# Kashmir encounter

• Five army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) have been martyred in a gunfight with terrorists.

• Two terrorists were killed in encounter with security forces in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir within 12 hours on monday.

• A massive combing operations was launched in the Pir panjal valley’s Surankote-shahadra belt on sunday night but the search party came under heavy fire on monday morning from the terrorists killing five army personnel.

# G20 virtual meeting

• Prime minister Narendra Modi will attend an extraordinary virtual meeting of G20 leaders on Afghanistan to be held on October 12.

• The G20 meeting is likely to deliberate on both political and humanitarian issues regarding the country.

• The G20 meeting comes soon after the United states held a round of discussion on assisting the Taliban deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

# India-UK relations

• British PM Boris Johnson spoke to Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday urging to announce a “more ambitious” Nationally Determined contribution (NDC) ahead of a UN climate change summit in the UK in a few weeks.

• Prime minister conveyed India’s commitment to climate action as Indian government recently announced National hydrogen mission.

# Right to information

• The nationwide backlog of RTI applications has crossed 2.55 lakh cases, according to an analysis by the Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS).

• Sixteen years after the RTI act came into force on October 12, 2005, it is a tool for citizens to demand accountability in governance.

• It is estimated than nearly 40 to 60 lakh RTI requests are being filed every year.

# Nobel prize

• The nobel prize for economics was awarded on Monday to US based economist David card for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring.

• The prize was shared with two others namely Joshua Angrist and Guido imbens.