Every year on Sep 5 National Teachers’ Day is celebrated to honour teachers. This day was designated in 1962 to celebrate one the greatest teachers, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. National Teachers' Awards is conferred to celebrate contribution of teachers.
47 teachers are selected for the award this year.
International Day of Charity was established to sensitize and mobilize people, NGOs, and stakeholders to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. It commemorates the birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, recipient of Noble Peace Prize.
Teresa founded the order of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata.
India aims for 100 million tonnes (MT) coal gasification by 2030 with investments worth over Rs 4 Lakh Crores. Encouraging the use of clean sources on fuel, the government has provided a concession of 20% on a revenue share of coal used for gasification.
Union Minister of Coal: Pralhad Joshi.
The government capped the benefits under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) at Rs 2 crore per exporter on exports made between September 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, without changing the coverage of the scheme and the applicable rates.
The move is aimed to protect genuine exporters.
Karnataka cabinet approved a new Information Technology (IT) policy to help the state increase its contribution towards the goal of a trillion-dollar digital and create six million jobs during the policy period. It aims to boost IT penetration & renovation
The state aims to contribute 30%.
The Assam Assembly passed a bill to protect, preserve and restore tangible heritage, which is currently not covered under any national or state law. Assam Heritage (Tangible) Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance Bill, 2020 was passed.
Assam CM: Sarbananda Sonowal.
Governor: Jagdish Mukhi.
Germany, current EU president and Europe's biggest economy, has launched its Indo-Pacific strategy with India that is expected to play a key role in Berlin’s outreach in the region where China’s aggressive foreign policy has rattled countries.
Chancellor of Germany since 2005 - Angela Merkel.
According to the Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems report published by UNEP, adopting diets and solutions for food loss can boost climate action by 25 per cent. The report identified 16 ways to address the issue.
Member countries of Paris Agreement to revise NDC every 5 years.
India & Russia finalised a deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India during Defence Minister’s visit to Russia. AK-47 203 is the latest and most advanced version of the AK-47 rifle. Indian Army has a requirement for around 770,000 AK-47 203 rifles.
The rifles will be manufactured in India as part of IRRPL.
CSIR-IICT is the knowledge partner and will offer needed technical backing. Govt of India recently launched a scheme for the development of three bulk drugs and four medical device parks with grants-in-aid to states with a maximum limit of Rs 1,000 crore.
Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd – APIIC
India’s Insurance regulator IRDAI is set to soon allow insurance companies to use video-based authentication modes to vet customer credentials for new onboardings. Insurers may use Video-Based Identification Process to enhance the ease of doing KYC.
Video KYC to permitted for life & general insurance companies.
The book titled Let Us Dream is a product of the numerous exchanges between Pope Francis and his biographer Austen Ivereigh, in the weeks following the coronavirus outbreak. It will hit the stands on December 1 in English and Spanish editions.
Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church.
David Capel, the former England allrounder and stalwart of Northamptonshire as a player, captain and later coach. He became the first cricketer born in the county to play a Test for England in 77 years when he made his debut against Pakistan in July 1987.
He represented England in 15 tests and 23 ODIs.
A Project Management Unit (PMU) to be deployed by SIDBI with the govt of Maharashtra. PMU will design schemes/programmes in areas of equity support, interest subvention, resolution of stressed MSMEs and facilitate other need-based intervention.
SIDBI appointed an expert agency for setting up PMU in 11 states