World number one Indian Elavenil Valarivan won a gold medal and Shahu Tushar Mane bagged a silver in the Sheikh Russel International Air Rifle Championship, held virtually. The championship was organised by Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF).

The World Statistics Day is observed across the globe on 20 October. The day is celebrated after every five years.

Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has invited the British Government and the private sector to explore the huge business potential in the North Eastern Region of India.

Denmark’s Anders Antonsen is related to Badminton.

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari virtually laid the foundation stone for the first-ever multi-modal logistic park of India, at Jogighopa, in Bongaigaon district of Assam.

Himachal Pradesh has recognized the efforts of the Institute and announced the introduction & cultivation of Asafoetida

India has taken up Heeng cultivation for the first time. The first Heeng plantation was done in Lahaul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh.

India has been ranked at 4th position, with a score of 39.7 out of 100, in the Asia Power Index 2020, released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute. The Asia Power Index 2020 ranks 26 countries and territories to assess the relative power of states in Asia.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister,Yogi Adityanath emphasised upon the sanitation practice of hand washing while launching a ‘Hath dhona, Roke corona’ campaign on the occasion of the Global Handwashing Day.

Reserve Bank will conduct Open Market Operations (OMOs) in State Developments Loans (SDLs) of total amount of Rs. 10,000 crores on October 22, 2020. This is the first ever OMO purchase of State Developments Loans (SDLs).

The 8th edition of the annual Indian Navy (IN) and Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 starts from October 19 to October 21, 2020, in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

India successfully conducted the night trial of its nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile on 16 October 2020 from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore. The state-of-the-art missile is India’s first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, developed by DRDO.

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Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara clinched the Denmark Open title beating three-time badminton world champion Carolina Marin in women’s singles. Okuhara got the better of Marin in two games 21-19, 21-17.

Michael Irani was appointed after the resignation of IWF President Tamás Aján.

 Rajkiran Rai G, the Managing Director and CEO of Union Bank of India has been elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the term 2020-21.

The Member of Parliament and author Shashi Tharoor has announced his new book titled “The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism And What It Means To Be Indian”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by Bangladesh to celebrate the nation’s 50 years of Independence on March 26, 2021.

The Supreme Court has appointed Justice Madan B Lokur, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as a one-person monitoring committee to prevent stubble burning in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, amid rising levels of pollution in the national capital and adjoining regions.

Vishal V. Sharma has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the UN’s cultural body, UNESCO, with the rank of Ambassador.

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17 October throughout the world.

 Aishwarya Sridhar, a 23-year-old, Mumbai based girl, has become the first Indian woman to win the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. It is the 56th year of the prestigious award.

Citibank India (Citi) and Mastercard jointly announced the launch of “IKEA Family Credit Card by Citi” to make shopping at the Swedish furnishing company more affordable, convenient and rewarding.

The 36th Raising Day of National Security Guard (NSG) is observed on 16 October. NSG plays a crucial role in India’s security apparatus. It has been associated with the utmost courage and professionalism.

New Zealand has knocked off Japan for the strongest passport in the world according to the latest Global Passport Index compiled by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital.
The US passport ranked 21 and India 58.

The World Bank announced the approval of project ‘Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS)’ for India.

The approval includes an assistance of $500 million (around ₹3,700 crore). The project aims to improve the quality and governance of school education in six States. Around 25 crore students (between the age of 6 and 17) in 15 lakh schools and over 1 crore teachers will benefit from the programme.

India has been ranked at 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2020 report released on 16 October 2020.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has informed that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted a committee for preparing the Professional Engineers Bill.
The committee will function under the chairmanship of M.S. Ananth, former director, IIT Mardas.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, remains the wealthiest Indian for the 13th consecutive year on Forbes India list, which has recently been released.
List of India’s top 5 richest persons
1. Mukesh Ambani (88.7 billion dollar)
2. Gautam Adani (25.2 billion dollar)
3. Shiv Nadar (20.4 billion dollar)
4. Radhakishan Damani (15.4 billion dollar)
5. Hinduja brothers (12.8 billion dollar)