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104 FLASH CA – SEPT 2ND WEEK (FOR FLASH CA AND CARD PDFs & MORE = JOIN BANKERSHALA ON TELEGRAM/QUORA/INSTAGRAM/YOUTUBE) 1. Karnataka = Rs 600 cr watershed project with World Bank Assistance named Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)(KARNATAKA will give REWARD to those who can build WATERSHED) 2. Assam Relaunched Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM) Scheme (Assam sounds like Asaram – Jo sirf SVAYEM ki sochta tha) 3. J&K Lt Governor launched ‘SPARROW’ – A Online Performance Appraisal System for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service Officers (JKAS) –(Weather of J&k is so clear that even sparrow can fly there) 4. FAO’s 35th Asia-Pacific regional Conference (APRC) meeting held virtually 5. WhatsApp + CyberPeace Foundation = to create awareness on cyber safety among students

6. 5 days US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) 3rd Annual Leadership Summit 2020 held 7. September 5 = International Day of Charity 2020(Did CHARITY on Teachers day i.e 5 sept) 8. Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode discovered 2 new species of Cockroach Wasps in Western Ghats 9. Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode discovered 2 new species of Cockroach Wasps in Western Ghats 10. 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting Held Virtually 11. China Launched Reusable Experimental Spacecraft on a Long March-2F Carrier Rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern Chinese region Inner Mongolia. 12. Falcon 9 of SpaceX Launched 60 Starlink Satellites to Provide Faster Internet 13. Andhra Pradesh Govt - 8 MoUs - with Food Processing companies & Netherlands = to boost the food processing sector of various agricultural products

14. Vice President of India released the inaugural issue of the report ‘The State of Young Child in India’ 15. Union Minister Arjun Munda Inaugurated Two-days Virtual National Tribal Research Conclave 16. IIT Roorkee - MoU - National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for Collaboration in Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme 17. Kenichi Ayukawa (MD and CEO) of Maruti Suzuki India Appointed as President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) 18. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) Developed a Neural-Based Practical Approach for Automatic Interpretation of 3D Seismic Data 19. Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) - MoU - Northeast Small Finance Bank (NESFB) = to bring the Self-Help Groups and enterprises under banking network. 20. INDRA NAVY-20 = Maritime Exercise between India and Russia conducted in Bay of Bengal

21. Atal Innovation Mission + Freshworks Inc. = to provide robust support to innovators and entrepreneurs 22. According to a report by Ernst & Young, India’s agriculture technology can grow to $24.1 billion in 5 years with a turnover of $204 million 23. Rajnath Singh addressed Combined Meeting of Defence Ministers of SCO, Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Member States in Moscow 24. Eurasian Foundation Organized Indo Russian Young Scholars International E-Conference 2020 25. Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) South Africa Partnered with TCS to develop an integrated online logistics marketplace platform “Cargo Connect” 26. DRDO successfully tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using Scramjet Propulsion System in its second attempt

27. Thaawarchand Gehlot launched ‘24×7 toll-free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline ‘KIRAN’ 28. French Driver Pierre Gasly won 2020 Italian Grand Prix 29. England Cricketer Ian Bell announced Retirement at the age of 38 30. Oscar Winning Czech Director Jiri Menzel Passed Away at 82 31. September 7 - 1st United Nations International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020 32. Delhi Government Relaunched “10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 minute” 10-week Anti Dengue Campaign 33. Haryana CM Launches 1st of its Kind Educational whatsapp Chatbot “Apka Mitra” & Online Admission Platform for Under Graduate courses(HARYANA me APKA MITRA UNDER GRADUATION kar raha hai) 34. Radha M Nair’s New Book = “Breaking the Cocoon @ 40”(RADHA breaked COCOON at the age of 40)

35. Atanu Kumar Das, MD & CEO of Bank of India launched an international contactless debit card, “Signature Visa Debit Card”(INDIA ko koi touch bhi nahi kar sakta(CONTACTLESS)) 36. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) – partnered - LinkedIn = to impart free digital skills training for enhancing employability(NSDC to LINK SKILL TRAINING for EMPLOYMENT) 37. 1st ever Cannabis Medicine Project to be Set up with Collaboration of Canada at CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu 38. Govind Swarup = Father of India’s Radio Astronomy & Padma Shri Awardee Passed Away at 91(GOVIND(Krishna) ka RUP achcha tha) 39. Himachal Pradesh - $82 million Loan Deal - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), World Bank = for State Roads Transformation Project

40. STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) - Partnered - MoTA = to Implement Gamified Learning App in Tribal Schools (TRIBES KO STEP BY STEP aage badhana hai) 41. NITI Aayog constituted Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) 42. CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) – MoU - National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) = for ‘Strategic Association’ to Strengthen Solar Energy Sector across India 43. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Launched 2 Nutrition Schemes “YSR Sampoorna Poshana” and “YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus” 44. RBI specified five financial ratios and sector-specific thresholds for resolution of COVID-19- related stressed assets in 26 sectors 45. RBI ceased Banking operations of Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

46. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Kerala CM Inaugurated Thykoodam-Petta, Final stretch of Kochi Metro-Phase-I 47. GOI extended Price Stabilisation interventions under ‘Operation Greens’ scheme for majority of fruits and vegetables grown in J&K to extend support to farmers 48. September 8 - International Literacy Day 2020 49. Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd - New Online Insurance Broker = to Launch a portal - PayBima 50. Report on “Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey(NSS) 51. Prime Minister Modi E-Inaugurated Patrika Gate in Jaipur 52. Virtual US-India-Israel summit held = trio nations will collaborate in 5G technology 53. Odisha - MoU - National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) = to Promote FPO 54. Andhra Pradesh CM Launched ‘YSR Aasara’ scheme for Women Empowerment

