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Mental health rehabilitation helpline “KIRAN” launched

September 8, 2020
KIRAN
  • 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.

Agriculture ministry approves soil testing labs in Kashmir

September 8, 2020
Agriculture ministry approves soil testing labs in Kashmir
  • 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.

8th Sept celebrated as International Literacy Day

September 8, 2020
International Literacy Day
  • 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.

F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020 won by Pierre Gasly

September 7, 2020
Pierre Gasly
  • The Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 won by Pierre Gasly (French) where Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) took the 2nd position and Lance Stroll from Canada took the 3rd place.

SIAM elected Kenichi Ayukawa as its new President & Vipin Sondhi as its Vice President

September 7, 2020
SIAMSIAM
  • The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) elected Kenichi Ayukawa  as its new President by replacing Rajan Wadhera. Prior to this he was the MD & CEO of Maruti Suzuki.
  • At the same time, Vipin Sondhi has been elected as the new vice president of SIAM. Prior to this he was the MD & CEO ofAshok Leyland.
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  • Charu Sinha become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Kashmir Valley
  • A 1996-batch IPS officer Charu Sinha has become the first woman commander to head the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) formation in the Kashmir Valley. She is currently serving as the CRPF IG in Jammu.

Andhra Pradesh Govt signed MoUs with eight companies on Food processing

September 7, 2020
Andhra Pradesh Govt
  • Andhra Pradesh Govt signed MoUs with eight companies including the Netherlands government in the food processing sector.

WhatsApp partners with CyberPeace Foundation

September 7, 2020
WhatsApp partners with CyberPeace Foundation
  • The cyber security think tank CyberPeace Foundation partnered with the Facebook-owned WhatsApp to create awareness on cyber safety among students.

Revised Priority Sector Lending Guidelines recently released by RBI

September 7, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • Revised Priority Sector Lending Guidelines recently released by RBI by giving higher weightage to incremental priority sector credit in ‘identified districts’ where priority sector credit flow is comparatively low.

A 10-week long anti-dengue campaign started by Delhi govt

September 7, 2020
arvind kejriwal
  • A 10-week long anti-dengue campaign started by Delhi govt with an aim to aware people about the prevention of vector-borne diseases.

J&K : 3rd phase of ‘Back to Village’ programme from October 2 to 12

September 7, 2020
Back to Village
  • Third phase of the ambitious Back to Village (B2V) programme will start from October 2 to 12, this year in J&K. The program is an introductory and interactive programme to understand the people’s grievances and demands.

‘On-demand’ COVID-19 testing allowed by Health Ministry

September 7, 2020
COVID-19
  • The Union Health Ministry has introduced ‘on-demand’ COVID-19 testing without a doctor’s prescription. all those individuals who wish to get tested and those undertaking travel can get an ‘on-demand’ COVID-19 test done without seeking a prescription from a doctor.

Prakash Javadekar to chair webinar on International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on September 7

September 7, 2020
prakash javadekar
  • The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on September 7, 2020, chaired a webinar on the first-ever International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.
  • He reviewed the progress of activities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) which was launched in 2019.

7th September is observed as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

September 7, 2020
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
  • 7th September is observed globally as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies with an aim to make everyone understand that clean air is important for health, productivity, the economy and the environment.

Johnny Bakshi passes away at 82

September 6, 2020
Johnny Bakshi
  • Veteran producer-director Johnny Bakshi has passed away at an age of 82 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

AITA appointed Anil Jain as the new president and Anil Dhupar as the Secretary-General

September 6, 2020
AITA
  • The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has appointed Anil Jain as the new president and Anil Dhupar as the Secretary General.

Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states 2019

September 6, 2020
Business Reform Action Plan
  • The 4th edition of the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking of states for 2018-19 announced by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
  • Andhra Pradesh has topped the ranking which is followed by Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

Vodafone Idea now called as ‘Vi’

September 6, 2020
Vi
  • Vodafone Idea has announced its new unified brand identity by renaming all its products under a new name and logo “Vi” with an effort to reduce the cost of maintaining two brands.

SVAYEM scheme relaunched by Assam govt

September 6, 2020
SVAYEM scheme
  • The ‘Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM)’ scheme relaunched by the Assam govt. with a total budget of Rs 1000 crore.
  • The objective behind relaunching the scheme is to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state.

Karnataka govt approved a watershed project called ‘REWARD’

September 6, 2020
REWARD
  • A project titled ‘Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD)’ recently approved by the Karnataka govt.
  • The purpose of the project is to ensure soil and water conservation in 20 taluks with low groundwater levels in Karnataka.
  • The total cost of this project is Rs 600 crore out of which World Bank will fund 70% of the project amount, which amounts to Rs 420 crore, whereas, 30% of the expenses (Rs 180 crore) will be borne by the state government itself.

Mobile app “EnglishPro” launched by Education Minister

September 6, 2020
Ramesh Pokhriyal
  • A mobile application “EnglishPro” launched by the Union Minister of Education with an aim to help learners in developing Indian English Pronunciation in the unique “Indian” way.

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