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1.October 12 marks 15 years since the implementation of the 2.\u2018Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology 3. Feluda\u00a0is the acronym for\u00a0FNCAS9 Editor Linked 4. Two beaches in Karnataka are among the eight in India 5. Goa has become the first Har Ghar Jal State in the 6. ADB, India sign $270 million loan to improve urban 7. 7th Justice Ministers\u2019 Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation 8. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been 9. The Line of Credit is\u00a0not a grant but a \u2018soft loan\u2019\u00a0provided 10. TRIFED, IIT Kanpur and Chhattisgarh MFP Federation 11. The eVIN network is being repurposed for the delivery of 12. Cabinet approves Rs. 5718 crore World Bank aided project 13. Union Health Minister launches 2nd phase of \u201cThalassemia 14. 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization 15. PM to dedicate to the Nation 17 recently developed 16. Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n
\nRight to Information Act. This act was enacted in order to consolidate\u00a0the
\nfundamental right in the Indian constitution \u2018freedom of speech\u2019.\u00a0 It
\nreplaced the former\u00a0Freedom of Information Act, 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nin Village Areas\u2019 (SVAMITVA) scheme: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently
\nlaunched the physical distribution of property cards under the scheme. This
\nlaunch will enable nearly one lakh property holders to download their property
\ncards through SMS on their mobile phones and pave the way for villagers to use
\nproperty as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nUniform Detection Assay. It is an accurate and low-cost\u00a0paper-based test
\nstrip\u00a0to detect Covid-19\u00a0and can deliver a result in\u00a045 minutes.
\nIt has been approved for commercial launch by\u00a0the Drugs Controller General
\nof India.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthat have bagged the coveted eco-label \u2018Blue Flag\u2019 from the international
\nagency,\u00a0Foundation for Environment Education,\u00a0Denmark.\u00a0 <\/span>In kerala Kappad beach also got
\ncertification. It is an \u2018eco-tourism model\u2019 and marks out beaches as providing
\ntourists and beachgoers clean and hygienic bathing water, facilities\/amenities,
\na safe and healthy environment, and sustainable development of the area.<\/span><\/p>\n
\ncountry by providing tap water connection to every rural household. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nservices in 64 Madhya Pradesh small cities. It is a regional development bank. established
\non 19 December 1966. headquartered\u00a0\u2014 Manila, Philippines. Asian
\ndevelopmental report is published by ADB.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOrganisation (SCO) Member States to be hosted by Union Law Minister Shri Ravi
\nShankar Prasad on 16th October, 2020. SCO is a permanent intergovernmental
\ninternational organisation. It\u2019s\u00a0creation was announced on 15 June 2001\u00a0in
\nShanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People\u2019s Republic of China,
\nthe Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and
\nthe Republic of Uzbekistan. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nawarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson\u00a0\u201cfor improvements to
\nauction theory and inventions of new auction formats.\u201d The\u00a0Sveriges
\nRiksbank Prize in Economic Sciences\u00a0gives award.<\/span><\/p>\n
\non concessional interest rates to developing countries, which has to be repaid
\nby the borrowing government. The LOCs also helps to promote exports of Indian
\ngoods and services, as 75% of the value of the contract must be sourced from
\nIndia.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nE-Launch \u201cTech for Tribals\u201d Initiative. TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal
\nAffairs is establishing 1,200 \u201cVan Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)\u201d, across 28 States
\nengaging 3.6 Lakhs Tribal Forest Produce gatherers. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe COVID-19 vaccine. The eVIN is an innovative technological solution aimed
\nat\u00a0strengthening immunization supply chain systems across the country. This
\nis being\u00a0implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM)\u00a0by the
\nMinistry of Health and Family Welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSTARS. STARS\u00a0stands for\u00a0Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results
\nfor States Program (STARS). Six states included are-\u00a0Himachal Pradesh,
\nKerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nBal Sewa Yojna\u201d. Thalassemia,It is\u00a0a chronic blood disorder.\u00a0It
\nis\u00a0a genetic disorder\u00a0due to which a patient cannot make enough
\nhemoglobin found in Red Blood Cells (RBC\u2019s).<\/span><\/p>\n
\n(FAO) on 16th October 2020. India has released a commemorative coin of Rs 75
\ndenomination to mark the occasion. India\u2019s proposals for\u00a0the International
\nYear of Pulses in 2016 and the International Year of Millets 2023\u00a0have
\nalso been endorsed by FAO. Headquarters: Rome, Italy.\u00a0 <\/span>Every two years, FAO publishes\u00a0the State
\nof the World\u2019s Forests.\u00a0 <\/span>October 16:World
\nfood day.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbiofortified varieties of 8 crops. It is the process of increasing nutritional
\nvalue of food crops by increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a
\ncrop\u00a0through either conventional plant breeding; agronomic practices or
\nbiotechnology.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nRights Council (UNHRC). With its re-election, Pakistan will continue as a
\nmember for another three-year term commencing on January 1, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n