Star chef Vikas Khanna has authored a book titled “Kitchens of Gratitude” in which he has written about his Feed India initiative. The book will be released in 2021.
The Defence Research and Development Organization conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS- High speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) vehicle at the Balasore test range in Odisha. This can now be used as a target for evaluation of missiles.
2020 Italian Open title won by Novak Djokovic. He defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
Women’s Single won by Simona Halep whereas Men’s Double won by Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos & Women’s Double won by Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.
Every year, 24th September is observed on World Maritime Day. This day is celebrated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) along with other international organizations. Theme: Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the Indian Railways have set the target to achieve 100 percent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023.
To benefit farmers, the Madhya Pradesh Government announced Mukhya Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana.
Under the scheme, the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, getting Rs. 6,000 per annum, will be getting additional financial assistance of Rs. 4,000, making their total annual assistance to be Rs. 10,000 per annum.
HDFC Life tied up with YES Bank to sell insurance policies. All the life insurance products of HDFC Life which includes solutions for protection, saving and investment, retirement and critical illness will be provided to the customers of Yes Bank.
Uttarakhand government partnered with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote adventure sports activities at Tehri Lake in the state.
Time Magazine has released the TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2020. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi is the only politician on the list.
The list also includes:
Professor Ravindra Gupta (Pioneer)– is a Professor of Clinical Microbiology and has worked for the cure of HIV.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed AK Das as the new administrator of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank. He has replaced JB Bhoria.
Ishmael Toroama has been elected as the President of Bougainville. This was the first general election since Bougainville separated from Papua New Guinea in November 2019.
A 17-year-old girl from Surat, Khushi Chindaliya, has been appointed as Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)- Tunza Eco-Generation.
DRDO’s Laser-guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) has been successfully test-fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps centre and school (ACC&S), Ahmednagar on September 22, 2020.
Theatre personality and Bollywood actor Bhupesh Pandya has passed away. He is best known for his role in Ayushmann Khurrana’s debut film ‘Vicky Donor’.
Suresh Angadi, Minister of State for Railways passed away due to Covid-19. He was a four-time Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka’s Belagavi constituency. He was elected in 2004, 2014 and 2019.