Latest Current Affairs 2020: 18th September 2020

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National Current Affairs 

• Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced New scheme for e-Vehicles.

• The Railway Board has announced to levy user fee at Major Stations.

• In India- Pakistan to meet in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Virtual meeting On September 24, 2020.

• The Union Food Processing Industries Minister Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned on September 17, 2020.

• The Institute for Management Development (IMD)  released Global Smart City Index 2020.

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addresses Bamboo Webinar to mark the ‘World Bamboo Day’.

• Lok Sabha passes two agriculture reform bills aimed at bringing revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers.

• Delhi Metro launches first indigenous signal system i-ATS.

• SBM Bank India, Mastercard launch Debit Card For High Net Worth Customers.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the historical Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar.

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) extends date of implementation of Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020 to 1st January 2021.

• Amazon India Sets Up All-women Delivery Station in Gujarat’s Kadi.

• Maharashtra Govt launches road accident insurance scheme named after Balasaheb Thackeray‘Late Balasaheb Thackeray Road Accident Insurance Scheme'.

• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur virtually inaugurated the “Swachhata Cafe” at Nalagarh in Solan.

BANKING, ECONOMIC & FINANCE News

• SBI plans 24×7 OTP-based cash withdrawal above Rs. 10,000.

• World Bank agrees to finance 50 Million US$ for strengthening of Healthcare Institutions in Jammu & Kashmir.

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to invest $500 million to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation’s (BMRCL).

• Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna will be honoured with the prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer Award.

AWARDS 

• Margaret Atwood Honoured With 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

OBITUARIES

• Mali’s former president Moussa Traore dies at 83.

• Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka Ashok Gasti passes away.

• Former Reserve Bank Guv Amitabha Ghosh passes away.

APPOINTMENT

• After Harsimrat Badal resignation Narendra Singh Tomar given additional charge of Food Processing Industries Ministry

IMPORTANT DAYS

• 18 September : World Bamboo Day.

• 18 September : International Equal Pay Day 

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General Knowledge Previous Year Questions For RRB NTPC Exam: Part 2

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            Solving previous year question paper is very crucial if you want to crack RRB NPTC. We have provided you the Previous Year Questions of GS asked in RRB NTPC. Learn  and keep revising. For Part 1 CLICK HERE 

Q1. Blotting paper absorbs ink due to

Ans: Blotting paper absorbs ink due to Capillary action.

Q2. The first Indian communication satellite was-

Ans: APPLE - Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment was the first communication satellite of India. 

Q3. BIOS Stands for

Ans: Basic Input Output System.

Q4. The headquarter of UNO is in

Ans: United Nations Organization Headquarter is in New York.

Q5. The winner of the open competition for designing the Rupee sign was.

Ans: Uday Kumar.

Q6. IFSC is the short term of-

Ans: Indian Financial System Code.  IFSC is a unique 11 digit number.

Q7. IP address refers to.

Ans: An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device.

Q8. The ‘Quit India’ movement was  launched by Mahatma Gandhi in the year-

Ans: Quit India movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August, 1942.

Q9. .During India’s freedom struggle the newspaper ‘Young India’ was published by.

Ans: Published by Gandhiji from 1919 to 1931.

Q10. .Oncology is associated with treatment of- 

Ans: Cancer.

Q11. The richest source of vitamin D from food is

Ans: Salmon. Cod Liver Oil, Canned Tuna, Oysters, Shrimp, Egg yolks etc are rich sources of Vitamin 

D.

Q12. Shimla Agreement 1972 was signed by

Ans: Simla agreement was signed in 1972 between Indira Gandhi and Pakistani president Zulfiqar Ali Bhutoo.

Q13. .From the following former Prime Ministers, whose name can be found on Indian currency notes?

Ans: Manmohan Singh became 15th RBI governor and served RBI from 1982 to 1985. He later became PM of India.

Q15. Rupee 5 and 10 coins are now made of

Ans: Rupee 5 and 10 coins are now made of Copper Nickel Alloy.

Q16. Money can be transferred using mobile phones through the service called

Ans: IMPS - Immediate Payment Service.

Q17. Minimum distance of clear vision for normal?

Ans: 25 centimeters.

Q18. The ‘constitution day’ of India is observed on.

Ans: 26th November is recognized as ‘the constitutional day’.

Q19. Pressure is measured in terms of-

Ans: Pressure is defined as Force per Unit area.

Q20. Which instrument is used for viewing the sun?

Ans: Helioscope.

Q21. The smell that we get when LPG cylinder leaks is due to the presence of

Ans: Due to presence of Ethyl Merceptane, which is basically a Sulphur Compound.

Q22. Who advocated the introduction of western education and English language in India?

