1    The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has approved to set up ten plastic parks in the country under the Plastic Park scheme.
2    Time Magazine has released the TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2020. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi is the only politician on the list.
3    A 17-year-old girl, Khushi Chindaliya has been appointed as Regional Ambassador for India by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)- Tunza Eco-Generation.
4    According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India is ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to which it is vulnerable to extreme natural disasters.
5    “Brucella abortus S19? per vaccine” is developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s -Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI) for brucellosis prevention in the dairy sector.
6    Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar assumed charge as the Minister of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). 
7    According to the latest Science & Technology Indicators (STI) report for 2019-20, India performs very dismally in the field science & technology innovation.
8    PM Modi in the recent meet with chief ministers have eased the norms for State Disaster relief Fund.
9    Over 450 long-finned pilot whales have died in Australia's largest recorded mass-stranding event.  
10    The CAG has flagged irregularities in the construction of toilets in schools by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in an audit report tabled before Parliament. 
11    The Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 was passed in Lok Sabha.
12    The Department of Biotechnology has launched the programme for “Strengthening Clinical Trial Research Capacity in Neighbouring Countries”.
13    The World Maritime Day is observed on September 24 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and other international organizations . 
14    Dr Harsh Vardhan, while addressing representatives of WHO and UN Agencies said that India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025. 
15    The magnitude of the Sun's solar activity is decreasing. This period of decreased solar activity is known as the Modern Grand Solar Minimum that will last from 2020 to 2053.