Fatima Bano, a resident of Choskore village in the Union Territory of Ladakh, has become the first woman from Kargil to get the 'Ladakh Resident' certificate.

The theme of the International Chefs Day 2021 campaign is Healthy Food for the Future.

India has been ranked at 40th position out of 43 countries in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey. India had an overall index value of 43.3.

Iceland has topped this ranking with an index value of 84.2. Thailand had the lowest overall index value at 40.6.

Lt Gen Devendra Sharma recently took over as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command Headquarters.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Dubai for rapid development and growth in the Union Territory.

The World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed annually on October 20.

The Fourth General Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has been organised virtually between October 18 and 21, 2021.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off "Five Mobile Medical Vans" dubbed as Modi Van in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.

Museum Rietberg based in Zurich, Switzerland has established a unique research centre and fellowship programme named GBF Centre. GBF Centre is a public-private partnership initiative meant for scholars, curators and artists who specialise in Indian painting.