55. Odisha Government Launched “GARIMA” Social Security Scheme for Sanitary Workers 56. J&K Governor Manoj Sinha Announced Universal Health Insurance Scheme for All Residents of UT at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores 57. 2nd Edition of ‘States on Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019’ 58. Ministry of Education Organised Two-day Conclave on ‘School Education in 21st Century’ 59. Hardeep Singh , MoS, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Launched Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0 60. 74th Session of the UN General Assembly High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace held 61. MoS for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, Participated in 27th ASEAN Regional Forum under the Chairmanship of Vietnam. 62. India-US 2+2 inter-sessional meet held virtually; Exchange Views on Regional Developments 63. ADB - USD 15 Million Deal - Suguna Foods

64. 20% acquisition of Piramal Pharma Limited by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments 65. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Paresh Rawal as Chairman of National School of Drama (NSD) - succeeded Ratan Thiyam 66. HCL - Partnered - NVIDIA Partner Network= to Pursue Opportunities in AI Space 67. September 11 = 15th National Forest Martyr day 2020 68. September 12 = UN International Day of South-South Cooperation 2020 69. September 12 = World First Aid Day 2020 - 2nd Saturday of September = to promote the importance of first aid training in saving lives and preventing injuries 70. Andhra Pradesh CM Launched ‘YSR Aasara’ scheme for Women Empowerment 71. Odisha Government Launched “GARIMA” Social Security Scheme for Sanitary Workers 72. J&K Governor Manoj Sinha Announced Universal Health Insurance Scheme for All Residents of UT at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores 73. India-US 2+2 inter-sessional meet held virtually

74. Madhya Pradesh Govt Reintroduced Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi Scheme (Rasode me kon tha – ye MP tha) 75. First World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) organized by International Solar Alliance (ISA) and FICCI held virtually - Inaugurated by PM Modi 76. Telangana Govt - Renewed MoU - UK India Business Council (UKIBC) = to Strengthen the State’s Industrial Development 77. UiPath (Robotic Process Automation software company) – Partnered - Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) = to Train Student in Robotic Process Automation 78. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharam Inaugurated Doorstep Banking Services by PSBs & Declared EASE (enhanced access and service excellence) 2.0 2019-20 Awards Virtually 79. Atal Innovation Mission Launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative (Atal New India Challenges in Applied Research and Innovation for medium and Small Enterprises)

80. Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd’s (PGCIL) - 1st PSU in power sector to undertake asset monetization through Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model 81. UNICEF to Lead Global Procurement, supply of COVID Vaccines when they are available. 82. PayU Finance Launched Digital Revolving Credit Line called ‘LazyPlus’ with UPI and Buy- Now-Pay-Later concept. 83. Smriti Mandhana and Bhuvneshwar - Brand Ambassadors of Playerzpot 84. WE HUB + NutriHub = to Promote Women Entrepreneurs in Agri Sector 85. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance - Partnered - NSDL Payments Bank = to offer insurance products Mastercard Launched Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Testing Platform 86. Ministry of Home Affairs Approved to Rename Hubbali Railway Station as Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station, Hubbali 87. Sir David Attenborough, British Broadcaster - Honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

88. US based global technology investment firm Silver Lake Set to Invest Rs.7500 Crore for 1.75% Stake in Reliance Retails 89. Poonam Khatri who won the Silver Medal at the 15th edition of World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019 - upgraded to Gold 90. Telugu Actor Jaya Prakash Reddy popularly known as JP Passed Away at 74 at his residence in Guntur 91. September 9 - Himalyan Day or Himalaya Diwas 2020 92. September 9 - 1st International Day to Protect Education from Attack 2020 93. September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 94. ‘Levels & Trends in Child Mortality’ Report 2020 by United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) 95. An American global aerospace and defence technology company, Northrop Grumman Corporation named its NG-14 Cygnus Spacecraft as ‘SS Kalpana Chawla’

96. ADB - $500 Million Loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor 97. Prime Minister launched PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App & several other initiatives in Bihar 98. Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) - MoU - UN World Food Programme = through which Take-Home ration will now be manufactured and supplied by Women self-help groups 99. Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Launched Country’s First Integrated Air Ambulance Services at Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangalore. 100. MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan Virtually Attended 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 101. India, France, Australia hold 1st Trilateral Dialogue to discuss geo-strategic challenges, enhancing cooperation to ensure a peaceful, secure, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific Region.

102. 1st Joint Commission Meeting b/w India & Angola Held Virtually 103. Nagaland Govt Launched - 1st ‘Naga Telehealth’, a TeleMedicine Platform in Kohima,Nagaland 104. Delhi CM Launched Online Portal for E-Filing consumer complaint

SUMMIT/EVENTS/CONFRENCES ETC DELHI

Ministry of Education Organised Two-day Conclave on ‘School Education in 21st Century’ - Prime Minister addressed the conclave virtually in the presence of Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal and Sanjay Dhotre

Union Minister Arjun Munda Inaugurated Two-days Virtual National Tribal Research Conclave

- Organized by the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). - It will review progress on the outcome of various projects being implemented under different partnerships, and the best practices will be showcased to all participants. - There are around 700 Scheduled Tribe Communities - Ministry of Tribal promotes research on all aspects of their lives and cultures. - The conclave was attended by more than 100 participants. - During the Conclave, a MoU was signed between the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) to set up the National Institute of Tribal Research at IIPA Campus, New Delhi. - Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog and Sh. Ramesh Chand, Member NITI Aayog launched “Performance and Monitoring Dashboard” (dashboard.tribal.gov.in), developed under Centre for Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA) for evaluating the tribal data.

- Patanjali Research Institute has been given pilot project for research on Tribal Healers and Medicinal Plants in Uttarakhand. - GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) = initiative of Facebook - funded by Facebook and various organizations working with Ministry of Tribal Affairs are the Institutional partners in this project. - Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation, an autonomous organisation under RD Ministry is working on monitoring for NGO projects. - Piramal Foundation is working for creation of a consolidated health and nutrition data for tribal population and has launched Swasthya portal (swasthya.tribal.gov.in). - The Research And Energy Institute (TERI) is engaged with MoTA on developing an economical model for Community Rights under Forest Rights Act. - SECMOL-LADAKH project would establish Ice stupa in 50 villages and which will solve problem of drinking water and water required for agriculture.

- UNDP is working on 1000 springs project with community participation to revive drying streams Minister of State of Tribal Affairs – Renuka Singh Saruta

5 days US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) 3rd Annual Leadership Summit 2020 held - Theme “US-India Navigating New Challenges”. - To discuss enhancing strategic and economic collaboration between the US and India with focus on trade and investment, healthcare, collaboration in fintech, technology and India’s position in global supply chains. - USISPF, formed in 2017 - The bilateral hydrocarbon trade between India and the US touched above US$ 9 billion during FY 2019-20 and is expected to increase further.

India, France, Australia hold 1st Trilateral Dialogue to discuss geo-strategic challenges, enhancing cooperation to ensure a peaceful, secure, prosperous and rules-based Indo-Pacific Region. France Currencies – Euro, CFP franc Prime Minister– Jean Castex

First World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) organized by International Solar Alliance (ISA) and FICCI held virtually - Inaugurated by PM Modi - Nobel Laureate Dr. Michael Stanley Whittingham also presented a Keynote address. - The summit aimed at “Let us make the sun brighter” by bringing together key stakeholders - The Republic of Nicaragua became the 87th country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement. ISA Director General – Upendra Tripathy Headquarter – Gurugram

1st Joint Commission Meeting b/w India & Angola Held Virtually - To expand their trade relations and also discussed cooperation in health, pharmaceuticals, defence, agriculture, food processing, digitization and telecom - Inked 3 Pacts 1. Agreement to exempt visa for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports. 2. MoU to cooperate in the field of Health. 3. MoU for cooperation between the Ministry of External Relations of Angola and Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service. Angola Capital – Luanda Currency – Angola Kwanza

74th Session of the UN General Assembly High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace held - Convened by its President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande and addressed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the theme “The Culture of Peace: Change our world for the better in the age of Covid-19”. UNGA President Elect– Volkan Bozkir Headquarters– New York

India-US 2+2 inter-sessional meet held virtually - To discuss bilateral, regional, and multilateral issues including combating COVID-19, counter terrorism, India’s membership on the UNSC and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

- The Indian delegation was led jointly by Vani Rao, Joint Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Somnath Ghosh, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence. - Previous 2+2 ministerial meeting held on December 18, 2019 in Washington DC.

Virtual US-India-Israel summit held = trio nations will collaborate in 5G technology - Addressed by Ms. Bonnie Glick, Deputy Administrator USAID (United States Agency for International Development). - Also addressed by Israel Ambassador to India Ron Malka and his counterpart Sanjeev Singla. USAID Headquarter – Washington

NEARBY INDIA

FAO’s 35th Asia-Pacific regional Conference (APRC) meeting held virtually

- hosted by Bhutan - Chaired by Bhutan’s Secretary of the agriculture ministry, Rinzin Dorji. - MoS for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala represented India - India’s agricultural export rose by 23.24% to Rs 25,553 crore during March-June 2020. - As per World Trade Organization (WTO) data, share of India’s agricultural exports and imports in the world agriculture trade in 2017 was 2.27% and 1.90% respectively. - Bangladesh to host 36th FAO Asia and Pacific Regional Conference in 2022. FAO Director-General (DG) – QU Dongyu

CENTRAL AND MIDDLE EAST ASIA

MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan Virtually Attended 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting - Chaired by Mr. Pham Bin Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam 26 Copyright © 2020 BANKERSHALA (spread the knowledge) - All Rights Reserved– DEEPAK BHARDWAJ = CLEARED 6 GOVERNMENT JOBS

MoS for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, Participated in 27th ASEAN Regional Forum under the Chairmanship of Vietnam.

OTHER ASIA

5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting Held Virtually - Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge-I/C) for Culture and Tourism represented India - BRICS Joint Exhibition titled ‘Bonding Regions & Imagining Cultural Synergies’, will be hosted by The National Gallery of Modern Arts, New Delhi in 2021 - BRICS Joint Exhibition is proposed to be organized, which will coincide with the BRICS event that will be hosted by India in 2021.

Rajnath Singh addressed Combined Meeting of Defence Ministers of SCO, Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Member States in Moscow

Eurasian Foundation Organized Indo Russian Young Scholars International E-Conference 2020 - Marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of Strategic Partnership between India and Russia - Also marks 75th anniversary of victory day of Russia. Eurasian Foundation President– Lisa Coll Headquarter – Washington DC

STATE/NATIONAL NEWS

Kerala

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Kerala CM Inaugurated Thykoodam-Petta, Final stretch of Kochi Metro-Phase-I

Andhra Pradesh

UiPath (Robotic Process Automation software company) – Partnered - Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) = to Train Student in Robotic Process Automation - This is designed to bridge the skill requirements and build RPA resiliency of more than 50000 students in one year.

Andhra Pradesh CM Launched ‘YSR Aasara’ scheme for Women Empowerment

- AP government will reimburse outstanding bank loans of women Self-Help Groups as on April 11, 2019 into their accounts directly in four phases. - YSR Aasara is a part of the Navaratna welfare schemes.

Andhra Pradesh Govt - 8 MoUs - with Food Processing companies & Netherlands = to boost the food processing sector of various agricultural products - State government is focusing on maximum utilisation of aqua base in the state - Already proposed Fisheries University in West Godavari where the farmers are engaged in aqua and fish culture. - MoU With Netherlands - Netherlands will help farmers for interior architecture, design, packaging and containers for the food processing.

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Launched 2 Nutrition Schemes “YSR Sampoorna Poshana” and “YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus” - to provide nutritious food to the pregnant women, new mothers and children at the Tadepalli camp office - YSR Sampoorna Poshana will provide nutritious food to the women and children in the urban and rural areas of the plain lands - YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus will focus on providing nutritious food - These two schemes will benefit around 30.16 lakh mothers and children of the BPL families. - Outlay of around Rs.1863 crore per annum to provide nutritious food to the women and children, with an expenditure of Rs.1100 per month for every beneficiary.

Telangana

Telangana Govt - Renewed MoU - UK India Business Council (UKIBC) = to Strengthen the State’s Industrial Development UK India Business Council Head Office – London Chief Executive Officer – Mr Jayant Krishna

Karnataka

Karnataka = Rs 600 cr watershed project with World Bank Assistance named Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)(KARNATAKA will give REWARD to those who can build WATERSHED) - In order to increase the groundwater table in parched land of 20 taluks - This project will benefit farmers to cultivate in 10 lakh hectares of parched land in 10 districts of Karnataka.

- The state government would provide Rs 180 crore while the World Bank would extend an assistance of Rs 420 crore for the period of next six years. - Infrastructure works at Jog Falls at a cost of Rs120 crore through the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. - Building of new medical colleges in Haveri and Yadgir at a cost of Rs 327.46 crore and Rs 309 crore, respectively, - Building a fishing harbour at a cost of Rs 85 crore at Maravante of Udupi. World Bank President – David Robert Malpass Motto – Working for a World Free of Poverty

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Launched Country’s First Integrated Air Ambulance Services at Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangalore.

- Air ambulance firm International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) + aviation technology firm Kyathi will run the services from the HAL airport - ICATT has completed 63 domestic transfers, 10 international transfers and seven organ transfers in 2020.

Madhya pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Govt Reintroduced Deendayal Antyodaya Rasoi Scheme (Rasode me kon tha – ye MP tha) - To provide nutritious and quality food to underprivileged people at a subsidized rate.

Rajasthan

Prime Minister Modi E-Inaugurated Patrika Gate in Jaipur - Patrika Gate was built by the Patrika group of Newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur. - He also launched 2 books Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra, authored by Gulab Kothari, Editor in Chief of Rajasthan Patrika Group - Rajasthan recently approved ‘One-Stop Shop’ Scheme– OSS (earlier known as single window clearance system) to fast track investment and capacity expansion proposals - Ashok Gehlot recently launched the Online Shramik Employment Exchange, ‘Raj Kaushal Portal’ developed by the department of IT and Rajasthan Skill & Livelihoods Development Corporation(RSLDC) through video conference. Rajasthan UNESCO sites – The Jantar Mantar, Hill Forts of Rajasthan Tiger Reserve - Sariska Tiger Reserve, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve

Haryana

Haryana CM Launches 1st of its Kind Educational whatsapp Chatbot “Apka Mitra” & Online Admission Platform for Under Graduate courses(HARYANA me APKA MITRA UNDER GRADUATION kar raha hai) - Launched by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in collaboration with the Higher Education Department.

Delhi

Delhi CM Launched Online Portal for E-Filing consumer complaint - Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DSCDRC) launched the portal via delhistatecommission.nic.in

- Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). - State Bank of India (SBI) is providing payment gateway for payment of fees digitally.

Delhi Government Relaunched “10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 minute” 10-week Anti Dengue Campaign

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM) - MoU - UN World Food Programme = through which Take-Home ration will now be manufactured and supplied by Women self-help groups

Orissa

Odisha - MoU -National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) = to Promote Farmer Producer Organisations

Odisha Government Launched “GARIMA” Social Security Scheme for Sanitary Workers - will be implemented by Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department through 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha and an Initial Fund of Rs. 50 Crore will be allocated for implementation of the scheme. - 20, 000 core sanitation workers and their families covering one lakh population will be benefitted. - The working hours of sanitation workers will be limited to 6 hours per day.

Odisha - MoU - National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) = to Promote Farmer Producer Organisations

Assam

Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) - MoU - Northeast Small Finance Bank (NESFB) = to bring the Self-Help Groups and enterprises under banking network. - NESFB is the first Private Bank from Assam and Northeast India. - NABARD provided Rs 270 crore Special Liquidity Facility to Assam Gramin Vikash Bank in the wake of COVID-19

Assam Relaunched Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM) Scheme (Assam sounds like Asaram – Jo sirf SVAYEM ki sochta tha) - Worth Rs.1000 Crore to provide self-employment opportunities to more than 2 lakh youths of the state.

- SVAYEM was launched as a part of the budget in 2017-2018 to benefit around 1 lakh youths. - Due to lack of support from the banks, the scheme benefited only around 7000 beneficiaries. - A new portal will be launched on 16th September 2020 - Redesigned SVAYEM will provide around Rs.50000 as a seed money to start a business venture to the qualified beneficiaries Eligibility - Age: below 40years. - Qualification: should have passed matriculation and be a part of existing self-help groups, joint liability group etc. before 1st September 2020.

- Assam state government’s health department – launched recently - ‘Dhanwantari’ scheme under which locally unavailable medicines will be delivered to patients at home.

