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India aims to end tuberculosis by 2025

September 25, 2020
end tuberculosis
  • 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.

Fit India Dialogue 2020

September 25, 2020
Fit India Dialogue 2020
  • 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.

25th September is celebrated as Antyodaya Diwas

September 25, 2020
Antyodaya Diwas
  • 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”.

World Pharmacist Day observes on 25 September

September 25, 2020
World Pharmacist Day
  • Every Year World Pharmacist Day is observed on September 25 to create awareness about the role of a pharmacist in improving health.
  • This Day is suggested by The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).
  • The Theme for World Pharmacist Day 2020 is “Transforming global health”

Suresh Angadi, Minister of State for Railways passes away

September 24, 2020
Suresh Angadi
  • 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.

Bhupesh Pandya, Bollywood Actor passes away

September 24, 2020
Bhupesh Pandya
  • 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’.

DRDO successfully launched Laser-guided ATGM

September 24, 2020
DRDO
  • 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.

“Voices of Dissent” authored by Romila Thapar

September 24, 2020
Romila Thapar
  • A book titled “Voices of Dissent” authored by Historian Romila Thapar will be set to publish in October 2020.
  • The book is jointly published by Penguin Random House India and Seagull Books.

Khushi Chindaliya Appointed As Indian Ambassador for UNEP’s Tunza Eco-Generation

September 24, 2020
Khushi Chindaliya
  • 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.

For the 6th term, Alexander Lukashenko sworn in as President of Belarus

September 24, 2020
Alexander Lukashenko
  • For the 6th term, Alexander Lukashenko sworn in as President of Belarus
  • He has served as the President of Belarus since the establishment of the office on 20 July 1994.