1    Titan Company has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to launch India’s first contactless  payment watches named “Titan Pay” 
2    The Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) in Rome, Italy, has become the first airport in the  world to be certified with “COVID-19 5-star airport rating” from Skytrax, a U.K.-           based airport  and airline review firm 
3    As per the World Bank, India ranks 169th position in the annual Human Capital Index 
4    Indian scientists from the Zoological Survey of India, Pune have reported a first-of-its-kind discovery of morphological phenotypic plasticity (MPP) in the Kalinga cricket frog
5    The National Hispanic Heritage Month began in the USA. The annual event is marked every year from 15th September to 15th October
6    The World Patient Safety Day is observed globally on 17th September to create a global awareness for patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making healthcare safer.
7    Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)announced their predictions about the new solar cycle, called Solar Cycle 25
8    On Sep 18, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to dedicate the Kosi Rail Maha Setu to thenation which enhances the accessibility to transport army and military related equipment from         Northern part of India to North Eastern parts of India
9    As a part of efforts aimed at enhancing maritime security in the Indian Ocean region, “India joined Djibouti Code of Conduct as an observer. 
10    Every year, on Prime Minister Modi’s birthday that falls on September 17, Seva Diwas is cele   brated
11    the G20 Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM) has taken place under the Presidency of the  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12    According to a recent research paper “Serial Interval of SARS-CoV-2 was Shortened Over Time by Non-pharmaceutical Interventions”, China was able to contain Covid-           19   due to its ability to manage the serial interval
13    The Lok Sabha has passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament  (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to cut salaries of all MPs by 30 per cent            for a period of one  year commencing April 1, 2020
14    The TATA Group of Companies recently won the bid to construct a new Parliament building for   Rs 861.90 crores.
15    The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects India’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 10.7%