The Rafale aircraft were formally inducted into the IAF with a Sarva Dharma Puja followed by an air display of the fighter jets and a water cannon salute.
On 9th September, the Foreign Secretaries of Australia, India, and France co-chaired a first trilateral dialogue with an aim to synergizing their respective strengths to ensure a secure, peaceful, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.
Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar is currently attending the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) in Moscow, Russia.
This is the third Council of Foreign Ministers meeting that India will be attending as a full member of SCO. While the first meeting was in Beijing in April 2018, the second was in Bishkek in May 2019.
The 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting was held via video conference and was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the East Asia Summit (EAS) participating countries. It was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Bin Minh. The Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on September 9, 2020, attended the event.
According to the mortality estimates, the under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1000 live births) in India declined from 126 in 1990 to 34 in 2019.The report was jointly released by the UNICEF, WHO, Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank Group.
India signs MoU with Japan on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between Armed Forces. This will enable closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of the two countries.
On 9th September, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam launched Doorstep Banking Services by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) with an aim to provide customers with the convenience of banking services at their doorsteps.
The Indian government has introduced stricter visa norms for the Chinese Nationals. These norms will bring the Chinese on a par with Prior Referral Category countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
To provide long distance emergency medical transportation, Karnataka Chief Minister, Yediyurappa launched the country’s first integrated air ambulance service recently. It was jointly launched by the International Critical Air Transfer Team (ICATT) and the Kyathi. ICATT-Kyathi’s fixed wing aircraft have capacity.
Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy flagged off the second ‘Kisan Rail’ in India and the first from the South India region from Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh to the national capital New Delhi.
The Supreme Court has ordered a stay on reservation for those belonging to the Maratha community in government jobs and educational institutions in Maharashtra.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and e-Gopala App on September 10, 2020 for farmers in Bihar. The Prime Minister also launched several initiatives for the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar.
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) aims to focus on the focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country.
The e-Gopala App is a comprehensive breed improvement marketplace and information portal, which will be launched for direct use of farmers. The e-Gopala App will hence, aim to bridge the gap and provide viable solutions to the farmers on all these aspects.
Haryana launched an educational WhatsApp chatbot ”Apka Mitra” to resolve any admission-related queries of the students. Students can ask their query on WhatsApp chatbot number 7419444449 to get any information regarding admissions, scholarships etc.
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the first edition of the World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), on 8th September 2020.
It was organised by ISA and FICCI and more than 26000 participants from 149 countries joined the virtual Summit.
Veteran British broadcaster and natural historian, David Attenborough has been awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
Goldman Sachs has projected India’s GDP for FY21 at -14.8%. For Calendar Year 2020 it has projected a contraction of 11.1%. For FY22, Goldman Sachs predicts India’s GDP to grow at 15.7% and for Calendar Year 2021 at 9.9%