Haryana CM launched a State-of-the-Art Mobile Water Testing Laboratory Van

• To address the pressing need of testing water at the doorstep, Manohar Lal, CM of Haryana launched a state-of-the-art Mobile Water Testing Laboratory Van, an innovative solution for water testing of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).
• He also launched 'Swachhta Pakhwada' in Panchkula.
• . The mobile van will be stationed at State Water Testing Laboratory, Karnal and its operation will be throughout the state.

About Haryana

• Capital - Chandigarh
• CM - Manohar Lal Khattar
• Governor - Satyadev Narayan Arya

AICTE made a Committee Headed by M.S Ananth to prepare the Professional Engineers Bill

• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted a committee to prepare the Professional Engineers Bill. The committee is chaired by M.S. Ananth, Former Director of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M).
• The issue on the lack of regulatory mechanics in the field of engineering was raised following the consultation with experts like E. Sreedharan, Principal Advisor of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
• About All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Chairman - Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe
• HQ-New Delhi

Government set up Panel of Secretaries under Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to Streamline Spectrum Allocation

• Central government has formulated a panel of secretaries under cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba to streamline telecom spectrum allocation process and examine the possibility of making the auction of spectrum an annual calendar event. The panel comprises the secretaries of home, defense, railways, telecom, information and broadcasting (I&B) and department of space.
• Spectrum allocation - Spectrum allocation or frequency allocation is the allocation and regulation of the electromagnetic spectrum into radio frequency bands done by government. Spectrum is invisible radio frequencies that wireless signals travel over which enables us to make calls from our mobile devices do everything on our mobile devices.
• Gurdeep Singh, CMD of NTPC got an extension on His Term Till July 2025
• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) extended the tenure of Gurdeep Singh, the CMD of NTPC limited.
• Gurdeep Singh will serve as the CMD till July 2025, which makes him as one of the longest serving chief of NTPC Ltd.
• He was appointed as the CMD of NTPC in February 2016.

Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India to Secure Future of Assam's Wild Elephants

• Pernod Ricard India Foundation and World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) partnered to conserve the Asian elephant in Assam through effective human-elephant conflict management.
• The project will work across 150 villages in Kamrup, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Nagaon districts.
• It will also train community members on effective situation management by developing a toolkit and forming anti-depredation squads, which will help them protect their property, crops, and lives.

About WWF

• HQ - Gland, Switzerland
• President - Pavan Sukhdev

Pradeep Goorha > Wrote his 2nd Book titled "Mr Prime Minister, We Shrank The Dragon"

• Pradeep Goorha authored his 2nd book titled "Mr. Prime Minister, We Shrank The Dragon", published by Partridge Publishing India is set to be released.
• The Fiction book is based on the reality around the issues along the Northern borders of India and the illegal occupation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok), Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan

Sixth Session of India-Norway Joint Commission Meeting held virtually

• 6th session of India-Norway Joint Commission was held virtually where Indian delegation was led by Union Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Norwegian delegation was led by Ms. Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide, Foreign Minister of Norway.
• The two sides hoped for an early conclusion of the India and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) trade negotiations. The four members of EFTA are Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

About Norway

• Capital - Oslo
• Currency - Krone
• PM - Ema Solberg

NASA will launch Nano Satellite, 'India Sat' Developed by 3 Tamil Nadu Students into Sub orbit

• NASA has chosen 'India Sat', an indigenous experimental satellite developed by 3 students from Tamil Nadu namely, M. Adnaan of Thanthonrimalai, M. Kesavan of Nagampalli and V. Arun of Thennilai for launch in suborbital space in June, next on NASA's sounding rocket 7.
• This satellite model has outnumbered many other satellites designed as part of the global competition conducted by the Cubes in Space, a programme of Idoodledu Inc in association with NASA.
• This satellite has been considered to be the world's smallest and lightest satellite.

About the satellite

• It is made of reinforced graphene polymer that is 3 cm (centimetre) in size and weigh 64 gm (gram).
• To transmit and receive the signal from Earth to outer space, it has its own radio frequency communication.
• The satellite through the solar cells attached, generates power for it.

ASEAN-India Track 1.5 Dialogue focuses on cyber security during COVID-19 pandemic

• Second Edition of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) -India Track 1.5 Dialogue took place virtually. The summit was organized by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the External Affairs Ministry (EAM).
• . The summit held discussions on cooperation safety in the virtual and cyber area during the pandemic.
• It was attended by Dato 'Suryodipuro, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to India, Akshay Mathur, Director Observer Research Foundation, Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East) in EAM.

Olympic Champion Constantina Dita named Brand Ambassador for World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020

• World Athletics named Constantina Dita, Romanian long-distance runner and the champion of the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the brand ambassador of World Athletics Half Marathon Championships 2020 which will be held at Gdynia, Poland,
• Constantina Dita won the 2004 Chicago Marathon and came second in the 2005 Chicago Marathon (major City Marathons).

Odisha + IRFU → Signed an agreement to sponsor Indian National Rugby Team for 3 years

• Odisha signed an agreement with Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to sponsor the Indian National Rugby Team for a period of 3 years (till 2023). The agreement was signed at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• The agreement will cover training, conditioning and incentivizing the Indian National Rugby Teams (men and women) participating in International Rugby events.

World Students Day → 15th October, 2020

• The World Students Day is observed annually on 15th October to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of India's 11th President Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (known as APJ Abdul Kalam). This is Abdul Kalam's 89th Birth Anniversary.
• The theme of World Student Day 2020 is "Learning for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace".
• Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.
• He is also known as 'Missile Man of India' for work on development of Ballistic Missile and Launch Vehicle Technology.
• He is recipient of Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), Bharat Ratna (1997).
• He passed away on July 27, 2015 at IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Shillong, Meghalaya.

International E-Waste Day → October 14th 2020

• The Third International E-Waste Day was observed on 14th October, 2020. The day is observed to raise awareness about e-waste recycling and encourage consumers to recycle e-waste.
• It aims to sensitize the youth on E-waste. It is annually observed on 14th October.
• International E-Waste Day has been observed since 2018 by WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Forum.
• International E-Waste Day 2020 Theme - Education.
• About WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
• President of WEEE forum - Jan Vlak HQ - Brussels (Belgium)