24 September 2020 latest current affairs, daily 70.

Hello students, today we are going to discuss 24 September 2020 latest current affairs, daily 70.

1. RBI appoints AK Das as the administrator of PMC Bank.

The RBI has appointed AK Das as the new administrator of the Punjab and Maharastra Co-operative (PMC) Bank. He has replaced JB Bhoria who has stepped down from his role as the administrator of the bank due to health reasons.

• PMC Bank Founded: 1984
• PMC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.

2.  Google Pay, Visa partner for card-based payments with tokenization.

Google Pay has partnered with VISA for the rollout of tokenization across its platform that will enable users to safely transact with their debit or credit cards. Through this, Google Pay users can make payment by using the debit or credit card without physically sharing their credit or debit card details through a secure digital token attached to their phone.

• CEO of Google: Sundar Pichai;
• Headquarters: California, United States.
• India & South Asia Group Country Manager of  Visa: TR Ramachandran.

3. HDFC Life & YES Bank enters into partnership to sell insurance policies.

Through this partnership, HDFC Life will provide a diverse range of insurance products to customers of Yes Bank.

• HDFC Life MD & CEO: Vibha Padalkar.
• HDFC Life Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.
• Yes Bank MD & CEO: Prashanta Kumar.
• Yes Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

4. Simanchala Dash appointed as advisor to IMF Executive Director.

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the proposal to appoint Simanchala Dash as an advisor to Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. He has been appointed for a period of three years.

• Headquarters of IMF: Washington, D.C., United States.
• Managing Director of IMF: Kristalina Georgieva.

5. DRDO successfully test-fires ABHYAS form Odisha.

Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a successful flight test of ABHYAS, a high-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha. ABHYAS can be used as a target for the evaluation of various missile systems. ABHYAS has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the DRDO.

• DRDO Chairman: Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy.
• DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi.

6. Dr. Harsh Vardhan chairs 'Aarogya Manthan' 2.0

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare chaired "Aarogya Manthan" 2.0 celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of AB-PMJAY. He also presented awards to the winners of the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY Start-up Grand Challenge to support the implementation of PM-JAY.

7. A Passage Exercise conducts by the Indian Navy with Royal Australian Navy.

This Passage exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability, improving understanding and imbibing best practices from each other. This exercise would involve participation of HMAS Hobart from the Australian side and Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Karmuk.

• Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh.

8. International Day of Sign Languages: 23 September.

The International Day of Sign Languages is observed globally on 23 September every year to raise awareness on sign languages and strengthen the status of sign languages. Also, the last full week of September is observed as International Week of the Deaf.

The theme for the 2020 International Day of sign Languages is "Sign Languages are for Everyone!".

• World Federation of the Deaf President: Joseph J. Murray.
• World Federation of the Deaf founded: 23 September 1951, Rome, Italy
• World Federation of the Deaf Headquarters location: Helsinki, Finland.

9. India launches first ever direct cargo ferry with Maldives.

India and the Maldives have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21 September 2020 to boost trade the two countries. The cargo ferry service will connect the Indian ports of Tuticorin and Cochin ports with Kulhudhuhfushi and Male ports in the Maldives.

• Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) MD & Chairman: Mrs H.K.Joshi.
• Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharastra.
• Shipping Corporation of India Founded: 1950.
  

10. "SIP in Fixed Income" campaign launches by IDFC Mutual Funds.

IDFC Mutual Funds has started a new campaign called SIFI or 'SIP in Fixed Income'. The new campaign called SIFI has been launched to make investors more aware of the benefits of investing in fixed income products via systematic investment plans.

• Chief Executive Officer of IDFC AMC: Vishal Kapoor.

11. "Destination North East-2020" festival's logo and the song have unveiled.

The Union Minister, Dr.Jitendra Singh has unveiled the logo and song for festival "Destination North East-2020" festival through a video conference. The four-day event is to be formally inaugurated by Home Minister Amit shah on September 27, 2020.

12. PM Modi awarded Ig Nobel Prize 2020 for medical Education.

He has been awarded the prestigious award for "using the COVID-19 pandemic to tech the world that politicians can have a more immediate effect on life and death than scientists and doctors can".

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