| The new Chief Information Commissioner, appointed to succeed Shri Bimal Julka from 31 Oct 2020 | Shri Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha |
| The Indian state which has become the first in the country to fix MSP (Minimum Support Price) for vegetables | Kerala |
| The new CEO and MD of HDFC Bank who has taken over following the retirement of Shri Aditya Puri | Sashidhar Jagdeeshan |
| The former Chief Minister of Gujarat who passed away on 29.20.2020 | Shri Keshubhai Patel |
| The initiative launched by Indian Railways for focused action on security of women across all zones with an objective to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station is named | Meri Saheli |
| The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week observed by Govt of India from 27.10.2020 to 02.11.2020 | Vigilant India, Prosperous India (सतर्क भारत, समरिद्ध भारत) |
| The European nation which has become the 190th member of the International Monetary Fund | Andorra |
| The South Korean company which has topped the list of Forbes World’s Best Employer | Samsung |
| The company which has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on moon | Nokia |
| The low-cost (Rs. 500) COVID-19 diagnostic procedure developed by IIT Kharagpur and certified by ICMR is named | COVIRAP |
| The indigenously developed air to surface missile (anti-tank version of HeliNa) successfully test-fired off Odisha coast is named | SANT (Stand-off Anti-Tank) |
| The theme of World Statistics Day observed on 20 October, once in every five years since 2010 | Connecting the world with the data we can trust |
| The state in which the first seedling of asafoetida was planted by CSIR-IHBT (asafoetida was not grown in India till now, but imported from Iran, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan) | Himachal Pradesh |
| The conservation site in Uttarakhand which has become the state's first Ramsar site, making it a Wetland of International Importance | Asan Conservation Reserve |
| The eighth edition of annual bilateral maritime exercise to be held by the Navies of India and Sri Lanka off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka from 19 to 21.10.2020 is named | SLINEX-20 |
| The first Indian to win Academy Award (for her costume design in film Gandhi (1982)) and National Award for Costume Design for films Lekin and Lagaan, who passed away on 15.10.2020 | Bhanu Athaiya |
| The renowned Malayalam poet, recipient of Jnanpith Award (2019), Padma Shri (2017) and Sahitya Akademi Award (1971), who passed away on 15.10.2020 | Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri |
| The renowned Kuchipudi dancer, recipient of Padma Shri (2001) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1991), who passed away on 14.10.2020 | Sobha Naidu |
| The theme of World Students Day 2020 observed on 15 October 2020 to mark the birth anniversary of Shri APJ Abdul Kalam | Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace |
| The theme of World Standards Day (also known as International Standards Day) observed on 14 October 2020 | Protecting the planet with standards |
| The Union Minister who has been given the additional charge of Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Administration following the death of Shri Ram Vilas Paswan | Shri Piyush Goyal |
| The country which has test-fired Tsirkon hypersonic missile having a speed of Mach 8 (8 times the speed of sound) | Russia |
| The Indian state which has become the first Har Ghar Jal state in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household | Goa |
| The first indigenous anti-radiation missile developed by DRDO for Indian Air Force (IAF) and successfully flight tested (from Su-30MKI aircraft) onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha is named | RUDRAM |
| The name given to India's premium cotton in the world cotton trade on the occasion of 2nd World Cotton Day (07 Oct 2020) | Kasturi |
| The mega virtual summit on artificial intelligence hosted by India from Oct 5 to 9 and inaugurated by the PM Shri Narendra Modi is named | RAISE 2020 |
| The international organisation which has halted its operations in India after its bank accounts were frozen for breaking rules on foreign funding laws | Amnesty International |
| The second edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral exercise to be held in Northern Bay of Bengal on 03 October 2020 is named | Exercise Bongosagar |
| # | Field | Winners | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Medicine | Harvey J. Alter | for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. |
| Michael Houghton | |||
| Charles M. Rice | |||
| 2. | Chemistry | Emmanuelle Charpentier | for the development of a method for genome editing. |
| Jennifer A. Doudna | |||
| 3. | Physics | Roger Penrose | for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity. |
| Reinhald Genzel | for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy | ||
| Andrea Ghez | |||
| 4. | Peace | World Food Programme | for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. |
| 5. | Economic Sciences | Paul R. Milgrom | for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats. |
| Robert B. Wilson | |||
| 6. | Literature | Louise Glück | for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal |
From: 09.10.2020 to 15.10.2020
09.10.2020: World Post Day
10.10.2020: Banking Day
12.10.2020: Postal Life Insurance Day
13.10.2020: Philately Day
14.10.2020: Business Development Day
15.10.2020: Mail Day
Inaugurated by: PM Shri Narendra Modi on 03 Oct 2020
Features
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1991
Theme: Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2007
Established by : UNESCO
Theme: Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future
First Observed in: 1994
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 1986
Theme: Housing For All — A Better Urban Future
Designated by : Universal Postal Union
First Observed in: 1969
Designated by : International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Theme: Hope in Sight
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by : World Health Organisation
Theme: Mental Health for All
First Observed in: 1992
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: My voice, our equal future
First Observed in: 2012
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Disaster Risk Governance
First Observed in: 1989
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19
First Observed in: 2008
Designated by : Food and Agricultural Organisation
Theme: Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together: Our Actions are our Future
First Observed in: 1980
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all
First Observed in: 1993
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1972
The day marks the coming into effect of the UN Charter (the founding document of UNO) in 1945.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN day concert was prerecorded and screened in the GA Hall on Thursday, 22 October 2020.
The concert was sponsored by the Mission of Italy under the theme "Reimagine, Rebalance, Restart: recovering together for our shared humanity".
Designated by : UNESCO
Theme: Your window to the world
First Observed in: 2005
Designated by : UN General Assembly
Theme: Valuing Our Communities and Cities
First Observed in: 2014
Born: 05.07.1946 Passed away: 08.10.2020
Position of India and its neighbouring countries
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
| 64. | Sri Lanka |
| 73. | Nepal |
| 75. | Bangladesh |
| 88. | Pakistan |
| 94. | India |
| 99. | Afghanistan |
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) |
| Women's Singles | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Sofia Kenin (USA) |
| Men's Doubles | Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (Germany) | Mate Pavic (Croatia) and Bruno Soares (Brazil) |
| Women's Doubles | Timea Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Mladenovic (France) | Alexa Guarachi (Chile) and Desirae Krawcyzk (USA) |
Campaign: Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya
Gujarat (Best State)
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (Best District)
Khachrod, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (Best block)
Chinnaur, Salem, Tamil Nadu (Best Gram Panchayat)
Campaign: Samudayik Shauchalaya Abhiyan
Uttar Pradesh (Best State (Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana))
Gujarat (Best State non-GKRA)
Prayagraj (Best district (GKRA))
Bareilly (Best district (Non-GKRA)
Borigaon, Bongaigaon, Assam (Best Gram Panchayat)
Campaign: Gandagi se Mukt Bharat
Telangana and Haryana (Best States)
Moga, Punjab (Best district)
RAISE: Responsible AI for Social Empowerment
SMART: Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo
SVAMITVA: Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas
Battle of Belonging by Shashi Tharoor