MONTHLY HEADLINES
Week 1:-
Monday:
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● Tuesday: 1. Amazon One: Palm scanner launched for 'secure'
payments letting us pay by hovering our hand in mid-air "for about
a second or so".
● 2. Prisoners fighting California wildfires - As wildfires ravage
California, inmates may be able to help firefighters bring the
blazes under control. For decades, prisoners in the US state have
been able to rehabilitate as firefighters - donning a distinct orange
suit to fight flames in exchange for a wage and reduced
statement.
● 3. Coronavirus has killed more than 1million people worldwide.
The grim tally has been reached in less than 9 months since the
first death caused by coronavirus was confirmed by Chinese
authorities in the city of Wuhan.
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Wednesday:
● 1. High alert in Uttar Pradesh as court gave the verdict on Babri
Masjid demolition case on September,30.
● 2. Government to issue Unlock 5.0 guidelines on September,30.
● 3. Joe Biden, presidential candidate for the democratic party of
USA has been nominated by UK labour party MP, Chris Bryant for
2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
● 4. The Central government considers selling 25% stake in LIC to
plug a widening budget gap.
Thursday:
● The Supreme Court refused to postpone the UPSC civil services
preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of Covid-19
pandemic and floods in several parts of the country.
● Hathras rape case : Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi taken into custody,
stopped from visiting Hathras.
● Maldives thanks India for $250 mn support amid Covid-19
pandemic
● US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe
Biden began the first presidential debate with heated exchanges
over health care, the coronavirus and the future of the Supreme
court.
Friday:
● U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump test
COVID-19 positive.
● ASTRAZENECA resumes vaccine trials in Japan after talks with
USA.
● U.S. Judge partially blocks Trump's suspension on H1B visas.
● Google to pay USD 1 Billion to publishers worldwide to license
their content.
● Elon Musk says TESLA will "surely" enter India by next year.
● Robert Lewandowski wins the 'Best Football Player in Europe'
Award at the UEFA ceremony.
● India climb to third in ICC women's T-20 team ranking.
Saturday:
● NASA launches SS Kalpana Chawla Cygnus spacecraft to
International Space station
● SpaceX aborts GPS Falcon 9 rocket launch seconds before
takeoff
● California Fires: Two of the largest fires are fully contained, but
others still threaten lives
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● Dozens of sarcophagi revealed at ancient Egyptian burial site of Saqqara.
Officials said they're expecting to find more.
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Sunday:
● "Plan To Cover 25 Crore By Next July":Health Minister On Covid
Vaccine
● Call Of Duty Mobile turns 1, peaks at 1bln monthly hours spent
worldwide.
● Amid conflict with China, Army and Air Force prepare to fight wars
jointly.
● White House acknowledges Trump's condition had been worse
than revealed.
Week 2:-
Monday:
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Tuesday:
● Google deferred the enforcement of 30% commission on
in-app purchases of digital goods from its Play Store in
India to April 2022 in the face of mounting protests by
Indian developers. Globally, the fee comes into effect in
September next year.
● Social networking giant Facebook is partnering with
Coursera to launch a new Social Media Marketing
Professional Certificate, designed to prepare learners of any
background for jobs in the social media marketing field in
just 20 weeks.
● As many as 41 lakh youth in the country lost jobs due to the
COVID-19 pandemic while construction and farm sector workers
account for the majority of job losses, according to a joints
report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the
Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Wednesday:
● Dinesh Khara appointed as new SBI Chairman for next three
years.
● Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice won the 2020
Nobel Prize in Medicine.
● Researchers find 24 planets more liveable than Earth.
● COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end : WHO
● About 40 lake acres of land have burned due to wildfires in
California (USA) in 2020.
Thursday:
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Friday:
● TCS tops ACCENTURE as most valuable IT company in the
world.
● World Bank expects India’s GDP to contract by 9.6% this fiscal
year starting from march.
● India successfully test fires DRDO's indigenously developed
'Rudram 1' anti radiation missile that has twice the speed of sound
from a Sukhoi fighter jet.
● The World Food Programme was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace
Prize by the Nobel Prize Committee.
● The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday asked all
private satellite television channels to adhere to the Programme
Code and emphasised that no programme should criticise, malign
or slander any individual or certain groups.
Saturday:
● Hurricane Delta made landfall on the US Gulf Coast Friday
evening, the National Hurricane Center said, roaring ashore as a
Category 2 storm with winds of 100 miles per hour.
● UK court extends Nirav Modi's custody, judge to hear admissibility
of evidence on November 3.
● US elections 2020: Twitter imposes restrictions, more warning
labels to curb misinformation.
● Former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif has been asked
by court to appear before it by November 24 to avoid being
declared a proclaimed offender.
Sunday:
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Week 3:-
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Wednesday:
● DRDO chief says India can have a complete missile system in 4-5 years.
● Israel aligned with PM Modi’s ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’, ‘Make in India’ vision.
● As per Health ministry, India has one of the lowest Covid-19 cases, deaths
per million.
● France to take part in ISRO’s launch of Venus Mission In 2025.
Thursday:
● The Indian Navy’s first batch of women pilots on Dornier Aircraft at Kochi on
October 22, 2020. The 3 women pilots, Lieutenant Divya Sharma, Lt
Shubhangi Swaroop and Lt Shivangi are now ready to take on all MR
missions on Dornier aircraft.
Friday:
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Saturday:
● India has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International
Labour Organization (ILO), after a gap of 35 years.The Labour and Employment
Secretary, Apurva Chandra, has been elected as the Chairperson of the
Governing Body of the ILO for the period October 2020- June 2021.
● The vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the
Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) — Covaxin, has been
cleared for the third phase of clinical trials.
● Every year on 24 October, the United Nations (UN) celebrates its
anniversary. And, in this 2020 UN celebrates its 75th Anniversary.
● Seven mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir on
Saturday gave a formal shape to their recently cobbled alliance -
People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD)- for the restoration
of Article 370.
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