Ans: Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Q23. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the

Ans: By the members of Legislative Assemblies of States.

Q24. Indian armed forces conducted operation Meghdoot at

Ans: Operation Meghdoot was conducted to capture Siachen Glacier in Kashmir region in 1984.

Q25. Thar desert is in-

Ans: Thar desert is a desert in Indian Subcontinent lies in India and Pakistan. Mainly in Rajasthan.

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Latest Current Affairs 2020: 17th September 2020

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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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Top GS Previous Year Questions For RRB NTPC Exam: Part 1

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                              As we all are aware of the fact that Railway has announced the RRB NTPC exam date which is to be held from 15th December 2020. So  we need to tighten our belt for the examination by properly revising all Previous Years Questions to score well in the exam. Top questions are there for your revision.

Q1. Vitamin 'A' is necessary in our body for

A. Prevention of blood clotting

B. Haemoglobin Synthesis

C. Proper Vision ✔

D. Improving digestion.

Q2. For photosynthesis, energy is obtained from

A. Sunlight ✔

B. Water

C. Chlorophyll

D. Vitamin

Q3. Which of the following vitamin helps in blood clotting?

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin B12

D. Vitamin K ✔

Q4. What is the effect of alcohol in the human body ?

A. It increases its sensitivity

B. It does not affect human body

C. It increases human activity

D. It decreases its sensitivity ✔

Q5. Bees and houseflies are related to the group 

A. Insect ✔

B. Worm 

C. Animal 

D. None of these

Q6. One of the digestive juices that lacks enzymes but aids digestion is

A. Succus Entericus

B. Chyme

C. Chyle

D. Bile ✔

Q7. ‘Soyabean’ contains a high level of 

A Proteins ✔

B Vitamins 

C Carbohydrates 

D None of these

Q8. The Human body contains how much percentage of water? 

A 75% ✔

B 80% 

C 45% 

D 90% 

Q9. Man belongs to which of the following groups

A. Homo sapiens ✔

B. Rana tigrina 

C Felts domestics 

D Canis Familans

Q10. Blood pressure is measured with

A Thermometer

B Barometer

C Sphygmomanometer ✔

D Lactometer

Q11. The pH of pure water is 

A 2 

B 6 

C 7 ✔

D 8          

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Latest Current Affairs 2020: 16th September 2020

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• The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) launched a health and nutrition helpline to ensure children under six years of age get nutritional supplements and regular immunisation doses. The helpline is ‘Sehat evam Poshan Saathinwas’.

• First all India Happiness Report covering all statesin which Mizoram, Punjab, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Top India Happiness Report 2020; Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana at Bottom.
• India- United States conducts 10th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Group meeting held virtually. It held twice a year.

• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers extended for another 180 days. It was announced in March 2020. It provide insurance upto Rs. 50 Lakh.

• Union Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism of India, Prahlad Patel announced to set up 16-memebr committee to study Ancient Indian Cutlure.

• Prime Minister to dedicate the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the Nation.To inaugurate New Rail Lines and Electrification Projects in Bihar for the benefit of passengers.

• Rajasthan Government signed MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to develop its Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem.

• Parliament passes the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill 2020. This paves the way to establish a state-of-the-art Ayurvedic institution called the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) at Jamnagar, Gujarat, and to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to it.

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 121-km Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor, which will connect Palwal and Sonipat.

• Lok Sabha passes bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30 percent. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 introduced in the Lower House was cleared by the cabinet to reduce salaries of MPs by 30 per cent for 1 year to meet the exigencies arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank presents first ever AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2020 to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes.

• In Jammu and Kashmir, Horticulture Department launched Flagship programme Backyard Horticulture under CAPEX scheme. Under the programme at least three fruit plants costing Rs. 200 will be distributed among the farmers at 90% subsidy covering 600 households.

• Jammu & Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha e-inaugurates career education platform for students.

• Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) releases report 'A WORLD IN DISORDER'.

INTERNATIONAL Affairs

• China launched nine satellites into orbit from ship stationed in the Yellow Sea.

• Mexico became the first country in the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, raising EUR 750 million ($890 million).

• United States partners with Mekong Nations (Cambodia,Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) to counter China's growing influence in South China Sea.

 Business Banking, Economic & Finance Affairs

• Parliamentary panel proposes tax incentives for startups. It has recommended abolition of Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG) tax for investment in start-ups.

• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommends self regulating body for cloud service providers (CSP).

• Vinod Kumar Mishra appointed as MD & CEO of Petronet's LNG Limited.

• France based EDF Group signs MoU for Centre of Excellence in India.

