Oct 12, 2020 Headlines

 

RAFAEL NADAL WON FRENCH OPEN; EQUALS FEDERER’S RECORD

Rafael Nadal won the Men’s Singles title of French Open, 2020 by defeating Novak Djokovic. This is Nadal’s 20th Grand Slam and 13th French Open title. With this 20 Grand Slam won, Nadal have now equalled Roger Federer’s records of winning 20 Grand Slam (maximum win by any male player so far).

Under female category of French Open, 2020, Iga Swiatek won the title. She was the first player from Poland to win a Grand Slam.

Maximum Grand Slam Counts

(1) Margaret Court: 24

(2) Serena Williams: 23

(3) Steffi Graf: 22

(4) Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal: 20

(5) Helen Wills: 19

GOA: FIRST STATE TO ACHIEVE IN JJM

Goa has become the first "Har Ghar Jal" State in the country under the Central Government's "Jal Jeevan Mission" (JJM) by providing 100% tap water connections in Functional Household Tap Connections covering 2.30 lakh households. The state has achieved the target before 2021.

TREE TRANSPLANTATION POLICY

Delhi has become the first State in the country to have the "Tree Transplantation Policy" for the preservation of trees. Under this, a minimum of 80% of trees affected by a development or construction project will be transplanted.

SVAMITVA SCHEME

Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi launched physical distribution of property cards under SVAMITVA scheme through video conferencing and interacted with the beneficiaries of the scheme.  Prime Minister said that, the beneficiaries of this scheme will have a right, a legal document of owning their houses. The scheme is going to bring historical changes to the villages in the country. He added the country has taken another major step towards an AtmaNirbhar Bharat, as the scheme helps in making rural India self-reliant.

The scheme was launched on Oct 11, 2020 (birth anniversaries of two great leaders, Jai Prakash Narayan and Nana ji Deshmukh).

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COMMEMORATIVE COIN FOR VIJAYA RAJE SCINDIA

Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of Smt. Vijaya Raje Scindia on Oct 12, 2020 through a virtual ceremony. Smt Vijaya Raje Scindia is popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior. The coin is being released in celebration of  birth centenary of Vijaya Raje Scindia.

 8 BEACHES IN INDIA GETS “BLUE FLAG” CERTIFICATION

It is a proud moment for India as 8 beaches of India, spread across five states and two union territories, have been awarded the “BLUE FLAG” by an International Jury comprising of eminent members viz UNEP, UNWTO, FEE, IUCN.

The beaches that have been awarded the ‘BLUE FLAG” are:

BLUE FLAG Certified Beaches
Beaches	State / UT
Shivrajpur	Gujarat
Ghoghla	Diu
Kasarkod	Karnataka
Padubidri	Karnataka
Kappad	Kerala
Rushikonda	Andhra Pradesh
Golden	Odisha
Radhanagar	Andaman & Nicobar Is.

 

India has also been awarded a third Prize by the International Jury under the “International Best Practices” for pollution control in coastal regions.

India is also the first country in “Asia-Pacific” region which has achieved this feat in just about 2 years’ time.

Japan, South Korea and UAE are the only other Asian nations who have been conferred with a couple of Blue Flag beaches, however, in a time frame of about 5 to 6 years.

India is now in the league of 50 "BLUE FLAG” countries and government is planning to take this journey forward to 100 such beaches in the country in the next five years.