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IMPORTANT DAY - September 2020
2 Sep- World Coconut Day 5 Sep- Teachers' Day - International Day of Charity 7 Sep- International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 8 Sep- International Literacy Day 9 Sep- International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 Sep- World Suicide Prevention Day 2020 12 Sep- United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 14 Sep- Hindi Diwas & World First Aid Day 15 Sep- International Day of Democracy 16 Sep- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer 17 Sep- World Patient Safety Day 18 Sep- International Equal Pay Day 21 Sep- International Day of Peace 23 Sep- International Day of Sign Languages 24 Sep- World Maritime Day 26 Sep- International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons 27 Sep- World Tourism Day 28 Sep- International Day for Universal Access to
Information 29 Sep- International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and
Waste 30 Sep- International Translation Day
Current Affairs Detailed Analysis
2 Sep- World Coconut Day
5 Sep- Teachers' Day - International Day of Charity
7 Sep- International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sep- International Literacy Day
9 Sep- International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10 Sep- World Suicide Prevention Day 2020
12 Sep- United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
14 Sep- Hindi Diwas & World First Aid Day
15 Sep- International Day of Democracy
16 Sep- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
Layer
17 Sep- World Patient Safety Day
18 Sep- International Equal Pay Day
21 Sep- International Day of Peace
23 Sep- International Day of Sign Languages
24 Sep- World Maritime Day
26 Sep- International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons
27 Sep- World Tourism Day
28 Sep- International Day for Universal Access to
Information
29 Sep- International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and
Waste
30 Sep- International Translation Day
Current Affairs Detailed Analysis
Filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple won the best Best Screenplay
award at Venice International Film Festival.
फिल्मकार चैतन्य तम्हाणे के शिष्य ने वेनिस अंतर्राष्ट्रीय फिल्म समारोह में सर्वश्रेष्ठ पटकथा का पुरस्कार जीता।
• One of the "Big Three" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival in
France and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.
• The 77th Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September
2020.
• Founded in Venice, Italy in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice
Biennale.
• On the night of 6 August 1932, the festival opened with a screening of the
American film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
• One of the world's oldest exhibitions of art, created by the Venice City
Council on 19 April 1893.
• In 1951, FIAPF formally accredited the festival.
• International Federation of Film Producers Associations, created in 1933.
• It is an organization composed with 36 member associations from 30 of the
leading audio-visual production countries.
• Its Secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium.
• The International Federation of Film Critics
• It was founded in June 1930 in Brussels, Belgium.
• In 2014, Chaitanya’s Marathi film Court had won the Best Film (Orizzonti)
award and Chaitanya bagged the Lion of the Future Award.
• Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the
festival.
• The film stars Oscar-winner Frances McDormand as the lead.
• The Disciple was also selected as the only Indian film this year among the
official selection of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.
• The Disciple was the first Indian film to have been selected in a major
competition category at a European festival in 20 years after Mira Nair’s
Monsoon Wedding in 2001.
• Here is everything you need to know about it:
• Power Minister R. K. Singh
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that occurs
when a blood clot forms in vein located deep inside your body.
वेरा ज़वोनारेवा और लॉरा सीगमंड ने जू यिफान और निकोल मेलिचर की तीसरी वरीयता प्राप्त जोड़ी को 6-4, 6-4 से हराकर यूएस ओपन महिला युगल खिताब जीता।
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray launches ‘My Family, My Responsibility’
campaign to tackle Covid-19.
महाराष्ट्र के सीएम उद्धव ठाकरे ने कोविद -19 से निपटने के लिए, मेरा परिवार, मेरी जिम्मेदारी ’अभियान शुरू किया।
• Authorities will survey 22.5 million families twice a
month during the survey.
• Public representatives and NGO volunteers will be
roped in
• A team comprising a health worker and two others will
survey and inspect.
• The state will make one doctor available to five teams.
• A swab test will be recommended to those with Covid19 symptoms.
• Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a
substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau.