• Reserve Bank of India mandated the automation of bad-loan recognition by banks by June 30, 2021. The processes of provisioning calculation and income recognition will also have to be automated & banks will be required to upgrade their systems accordingly.

• According to ADB’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 Update, India's economy is expected to contract by 9% this year.

• As compared to previous years, Foreign Direct Investment has increased in the financial year 2018-19 to $62.00 billion from $60.97 billionin FY18.

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Sanctioned Rs 1,568 crore worth of proposals under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.

• SBI General Insurance and YES Bank have signed a corporate agency agreement for the distribution of the general insurer’s retail products.

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to implement new loan scheme for women's SHGs.

• Vi  (formerly Vodafone Idea) launched integrated 4G network named as 'GIGAnet' 

AWARDS 

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) conferred with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Environmental Project Award.

OBITUARIES

• Former Indian cricketer Sadashiv Raoji Patil passes away.

APPOINTMENT 

• Asian Development Bank appoints Takeo Konishi as Country Director for India.

• Sachin Tendulkar pads up as brand ambassador for Paytm First Games.

• EdTech start-up Great Learning ropes in Virat Kohli as brand ambassador.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 16: World Ozone Day. The day is being celebrated since 1994.

SPORTS Current Affairs

• Thomas and Uber Cup finals postponed to 2021 by Badminton World Federation (BWF).

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• Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes 2nd Male Footballer To Score 100 International Goals after Ali Daei.

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Bharat Ratna Award: Process, Benefits, and List of Recipients Bharat Ratna Award (1954-2019)

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Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is the Republic of India's highest civilian award. Until, the official criteria for awarding the Bharat Ratna stipulated it was to be conferred "for the highest degrees of national service. The Bharat Ratna award was instituted in the year 1954. The service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievement, as well as " recognition of public service of the highest order. In December 2011, the Government of India modified the criteria to allow sportspersons to receive the award, since then, the award may be conferred "for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour".

Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for the award.

The Process

The recommendations for an award of the "Bharat Ratna" are made by the Prime Minister of India to the President of India; a  maximum of three awards may be made in a given year. The holders of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence; however, the honour does not carry a monetary grant. The honour does not confer any pre- or post- nominal titles or letters; recipients are constitutionally prohibited from using the award name as a title or post-nominal. However, if they desire, recipients may state they are Bharat Ratna awardees in their curriculum vitae, on the letterheads or on business cards.

‘Awarded Bharat Ratna by the President’

                         or

‘Recipient of Bharat Ratna Award’

 

What does the Awardee receive?

The original 1954 specifications of the award was a circle made of gold 35 mm in diameter with a centered sunburst design on the obverse side. The text “Bharat Ratna”, in Devanagari Script, is inscribed on the upper edge in silver gilt with a wreath set along on the lower edge. A platinum State Emblem of India was placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto, “Satyameva Jayate” (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script, inscribed in silver-gilt on the lower edge.

A year later (In 1955), the design was modified The current medal is in the shape of a peepal leaf, approximately 59 mm long, 48 mm wide and 3.2 mm thick and rimmed in platinum. The embossed sunburst design, made of platinum. The words “Bharat Ratna” on the obverse side remained the same as the 1954 design as did the emblem of India and “Satyameva Jayate” on the reverse side. In 1957, the silver-gilt decoration was changed to burnished bronze.

The Bharat Ratna award medals are produced at Alipore Mint, Kolkata along with the other civilian and military awards like Padma Vibushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Param Veer Chakra.The medal looks like a peepul leaf with “Bharat Ratna” written on it in the Devanagari script. An image of sun is also printed on it. The backside of the award carries the state emblem and motto.

Bharat Ratna Prize Money?

• The Award does not carry any monetary grant. 

Discontinuation and Revival of the Bharat Ratna Award 

The award was discontinued by the Janta Government (Prime Minister Morarji Desai on July 13, 1977, and those who received the award in the past were informed that they would not be allowed to use it as a title).

Revival of the Award : In January 1980 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi decided to revive this award. After the revival, Mother Teresa was the first recipient.

