01 October 2020 - Current Affairs/General Knowledge(GK)

🔶 01 October : International Day Of Older Persons

👤 Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah Has Been Appointed Emir Of Kuwait

👩 Megha Tata Elected President Of IAA India Chapter

👤 Pradeep Dwivedi Elected Vice President Of IAA India Chapter

👤 Jaideep Gandhi Elected Honorary Secretary Of IAA India Chapter

✔️ IAA : International Advertising Association

👤 Abubaker Koya Elected As President Of SICC India

✔️ SICC : Swiss-Indian Chamber Of Commerce India

🔶 Shekhar Kapur Appointed As President Of Film And Television Institute Of India

✔️ Shekhar Kapur's Tenure Will Be Till March 3 , 2023

👤 Alexander De Croo Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Belgium

👤 Vedantu Ropes In Aamir Khan As Brand Ambassador

👤 Sourav Ganguly Becomes The Brand Ambassador Of Bengal Peerless

🔶 IDBI Bank Becomes 1st Bank To Enable Document Embedding Feature On SFMS

✔️ SFMS : Structured Financial Messaging System

🔶 Abdul Samad (18) Becomes 2nd Youngest Player To Debut In IPL 2020

🔶 David Warner Became The 9th IPL Captain To Lead A Team In 50 Matches

🔶 Rohit Sharma Becomes 2nd Player To Hit 150 Sixes For Mumbai Indians

🔶 Assam Launched " TRISSAM " Brand For Marketing Forest-Based Products

🔶 Goa Govt To Launch " Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa " On October 1

👤 Phurailatpam M Sharma Has Been Appointed As New Chairman Of MCPCR

✔️ MCPCR : Manipur Commission For Protection Of Child Rights

👤 Purnachandra Rao Elected As New National President Of IACC

✔️ He Was The National Vice President Of The IACC In The Years From 2019-2020

✔️ IACC : Indo American Chamber Of Commerce

🤝 Uber Partners With HelpAge India To Provide 1000 Free Monthly Rides To Elderly

✔️ Uber Will Provide These Free Riders From October To December 2020

🔶 French Company Air Liquide To Set Up It's 1st Industrial Unit In Punjab

🔶 Indian Coast Guard Ship " Kanaklata Barua " Was Commissioned At Kolkata

✔️ Designed & Built Indigenously By Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.

👩 The Ship Is Named In Honour Of Ms Kanaklata Barua

👩 Ms Kanaklata Barua : A Freedom Fighter Who Was Martyred During The 1942 Quit India Movement

✔️ Indian Coast Guard Has 151 Ships & Boats And 62 Aircrafts

🔶 Sri Lanka Bans Cattle Slaughter In The Country

🔶 Japan To Host QUAD Ministerial Meer In Tokyo On October 6

✔️ QUAD Countries : India , US , Japan , Australia

✔️ Quadrilateral Security Dialogue ( QSD , Also Known As QUAD )