Jiri Menzel, oscar-winning Czech director passes away
September 8, 2020
- Jiri Menzel, Oscar-winning Czech film director passed away. He was awarded an IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.
Ian Bell announces retirement from professional cricket
September 8, 2020
- Former stylish batsman Ian Bell announced he will retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2020 domestic season.
FADA appoints Vinkesh Gulati as its new President
September 8, 2020
- The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has appointed its 35th President for the year 2020-22 as Vinkesh Gulati. He succeeds Ashish Harsharaj Kale as the new FADA President.
Non-Executive Chairman of IDFC First Bank Rajiv Lall resigned
September 8, 2020
- IDFC First Bank’s Part-Time Non-Executive Chairman Rajiv B Lall has resigned. He was the founder MD and CEO of IDFC Bank.
NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate
September 8, 2020
- The National Statistical Office (NSO) released a report titled ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’. As per the report Kerala topped the list while Andhra Pradesh emerged as the least literate state, standing below Bihar.
- Delhi stands at second position with 89% literacy rate. Uttarakhand is at number three with a literacy rate of 87.6% while Assam freezes at number four with 85.9% literacy rate.
Himachal Pradesh signed MoU with World Bank for Roads Transformation Projects
September 8, 2020
- Himachal Pradesh signed MoU with World Bank of worth $82 million loan for Roads Transformation Projects in the state.
Guidelines for banks for resolution of COVID-19-related stressed assets in 26 sectors released
September 8, 2020
- Guidelines for banks for resolution of COVID-19-related stressed assets in 26 sectors Released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 7, 2020. These 26 sectors include aviation, tourism and auto components.
- The resolution plan is based on the recommendations of the KV Kamath Committee, which submitted its report on September 4, 2020.
Third Annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum to be held in Hanoi in October 2020
September 8, 2020
- The third annual Indo-pacific Business Forum is scheduled to be held in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on October 28 and 29, 2020.
S Jaishankar to leave for Russia to attend SCO Foreign Ministers meet
September 8, 2020
- External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is scheduled to leave for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meet in Moscow on September 8, 2020.
Electronic Hardware Manufacturing Policy 2020 released by TamilNadu
September 8, 2020
- New Electronic Hardware and Manufacturing Policy-2020 released by TamilNadu with an aim at increasing the state’s electronics industry output to $100 billion by 2025.