List of Recipients of Bharat Ratna Award (1954-2019)

1. C. Rajagopalachari (1954)
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1954)
3. Dr. C. V. Raman (1954)
4. Bhagwan Das (1955)
5. Dr. M. Visvesvaraya  (1955)
6. Jawaharlal Nehru (1955)
7. Govind Ballabh Pant (1957)
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve (1958)
9. Bidhan Chandra Roy (1961)
10. Purushottam Das Tandon (1961)
11. Rajendra Prasad (1962)
12. Zakir Husain (1963)
13. Pandurang Vaman Kane (1963)
14. Lal Bahadur Shastri (Posthumous) (1966)
15. Indira Gandhi (1971) 
16. V. V. Giri (1975)
17. K. Kamaraj (Posthumous) (1976)
18. Mother Teresa (1980)
19. Vinoba Bhave (1983)
20. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987)
21. M. G. Ramachandran (Posthumous) (1988)
22. B. R. Ambedkar (Posthumous) (1990)
23. Nelson Mandela (1990)
24. Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1991)
25. Vallabhbhai Patel (1991)
26. Morarji Desai (1991)
27. Abul Kalam Azad (Posthumous) (1992)
28. Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai (J.R.D.) Tata (1992)
29. Satyajit Ray (1992)
30. Gulzarilal Nanda (1997)
31. Aruna Asaf Ali (Posthumous)(Posthumous) (1997)
32. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1997)
33. M. S. Subbulakshmi (1998)
34. Chidambaram Subramaniam (1998)
35. Jayaprakash Narayan (Posthumous) (1999)
36. Amartya Sen (1999)
37. Gopinath Bordoloi (Posthumous) (1999)
38. Ravi Shankar (1999)
39. Lata Mangeshkar (2001)
40. Bismillah Khan (2001)
41. Bhimsen Joshi (2009)
42. C. N. R. Rao (2014)
43. Sachin Tendulkar (2014)
44. Madan Mohan Malaviya (Posthumous) (2015)
45. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2015)
46. Pranab Mukherjee (2019)
47. Bhupen Hazarika (2019)
48. Nanaji Deshmukh (2019)

First Recipient of Bharat Ratna Award

• In 1954 1954 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, and  C. V. Raman received the Bharat Ratna Award.

First Female recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award

• Indira Gandhi in 1971.

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Latest Current Affairs 2020: 15th September 2020

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• August retail inflation stands at 6.69 percent from 6.73 percent in July.

• The new Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, intended to give the powers to restructure Cooperative Banks to the Reserve Bank of India.

•  My Family, My Responsibility campaign launched by Maharashtra to achieve health care to fight COVID-19.

• Maharashtra Government accords ambulance status to vehicles carrying medical oxygen for one year.

• HIKAI (Hybrid Interactive Knowledge Assimilation Initiative) Online academic classes inaugurated in Meghalaya.

• PM Modi launches seven urban infrastructure projects in Bihar under AMRUT Mission.

• Amitabh Bachchan becomes the voice of Alexa in India.

• Gauri Khan's book 'My Life in Desig' to be released next year.

• TikTok to merge with Oracle, a US based firm.

•  Asian Development Bank predicted Asian Economy to shrink for the first time since 1960s due to pandemic.

• The central government introduced the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020, in Lok Sabha, to regulate the fertility treatment practices.

• Central Government to ban onion export from India.

• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) rules out to regulate OTT Communication Apps.

• Cabinet approves establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.

• Department of Posts released Postage Stamp on A-SAT: India’s First Anti Satellite Missile.

• Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism of India, Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates Sangeet Sandhya.

• Book titled The End of an Era; India Exits Tibet authored by Claude Arpi.

• Google announces Verified Calls to identify genuine callers, reason for calling.

• IIM Kozhikode launched 'Veli Band' a wearable gadget.

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh lays foundation stone online of Arun Jaitley 

• Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir.

• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R) signed MoU with Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneshwar in agriculture research and education.

• International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) and India Gold Policy Centre (IGPC) – IIMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the IFSCA, GIFT City Gandhinagar, Gujarat to provide consulting facilities to the establishment of International Bullion Exchange in India.

INTERNATIONAL Affairs

• Undersecretary-  General of United Nations (UN) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, announced Eight challenges for the future operations to help sustain peacekeeping mission.

                                            BANKING, ECONOMIC & FINANCE News

• ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank for selling its insurance products.

• Infosys to acquire Europe-based GuideVision for Euro 30 million.

• Wipro to provide support to Intel.

• Youtube started testing YouTube Short a kind of TikTok version.

• S&P Global Ratings slashed its growth forecast for India to (-) 9 per cent in FY21.

AWARDS

• Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020.

OBITUARIES

• Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Minister Chanesh Ram Rathiya passes away.

APPOINTMENT 

• IAS Officer Sameer Kumar Khare appointed Executive Director at Asian Development Bank (ADB).

• Yoshihide Suga to be the new leader to succeed PM Shinzo Abe.

• Rajesh Khullar appointed as Executive Director, World Bank.

• Sh. TS Tirumurti confirmed India's entry to United Nation's Commission on Status of Women (CSW).

• Janata Dal (United) JDU's MP Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 15: International Day of Democracy.

• September 15:National Engineer's Day. India celebrated Engineer's Day to mark the 

• Birth Anniversary of the renowned Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Viseswaraya.

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