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International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed on October 22
International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed annually on October 22. Stuttering is a communication disorder in which repetitions or abnormal stoppages of sounds and syllables -break the flow of speech. This year’s theme is “Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back”.

Surat now has India’ longest BRTS network
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-launched projects worth more than Rs 200 crore in The BRTS corridor from Kumbharia to Kadodora was opened. With the opening of this BRTS corridor , Surat has become the only city in the country to have the longest BRTS network of 108 km. Unveiling the development works of SMC and SUDA through video conference from Gandhinagar.

Govt partners with FICCI for Make-in-Odisha 2020
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has been selected as the national industry partner for the third edition of ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave, the flagship industrial summit of Odisha Government that showcases the State as an industrial power house and a preferred investment destination in the country.

Meghalaya CM launches ‘micro ATM’ service in rural areas
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma launched the ‘micro ATM’ service in rural areas of the state. He distributed the handheld devices, through which money could be withdrawn, to banking
correspondent agents (BCA). “The implementation of various development and welfare schemes get delayed due to the absence of basic banking infrastructure”.

India recorded highest air pollution exposure globally in 2019
India recorded the highest air pollution exposure annual average PM 2.5 concentration exposure in the world last year(2019), according to the State of Global Air 2020 (SOGA 2020) report. India was followed by Nepal, Niger, Qatar and Nigeria in high PM 2.5 exposures. India is also among the top ten countries with highest ozone (O3) exposure in 2019. Qatar recorded the highest O3 exposure followed by Nepal and India.

18th meeting of SCO Prosecutors General held via video link
India participated in 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCOvia video conference. The sides inter alia agreed to strengthen cooperation in preventing and combating corruption, mutual legal assistance, exchange of regulatory legal acts. Representing India, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta attended the meeting. India will host the next meeting of Prosecutors General in 2021. The eight member bloc is holding this year’s SCO Council of Heads of Govt on 30th Nov which will be hosted by India.

Sushil Kumar Singhal accredited as next High Commissioner of India to Solomon Islands
Sushil Kumar Singhal, a 2000-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands.

Indigenously built ASW Corvette Kavaratti to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam
The indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes INS Kavaratti under Project 28 (Kamorta class) will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Naravane, at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam. ASW corvette, Kavaratti is indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).

IIT Kharagpur’s ‘COVIRAP’ – Novel Technology of COVID-19 Test Gets ICMR Certification
‘COVIRAP,’ the diagnostic technology developed by IIT Kharagpur researchers, has been successfully validated for its efficacy in COVID-19 detection by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). This COVID-19 Diagnostic Test has been designed to be fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour.

DRDO successfully conducts nal trial of Nag anti-tank guided missile in Pokhran range
India successfully carried out the final trial of the defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)-developed Nag anti-tank guided missile with a warhead. The test was carried out at the Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan.

Telangana’s first Home Minister Nayini Narsimha Reddy passed away
Senior TRS leader and the first Home Minister of Telangana Nayini Narsimha Reddy passed away at the age of 86.

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