Top Best Current Affairs 30 October 2020 (2)

Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has launched the virtual festival of "Parampara Series 2020-National Festival of Music and Dance" organised by Natya Tarangini in partnership with the United Nations. Natya Tarangini has been organising this for the past 23 years.

State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement of up to $1 billion with The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). The loan will facilitate the operations of Japanese car companies in India. The financing will assist in Government of India's 'Make in India' initiative.

Chief Minister Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday announces that it achieved to become the first state in the country to fix the floor price or MSP for 16 vegetables. The floor price would be 20 percent above the production cost of the vegetables. Even if the market price will go below the floor price, the product would be procured at the floor price from the farmers.

The Andhra Pradesh government released the second instalment of Rs 1,115 crore under the Rythu Bharosa scheme. This fund was released by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on October 28, 2020. The fund released under the scheme would benefit 50 lakh farmers across the state.

International Animation Day is observed globally on 28 October every year. The day has celebrated the art of animation and also recognise the artists, scientists and technicians behind animation. This year marks the 19th International Animation Day.

The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on the grey list and asked it to take action on six points relating to terror financing. The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on the grey list and asked it to take action on six points relating to terror financing

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that terrorism not only damages the society but also significantly impacts the economy. Mr Birla, who is in Tokyo to attend the 6th Parliamentary Speakers' Summit of G 20 Countries, shared his views with Presiding Officers of Parliaments of G20 countries.

Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will get a vulture conservation and breeding centre each, according to the Action Plan for Vulture Conservation 2020-2025. The plan has also suggested that new veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) be tested on vultures before their commercial release. NSAIDS often poisons cattle whose carcasses the birds pray on. The action plan was approved by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) October 5, 2020, its minutes showed. An earlier one was formulated in 2006 for three years.