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Current Affairs September 2020
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Latest current affairs for the month of September 2020 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Which Bollywood actor has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanatarian Action Award by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)? | Sonu Sood |
| Name the film director who has been appointed as the President of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)? | Shekhar Kapoor |
| Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)? | PD Vaghela |
| In which State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 6 mega projects under Namami Gange Programme on September 29, 2020? | Uttarakhand |
| What are the languages that have been added to the list of official languages of Jammu and Kashmir by the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020? | Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi |
| JIMEX-2020 military exercise was conducted between India and which country? | Japan |
| Which party has pulled out of the BJP-led NDA alliance over farm reform bills? | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) |
| Which telecom giant has won Rs 20,000 crore arbitration against the Indian Government? | Vodafone |
| 113th birth anniversary of which Indian revolutionary freedom fighter was observed on September 28? | Bhagat Singh |
| Name the former Army officer, Defence Minister, Finance Minister, External Affairs Minister and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission who passed away on September 27? | Jaswant Singh |
| Who has been selected as the first woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale aircraft? | Shivangi Singh |
| Name the legendary singer who passed away on September 25 at the age of 74? | SP Balasubrahmanyam |
| Name the Union Agriculture Minister who has been given the additional charge of Ministry of Food Processing Industries following the resignation of Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal? | Narendar Singh Tomar |
| Which State on September 23, 2020 received an award from the United Nations for its "outstanding contribution" towards preventing and controlling the spread of non-communicable diseases? | Kerala |
| Which state will host the 51st annual International Film Festival of India? | Goa |
| Union Minister Suresh Angadi passed away due to COVID-19 infection on September 23, 2020. He served under which portfolio until his death? | Minister of State for Railways |
| The Union Government is planning to set up India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) in which state? | Tamil Nadu |
| India has launched its first direct Cargo Ferry Service to which country? | Maldives |
| In which State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services under the Ghar Tak Fibre scheme on September 21? | Bihar |
| Name the former Union Minister of Rural Development and architect of National Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) who passed away on September 13? | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh |
| Who has been re-elected as the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman by a voice vote on September 14? | Harivansh Narayan Singh |
| Which construction company has won the bid for the construction of India's new Parliament building? | Tata Group |
| What was India's rank in the latest edition of the World Bank's annual Human Capital Index? | 116 |
| India's first exclusive private jet terminal has been inaugurated at which airport? | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Which Indian was named by the UN in the list of 2020 Class of Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals? | Udit Singhal |
| At which place in Bihar setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been approved by the Union Cabinet? | Darbhanga |
| The centre has permitted how much Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Defence Production through automatic route? | 74% |
| On which day Hindi Diwas 2020 was celebrated across the country? | September 14 |
| Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National School of Drama? | Paresh Rawal |
| Who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019? | David Attenborough |
| Which religious place was recently granted Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration that will allow it to receive foreign donations? | Golden Temple |
| Name the renowned scientist and radio astronomer (also a recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards) who passed away on September 7? | Govind Swarup |
| Which corporation has ended its partnership with Chinese firm Tencent Games in India? | PUBG |
| Which Bollywood actor has been signed by Amazon for its Alexa voice assistant? | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Vodafone and Idea have re-branded themselves under which new brand identity on September 7? | Vi |
| Who has become the first Indian to enter the second round of Grand Slam Singles event in the last 7 years? | Sumit Nagal |
| The Union Cabinet has approved which mission for Civil Services Capacity Building that aims to focus on capacity building of individual civil servants as well as institutional capacity building? | Mission Karmayogi |
| Which Indian renewable energy company has been ranked the world's no. 1 in solar capacity? | Adani Green |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad-al Sabah passed away on September 29, 2020. He was the ruler of which nation? | Kuwait |
| On which day World Heart Day was observed across the world? | September 29 |
| On which day World Tourism Day was observed across the world? | September 28 |
| The G4 countries recently called for urgent reforms in the UN Security Council. Name these G4 countries? | India, Japan, Brazil and Germany |
| Name the former Australian cricketer who passed away on September 24, 2020 due to cardiac arrest? | Dean Jones |
| On which day World Maritime Day was observed across the world? | September 24 |
| On which day International Day of Peace was observed across the world? | September 21 |
| What was the theme of International Day of Peace 2020? | Shaping Peace Together |
| Which country has taken up the top spot in the world in terms of COVID-19 recoveries with 4.3 million recovered cases? | India |
| Who won the men's singles title at the US Open tennis championship? | Dominic Thiem |
| Who won the women's singles title at the US Open tennis championship? | Naomi Osaka |
| Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan? | Yoshihide Suga |
| On which day International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed every year? | September 26 |
| Pakistan has decided to elevate the status of which region to a full-fledged province? | Gilgit Baltistan |
| Which city topped the Global Smart City Index 2020? | Singapore |
| On which day International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed across the world? | September 16 |
| On which day International Day of Democracy was observed across the world? | September 15 |
| Who has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize because of his efforts on brokering the historic Israel-UAE Peace Deal? | US President Donald Trump |
| The organisers of which tournament have decided to allow spectators amid COVID-19? | French Open |
| On which day International Literacy Day was observed across the world? | September 8 |
| Which country successfully test-fired the Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle on September 7, 2020? | India |
| Name the current world no. 1 who was disqualified from the US Open after he defaulted as a ball he struck hit the line judge in the throat? | Novak Djokovic |
| Which country has become the 2nd worst-affected in the world in terms of total COVID-19 cases? | India |