- Assam has decided to upgrade the 111.942 sq km Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park which is located within the larger Dehing Patkai Elephant Reserve, spreading across the coal- and oil-rich districts of Upper Assam (Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Sivasagar). Other Relaunched Schemes by assam gov – - Abhinandan Education Loan Subsidy Scheme - provides Rs.50000 subsidies to the people who have taken education loan = Around 1545 people benefited through this scheme in 2019. - Chah Bagichar Dhan Purashkar Mela Scheme (Cash Award Scheme Tea Garden Worker) = worth Rs. 250 crore which will transfer Rs.3000 to more than 8 lakh bank accounts of the tea garden labourers of assam - was launched in 2017-2018 to provide Rs.2500 to each beneficiary. Assam Governor – Jagadish Mukhi National Parks – Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru Saikhowa, Nameri, Rajiv Gandhi Orang

Nagaland

Nagaland Govt Launched - 1st ‘Naga Telehealth’, a TeleMedicine Platform in Kohima,Nagaland - Developed by the state govt + NISHTHA Nagaland Capital – Kohima Chief Minister – Neiphiu Rio

Jammu and Kashmir

J&K Lt Governor launched ‘SPARROW’ – A Online Performance Appraisal System for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service Officers (JKAS) –(Weather of J&k is so clear that even sparrow can fly there)

1st ever Cannabis Medicine Project to be Set up with Collaboration of Canada at CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) in Jammu - Informed by Jitendra Singh - The progress of the construction of North India’s 1st biotech industrial park in Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir was also reviewed by Jitendra Singh Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) Head Quarter – Jammu

J&K Governor Manoj Sinha Announced Universal Health Insurance Scheme for All Residents of UT at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 Crores - Have the same benefits as the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. - The scheme will cover 15 lakh families, more than the 5.97 lakh families covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) - The scheme will be implemented through Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd.

- Cancer, Kidney Failure and treatment of Covid-19 will be covered under the scheme.

GOI extended Price Stabilisation interventions under ‘Operation Greens’ scheme for majority of fruits and vegetables grown in J&K to extend support to farmers - Operation Green is a price fixation scheme which ensures that farmers get the right price for their produce = approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries with the target to stabilise the supply of tomato, onion and potato crops (TOP crops) in India . - The Scheme was announced in the 2018-19 budget on the lines of ‘Operation Flood’, with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs), agri-logistics, processing facilities and professional management.

GOVT SCHEMES

Atal Innovation Mission + Freshworks Inc. = to provide robust support to innovators and entrepreneurs - AIM + collaborated with ScooNews = to share and spread inspiring stories of grassroots innovations. - Recently Atal Innovation Mission + Dell Technologies = launched the 2nd edition of Student Entrepreneurship Program (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) Freshworks Inc. Founder & CEO – Girish Mathrubootham HeadQuarter – San Mateo, California, United States AIM Mission Director – Ramanan Ramanathan Headquarters – New Delhi

Hardeep Singh , MoS, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Launched Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0

- Along with the “Streets for People Challenge” in a virtual event organised by the Smart Cities Mission from New Delhi. - Objective of CSCAF is to provide a roadmap for cities for combating Climate Change while planning and implementing their actions.

Union Minister Nirmala Sitharam Inaugurated Doorstep Banking Services by PSBs & Declared EASE (enhanced access and service excellence) 2.0 2019-20 Awards Virtually - The EASE 2.0 programme was launched in 2019 on the foundation of EASE 1.0, initiated in 2018 by Government and PSBs - EASE Reforms Index is to promote healthy competition and learning among PSBs. - The Index prepared by Indian Banking Association (IBA) measures performance of each PSB on 140 objective metrics across 6 themes.

- The overall score of PSBs increased by 37% between March-2019 and March-2020, with the average EASE index score improving from 49.2 to 67.4 out of 100. - The EASE 2.0 awards for FY19-20 were presented in 3 categories viz. - Category 1: Theme-Wise Winners - Category 2: Top Improvers - Category 3: Top Performing Banks - Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed EASE 3.0(Enhanced Access and Service Excellence 3.0)’ – Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda 2020 for smart, tech-enabled banking

Atal Innovation Mission Launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative (Atal New India Challenges in Applied Research and Innovation for medium and Small Enterprises) - To stimulate applied research and innovation in Indian MSMEs and startups.

- will be driven by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and four ministries namely Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs - Aim to enhance MSME contribution to GDP from 30% to 50% and in exports from 49% to 60%. - The GOI aims to create 5 crore additional jobs in the MSME sector which employs 11 crore people at present. AIM Mission Director – Ramanan Ramanathan Minister of State of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) – Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Prime Minister launched PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App & several other initiatives in Bihar

- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) is a flagship scheme focused on sustainable development of fisheries sector in the country with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crores for its implementation during a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories. - PMMSY is expected to enhance fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonne by 2024-25, increasing fisheries export earnings to Rs.1,00,000 crores by 2024-25, doubling the incomes of fishers and fish farmers. - Establishment of Fish Brood Bank at Sitamarhi, and of Aquatic Disease Referral Laboratory at Kishanganj, under assistance of PMMSY. - PM inaugurated one-unit fish feed mill at Madhepura and two units of ‘Fish on Wheels’ assisted at Patna under Blue Revolution. - A Comprehensive Fish Production Technology Centre at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar was inaugurated.

- E-Gopala App is a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal for direct use of farmers. - By inserting the animal Aadhaar number in the e-GOPALA app will give all the information related to that animal easily, which will make it easier for cattle owners to buy and sell animals. - PM inaugurated Semen Station with state of the art facilities, which has been established under Rashtriya Gokul Mission in Purnea, Bihar with an investment of Rs 84.27 crores on 75 acres of land \ii.It is one of the largest semen stations in the government sector with production capacity of 50 lakh semen doses per annum. - Prime Minister inaugurated In Vitro Fertilization Lab (IVF) established at Animal Sciences University, Patna under Rashtriya Gokul Mission. - A total of 30 Embryo Transfer Technology (ETT) and IVF laboratories are being set up across the country through 100% grant in aid.

- PM launched use of sex sorted semen in artificial insemination under Rashtriya Gokul Mission by Baroni Milk Union in Begusarai district of Bihar. - Mission Gokul is to develop indigenous breeds in the country. A countrywide artificial insemination program was started in 2019. - Mission Dolphin Launched on August 15, 2020, to give an impetus to the conservation efforts of the species by taking measures for its protection including sustainable fishing with scientific methods - A cluster of food processing industries and research centers to be set up near villages to achieve the motto “Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan”. - The Central Government will set up a Rs 1 Lakh Crore Agriculture Infrastructure Development Fund for creating special infrastructure and providing support to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Cooperative Groups to develop storage, cold storage and other facilities.

