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National Current Affairs 

• UK India Business Council and West Bengal government signed MoU to strengthen West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC).

• IIT Madras developed 'MOUSHIK' Microprocessor for Internet of Things (IoT).

• Assam launched app named 'visitassam' for air passengers.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nation pays homage to revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his 113th birth anniversary.

• Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurates "Destination North East- 2020" Festival virtually.

• India & Denmark signed MoU on Intellectual Property Cooperation.

• UP's first conservation centre for vultures to be set up in the Bhari Baisi village in Gorakhpur. 

• Odisha Govt. Launch Radio Pathshala program for students upto class 8.

• Maharashtra becomes first state in country to ban sale of loose cigarettes.

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission  (KVIC) opens outlet in SPG complex to promote 'Swadeshi'.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India extends $15 million grant assistance to Sri Lanka for promoting Buddhist ties.

• India’s sandalwood trees are facing a threat due to Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD).

• Centre released first instalment of over Rs. 19,000 Crore for Paddy procurement under MSP Scheme.

• Maharashtra Governor launched "chemo" recovery kits containing Ayurvedic formulation.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch a Book titled “Rowing Down the Ganges” and to inaugurate a Ganga Avalokan, a first of its kind museum on Ganga.

• Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh accords approval for various arms and equipment worth Rs. 2,290 crore.

• The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveils ICMR’s History Timeline.

• Indian Railway rolls out User Depot Module (UDM), this will help to digitalize work with real time transactions and online information exchange among all stakeholders.

• Ministry of Tourism organizes Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series on “Rural Tourism: From Previous Niche to Future Norm", which focuses on villages, people, farming, and culture.

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released 'Health in India' Report.

• Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) & Virgin Hyperloop signed MoU to study feasibility of high-speed corridor.

INTERNATIONAL 

• World Bank approved $200 million loan for safe water and sanitation services in Bangladesh.

• QS Global MBA Rankings 2021: IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta top Indian B-schools. IIM A ranked 31st.

• G7 finance ministers backed  extension of G20 bilateral debt relief initiative.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announced $15 million Grant to Promote Buddhist Ties Between India and Sri Lanka.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• Vakrangee Ltd gets RBI nod to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit.

• SBI Card launched brand campaign ‘Contactless Connections’. 

• Axis Bank and Bayer's Better Life Farming Institute join hands to provide affordable loans to farmers.

• UTI Mutual Funds and Defense PSU, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders coming up with IPO (Initial Public Offering).

• UTI Mutual Fund first to launch a Momentum Investing Fund named 'UTI Momentum Investing Fund'.

AWARDS 

• Assam’s Srimanta Sankaradeva Award 2017 conferred to Sattra Basishta Deva Sarma.

OBITUARIES

• Swami Pratyagbodhananda, Hindu spiritual guru, passes away.

• Former former Union Minister Shri Jaswant Singh passes away.

• Economist and Padma Bhushan awardee Isher Judge Ahluwalia, 'An Icon For Women Economists', passes away. 

APPOINTMENT

• Former India cricketer Neetu David appointed as head of BCCI’s All-India Women's Selection Committee.

• L Adimoolam appointed as President of Indian Newspaper Society.

• Reserve Bank of India ropes in Amitabh Bachchan for Customer Awareness Campaign to prevent account holders from being duped.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 28: Gunners Day.

• September 28: World Rabies Day. Theme: “End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate”.

• September 28: International Day for Universal Access to Information. (UNESCO)

• September 27: World Tourism Day. Theme:  “Tourism and Rural Development”.

• September 26: World Contraception Day.

BOOKS

• Anand Neelakantan debuts book named, ‘The Very, Extremely, Most Naughty Asura Tales’ for Kids.

SPORTS 

• Australia's wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy breaks MS Dhoni's record of having most dismissals as a wicketkeeper in the T20.

• Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton misses F1 win record.

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