Important Day
- World Rhino Day - 22 September.
- Theme of World Maritime Day on 24 September 2020 (last Thursday of September) - “Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet”.
Defence
- The successful flight test of ‘_____’, a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Odisha - ABHYAS.
- A Passage Exercise (PASSEX) was organised in the East Indian Ocean Region from 23 to 24 September 2020 between the Indian Navy and - Royal Australian Navy.
Economy
- The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced the signing of an agreement to cement key terms for operationalising the - “NSE IFSC-SGX Connect”.
- Country’s largest commodity exchange that plans to launch futures trading in ‘___ iComdex Base Metals index’ from October 19 - MCX.
Environment
- Approximately 75% of the entire population of Greater One-horned Rhinoceros now occurs in India in the three States viz, - Assam, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
International
- On 22 September 2020, India and this country signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate a bilateral program in a bid to accelerate innovation and technology cooperation between start-ups and corporates from both countries - Israel.
National
- India’s second rocket launch port is proposed to be constructed in - Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district.
- Parliament has passed the Rashtriya Raksha University Bill 2020 to establishes the Rashtriya Raksha University in - Gujarat.
State Current Affairs
- This state government has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to work on a broad objective of economic recovery and growth monitoring - Tamil Nadu.
- The Tamil Nadu government will set up a nutrition park in - Chandrasekharapuram, Namakkal (near Trichy).
- Mobile App for crop survey that developed by Maharashtra government – “e- Peek Pahani”.
- In this state, Mukhymantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana is being started, under which additional financial assistance of Rs. 4,000 will be given to the eligible beneficiaries of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi - Madhya Pradesh.
Science and Technology
- Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered an Earth-sized planet that rotates around its star every 3.14 days and named it - pi Earth (K2-315b).
General Knowledge
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Founded: 1958; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Australia - Capital: Canberra; Currencies: Australian dollar, Australian pound.
- National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) - Founded: 27 November 1992; Headquarters: Mumbai.
- Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) - Founded: 10 November 2003; Headquarters: Mumbai.
- Israel - Capital: Jerusalem; Currency: New Israeli Sheqel.
