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National Current Affairs 

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka will hold a Virtual Bilateral Summit on 26 September 2020.

• Government formed committee to set Hydrogen Energy Development Targets.

• Department of Biotechnology launched Programme for Clinical Trial Research.

• Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan announced that Centre sanctioned Rs. 8 crore as collateral- free loans for street vendors in Odisha under PM SVANidhi Yojana.

• Tamil Nadu becomes first state to unveil ethical AI, bloackchain, cybersecurity policy.

• The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) ties up with Uttarakhand government to promote adventure tourism at Tehri Lake.

• Union Commerce and Industry & Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal attended virtual G-20 meeting of Trade and Investment Ministers; India says No to Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT).

• India's International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) and Israel to collaborate in Technology Innovation and Start ups.

• India's first commercial indigenously developed Sonar Dome to be mounted on P15 Alpha Warship. It was manufactured by Goa based Kineco Limited.

• Rajasthan government approved 'Moksha Kalash Yojana 2020', which allows a family to immerse ashes of their loved ones in river Ganga in Haridwar. 

• eSanjeevani OPD of Health Ministry completes 3 lakh tele-consultations within six months of launch.

• More than 15 Lakh loan applications received under PM SVANidhi scheme.

• The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers to set up Plastic Parks under Plastic Parks Scheme. The Parks are being set up in the states of Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.

• Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) commemorate 46th foundation day on 23rd September, 2020.

• India- Australia conducts Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in Eastern Indian Ocean.

• Indian Railways plans 100% electrification of its broad-gauge routes by 2023.

• The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged irregularities in the construction of toilets in schools by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).

INTERNATIONAL 

• According to World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India is ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’.

• The Security forces of Nepal and India started "Security Patrol" along Border in Kapilvastu district.

• Chinese President Xi Jingping said China aims to go Carbon Neutral by 2060.

• Foreign Ministers from the Group of 4 (G4), consisting of India, Brazil, Japan and Germany, participated in a virtual meeting.

• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Report: The Global Economy to Contract 4.3% in 2020; Output Worth USD 6 Trillion to Be Wiped Out.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• UNCTAD projects India GDP to contract by 5.9% in 2020.

• The Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) Bajaj Finserv launched "Bajaj Finserv Health Limited (BFHL)" to provide Aarogya Care and products related to health care.

• HCL Technologies and Google Cloud announced to expand partnership to accelerate Business Intelligence Platform.

• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) will pick up 1.28% equity stake of Reliance Retails for Rs. 5550 Crore Investment.

AWARDS 

• Colombian Journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima won the Golden Pen of Freedom Award 2020 of (World Association of News Publishers) WAN-IFRA
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OBITUARIES

• Shri Suresh C. Angadi, Union Minister of State for Railways passes away.

• Former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman and Secretary to the Govt. of India, Dr. Sekhar Basu passed away.

• Bollywood actor Bhupesh Pandya passes away.

• Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• Former Rebel military commander Ishmael Toroama elected as the President of Bougainville.

• Former Mali defence minister and retired colonel Bad Ndaw named to be Mali's interim president.

• Khushi Chindaliya, 17 year old girl, appointed as United Nations Environment Programme UNEP's Green Ambassador in India.

• For the 6th time Alexander Lukashenko elected as Pesident of Republic of Belarus.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 22: World Car Free Day. Celebrated to encourage motorists to give up their cars for a day.

• September 24: World Maritime Day. Theme: Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet.

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