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World Teacher’s Day is observed on October 5
October 5 is celebrated in order to show appreciation towards teachers. The day is observed globally but is not a public holiday is not declared. In 1994, World Teacher’s Day was celebrated for the first time.

World Habitat Day is observed on October 5
The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns. 2020 Theme: Housing For All — A Better Urban Future

‘Corona Intensive Community Survey Campaign’ underway in Chhattisgarh
In Chhattisgarh, “Corona Intensive Community Survey Campaign” is going on. Under this campaign, a door-to-door survey is being conducted to identify patients with symptoms of corona infection in rural and urban areas of the state by October 12. The objective of this campaign is to identify Corona patients as soon as possible by conducting intensive community survey in urban and rural areas. Through this campaign, the state government is trying to break the chain of corona infection by isolating corona patients.

Hardeep Singh Puri addresses webinar on World Habitat Day 2020
Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations member states is a guiding document for a planet and people. He said, 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets reflect the collective vision which need to be achieved by the year 2030.

Google extends compliance date for Play Billing to March 2022 for Indian apps
Amid growing concerns from startups about Play Billing policies, Google on Monday said it is “setting up listening sessions” with “leading Indian startups” to “understand their concerns”. The move comes less than a week after Google India issued a clarification on its Play Billing policies, which was panned by big tech startups in the country, including PayTM and Razorpay.

Adani Ports completes acquisition of Krishnapatnam port
India’s largest private port operator Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has completed the acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port Co Ltd (KPCL) for an enterprise value of ₹12,000 crore. This will result in APSEZ having a 75% controlling stake in KPCL, the Adani group said in a press release.

Paytm launches its own mini app store
Digital payments firm Paytm has launched a mini-app store to support Indian developers, in a direct challenge to Google’s dominance in the space. The launch of the store follows the payment app being temporarily removed from Google’s Play Store on 18 September for violating developer guidelines on real-money gaming.

Nobel Prize 2020 for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for Hepatitis C virus discovery
Two Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and one British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for work in identifying the Hepatitis C virus, which causes cirrhosis and liver cancer, the award-giving body said on 5 October.

24 planets may have more suitable conditions for life than Earth
Scientists have identified 24 planets outside our solar system that they say may have conditions more suitable for life than the Earth. The study, published in the journal Astrobiology, details characteristics of potential “superhabitable” planets, that include those that are older, a little larger, slightly warmer and possibly wetter than Earth.

DRDO successfully flight tests Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo, SMART was successfully flight tested today from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO said, all the mission objectives including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM) have been met perfectly.

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