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Mohamed Hussein Roble appointed as new Prime Minister of Somalia

September 26, 2020
Mohamed Hussein Roble
  • President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the new Prime Minister of Somalia. He will replace former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.

Sonu Sood appointed as the brand ambassador Acer India

September 26, 2020
Sonu Sood
  • Sonu Sood appointed as the brand ambassador of Acer India. He will support the range of innovative products of Acer over social media.

Rajat Sud appointed as its new Managing Director of EESL

September 26, 2020
Rajat Sud
  • Rajat Sud appointed as its new Managing Director of EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd). He takes charge from S Gopal.

Prestigious PATA Grand award Conferred to Kerala tourisms campaign

September 26, 2020
PATA Grand award
  • Kerala Tourism’s ‘Human by Nature’ campaign won the prestigious PATA Grand Award 2020. The campaign aims at giving a boost to the state’s tourism industry, which has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

UNIATF award for prevention and control of NCD 2020 won by Kerala

September 26, 2020
kerala cm
  • UNIATF award for prevention and control of NCD 2020 won by Kerala. Kerala has been awarded for the tireless service of the state in the health sector.

AYUSH Ministry partnered with National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) for Medicinal Plants cultivation

September 26, 2020
AYUSH Ministry
  • AYUSH Ministry partnered with the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) for Medicinal Plants cultivation. They will provide the buy-back guarantee to the farmers

Bihar General Elections 2020 dates released

September 26, 2020
Bihar General Elections 2020 dates
  • The Bihar General Elections 2020 scheduled has been announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. The voting will be held in three phases on 28 October, 3 November and 7 November and the counting of votes will be held on November 10, 2020.

Uttar Pradesh Govt launches unified portal ‘U-Rise’

September 26, 2020
CM Yogi Adityanath
  • The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has launched a unified portal called ‘U-Rise’ along with the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.

‘Saubhagya’ scheme completes three years

September 26, 2020
Saubhagya
  • The Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed three years which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th of September, 2017 with an outlay of Rs. 16,320 crore.
  • This scheme aims to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas across the country.

26th September on World Environmental Health Day

September 26, 2020
World Environmental Health Day
  • 26th September on World Environmental Health Day to shed the light on important work of environmental health around the world.
  • Theme: ‘Environmental health, a key public health intervention in disease pandemic prevention’.