OTHERS NATIONAL NEWS INCLUDING

Ministry of Home Affairs Approved to Rename Hubbali Railway Station as Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station, Hubbali

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd’s (PGCIL) - 1st PSU in power sector to undertake asset monetization through Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) model - Power Grid will start with monetizing five tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) assets valued at around RS 7,164 crore - CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) plan of POWERGRID for next two years (2020-21 and 2021-22) is Rs. 20,500 cr.

- InvITs are trusts that manage income-generating infrastructure assets, typically offering investors a regular yield and a liquid method of investing in infrastructure projects. PGCIL CMD – K. Sreekant Headquarter – Gurugram

INTERNATIONAL

UNICEF to Lead Global Procurement, supply of COVID Vaccines when they are available. - UNICEF will collaborate with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director – Henrietta H. Fore Headquarter – New York

RBI IN NEWS

RBI ceased Banking operations of Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

RBI specified five financial ratios and sector-specific thresholds for resolution of COVID-19- related stressed assets in 26 sectors - On the recommendations of an expert committee under the chairmanship Kundapur Vaman Kamath - formulated by RBI in August 2020 to set a parameters and benchmarks for stressed assets that need rescuing. - five ratios = 1. Total outside liabilities/adjusted tangible net worth (TOL/ATNW) 2. total debt/EBITDA 3. current ratio

4. debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) 5. Average debt service coverage ratio (ADSCR).

- TOL/ATNW has to be maintained as per the resolution plan by March 31, 2022 - The current ratio and DSCR in all cases shall be 1.0 and above, and ADSCR shall be 1.2 and above. - RBI allowed banks to alter the terms of loans for cash-strapped borrowers hit by the fallout of the coronavirus including longer repayment times and an extended freeze on repayments. - Banks don’t have to classify restructured loans as bad debt for up to two years. - RBI revised the guidelines applicable for Core Investment Companies RBI Deputy Governors– 4 (Bibhu Prasad Kanungo, Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, one is yet to be appointed)

OTHER BANK NEWS

Atanu Kumar Das, MD & CEO of Bank of India launched an international contactless debit card, “Signature Visa Debit Card”(INDIA ko koi touch bhi nahi kar sakta(CONTACTLESS)) - For high net worth individuals who are maintaining an average quarterly balance of Rs 10 lakhs and above. - BOI virtually inaugurated new buildings of Rural Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETI) at Barabanki, Lucknow and Giridih (Jharkhand). Bank of India Tagline – Relationship Beyond Banking

ECONOMY ETC

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd - New Online Insurance Broker = to Launch a portal - PayBima

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd Head Office – Mumbai Managing Director – Dr. Jaideep Devare

WhatsApp + CyberPeace Foundation = to create awareness on cyber safety among students - To reach about 15,000 students in 5 Indian states = Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra by the end of 2020 under the first phase - The educational partnership is part of WhatsApp’s multi-year campaign on safety, which focuses on digital literacy and creating awareness.

Mastercard Launched Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Testing Platform - To Assess and Explore National Digital Currencies.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance - Partnered - NSDL Payments Bank = to offer insurance products

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited MD & CEO – N. S. Kannan HeadOffice – Mumbai NSDL Payments Bank HeadQuarter – Mumbai

PayU Finance Launched Digital Revolving Credit Line called ‘LazyPlus’ with UPI and Buy-Now- Pay-Later concept.

WE HUB + NutriHub = to Promote Women Entrepreneurs in Agri Sector - WE HUB is India’s first State led incubator for women led start-ups under the Government of Telangana - NutriHub is a Technology Business Incubator supported by the DST and hosted by ICAR- IIMR,Hyderabad.

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AWARDS, PERSONS IN NEWS Appointments

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Paresh Rawal as Chairman of National School of Drama(NSD) - succeeded Ratan Thiyam

All India Tennis Association (AITA) Elected Anil Jain, Rajya Sabha Member as its New President

BRAND AMBASSADORS AND CEO, MD ETC

Smriti Mandhana and Bhuvneshwar - Brand Ambassadors of Playerzpot

Kenichi Ayukawa (MD and CEO) of Maruti Suzuki India Appointed as President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) - Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland Ltd = appointed Vice President SIAMS Head Office – New Delhi

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

Sir David Attenborough, British Broadcaster - Honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize - The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was instituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust in 1986 - The award consists of a citation along with a cash award of Rs 25 lakhs.

ACQUISITIONS/MERGERS/MOUS

US based global technology investment firm Silver Lake Set to Invest Rs.7500 Crore for 1.75% Stake in Reliance Retails - This investment marks Silver lakes 2nd investment above 1 billion USD in Reliance industries group company after the 1.35 billion USD investment in Jio Platform. Silver Lake Headquarter – Carlifornia

20% acquisition of Piramal Pharma Limited by CA Clover Intermediate II Investments

HCL - Partnered - NVIDIA Partner Network= to Pursue Opportunities in AI Space - HCL to launch NEXT.ai, AI Lab which focuses on upskilling engineers and architects, using AI solutions HCL HeadQuarters– Noida, Uttar Pradesh President & CEO– C Vijayakumar 62 Copyright © 2020 BANKERSHALA (spread the knowledge) - All Rights Reserved– DEEPAK BHARDWAJ = CLEARED 6 GOVERNMENT JOBS

STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application) - Partnered - MoTA = to Implement Gamified Learning App in Tribal Schools (TRIBES KO STEP BY STEP aage badhana hai) - The concepts in the application were created by more than 400 IITians and Doctors. - This initiative will benefit around 1.5 lakh students of class 1 to 12 across India. STEPapp Founder & CEO – Praveen Tyagi Headquarter – Maharashtra

CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) – MoU - National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) = for ‘Strategic Association’ to Strengthen Solar Energy Sector across India CMERI Headquarter – Durgapur, West Bengal NISE Headquarter – Gurugram

