1. Almost a year after China and Nepal together decided to re-measure the elevation of the world’s highest mountain, the two countries are soon expected to announce latest official height of Mount Everest.
2. The Abraham Accord between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is mediated by the USA. It is the first Arab-Israeli peace deal in 26 years
3. A team of scientists from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) have discovered a way to measure the quantity of chlorophyll-a that indicates abundance of phytoplanktons in the Bay of Bengal in real-time
4. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray has launched a state-wide campaign titled, ‘My Family, My Responsibility’, to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
5. Severely ill Covid-19 patients on ventilators are made to lie face down because it’s easier for them to breathe. But according to a new study, that position can also cause permanent nerve damage.
6. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup, which were scheduled to be held from 3 to 11 October 2020 in Denmark, has been postponed for 2021.
7. The central government issued a notification prohibiting the export of onions even as the average traded price of the bulb crossed the psychological barrier of Rs 30 per kg.
8. Amazon.com Inc has signed up Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan for its Alexa voice assistant.
9. According to the Living Planet Report 2020 released by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the population of vertebrate species has largely declined in the past half- century.
10. Scientists have detected the presence of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.
11. A Customized My Stamp on India’s First Anti Satellite Missile (A-SAT) launch was released by the Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day.
12. An adjournment motion notice was moved in the Lok Sabha over the surveillance of key Indian personalities by a firm linked to the Chinese government.
13. Paytm First Games (PFG), a subsidiary of digital financial service platform Paytm, has roped in Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador.
14. On September 16, 2020, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund agreed to sale 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik-V to India.
15. PM Modi inaugurated seven projects under Namami Gange and AMRUT Schemes in Bihar.
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