Current Affairs - September 23, 2020 Current Affairs

Shree Chitra Triunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum, an autonomous institute of the department of science and technology, has indigenously developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).

The parliament passed a bill to remove cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onions and potatoes from the list of essential commodities.

Visa along with its Global partner iFundWomen, a funding marketplace for women owned businesses, launched a grant programme in India to support women Entrepreneurs.

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, Government of India informed that as per the estimate of finance ministry, Indian's nominal GDP is expected to grow by 19% in FY22 on a low base.

The Konkan Railway delivered two modern Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DMUC) trains to the Nepal Railway for Jaynagar-Kurtha broad gauge line on Friday. These trains are manufactured by Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai with modern amenities and latest AC-AC propulsion technology.

The parliament passed a bill to declare 5 newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology as institutes of national importance. The 5 newly IIITs set up under the public private partnership mode are in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur.

The government has no data on farmers suicide, as many states don't submit figures to the National Crime Record Bureau, the Government told Rajya Sabha.

SBI Life Insurance said it has signed a bancassurance agreement with Yes bank. It will offer a comprehensive bouquet of life insurance solutions to the bank's customers across the country.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said Bareilly will soon have a Textile park. He said this while reviewing the development work of Bareilly Division.

American actor and singer Zendaya created history by becoming the youngest female actor to win the prestigious award in the leading role in drama series at the age of 24.

Nepalese mountaineer Ang Rita Sherpa, the first person to climb Mount Everest 10 times died in Kathmandu at the age of 72.

SBI Cards announced collaboration with Google to enable customers to use their cards on Google Pay platforms.

India, Maldives launch cargo ferry service connecting Tuticorin and Cochin with Male. The launch of the ferry service came a day after India provided a 10-year soft loan of $250 million to the government of the Maldives as budgetary support to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has approved the proposal to appoint Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund in Washington.

Indian Army organized annual 'Shikara Race'. Fifteen Shikaras participated in the annual 'Shikara Race' organized by 20 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Indian Army for the people of Srinagar.

Smaaash, which operates over 40 gaming centres across 19 cities in India, is shutting down amid the corona virus pandemic.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy launched 3401 mobile public distribution outlets in the state.

Two not-for-profit organizations - Ahmedabad- based Worldwide Centre for Know-how and Entrepreneurship (iCreate) and Israel's Begin-Up nation central signed a MoU in iCreate campus.

SBI stated that women SHGs are very active and credit worthy in rural areas of Assam as it relies on social collateral rather than on financial collateral. It also empowers the women by encouraging them to create their micro enterprises for self-reliance and to maintain a sustainable economic condition.