Current Affairs 2 October 2020

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Current Affairs 2 October 2020

Appointments

Ms. S Aparna assumed charge as a new Union Pharma Secretary. She has replaced PD Vaghela.

Important Points to Remember:

• 1988-batch IAS officer of Gujrat cadre
• Executive Director, World Bank in 2017

Apurva Chandra assumed charge as a new Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

Important Points to Remember:

• 1988 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Maharashtra Cadre
• Shri Chandra has served on the Board of Directors of Maharatna PSU, GAIL (India) and Petronet LNG.
• Shri Chandra also served as Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of HRD, Department of School Education & literacy from August 2011 to February 2013.

Major General Sonali Ghosal appointed as Additional Director General Military Nursing Service. She replaced Major General Joyce Gladys Roach.

Important Points to Remember:

• Major General Sonali Ghosal was commissioned in 1981 and is an alumnus of School of Nursing, Indian Naval Hospital Ship Asvini, Mumbai.

Hero MotoCorp appoints former Air Chief BS Dhanoa as an independent director.

Important Points to Remember:

• Hero MotoCorp Headquarters: New Delhi
• Hero MotoCorp Founder: Brijmohan Lall Munjal

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw appointed as Biotherapeutics firm PureTech’s Board of Directors.

Important Points to Remember:

• Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: Indian Entrepreneur, Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon

RP Goyal was appointed as NHPC Director (Finance).

Important Points to Remember:

• NHPC: Hydro Power Generation Company
• NHPC Headquarters: Faridabad, Harayana

Air Marshal RJ Duckworth took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan, Indian Air Force on 01 Oct 20.

Important Points to Remember:

• He was commissioned into Fighter Stream of the IAF on 29 May 1983 as a Fighter Pilot. 
• He has a flying experience of more than 3000 hours including operational flying on MiG-21 and MiG-29 fighter aircraft. 

Air Marshal Amit Dev took over as AOC-in-C, Eastern Air Command.

Important Points to Remember:

• Commissioned into Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force on 29 December 1982 as a Fighter Pilot.
• He has a flying experience of more than 2500 hrs, including operational flying on MiG 21 & MiG 27 fighter aircraft.

Devyani Khobragade appointed India’s next Ambassador to Cambodia.

K. Nandini Singla, presently Ambassador of India to Portugal, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Mauritius.

Defence

DRDO successfully tested Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile. Missile defeated the target located at a longer range. The test was conducted from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) Ahmednagar in continuation of a successful trial done on 22nd September 2020.

Important Points to Remember:

• DRDO: Defence Research and Development Organization
• DRDO Chief: G. Sateesh Reddy
• DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi

Important Days

International Non-Violence Day is observed every year on 2nd October.

Important Points to Remember:

• The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
• The United Nations General Assembly On 15 June 2007 voted to establish 2nd October as the International Day of Non-Violence.

World Smile Day is observed every year on 2nd October.

MoUs and Agreements

REC signed an MOU with Power Ministry.

Important Points to Remember:

• Objective: Revenue target for FY2021 has been set at Rs. 35,000 Cr, up by 17.5% from the previous year’s achievement.
• REC Limited is a Navratna NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. Established in 1969.
• It provides financial assistance across the power sector value chain.
• Apart from this, REC is also the nodal agency for Govt. of India flagship schemes in the Power sector like Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), Saubhagya, etc.

National

VIP aircraft Air India One arrived at Delhi International Airport.

Important Points to Remember:

• The aircraft is operated as a VVIP flight by the Indian Air Force.
• One of the new Air India Ones used by the Prime Minister & President of India

Home Ministry announces one-day state mourning on October 4, 2020, as a mark of respect on the passing away of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait.

Important Points to Remember:

• Kuwait Emir: Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah (New Appointment)
• Kuwait Prime Minister: Sabah Khalid al-Sabah
• Kuwait Capital: Kuwait City

State

Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh launched the Centre’s One Nation One Ration Card scheme across the state. 

Important Points to Remember:

• Launched: 1 June 2020
• Objective: The scheme will enable ration cardholders to get their supply of food grains at any fair price shop across the country.
• Now, 26 States/UTs integrated into the ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme.
• These 26 States/UTs are namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Nagpur Municipal Corporation starts Mobile COVID test centers in order to stop the spread of the Corona Virus in the City. A fleet of 12 buses in the Civic bus transport facility converted into swab collection centers.

Important Points to Remember:

• Nagpur: Nitin Gadkari Constituency
• Nitin Gadkari: Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Minister of Shipping and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Current Affairs 2 October 2020 Quiz

1. When is the International Non-Violence Day observed every year?
a) 3 October
b) 2 October
c) 4 October
d) 1 October

2. Who of the following appointed as Hero MotoCorp’s Independent Director?
a) BS Dhanoa
b) Manoj Suhag
c) Bipin Rawat
d) Manoj Mukund Naravane

3. Who of the following appointed as NHPC Director (Finance)?
a) PC Mishra
b) RP Goyal
c) Animesh Ahuja
d) Vikram Kirloskar

4. Which of the state launched Centre’s One Nation One Ration Card scheme across the state on 1st October 2020?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Telangana
d) Tamil Nadu

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