Current Affairs 29.9.20 English

 

NATIONAL

1.     PM Modi inaugurates 1^st Museum on Ganga “Ganga Avalokan” to showcase culture, biodiversity & rejuvenation activities at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar.

STATE

2.     Maharashtra banned sale of Loose Cigarettes.

3.     PM Modi inaugurates 6 Projects in Uttarakhand under Namami Gange Mission through video conferencing.

APPOINTMENTS

4.     PD Vaghela – Chairman, TRAI.

5.     Alapan Bandyopadhyay – Chief Secretary, West Bengal.

 SCHEMES & APPS

6.     Government launched Vaccine Web Portal for updates on COVID-19 Vaccine development.

BANKING & ECONOMY

7.     Axis Bank partnered with Bayer’s Better Life Farming Initiative to provide loans for small farmers & rural farming communities.

8.     RBI gave nod to Vakrangee to setup Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit.

AWARDS

9.     Playback Singer Usha Mangeshkar won Gan Samragni Lata Mangeshar Award 2020-21 by Maharashtra.

SPORTS

10. French Open begins in Paris.

OBITUARIES

11. Jaswant Singh – Former Union Minister.

12. Isher Judge Ahluwalia – Economist & Padma Bhushan Awardee.

13. Swami Pratyagbodhananda – Hindu Spiritual Guru.

DAYS

14. International Day of Awareness on Food Loss & Waste Reduction - September 29, Theme “Stop Food Loss & Waste: For the People. For the Planet”.

15. World Heart Day – September 29, Theme “Use Heart to Beat CVD”.