Current Affairs Today 20 October 2023 for Competitive Exams

Current Affairs Today 20 October 2023: Here are the daily news headlines and Current affairs for today, 20 October 2023. All major event advancements in the national, international, and sports world including the previous day and today have been briefly explained for competitive exam aspirants. These current affairs news analyses are very important for competitive exam preparations for the separate section in the examination. As the Israel-Hamas War and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 are ongoing, we have shared an overall analysis to understand the news of all major current affairs for the day 20 October 2023.

Current Affairs Today 20 October 2023

Here are the latest current affairs today 20 October 2023 - 

Apna Chandrayaan Web Portal Launched by NCERT for Students

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministry of Education launched NCERT’s newly introduced ‘Apna Chandrayaan’ web portal for school students in New Delhi. This portal will enlighten the young kids about India’s mission for the Moon and other space projects in Future:

• The portal has been developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to facilitate school students about the innovations being done by our space organisations.
• Along with the website, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also launched 10 special comprehensive modules specific to ISRO’s ‘Chandrayaan’ mission to the moon.
• The ‘Apna Chandrayaan’ web portal is enclosed with the complete journey of our country and ISRO for this mission along with the challenges faced by the team and the emotional moments.

Israel-Hamas War: Israel to Evacuate Kiryat Shmona City After Clashes With Lebanon 

The Israel-Hamas War 2023 has completed two weeks since the time of its rise. As the other Gulf countries have strongly condemned the retaliation by Israel against the 5000 missiles launched by Hamas terrorists, Lebanese armed forces baffled the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on the northern border of Israel in some major skirmishes.

• According to the reports, Israel is in thought of evacuating its northern city of Kiryat Shmona which is near to the border with Lebanon. The city currently houses around 20,000 Israeli citizens.
• US President Joe Biden has stated that Hamas and Russia both want to destroy democracies after he returned to Washington on Thursday from Israel. He urged the US Congress to come together and pass military aid to Israel.
• After the deal struck by Biden, trucks carrying tons of humanitarian aid will be entering the city of Gaza from the border of Egypt.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: India Continued its Winning Row, Kohli Scored 48th ODI Century

Indian Cricket Team, which is currently among the best-performing teams won its fourth match in a row in this World Cup against Bangladesh by 7 wickets. Virat Kohli scored his third century in the World Cup after a wait of 8 years. Here are the match highlights:

• Bangladesh won the toss first and scored a fighting total of 256/8. Liton Das (66) and Tanzid Hasan (51) scored the maximum from the team. Indian bowlers made a combined effort to cease the runs. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, and Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets each.
• While chasing the target, Shubhman Gill (51) and Virat Kohli (103*) made the match never go out of hands from India.
• Virat Kohli scored his 48th ODI hundred, now just one century away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record 49 ODI centuries.

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