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World Heart Day: 29 September

World Heart Day
  • World Heart Day is observed on 29th September annually to draw people’s attention to heart illness and the range of associated health issues.
  • The theme for World Heart Day 2020: “Use Heart To Beat Cardiovascular Disease”.

Six Mega Projects, “Ganga Avalokan” to be inaugurated

PM Modi
  • PM Modi is to inaugurate six mega projects under Namami Gange Mission through video conference.

The projects to be inaugurated are as follows

  • Construction of 68 MLD STP
  • Upgradation of 27 MLD at Jagjeetpur, Haridwar
  • Construction of 68 MLD Jagjeetpur Project
  • Inauguration of 26 MLD in Rishikesh
  • Construction of 18 MLD STP at Darai, Haridwar
  • Inauguration of 5 MLD STP at Chirpani. Also, two STP at Badrinath.
  • MLD is Million Litres per Day and STP is a Sewage Treatment Plant.

September 30 is observed as International Translation Day

International Translation Day
  • Every year, September 30 is observed as International Translation Day to pay tribute to the works of language professionals who have played an important role in bringing nations together, understanding and cooperating, contributing to the development and strengthening of world peace and security.
  • 2020 theme: “Finding the words for a world in crisis”.

NABARD to undertake Sanitation Literacy Campaign in Karnataka

NABARD
  • The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development will begin a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) in Karnataka with an aim to promote literacy on ‘WASH’ (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) in 2,000 villages. The campaign will start from October 2 and continue till January 26, 2021.

Dharani land Web Portal initiated by Telangana

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  • Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will be going to initiate Dharani land Web Portal Integrated land record management. Through this online portal, the citizens can avail of the revenue services Mutation, Land Conversion, and Registration Services, etc.

1st bank to enable document embedding feature on SFMS started by IDBI Bank

IDBI Bank
  • Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) become the first to implement the new feature of document embedding facility with Letter of Credit (LC) / Bank Guarantee (BG) messages over SFMS (Structured Financial Messaging System) platform of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).

Vakrangee gets RBI approval to set up BBPS unit

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principle approval to Vakrangee Ltd to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) to handle payment services related to bills.

Mukesh Ambani topped the IIFL Hurun India Rich List 2020

Mukesh Ambani
  • IIFL Hurun India released the Rich List for the year of 2020. Reliance Industry’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani topped the IIFL Hurun India Rich List 2020 with a total wealth of Rs 6.58 lakh crore. He has topped the list of richest Indians for the 9th consecutive year.

Special Humanitarian Action Award of UNDP conferred to Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood
  • The prestigious Special Humanitarian Action Award of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) conferred to Sonu Sood for selflessly extending a helping hand and sending lakhs of migrants, stranded students across geographies abroad, back to their homes.

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