National: On 20th October, 2020, Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya e-launched the development of Indigenous Software solution for Vessel traffic services (VTS) and Vessels Traffic Monitoring Systems (VTMS) in New Delhi. Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned an amount of Rs 10 Crore to IIT, Chennai for development of indigenous VTS software.

National: Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for country’s first Multi-modal Logistic Park at Jogighopa in Assam on 20th October 2020. The Rs 693.97 crore Park will provide direct connectivity to air, road, rail and waterways to the people. It will be developed under the ambitious

National: The Central Vigilance Commission is observing the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week, 2020’ from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020. This year theme of the Vigilance Awareness Week is, “सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत – Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat (Vigilant India, Prosperous India)”. This is observed every year during the week in which the birthday of Sardar

National: Southern Command, Pune is organising an open online competition. Theme of the competition is “Indian Army: A Symbol of unity in Diversity”. The competition will involve four competitions:Slogan Writing; Video Making; Photography; PaintingThe contest is open to all under various age categories with a total prize award money of Rs 1,22,000, alongwith award of

National: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde has approved the proposal for appointment of three Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court as Permanent Judges.Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, recommended Justice Manish Choudhury, Additional Judge of Gauhati High Court, Justices Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Nani Tagia as

National: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched YSR Bima scheme on 21st October 2020. Under this scheme, 1.41 crore families will get benifit of insurance cover. The State government will be paying Rs 510 crore every year as a premium for the scheme. Under this scheme Insurance amount as assistance will be

National: The two-day “4th India Agricultural Outlook Forum 2020” webinar held in Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi from 15th October 2020. The main topics for discussion during the forum were:  Current national and international agricultural economic situation dictated by the pandemic and the way in which India and the world struggled to keep their economies going

National: On 20th October 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a new version of the procurement manual of the premier military research institute DRDO featuring simplified procedures for involvement of the private sector in various research and development projects. The defence ministry said, “The procurement manual – 2020 will facilitate faster execution of R&D projects/programmes.

National: The first-ever Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) launched at Kochi from 19th October, 2020. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated this project. It will integrate the traffic movement in the city. The ITMS was implemented by the Cochin Smart Mission Limited in association with Keltron. The ITMS comprises two major modules. The first one is