- The Union Ministry of Information and Technology banned 118 popular mobile applications including PUBG on September 2, 2020. India banned the apps stating that they are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of the nation, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order.
- Union Cabinet approved Mission Karmayogi for Civil Services Capacity Building during its meeting on September 2, 2020. Mission Karmayogi aims to focus on capacity building of individual civil servants as well as institutional capacity building. The mission is being set up to build future-ready civil servants, who will have the right attitude, skills and knowledge that will be in line with the vision of New India.
- India has been ranked at the 48th position in the Global Innovation Index 2020 released by World Intellectual Property Organisation. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted to express his happiness over India being ranked among the top 50 nations in the annual index.
- The United States said on September 1, 2020 that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop, manufacture and equally distribute COVID-19 Vaccine. The Trump Administration stated that it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization.
- Indian renewable energy company, Adani Green has been ranked as the world’s number 1 solar energy company in terms of capacity. The company is currently the world’s top solar developer with around 2.3 GW of operational projects.
- Sumit Nagal on September 1, 2020, created history by becoming the first Indian to win a singles’ main draw match at a grand slam in the last 7 years. The 23-year-old, who is currently world number 122, successfully stormed into the second round of the ongoing US Open. Somdev Devvarman had reached the second round of the Australian Open, US Open, and French Open earlier in 2013.
- World Coconut Day was observed on September 2, 2020. The main objective behind the day’s celebration is to create awareness across the globe about the importance of the coconut and its benefits.
- The Uttar Pradesh state government has decided to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft police stations in every district of the state to address the problem of frequent cases of power theft.
