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20th October current affairs from THE HINDU NEWSPAPER AND PRESS INFORMATION BURUEAU


 

20th  October celebrated as World Osteoporosis Day and THEME -"serve up bone strength"

TODAY's CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. New development bank, also known as BRICKS bank has approved infrastructure projects worth 741 million dollars in India.

 BRICKS= five major emerging national economies, BRAZIL, RUSSIA ,INDIA, CHINA AND SOUTH AFRICA . Establish- 2006 and south Africa join in 2010.


2.union environment minister has said that the PUSA DECOMPOSER will be used on a trial basis this year in Punjab, haryana ,uttarpradesh and Delhi.

pusa decomposer is bio decomposer capsule , its one of the solution of Air pollution.
develop by IARI, INDIAN AGRICULTURE  RESERCH INSTITUTE.(1905)



3.Mnistry if food processing and ministry of railways for directly providing subsidised rate of 50 % in freight for transportation of perishable surplus agriculture produce like oranges and vegetables by railway.



4.union environment minister announced 8 beaches of India , spread across five state and two union territories have been awarded BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION  by an international jury.
                                         1. shivrajpur-gujarat
                                         2. ghoghla- Diu
                                         3.kasarkod-karnataka
                                         4.padubidri-karnataka
                                         5.kappad-kerala
                                         6.Rushikonda-Andhra Pradesh
                                         7. Golden-Odisha
                                         8.Radhanagr-andaman and nicobar Island


5.Global output is projected to shrink 4.4% in 2020 , the IMF said in its world economic outlook october 2020 report titled"A LONG AND DIFFICULT ASCENT"



6.the 8th edition of the indian Navy and srilanka Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 Starts from 19to 21 october.



7.AISHWARYA SRIDHAR WINS WILDIFE PHOTOGRAPHER  of the year 2020 award.


8.Jacinda Ardern wins 2nd terms as NEW ZEALANDS PRIME MINISTER. 

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