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26th September on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

September 26, 2020
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
  • 26th September on International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons to provide an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority.

Legendary singer S. P . Balasubramaniam passed away

September 25, 2020
S. P . Balasubramaniam
  • Legendary singer S.P. Balasubramaniam has passed away. He made his singing debut in 1966 with Telugu movie Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna.

“RAISE 2020” summit on October 5-9

September 25, 2020
RAISE 2020
  • 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.

India to conduct Virtual Bilateral Summit with Sri Lanka

September 25, 2020
India-Sri Lanka
  • 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.

India helds Webinar with Israel

September 25, 2020
India and Israel
  • A webinar was held between India and Israel, under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM.
  • The Theme of the webinar was “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo”.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind confers NSS Awards

September 25, 2020
NSS Awards
  • Ram Nath Kovind, President of India conferred the National Service Scheme Awards (NSS) for the year 2018-19 in 3 categories.
  • This Award function was held online due to the coronavirus situation.
  • The NSS Award was presented to 42 awardees in three different categories.

UNCTAD forecasts India’s GDP at -5.9% for 2020, 3.9% in 2021

September 25, 2020
GDP
  • 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.

‘Moksha Kalash Yojana-2020’ approved by Rajasthan

September 25, 2020
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
  • ‘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.

“Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana” launched by Assam

September 25, 2020
Mukhyamantrir Grammya Paribahan Achoni Yojana
  • “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.

670 new electric buses and 241 charging stations sanctioned under FAME Scheme

September 25, 2020
FAME Scheme
  • The Government of India recently sanctioned 670 Electric buses and 241 charging stations under phase II of FAME scheme.