• Maharashtra is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in
India.
• Spread over 307,713 km2.
• Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu.
• Maharashtra was formed on 1 May 1960 by splitting the bilingual Bombay State,
which had existed since 1956.
• Its capital is Mumbai and Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature.
• Pune is known as the 'Oxford of the East.
• Nashik is known as the 'Wine Capital of India'.
• The Godavari and the Krishna are the two major rivers in the state.
• The Narmada and Tapi Rivers flow near the border between Maharashtra and
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
• Maharashtra was chronologically ruled by the Satavahana dynasty, Rashtrakuta
dynasty, Western Chalukyas, Deccan sultanates, Mughals and Marathas, and the
British.
• The UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Ajanta and Ellora caves.
• Tadoba National Park • Gugamal National Park • Navegaon National Park • Pench National Park • Sanjay Gandhi National Park • Chandoli National Park
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the
nation three key projects related to the Petroleum
sector in Bihar through video conferencing.
प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के माध्यम से बिहार में पेट्रोलियम क्षेत्र से संबंधित तीन प्रमुख परियोजनाओं को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया।
• The projects include,-
• The Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip - Haldia Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project
• Two LPG Bottling Plants in East Champaran and Banka.
• The Bottling Plants will empower the Atmanirbhar
Bihar' by meeting the rising demand for LPG in the
state.
Former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh died. He was 74.
पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री रघुवंश प्रसाद सिंह का निधन हो गया है. वह 74 वर्ष के थे
Power Minister R. K. Singh inaugurated a host of community-focused facilities
developed by NTPC in Bihar.
ऊर्जा मंत्री आर के सिंह ने एनटीपीसी द्वारा बिहार में विकसित समुदाय केंद्रित सुविधाओं के एक मेजबान का उद्घाटन किया।
• Community Centres- Sahari and Sahnaura at Barh, Patna.
• He also inaugurated three-kilometer long Meh-Indrapuri
Barrage Road at Nabinagar, Aurangabad.
• The Main Gate Complex of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited
in Bihar.
• In the past three to four years, the Power Ministry has invested
11,000 crore rupees worth of initiatives for electrification in
Bihar.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the e-foundation stone of the Arun Jaitley
Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, near Jammu.
केंद्रीय मंत्री जितेंद्र सिंह ने जम्मू के पास हीरानगर में अरुण जेटली मेमोरियल स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स की ई-आधारशिला रखी।
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS
PMO, and Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and
Sports
• The upcoming Rs 58.23 crore mega-sports complex will be
spread over 270 kanals of land.
• The project is being undertaken under the Prime Minister’s
Development Package (PMDP).
• This will be an important place for hosting national and
international events.
• Kanal = 605 square yards = 1⁄8 acre = 505.857 square meters
A team from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and
Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST) has developed a device for the prevention
of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).
श्री चित्रा तिरुनल इंस्टीट्यूट फॉर मेडिकल साइंसेज एंड टेक्नोलॉजी, त्रिवेंद्रम (SCTIMST) की एक टीम ने डीप वीन थ्रोम्बोसिस (DVT) की रोकथाम के लिए एक उपकरण विकसित किया है।
Japan's Naomi Osaka won her second US Open title after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
बेलारूस के विक्टोरिया अजारेंका को 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 से हराकर जापान के नाओमी ओसाका ने अपना दूसरा यूएस ओपन खिताब जीता।
Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund won the US Open women's doubles title, beating the third-seeded duo of Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar 6-4, 6-4.
Former CPI (M) MLA K Thangavelu died of COVID-19. He was 69.
सीपीआई (एम) के पूर्व विधायक के थंगावेलु की COVID-19 से मृत्यु हो गई। वह 69 वर्ष के थे।
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea has become the copresenting sponsor of the upcoming Dream11 IPL
2020.
टेलीकॉम ऑपरेटर वोडाफोन आइडिया आगामी ड्रीम 11 आईपीएल 2020 का सह-प्रस्तुत प्रायोजक बन गया है।
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