1. PROPERTY CARDS UNDER
THE SVAMITVA SCHEME
• PM Narendra Modi launched a physical distribution of property
cards, a legal document of owning their houses under the Survey of Villages and
Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas(SVAMITVA) scheme over a
virtual platform.
• This will support to make rural India self-sufficient.
• The property cards, the legal papers of the houses have been
handed over to the more than 1 lakh beneficiaries from 763 villages across
Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
2. NECHIPHU TUNNEL IN
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
• Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister virtually inaugurated 44
bridges, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) across 7 States/UTs(Union
Territories) in border areas.
• Most of these bridges are in strategically important areas and
will help armed forces to ensure quick movement of troops and weapons.
• He also laid the Foundation Stone for 450 meters long, ‘Nechiphu
Tunnel’, a bi-lane tunnel, on the road to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
3. FIRST STATE IN INDIA TO
GO DIGITAL IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
• The state of Kerala has become the First State in India to make
the public education sector completely digital.
• It has been implemented at a cost of INR 42.36 Crores, out of
which KIIFB has contributed INR 34.75 crores.
• The project was implemented by Kerala Infrastructure and
Technology for Education (KITE).
• Financial assistance was provided by Kerala Infrastructure
Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
4. CRI INDEX 2020
• India has been ranked 129 out of 158 countries in the Third Edition
of Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index or CRI Index 2020 released by
Oxfam and Development Finance
International (DFI).
• According to the report, India has spent only 4 percent of its
budget on health during the Pandemic, which is the Fourth Lowest in the world.
COUNTRY CRI RANKING
Norway 1
Denmark 2
Germany 3
5. INTERNATIONAL BLUE FLAG
CERTIFICATION
• Eight Beaches of India have been awarded “BLUE FLAG” by Denmark
based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
• India became the First Country to be awarded the Coveted
International Blue Flag certification for 8 beaches in one attempt.
LIST OF 8 BEACHES:
BEACH STATE
Shivrajpur Gujarat
Ghoghla Diu
Kasarkod Karnataka
Padubidri Karnataka
Kappad Kerala
Rushikonda Andhra Pradesh
Golden Beach Odisha
Radhanagar Andaman & Nicobar Islands
6. 2020 NOBEL PRIZE IN
ECONOMIC SCIENCES
• Professor Göran K.
Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced
the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences or SverigesRiksbank Prize in Economic
Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 jointly to 2 American economists namely, Paul R. Milgrom
and Robert B. Wilson for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new
auction formats”.
7. FRENCH OPEN 2020
• The 124th Edition of French Open (also known as Roland Garros)
took place at the Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France from 27th September –
11th October, 2020.
• The French Open is a Clay Court Tennis Tournament.
FRENCH OPEN 2020 WINNERS:
CATEGORY WINNER RUNNER-UP
Men’s Singles Rafael
Nadal (Spain) Novak
Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Singles IgaSwiatek (Poland) Sofia
Kenin (USA)
Men’s Doubles Kevin
Krawietz (Germany), Andreas Mies (Germany) Mate
Pavic (Croatia), Bruno Soares (Brazil)
Women’s Doubles TimeaBabos
(Hungary), Kristina Mladenovic (France) Alexa
Guarachi (Chile), Desirae Krawczyk (USA)
8. 2020 EIFEL GRAND PRIX
• Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won the 2020 Eifel Grand
Prix held at Nurburgring, Germany.
• With this win, Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s
All-time record of 91 Grand prix victories.
• Max Verstappen (Netherlands) of Red Bull Racing finished Second,
while Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) of Renault finished Third.
9. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
THE GIRL CHILD 2020: OCTOBER 11.
• Theme of International Day of the Girl Child 2020– “My Voice, Our Equal Future”.
• 2020 Events in India
