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.
25th September is celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas by the Ministry of Rural Development to mark the foundation day of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana. The Day was celebrated under the theme “Kaushal Se Kal Badlenge”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the ‘Age -Appropriate Fitness Protocols’ on the First anniversary of Fit India Movement.
He held interactions with cricketer Virat Kohli, actor Milind Soman, footballer Afshan Ashiq among others who shared their fitness experiences with him.
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan addressed the Ministers of Member Nations of WHO, Heads and Representatives of UN Agencies through virtual mode.
He announced that India is sets a goal to end tuberculosis by 2025. Five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals.
“Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana” launched by Assam government under which Light Motor Vehicle Service would be launched in all the villages of the state.
‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’ approved by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot with an aim to allow free bus travel to two members of the family of the deceased to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) forecasted India’s GDP Growth Rate at -5.9% percent for the year 2020 and 3.9 percent in 2021.
On 26 September 2020, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka will conduct a Bilateral Summit Virtually.
A summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI), RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020′ will be organised from October 5-9, 2020 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog.