Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, , RBI, SEBI Exam 26th September 2020

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National Current Affairs 

• India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train. It will run on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

• West Bengal announced grant of Rs. 50,000 to Durga Puja committees.

• The Government of India approved outlay of Rs.600.00 crores for PM SVANidhi scheme.

• Under the 'Paryatan Sanjeevani Scheme', Assam govt to provide loan to entrepreneurs to revive tourism sector.

• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched AP Police Seva App.

• India and Denmark sign MoU on Intellectual Property cooperation.

• The Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) commenced production of Pinaka Missiles.

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $300 million loan to develop Rajasthan's secondary towns.

• Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah to inaugurate “Destination North East-2020”.Theme- “The Emerging Delightful Destinations”.

• The World Bank (WB) approved a $200 million loan for Bangladesh to improve access to safe water and sanitation services.

• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) celebrates its 79th Foundation Day on 26th September.

• Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam campus at Gogamukh.

INTERNATIONAL 

• 4th edition of India-Japan Maritime bilateral exercise (JIMEX) commenced in North Arabian Sea.

• Vodafone Vs India Case Vodafone won tax case against India at International Arbitration Tribunal over Rs. 20000  retrospective tax demand.

• India holds webinar with Cambodian Army to boost Defence cooperation.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• Microsoft acquired video game company ZeniMax Media.

• S & P predicts India's GDP to contract 9% in FY21.

AWARDS 

• Kerala Wins UN Award On Prevention, Control Of Non-communicable Diseases.

• Time Magazine lists PM Modi in ‘100 Most Influential People 2020’, a total of 5 Indians featured.

• National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad) student’s zero waste manufacturing process "Earth Tatva" wins James Dyson India award.

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared Krushi Bhawan inspired by farmers wins Global Architecture Award.

• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation of India and The New India Assurance Co identified as Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) or "Too BigTo Fail" for 2020-21 by  the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

• India ranked 89th in World Risk Report 2020.

APPOINTMENT

• CEAT Tyre appointed Amir Khan as Brand Ambassador.

• K Madhavan elected as the president of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF).

• Former Ferrari boss, a Italian Stefano Domenicali appointed F1 CEO.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 25 - Antyodaya Diwas.

• September 26 - World Environmental Health Day.Theme-  "Environmental health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic prevention".

• September 26 - International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

BOOKS

• Neena Gupta announced her memoir ‘Sach Kahun Toh’.

• Fauja Singh Keeps Going Children’s Book About Fauja Singh 109-Year-Old Marathoner.

SPORTS 

• Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sanju bag AIFF (All India Football Federation) Player of the Year Awards

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Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, , RBI, SEBI Exam 25th September 2020

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• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog to organize a Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’ in October 2020.

• Faceless Appeals launched by CBDT today- Honoring The Honest.

• 670 new electric buses and 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME scheme.

• Foundation Stone of World Class ‘Centre for Disability Sports’ at Gwalior Laid.

• A webinar between India and Israel was held on Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership.

• Commencement of "Yoga Break" at Work Place by the Ministry of AYUSH.

• Ministry of AYUSH partners with industries for Medicinal Plants cultivation

• West Bengal Transport Company (WBTC) introduced unique 'Tram Library' in Kolkata

• India successfully  test fired the Prithvi II missile from Chandipur Integrated Test Range, Odisha.

• Uttar Pradesh Government allowed phase-3 trial of "Covaxin" COVID-19 vaccine.

• IIT-Kanpur signed MoU with Indian Railways for research on railway modernization.

• The National Medical Commission (NMC) become operational from September 25, 2020. NMC replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI).

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched "Fit India Age Appropriate Fitness Protocols".

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) spending limit by  states to 50% from 35% earlier.

• India's first Coast Guard Academy to come up at Mangaluru.

• Uttar Pradesh Government launched a unified portal "urise.up.gov.in" called ‘U-Rise’- Unified Re-imagined Innovation For Student Empowerment.

• Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal launched "Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana". To improve rural connectivity through "Light Motor Vehicle Service".

• Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh to become India's first woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale.

• Hyderabad Airport (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) granted Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by Airport Council International (ACI) for Safe Travel.

• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred National Service Scheme Awards to 42 awardees for 2018-19. The award is conferred every year by Department of Youth Affairs.

INTERNATIONAL 

• United Nations (UN) and United Kingdom (UK) to co-host Global Climate Summit 2020.

• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis program, which plans to send the next man and first woman to the lunar surface by the year 2024.

• Winners of the Nobel Prize for 2020 to get $1,10,000. The value fluctuates over time.

• Google Maps will soon start showing COVID-19 outbreaks. The Map will be known as "COVID Layer".

• India & Nepal launched website-- "www.goicbrinepal.com" for post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Education Sector.

• India signed "Water Partnership"(to discuss issues related to water conservation)  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK virtually.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• RBI released Cyber Security Vision Framework  ‘Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) from 2020 to 2023.

• SBICAP Trustee Company acquired 56.17% stake in Jindal Stainless (JSL).

• The Government extended term of Uday Kotak as Non-Executive Chairman of debt- ridden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) by one year. 

• Google Pay started Tokenisation to provide safe and secure transactions through Debit and Credit cards.

• Tech Mahindra sold its stake in US-based Altioster Networks for $45 million.

• IDFC First Bank to launch contactless payment facility "SafePay" to do transactions up to Rs. 20,000.

• Adani-GVK airport deal gets Competition Commission of India (CCI) green signal.

AWARDS 

• Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri conferred the 55th edition of the Jnanpith Award.

• Kerala Tourism’s campaign ‘Human by Nature’ won the prestigious PATA (Pacific- Asia Travel Association) Grand Award 2020.

• 1st ever "India Happiness Report" released, Mizoram topped the list.

• The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)  to be held in Goa next year.

• Historian and Author Rana Safvi conferred with Yamin Hazarika Award.

• GAIL India Limited won Leader Award in 11th edition of Frost & Sullivan and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2020.

OBITUARIES

• Justice Ashutosh Mohunta passes away.

• Singer SP Balasubrahmanyam passes away in Chennai due to COVID-19.

• Congress MLA Narayan Rao passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• Acer India signed Sonu Sood as Brand Ambassador.

• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Appoints Design and Fashion Icon Sunil Sethi, as Advisor

• Citigroup appointed Arjun Chowdhry as the acting head of its consumer banking business in India.

• Former, a 1983-batch IAS officer Raghvendra Singh appointed as Culture Secretary.

• Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) appointed Rajat Sud as its MD.

• Mohamed Hussein Roble appointed as new Prime Minister of Somalia.

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IMPORTANT DAYS

September 25: World Pharmacists Day. Theme - “Transforming global health”.

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Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, SBI, RBI, SEBI Exam 24th September 2020

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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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Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, SBI, RBI, SEBI Exam 23nd September 2020

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National Current Affairs 

• ‘Kritagya’ Hackathon by National Agricultural Higher Education Project of ICAR.

• Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar.

• International Energy Agency (IEA) in collaboration with NITI Aayog released ‘Special Report on Sustainable Recovery’.

• SEBI has framed Technical committee under chairmanship of Harsh Kumar Bhanwala on social stock exchange (SSE) to develop framework for onboarding non-profit organizations (NPO) and for-profit enterprises (FPE).

• Google Pay introduces tap-to-pay option for SBI Card users in India.

• HDFC Life joins hands with Yes Bank to sell insurance policies.

• Shri Narendra Singh Tomar assumes charge of Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended the creation of a multi-stakeholder body (MSB) to ensure that Internet access providers adhere to the provisions of net neutrality.

• Madhya Pradesh government is going to launch the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana’.

• Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey takes voluntary retirement (VRS).

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• CCI approves acquisition of 100% equity shares of Medlife by API Holdings and of up to 19.59% equity share capital of API Holdings by Medlife’s shareholders.

OBITUARIES

• Veteran Congress minister Zakiya Inam passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• RBI appoints A K Dixit as new PMC Bank administrator.

• Mohamed Hussein Roble appointed Somalia’s new prime minister.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 23: International Day of Sign Languages.

BOOKS

• “Voice of Dissent” authored by Historian Romila Thapar.

SPORTS 

• Former cricketer Ashleigh Barty wins Golf Club Championship.

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Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, SBI, RBI Exams 22nd September 2020

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National Current Affairs 

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly through video conferencing.

• Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to promote private   investment and innovation in the space sector: Dr Jitendra Singh.

• Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) likely to bet commissioned in 2022: Dr  Jitendra Singh. PFBR will add 500 MW of electrical power to the national grid.

• Rajya Sabha passes Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020.The Bill will declare 5 IIITs in Public-Private Partnership mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala & Raichur as Institutions of National Importance: Education Minister.

• Nrityanjali – an online film festival on Indian Classical Dance and Maestros by Films Division.

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs intends to establish a National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) at Delhi.

• Government has launched YuWaah – a multi-stakeholder platform to make young people career ready.

