- The centre on October 19, 2020 approved 10 percent increase in the election campaign expenditure for all future elections.
- India has taken up Heeng cultivation for the first time. The first Heeng plantation was done in Lahaul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh.
- The first seedling of Heeng(Ferula Asafoetida) was planted in Kwaring village of Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh on October 15, 2020 to mark the initiation of its cultivation in India.
- Indian on October 19, 2020 successfully test-fired the Stand-off-Anti-tank (SANT) missile off the coast of Odisha. The missile will have both Lock-ons after launch and before launch capability.
- A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the coast of Alaska on October 19, 2020. A tsunami alert was issued later and residents in surrounding areas were also evacuated to the higher ground.
- The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern won a landslide victory in the recently concluded general elections. Her Labour Party won 49% of votes, which is the biggest vote share in the nation since the 1930s.
- The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for India’s first-ever multi-modal logistic park in Assam on October 20, 2020.
- Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has invited the British Government and the private sector to explore the huge business potential in the North Eastern Region of India.
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