Important Day
Economy
- To offer Start-ups or business an eponymous Current Account, the iStartup2.0 launched by - ICICI bank.
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (Ipru Life) has entered into a corporate agency agreement for access to ICICI Prudential Life's product with - NSDL Payments Bank.
- This private bank has repaid the special liquidity facility (SLF) of Rs 50,000 crore to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on September 8 - Yes Bank.
International
- The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) handed over the winner prize 2020 under the e-government category to this India state government for Sabuj Sathi project - West Bengal government.
- India’s rank on the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020, prepared by Canada’s Fraser Institute - 105th.
- First position on the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 - Hong Kong (Second: Singapore).
- Host of the meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on 29-30 November 2020 - India (in New Delhi).
National
- New initiative of Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs that to provide a clear roadmap for cities towards combating Climate Change - Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0.
- Virtual event that organized by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on 10 September - ‘Streets for People Challenge’.
- National Evaluation Centre which will be set up for overall improvement in the evaluation system - The Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH).
Persons in News
- Author of the Book, 'Judiciary, Judges & the Administration of Justice' - Justice R. Bhanumathi (Retd.).
- Winner of the Young Scientist Award at the EET CRS 8th Academic Achievement Awards-20 ceremony - Dr. Ritesh Kamal Singh.
- New Chairman of National School of Drama - Paresh Rawal.
Sports
- Winner of the Professional Footballers' Association's (PFA) Player of the Year award for the year 2020 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man) and Bethany England (Woman).
State Current Affairs
- This state government has announced the state's first Heritage Tourism Policy which has provisions to permit use of pre-1950 historical buildings as heritage hotels, heritage museums - Gujarat.
- New centres for skilling and technical support that will be set up by the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) - Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh).
- Odisha government presented the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2020 to - Raj Gopal Mishra (cinematographer).
- This state/UT government has been honoured with the excellence award by the Jal Shakti Ministry for revamping of the Rajokri lake - Delhi.
- New initiative of the Maharashtra government that will enable the farmers to grow crops based on the demand of end consumers and connect farmers with over 1,370 value chains - ‘Vikel Te Pikel’ (sow that sells).
Science and Technology
- Researchers from this institute has developed indigenous kW-scale vanadium redox flow battery, an alternative to the conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for application in energy storage - Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).
General Knowledge
- International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) - Established: 1 July 2002; Location: The Hague, Netherlands.
- International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL) - Founded: 1923; Headquarters: Lyon, France.
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) - Established: 1899; Location: The Hague, Netherlands.
- Organization for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD or OSShD) - Established: 28 June 1956; Location: Warsaw, Poland.
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Founded: 4 April 1947; Headquarters: Montreal, Canada.