Test: September 2020 Weekly Current Affair - 3 - UPSC MCQ

Titan Company Ltd, in collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI), introduced ‘Titan Pay’, powered by YONO SBI.
Through this partnership, Titan and SBI are launching a range of stylish new watches with contactless payment functionality for the first time in India.

Every year, the month of September is observed as World Alzheimer’s Month and 21 September as World Alzheimer’s Day. The main aim of World Alzheimer’s Day to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds the disease.
In 2020, the theme for World Alzheimer’s day is “Let’s talk about dementia”.

The Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha gave its nod to implementation of the World Bank-assisted project for strengthening of health care institutions.
World Bank agreed to finance 50 Million US$ for the project.

To provide its services to customers irrespective of where they reside, public sector lender Canara Bank has launched lead management system (LMS) – i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads System version 2.0).

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Engineers Day took a major step towards the development of an indigenously-built CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) based signalling technology for metro railway with the launch of the i-ATS, which is an important sub-system of the signalling system.

In the latest ranking of the World Bank’s annual Human Capital Index, India has been ranked 116 in the list of 174 countries. Last year, India was ranked 115 in the list of 157 countries.
The index was topped by Singapore followed by Hong Kong and Japan.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) launched a health and nutrition helpline to ensure children under six years of age get nutritional supplements and regular immunisation doses.
The helpline, ‘Sehat evam Poshan Saathinwas’, will remain operational 24X7 in collaboration with NGO Indus Action.
Once a call is received on the number, 011-41193903, the team at the DCPCR will connect back with the caller within one-two days and register the grievance.

The Central Government extended the tenure of Deputy National Security Adviser Pankaj Saran for one year.

State Bank of India(SBI) has decided to extend OTP-based cash withdrawal of ₹10,000 and above throughout the day across all its ATMs.

The Central Government has sanctioned Rs. 108 crore under UDAN scheme for upgradation of three Chhattisgarh Airports.
Out of the total amount, Rs. 48 crore have been sanctioned for Jagdalpur, Rs. 27 crore for Ambikapur and Rs. 33 crore for Bilaspur under UDAN scheme for up-gradation and development of these Airports.

Infosys said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GuideVision, an enterprise service management consultancy specialised in offering strategic advisory, consulting, implementations, training and support on the ServiceNow platform.
The deal size is learnt to be around €30 million.

The Gujarat government approved a letter of intent (LOI) for the world’s first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal at Bhavnagar port with a proposed investment of Rs 1,900 crore.

Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Bhopal is the first power Distribution Company in India in which e-office system is operated from corporate office to local circle offices level.
It has implemented e-file & e-correspondent system through NIC e-office.

Four Indian cities – New Delhi(86), Mumbai(93), Hyderabad(85), and Bengaluru(95) – witnessed a significant drop in their rankings in the global listing of smart cities.
The 2020 Smart City Index (SCI) was topped by Singapore, followed by Helsinki and Zurich in the second and the third place respectively. Others in the top 10 list include Auckland (4th), Oslo (5th), Copenhagen (6th), Geneva (7th), Taipei City (8th), Amsterdam (9th) and New York at the 10th place.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September to educate and create public awareness among its people in matters and issues related to peace. This year, the day is extra special as it marks 75 years of the International Day of Peace.
The theme of the International Day of Peace 2020 is “Shaping Peace Together.”

Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) launched the Primary Agricultural Co-Operative Society (PACS), Pothgal web portal http://www.pacspothgal.com. The website is available in Telugu and English.
PACS Pothgal is the first PACS in India to come up with a web portal that has all the details of loans, loan processes, and services offered by the society.

The International Finance Corporation has said that two trillion dollars will be provided to India to develop green buildings, improve public transport and to expand renewable sources of energy.

In tennis, world number one Novak Djokovic won a record 36th Masters title by beating Diego Schwartzman in the Italian Open Men’s Singles event at Rome.

International Equal Pay Day, every year on 18th September under an initiative by the UN, aims at highlighting the importance of achieving equal pay for work of equal value.
Theme of International Equal Pay Day 2020 is ‘Building back a better future of work by ensuring pay equity’.

Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna will be honoured with the prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer Award for feeding millions across India amid the COVID-19 pandemic through a massive food distribution drive that he coordinated, thousands of miles away from his Manhattan home.

The ministry of corporate affairs has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year to September 2021.
The committee, constituted in September 2019, is now chaired by corporate affairs secretary Rajesh Verma.

The fourth edition of the Global Ayurveda Summit, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held virtually with the theme ‘Ayurveda For Immunity’. The summit was inaugurated by the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.

World Water Monitoring Day was originally celebrated annually on September 18 to build public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world.
This year’s theme for World Water Monitoring Day 2020 is ‘Solve Water.’

Scholar, author and connoisseur of the arts Kapila Vatsyayan passed away.
Vatsyayan, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2011, was the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. A former nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, she was also chairperson of the Asia Project at the IIC.