17 September 2020: News Headlines

September 17, 2020

Parliament passes Bill for giving ‘national importance’ tag to Jamnagar, Gujarat-based Ayurveda institutes
UP: In nutrition month, families with malnourished children to be given cows by state govt
AP: Tirupati Lok Sabha MP and YSR Congress Party leader Balli Durga Prasad Rao Garu dies in Chennai at 65
Renowned arts scholar Kapila Vatsyayan dies in Delhi at 91

Lok Sabha passes Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill empowering RBI to regulate the banking activities of cooperative societies
Tata Projects wins bid to construct a new parliament building at a cost of Rs 861.90 crore
Former RBI Governor Amitabha Ghosh dies at 90
SBI, Titan Company launch contactless payment services through watches called Titan Pay
Apple launches Watch Series 6 with built-in sensor to monitor blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels
India economy to contract by 10.2% in 2020-21; world economy to decline by 4.5% in 2020: OECD

Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign Abraham Accord
Japan: Yoshihide Suga voted as the new PM by the country’s Parliament
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed on September 16; theme: ‘Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection’
Mira Nair wins Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media at Toronto International Film Festival