- The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India. Here is the list of all 7 new circles:
Raiganj in West Bengal
Rajkot in Gujarat
Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh
Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh
Meerut in Uttar Pradesh
Hampi in Karnataka
- The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant.
- Russia has become the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine “Sputnik V” registered for use.
- China has successfully launched 5th Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
- The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in Assam. It is 1.8 Km long and connects Guwahati and North Guwahati over Brahmaputra river.
- Assam government would provide Rs 830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious “Orunodoi” scheme, to financially empower women.
- Kerala will establish the first international women’s trade centre (IWTC) of India at Angamaly.
- The first-ever “seaplane services in Gujarat” will be commenced from 31 October 2020. The seaplane service will offer seamless and affordable air connectivity from Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Gujarat.
- President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
- Pradeep Kumar Joshi has appointed as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
- Odisha cadre IPS officer, P S Ranipse has been appointed as Inspector General (IG), in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
- Government of India has appointed Rakesh Asthana as the new director-general of the Border Security Force (BSF).
- Ashok Lavasa has stepped down as the Election Commissioner of India. He has submitted his resignation to President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
- President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Satya Pal Malik as the Governor of Meghalaya.
- The Government of India has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Election Commissioner of India.
- Government of India has appointed Ashwani Bhatia as the managing director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI).
- India has been ranked 57th in Digital Quality of Life Index 2020 with overall score of 0.5. Denmark has topped the index and was followed by Sweden.
- Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom.
- The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to Covid-19 will be held in Australia in 2022. India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as planned.
- Former Indian Captain and the World Cup winner, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his retirement from the International Cricket. He represented India in 350 ODI’s, 98 T20 Internationals (T20Is) and 90 test matches.
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.
- German Golfer Sophia Popov has won the Women’s British Open 2020 title.
- India will host the BRICS Games 2021, which will be aligned with the Khelo India Games scheduled for next year.
- Dutch Author, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has won the International Booker Prize 2020 for her debut novel ‘The Discomfort of Evening’.
- India observes 29th August every year as National Sports Day. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, who was the star of Indian hockey team.
- India will take part in the multilateral military "Russian Kavkaz 2020" strategic command-post exercise to be held in Astrakhan, Russia.
- Chetan Bhagat has authored a book titled ‘One Arranged Murder’.
- 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa, from November 20th to 28th.