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For 1st time in 75 years, UN General Assembly Annual Meet to go virtual

The landmark 75th session of the UN General Assembly will begin on September 15. World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the United Nations General Assembly session. The summit on biodiversity will be held on September 30.

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General Assembly is one of the 6 principal organs of UN.

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UNEP & IEA releases ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis’ Report

The UNEP and the International Energy Agency released a report on ‘Cooling Emissions and Policy Synthesis’. Currently, there are 3.6 billion appliances in use globally. The Montreal Protocol was signed in 1985 to phase out hydrofluorocarbons.

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UNEP HQ- Nairobi, Kenya. IEA HQ- Paris, France.

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India, Israel developing COVID rapid testing kit for results in less than 30 seconds

An unprecedented anti-Covid-19 cooperation operation between India & Israel is on the anvil as they are racing to develop rapid testing for the virus that could give results under 30 sec. Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan- India’s principal scientific adviser.

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Israel Capital- Jerusalem, Currency- Shekel.

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China launches ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission

China launched fully homegrown Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission using Long March 5 rocket. Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter and a lander/rover duo, a combination of craft that had never before launched together toward the Red Planet.

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Tianwen-1 will arrive at the Red Planet in February 2021.

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South Korea's first military satellite launched

Private operator SpaceX has successfully launched south Korea’s first-ever military communications satellite. The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South's ability to defend itself against the nuclear-armed North, which invaded in 1950.

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South Korea Capital- Seoul, Currency- South Korean won.

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GAIL Ltd and CCSL develop Compressed Biogas project in India

An Indian-owned company, CCSL will construct four CBG plants independently, based on ten-year off-take agreements with GAIL’s CDG companies. The two companies will then work in partnership to bring the number of plants in India up to 100.

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Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL) HQ- London.

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Amazon Pay joins hands with Acko to offer auto insurance

Amazon Pay, the payments arm of e-commerce giant Amazon India, has partnered Acko General Insurance Ltd to offer insurance for two- as well as four-wheelers. Insurance claims will involve zero paperwork, 3-day assured claim servicing & one-hour pick-up.

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Amazon Pay was launched in 2007.

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Sahil Seth appointed as honorary adviser for BRICS CCI

Sahil Seth, Deputy Commissioner of Mumbai Customs, has been appointed as an honorary adviser to the steering committee for the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) young leaders for the period 2020-2023. The chamber was founded in 2012.

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BRICS- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

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Naveen Tahilyani to take charge as Tata AIA Life Insurance MD & CEO

Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Naveen Tahilyani as the new Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director. Tata AIA Life Insurance Company (Tata AIA Life) is a joint venture between Tata Sons and AIA Group Limited.

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He will succeed Rishi Srivastava.

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Partha Pratim Sengupta appointed new MD, CEO of Indian Overseas Bank

Partha Pratim Sengupta has been appointed as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive of Indian Overseas Bank. The post of the MD and CEO at IOB had fell vacant after the superannuation of Karnam Sekar, who retired on June 30, 2020.

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Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is based in Chennai.

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NPCI rolls out ‘Autopay’ feature on UPI for recurring payments

National Payments Corp of India (NPCI) has gone live with its ‘Autopay’ feature on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform. It allows bank customers to make recurring transactions below Rs 2,000 through their UPI apps.

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Aadhaar’s chief architect- Nandan Nilekani.

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Sonu Sood launches ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app to help migrants find job opportunities

Actor Sonu Sood launched an app to offer support to workers in finding right job opportunities in various sectors across the country. It has got over 500 companies listed to provide employment opportunities. A 24x7 helpline have been set up in some cities.

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It will offer job training programmes like spoken English.

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Karnataka Govt approves Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

The Karnataka cabinet decided to set up a company, the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission under section 8 to promote start-ups in the state. State government will have 49 per cent share while industries will hold 51 per cent share.

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Karnataka CM- B.S Yediyurappa, Governor- Vajubhai Vala.