"Chief Minister Gramya Paribahan Achoni"

• CM Sarbananda Sonowal of Assam launched “Mukhyamantri Gramya Paribahan Achoni Chief Minister Rural Transport Scheme and distributed light motor vehicles to the beneficiaries under this scheme.
• Under this scheme one light motor vehicle will be made available to one beneficiary per village.
• The government will provide 25% cost of the vehicle or 1 lakh(whichever is less) to the eligible entrepreneurs for this scheme.
• Vehicles provided under this scheme will improve connectivity and support conditions of medical emergencies.
• The first phase of this scheme with a financial outlay of Rs 100 crore will cover around 10000 villages across the state.
• With subsequent phases, it is expected to cover all 26000 villages under the scheme.

2 Green Projects to be built in Connect with EU countries

• Mamata Banerjee has virtually inaugurated 2 major green projects worth around Rs 1226 crore to be set up in collaboration with European Union countries.
• Of the 2 green projects, one is a management and sustainable development project to be built in Kolkata Leather Complex at Bantala in the eastern outskirts of the city. The solar power project will be built in Purba (East) Medinipur district.
• Project 1 - Waste management and sustainable development project
• The project involves a foreign investment worth 3 million Euros (around Rs 26 crore). It will be built in collaboration with Dutch partners.
• Project 2 - Solar power project
• The project worth Rs 1200 crore will be set up by a German company. RS 200 crore will be invested by the West Bengal Government in the project. It will generate 350 million units of power per annum

Piyush Goyal attended virtual G-20 meeting of Trade and Investment Ministers

• The Virtual G-20 (Group of Twenty) Trade and Investment Ministers under the Saudi Arabia Presidency was held where India was represented by Union Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Piyush Vedprakash Goyal.

DRDO conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS from Odisha Test Range

• Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS - High Speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore, Odisha
• ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of DRDO.
• The ABHYAS vehicle is a drone and can be used as a target for evaluation of various missile systems.
• This is the second time that the target vehicle (ABHYAS) was successfully tested. The first successful test was conducted in May 2019.
• About DRDO
• Chairman - Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy
• HQ - New Delhi

Indigenously Developed Prithvi-ii Missile Successfully Night Test Fired

• As a part of routine trail India successfully conducted the night test fire of its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile which was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur Odisha.
• The entire launch activity was carried out by Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the Army and monitored by scientists of Defense Research and Development Organization(DRDO).

DRDO has successfully Test Fired Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile

• DRDO successfully test fired the Indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at the Armored Corps Center and School (ACC & S), KK Ranges in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The missile had hit a target of up to 3 km in these tests.
• Pune based DRDO facilities Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) developed the missile in collaboration with DRDO Laboratory Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) in Dehradun.

PM Narendra Modi, Ayushmann Khurrana among 5 Indians Named in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020

• The Time Magazine released the annual list of 100 Most Influential People of 2020 of pioneers, leaders, titans, artists, and icons who have made an impact on the contemporary world.
• 5 Indians have made into the list,
• Narendra Modi, PM of India
• Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood actor and singer
• Bilkis Bano, 'Dadi' of Shaheen Bagh protest
• Professor Ravindra Gupta, famous for HIV-AIDS treatment
• Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google.

Somalia's President appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as New Prime Minister

• Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (nickname - Farmaajo), President of Somalia appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble, expected trained civil engineer and political neophyte as the new Prime Minister of Somalia following the removal of the former PM Hassan Ali Khaire in July 2020.
• About Somalia
• Capital - Mogadishu
• President - Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmaajo)
• Currency - Somali Shilling

India's Create + Israel MoU to partner in Tech Innovation & Start-Ups

• India and Israel have started a bilateral program to boost innovation and technology cooperation by collaborating Israeli and Indian entrepreneurs, startups and corporates on innovative projects.
• Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India's International Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) and Israel's Start-Up Nation Central
• Professor Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India, and Sanjeev Kumar Singla, India's Ambassador to Israel attended the event through video-conferencing.
• Importantly, Israel has the most startups per capita worldwide, and India is the top innovation destination in Asia.

India's Create + Israel => MoU to partner in Tech Innovation & Start-ups

• About India's International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate)
• HQ - Ahmedabad
• Chairman - Manoj Kumar Das
• About Start-Up Nation Central
• It is an independent non-profit organization that connects business, government, and non-governmental organization (NGO) leaders from around the world to Israeli innovation for getting solutions to the most pressing needs.
• HQ - Tel Aviv
• About Israel
• Capital - Jerusalem
• Currency - Israeli Shekel
• President - Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin

Bajaj Finserv launched "Bajaj Finserv Health Ltd (BFHL)", Health Tech Solutions Business

• Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) Bajaj Finserv stepped into the healthcare sector by launching health tech solutions business "Bajaj Finserv Health Ltd (BFHL)" as its fully-owned subsidiary.
• This new venture will offer "Aarogya Care" an industry-first product, providing preventive, personalized, prepaid health care packages.
• In this regard, customers would be able to receive and maintain health records digitally, which would be integrated with the National Health ID.
• National Health ID is an electronic repository of all health-related information of a person, created by using a person's basic details and mobile number or Aadhaar number. It is a part of the National Digital Health Mission.

RBI appointed AK Dixit as New Administrator of PMC Bank who succeeded J.B. Bhoria

• RBI appointed AK Dixit, ex-General Manager of Union Bank of India as the new administrator of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited
• He succeeds J.B. Bhoria, ex-chief general manager with the central bank who stepped down from the post of administrator.
• Administrator was appointed in the exercise of the powers conferred on RBI as per Banking Regulation Act, 1949 under subsections 1 and 2 of section 36AAA and section 56.

RBI appointed AK Dixit as New Administrator of PMC Bank who succeeded J.B. Bhoria

• Surinderpal Singh Ram Singh Appointed as CEO of PMC Bank Limited
• Surinderpal Singh Ram Singh has been appointed as the CEO of PMC bank limited with effect from September 11. 2020,
• He succeeded Shiny Mithbaokar, who was relieved from September 10, 2020.

EESL appointed Rajat Sud as its New Managing Director; Succeeds S Gopal

• Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a Joint Venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, appointed Rajat Sud as its new MD from immediate effect
• He took charge from S. Gopal,
• director (commercial), who was given the additional charge as interim MD.
• About EESL
• EESL is the Joint Venture of four PSUs, namely, NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited, REC Limited and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited.
• HQ - New Delhi
• Chairman - Rajeev Sharma

Acer India appointed actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador

• Acer India, leading PC brand appointed actor Sonu Sood as its brand ambassador.
• As the brand ambassador of Acer India, Sonu Sood will support the range of innovative products of Acer over the social media and campaign on the commitment of Acers in improving the lives of the people through technology
• About Acer India
• President & MD - Harish Kohli
• HQ - Bengaluru

Suresh Angadi MoS for Railways: first Central Minister to Die of COVID-19

• Suresh Channabasappa Angadi. Union Minister of State for Railways and BJP MP from Belagavi constituency of Karnataka passed away at the age of 65 after testing positive for COVID-19 at the COVID Facility, New Delhi.
• He is the first Central Minister to die of Coronavirus.
• He was elected as a Lok Sabha MP for the first time in the 2004 election and he was again elected for the 2nd and 3rd ter in 2009 and 2014 elections.
• He was appointed as the Minister al State (Mos) for Railways
• He was the chairman of Suresh Angadi Education Foundation at Belgaum since 2009