Why in News ? The Parliament passed a Bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance. IIIT Laws Amendment Bill 2020…

Why in News ? The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority wrote to the chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana stating that early crop stubble burning was taking…

Why in News ? Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test conducted at  Interim Test…

Why in News ? The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which removes cereal, pulses, oilseed, edible oil, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. Details on Essential Commodities…

Why in News ? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended the creation of a multi-stakeholder body (MSB) to ensure that Internet access providers adhere to the provisions of net…

Why in News ? The Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, could become extinct in the next few decades due to climate change unless measures are taken to change the…

Why in News ? US financial watchdog, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the treasury department, has received 3,201 red flags or suspicious activity reports (SARs) involving Indian entities for…

Current Affairs 23 September 2020 – IAS Current Affairs Current Affairs 23 September 2020 focuses on Prelims-Mains perspective. Major events are : Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Komodo…