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) – partnered - LinkedIn = to impart free digital skills training for enhancing employability(NSDC to LINK SKILL TRAINING for EMPLOYMENT) - According LinkedIn, Indian professionals with digital skills are 20 percent more in demand than professionals without digital skills in 2020. - NSDC was established in 2010 NSDC CEO & MD – Manish Kumar Headquarter – New Delhi

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) South Africa Partnered with TCS to develop an integrated online logistics marketplace platform “Cargo Connect” - The platform is expected to be ready in 12 months. - TCS iON partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide its training partners access to the TCS iON Digital Glass Room, a web-based digital education

platform so as to enable online vocational skills training for millions of students across the country. - The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment + TCS iON offered free online career skills training through the National Career Service(NCS) project to enhance the corporate etiquette, interpersonal skills, presentation skills and other softs skills of the job-seekers. TCS CEO&MD – Rajesh Gopinathan Headquarter – Mumbai TPT Headquarter – Durban, South Africa

SPORTS NEWS

Poonam Khatri who won the Silver Medal at the 15th edition of World Wushu Championships (WWC) 2019 - upgraded to Gold

England Cricketer Ian Bell announced Retirement at the age of 38

French Driver Pierre Gasly won 2020 Italian Grand Prix

OBITUARIES ENTERTAINMENT

Oscar Winning Czech Director Jiri Menzel Passed Away at 82

Telugu Actor Jaya Prakash Reddy popularly known as JP Passed Away at 74 at his residence in Guntur

POLITICS/POSITIONS ETC

Govind Swarup = Father of India’s Radio Astronomy & Padma Shri Awardee Passed Away at 91(GOVIND(Krishna) ka RUP achcha tha) - Recipient of Padma Shri(1973).

IMPORTANT DAYS

September 5 = International Day of Charity 2020(Did CHARITY on Teachers day i.e 5 sept) - September 5 was chosen to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta who was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. - The 1st day was celebrated in 2013.

September 7 - 1st United Nations International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020 - Theme for 2020 - “Clean Air for All” - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during its 74th session adopted the resolution (A/RES/74/212) on December 19, 2019 to hold the day.

September 8 - International Literacy Day 2020 - The International Literacy Day was first celebrated on 8th September 1966. - The theme = “Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond” - UN organised two virtual meetings on 8th September 2020 1. Meeting on ‘Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond: the role of educators and changing pedagogies’ 2. Meeting on the Laureates of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2020. UNESCO Director General – Audrey Azoulay

September 9 - Himalyan Day or Himalaya Diwas 2020 - Theme of 2020:- ‘Himalayas and Nature’ Uttarakhand Chief Minister – Trivendra Singh Rawat Governor– Baby Rani Maurya

September 9 - 1st International Day to Protect Education from Attack 2020 - Theme for 2020 – “Protect Education, Save a Generation.” - The day captures the attention of the condition of more than 75 million 3-to-18-year-olds, who are living in 35 countries affected by the crisis and their immediate need for educational assistance.

- UNGA during its 74th session adopted the resolution (A/RES/74/275) on May 28, 2020 to hold the day, calling on the UNESCO and UNICEF to raise awareness about the condition of the school children affected by the crisis. - The resolution was presented by Qatar and co-sponsored by 62 countries.

September 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 - Organized by International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with World Health Organisation (WHO). - The first World Suicide Prevention day was hosted in 2003 - IASP provides a forum for students, mental health professionals, volunteers and suicide survivors. IASP President – Murad Khan

September 11 = 15th National Forest Martyr day 2020

September 12 = UN International Day of South-South Cooperation 2020

September 12 = World First Aid Day 2020 - 2nd Saturday of September = to promote the importance of first aid training in saving lives and preventing injuries - The theme is “First Aid Saves Lives”. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(IFRC) Secretary General– Jagan Chapagain Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

COMMITTEES/ REPORTS/MEETINGS

2nd Edition of ‘States on Support to Startup Ecosystems 2019’ - Released by Piyush Goyal and Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) - Gujarat emerged as the best performer among Category X. - Andaman and Nicobar Islands emerged as best performer among Category Y

Vice President of India released the inaugural issue of the report ‘The State of Young Child in India’ - Prepared by Mobile Creches - The report has also released the list of Best-performing states & worst-performing states based on the Young Child Outcomes Index. - 159 million children aged below 6 years in India out of them 21 per cent are undernourished, 36 per cent are underweight and 38 per cent do not receive full immunization.

- According to analysis on expense towards child nutrition, healthcare, education and other protection services, India has spent Rs 1,723 per child in 2018-2019, which is insufficient to reach the entire eligible population. - The report introduced two indexes: Young Child Outcomes Index (YCOI) and Young Child Environment Index (YCEI). 1. Young Child Outcomes Index (YCOI) = measures health, nutrition and cognitive growth with help of indicators such as infant mortality rate, stunting and net attendance at the primary school level. - The index was constructed for 2005-06 and 2015–2016. 2. Young Child Environment Index (YCEI) = to understand policy and environment enablers that influence a child’s well being – - According to YCEI Index, Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh secured top five positions.

- The environment index was constructed for 2015–2016. - The first ‘mobile creche’ was set up in 1969, at a construction site near Rajghat, in Delhi.

