Current Affairs – September 18, 2020 [Today’s News Headlines]
Here are top Current Affairs News Headlines of September 18, 2020.
INDIA
- 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
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- 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
WORLD
- 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’
- Dr. 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
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020