20 new moons discovered around Saturn

1.World Post Day: 09 October

World Post Day is celebrated every year on 9 October.It is the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern.It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969.Posts in many countries use the event to introduce or promote new postal products and services.

2.Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2019: October

October is observed as Brest Cancer Awareness Month worldwide.This month creates awareness about the importance of early detection and treatment of breast cancer.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide, both in developed and developing countries.

3.20 new moons discovered around Saturn

Astronomers have announced that they have discovered 20 more moons around Saturn, bringing its total number to 82.Now it has the most number of moons around any planet in the solar system.Saturn’s retinue now surpasses Jupiter’s 79 known natural satellites.Of Saturn’s 20 newfound moons, 17 are retrograde, meaning they orbit in the opposite direction that Saturn rotates.Three orbits in the same direction that Saturn spins.

4.India gets its 1st of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first of the 36 long-awaited Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force (IAF).India had signed an agreement with France for the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of Rs. 59,000 crore in September 2016.The first batch of four jets will come next May 2020.During this, Defence Minister sat in the rear cockpit while a French pilot flew the customised aircraft with tail number RB-01.RB stands for the newly appointed IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhaduria, in recognition of his role in striking the Rafale deal in 2016.

5.3-day India International Cooperative Trade Fair to be held in New Delhi from Oct 11

A three-day India International Cooperative Trade Fair will be held in New Delhi from 11th of this month.The first-ever such fair is aimed at promoting cooperative to cooperative trade within India and abroad leading to enhanced rural and farm prosperity.Representatives from over 150 cooperative societies and 35 countries including, Australia, Japan, China, Brazil, US, UK, Germany and Iran are going to participate in the fair.

6.Telangana Police ‘Hawk-Eye’ integrated with cab apps

The Telangana Police have made it compulsory to link its “Hawk-Eye” app containing an “emergency button” to every company or individual offering Internet-based cab service.When a commuter in distress presses the button, the message will be transmitted to Telangana police’s Hawk-Eye app through a back-end operational workflow that will pass on location and other details of the cab to the police.The late-hour working conditions in the IT and other service industries necessitated such an app-based facility to ensure the security of women.The emergency button will be integrated in such a way as to alert police patrol system.

7.Auto component major Minda to acquire Germany’s Delvis for EUR21 million

Leading auto component manufacturer Minda Industries is acquiring 100 per cent equity capital of Germany-based Delvis Group for 21 million euros (about Rs 163 crore).The Delvis Group is engaged in automotive lighting design and engineering.It comprises of Delvis GmBH and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Delvis Products and Delvis Solutions.Minda has a diversified product portfolio that encompasses safety, security and restraint systems.These products cater to two- and three-wheelers, passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and after-market.

8.Govt sets up a high-level panel to check money laundering activities

The government set up a high-level inter-ministerial committee chaired by the revenue secretary, Ajay Bhushan Pandey for better coordination among various departments and law enforcement agencies to prevent money laundering activities.The 19-member Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee (IMCC) has five secretaries, including from ministries of finance and external affairs, and chiefs of various regulatory authorities.The committee would also work on the development and implementing policies on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

9.IFS officer Ramesh Pandey selected for Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by UNEP

Senior Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh Pandey has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Programme.The 1996-batch IFS officer, posted as Chief Conservator Forests in Lucknow and Secretary, UP State Bio-diversity Board, is known for his investigation and intelligence gathering on poachers.Pandey will receive the award on November 13 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. The purpose of the Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards is to publicly recognise outstanding achievements by public organisations and individuals in Asia to combat transboundary environmental crime.

10.Nobel prize in physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology

Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics has been announced.Three scientists, James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the Prize for their contribution to the understanding of the evolution of the universe and earth’s place in the cosmos.One half of the award was given to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.They will share a 9-million kronor cash award, a gold medal and a diploma.