7th September is observed globally as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies with an aim to make everyone understand that clean air is important for health, productivity, the economy and the environment.
The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on September 7, 2020, chaired a webinar on the first-ever International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.
He reviewed the progress of activities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which was launched in 2019.
The Union Health Ministry has introduced ‘on-demand’ COVID-19 testing without a doctor’s prescription. all those individuals who wish to get tested and those undertaking travel can get an ‘on-demand’ COVID-19 test done without seeking a prescription from a doctor.
Third phase of the ambitious Back to Village (B2V) programme will start from October 2 to 12, this year in J&K. The program is an introductory and interactive programme to understand the people’s grievances and demands.
Revised Priority Sector Lending Guidelines recently released by RBI by giving higher weightage to incremental priority sector credit in ‘identified districts’ where priority sector credit flow is comparatively low.
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) elected Kenichi Ayukawa as its new President by replacing Rajan Wadhera. Prior to this he was the MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki.
At the same time, Vipin Sondhi has been elected as the new vice president of SIAM. Prior to this he was the MD & CEO ofAshok Leyland.
Charu Sinha become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Kashmir Valley
A 1996-batch IPS officer Charu Sinha has become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation in the Kashmir Valley. She is currently serving as the CRPF IG in Jammu.
The Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 won by Pierre Gasly (French) where Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) took the 2nd position and Lance Stroll from Canada took the 3rd place.