- India PV Edge 2020: It is the Global Symposium launched to inform global Photovoltaics (PV) about the opportunities in India. It was launched to make India a global hub for solar PV manufacturing. It was jointly organized by NITI Aayog, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Invest India.
- ‘Axis Bank Club Vistara Forex Card’: It is the co-branded forex card launched by Axis Bank in partnership with Vistara. This forex card allows the customers to travel to destinations abroad in a cashless and hassle-free manner.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Axis Bank: Mumbai
- MD and CEO of Axis Bank: Amitabh Chaudhry
- HQ of Vistara: Gurgaon, Haryana
- Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile: It is successfully test-fired by Russia in the Arctic.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Russia: Moscow
- Currency of Russia: Ruble
- ‘Startup India Showcase’: It is the online discovery platform for startups launched by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade). India’s most promising startups names will be mentioned on this platform who have proved their work in areas like fintech, social impact, health tech, edutech, enterprise tech etc.
- Awards and recognition: Nobel Prize in Literature 2020: It is awarded to Louise Gluck (American Poet) ‘for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal’.
- Sarala Puraskar: It will be awarded to Nityanand Nayak (Odia Poet) for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’.
- Important Days and Themes: 9th Oct 2020: World Post Day
- Obituaries: Ram Vilas Paswan: He was Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- ‘Jan Andolan Campaign’ for COVID-19 Appropriate Behavior
- API Integration between PM SVANidhi and SBI’s eMudra Portal
- Appointments and Extension on 9th October 2020
- RBI’s 3rd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2020-21
- India’s GDP to contract by 9.6% in FY21—By World Bank
Questions:
Q.1 When is World Post Day marked?
a. 10th Oct 2020
b. 9th Oct 2020
c. 7th Oct 2020
d. 8th Oct 2020
Q.2 Who among the following launched ‘India PV Edge 2020’?
a. NITI Aayog
b. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
c. Invest India
d. All of the above
Q.3 Which country test-fired Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile?
a. Japan
b. USA
c. Russia
d. China
a. 10th Oct 2020
b. 9th Oct 2020
c. 7th Oct 2020
d. 8th Oct 2020
Q.2 Who among the following launched ‘India PV Edge 2020’?
a. NITI Aayog
b. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
c. Invest India
d. All of the above
Q.3 Which country test-fired Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile?
a. Japan
b. USA
c. Russia
d. China
