Singapore-based bond exchange, BondEvalue, developed by India-origin entrepreneurs, is targeting to launch a blockchain-platform in the New Year to facilitate investment in bondsby individuals and common man.

India will be hosting the third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on October 27, 2020 in New Delhi.

India has become the fourth most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Sydney-based Lowy Institute’s Asia Power Index for 2020, which ranks 26 nations and territories.

The 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO was held on 20 October 2020, via video conference.India was represented by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Indian Air Force 1st woman officer, Wing Commander (retd) Dr Vijaylakshmi Ramanan passed away.

Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force, has died at the age of 96.

The theme of the meeting was “Unleashing the South Asian Century through Human Capital for All”and “Investing in Covid-19 Vaccines and Primary Healthcare Delivery System.

In India, the Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 every year.

Haryana State has the best Anemia Mukt Bharat Index among 29 states in the country. Haryana was ranked at the top slot with an AMB Index of 46.7.

Nokia has been selected as a partner by NASA to build the first-ever cellular network on the Moon, helping pave the way towards a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface.

Asan Conservation Reserve has become Uttarakhand’s 1st Ramsar site, making it Wetland of International Importance. Reserve is located on the banks of Yamuna river and is home to many rare & endangered species like Ruddy Shelduck, Red Crested Pochard. Number of Ramsar sites in India: 38

 Noted Bengali elocutionist Pradip Ghosh passed away at his Jodhpur Park residence. He was 78.