Top 20 Current Affairs of 11th & 12th October 2020

Top 20 Current Affairs of 11th & 12th October 2020

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• Central Government announces LTC Cash Voucher Scheme and Special Festival Advance Scheme for Govt employees
• Central Government Job Interviews eliminated in 23 states & 8 Union Territories
• Eight Indian beaches obtain coveted Blue Flag certification
• Health Ministry to conduct Feluda paper strip COVID-19 test
• Tech for Tribals Initiative to be initiated by Trifed, Chhattisgarh MFP Federation and IIT, Kanpur
• Union Defence Minister inaugurates 44 Bridges in seven States and Union Territories
• Prime Minister Modi unveils Special 100 rupees Coin to Honour Vijaya Raje Scindia
• 16 Year Old Teenager Aava Murto appointed as Finland’s Prime Minister Post for 1 day
• Goa State Government tied up with India Post to register 11,000 Farmers in PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme
• First Ever Tree Transplantation Policy launched in Delhi Government
• Nobel Prize 2020 in Economic Sciences won by Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson
• United Nations released Still Birth Report 2020
• Health Spending Index 2020 by Oxfam – India secured 155th Spot
• Animal and Plant Discoveries 2019 report released by ZSI and BSI – 544 New species discovered
• India will be the third largest economy by 2050; Overtakes China
• BRICS Ministerial Summit 2020 held virtually
• DST & IBM Partnered to boost STEM Career opportunities for Students
• Karnataka Medical Education Minister, K Sudhakar be given additional charge of Health and Family Welfare Department
• French Open 2020 Concluded – Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic
• Eifel Grand Prix 2020 won by Lewis Hamilton
• Junior Speed Chess Championship won by Indian Chess Player Nihal Sarin
• Ex Indian football captain Carlton Chapman dies
• International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11
• 12 October is observed as World Arthritis Day

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