Top Current Affairs 15 September 2020
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National News
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh virtually lays foundation stone of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex in Jammu
- The Union Minister of State, Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh along with Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone for the construction of Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex at Hiranagar, in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir through video conferencing on 12 September 2020.
- Arun Jaitley Memorial Sports Complex will spread over 270 kanals of land and is being undertaken under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) at an estimated cost of Rs.58.23 crore.
- The State of Art Sports Complex will be first of its kind sports complex in the Northern Region, having multiple sports facilities of international and national standards in one place.
- It will boost the overall Sports Infrastructure in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
Banking & Economy
S&P Global Ratings Projects India’s GDP at -9% in FY21 & 6% in FY22
- S&P Global Ratings has projected the GDP of India to contract by 9% in the fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21), as against its previous estimate of a 5% contraction, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- For the Fy22 (2021-22), S&P expects GDP growth of 6%.
- For the Fy23 (2022-23), GDP is projected at 6.2%.
Business
Infosys to acquire Europe-based GuideVision for €30 million
- IT major Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire European consultancy firm GuideVision for up to Euro 30 million (approximately $35 million)
- GuideVision is one of the largest ServiceNow Elite Partners in Europe, specialised in offering strategic advisory, consulting, implementations, training and support.
- With this acquisition, Infosys will enhance its Cobalt portfolio of cloud services and further strengthen its ServiceNow capabilities for its clients in Europe.
- Infosys launched Cobalt in August 2020, which is a set of services, solutions, and platforms to help its clients, mostly large enterprises, build new cloud-first capabilities.
Appointment
Rajesh Khullar appointed Executive Director at World Bank
- Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Executive Director at World Bank. He is a 1988-batch IAS officer.
- Sameer Kumar Khare has been appointed Executive Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is a 1989-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
- The order regarding this was issued by the Personnel Ministry.
Yoshihide Suga elected as Prime Minister-designate of Japan, to succeed PM Shinzo Abe
- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, has been elected as the new Chief of country’s ruling, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Prime Minister designate of Japan.
- Suga received maximum votes of 377 in the Party election, held to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced in August 2020 that he would resign due to health problems.
- The 71-year-old will assume charge of the office from 16 September 2020.
Books & Author
Gauri Khan authors book titled ‘My Life in Design’
- Interior designer Gauri Khan has authored her first book titled “My Life In Design”, which will be published by Penguin Random House India in 2021.
- It is a coffee-table book, in which Gauri has written about her journey as a designer.
Award
Aditya Puri conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney 2020
- Aditya Puri, MD of HDFC Bank has been conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Excellence 2020.
- He has been awarded for his skills in building a world-class bank in India at a time where there were no similar institutions in existence.
Sports
Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev to win US Open 2020
- Dominic Thiem (Austria) defeated Alexander Zverev to win the US Open 2020 Men’s Single title and also his first Grand Slam title.
- Thiem defeated Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the finals held at Arthur Ashe Stadium, US.
- Thiem is also the first Grand Slam champion other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer.
- Here are the other winners of the tournament.
- US Open women’s Single- Naomi Osaka
- Men’s Doubles- Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares
- Women’s Doubles- Laura Siegemund / Vera Zvonareva
- Wheelchair Men’s Singles- Shingo Kunieda
- Wheelchair Women’s Singles- Diede de Groot
Days
National Engineer’s Day: 15 September
- In India, the Engineer’s Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to recognise the contribution of engineers’ in the development of the nation.
- The day marks the birth anniversary of the engineering pioneer of India, Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya, (popularly known as Sir MV).
- Sir MV was regarded as the “Father of Modern Mysore”.
- He was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ for his exceptional contribution to the building of India in 1955.
Obituary
Former Chhattisgarh Minister Chanesh Ram Rathiya passes away of COVID-19 at 78
- Veteran Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh minister Chanesh Ram Rathiya has passed away due to COVID-19. He was 78.
- He had served as animal husbandry minister in the Digvijay Singh led-Congress government in erstwhile Madhya Pradesh.
- Rathiya also served as the food and civil supplies minister in the Ajit Jogi government (2000-2003) after the formation of Chhattisgarh in 2000.