Given below are the Current Affairs October 2020 for CLAT divided into categories of National, International, Legal, Awards, Important days and Government Schemes.
International News
- The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan for Nagorno-Karabakh region
- Venus Mission to be launched by ISRO in 2025.
- Google sued by the United States Justice Department in the anti-trust case.
- A new space centre to be set up by the North Atlantic Treaty organisation in Ramstein Germany.
- Independence from France rejected by Referendum in New Caledonia.
- EpicVacCorona, second Covid 19 vaccine approved by Russia.
- Sudan became the third country to join the UAE and Bahrain in recognizing Israel.
- French Open 2020 won by Rafael Nadal beating Novak Djokovic.
National News
- Brahmos test-fired from a Sukhoi fighter aircraft by Indian Air force.
- KAPILA Campaign launched by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
- Aarogya Van inaugurated in Kevadia by PM Modi.
- NISAR satellite to be launched by NASA ISRO in 2022.
- India attends 6th Parliamentary British Forum.
- Permanent body to control Air Pollution in Delhi by the Government of India.
- Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile called SANT successfully tested by India.
- The second phase of Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana launched by Union Health Minister Dr, Harsh Vardhan.
- The adoption of Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj act approved by the Union Government.
- Malabar exercise (first phase) to be held in the Bay of Bengal from 3rd November to 6th November 2020.
- Top rank secured by Uttar Pradesh in PM Samvidhi Scheme.
- The first batch of women pilots operationalized by Indian Navy
- Expenditure limit of Candidates to be revised by the panel set up by the Election Commission.
- Indian Naval Ship Kavaratti is to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- As per the State of Global Air report 2020, India recorded the highest air pollution exposure.
- Bongosagar Military exercise to be held in the Bay of Bengal.
- As per IMF’s latest projection, per capita GDP of Bangladesh will be higher than per capita GDP of India.
- SLINEX Military exercise to be held by India and America.
- As per the Tourism Statistics Report released by the Ministry of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh attracted the highest number of domestic tourists.
- Australian Navy will be joining the Malabar Exercise.
- India and Cambodia signed an MoU regarding Medicine and Health.
- Ayushman Sahakar Scheme launched by Union Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
- India’s proposal against Covid 19 Vaccine Nationalism backed by the World Health Organisation.
- The naval version of Brahmos successfully tested by DRDO.
- India ranked 94th among 107countries in Global Hunger Index.
- Import of Refrigerator and Fridge completely banned by India.
- INS Sindhuvir will be transferred to Myanmar by India
- Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (EVIN) to be used by India to store Covid 19 vaccines.
- The approval of Sputnik V vaccine by Russia renewed by Director Control General of India.
- Rajiv Gauba Panel constituted to setup streamline telecom spectrum allocation
- 520 Crore allocated approved by Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi under National Rural Livelihood Mission for Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh.
- 32 crore man-days of employment generated under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana.
- 43rd GST Council Meet chaired by Nirmala Sitharaman.
- PM to release a special commemorative coin of denomination of Rs. 100 coin to honour Vijaya Raje Scindia.
- 8 million N95 masks donated to the United States by the Government of India.
- Property Cards for all the landowners under SVAMITVA Scheme.
- For the first time, WTO to be led by a woman.
- Ram Vilas Aswan (Union Consumer Affairs Minister) passed away.
- FDI from Mauritius banned by Reserve Bank of India.
- Agreement signed between India and Japan for cooperation in Artificial Intelligence.
- Rajeshwar Rao appointed as the new Deputy Governor of RBI
- The provisions for postal ballot laid down by Election Commission for elderly and disabled people.
- SS Kalpana Chawla Cargo Spacecraft launched by NASA.
Important days and Awards
- Gandhi Jayanti observed on October 2.
- International Day of Non Violence observed on 2nd October
- World Food Day celebrated on October 16.
- Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice and Michael Houghton won the Noble Prize for Physiology/ Medicine 2020.
- Six years of Swaachh Bharat Mission completed on 2nd October 2020.
- World Polio day celebrated on October 24
- October 24 was celebrated as the United Nations day.
- October 15 celebrated as World Student Day.
- World Mental Health Day celebrated on October 10.
- World Food Programme wins the Noble Peace Prize 2020.
- Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020.
- Andrea M Ghez, Roger Penrose and Reinhard Genzel won Noble Prize in Physics 2020.
- Louise Gluck wins the Noble Prize in Literature 2020.
Legal News and Government Schemes
- Tribal India E-Market Place launched by the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda
- Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission for the Scheduled Castes launched by Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
- VAIBHAV Summit inaugurated by PM Modi.
- Draft Model Act on Land Titles released by NITI Aayog.
- SERB POWER initiative launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- The Supreme Court held that the overtime wages must not be denied to workers during Covid 19.
- Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2020 drafted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- AYUSH Standard Treatment Protocol launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- FSSAI to launch Food Safety Compliance platform i.e. FoSCos.
- Chhattisgarh Krishi Upad Mandi (Amendment) Bill 2020 passed by Chhattisgarh Assembly.
- The ordinance to constitute an air quality commission for Air Quality Management for NCR promulgated by the President of India.
- Special Festival Advance Scheme and LTC Cash Voucher Scheme announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- Paul R Milogrom and Robert B Wilson awarded Nobel Prize for Economics 2020.
- Export of GI tag Bangalore rose onions allowed by Government of India.
- Mission Shakti launched by Uttar Pradesh Government for women empowerment.To check the Current Affairs for September 2020, click here.