18 September 2020: News Headlines

September 18, 2020

Education Minister confers Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award in 14 categories to the Institutions under AICTE on Vishwakarma Divas (September 17)
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) resigns in protest of Farmers’ Produce Trade & Commerce Bill 2020
Panel to probe ‘monitoring’ of Indians by Chinese firm Zhenhua Data: EAM S. Jaishankar

Ravva oil fields case: Relief for Vedanta and Videocon, SC upholds foreign tribunal award
Happiest Minds Technologies, the IT services firm headed by Ashok Soota (77), lists at 111% premium over issue price

India ranked 116th in World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index
2020 Smart City Index of IMD (Institute for Management Development) topped by Singapore
World Patient Safety Day observed on September 17; theme: ‘Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety’
Harsh Vardhan addresses Joint G20 Finance and Health Ministers Meeting
Chef Vikas Khanna honoured with Asia Game Changer award by US-based Asia Society for feeding millions in India amid Covid crisis.