Daily important current affairs of October 20 2018

This post contains important current affairs (National, International, Business and Sports) of 20 October 2018.

• Accenture has replaced TCS to become the world’s largest IT firm servicing in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education has inked two MoUs with Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan with an aim to promote awareness about forests and environment.

• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow has developed the ‘OneerTM’-Water Disinfection System. 

• PM Narendra Modi will be hoisting our National flag to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the "Azad Hind Government" on 21st October 2018 at the Red Fort, Delhi. 
• As per a report by NDO Sukarya on ‘Public Health and Nutrition – Freeing Future Generations from Malnutrition’, more than 40% of the world’s stunted children are in India.

• Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways & Coal and former Minister of Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines) GOI was awarded the fourth annual Carnot Prize by Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. 
• Today, October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day as declared by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

• Nepal has celebrated the festival of Fulpati,  the seventh day of the 10 day long Dashain festival. 

• Professional Boxer Canelo Alvarez signed the largest contract in the history of sports. It will be of a five-year with 11-fight deal worth at $365 million least.
• India was ranked 17th on the medals tally in 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
• Mumbai has defeat Delhi to won 3rd Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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