• Govvernment launched National Conservation Strategy for Indian One-Horned Rhino on the occasion of World Rhino Day.

• Maharashtra’s ‘e- Peek Pahani’ app will reduce hardships of farmers.

INTERNATIONAL 

• World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam.

• African Elephant dying due to Cyanobacteria. Neuro-toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 African elephants in the Okavango delta region, Botswana.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax for $7.5 bn in all-cash deal.

• HDFC Bank launched video Know Your Customer (KYC) facility.

• Volvo Car India launched "Volvo Car Financial Services".

• Visa extends global partnership with IFundWomen to entrepreneurs in India.

• HCL Technologies has announced the acquisition of Australian IT firm DWS Ltd for $115.8.

• India’s nominal GDP to grow 19 per cent in FY22: Finance Ministry

AWARDS 

• Narendra Modi becomes second Indian PM to win Ig Nobel Prize. The first was Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1998.

OBITUARIES

• Noted Marathi actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar passes away.

• Former Himachal Pradesh minister Shyama Sharma.

• Former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner has passed away.

• Nepal's Legendry Mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 22: World Rose Day

SPORTS 

• Novak Djokovic wins Men’s Singles event in Italian Open.

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Today's Current Affairs For SSC CGL, BANKING, RRB NTPC, SBI, RBI Exams 21st September 2020

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National Current Affairs 

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Address the Convocation of IIT, Guwahati.

• IIIT Bhubaneswar students developed a low-cost device ‘Swasner’ for COVID-19 patients.

• Indian Railways observes "Swachhta Pakhwara" from 16th to 30th September 2020.

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for nine National Highway Projects worth Rs 14000 crore in Bihar and also and launched the project to provide internet services through Optical Fibre in the state today through video conferencing.

• Rocket Launching Port ISRO in Kulasekarapattinam, located in Tamil Nadu.

• Government to set up Neutrino Observatory in the country in Bodi West Hills, in Theni district, Tamil Nadu. India based Neutrino observatory (INO) will observe neutrinos produced in the atmosphere of the Earth.

• Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 introduced in Lok Sabha to amend the FCRA act, 2010.

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between he Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) and Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Kalamassery aimed at improving industry interaction.

• The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Promoting Destinations with 

Authenticated Cuisines” on 19th September 2020 focused on India - a land with varied cuisines.

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ghar Tak Fibre Scheme launched in Bihar.

• Department of Post-Harvest Technology, Kerala Agricultural University introduced Jeevani, a health drink.

• Nutrition park to be set up in Chandrasekharapuram, Namakkal, Trichy.

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy launched 3401 mobile public distribution outlets.

• India’s first CRISPR test for COVID-19 has been launched by the TATA group named ‘Feluda’. CRISPER (Clustered Regulatory Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).

• India  financial assistance of extends 250 million dollars support to Maldives to mitigate economic impact of Covid-19.

• Government launches Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in 272 most affected districts implementing a National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) for 2018-2025.

• Election Commission of India to host an International Webinar on 21st September 2020 on Theme ‘Issues, Challenges & Protocols for Conducting Elections during COVID-19: Sharing Country Experiences'.

BANKING & ECONOMY 

• HDFC Bank tops 2020 Brandz Top 75 Most Valuable Brands in India.

• Google Pay, Visa partner for card-based payments.

• SBI launched "Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani" in Assam.

• Net direct tax collection dips 31% in April-August. The net direct tax collection during April-August was Rs 1.92 lakh cr.

• Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited, HOCL, a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers granted Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS certification for all its products.

AWARDS 

• Emmy Awards 2020 held in Los Angeles: Succession is Best Drama, Schitt’s Creek Best Comedy.

OBITUARIES

• Rabindra Sangeet exponent Purba Dam passes away.

• Four-time MLA from Mulund Sardar Tara Singh passed away.

• Assam Musician Bibhuranjan Choudhury passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved Simanchala Dash appointed as Advisor to IMF Executive Director.

• S Aparna appointed as Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP).

• Raghvendra Singh appointed India’s Culture Secretary.

• Anand Kumar appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Backward Classes, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• Apurva Chandra appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 21: International Day Of Peace 2020  also known as World Peace Day.Theme: 2020 is- “Shaping Peace Together"

• September 21: World Alzheimer's Day.

BOOKS

• Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna announced his next book titled “Kitchens of Gratitude”. To Give Insights Into His ‘Feed India’ Initiative.

SPORTS Current Affairs

• Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup in her honour by International Tennis Federation. Fed Cup was launched in 1963.

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