1. The Water Heroes contest has been launched by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The main aim of the contest is to reach out to people with messages of water conservation and management.
2. On the Global Innovation Index released by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) India has ranked among top 50 countries for the first time.
3. India’s first multi-wavelength satellite “Astrosat” detected extreme Ultra Violet light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light years away from the earth. The galaxy is called AUDFs01.
4. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport gets India’s tallest ATC tower to enhance the safety and boost the efficiency of air transport management services.
5. India is now in the list of top10 countries in terms of total gold reserves. According to the World Gold Council, India has gold reserves totalling 618.2 tonnes.
6. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican. He has received the award for his contribution towards establishing peace and harmony.
7. Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open men’s doubles event here as they stunned sixth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies in a hard-fought three-setter.
8. Facebook Restricts Forwarding On Messenger, Limits It To 5 People
9. Vaishno Devi: Daily quota for pilgrims from outside J&K now 500
10. the World Health Organisation’s independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response appointed former health secretary Preeti Sudan as one of its 11 panellists from across the world.
65 by-polls in the country and Assembly Elections of Bihar is due and required to be completed before November 29, 2020,
The process for admissions into +3 courses in degree colleges across Odisha will begin from September 8, a notification of the Higher Education Department
Beleaguered telecom operator Vodafone Idea approved plan to raise up to Rs 25,000 crore through a combination of equity and debt instruments to keep the company afloat.
The Supreme Court dismissed the pleas, including the one filed by ministers of six opposition-ruled states, seeking review of its August 17 order which paved the way for holding NEET and JEE exams.
The Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, approved by Russia last month, has been shown to elicit antibody response with no serious adverse events in small human trials, according to preliminary results published in The Lancet journal
Chief Editor of Khabar Mantra Hindi Daily and owner of Van Vrindavan Construction Company Abhay Singh, 52, passed away here at Guruanank Hospital.
The CentralBoard of Secondary Education(CBSE) released the dates of improvementand compartment examination for class 10 and 12. CBSE 12th compartment examinations will be held from 22 to 29 September and 10th compartment examinations will be held from 22 to 28 September 2020.
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a Deemed to be University, Pune, under Ministry of Defence has developed "Healthy Air", herbal-based immunity to boost room freshener product with an aim to contain the spread of the COVID-19.
Two Guwahati-based women entrepreneurs Ms Neelam Sethia and Ms Neha Bajajhave have launched the first ever newspaper for kids “The Young Minds “. The newspaper specifically designed for kids will promote creative thinking among children and inculcate in them the habit to read and write
The West African country “Togo” has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Africa to reach this milestone.
Russian Vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ Found Safe in Early Human Trials.
The commerce and industry ministry released the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) in terms of ease of doing business. Andhra Pradesh topped the ranking.
A trial run of an inland waterways protocol route between the two nations began on Thursday with a cargo vessel leaving for Sonamura port in Tripura from Munshiganj in the neighbouring country
Teachers’ Day is celebrated across the country in the memory of former president Dr S Radhakrishnan, a philosopher-author and India’s second president who was born on September 5, 1888
Jharkhand Govt schools likely to reopen for classes 9-12 from Sept 21
1. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide 28 goods sheds situated at different stations on outsourcing basis to business houses in order to increase railway’s share in the transportation.
2. The state government has urged the ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH) to launch Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) in Odisha.
3. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) September 10,
4. India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s ongoing visit to Moscow
5. Fitch Ratings said private sector banks, with stronger loss-absorption buffers, are likely to gain market share from their state-owned peers in the medium term
6. India’s second largest IT services firm Infosys will acquire US-based product design and development firm Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42 million (about ‘308 crore).
7. Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman A. Sakthivel, said the apparel exports from the country is likely to expand by about 40% in the current financial year.
8. US wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India’s Vodafone Idea Ltd.
9. Private sector steel maker JSPL posted a 21% rise in its consolidated production and a 38% growth in its sales for August 2020
10. India’s armed forces capable of dealing with Chinese actions in best suitable ways: Gen Rawat
11. The Ministry of Tribal affairs is funding 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) for research under Grant to TRIs and is engaged in quality research in collaboration with reputed Government and Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) spread over the country.
12. There are around 700 Scheduled Tribe Communities and 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in our country.
13. Utter Pradesh Government will spend more than Rs 2,000 crore to restore Ayodhya’s “lost glory” and develop it as a major destination for religious tourism, a statement issued by the state information department said.
14. FASTag may be must for third-party insurance Come April 1, Car owners might not be able to obtain a third-party insurance cover if they do not have FAS Tags for their cars.
15. The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the bank accounts should not be declared as nonperforming asset (NPA) as on 31 August should not be declared as NPAs until the disposal of the pleas seeking an extension of the moratorium period
16. Chairman of the Railway Board V K Yadav will now be first CEO of the Indian Railways.
17. After the retirement of Justice Arun Mishra on September 2, the strength of the Supreme Court judges is reduced to 30 from the total 34.
18. Odisha GST dips by 1.76 per cent in August amid COVID crisis.
19. Tata Motors reports 13% increase in sales in August.
20. Odisha government to bring all State Universities under one Act.
21. Eight-year-old Indian boy donates $2500 prize money to UNICEF. When asked why he donated the money, Abhijay Potluri says, “I saw certain UNICEF videos and my heart really sank. I saw kids who didn’t even have a home, water and food. I just hope my donation will help in a little way.”
22. Bhubaneswar-Surat direct flight services is all set to resume again from September 9, 2020.
1. The Centre has decided to stop printing wall calendars, desktop calendars and diaries and instead go in for digital mode for such materials.
2. The Covid pandemic has affected mental health of millions of people, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.
3. The next session of Odisha Assembly is likely to begin by September 30, informed Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro.
4. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy directed the Department of Tourism to start river cruising in the State.
5. KIIT School of Management ranked 2nd in Times BBA Education Ranking Survey, 2020.
6. Odisha Cabinet approves proposal to increase tenure of VCs to 4 years.
7. India bans 118 mobile Apps including PUBG.
8. Western Railway installs rooftop solar panels of 5601.69 KWP capacity.
9. Intel launches 11th Gen Core processors for thin, light laptops.
10. No Indian university in world’s top 300
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s donations to a number of public causes, ranging from girl child education to the cleaning of Ganga, from his savings and the proceeds of auctions of the gifts he received exceed Rs 103 crore.
12. The Supreme Court granted 10 years to telecom companies to clear their respective adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and also directed them to deposit the first instalment of 10 per cent by March 31, 2021.
