Top Best Current Affairs 6 October 2020

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched a financial inclusion and literacy initiative 'Gram Sampark Abhiyan' to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The nationwide campaign was launched by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar, PNB said in a statement.

India and South Africa have asked for a waiver on certain provisions of the international agreements regulating the intellectual property rights in the World Trade Organization (WTO). This step has been taken in order to speed up efforts that prevent, treat and contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Union Minister of Tribal Affaires, Arjun Munda Virtually launched 'Tribes India E-Marketplace'. It is the India's largest handicraft and organic products marketplace. It is an initiative of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India(TRIFED). Minister of state for Tribal Affairs, Renuka Singh , Minister of Rural Industry, Chhattisgarh , Rudra Kumar, Chairman of TRIFED, Ramesh Chand Meena & Managing Director of TRIFED, Pravir Krishna were present during the launch.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh virtually launched the construction of 750 Rural Stadiums and Playgrounds in Punjab. The stadium will facilitate youths to channelize their energy in a constructive manner. It is being built at a cost of INR 105 Crore under Punjab 'Rural Transformation Strategy' and ' Tandarust Punjab Mission'.

The Right Livelihood Award Foundation has announced the Four winners of the 2020 Right Livelihood Award 2020 which is also known as the alternative Nobel Prize in Stockholm. The four activists Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Nasrin Sotoudeh of Iran, Bryan Stevenson of the United States(US) and Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua shared the 2020 award for their contribution towards equality, democracy, justice and freedom.

The ministry of Home Affairs has redefined guidelines on how non -government organization(NGOs) can accept, transfer and utilize foreign donation and contributions by amending the provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.2010 (FCRA) with Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act,2020 which has come into force w.e.f. September 29, 2020.

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh has released a Coffee Table Book on "Discovering the Heritage of Assam", written by Padampani Bora and having foreword by Amitabh Bachchan.

Bollywood actress Mishti Mukherjee, who has featured in many Hindi, Bengali and Telugu films, and music videos has passed away. Besides featuring in major Bengali projects, Mishti made her debut in Bollywood with the film Life Ki Toh lag Gayi in 2012 and worked as the lead actress in Subhash Ghai's 2014 film Kaanchi: The Unbreakable?.