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Shipping ministry launches dispute redressal portal SAROD-Ports

September 11, 2020
Shipping ministry
  • With an aim to bring private players to operate major ports in India, the shipping ministry has unveiled SAROD-Ports (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes – Ports). The portal is to resolve the disputes while also saving time consumption and legal expenditure.

12th September International Day for South-South Cooperation

September 12, 2020
International Day for South-South Cooperation
  • On 12th September every year International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed globally. The day celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south.

Golden Temple gets FCRA Registration

September 12, 2020
Golden Temple
  • The Union Home Ministry has granted the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, in Amritsar.

DIAL launches country’s first Covid-19 testing facility at an airport

September 12, 2020
DIAL
  • Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) launched the country’s first airport Covid-19 testing facility at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi for arriving international passengers.

“School Education in 21st Century” begins

September 12, 2020
School Education in 21st Century
  • The Ministry of Education organised “School Education in the 21st Century” as part of Shikshak Parv 2020 under National Education Policy- 2020 (NEP-2020).

J&K launched ‘Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System’

September 12, 2020
Jammu and Kashmir
  • J&K launched ‘Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System’ (JK-IGRAMS) with an objective to provide a grievance redressal mechanism that will ensure good governance.

India’s largest “Piggery Mission” launched Meghalaya

September 12, 2020
Piggery Mission
  • India’s largest “Piggery Mission” launched Meghalaya with an outlay of Rs 209 Crores to reduce the annual import of Pork worth Rs 150 Crore and make Meghalaya self-sufficient (“Aatma Nirbhar”) in pork production over the next 3 years.

Heritage Tourism Policy introduced by Gujarat

September 12, 2020
Heritage Tourism Policy
  • With an aim to attract tourism in the unused historical buildings Gujarat state govt recently introduced Heritage Tourism Policy.

Scheme ‘Garima’ launched by Odisha

September 12, 2020
Garima
  • With an objective to provide social security and financial benefits for the sanitation workers and their families the scheme ‘Garima’ was launched by the Odisha government.

Five-point consensus between India & China

September 12, 2020
Five-point consensus
  • Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow (Russia) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) reached a five-point consensus regarding the border-standoff between the two nations.

RBI is set to launch Digital Payments Index (DPI)

September 12, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • RBI is planning to launch Digital Payments Index (DPI) soon to assess accurately about the penetration and deepening of various digital payment modes.

Moody’s revises estimate of India’s Growth

September 12, 2020
Moody’s
  • Global rating agency Moody’s has revised its forecast of India’s growth. It has estimated a double-digit contraction to be at 11.5% during the current fiscal year.

Five Star Villages Scheme for 100% rural coverage launched by Indian Post

September 12, 2020
indian post
  • With an aim to achieve 100% rural coverage a five-star scheme launched by Indian Post.
  • The objective of the scheme is to bridge the gaps in public awareness and reach of postal products and services, especially in interior villages.

Rajasthan tied up with SIDBI to develop MSMEs

September 12, 2020
sidbi
  • The Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Government to provide financial, technical, marketing and export support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

September 12, 2020
Startup
  • The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
  • Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
  • Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.

British Actress Diana Rigg passes away

September 12, 2020
Diana Rigg
  • British Actress who was popularly known for her recent role as Olenna Tyrell in the Game of Thrones series, Dame Diana Rigg passed away. She made her debut at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She starred alongside Partick Macnee in The Avengers (1965) as a secret agent Emma Peel.

New Disinfectant Sprays developed by IPFT

September 12, 2020
New Disinfectant Sprays
  • Two new technologies namely “Disinfectant spray for surface application” and “Disinfectant spray for Vegetables & fruits” have been developed by the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) to remove pesticide residues left over on the surface.

India-US hold 2 plus 2 intersessional meeting

September 13, 2020
India-US
  • A virtual bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting held between India and the United States. They reviewed the progress and developments in bilateral ties in defence, security, and foreign policy areas.

Three Petroleum Sector Projects inaugurated by PM

September 13, 2020
PM Modi
  • Three key projects related to the Petroleum Sector in Bihar have been dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The three projects are-

  • Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project
  • LPG Bottling Plants in East Champaran and
  • LPG Bottling Plants in Banka.

First-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was laid to foundation stone

September 13, 2020
Special Economic Zone
  • First-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) was laid to foundation stone by the Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb at Sabroom which is the southernmost town of the state bordering Bangladesh. It is around 120 km from Agartala.

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