- Badminton World Federation announced to postpone Thomas Cup and Uber Cup to 2021. The both events were to be held in Denmark from 3rd Oct 2020-11th Oct 2020. But due to the pandemic situation of COVID-19, the events are postponed by BWF.
- Static Part:
- HQ of BWF: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- GOI has announced to increase scholarship amounts from Rs 5,000 per annum to Rs 50,000 per annum for the academic year 2020-21 under the ‘Pragati’ and ‘Saksham’ schemes for the Jammu and Kashmir students.
- Static Part:
- Lt Governor of J&K: Manoj Sinha
- ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Civil Nuclear Sector: It will be established in Maharashtra. For this purpose, the triplet MoU is signed among Electricite de France (EDF), The International Institute of Nuclear Energy (I2EN) and VJTI Institute.
- Static Part:
- CM of Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor of Maharashtra: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- ‘Faculty Development for Quality Education’ Webinar: It was organized by the Ministry of Education under the Shiksha Parv initiative.
- Static Part: Shiksha Parv initiative is being celebrated by the ministry of education from 8th Sep- 25th Sep.
- Union Education Minister: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
- Awards and Recognition: Fiumicino International Airport (FCO): It is situated in Rome, Italy and is certified with ‘COVID-19 5-star airport rating by Skytrax. It is awarded World’s first 5-star Anti-COVID Award.
- Important Day and Theme: 17 September 2020: World Patient Safety Day
- Theme for 2020: ‘Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety’
- Obituaries: Kapila Vatsyayan: She was an Indian Classical Dancer
- Swami Ahnivesh: He was a Social Activist
- Sadashiv Patil: He was former Cricket player of Maharashtra
- ‘Backyard Horticulture’ Programme: Jammu and Kashmir
- India’s GDP to Contract 10.2% for FY 2020-21—By OECD
- Corporate Agency Agreement signed between SBI General insurance and Yes Bank
- RBI issues Draft Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives Directions, 2020
- IBSA Foreign Ministers Meeting 2020
- 4th Global Ayurveda Summit 2020
Questions:
Q.1 What is the theme for World Patient Safety Day, which is marked on 17th September?
a. ‘Safety at Hospitals’
b. ‘Focus on Patient’s Safety’
c. ‘Priority to the safety of COVID-19 warriors and patients’
d. ‘Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety’
Q.2 Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), which is certified with ‘COVID-19 5-star airport rating by Skytrax, is situated in which country?
a. ‘Safety at Hospitals’
b. ‘Focus on Patient’s Safety’
c. ‘Priority to the safety of COVID-19 warriors and patients’
d. ‘Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety’
Q.2 Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), which is certified with ‘COVID-19 5-star airport rating by Skytrax, is situated in which country?
a. Spain
b. Italy
c. Greece
d. Germany
b. Italy
c. Greece
d. Germany