According to a report by Ernst & Young, India’s agriculture technology can grow to $24.1 billion in 5 years with a turnover of $204 million - According to the report, there are 500 agritech startups in the country, out of which 57 are servicing the five high categories - Ninjacart, Waycool and Jumbotail have raised $252 million in funding. Minister of State of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare – Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala, Kailash Choudhary

NITI Aayog constituted Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) - chaired by Ms Sanyukta Samaddar

- The inaugural meeting of the MPICC was held on 2 September 2020. - Global MPI is part of Government of India’s decision to monitor the performance of the country in 29 selected Global Indices. - India Ranked 62nd among 107 countries in Global MPI with an MPI score of 0.123 and 27.91% headcount ratio - Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) = international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries - first developed in 2010

Report on “Household Social Consumption: Education in India as part of 75th round of National Sample Survey(NSS) - Kerala topped with literacy rate chart 96.2% followed by Delhi (88.7%), Uttarakhand (87.6%) - Andhra Pradesh worst performer at 66.4% followed by Rajasthan at 69.7%, Bihar (70.9%)

- The overall literacy rate in India is pegged at 77.7% where rural areas have 73.5% literacy rate and urban areas has 87.7%. - Literacy rate is defined as the percentage of literate persons among persons of age 7 years and above. - Male literacy rate is higher at 84.7% compared to 70.3% among women. - Nearly 4% of rural households and 23% of urban households possessed computers. - Among persons aged 15-29 years, nearly 24% in rural areas and 56% in urban areas were able to operate a computer. - This survey covered 1,13,757 households Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)– Rao Inderjit Singh

‘Levels & Trends in Child Mortality’ Report 2020 by United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) - India’s child mortality rate declined from 3.4 million in 1990 to 824,000 in 2019 - Global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019, down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990. - The new mortality rates have been released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), Population Division of the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group. UN Secretary General – António Guterres Headquarter – New York

DEFENCE/EXERCISES

Falcon 9 of SpaceX Launched 60 Starlink Satellites to Provide Faster Internet - Launched from the Kennedy Space Centre of NASA, Florida. SpaceX Founder & CEO – Elon Musk Founded – 2002 Headquarters – Hawthorne, California, USA

China Launched Reusable Experimental Spacecraft on a Long March-2F Carrier Rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern Chinese region Inner Mongolia.

INDRA NAVY-20 = Maritime Exercise between India and Russia conducted in Bay of Bengal - Has been conducting by India and Russia starting from 2003. iii.The Russian Federation Navy will be represented by destroyer Admiral Vinogradov, destroyer Admiral Tributs and fleet tanker Boris Butoma of Pacific Fleet, based at Vladivostok.

- Recently, India had withdrawn its participation from the multilateral War Exercise Kavkaz 2020, at Astrakhan Province of Southern Russia in September - Recently Indian Navy conducted major Naval exercises in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands led by Sanjay Vatsayan, Chief Rear Admiral of Eastern naval fleet. - Recently Indian Navy undertook a short joint naval Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the United States Navy near the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)

DRDO successfully tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using Scramjet Propulsion System in its second attempt - designed at Mach 6 speed - Test was conducted from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha Coast. - India has joined the elite club of the United States, Russia and China to develop and successfully test Hypersonic Technology.

- HSTDV has been developed by DRDO with help from the UK, Russia and Israel. - Subsonic Cruise Missile – flies at speed of 0.8 Mach, less than sound at - Supersonic Cruise Missile – flies at a speed of 2-3 Mach (India’s BRAHMOS missile) - Hypersonic Cruise Missile – flies at a speed of more than 5 mach.

An American global aerospace and defence technology company, Northrop Grumman Corporation named its NG-14 Cygnus Spacecraft as ‘SS Kalpana Chawla’

BOOKS

Radha M Nair’s New Book = “Breaking the Cocoon @ 40”(RADHA breaked COCOON at the age of 40) - Portrayed her life experiences in the advertising world of Mumbai

SCIENCE/TECH

Thaawarchand Gehlot launched ‘24×7 toll-free Mental Health Rehabilitation Helpline ‘KIRAN’ - Helpline has been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment - Launched considering the increasing incidence of Mental Illness, particularly in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic. - 25 Institutions including 8 National Institutes are involved in this Helpline. - Backed by 660 Clinical / Rehabilitation Psychologists and 668 Psychiatrists.

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) Developed a Neural-Based Practical Approach for Automatic Interpretation of 3D Seismic Data

Researchers of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode discovered 2 new species of Cockroach Wasps in Western Ghats - Named Dolichurus sahyadriensis after Sahyadri or Western Ghat mountain ranges and Dolichurus chareshi after C.Charesh, the laboratory assistant, ZSI who contributed in the collection of the species. ZSI Director – Dr.Kailash Chandra Headquarter – New Alipore, Kolkata Established in– 1st July 1916

IITs in news

IIT Roorkee - MoU - National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) for Collaboration in Building Accessible Safe Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) programme - To make more safe and accessible Indian cities that are more inclusive for people with disabilities, elderly, women, children and others. - IIT – Hyderabad collaborated with NVIDIA to establish India’s first ‘NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence(AI) Technology Centre'(NVAITC) to speed up the research work on AI and its commercial purpose. - The PFC (Power Finance Corporation) - agreement – IIT - Kanpur = to provide training, research and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) in Smart grid technology. NIUA Vice President – Mr.Kunal Kumar Headquarter – New Delhi

LOANS ISSUED BY BANKS

ADB - $500 Million Loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor - This is the first tranche of a total $1billion (about Rs 7,485 crore) facility. - With a design speed of 180 km/hour ADB Headquarter –Metro Manila, Philippines President - Masatsugu Asakawa Members – 68 Countries

ADB - USD 15 Million Deal - Suguna Foods - to help sustain poultry farming operations, rural livelihoods and food security in India - The transaction coincides with efforts of Indian Govt to reinforce the agriculture sector and improve farmers’ incomes by filling in gaps in agricultural supply chains

- It aligns with the National Action Plan for Egg and Poultry and with the $20 billion response package of ADB to COVID-19.

Himachal Pradesh - $82 million Loan Deal - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), World Bank = for State Roads Transformation Project - World Bank recently approved loan of $ 500 million under ‘Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Program (STARS) project to improve the quality and governance of school education across six states i.e Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh UNESCO Heritage Site – The Great Himalayan National Park, Kalka Shimla Railway Line.

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