quad (Quadrilateral coalition) meeting held in Tokyo agrees on stepping up coordination in Indo-Pacific region; Participants: India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne
WTO revises forecast for decline in world merchandise trade at 9.2% in 2020 (12.9% decline earlier)
Legendary rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen dies at 65 in US