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Current Affairs for 17th September 2020 for SSC, Banks and UPSC exam. For all Current Affairs Archive CLICK HERE
National Current Affairs
- Kerala to have certified snake handlers.
- The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to clearly spell out the functions of the Council of Ministers and the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) by giving more discretionary powers to the L-G.
- National Security Advisors (NSA) of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) met virtually.
- India ranks 116th in Human Capital Index released by World Bank. In 2018, India's score was 0.44. It now stands at 0.49 in 2020.
- G20 Environment Ministers Meet to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef.
- EAM Shri S Jaishankar chaired India-Brazil-South Africa IBSA Foreign Ministers Meet.
- India joined Djibouti Code of Conduct as an observer. It is also known as Jeddah Amendment. India has joined Japan, Norway, the UK and the US as Observers to the DCOC/JA. It is also known as the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. It was adopted on 29th January 2009. It was established under the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
- Govt. has set a target to increase the number of Janaushadhi Kendras to 10500 by the end of March 2025.
- To guarantee accessibility of necessary medical devices at genuine cost NPPA extends ceiling prices of Knee Implants till 14th September 2021.
- The Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), signed pact with India for Sputnik V availability in India.
- Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed in Parliament. The Act regulates the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of civil aircrafts and licensing of aerodromes.
- Vice- President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated 4th Global Ayurveda Summit virtually on the theme "Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic".
INTERNATIONAL Affairs
- Israel, Bahrain and UAE signed Abraham Accord.
- Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy awarded world's 1st 5-star Anti-Covid award.
BANKING, ECONOMIC & FINANCE News
- HCL and Google Cloud Expand Partnership to Deliver Accelerated Business Intelligence Platform
- Titan Company With SBI Launches India's First Contactless Payment Watches to help customers to pay through PoS machines.
- RBI has released the draft version of Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2020.
- UBS Securities projects India's GDP at -8.6% in FY21.
- The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects India's GDP at -10.2% in FY21.
- Twitter backed ShareChat acquires HPF Films (Hera Pheri Films).
OBITUARIES
- Art scholar Kapila Vatsyayan passes away.
- Lok Sabha MP Balli Durga Prasad Rao passes away.
- Mali's former president Moussa Traore passes away.
- Famous Ayurveda Physician PR Krishnakumar passes away. He was the MD of Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Research Foundation.
APPOINTMENT
- Online poker platform 9stacks signed cricketer Suresh Raina as brand Ambassador.
IMPORTANT DAYS
- 17 September: World Patient Safety Day.
SPORTS Current Affairs
- Lionel Messi tops Cristiano Ronaldo as world's richest footballer with earning of $126 million.
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