Current Affairs – September 9, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]

September 9, 2020

Here are top Current Affairs of September 9, 2020

Scientist Govind Swarup (91), one of the pioneers in radio-astronomy, dies in Pune; won Padma Shri in 1973, Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1972
PM inaugurates Patrika Gate in Jaipur, releases books Samvad Upanishad and Akshar Yatra written by Patrika Group Chairman Gulab Kothari
AP CM launches nutrition schemes ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana’ and ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus’ for women and children
Telugu actor Jayaprakash Reddy dies at in Guntur (AP)

Fitch revises India GDP forecast for FY21 to -10.5% from -5% earlier
India Ratings and Research revises country’s FY21 GDP growth forecast to -11.8% from -5.3% earlier
Five PSUs (ONGC, IOCL, BPCL, HPCL and GAIL) under Petroleum Ministry to join International Solar Alliance Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action
First World Solar Technology Summit organized by International Solar Alliance (ISA)
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launches 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States
Logo for National Bamboo Mission released; designed by Sai Ram Goudi Edigi of Telangana
ADB to provide $500 million loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor
Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) to get Rs. 1257.82 crore interest free loan to revive fertilizer projects at Sindri (Jharkhand), Gorakhpur (UP) and Barauni (Bihar)

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Angola counterpart Tete Antonio co-chair first Joint Commission Meeting
International Literacy Day celebrated on August 8; 2020 focus: “Literacy, teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”

The 2020 UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize awarded to: ‘Ageing Nepal’ in Nepal; ‘United World Schools’ in UK
The 2020 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy awarded to: ‘Just Commit Foundation’ in Ghana; ‘University Center for Social Participation’ in Mexico; ‘General Literacy Office in Sanaa’ in Yemen