Top Headlines 6th October 2020: EducationBro

Top Headlines 6th October 2020: EducationBro

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Top Headlines 6th October 2020 Given Below:

I. Education Ministry issues guidelines for reopening of schools in country: Point-to-Point Details

1. Education Ministry has issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for reopening of schools in the country.
2. The Guidelines for gradual opening of schools after 15th of October are broadly divided into two parts which include health and safety aspects in accordance with Health Ministry guidelines to follow all necessary safety precautions of ensuring physical distancing and wearing masks.
3. The second part of the guideline deals with Academic aspects and on methods of delivery of education amidst the pandemic.
4. The guidelines emphasise on the smooth transition of students from home-based schooling during lockdown to formal schooling by the school authorities.

II. India successfully tests Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo: Highlights with Details

1. Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO successfully test-fired SMART on Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo off Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. 
2. According to the DRDO all the mission objectives including missile flight up to the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism (VRM) have been met perfectly.
3. SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for Anti-Submarine Warfare or ASW operations far beyond Torpedo range. The launch and demonstration are significant in establishing Anti-Submarine warfare capabilities. 

III. Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice & Michael Houghton win Nobel Prize in Medicine 2020 for discovery of Hepatitis C virus

1. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was awarded jointly to the Americans Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice & British scientist Michael Houghton for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

IV. Harsh Vardhan chairs 5th Special Session of the WHO Executive Board

1. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare presided over the fifth special session of Bureau of the Executive Board as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), virtually.
2. The agenda of the meet included focus on the measures necessary to ensure the full and effective implementation of the terms of resolution WHA 73.1 on COVID-19 response.

V. 12th BRICS Summit to be held virtually on November 17: Quick Highlights 

1. The 12th BRICS Summit will be held on 17th November 2020 via video conference. The theme of the Meeting of the Leaders of BRICS countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is “BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”.
2. The Summit this year is being held under the Chairmanship of Russia and aims at a multifaceted cooperation between the member countries.

VI. India celebrating Wildlife week with RoaR Campaign

1. Indian Board of Wildlife was constituted in 1952; the wildlife day celebration started in 1955 and later upgraded to wildlife week celebration in 1957.
2. The aims is to make people more aware of the conservation and protection of wildlife. This year the 66th Wildlife Week was celebrated with the theme RoaR (Roar and Revive) - Exploring Human-Animal Relationships, that aims at providing a platform to celebrate the special place of wild plants and animals in their many varied and beautiful forms.

VII. Foreign Ministers of all four Quad countries- India, US, Japan, Australia to meet in Tokyo today

1. Foreign ministers of all four Quad countries will meet in the Japanese capital Tokyo today.
2. External Affairs Ministry said, Foreign Ministers will discuss the post-COVID-19 international order and the need for a coordinated response to the various challenges emerging from the pandemic.

VIII. 42nd GST Council recommends release of Rs 20,000 crore as compensation by Centre to States for revenue loss 

1. The 42nd GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing in New Delhi. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance& States/ UTs.
2. The Centre releases nearly 20 thousand crore rupees among the states from the amount collected as compensation cess this year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement on Monday after the 42nd GST Council meet.