PM Modi announced Vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle

• Lumpy skin disease is an infectious viral disease of cattle, which often occurs in epizooticform. The disease is characterized by the eruption of nodules in the skin, which may cover the whole of the animal’s body.

Jaishankar’s first visit to Saudi Arabia for strengthening bilateral relations

• Presently Saudi arabia is third highest cruid oil to importer (15%) to india after Russia (24%) and Iraq (21%), as of June.
• India importing nearly $23 billion worth of goods from Saudi arabia

Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari is appointed as Chairman of the PMLA appellate tribunal
About Prevention of Money Laundering Act

• The PMLA was enacted in 2002 and it came into force in 2005. The chief objective of this legislation is to fight money laundering, that is, the process of converting black money into white.
• The Act enables government authorities to confiscate property and/or assets earned from illegal sources and through money laundering.
• The PLMA has been amended three times, that is, in 2009, 2009 and 2012.
• Under the PMLA, the burden of proof lies with the accused, who has to prove that the suspect property/assets have not been obtained through proceeds of crime.

All India Institute of Ayurveda launches 6-week programme for Ayurveda Day

• All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), under the Ministry of Ayush
• The theme for the celebration is Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda.
• The Ministry of AYUSH celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanvantari Jayanti and this year it will be celebrated on 23 October

Joao Manuel Gonclaves Lourenco elected as the President of Angola

• Angola is African country, it shares its borders of 4,837 km with the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the North, Zambia to the East and Namibia in the South.

Shipping Ministry conducted International Conference on Green Ship Recycling and Vehicle Scrapping.

• Gujarat handles over 40% of India’s cargo throughput and contributes 18% of the total cargo transported using coastal shipping.
• There are 74 projects worth Rs. 57,000 crore under Sagarmala Programme in Gujarat, of which 15 projects worth Rs. 9,000 crore have been completed, 33 projects worth over Rs. 25,000 crore are under implementation and 26 projects worth Rs. 22,700 crore are under development.

Sikkim will be hosting Ranji Trophy matches for the first time ever

• The Ranji Trophy (also known as Paytm Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations.