October is the second month
in the season of autumn and has 31 days in it. There are important days in
October that mark occasions like festivals and seasonal events. Some of the
events in the month are more focused on the events that take place all over the
world. The article is mainly on about the Important Days in October 2020 –
National and International.
1 October – International Day of the Older People
One of the important days in
October is the International Day of Older People.The United Nations General
Assembly has select on October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons on
14 December 1990.
1 October – World Vegetarian Day
October 1 is celebrated as the
World Vegetarian Day.
2 October – Gandhi Jayanti
October 2 is celebrated as
Gandhi. It is the day when the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was born.
3 October – German Unity Day
October 3 is celebrated as German
Unity Day. In the year 1990, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic
Republic of Germany united to create one single federal in Germany.
4 October – World Animal Welfare Day
October 4 is celebrated as World
Animal Welfare Day.
8 October – Indian Air Force Day
October 8 is recognized as the
Indian Air Force day. On this day in the year 1932, the force had participated
in many wars and missions.
9 October – World Post Day / World Post Office Day
World Post Day is recognized each
year on October 9 as the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in
the Swiss Capital, Bern.The purpose of world post day is to create awareness of
the role of postal sector in peoples everyday’s lives and their contribution in
economic development of countries.
10 October – World Mental Health Day
October 10 is the second Saturday
of 2020 and will be celebrated as the World Mental Health Day. Its an
international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy
against social stigma, It was celebrated in 1992.
11 October – International Day of Girl Child
October 11 has been celebrated as
the International Day of the Girl child.
Raising awareness of issues facing girls internationally, such as
education,nutrition,forced child marriage,legal rights and medical rights.
13 October – World Calamity Control Day (UN) / UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
The International Day for Natural
Disaster Reduction is globally observed on October 13. The United Nations’ (UN)
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is marked to raise the profile
of disaster risk reduction.
14 October – World Standards Day
One of the special days in
October is 14, the members of IEC, ISO and ITU of the International Standards
Association celebrate World Standards Day.
15 October – Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Pregnancy and infant loss remembrance
day is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes,
however is not limited to,miscarriage,still birth,SIDS,and the death of a
newborn.
15 October – Global Hand washing Day
October 15 is Global Hand washing
Day. International hand washing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize
people around the world to improve their hand washing habits. Washing hands at
critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important.
15 October – World White Cane Day
The National Federation of the
Blind celebrates White Cane Awareness Day on October 15. The date is set
aside to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually
impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the
white cane.
15 October – World Students’ Day
World Student’s Day is marked on
A P J Abdul Kalam’s birthday,15th October. In 2010 the United
Nations declared 15 October World Students Day
16 October – World Food Day
World Food Day is internationally
celebrated on October 16 commemorate the founding of the United Nations’ (UN)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A World Food Day official symbol
consists of three abstract human figures distributing, harvesting and sharing
food.
17 October – International Poverty Eradication Day
October 17 is marked as the
International Poverty Eradication Day. The international day for eradication of
poverty is an international observance celebrated each year on October 17th,through
out the world
23 October – Mole Day
National Mole Day celebrates a
special number in chemistry.. It is an
unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and chemistry
enthusiasts on October 23,between 6.02.am and 6.02pm,making the date 6.02 10/23
in the American style of writing.
24 October – United Nations Day
October 24 has been recognized as
United Nations Day since 1948.Humanity has entered the era of sustainability
with a global commitment to fulfill the great promise of the 2020 agenda for
sustainable development.
24 October – World Development Information Day
The General Assembly in 1972
decided to institute a World Development Information Day to draw the attention
of the world to growth problems. Hence October 24 is marked as World
Development Information Day.
30 October – World Thrift Day
World Thrift day is Observed on
30th October, but World Thrift Day is
celebrated every year on 31 October. The day aims to promote the savings and financial
security of individuals and nations as a whole.
31 October – Rashtriya Ekta
Diwas / National Unity Day
The day is known for the Current
Affairs: The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or the National Unity Day that is celebrated
on October 31 in India. The day is the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Kerala PSC Exam Calendar November 2020 is out. PSC has scheduled 44 tests for November 2020, including the Assistant Professor, LP School Assistant, UP School Assistant, etc. The admit cards will not be generated for candidates who fail to submit their confirmation in the given period.Candidates should submit their confirmation to appear for the below-given recruitment tests between August 23, 2020, to September 11, 2020.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna.They developed the Crispr tool, which can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with high precision. Emmanuelle Charpentier (Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Germany),Jennifer A. Doudna (University of California, Berkeley, USA) “for the development of a method for genome editing”
Dr. Charpentier and Dr. Doudna, only the sixth and seventh women in history to win a chemistry prize, did much of the pioneering work to turn molecules made by microbes into a tool for customizing genes — whether in microbes, plants, animals or even humans.
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life sciences, is contributing to new cancer therapies and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true.
Researchers need to modify genes in cells if they are to find out about life’s inner workings.Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was done by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 7 October 2020.
The 2020 Nobel Prize in
Physics was awarded jointly to Roger Penrose from Britain, Reinhard Genzel from
Germany and Andrea Ghez from the US for making discoveries that have shaped our
modern understanding of the universe and black holes.
Half the prize went to
Penrose, “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust
prediction of the general theory of relativity,” through mathematical models, Penrose proved
that the formation of black holes was possible, relying solely on Albert
Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
The other half of the prize was split between Genzel and Ghez, for discovering “that an invisible and extremely heavy object governs the orbits of stars at the centre of our galaxy.”
