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Daily Current Affairs 16 September 2020 plays a major role in every competitive exam like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway, Police, NDA, AFCAT & various other exams. Current Affairs 16 September 2020 includes various important appointments, banking news, science, and technology news, awards, national and international news. Current Affairs 16 September 2020 is also useful for private jobs interview.
Daily Current Affairs 16 September 2020
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Today we are sharing Current Affairs 16 September 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Current Affairs 16 September 2020 includes various important appointments, banking news, science, and technology news, awards, national and international news. Current Affairs 16 September 2020 which is very useful for various competitive exams like Banking, SSC, Railway, etc. Current Affairs 16 September 2020 is also useful for private jobs interview.
Current Affairs 16 September 2020
Appointments
Yoshihide Suga appointed as Japan’s New Prime Minister. He will replace Shinzo Abe who resigned from the post due to health conditions.
Important Points to Remember:
Capital of Japan: Tokyo
The currency of Japan: Yen
Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank.
Important Points to Remember:
- World Bank President: David Malpass
- World Bank Headquarters: Washington D.C., USA
- World Bank Founded: July 1944
Sameer Kumar Khare appointed as Executive Director of Asian Development Bank.
Important Points to Remember:
- ADB President: Masatsugu Asakawa
- ADB Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines
- ADB Founded: 19 December 1966
Awards
HDFC Bank MD, Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020.
Important Points to Remember:
- Euromoney: An English-language monthly magazine
- HDFC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- HDFC Bank Tagline: We Understand Your World
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank presented the first-ever AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2020 to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day.
Important Points to Remember:
- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank: HRD Minister
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Books and Authors
The book titled “My Life In Design”, authored by Interior Designer, Gauri Khan.
Important Points to Remember:
- The book will be published in 2021.
Cabinet Decisions
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.
Important Points to Remember:
- AIIMS will add 100 UG (MBBS) seats and 60 B.Sc (Nursing) seats.
- AIIMS will have 15-20 Super Specialty Departments.
- AIIMS will add 750 hospital beds.
- Bihar Governor: Phagu Chauhan
- Bihar Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
- Bihar Capital: Patna
The Union Cabinet has approved Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat.
Important Points to Remember:
- Total Length of the project: 121.7 Kms
- Estimated Cost: 5617 Crores
- Implementation Body: Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HRIDC)
Defence
Postage Stamp released on India’s First Anti Satellite Missile, A-SAT. DRDO successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on 27th March 2019.
Important Points to Remember:
- Released by the Department of Posts on the occasion of Engineers Day.
- DRDO Chairman: Dr G Satheesh Reddy
Important Days
World Ozone Day is observed globally on 16th September.
Important Points to Remember:
- Also known as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
- It aims to create awareness related to climate change and ozone depletion.
The 56th ITEC day was observed online by the High Commission of India in Dhaka. ITEC is a flagship programme of the GOI to provide development assistance to developing countries across the globe.
Important Points to Remember:
- Bangladesh PM: Sheikh Hasina
- Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, GOI, virtually celebrated the ‘Himalaya Diwas’.
International
India has been elected as the member of the Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). India will be a member of this commission for four years from 2021 to 2025.
Important Points to Remember:
- ECOSOC President: Munir Akram
- ECOSOC Headquarters: New York, USA
- ECOSOC Founded: 1945
National
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for seven projects related to urban infrastructure in Bihar under ‘Namami Gange’ and ‘AMRUT’ schemes.
Important Points to Remember:
- Four projects for water supply
- Two for sewerage treatment
- One for riverfront development.
- Project Cost: 541 crore rupees.
- Implementation Body: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
The Rajya Sabha has passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Important Points to Remember:
- The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
- It will replace the Aircraft Act, 1934.
- It has provisions to convert the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau into statutory bodies.
- Each of these bodies will be headed by a Director-General who will be appointed by the centre.
Lok Sabha passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Important Points to Remember:
- The Bill will replace the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance which was promulgated on 5th June this year.
- The Bill has provisions to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and empowers the central government in terms of production, supply, distribution, trade, and commerce of certain commodities.
Central Government banned the export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect. The move is aimed at increasing availability and checking the price of the commodity in the domestic market.
State
Horticulture Department has launched the Flagship programme “Backyard Horticulture” under CAPEX scheme at Jaswan, Marh, Jammu.
Important Points to Remember:
- At least three fruit plants costing Rs. 200 will be distributed among the farmers at a 90% subsidy covering 600 households in Zone Marh.
- The main aim of the programme is to promote organic fruit production for home consumption and to fulfil the individual requirement.
Manoj Sinha e-inaugurated an Online Process-Based Standardized & Scalable Career Education Platform for Students in Srinagar.
Important Points to Remember:
- Manoj Sinha: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- It aims to harness the energy, enthusiasm, and exuberant dreams of the youth of J&K.
- The overall intent is to enable curiosity, creative thinking, and awareness in youth along with decision-making skills.
Current Affairs 16 September 2020 Quiz
1. Who of the following appointed as Executive Director of the World Bank?
a) Sameer Khare
b) Rajesh Khullar
c) Manoj Pandey
d) Vikram Sharma
2. Who of the following appointed as Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank?
a) Sameer Khare
b) Rajesh Khullar
c) Manoj Pandey
d) Vikram Sharma
3. Who of the following appointed as Japan’s New Prime Minister?
a) Yoshihide Suga
b) Shinzo Abe
c) Taro Aso
d) Shigeru Ishiba
4. Who of the following conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020?
a) Rajneesh Kumar
b) Aditya Puri
c) Deepak Kochar
d) Amitabh Chaudhry
5. Who of the following presented the first-ever AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2020 to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day?
a) Piyush Goyal
b) Nirmala Sitharaman
c) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
d) Smriti Irani
6. Name the book, which was authored by Interior Designer, Gauri Khan.
a) My Life My Goal
b) My Life in Metro
c) My Life in Design
c) My life in Architect
7. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga. Where it is?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Jharkhand
8. The Union Cabinet has approved Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat. Who is the Governor of Haryana?
a) Kalraj Mishra
b) Anandi Ben Patel
c) Satyadev Narayan Arya
d) Radha Krishna Mathur
9. A Postage Stamp released on India’s First Anti Satellite Missile, A-SAT. Name India’s First Anti Satellite Missile.
a) Mission Indradhanush
b) Mission Indira
c) Mission Shakti
d) Mission Aakash
10. India has been elected as the member of the Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Where is the ECOSOC headquarters?
a) Washington D.C.
b) New York
c) California
d) Los Angeles
Current Affairs 16 September 2020 Quiz Answers
1. b {Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director of World Bank.}
2. a {Sameer Kumar Khare appointed as Executive Director of Asian Development Bank.}
3. a {Yoshihide Suga appointed as Japan’s New Prime Minister.}
4. b {HDFC Bank MD, Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020.}
5. c {Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank presented the first-ever AICTE Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2020 to 12 faculty members of AICTE approved institutes on the occasion of Engineers Day.}
6. c {The book titled “My Life In Design”, authored by Interior Designer, Gauri Khan.}
7. a {Bihar}
8. c {Satyadev Narayan Mathur}
9. c {DRDO successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on 27th March 2019.}
10. b {New York, USA}
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