Category: All Current Affairs

“Swachhta Pakhwara” is being observed by over Indian Railways

September 20, 2020

• “Swachhta Pakhwara” is being observed by over Indian Railways. Swachhta Pakhwara’ is being observed all over Indian Railways from 16th to 30th September 2020. To create awareness for keeping the railway premises clean and safe including Covid-19 related precautions and webinars are also being organized.

36th National Games allotted to Goa have been postponed

September 19, 2020

• The 36th National Games allotted to Goa, which was scheduled from October 20 to November 4, 2020, had been postponed due to outbreak of the COVID-19.

Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran Gets One-year Extension

September 19, 2020

• The Central Government extended the tenure of Deputy National Security Adviser Pankaj Saran for one year.
• Mr. Saran is a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service and was appointed Deputy NSA in May 2018.

Ministry of AYUSH partners with Ministry WCD to control Malnutrition

September 19, 2020

• A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of Women and Child Development to control Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan. The MoU will help in tackling the problem of malnutrition in mothers and children in the country.

i-Lead 2.0 launched by Canara Bank to boost customer services

September 19, 2020

• Canara Bank has launched a lead management system (LMS) – i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0) with an aim to provide its services to customers irrespective of where they reside.

“Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani” (Women Self-Reliance programme) started by SBI

September 19, 2020

• “Mahila Atmanirbharshil Aachani” (Women Self-Reliance programme) started by SBI in Assam with an objective to create a strong bonding with the SHG member.

R K Singh inaugurates Rs. 6.99 crore worth CSR projects in Bihar

September 19, 2020

• Union Power Minister R K Singh inaugurates Rs. 6.99 crore worth CSR projects in Bihar.
• There were a total of 77 schemes, which included 36 schemes.

PM Modi lays foundation stone of nine highway projects worth Rs 14,258 Cr in Bihar

September 19, 2020

• Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects worth Rs. 14,258 crore in Bihar through video conferencing on 21 September 2020.
• These highway projects include constructing road length of about 350 kilometres at a cost of Rs. 4258 crore and three bridges.
• PM Modi also inaugurated the Ghar Tak Fibre project, under which all the 45,945 villages of Bihar will be connected through Optical Fibre Internet Service.

FELUDA – First Gene based high accuracy COVID-19 test approved in India

September 19, 2020

• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recently approved the gene-based COVID-19 test called Feluda. Using the CRISPR gene-editing technology, Feluda identifies and targets the genetic material of Sars-CoV2, the causative virus of Covid-19.

Ashok Gasti, Rajya Sabha MP passes away

September 18, 2020

• Ashok Gasti, Rajya Sabha MP passes away due to COVID-19. He first-time he took oath as Rajya Sabha MP in July, 2020.