Top ten current affairs of 28 October 2020 for Banking, TPSC, UPSC, SSC, and other competitive exams.

Hello everyone, I hope you guys are doing absolutely fine and well. Today we will be discussing the Top ten current affairs of 19 October 2020 for Banking, TPSC, UPSC, SSC, and other competitive exams. 

1. PM Modi has launched 3 new projects in Gujrat.

These three projects launched in his home state Gujrat. Projects related to farmers' welfare, healthcare, and tourism development. These projects are:

• Kishan Suryodaya Yojna
• India's biggest cardiac hospital in Ahmedabad
• World's longest temple ropeway projects at Girnar in Junagadh.

Chief Minister of Gujrat: Vijay Rapani, Governor of Gujrat: Acharya Devvrat.

2. Bangladesh government orders 'no mask, no service' policy.

NO service will be provided to people who don't wear a mask. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided that no one will be allowed to enter the office without the mask. It is decided that all offices must install notice boards saying 'no mask, no service. in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country.

• Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina
• Capital: Dhaka.
  
• currency: Taka.

3.ICICI Bank shuts down operations in Sri Lanka.

ICICI Bank has shut down his operations in Sri Lanka after getting approval from the Sri Lankan monetary authority. 

• ICICI Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.
• ICICI Bank MD & CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi
• The tagline of ICICI bank: Hum Hai Na, Khayal Apka.

4. India Posts releases the 75th Anniversary of UN Commemorative Stamp.

Department of Posts (DOP), Ministry of Communications released a commemorative postage stamp on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Organisations. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, Anurag Srivastava stated India attaches the highest priority to the expansion of the UN security council so that it reflects contemporary realities of the world.

• India Post Headquarters: New Delhi
• Director-General of Indian Post: Arundhati Ghosh
• United Nations Headquarters: New York, United States
• United Nations founded: 24 October 1945
• United Nations Secretary-general: Antonio Guterres.

5. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches the 'e-Dharti Geoportal'.

This portal has launched to integrate legacy drawings such as maps and lease plans in the management information system and make its geographic information system (GIS)-enabled. Now with this portal, the property certificate details and outline map of the property can be easily accessed online. This portal is highly beneficial for the elderly public.

• Minister of housing and urban Affairs and Civil Aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri.
• The constituency of Hardeep Singh Puri: Amritsar.

6. Samsung tops Forbes' list of World's best employer 2020.

South Korea based electronic conglomerate, Samsung Electronics has topped the list of "World's Best Employer 2020' published by Forbes'. Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and LG are the top 5 on the list respectively.

7. Vigilance Awareness Week 2020

This week is being celebrated from 27 October to 2 November 2020 by Central Vigilance Commission during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October) falls.

The theme for 2020 vigilance awareness week is vigilant India, prosperous India. the awareness week campaign affirms our commitment to the promotion of integrity and week campaign affirms our commitment to the promotion of integrity and probity in public life through citizen participation.

8. RBI bars payment system operators from launching any new QR codes.

The Reserve Bank of India has barred Payment System Operators from launching any new proprietary QR code for payment transactions. Currently, there are two interoperable QR codes- UPI QR and Bharat QR.

QR codes are two-dimensional machine-readable barcodes, which are increasingly used to facilitate mobile payments at the point-of-sale. These QR codes store a large amount of information. PSOs that use proprietary QR codes shall shift to one or more interoperable QR codes; this process of migration shall be completed by March 31, 2022.

• Governor of RBI: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors of RBI: BP Kanungo, MK Jain, MD Patra, and Rajeshwar Rao.
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

9. 'Direct Port Entry Facility' inaugurated by Mansukh Mandaviya.

The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated the 'Direct Port Entry facility of V.O. Chidambaranar Port trust in Tamil Nadu. This will help in increasing the Ease of Doing Business for the exporters, as the facility will bring efficiency and reduce dwell time, lower tariff cost, and improve the competitiveness of shippers in international trade.

10. Indian Army celebrates 74th infantry Day in J&K.

Each year, October 27 is celebrated as Infantry Day by the Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir (Known by the nickname, Chinar Crops). This day is celebrated to honor the supreme sacrifice of the gallant soldiers in fighting the Pakistani invaders, in Jammu and Kashmir, in 1947.

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