Daily Current Affairs dated 15th September, 2020

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Dated 15^th September, 2020

1.      The country celebrates Engineer's Day on September 15 to appreciate the contributions of eminent engineer Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya who was born on September 15, 1861 in a village called Muddenahalli in Karnataka.

2.      Power and New renewable energy minister has laid foundation stone of Line In Line Out (LILO) Kishenganj –Darbhanga 400kV transmission line in Bihar. It will help to improve power scenario in Saharsa, Khagaria and Begusarai districts. POWERGRID Ltd is the implementing agency for this project.

3.      Japan's ruling party Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Yoshihide Suga as its leader to succeed Shinzo Abe. Yoshihide Suga will be the new Prime Minister of Japan. He is currently the chief Cabinet secretary of Abe's government.

4.      Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has recognized Shweta Kapila as a Goan breed. This breed of cow is found in Valpoi, Saakeri and other areas of Goa.

5.      Takeo Konishi has been appointed as Asian Development Bank’s new Country Director for India. He has succeeded Kenichi Yokoyama, who has been appointed as Director-General of ADB’s South Asia Department.

6.      Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020, Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill 2020 have been introduced in Lok Sabha. Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 will replace Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, which was issued by the government on 26 June 2020 to amend Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

7.      The National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020 and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2020 have been passed by the Parliament. Both bills aim to ensure an adequate supply of quality medical professionals for homoeopathy and the Indian System of Medicine. National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020 seeks to replace the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973

8.      India has been elected as a member of the United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

9.      TikTok has chosen Oracle to be its technology partner for its American operations. Microsoft was also in a bid to acquire TikTok in the United States but the Chinese owner of the video-sharing platform “TikTok” chose Oracle over Microsoft to be its technology partner for its American operations.

10.  S&P Global Ratings has projected the GDP of India to contract by 9% in the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21), as against its previous estimate of a 5% contraction, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the FY22 (2021-22), S&P expects GDP growth of 6% and for the FY23 (2022-23), GDP growth is projected at 6.2%.

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