| 1. Police Commemoration Day being observed on 21st October. the Police Commemoration Day is being observed across the country. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid the wreath and paid homage to the police martyrs at Police Memorial Ground in New Delhi. The day commemorates the sacrifices of ten policemen while defending the borders with China in 1959. |
| 2. Jacinda Ardern to become New Zealand Prime Minister. New Zealand is to get its youngest-ever female Prime Minister after a minority party threw its support behind Labour leader Jacinda Ardern, who took over the left-wing party only three months ago.Ardern, 37, will become New Zealand's third female leader. Speaking after the announcement she said it was an "absolute honor and a privilege ... to form a government for all New Zealanders. |
| 3. Centre has given green clearance for a greenfield airport project at Hirasar,Gujarat. The Centre has given green clearance for a greenfield airport project at Hirasar, about 28 km from Rajkot in Gujarat, at a cost of over ₹1,400 crore. The State government has proposed a new airport in Rajkot district as the existing one is small and the earlier plan to extend the current runway could not materialise because of high land cost.The estimated cost of the project is ₹1,405 crore. It would be a single runway airport for operating ‘C’ category aircraft. The proposed project will be built in an area of 1,025.54 hectare, of which 96.48 per cent is government land. |
| 4.UAE names Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama as country’s first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. The UAE has named Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama as the country’s first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Aged just 27, his appointment is not only being seen as infusing young blood in the cabinet but also part of the UAE’s ambition to be at the forefront of the global technological revolution. The reshuffle was announced in a tweet by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and Vice President and ruler of Dubai. |
| 5. Narendra Modi has launched 'Ro-Ro' ferry service in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the ₹615 crore ‘roll-on-roll-off’ (Ro-Ro) ferry service between Ghogha in Saurashtra and Dahej in south Gujarat. He launched the first phase at a rally in Ghogha in the presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel. “This is the first of its kind project not only in India but also in South-East Asia,” Mr. Modi said at the rally which comes ahead of the Assembly polls in the State. |
| 6.GSTN unveils offline option for GSTR-3B returns filing. The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has released an offline facility that will allow taxpayers to finalise their GSTR-3B forms on their own computers before uploading it onto the portal. The deadline for the filing of the GSTR-3B form for September was October 20. Taxpayers have to file the summary GSTR-3B forms each month till January. This facility will provide an opportunity to the taxpayer to verify the details of GSTR 3B before filing and minimise chances of error. |
| 7. India ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths: ‘Lancet’ report. With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. China recorded the second highest number of such deaths (1.8 million). India accounted for about 28 per cent of an estimated nine million pollution linked deaths worldwide in 2015. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health is a two-year project in which more than 40 international health and environmental authors led by environmental scientist Philip Landrigan were involved. |
| 8.Lebanon’s parliament has approved a government budget for the first time since 2005. For 12 years, political crises and wars have forced Lebanon’s state institutions to operate without a budget. The 2005 assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri, plunged Lebanon into turmoil, dividing the country between supporters and enemies of Damascus. |
| 9. India has emerged as the top country for reporting corporate social responsibility information. According to 10th KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting, India has emerged as the top country for reporting corporate social responsibility information. The survey was carried out by studying annual financial reports and corporate responsibility reports. 95 of the 100 Indian companies in the survey acknowledged human rights as an issue to their business. |
| 10. Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan have been selected for National Lata Mangeshkar award. The very popular playback singers Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan have been selected for the Madhya Pradesh state government’s prestigious National Lata Mangeshkar award. The artistes will be honoured for their contribution in the field of singing and composition of music. |
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