8th Sept is celebrated as International Literacy Day all over the world every year.
The theme for this year is ‘Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond’ which specifically focuses on the role of educators and changing pedagogies.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ministry has approved soil testing labs across the Kashmir valley. A total outlay of four crore rupees approved for the up-gradation of the lab.
A toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline “KIRAN” launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. The helpline – 1800-500-0019 will provide relief and support to persons with mental illness.
New Electronic Hardware and Manufacturing Policy-2020 released by TamilNadu with an aim at increasing the state’s electronics industry output to $100 billion by 2025.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is scheduled to leave for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meet in Moscow on September 8, 2020.
Guidelines for banks for resolution of COVID-19-related stressed assets in 26 sectors Released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 7, 2020. These 26 sectors include aviation, tourism and auto components.
The resolution plan is based on the recommendations of the KV Kamath Committee, which submitted its report on September 4, 2020.
The National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’. As per the report Kerala topped the list while Andhra Pradesh emerged as the least literate state, standing below Bihar.
Delhi stands at second position with 89% literacy rate. Uttarakhand is at number three with a literacy rate of 87.6% while Assam freezes at number four with 85.9% literacy rate.
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has appointed its 35th President for the year 2020-22 as Vinkesh Gulati. He succeeds Ashish Harsharaj Kale as the new FADA President.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle which has been developed indigenously.
International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September to raise awareness regarding the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for students and educators and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.
The Day is being celebrated for the first time in 2020.
Five Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Petroleum Ministry will be joining the International Solar Alliance Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (ISA-CSCA) as the Corporate Partners. This is announced by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched two nutrition schemes ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana’ and ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus’ to provide nutritious food to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children in the state.
Apple is set to launch its first ‘floating’ store in Singapore on 10th September. The first-of-its-kind store has a sphere-shaped all-glass dome structure that is fully self-supported, and made up of 114 pieces of glass, held together by only 10 narrow vertical mullions for structural connection.