1        The Minister of State for Shipping, Mansukh Mandaviya launched the first direct Cargo Ferry service to Maldives.
2        In a first-of-its-kind initiative, eight beaches of India have been recommended for the Blue flagcertification.
3        Scientists have warned that extra-tropical storms in the Mediterranean Sea, known as ‘Medicanes’ or ‘Mediterranean Hurricanes’, could become more frequent due to                human-induced climatechange.
4        A recent study conducted by Australian universities has found out that the Komodo dragon could become extinct in the next few decades due to climate change.
5        Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on the occasion of World Rhino Day (22nd September) that India is home to the largest number of  One-Horned Rhinoceros in              the world.
6        The Parliament on September 22, 2020 has passed the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020 which seeks to give five IIITs (Bhopal,                Agartala, Surat, Bhagalpur  and Raichur) in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. 
7        The aviation company Airbus launched three concepts for the “first zero emission commercial  aircraft” or the Hydrogen Aircraft. The aircrafts would be operational by                 2035.
8        Neuro-toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 African elephants in 2020  in the Okavango delta region, Botswana (country in Southern Africa).
9        The Indian tsunami early warning Centre is currently serving 25 Indian ocean countries under the  O-SMART scheme of Ministry of earth
10    The Government of India has planned to set a target to generate 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022.
11    The Government of India increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of 6 rabi crops for 2021- 22.
12    India-UK Water Partnership Forum held on September 22, 2020, to discuss ways to collaborate on the issues pertaining to infrastructure development and water                        conservation.
13    Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief, Anil Dhasmana has been appointed as the chief  of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).
14    The Ministry of Development of North-East Region (DoNER) has launched the logo and song for  festival “Destination North East-2020”.
15.    The Union Minister of state of North Eastern region Dr Jitendra Singh announced  that around 21 neutrino observatory will be set up in the country.