Top Current Affairs – September 8, 2020 (Evening Digest)

GKToday presents daily digest of Top Current Affairs covering major news updates of the day. Here are the evening updates for Current Affairs of 8 September 2020: eSanjeevani services crosses 300,000 tele-consultations Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s eSanjeevani telemedicine ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

ADB provides loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor

To build a high-speed 82-km Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor, India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 500-million-dollar loan on September 8, 2020. This will improve regional connectivity and mobility in the Delhi-NCR region. The corridor connects Sarai ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Logo for National Bamboo Mission released

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States namely Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. A logo for the National ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

What is ‘eSanjeevani’ telemedicine service?

Recently, ‘eSanjeevani’ telemedicine service completed about 3 lakh tele-consultation (online cosultations) . eSanjeevani is the platform of the Union Health Ministry that provides tele-consultations. There are two components of  teleconsultation services- eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD. About eSanjeevani The eSanjeevani is a ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Indira Gandhi peace prize awarded to Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough, who is a naturalist and broadcaster, will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. An international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee selected him for the 2019 prize. ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

KV Kamath committee recommends 26 sectors for Loan Restructuring Scheme

The Reserve Bank have accepted the recommendations of the KV Kamath Committee on ‘Resolution Framework for Covid19-related Stress’ which was submitted by panel on September 4, 2020. Key Facts The Committee has recommended the financial ratios for 26 sectors which ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

World Bank’s loan for Himanchal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Projects

World Bank and the government of Himachal Pradesh signed $82 million loan for the implementation of Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project. Key facts The project will strengthen the transport and road safety institutions of Himachal Pradesh. It aims at ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate

A report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ was published by the National Statistical Office (NSO). It surveyed around 1.13 lakh households across 8,000 villages and 6,000 urban blocks. The data for the report were collected during 2017-18 for the age ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

International Literacy Day is being observed across globe today

International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8 across the countries. The day is celebrated to spread awareness about the importance of literacy. It emphasises on the need for intensified efforts towards more literate societies. International Literacy Day-2020 Theme for ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 08, 2020

1. India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of Vitamin C from which country? [A] Japan[B] United States[C] China[D] UAE Show Answer Correct Answer: C [China] Notes:India has recently initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of Vitamin C from ..