Top Best Current Affairs 18 October 2020 (2)

National Informatics Centre (NIC), IEEE Computer Society and Oracle will organise Gov Tech- Thon 2020 commencing from October 30, 2020 to November 1, 2020. This would be launched under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Leather Sector Skill Council launches SCALE India Android App for Enhanced Quality Assurance under Skill India Mission.

Ministry of Culture (Performing Arts Bureau) implemented various schemes under its Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY).

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

Renowned Author and Politician, Shashi Tharoor is set to release his new book titled "The Battle of Belonging" .

The World Bank aided- Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE). These are aligned with the objectives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 of Quality Based Learning Outcomes.

The Global hunger index was launched on October 16 2020. It has been jointly prepared by Welhunger life and Concern Worldwide. This year, India has been ranked 94th Out of 107 countries. In 2018 was India ranked 103 while in 2019 India was ranked 102.

Israel's parliament voted in favour of formally ratifying the country's historic agreement normalising diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates.