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IMPORTANT DAYS Building which is one of the iconic landmarks in New York City. National Nutrition Week September 1 to September 7 Teachers Day is observed on 5 National Nutrition Week is conducted September every year from September 1 to Teachers Day in India celebrates the September 7 to provide knowledge birth anniversary of India’s second among people about the importance of President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. nutrition for better health. On this occasion, students appreciate and acknowledge the efforts of teachers World Coconut Day is observed on 2 in shaping their future. September World Coconut Day is observed on 2 Brazilian Independence Day is September. The main objective of observed on 7 September celebrating this day is to create Brazil got its independence from the awareness across the globe about the Portuguese on September 7, 1822. importance of the coconut and its However, in 1889, Brazil accepted to benefits. The day is especially marked become a republic government and it in countries under Asian and Pacific ended its monarchical system. This is regions by the Asian and Pacific the reason why they celebrate Coconut Community (APCC) as they September 7 as its Independence Day. house most of the world’s coconut International Literacy Day is growing production centres. The first observed on 8th September celebration of World Coconut Day was International Literacy Day came into in the year 2009. The theme of World existence to make people aware of the Coconut Day this year is – ‘Invest in importance of literacy which is amongst Coconut to save the world’. the basic human rights. This Day is Skyscraper Day is observed on 3 celebrated on the 8th of September September every year to remind everyone of the Skyscraper Day marks the ability of the importance of literacy for individuals, man to construct an industrial communities and societies. This year, masterpiece. It is celebrated in the the focus is on - “Literacy, teaching and memory of William Can Aien on his learning in the COVID-19 crisis and birthday. William Can Aien is a genius beyond”. The theme highlights literacy behind the construction of the Chrysler learning in a lifelong learning perspective.

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World Suicide Prevention Day is Engineers Day is observed on 15 observed on 10 September September World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) Engineer’s Day is observed on 15 September every year in India. The day is conducted every year to raise is aimed to commemorate the birthday awareness and prevent more suicides of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir from happening. This day is established MV). The day aims to celebrate the by the International Association for achievements of the Engineers in each Suicide Prevention (IASP) and co- and every field of science and sponsored by WHO. According to WHO, technology. nearly eight lakh people die by suicide International Democracy Day is every year. Furthermore, for each observed on 15 September suicide, there are more than 20 suicide International Democracy Day is attempts. observed on 15 September every year worldwide. The day aims to raise Hindi Diwas is observed on 14 awareness among people about September democracy. Despite the major social, Hindi Diwas is observed on 14 legal and political challenges that September. The day is observed every happened globally due to Covid-19, the year to celebrate the adoption of the world states have upheld the rule of law, Hindi language as one of the official respect and protect international languages of India. Hindi Diwas is standards and basic principles of celebrated to emphasize the importance legality, and the right to access justice, of the Hindi language which is losing its remedies, and due process. importance in the country. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi urged to make Hindi International Day for the Preservation the national language of India. On 14 of the Ozone Layer is observed on September 1949, Hindi written in September 16 Devanagari script became the official World Ozone Day is observed to create language of India under Article 343. Hindi language written in Devnagri script awareness related to climate change is one of the two languages of India, and ozone depletion. On this day in English is the second one. Hindi 1987, the Montreal Protocol was signed. language is spoken by 250 million Since 1994, World Ozone Day is people as the original language. Hindi is celebrated which was established by the known to be the third most spoken United Nations General Assembly to language in the world. remind the world about the depletion of World First Aid Day is observed on the Ozone Layer and its dangers. 14 September World First Aid Day raises awareness International Day of Peace (UN) is about the importance of first aid and observed on September 21 how it can save lives in case of an International Day of Peace (UN) is emergency. amongst the most special days in September which is observed around the world since September 1982. In

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2001, the General Assembly adopted a World Rabies Day is observed on 28 resolution 55/282, which established September September 21 as International Day of World Rabies Day is conducted every Peace of non-violence and cease-fire. year to keep people informed of the World Alzheimer’s Day is observed prevention regarding rabies. The day on September 21 also highlights the progress of the world World Alzheimer’s Day helps in raising in defeating this horrifying disease. awareness among people about the challenges faced by the due to World Heart Day is observed on 29 dementia. In 2012, World Alzheimer’s September Month was launched. World Heart Day is observed annually to inform the world about heart-related European Day of Languages is diseases. It creates awareness about observed on 26 September stroke which is the world’s leading European Day of Languages is celebrated annually to increase cause of death. This initiative was awareness among the citizens about the launched in 2000 by the World Heart significance of language learning and Federation as an annual event and gets protecting the heritage of the language celebrated on 29th day of September ever since. World Contraception Day is observed on 26 September World Contraception Day is a global campaign to make people aware of the STATE NEWS contraceptive methods available and enable young citizens to make mature Madhya Pradesh govt launches decisions in terms of sexual and campaign ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ reproductive health. In Madhya Pradesh, a massive ‘Gandagi Bharat Chhodo’ campaign was World Tourism Day is observed on 27 launched by the State Government. September Urban Development and Housing World Tourism Day helps in highlighting Minister Bhupendra Singh said that this the importance of tourism to generate campaign has been given the shape of employment and build a future for a mass movement. The campaign was millions of people around the world. divided into five themes- Cleanliness Oath, Continuous reduction in urban World Rivers Day is observed on 27 waste emissions, Cleanliness in COVID September (Fourth Sunday of conditions, Separation of waste from September) sources of houses and Launching a World Rivers Day is celebrated every special cleanliness campaign for public year on last Sunday of September. In places. 2020, it comes on September 27. This day marks the importance of rivers and Jammu & Kashmir Administration encourages people to improve and save issues New Excise Policy for 2020-21 water, rivers around the world. In Jammu & Kashmir, the Union

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Territory Administration has issued New and Odia language, now is the turn for Excise Policy for 2020-21 effective from Odishi music to claim classical status. 1st of September till 31st March next year. The new policy aims at Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat rationalizing the tax structure to optimize programme: Goa paired with revenues besides encouraging transition Jharkhand from High to Low Alcoholic drinks. The Under Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat, Goa is policy also aims at providing choice of paired with Jharkhand. Lot of exchange brands to consumers and level playing activities are happening on this front. field to those in the trade and 50 per During lockdown, the intensity of cent Additional Excise Retail Duty programmes is less and focus is laid on commonly known as Corona Tax has virtual events. been waived off. ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat UP govt decides to set up exclusive Abhiyan’ connects people of Manipur anti-electricity theft police stations in & Madhya Pradesh emotionally every district Manipur and Madhya Pradesh have Uttar Pradesh government has decided been paired for implementing the to set up exclusive anti-electricity theft Centre’s ambitious scheme Ek Bharat police stations in every district of state to Shreshtha Bharat Abhiyan. The people address the problem of frequent cases of both the States are involved in of power theft. An order issued by home various activities for understanding art department said that one police station and culture, education, literature and dedicated to deal with the issue of traditions of each other. One of such power theft will be opened in all 75 activities- a Yuva Ek Bharat Shreshtha districts out of which 63 has already Bharat Camp was held in Imphal where started functioning. The government has 50 youth from Madhya Pradesh also raised the number of enforcement participated and explored Manipur for 15 teams from 33 to 88 to launch a days. crackdown against those involved in power pilferage. As many as 53 teams Prakash Javadekar virtually are already functioning. addresses 60th Annual Convention of Society of Indian Automobile Odisha govt passes resolution to Manufacturers request Centre to accord classical Information and Broadcasting Minister status to Odishi music Prakash Javadekar today virtually Odisha Government has passed a addressed the 60th Annual Convention resolution to request the Centre to of Society of Indian Automobile accord classical status to Odishi music. Manufacturers, SIAM. Mr Javadekar The resolution was passed in the spoke on reviving demand in the Heritage Cabinet meeting held Automobile sector. He said, government yesterday under the chairmanship of is working with all stakeholders on ways Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. and means to boost demand. Government of Odisha has already recognised it as a classical form of Delhi paired with Sikkim under 'Ek music since 2008. After Odishi dance Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart programme priority during reallocation of PDS shops 'Unity in diversity' is the global identity of in rural and urban areas. Currently, India. To celebrate and strengthen this there are more than 2,000 PDS shops identity, Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat ready for reallocation in the state whose Abhiyan focused campaign is underway licences have been cancelled earlier in the country. National Capital Delhi due to different reasons. has been paired with Sikkim under Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat programme. Madhya Pradesh paired with Manipur Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat initiative and Nagaland under 'Ek Bharat has strengthened the bond of oneness Shrestha Bharat' between Delhi and Sikkim. The 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat' programme aims to actively enhance Assam govt relaunches SVAYEM interaction between people of diverse scheme to provide self-employment cultures living in different States and to around 2 lakh youths of state Union Territories in India, with the In Assam, the State Government re- objective of promoting greater mutual launched a scheme to provide self- understanding amongst them. Under 'Ek employment to around two lakh youths Bharat, Shresht Bharat', Madhya of the state. Known as Swami Pradesh is paired with Manipur and Vivekananda Assam Youth Nagaland. Lot of exchange activities are Empowerment (SVAYEM), it would happening on this front. provide 50 thousand rupees each as seed money to selected youths to start Govt announces 3rd phase of 'Back business ventures. Finance Minister to Village' programme from October 2 Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the to 12 in J&K Assam Government is launching the In the Union Territory of Jammu and redesigned SVAYEM with a budget of Kashmir, the government announced 1,000 crore rupees which will be spent the third phase of ambitious Back to in the next three months without any Village (B2V) programme from October banking linkage. He said, the 2 to 12, this year. The announcement beneficiaries would have to be part of was made by Principal Secretary, Power self-help groups, joint liability groups. Development and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal who is also UP govt to allocate outlets under government spokesperson, at a press Public Distribution System to women conference in Srinagar. SHGs In a major step towards self-reliance of Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu the women in the state, Uttar Pradesh selected as fully Digital Economy Government has decided to allocate district outlets under Public Distribution System Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, to women self-help groups. These are which houses a large number of small the outlets which are lying unattended in and medium enterprises, especially in state. The move will expedite the food the fire crackers and allied sectors, has distribution to the needy hit by the been selected by the Central pandemic. The State Government has Government as the state's first Fully decided to give women self-help groups Digital Economy district. All industrial

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart units and commercial establishments in Palaniswami has donated his eyes. the district are at present implementing Coinciding with the National Eye various forms of cashless transactions. Donation fortnight, he has pledged to These include widespread use of ATM donate his eyes. Tamil Nadu remains at debit cards, increased usage of internet the forefront in eye and organ donation banking, widespread use of QR codes nationally. etc. Nagaland gets its first 'Naga Tele Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat campaign: health', a telemedicine platform Mizoram paired with Bihar Nagaland received its first Naga Tele Under Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat health, a telemedicine platform, where campaign, cultural exchange is citizens can directly connect with arranged to bolster mutual friendship, medical officers and specialist doctors peace and harmony among the people and seek general and specialized tele- of different states to build a New India. consultation at their doorstep free of Under the campaign, people from paired cost. Health and Family Welfare Minister states happily shared their experiences. S Pangnyu Phom virtually launched the Naga Tele-Health at his office chamber PM Modi to inaugurate Patrika Gate in Kohima. The Naga Tele-Health is an in Jaipur through video conference initiative of the Nagaland government Prime Minister Narendra Modi will supported by USAID NISHTHA Jhpiego inaugurate the Patrika Gate in Jaipur to provide quality healthcare services at through video conference. The iconic the Ayushman Bharat - Health and gate is built by the Patrika group of Wellness Centres in the state. newspapers on the Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Jaipur. PM hold ‘SVanidhi Samvaad’ with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh Ministry of Textiles plans to organize Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold another Mega Virtual Show - ‘Textile SVanidhi Samvaad with street vendors India 2020’ – in J&K from Madhya Pradesh. The Government In Jammu and Kashmir the Ministry of of India had launched the PM SVANidhi Textiles is planning to organize another scheme on 1st June this year to help Mega Virtual Show - ‘Textile India 2020’ poor street vendors, impacted by - in November to bring the exporter and COVID-19, resume livelihood activities. business community related to 4.5 lakh street vendors were registered handicrafts and handloom sector on the in Madhya Pradesh, with more than 4 global platform. Organizations like India lakh vendors having been given Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) and identification and vendor certification. Invest India will be involved for branding and promotion of the mega event across Prime Minister Modi launched several the globe. other initiatives in the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors in Bihar Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi PM Modi announced the establishment Palaniswami pledges to donate his of a fish brood bank at Sitamarhi and an eyes aquatic disease referral laboratory at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Kishanganj. The Prime Minister also

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart inaugurated one-unit fish feed mill at Bhagalpur-Tirpety-Kahalgaon concrete Madhepura and two units of 'Fish on road on national highway 80 in Bihar. Wheels' at Patna under 'blue revolution'. This will be a 2-lane road with paved Mr Modi also inaugurated a shoulders, which will also be 4-lane comprehensive fish production wide at certain stretches. Mr Gadkari technology centre at Dr Rajendra has directed officials to begin work on Prasad Central Agricultural University in this road within next three months. He Pusa, Bihar. also ordered release of 20 crore rupees for immediate repair works on this Ek Bharat Sresht Bharat: Goa paired section. with Jharkhand Under Ek Bharat Sresht Bharat scheme Vice President inaugurates 125th Goa is paired with Jharkhand. Lot of Birth Anniversary celebrations of cultural exchange activities are Kavi Samrat Shri Viswanatha happening on this front. During Satyanarayana lockdown, the intensity of programmes Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said was less and focus was laid more on that preserving and protecting the virtual events. Lots of exchange projects mother tongue, Indian culture, values are on between Goa and Jharkhand. and the environment will be real tribute The translation project has already one could pay to the Telugu literary initiated. Jharkhandi literature is being legend, Shri Vishwanatha translated into Konkani in Goa by Dr Satyanarayana. Virtually inaugurating Sonia Sirsat and Zilu Gaonkar. Also the 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations Konkani literature is being translated of the Kavi Samrat Shri Viswanatha into Jharkhandi language in their state. Satyanarayana, Mr Naidu described the More projects are in pipeline and will be literary genius as an embodiment of launched soon after pandemic wave Indian culture and traditions. recedes. These projects include co- operation between Goa and Jharkhand Gujarat government announces on tourism and sports fields. Recently a state's first Heritage Tourism Policy webinar was held between these two Gujarat Government has announced the states wherein experts from both the state's first Heritage Tourism Policy. states participated. Goan artistes have This was announced after the meeting already visited Jharkhand state and chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in presented programmes there that Gandhinagar today. According to included folk dances and folk songs sources, the policy has provisions to from Goa. they were lauded by the local permit use of pre-1950 historical artistes in Jharkhand. buildings such as heritage palaces and forts, as heritage hotels, heritage Gadkari approves proposal to museums, heritage banquet halls and construct Munger-Bhagalpur-Tirpety- heritage restaurants, provided that basic Kahalgaon concrete road on NH80 in heritage structure is not disturbed. This Bihar decision paves a way for creating Road Transport and Highways Minister tourism attraction in unused historical Nitin Gadkari has approved a proposal buildings. to construct the 120 kilometre Munger-

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Home Minister Amit Shah e-launches under the central scheme across the development projects worth Rs 221 country. crore in Ahmedabad Home Minister Amit Shah e-dedicated Kiren Rijiju lays foundation stones and e-launched development projects for various sports facilities in Leh worth Rs 221 crore in Ahmedabad Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister district. Addressing the event through Kiren Rijiju has laid foundation stones video conferencing, Chief Minister Vijay for various sports facilities at the cost of Rupani expressed happiness that even over 12 crore rupees in Leh. The during the difficult times of Corona Minister laid foundation for a Synthetic pandemic, Gujarat has continued its Track & Astroturf for football in Leh at an upward surge of developmental works. open stadium. Speaking on the He expressed thanks to the Union occasion, Mr. Kiren Rijiju said that under Home Minister for e-dedicating the leadership of Prime Minister Modi developmental works to Bavla, Sanand the Union Government is inculcating a and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. sporting culture in the country which in turn keeps the people healthy and fit. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh launches Smart Ration Card Scheme UP govt issues notification for Punjab Chief Minister Captain setting up of Special Security Force Amarinder Singh launched the Smart Uttar Pradesh government has issued a Ration Card Scheme to cover 1.41 crore notification for the setting up of the beneficiaries across the state. Rolling Special Security Force which will be out the scheme virtually, with connection given responsibility of security of to 100 places across the state, the Chief important government buildings, offices Minister said, 37.5 lakh cards will be and industrial establishments. Private distributed to the eligible beneficiaries companies will also be able to take the this month. services of SSF after making a payment. J&K govt announces Universal Health Insurance Scheme for all France-based EDF Group, VJTI, I2EN residents of UT ink MoU to establish Centre of Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Excellence in civil nuclear sector in Sinha has announced a scheme to Maharashtra provide universal health insurance to all France-based EDF Group has signed a residents of the Union Territory. The Memorandum of Understanding with scheme will provide health insurance Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute cover free of cost to all residents and in Mumbai and International Institute of shall include the serving and retired Nuclear Energy (I2EN) to conduct a pre- employees and their families as well. feasibility study for the establishment of The Health Secretary Atal Dulloo said a Centre of Excellence in the civil the J&K Health Scheme will have the nuclear sector in Maharashtra. I2EN is same benefits as Ayushman Bharat and the umbrella organization of French beneficiaries can avail cashless stakeholders involved in nuclear treatment at all hospitals empanelled education and training.

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Maharashtra govt accords ambulance launched My Family My Responsibility' status to vehicles carrying medical campaign in Mumbai for spreading more oxygen for one year awareness about coronavirus. It is part Maharashtra State Government has of a state wide campaign of the accorded ambulance status to the Maharashtra government to stop the vehicles carrying medical oxygen for spread of COVID19 virus. one year. A notification was issued yesterday in this regard. The decision PM Modi inaugurates various was taken in view of the spread of projects under 'Namami Gange' & COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity 'AMRUT' schemes in Bihar of uninterrupted oxygen supply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi various hospitals in the state. inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for seven projects related to 111th Birth Anniversary of 1st CM of urban infrastructure in Bihar under Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai being 'Namami Gange' and 'AMRUT' schemes celebrated on 15 September through video conferencing. Out of 111th Birth Anniversary of the first Chief these, four projects are related to water Minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, supply, two to sewerage treatment and popularly known as Arignar Anna. He one to riverfront development. The total was also a Member of Rajya Sabha cost of these projects is 541 crore from 1963 to 1967. Well known for his rupees. The implementation of these powerful oratorical skills, Anna was a projects has been undertaken by Bihar prolific writer too. Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. Industry Dept, SIDBI enters into MoU to encourage MSME sector in Gujarat Cabinet gives nod to establishment In Gujarat, Industry Department and the of new AIIMS at Darbhanga in Bihar Small Industries Development Bank of The Union Cabinet has approved India- SIDBI entered into a MoU to establishment of a new All India Institute encourage the MSME sector in the of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at State. The MoU was signed by Darbhanga, Bihar. This will be Additional Chief Secretary for Industry established under the Pradhan Mantri and Mines M.K. Das and SIDBI Dy. M D Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Vasantharao Satya Venkata Rao at The Cabinet also approved creation of Gandhinagar last evening. Speaking on one post of Director for Darbhanga this occasion, the Chief Minister Vijay AIIMS. The total cost on setting up the Rupani said that the state government is new AIIMS will be 1264 crore rupees committed to encourage the MSME and is likely to be completed within a sector. period of 48 months. New AIIMS will add 750 hostpital beds and add 100 UG BMC launches My Family My (MBBS) seats and 60 B.Sc (Nursing) Responsibility' campaign in Mumbai seats. for spreading awareness about coronavirus Cabinet gives nod to Haryana Orbital The Brihanmumbai Municipal Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday Sonipat

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Cabinet Committee on Economic though their RT-PCR tests show Affairs, has given its approval to the negative results. Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna- Meghalaya BJP Chief launches e- Manesar-Kharkhauda. This Rail Line will book- Seva Hi Sangathan start from Palwal and end at the existing In Meghalaya, State BJP launched a Harsana Kalan station on Delhi-Ambala COVID-19 report card on the initiatives section. This will also give connectivity taken up by the party during the COVID enroute to existing Patli Station on 19 pandemic in the form of an e-book- Delhi-Rewari line, Sultanpur station on Seva Hi Sangathan. Meghalaya BJP Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar Line and Chief, Ernest Mawrie launched the book Asaudha Station on Delhi Rohtak Line. at the party office, Shillong. He said that the e-book Seva Hi Sangathan literally Road accident victims to get ₹30,000 means service is an organisation which under Balasaheb Thackeray emphasizes on the importance of Insurance Scheme service to the nation and people. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Himachal Pradesh CM inaugurates Tope announced the approval of the “Swachhata Cafe” in Solan district on Balasaheb Thackeray Accidental PM’s birthday Insurance Scheme that will ensure Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai accident victims get maximum benefit of Ram Thakur virtually inaugurated the ₹30,000 or free treatment in hospital. “Swachhata Cafe” at Nalagarh in Solan district on the birthday of Prime Minister PM Modi inaugurates Kosi Rail mega Narendra Modi from Shimla. While bridge & 12 railway projects in Bihar wishing the Prime Minister on his Prime Minister Narendra Modi has birthday Jairam Thakur said that the dedicated the historic Kosi Rail nation and the state is blessed to have Mahasetu (mega bridge) to the nation Narendra Modi for guiding the nation through video-conference this afternoon. and making it strongest amongst the He also inaugurated 12 rail projects comity of the nations. related to passenger facilities to benefit the people of Bihar. The 1.9-kilometre UP CM Adityanath announces film long Kosi mega bridge has been city near Noida completed at a total cost of 516 crore Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi rupees. Adityanath has said that a film city will be set up in the state. This film city will Tamil Nadu introduces 'Covid give provide a good option to film Suspects Wards' in all major producers and it will also help in hospitals generating employment. For this In Tamil Nadu, the health department is purpose, an action plan should be made introducing “Covid Suspects Wards” in soon. all major hospitals of the state. They are for treating patients having strong Lt Governor Sinha announces ₹1350 symptoms of COVID-19 infection, cr economic package for Jammu and Kashmir

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on home delivery of Shri Mata Vaishno Saturday announced a relief package of Devi Pooja Prasad for devotees who ₹1350 crore for Jammu and Kashmir in may not be able to visit the Hindu a bid to boost the business and the pilgrimage, during the Board meeting at other ailing sectors that have suffered huge losses for several years in the the Raj Bhavan, Jammu. Once the newly formed Union Territory (UT). booking is done, the Board ensures that Pooja is performed within 72 hours and Nutrition park to be set up near Prasad is dispatched through Speed Trichy, Tamil Nadu Post. Steps are being taken up to set up a nutrition park in Chandrasekharapuram, 51st IFFI to be held from 16th to 24th Namakkal near Trichy. This is part of the January next year in Goa National Nutrition Month programme The 51st Edition of the International Film being undertaken in Tamilnadu. Festival of India, IFFI will be held from 16th to 24th January, next year in Goa. PM Modi launches optical fibre for The postponement follows discussion internet services in Bihar between Information and Broadcasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Minister Prakash Javadekar and Goa optical fibre cable link in poll-bound Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. The Bihar to connect all 45,945 villages in festival will be conducted in a Virtual the eastern state through internet and and Physical format. provide digital services such as e- education, e-agriculture, tele-medicine Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and tele-law. The project will include to launch mobile app for live darshan setting up of one Wi-Fi and free five Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is connections at government institutions devising new methods so that devotees such as primary schools, anganwadi unable to take nearly 12 Kms trek to the centres, Aasha workers, Jeevika Didi. Holy Cave Shrine can still have Darshan from home. The Yatra to the holy Cave UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches new Shrine had resumed on the 6 August Covid-19 application initially with a ceiling of 5000 pilgrims Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi per day with safety procedures. The Adityanath launched a unified COVID- App, set to be launched on 17th 19 application which will help in better October, the first day of Navratri, would tracking of the pandemic in the state. also have features to conduct live Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Havan. Currently, the Aarti is being live- Adityanath launched a unified streamed on a religious TV Channel. coronavirus application. The new Covid- 19 application will help in better tracking ‘Mukhymantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana’ of the pandemic in the state. to be start in Madhya Pradesh Mukhymantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana is J&K LG Manoj Sinha formally being started in Madhya Pradesh on the launches home delivery of Shri Mata lines of Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Vaishno Devi Pooja Prasad Nidhi. Under this scheme, additional LG Manoj Sinha formally launched financial assistance of Rs. 4,000 will be

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UP govt to run family planning experience of viewing the heritage of the program in mission mode city. The unique pricing of less than a Uttar Pradesh government has dollar for a 90- minute cruise over the announced to run the family planning Ganges, like the London river cruise or program in mission mode. State Health Singapore boat ride or those on River Minister Jai Pratap Singh said that it will Mandovi in Goa, is aimed at attracting reduce the mortality rate among infants people from all walks of life, WBTC and women and will also expand the managing director Rajanvir Singh health facilities. Government said that Kapur. every woman and girl should have access to the contraceptive method of Maharashtra Governor launches her choice. chemo recovery kits Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Madhya Pradesh CM to launch Koshyari today launched chemo Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana recovery kits containing Ayurvedic in Bhopal formulation at the Raj Bhavan in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Mumbai. The chemo recovery kit has Singh Chauhan will launch the been developed by the Integrated Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana in Cancer Treatment and Research Centre Bhopal. The scheme has been prepared of the Bharatiya Sanskriti Darshan Trust on the lines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan in Pune with financial assistance from Samman Nidhi Yojana. On the the Tata Trusts. occasion, the Chief Minister will also interact with the farmers through video World famous tourist destination conferencing. Ladakh observes World Tourism Day World famous tourist destination Ladakh ADB approves $300 million loan to today observed World Tourism Day with develop Rajasthan's towns cleanliness drive in Leh and Kargil The Asian Development Bank (ADB) towns. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor, R has approved a 300 million dollar (about K Mathur flagged off the teams ₹2,200 crore) loan to finance inclusive participating in cleanliness drive in Leh. water supply and sanitation He expressed concerns about the infrastructure and services in secondary adverse affect on the tourism sector due towns of Rajasthan. The project is to the pandemic. He appreciated the expected to build citywide access for Ladakh Tourism Department, Rural improved water supply services for Development Department and other about 5.7 lakh people. bodies for their initiative to celebrate the World Tourism Day with a cleanliness West Bengal to launch river cruise drive. for just ₹39 A river cruise for just ₹39 may sound Odisha launches initiative to make unbelievable, but the West Bengal state slum-free in 3 years Transport Corporation (WBTC) has Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen come forward to launch a leisure ride on Patnaik today launched a slum the Ganges for the price to give tourists upgradation programme to make the and local visitors a memorable state slum-free in three years. The

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New Vande Bharat trains to have up to 75% local component The government will soon float a new

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Government blocks 118 Mobile Apps Govt launches eight immunity including PUBG boosting products under PMBJP for Government has blocked 118 Mobile sale through Janaushadhi Kendras Apps including PUBG which are Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of Sadananda Gowda today launched India, Defence of India, Security of State eight immunity boosting products under and Public Order. The move will Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi safeguard the interests of crores of Priyojana for sale through Janaushadhi Indian mobile and internet users. This Kendras across country. decision is a targeted move to ensure safety, security and sovereignty of Railways to offer reliable, fast, Indian cyberspace. PUBG MOBILE affordable & easy to handle parcel Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, services for logistics & courier WeChat Work, WeChat reading, Cyber agencies Hunter, LifeAfter and Warpath are Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today among the 118 banned mobile apps. held a meeting with top courier service agencies to facilitate robust partnership Govt. says, all calendars, diaries and with Railways Freight and Parcel similar materials to be digital now service. The meeting was called to Government said that all calendars, discuss and explore the possibilities of diaries and similar other materials, expanding the business of private parcel which were earlier printed in physical services through Indian Railways. format, will now be done digitally. All During the meeting it was informed that Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Railways will offer reliable, fast, Undertakings and all other organs of the affordable and easy to handle parcel government have to adopt innovative services for logistics and courier means to use digital or online methods. agencies.

Cabinet gives nod to 'Mission Cabinet approves Mission Karmayogi Karmayogi', National Programme for - National Programme for Civil Civil Services Capacity Building Services Capacity Building Cabinet gave its nod to Mission The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Karmayogi - National Programme for Narendra Modi has given its nod to Civil Services Capacity Building. The Mission Karmayogi - National scheme will lay the foundation for Programme for Civil Services Capacity capacity building for Civil Servants so Building. The scheme will lay the they remain entrenched in Indian culture foundation for capacity building for Civil

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Servants so that they remain sons and daughters to make them entrenched in Indian culture while they enlightened citizens. He said, teachers learn from best practices across the are instrumental in building the world. Mission Karmayogi aims to character and knowledge of the prepare the Indian Civil Servants for children. future by making them more creative, constructive, imaginative, innovative, Thaawarchand Gehlot to launch 24x7 proactive, professional, progressive, Toll-Free Mental Health Rehabilitation energetic, enabling, transparent and Helpline 'KIRAN' technology-enabled. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot will Transport Ministry proposes to make launch the 24x7 Toll-Free Mental Health FASTags mandatory for old vehicles Rehabilitation Helpline "KIRAN”. The sold before Dec 2017 helpline number is 1800-500-0019. This Ministry of Road Transport and Helpline has been developed by the Highways has notified draft notification Department of Empowerment of to seek comments and suggestions from Persons with Disabilities to provide relief the stakeholders on making FASTag and support to persons with Mental mandatory for old vehicles sold before Illness. 1st December, 2017. The amended provision in Central Motor Vehicles India now got world’s 2nd largest Rules, 1989 is proposed to be put in road network force with effect from 1st January 2021. India has now the second largest road network in the world being fuelled by the Govt to make FASTag mandatory to tremendous growth in construction of avail third party vehicle insurance expressways and highways. Road, from 1 April Transport and Highways Minister Nitin The road transport and highways Gadkari said this while addressing the ministry plans to FASTag mandatory for 60th annual convention of SIAM through availing a new third-party vehicle video conference. He informed that the insurance from 1 April, 2021, to drive current rate of road building per day has faster adoption of the electronic toll averaged to 30 Kilometre a day, with the collection device. highest being 40 Kilometre per day of highways. President gives away National Awards to distinguished teachers; Ministry of Shipping directs all major Says teachers are true nation ports to procure or charter only builders ‘Made in India’ tug boats Teachers' Day is being celebrated The Ministry of Shipping has directed all throughout the country. The day is major ports to procure or charter tug celebrated on the birth anniversary of boats which are only made in India. All educationist and former President Dr procurements being done by major ports Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. President will now need to be carried out as per Ram Nath Kovind has said that teachers the revised Make in India Order. are the true nation builders who lay the foundation of character-building in our

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148th Birth Anniversary of 'Indian States mandated to set up panel on Helmsman' V O Chidambaranathan Content Regulation of Govt Ads Pillai being observed As per directions of the Supreme Court, 148th Birth Anniversary of V O States are mandated to set up their Chidambaranathan Pillai (VOC), also three member committees on Content known as the "Indian Helmsman". He Regulation of Government paved a new path in the annals of Indian Advertisements. State-level committees History by starting the first ever have already been constituted by indegenous shipping service between Karnataka, Goa, Mizoram and Tuticorin and Columbo. Nagaland. The Committee on Content Regulation in Government Advertising, Prakash Javadekar to chair webinar CCRGA in its 19th meeting held last on first-ever International Day of week took a serious note of delay in Clean Air for Blue Skies constituting state level Committees by Environment Minister Prakash other states. Javadekar will chair a webinar on the first-ever International Day of Clean Air Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds for Blue Skies. Mr Javadekar will also bilateral talks with his Iranian review the progress of activities under counterpart Brigadier General Amir National Clean Air programme, NCAP Hatami in Tehran during the course of the webinar. The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a webinar will be joined by Principal bilateral meeting with his Iranian Secretaries of the Urban Development counterpart Brigadier General Amir Departments and Environment Hatami on Saturday. Mr Singh was on a Departments of 28 states and 8 Union transit halt in Tehran enroute from Territories. Moscow to New Delhi. The meeting between the two Ministers took place in 3rd Rashtriya Poshan Maah being a cordial and warm atmosphere. Both celebrated this month to address the leaders emphasized upon the age- malnutrition among young children old cultural, linguistic and civilizational and women ties between India and Iran. They The 3rd Rashtriya Poshan Maah is discussed ways to take forward bilateral being celebrated this month to address cooperation and exchanged views on malnutrition among young children and regional security issues, including peace women. The objective of the Poshan and stability in Afghanistan. Maah is to encourage Jan Bhagidaari to ensure health and nutrition for everyone. 1st International Day of Clean Air for Women and Child Development Ministry blue skies being commemorated said the Poshan Maah is celebrated The first International Day of Clean Air every year under POSHAN Abhiyaan, for blue skies is being commemorated which was launched in 2018. around the world, following the Considering the prevalent COVID recognition by the United Nations situation in the Country, the Ministry is General Assembly of the importance of encouraging all stakeholders to use clean air for the health and day-to-day digital platforms for celebrating Poshan lives of people. Maah.

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Home Minister Amit Shah lauds Gopala App centre's 'PM SVANidhi' scheme for Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally street vendors launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Home Minister Amit Shah has lauded Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). Mr Modi the 'PM SVANidhi' scheme being run by also inaugurated the e-Gopala App, a the Centre to benefit the street vendors. comprehensive breed improvement The Home Minister said the scheme is marketplace and information portal for serving crores of poor people by direct use of farmers. The PMMSY will reviving their means of livelihood during transform the fisheries sector and add these difficult times of COVID-19. Mr strength to the efforts of building an Shah said, PM SVANidhi is making Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The PMMSY is a small businesses Aatma Nirbhar and is flagship scheme for focused and playing a key role in realization of a New sustainable development of fisheries India. sector in the country with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore. The Food Processing Industries Minister investment of Rs. 20,050 crore under inaugurates Organic Food PMMSY is the highest ever in the Processing Unit in Barabanki, UP fisheries sector. The project envisages Food Processing Industries Minister investment of Rs. 1,390 crore in Bihar. Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the Organic Food Processing Unit in Education Ministry to organise 2 -day Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh through video conclave on School Education in 21st conference. Speaking on the ocassion, Century under Shikshak Parv Ms Badal said, through this food Education Ministry will organising a two- processing unit five thousand farmers day conclave on School Education in will be benefitted and it is expected to 21st Century under Shikshak Parv leverage an investment of over 50 crore starting through online medium. On first rupees. She said that the food day of the Conclave, the focus will be on processing sector is witnessing robust Principal and Teacher practitioners, who growth and has been identified as a will discuss how they have already champion sector by the Government of implemented certain themes of the NEP India. in creative ways. National Awardee teachers and other creative teachers will Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates be a part of this conclave. Prime 22 bamboo clusters in nine states Minister Narendra Modi will address the Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh conclave on 11th September. Tomar today inaugurated 22 bamboo clusters in nine states by virtual mode. Rafale Fighter Aircraft formally These States are Gujarat, Madhya inducted into IAF Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Rafale Fighter Aircraft has been formally Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand and inducted into the Indian Air Force today Karnataka. A logo for the National at a formal function at Air Force Station, Bamboo Mission was also released. Ambala. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Florence Parly, Minister of PM Modi to digitally launch Pradhan the Armed Forces of France graced the Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana & e- occasion.

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Highways Ministry releases over of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, ₹10,000 crore under Atmanirbhar SCO on 29-30 November 2020 in New Bharat scheme Delhi. This will be the first Prime A sum of ₹10,339 crore has been Minister level meeting to be hosted by released by the Ministry of Road India since its elevation as a full- Transport and Highways during the member of Shanghai Cooperation COVID-19 period under the simplified Organisation, SCO. payment process as envisaged in the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme. Another PM Modi to dedicate three petroleum sum of ₹2475 crore is being processed projects in Bihar to nation and is likely to be released soon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation three key projects Centre launches Climate Smart Cities related to the Petroleum sector in Bihar Assessment Framework along with through video conferencing. The ‘Streets for People Challenge' projects include the Durgapur-Banka Housing and Urban Affairs Minister section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Hardeep Singh Puri launched the Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Climate Smart Cities Assessment LPG Bottling Plants in East Champaran Framework, CSCAF 2.0, along with the and Banka. The Bottling Plants will ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a empower the ‘Atmanirbhar Bihar' by virtual event. The objective of CSCAF is meeting the rising demand for LPG in to provide a clear roadmap for cities the state. LPG Bottling Plants in East towards combating Climate Change Champaran and Banka have a while planning and implementing their combined bottling capacity of 80 actions, including investments. CSCAF thousand cylinders per day. The Banka initiative intends to inculcate a climate- Plant will serve Bhagalpur, Banka, sensitive approach to urban planning Jamui, Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar and development in India. districts in Bihar and Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Sahibganj and Pakur districts in Santosh Gangwar addresses Virtual the neighbouring Jharkhand. The cost of Meeting of G-20 Labour and Banka Plant is 131.75 crore rupees Employment Ministers while that of East Champaran Plant is Labour and Employment Minister 136.4 crore rupees. The two plants were Santosh Gangwar has called upon all G- envisaged under Pradhan Mantri 20 members to continue to work Ujjwala Yojana. These plants have also together for finding solutions to the created direct and indirect employment common problems resulting from the opportunities for about one thousand COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Gangwar was people in nearby rural areas. speaking at Virtual Meeting of G-20 Labour and Employment Ministers last BJP launches week-long ‘ Seva evening through video conferencing. Saptah’ to mark PM Modi's 70th birthday India to host CHG meeting of SCO on BJP has launched a week-long 29-30 November in New Delhi campaign namely Seva Saptah to mark India is scheduled to host the meeting of the 70th birthday of Prime Minister Council of Heads of Government (CHG) Narendra Modi which falls on 17th this

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart month. Various social initiatives are opposition had fielded Manoj Jha, an being undertaken by the party leaders RJD member. Shri Harivansh hails from and workers across the country. a poor family based in a Bihar. The 64- year-old JD-U leader is a post-graduate India will be self-reliant in production in Economics from Banaras Hindu of fertilizers by 2023 University. He holds a Diploma in Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Journalism. Sadananda Gowda has said that India will be self-reliant in the production of Parliament passes ‘Institute of fertilizers by 2023. He said, under Atma Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Nirbhar Bharat programme new fertilizer Bill, 2020’ manufacturing units are being set up Parliament has passed the Institute of with an investment of 40 thousand crore Teaching and Research in Ayurveda rupees in the country to reduce Bill, 2020 with Rajya Sabha approving it. dependency on import. Addressing a The Lok Sabha has already passed the webinar on Self-Reliant India and bill. The bill seeks to establish an Sustainable Agriculture through video Institute of Teaching and Research in conference, Mr Gowda said, recently the Ayurveda and declare it an Institute of government has revived four urea plants National importance. The bill also has in the country. the provision to merge three Ayurveda institutes situated in Jamnagar, Gujarat Rajya Sabha passes Aircraft into one. The institutes are, the Institute (Amendment) Bill 2020 of Post-Graduate Teaching and Parliament has passed the Aircraft Research in Ayurveda, Shree (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with the Rajya Gulabkunverba Ayurved Mahavidyalaya Sabha approving it today. The Bill has and the Indian Institute of Ayurvedic already been passed by the Lok Sabha. Pharmaceutical Sciences. The proposed It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. Institute will be situated in the campus of It has provisions to convert three Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar. existing bodies under the Ministry of Civil Aviation into statutory bodies. Provision of Rs 40,000 cr made under These three authorities are, the MGNREGA Scheme through Aatma Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Nirbhar Bharat Package Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the Minister of State for Finance Anurag Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau. Singh Thakur has said that the Under the bill, each of these bodies will Government has made a provision of 40 be headed by a Director General who thousand crore rupees under will be appointed by the centre. MGNREGA Scheme through Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package to provide Harivansh Narayan Singh elected as employment to the needy workers. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh has been India's first terminal for private jets elected as the Deputy Chairman of inaugurated at Delhi Airport Rajya Sabha for the second time. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Harivansh's name was proposed by the Puri inaugurated India's first General BJP president JP Nadda. The Aviation Terminal at Delhi airport. The

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart exclusive terminal will handle the flight Viraat, the decommissioned aircraft operations of private jets. The terminal carrier of the Indian Navy, will begin its has 57 parking bays and can handle up last journey today from Mumbai’s Naval to 150 private jet flights per day. Flight Dockyard to Alang in Gujarat, where it operations of private jets are classified will be dismantled. The vessel had under the 'general aviation' category. served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned in 2017. Ministry of MSME announces new There were attempts to convert 'Viraat' guidelines to support artisans into a museum or a restaurant, but none including Pottery & Beekeeping of the plans materialised. activity Ministry of Micro Small and Medium ICAR organizes training programme Enterprises, MSME come out with new for capacity development of guidelines for two more schemes which Anganwadi Workers & Farm Women include Pottery Activity and Beekeeping A training programme for capacity Activity. These new initiatives of the development of Anganwadi Workers Ministry with beneficiary oriented Self- and farm Women to achieve the national Employment schemes, are aimed at nutrition goals was organized by the rejuvenating the grass root economy Indian Council of Agricultural Research contributing to Atmanirbhar Bharat (ICAR). It was organised yesterday as Abhiyan. For Pottery Activity part of the third Rashtriya Poshan Maah Government will provide assistance of being celebrated in the month of pottery wheel, Clay Blunger, Granulator September throughout the country. etc. It will also provide Wheel Pottery Around one lakh Poshan kits were also Training for traditional pottery artisans distributed among Anganwadi workers and Press Pottery training for pottery as by Krishi Vigyan Kendras all over the well as non-pottery artisans in Self- Help country. Groups. A total of 6,075 Traditional and others non-traditional pottery artisans, FM introduces Taxation and Other Rural Un-employed youth, Migrant Laws (Relaxation & Amendment of Labourers will get benefitted from this Certain Provisions) Bill, 2020 in Lok Scheme. Sabha Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Home Ministry asks all States, UTs to introduced the Taxation and Other Laws ensure free movement of oxygen (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain carrying vehicles without any Provisions) Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha restriction today for consideration. The bill will The Home Ministry has asked all the replace the ordinance which was States to ensure free movement of promulgated in March this year to oxygen carrying vehicles without any provide relaxations related to restriction as medical oxygen is an compliance by extending the time limit important prerequisite for managing and waiving penalty in relation to certain moderate and severe COVID-19 cases. specified laws.

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Ministers by 30% Union govt approves amendment in The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed Foreign Direct Investment Policy in the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Defence Sector (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the Salary, The Union Government has approved Allowances and Pension of Members of the amendment in Foreign Direct Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Investment Policy in Defence Sector. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush The bills will replace the two ordinances Goyal has said that for new licensees, amending the Salaries and Allowances FDI is allowed upto 74 per cent through of Ministers Act, 1952 and the Salary, automatic route and beyond 74 per cent Allowances and Pension of Members of to be permitted through government Parliament Act, 1954. The bills have route. For existing licensees, infusion of provision to cut the salaries and other fresh foreign investment up to 49 per allowances by 30 per cent. These cent can be done by making declaration changes have been made for a period of of change or transfer within 30 days. one year effective from 1st of April this year. Eight Indian beaches recommended for coveted Blue Flag international Rajya Sabha passes Indian Medicine eco-label Central Council (Amendment) Bill Environment Minister Prakash 2020 and Homoeopathy Central Javadekar has said that eight beaches Council (Amendment) Bill 2020 of the country have been recommended The Rajya Sabha today passed the for the coveted ‘Blue Flag’ international Homoeopathy Central Council eco-label. For the first time, eight (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Indian beaches of India have been Medicine Central Council (Amendment) recommended for the Blue Flag Bill, 2020. Homoeopathy Central certification. Council (Amendment) Bill amends the Blue Flag certification is a globally Homoeopathy Central Council Act, recognised eco-label accorded by an 1973. international agency ‘Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark’ Lok Sabha passes two agriculture based on 33 stringent criteria in four reform bills aimed at bringing major heads–environmental education revolutionary changes in the lives of and information, bathing water quality, farmers environment management and Lok Sabha yesterday passed two bills conservation and safety and services in aimed at transforming agriculture in the the beaches. country and raising farmers’ income. The bills are Farmers' Produce Trade Rajya Sabha passes Epidemic and Commerce (Promotion and Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers Rajya Sabha passed the Epidemic (Empowerment and Protection) Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Agreement on Price Assurance and Bill amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, Farm Services Bill, 2020. Both the bills 1897 to include protections for were passed by the Lok Sabha with healthcare service personnel combating voice vote. epidemic diseases and expands the

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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Parliament passes Essential Amendment Bill, 2020 introduced in Commodities Amendment Bill Lok Sabha The Bill allows the central government The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) to regulate the supply of certain food Amendment Bill, 2020 was introduced in items only under extraordinary Lok Sabha on Sunday. The Bill seeks to circumstances such as war and famine. streamline the provisions of the FCRA It will replace the Essential Commodities by strengthening the compliance (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which mechanism, enhancing transparency was promulgated in June this year. and accountability in the receipt and utilisation of foreign contribution worth Parliament passes IIIT Laws thousands of crores of rupees every (Amendment) Bill 2020 year. The proposed amendments seek The Bill amends the Indian Institutes of to bar public servants from receiving Information Technology Act, 2014 and foreign funding. The amendments seek the Indian Institutes of Information to make Aadhar mandatory for all office Technology (Public-Private Partnership) bearers of NGOs and other Act, 2017. The Indian Institutes of organisations which are seeking foreign Information Technology (Public-Private contributions. Partnership) Act, 2017 declares certain IIITs established under public-private National Forensic Sciences partnership mode as institutions of University Bill 2020 passed in national importance. The Bill seeks to parliament declare five IIITs set up under the public Parliament has passed the National private partnership mode in Surat, Forensic Sciences University Bill 2020 Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala, and with the Rajya Sabha clearing it today. Raichur as institutions of national The Lok Sabha has already approved importance. the Bill. The Bill is to establish the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Lok Sabha passes Homoeopathy Gandhinagar and the Lok Nayak Central Council (Amendment) Bill Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute 2020 of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, Homoeopathy Central Council New Delhi, as a National Forensic (Amendment) Bill amends the Sciences University, Gujarat. The Bill Homoeopathy Central Council Act,

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1973. The Act sets up the Central through virtual interaction yesterday. He Council of Homoeopathy which spoke on India’s role and contribution regulates homoeopathic education and towards strengthening multisectoral practice. The bill replaces the action and progress towards ending TB, Homoeopathy Central Council especially in context of the COVID-19 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which crisis. was promulgated in April this year. Railways target to complete 100% Health & happiness of all is hidden in electrification of broad gauge routes ‘ Fitness Ki Doz, Aadha Ghanta Roz’ by 2023 mantra Railways has planned for 100 per cent Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the electrification of its broad gauge routes Mantra of Fitness - Fitness Ki Doz, by 2023. This was stated by the Railway Aadha Ghanta Roz and said that the Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply health and happiness of all is hidden in in the Rajya Sabha. He said, a total of this Mantra. He was interacting with 23,765 route kilometre lines are yet to fitness experts and influencers during a be electrified in the country. nation-wide online Fit India Dialogue. The dialogue was organized to Lok Sabha passes the Major Port celebrate the First Anniversary of the Fit Authorities Bill, 2020 India Movement. Lok Sabha passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 today. The Bill Govt notifies Standards for Safety seeks to provide for regulation, Evaluation of Hydrogen Fuel cells operation and planning of major ports in based vehicles the country and provide greater The Ministry of Road Transport and autonomy to these ports. It seeks to Highways has notified the Standards for replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Safety Evaluation of vehicles being propelled by Hydrogen Fuel Cells. This Parliament passes J&K Official would facilitate the promotion of Languages Bill, 2020 Hydrogen Fuel Cell based vehicles in Parliament has passed the Jammu and the country which are energy efficient Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020 and environment friendly. These with Rajya Sabha giving its nod. The bill standards are also at par with the makes Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, English available international standards. and Urdu as the official language of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. India aims to end tuberculosis by 2025 'Saubhagya' scheme completes three Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has years said that India has accorded high priority Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five Yojana -“Saubhagya” has completed years ahead of the Sustainable three years since its inception. Prime Development Goals. Dr Harsh Vardhan Minister Narendra Modi had launched said this while addressing Ministers of this scheme on the 25th of September, Member Nations of WHO, Heads and 2017 to ensure electrification of all Representatives of UN Agencies willing households in the country in rural

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart as well as urban areas. The scheme ‘Cable Stayed Bridge’ constructed was launched with an aim to achieve across Durgam Cheruvu Lake universal household electrification by inaugurated providing last mile connectivity and Minister of State for Home G. Kishan electricity connections to all households Reddy inaugurated the new ‘Cable in rural areas and all poor households in Stayed Bridge’ constructed across urban areas across the country. The Durgam Cheruvu Lake along with four- scheme was started with an outlay of lane elevated corridor connecting it with 16,320 crore rupees. Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad last evening. The bridge is 426 metre long, including PM Modi to virtually inaugurate the approaches on both ends, and 25.8 VAIBHAV Summit scheduled to be metre wide, with a total of 52 stay held on 2nd October cables. The bridge is one of longest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi will the country constructed at a cost of over virtually inaugurate the Vaishwik 334 crore rupees. On the occasion, the Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit Minister appreciated the efforts of all scheduled to be held on 2nd of October workers and engineers involved in the this year. VAIBHAV summit is a construction of the iconic bridge. collaborative initiative by Science and Technology and Academic Vice President pays tributes to social Organisations of the country to enable reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar deliberations on thought process, on his 200th Birth Anniversary practices and Research and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has development culture with a problem paid tributes to great social reformer and solving approach for well defined educationist Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar objectives. on his Jayanti. Mr Naidu said, a multifaceted genius, he is most widely NPPA caps prices of medical oxygen admired for his crusade against child and oxygen cylinders marriage and initiatives for widow The National Pharmaceutical Pricing remarriage. Vidyasagar continued social Authority (NPPA) has capped the prices reform movements during the mid-19th of medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders century. He always had a strong voice in a bid to stop their black marketing and against the oppression inflicted on hoarding due to surging demand amidst women by society. The reformist passed covid-19 pandemic. The NPPA has away on July 29, 1891, due to liver decided to cap the ex-factory price of cancer. He died at the age of 70 in liquid medical oxygen (LMO) at Kolkata. manufacturers' end at ₹15.22/CUM exclusive of GST. And, it has further MoRTH notifies amendments in capped the ex-factory cost of medical Central Motor Vehicle Rules oxygen cylinder at fillers' end at Ministry of Road Transport and ₹25.71/CUM exclusive of GST in Highways has notified amendments in suppression of the existing ceiling price Central Motor Vehicle Rules facilitating of ₹17.49/CUM, subject to transportation implementation of Electronic cost fixation at state level, for six enforcement, Maintenance of Vehicular months. Documents through Information

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Technology portal with effect from 1st of the Union Home Minister said that India next month. is incomplete without the North East. Mr Shah termed the unique culture of BJP launches Self-reliant India North-Eastern region as the ornament of Dialogue Campaign in Maharashtra Indian culture. Bharatiya Janata Party has launched the Self-reliant India Dialogue Campaign Folk art Villuppaattu gets special in Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister mention in PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' and Leader of the Opposition in the The folk art Villuppaattu that was State Legislative Assembly Devendra referred to by Prime Minister Narendra Fadnavis gave information about the Modi in his Mann ki Baat has a very different schemes being run under the glorious tradition. Villuppaattu means campaign launched by the Centre. He "bow-song". This medium of storytelling was addressing the ‘Self-Reliant India has been instilling moral values in the Dialogue Campaign’ launched in minds of the people for generations. It Maharashtra. has been one of the predominant traditional media in Tamil Nadu, Bangalore airport and Virgin sign southern Kerala and a few other regions MoU to study viable hyperloop in the South. corridor Bangalore International Airport Limited PM Modi to inaugurate six mega (BIAL) and Virgin Hyperloop, that claims projects under Namami Gange to be a category leader in hyperloop Mission in Uttarakhand technology on Sunday said they have Prime Minister Narendra Modi will signed an MoU to conduct a feasibility inaugurate six mega projects in study for a proposed Hyperloop corridor Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange from the city's Kempegowda Mission through video conference. The International Airport. A hyperloop- projects include construction of a 68 connected airport would dramatically million liters per day or MLD Sewage improve the delivery of cargo and create Treatment Plant, upgradation of the an ultra-efficient supply chain, says existing 27 MLD at Jagjeetpur and Sultan bin Sulayem, Chairman of Virgin construction of an 18 MLD Sewage Hyperloop and DP World. The airport Treatment Plant at Sarai, in Haridwar. will also be connected with sub-urban The inauguration of 68 MLD Jagjeetpur railway soon and will have Metro project also marks completion of the first connectivity in four years. sewage treatment project taken up on hybrid annuity mode of Public Private Union Home Minister Amit Shah Partnership. virtually inaugurates 'Destination North East-2020' ‘Doodh Duronto Specials’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah today transported three crore litres of milk virtually inaugurated 'Destination North from Andhra Pradesh to Delhi East-2020', a four-day event to highlight Doodh Duronto Specials transported the Northeast region's various potentials three crore litres of milk from Renigunta like eco-tourism, culture, heritage and in Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi. Doodh business. During the inaugural session, Duronto Special introduced during lock

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Nation pays homage to revolutionary Home Ministry sanctions three new freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his NIA branches at Imphal, Chennai, 113th birth anniversary Ranchi Nation pays homage to the revolutionary National Investigation Agency (NIA) will freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his have three more branches in Imphal, 113th birth anniversary. It was on this Chennai and Ranchi. Union Home day in 1907, Bhagat Singh was born in Ministry has sanctioned three new NIA Banga village of Lyallpur district of branches. The opening of new branches undivided Punjab province. He fought will help in ensuring quick response to against British rule for the country's any emergent situation in the concerned independence and was hanged in states by the premier anti-terror Lahore jail at the age of 23, along with investigation agency. The decision will Rajguru and Sukhdev. also strengthen the NIA's capability in the investigation of terrorism-related Govt launches portal for updates, cases and other national security- developments on Covid-19 vaccine related matters. Currently, the NIA has In a bid to make transparent information nine branches besides specialized units readily available for Covid-19 vaccine at Headquarters, New Delhi. development, the government on Monday launched the Vaccine Portal Rajnath Singh launches Defence and National Clinical Registry for India Startup Challenge-4, releases coronavirus. The portal provides useful PMA guidelines for iDEX and important information related to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh vaccine development, ongoing clinical trials and progress made in this area launched the Defence India Startup locally and globally at regular intervals, Challenge (DISC 4) during the iDEX says health minister Harsh Vardhan. event, featuring the initiatives aimed at expanding the horizons of Innovations Indian Railways to get metro-style for Defence Excellence (iDEX) flap gates in Mumbai's CSMT station ecosystem in New Delhi. Mr Singh also Indian Railways'Central Railway zone launched the iDEX4Fauji initiative and will be installing flap-based gates for automatic entry into the station at Product Management Approach (PMA) Mumbai division's Chhatrapati Shivaji guidelines during the event. iDEX4Fauji Maharaj Terminus ( non-suburban is a first of its kind initiative, launched to passenger entry) by using QR code support innovations identified by tickets. The flap-based gates will be members of the Indian Armed Forces installed for passengers who will be and will bolster frugal innovation ideas travelling in the long distance trains. from soldiers and field formations.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS airspace, normally blocked to Israeli air traffic. India to receive development assistance loan worth Rs 3,500 Cr Trade and Commerce Ministers of from Japan to fight COVID-19 India, Australia and Japan interact Japan has committed an official through video conferencing Development Assistance loan of 3 India reaffirmed its determination to take thousand 500 crore rupees for the lead in delivering a free, fair, inclusive COVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response and stable trade environment along with Support. The Notes were exchanged partner countries Australia and Japan. between the Additional Secretary in the In a meeting between the Trade and Department of Economic Affairs Dr C.S. Commerce Ministers of the three Mohapatra and Ambassador of Japan to countries held today through video India Suzuki Satoshi for a Health sector conferencing, they pledged to promote programme loan to fight the COVID-19 non-discriminatory, transparent, and crisis. stable investment environments in addition to keeping their markets open. Bangladesh Announces National Mourning in Honour of Former Bangladesh to set up authority for President Pranab Mukherjee regulating online media The government of Bangladesh has The government of Bangladesh will set announced national mourning to honour up an authority to regulate the online the memory of the former President of media. Briefing media after a meeting of India Pranab Mukherjee. Bangladesh the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister had conferred the honour of Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday, ‘Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sommanona’ Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul on the former President Pranab Islam said that the Online Media Policy Mukherjee in 2013 for his valuable has a provision to set up a Commission contribution to Bangladesh’s Liberation for regulating the online media. Till the War of 1971. time the Commission is formed, the Ministry of Information will set up an First ever direct flight between Israel authority for regulating the online media. and UAE lands in Abu Dhabi The first commercial direct flight Union Minister Piyush Goyal between Israel and the UAE landed in addresses US-India Strategic Abu Dhabi after the two countries Partnership Forum through virtual announced normalisation of relations. conference The El Al airliner made the three-hour Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush trip carrying a top level Israeli delegation Goyal has invited the US business and led by National Security Adviser Meir industry to work with their Indian Ben Shabbat while the US delegation counterparts to take the bilateral trade to was headed by US President Donald greater heights. Addressing the US- Trump's adviser Jared Kushner and US India Strategic Partnership Forum NSA Robert O'Brien. The flight was through a virtual conference today, Mr allowed to cross Saudi Arabian Goyal said the two democracies share deep commitment with each other, at

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Cabinet approves signing of MoU Google partners with Bangladesh for between India and Japan for flood forecasting improving quality of Indian textiles Google has partnered with Bangladesh for Japanese market Water Development Board to bring the Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding flood warning services to the country. between India and Japan for improving Announcing this on its official blog on quality and testing of Indian textiles and Tuesday Google said that it currently clothing for the Japanese market. The covers more than 40 million people in MoU would enable M/s Nissenken Bangladesh and it is working to expand Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan in its coverage to the whole of the country. assigning Textile Committee as their cooperative Testing and Inspection Rajnath Singh meets Defence service providers in India for Textiles Ministers of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Apparel products. Uzbekistan Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Cabinet approves signing of MoU Defence Minister of Tajikistan Colonel between India and Finland for General Sherali Mirzo in Moscow. cooperation in the field of Geology Rajnath Singh also had a meeting with and Mineral Resources Kazakhstan counterpart Lieutenant Cabinet has approved the signing of a General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Memorandum of Understanding Moscow. Mr Singh said, he discussed between India and Finland for ways to add further momentum to India- cooperation in the field of Geology and Kazakhstan defence cooperation with Mineral Resources. The MoU facilitates Lieutenant General Nurlan cooperation in the field of geology, Yermekbayev. training, mineral prognostication and suitability analysis with the intent of Japanese companies relocating to reinforcing and strengthening scientific Bangladesh from China to get govt links. subsidy Bangladesh has been added to the list India to host key meeting of Russia, of countries which will qualify for subsidy China led Shanghai Cooperation for the Japanese companies which shift Organisation their production base out of China. In India will be hosting one of the key order to diversify its supply chain, Japan meetings of the Russia and China led has decided that Japanese Shanghai Cooperation Organisation manufacturers will now be eligible for (SCO) regional grouping on 30 subsidies if they shift production out of November. The summit of the Shanghai China to India or Bangladesh, reports Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the Nikkei Asian Review. The Council of Governments will take place supplementary budget of Japan for the in New Delhi, Secretary (West) in the fiscal year 2020 has earmarked dollar

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221 million for companies that move hold the 6th meeting of the Joint production to Southeast Asian countries. Consultative Commission (JCC) later this month. High Commission of India in First trial run on newly opened inland Bangladesh said that the ministerial waterways from Daudkandi in level meeting will be held on the virtual Bangladesh to Sonamura in India platform. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. completes successfully Jaishankar and the Bangladesh Foreign The trial run of the newly opened inland Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen had a river route from Daudkandi in telephonic conversation on this issue. Bangladesh to Sonamura in Tripura was successfully completed . The newly MoS V. Muraleedharan attends 10th opened 93 kilometers long route on the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ river Gumti marks another major step in Meeting enhancing connectivity between India Minister of State for External Affairs V. and Bangladesh. Muraleedharan attended the 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Germany joins Indo-Pacific club The Meeting was held virtually. It was aimed at securing trade routes from attended by the Foreign Ministers of the aggressive China East Asia Summit participating countries Germany has joined the Indo-Pacific and chaired by Deputy Prime Minister club. The move is aimed at securing the and Foreign Minister of Vietnam. The trade routes from aggressive China. Meeting discussed ways and means to Germany has drafted a 40-page strengthen the Leaders-led EAS guidelines as it formally adopts a platform and to make it more responsive strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. The to emerging challenges on its 15th move makes it the second European anniversary. nation after France to formally adopt a strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. PM Modi discusses global pandemic challenges with G20 president Saudi First India-France-Australia Trilateral Arabia Dialogue held virtually India and Saudi Arabia discussed the The first India-France-Australia Trilateral global challenges in the context of the Dialogue was held virtually. The meeting COVID-19 pandemic; with Prime was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Minister Narendra Modi speaking on Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Secretary- phone with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz General, French Ministry for Europe and Al Saud. This comes in the backdrop of Foreign Affairs François Delattre, and Saudi Arabia, which holds the G20’s Secretary, Australian Department of rotating presidency this year and India Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances working towards coordinating and Adamson. The focus of the dialogue drawing up a strategy at the G20 level. was on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. India, France, Australia hold 1st trilateral dialogue with focus on Indo- India-Bangladesh to hold Joint Pacific Consultative Commission meeting India, Australia and France held talks for India and Bangladesh have agreed to the first time under a trilateral framework

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart with focus on enhancing cooperation in Florence Parly arrived in New Delhi. Ms the Indo-Pacific, a region that has been Parly and Defence Minister Rajnath witnessing increasing Chinese military Singh will be the Chief Guest at the assertiveness. The three countries had induction ceremony of Rafale Aircraft at an exchange on the priorities, Air Force Station Ambala. Ms Parly will challenges and trends in regional and be given a ceremonial Guard of Honour. global multilateral institutions, including the best ways to strengthen and reform President Ram Nath Kovind accepts multilateralism, the MEA said. Letter of Credence from High Commissioner of Singapore India China to meet in Moscow as President Ram Nath Kovind accepted part of RIC Letter of Credence from Simon Wong Foreign ministers of India, Russia and Wie Kuen, the High Commissioner of China will have a luncheon meeting in the Republic of Singapore in a virtual Moscow on the sidelines of SCO foreign ceremony. President conveyed his ministers meet. This is an important warm wishes to the High Commissioner meeting as India, China and Russia are on his appointment. He also thanked also part of Russia India China - RIC Singapore for its strong support to India grouping which focuses on mutual at multi-lateral forums, including the cooperation between three countries United Nations Security Council. Mr keeps meeting at regular intervals. Kovind noted that mutual cooperation during the period of COVID-19 EAM S Jaishankar to attend SCO pandemic has further strengthened the Foreign Ministers meeting in Moscow existing ties of friendship and trust External Affairs Minister Dr S between both countries. Jaishankar, will attend the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of India, Japan ink agreement for Shanghai Cooperation Organization reciprocal supplies & services (SCO) in Moscow. The Council of between armed forces Foreign Ministers meeting in Moscow India and Japan have signed an will review the preparations for the Agreement between the two countries forthcoming SCO Summit and also concerning Reciprocal Provision of exchange views on international and Supplies and Services between the regional issues. This will be the third Armed Forces of India and the Self- Council of Foreign Ministers meeting Defense Forces of Japan. The that India will be attending as a full agreement was signed in New Delhi by member of SCO. India has been taking Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and active part in various SCO dialogue Ambassador of Japan Mr Suzuki mechanisms under the Chairmanship of Satoshi. This agreement establishes the the Russian Federation this year. Dr enabling framework for closer Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart cooperation between the Armed Forces Sergey Lavrov. of India and Japan in reciprocal provision of supplies and services. The Minister of Armed Forces of France agreement will also enhance the Florence Parly arrives in New Delhi interoperability between the Armed Minister of Armed Forces of France Force of India and Japan thereby further

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart increasing the bilateral defence opportunity to share best practises engagements under the Special which benefit both the countries. Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries. Bangladesh govt allows limited export of Hilsa fish to India Jaishankar participates in inaugural Bangladesh Commerce Ministry of has session of Intra-Afghan negotiations given special permission for traders to in Doha export Hilsa fish to India on a limited scale in view of the forthcoming Durga External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Puja. The Commerce Ministry has Jaishankar participated in the inaugural allowed nine exporters to send a total of session of the Intra-Afghan negotiations approximately 1,500 tonnes of Hilsa to held in Doha on Saturday via video India. Bangladesh had imposed a ban teleconference. The Minister's on the export of Hilsa in 2012. participation was in response to an invitation extended to him by the Qatar's India is elected as Member of the UN Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Commission on the Status of Women Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. India is elected as the Member of the United Nations Commission on the India hands over disaster relief Status of Women. The 54-member the material to Nepal UN Economic and Social Council Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy (ECOSOC) held the first plenary of India in Nepal Ms. Namgya C. meeting of its 2021 session in the Khampa, on behalf of the Government General Assembly Hall. The principal of India, handed over a consignment of global body held elections for two seats disaster relief material to Ms. Chanda in the Asia-Pacific States category. Chaudhary, Member of Parliament and Three countries namely Afghanistan, President of the Nepal-India Women India, and China competed. Afghanistan Friendship Society (NIWFS) in garnered 39 votes and India won 38 Kathmandu today. The relief material votes of the 54 ballots cast. China got includes tents and plastic sheets for 27 votes failed to get the required distribution to flood and landslide majority of 28 votes. affected families in five districts of Nepal. India, Brazil, South Africa call for comprehensive reform of UN Security ITEC Day observed by High Council Commission of India in Dhaka India, Brazil and South Africa The 56th ITEC day was observed online emphasized the need for the by the High Commission of India in international community to redouble Dhaka. over 4000 young Bangladeshi efforts to achieve tangible progress for professionals have benefitted from accelerated and comprehensive reform various ITEC programmes since 2007. of the UN Security Council. External These training programmes provide an Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, chaired the customary meeting of IBSA

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Foreign Ministers through video WeChat, saying they threaten national conferencing. On this occasion, the security. The ban will come into effect ministers adopted the IBSA Joint from tomorrow night. In a statement, Ministerial Statement on the Reform of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said, the UN Security Council, as a common Chinese Communist Party has endeavour of the Global South. The demonstrated the means and motives to Ministers also exchanged views on use these apps to threaten the national furthering IBSA cooperation. They security, foreign policy, and the exchanged views on various issues of economy of the US. global significance including peace, security, countering terrorism, climate Bangladesh govt orders closure of change, and sustainable development. largest Deobandi Madrasa The government of Bangladesh ordered 10th virtual meeting of BRICS NSAs the closure of the largest and oldest chaired by Russia Deobandi Hathazari Madrasa till further 10th Meeting of the BRICS High orders. The Education Ministry in its Representatives on National Security order said that the Hathazari Madrasa at chaired by Russia held via video link. Chittagong will be closed due to the The National Security Advisors of the breach of conditions. On August 28, the BRICS nations will deliberate upon the Ministry had allowed Madrasas to issues related to strengthening political resume their academic activities on the security and cooperation among the five condition that the health guidelines countries. India, Russia and China are issued by the government are followed. members of BRICS, SCO and RIC and act as platform for mutual trust building India, Bangladesh agree to resume and cooperation. Joint Coordinated Border Patrolling to reduce criminal activities BRICS countries agree to continue India and Bangladesh have agreed to support WHO to tackle COVID resume the joint coordinated border pandemic patrolling to reduce criminal activities BRICS countries have agreed to like smuggling of cattle, weapons and continue supporting the World Health narcotics on the border. The decision Organization in playing a leading role, was taken during the 50th DG level and to strengthen BRICS countries' conference of the border guarding cooperation in bio-safety governance forces of India and Bangladesh which and vaccine research and development. concluded in Dhaka. Both countries The 10th meeting of National Security agreed to take effective steps for the Advisors of BRICS countries was held prevention of human trafficking and via video link. illegal crossing of the International Border (IB). US bans Chinese apps Tik Tok and WeChat from tomorrow citing threat India extends 250 million dollars to national security support to Maldives to overcome The United States has banned economic impact of Covid-19 download of Chinese app TikTok and India has provided financial assistance use of messaging and payment platform of 250 million dollars as budgetary

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart support to the Maldives government to UN, Britain to co-host a global mitigate the economic impact of the climate summit on Dec 12 COVID-19 pandemic. India has provided United Nations and Britain will co-host a substantial and continued assistance to global climate summit on December 12, the Maldives during the COVID-19 the fifth anniversary of the landmark pandemic. Paris Agreement. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UK Prime 50th meeting of border guarding Minister Boris Johnson will co-host the forces of India and Bangladesh event to rally much greater climate concludes in Dhaka action and ambition. The 50th meeting of border guarding forces of India and Bangladesh, Border India holds webinar with Cambodia to Security Force and Border Guard boost defence cooperation Bangladesh concluded in Dhaka. The A webinar between India and Cambodia biannual meeting discussed the issues was held. The theme of the webinar was related to India-Bangladesh border management and security. “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Direct cargo ferry service between Webinar and Expo”. It was organized India & Maldives jointly e- launched under the aegis of Department of Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and Minister of Transport and Civil through Society of Indian Defence Aviation of Maldives, Ms Aishath Nahula Manufacturers, SIDM. This webinar is jointly e- launched a direct cargo ferry the part of the series of webinars which service between India and Maldives. are being organized with friendly foreign During its maiden voyage, a vessel with countries in order to boost defence a capacity of 200 TEU and 3000 MT of exports and achieve defence export break bulk cargo will sail from Tuticorin target of 5 billion dollars in the next five to Kochi, from where it will proceed to years. Kulhudhuffushi port in North Maldives and then to Male port. India accords highest priority to its relation with Sri Lanka as part of Indian Navy, Royal Australian Navy India’s Neighbourhood First Passage Exercise (PASSEX) approach underway in Eastern Indian Ocean A Virtual Bilateral Summit was held PASSEX underway between Royal between Prime Minister Narendra Modi Australian Navy and Indian Navy in and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Eastern Indian Ocean Region. Air Rajapaksa. The summit was Prime Warfare Destroyer HMAS Hobart, Minister Modi’s first such virtual Stealth Frigate INS Sahyadri and Missile engagement with a neighbouring Corvette INS Karmuk are engaged in country and also Mr Rajapaksa’s first complex Maritime Exercises diplomatic engagement with a leader of a foreign country after he was sworn in as Prime Minister in August this year.

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PM Modi to address UN General will help 6 lakh people to have access to Assembly clean water through piped water Prime Minister Narendra Modi will schemes in rural areas. address the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of the 75th UNGA India extends 15 million dollars grant is - The Future we want, the United assistance to Sri Lanka for promoting Nations we need, reaffirming our Buddhist ties collective commitment to multilateralism Prime Minister Narendra Modi - confronting the COVID-19 through announced a grant assistance of 15 effective multilateral action. The UNGA million dollars to Sri Lanka for the this year is being conducted mostly promotion of Buddhist ties between virtually as it is being held in the India and Sri Lanka. Briefing the media backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. this afternoon, Joint Secretary (Indian The Prime Minister’s address will be via Ocean Region) in the External Affairs a pre-recorded video statement Ministry Amit Narang said the grant will broadcast at the UNGA hall in New assist in deepening people-to-people York. linkages between the two countries in the sphere of Buddhism. Fourth Edition of India-Japan Maritime Bilateral exercise India, Japan naval exercise JIMEX- commences in Arabian Sea 2020 concludes The fourth edition of India-Japan Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Maritime bilateral exercise (JIMEX) (JMSDF) & Indian Navy completed 3 begins in North Arabian Sea. The days of highly successful Exercise led exercise is conducted biennially by CCF2 & FOCWF. Ships undertook between the Indian Navy and Japanese Anti-Air & Anti Submarine Warfare Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). exercises, Weapon firings, Seamanship, ‘JIMEX’ series of exercises commenced tracking & tactical manoeuvres. in January 2012 with special focus on Surveillance aircraft & helos participated maritime security cooperation. The last making JIMEX-2020(India-Japan edition of JIMEX was conducted in Maritime bilateral exercise) most October 2018 off Visakhapatnam coast. intensive edition so far. Exercises JIMEX 20 will be spread over three days conducted in 'non-contact' format & and is being conducted in a ‘non-contact ships waved farewell to each other at-sea-only format’, in view of COVID-19 before parting ways. restrictions. India, Denmark to work together in World Bank approves 200 million addressing global challenges & dollar loan for safe water & sanitation solutions on green energy transition in Bangladesh and climate change The World Bank (WB) has approved a According to a Joint Statement for India- 200 million dollar loan for Bangladesh to Denmark Green Strategic Partnership, improve access to safe water and the two Prime Ministers confirmed the sanitation services in the rural areas of close partnership in addressing global the country. The Bangladesh Rural challenges and solutions on green Water, Sanitation and Hygiene project energy transition and climate change.

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India and Denmark also agree to be at for one-year tenure by 5 basis points to the forefront in the global fight against 7.30 per cent effective from September climate change. Both countries have set 3, 2020, Indian Bank said in a regulatory very ambitious national targets on filing. climate and energy that will contribute to an ambitious implementation of the ICICI Bank launches 'Home Utsav' Paris Agreement. ICICI Bank announced the launch of ‘Home Utsav’, a virtual property UK GDP collapsed nearly 20% in exhibition that digitally showcases real second quarter in history estate projects by renowned developers Britain suffered a record collapse in from key cities across the country. The economic output in the second quarter exhibition is available for everyone, of 2020 when COVID-19 lockdown including ICICI Bank’s customers and measures were in full force, though the those who are not customers of the decline was slightly smaller than first Bank. It offers them enhanced estimated. Output has rebounded in convenience, as they can simply browse recent months but the recovery looks to through these projects online, from the be fading with rising coronavirus cases comfort of their home and office. They and forecasts of a jump in can also avail exclusive offers such as unemployment as the govt scales back attractive interest rates, special job support. processing fees and digital sanction of loans, on buying a property through this India and Bangladesh to set up exhibition. monitoring committee to review project implementation Banks, post offices can now check India and Bangladesh have agreed to your ITR filing status for deducting set up a ‘High Level Monitoring TDS Committee’ headed by the Secretary, Banks can now check the status of Economic Relations Division of Bangladesh and High Commissioner of income tax returns or ITRs of their India in Bangladesh to regularly review customers based on their Permanent the progress of implementation of Account Number (PAN). Through this projects being run with Line of Credit facility banks or post offices can get the (Loc) provided by India. applicable rate of TDS under Section 194N of the Income-tax Act, 1961 by

entering the PAN of the person who is BANKING & FINANCE withdrawing cash. The income tax department said data on cash Indian Bank announces cut of 5 basis withdrawal indicated that huge amount points in MCLR for one-year tenure of cash is being withdrawn by the State-owned lender Indian Bank has persons who have never filed income- announced a cut of 5 basis points in its tax returns. marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) for one-year tenure. The RBI introduces weightage in priority bank has decided to reduce the MCLR sector loans to assist neglected

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart districts Emergency Credit Line Guarantee he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Scheme (ECLGS) for the MSME sector Friday revised its priority sector lending reeling under the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme (PSL) guidelines to include a system is the biggest fiscal component of the where higher weightage will be assigned ₹20-lakh crore Aatmanirbhar Bharat to fresh priority sector loans in districts Abhiyan package announced by the with low flow of such credit. In order to Finance Minister in May. The loan harmonies various instructions issued to amounts sanctioned by PSBs increased commercial banks, small finance banks, to ₹78,067.21 crore, of which regional rural banks, urban cooperative ₹62,025.79 crore has been disbursed as of September 3. banks and local area banks, RBI made these changes. RBI to conduct simultaneous purchase & sale of govt securities RBL Bank offers cardless cash under OMO for Rs 10,000 crore each withdrawal facility through ATMs on Sept 10 RBL Bank has launched cardless cash The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will withdrawal facility for customers through conduct simultaneous purchase and the IMT System. RBL Bank has tied up sale of government securities under the with Empays Payment Systems, a Open Market Operation (OMO) for Rs global financial technology provider, to 10,000 crore each on September 10. The central bank today said it would be offer the service. RBL Bank customers selling three securities totalling Rs can withdraw cash without their debit 10,000 crore and also purchasing equal cards from 389 IMT-enabled ATMs of number of securities of the same RBL Bank. To avail the service a amount. customer has to log into RBL Bank’s MoBank app. Public Sector Banks' doorstep banking services launched by FM Nirmala Sitharaman RBI to set up innovation hub for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman finance sector today inaugurated Doorstep Banking The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in Services by Public Sector Banks and the process of setting up an innovation participated in the awards ceremony to hub which will focus on future felicitate best performing banks on technology in the financial services EASE Banking Reforms Index. As part space. Detailed guidelines in this of the EASE Reforms, Doorstep respect are expected to be released Banking Services is envisaged to soon. provide convenience of banking services to the customers at their Banks sanction loans of ₹1.61 lakh cr doorstep through the universal touch to MSMEs under credit guarantee points of Call Centre, Web Portal or scheme Mobile App. Customers can also track The Finance Ministry on Monday said their service request through these banks have sanctioned loans of about channels. The services shall be ₹1,61,017 crore under the ₹3-lakh crore

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart rendered by the Doorstep Banking million (Rs100 crore) for breaking Agents deployed by the selected foreign exchange rules when it worked Service Providers at 100 centres across on the takeover of a local bank, marking the country. one of the country’s biggest penalties imposed on an overseas lender. An 8- SBI's Yono app now has 27 million year probe found that Standard registered users Chartered violated the FEM Act—which State Bank of India’s (SBI) Yono mobile monitors offshore financial transactions app has been adding 70,000 new users —when it worked with a group of daily, taking its total registered users to investors to buy a stake in Tamilnad 27 million at present. Rajnish Kumar Mercantile Bank in 2007. said that owing to covid-19, the rate at which new users are being added on EPFO decides to pay 8.5% interest Yono has increased. during 2019-20 The Labour and Employment Minister SBI planning to launch loan product Santosh Kumar Gangwar chaired the 'SAFAL' for organic cotton growers 227th Meeting of the Central Board of State Bank of India is planning to launch Trustees of Employees' Provident Fund. a loan product, SAFAL, primarily In view of the exceptional circumstances focused on organic cotton growers who arising out of Covid-19, the Central don't have any credit history. Board has recommended the same interest rate at 8.50 per cent to the Sebi allows NSE to undertake e-KYC Central Government. It would comprise Aadhaar authentication of 8.15 per cent from debt income and Markets regulator Sebi added the balance 0.35 per cent capital gain from National Stock Exchange (NSE) to the the sale of Exchange Traded Funds, list of entities that can undertake e-KYC ETFs subject to their redemption by 31st Aadhaar authentication. The regulator, December this year. in May, had come out with a list of eight entities permitted to use e-KYC ICICI Bank launches 'iStartup2.0' (Electronic-Know Your Customer) ICICI Bank has launched -‘iStartup2.0’ - Aadhaar authentication. Central a programme for startups that takes Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL), care of their banking as well as beyond- National Securities Depository Ltd banking needs such as regulatory (NSDL), BSE, CDSL Ventures, NSDL assistance, analytics, staffing, Database Management, NSE Data and accounting, customer acquisition and Analytics, CAMS Investor Services and digital outreach to customers, among Computer Age Management Services others. The bank offers customers an were the eight entities that were allowed eponymous Current Account which is to use e-KYC Aadhaar authentication. available in three variants - Platinum, Gold and Silver. Standard Chartered fined ₹100 crore for violating forex norms RBI issues guidelines for The Enforcement Directorate (ED), appointment of CCO in banks India’s anti-money laundering agency, Reserve Bank of India has issued fined Standard Chartered Plc $13.6 guidelines for appointment of Chief

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Compliance Officer (CCO) in banks to Country's top lender State Bank of India ensure uniform approach with regard to (SBI) and Titan Company have compliance and risk management partnered have partnered to launch contactless payment services through culture across the banking industry. watches, called Titan Pay. "Now, make Accordingly, RBI has said that the CCO your payments fast, hassle-free, must be appointed for a minimum fixed contactless, and from your watch. period of three years. The person Presenting the all-new Titan Pay, a new- should be a senior executive of the age collection of stylish timepieces from bank, preferably in the rank of a general Titan. manager or an equivalent position or he Lok Sabha passes Banking could also be recruited from outside. Regulation (Amendment) Bill DBS Bank India unveils online loan Lok Sabha passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020. This platform for SMEs, offers credit up to Bill replaces the Banking Regulation ₹20 cr (Amendment) Ordinance which was DBS Bank India launched an online promulgated on 26th June this year. platform for making loans available to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman small and mid size businesses in a said it will help in safeguarding interest hassle-free manner, with credit facility of the co-operative bank depositors' in up to ₹20 crore. Driven by its constant the country. She also raised the issue of PMC bank and asserted that this bill will focus on building seamless, intuitive and protect depositors’ interest in similar hassle-free banking solutions for situations. customers, DBS Bank India has She said the amendments to section 3, unveiled its online credit solutions 45 and 56 of the Banking Regulation platform - DBS Digital Business Loans Act, 1949, proposed in the current bill for SMEs, the bank said in a release. seeks to bring parity in terms of rules and regulations in co-operative banks as applicable in the commercial banks. The RBI announces straight purchase of bill also enables the Reserve Bank of government securities worth ₹10,000 India (RBI) to make a scheme for crore reconstruction or amalgamation of co- Reserve Bank of India on announced operative banks to secure its proper the straight purchase of government management, and in the interest of securities worth ₹10,000 crore through depositors. open market operations. In a notification RBI said that it will purchase long term ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund securities maturing in 2026, 2029 and launches 'ESG Fund' 2031. During 2020-21 (up to July 31), ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has RBI has injected ₹1,24,154 crore launched ICICI Prudential ESG Fund, through open special market operation an open-ended equity scheme which (OMO) purchases. encourages sustainable investing, by investing in companies which follow SBI, Titan launch India's first Environmental, Social and Governance contactless payment watch

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(ESG) theme. Companies will be cards on Google Pay platform. Users assigned a composite ESG score based will now be able to make card payments on the factors mentioned and exposure using Google Pay app on their Android will be taken in companies by assessing smartphones in three modes. them on the mentioned factors. HDFC Life joins hands with Yes Bank FDI inflow of Rs. 2883 crore reported to sell insurance policies in Defence and Aerospace sector HDFC Life Insurance has joined hands FDI inflows of two thousand 883 crore with corporate agency agreement with rupees have been reported in Defence and Aerospace sector through Yes Bank to offer a comprehensive automatic route till June this year. This bouquet of life insurance solutions to the was stated by the Minister of State for bank's customers across the country. As Defence Shripad Naik in a written reply part of the agreement, HDFC Life’s in the Rajya Sabha. diverse range of life insurance products will be offered to the customers of Yes SBI launches portal to help retail Bank through the bank’s branches customers with loan restructuring The country’s largest bank State Bank spread across the country. HDFC Life's of India launched a portal within its insurance products include solutions for website to enable its retail customers to protection, savings and investment, check their eligibility for loan retirement and critical illness. restructuring under the Reserve Bank of India scheme. Retail customers will be RBI suggests five-pillared approach offered a simple option to opt for 1-24 to deal with cybersecurity issues in months of moratorium and reschedule UCBs the loans. The Reserve Bank today came out with a five-pillared strategic approach SBI Life inks pact with Yes Bank to 'GUARD' to deal with cyber security sell insurance policies threats being faced by Urban SBI Life Insurance said it has signed Cooperative Banks (UCBs). The RBI bancassurance agreement with Yes said in its document 'Technology Vision Bank to offer a comprehensive bouquet for Cyber Security for Urban of life insurance solutions to the bank's Cooperative Banks 2020-2023' that the customers across the country. SBI Life's number, frequency and impact of cyber diverse range of individual and group incidents and attacks have increased insurance solutions will be offered to the manifold in the recent past, more so in customers of Yes Bank through the the case of the financial sector, bank’s branches spread across 28 including UCBs. states and 8 Union Territories in India. Central govt suspends operation of Google Pay introduces tap-to-pay Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by option for SBI Card users in India another 3 months to protect India's largest credit card issuer SBI companies in distress due to Covid- Card announced a collaboration with 19 Google to enable customers to use their The Central government has suspended

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart the operation of the Insolvency and tax collection process and check Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) by corruption and unfair practices during another three months in order to protect the resolution of the appeals of the companies in distress due to the Covid taxpayers. pandemic. The Code was earlier suspended for six months from 25 SBI Card joins hands with American March to help the firms recover from the Express to offer premium benefits, financial distress due to the global pandemic. During the suspension of IBC services codes, these firms are protected from SBI Card has joined hands with being referred to insolvency American Express to offer global proceedings. benefits and exclusive privileges for consumers in India. Under this SBI opens new office of Financial agreement, SBI Card's top-end products Inclusion and Micro Market in Delhi SBI Card ELITE and SBI Card PRIME SBI opens new office of Financial Inclusion and Micro Market in Delhi. will be available on American Express’ NEW DELHI : India's largest lender global network. This alliance is another State Bank of India (SBI) said it has step in our efforts to bolster our relocated the office of its Dy MD, premium portfolio, said Ashwini Kumar financial inclusion and micro markets Tewari, MD & CEO, SBI Card. With this (FI&MM) vertical to the national capital. launch, SBI Card will have products Under this new vertical, SBI will offer loans predominantly for agriculture and across four networks. allied activities. 8,000 branches in rural and semi-urban areas have been identified for providing specialised services to the micro-segment. BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Income Tax Dept launches Faceless Infosys to hire 12,000 American workers by 2022 Income tax Appeals to streamline Information technology (IT) major collection process & check Infosys Ltd said it will hire 12,000 corruption American workers over the next two The Income Tax Department has years, creating a 25,000 strong launched Faceless Income tax Appeals. workforce in the U.S over five years. In a statement, the Central Board of This is part of its strategy to increase local hiring in the country. Direct Taxes (CBDT) said, under it, all income tax appeals will be finalised in a Adani Green is largest solar power faceless manner with the exception of developer globally appeals relating to serious frauds, major With 8GW of SECI contracts, Adani tax evasion, sensitive and search Green is largest solar power developer matters, International tax and Black globally. In June, Adani Green Energy Money Act. The Faceless Appeals Ltd bagged a manufacturing-linked solar contract from the Solar Energy system aims to streamline the income Corporation of India (SECI) to develop 8

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GW of projects. The transaction is Ventures has launched its second fund valued at ₹45,000 crore, or $6 billioN. of ₹200 crore, that will focus on early- stage investment in start-ups focused on Uber makes face-mask selfies deep technologies. The sector agnostic mandatory for mask slackers Uber unveiled a new policy stipulating seed and early stage venture capital that if a driver reports to Uber that a fund was founded five years back by B. rider wasn’t wearing a mask, the rider V. Naidu, former director, Software will have to take a selfie with one Technology Parks of India, Mohan Das strapped on the next time they summon Pai, co-founder of Aarin Capital, Ravi a driver. Mask slackers will now have to Thakur and other entrepreneurs. Out of provide photographic proof they're ₹200 crore, ₹65 crore has been raised wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber. from individual technocrats and the balance amount will be raised over the Adani to acquire Mumbai airport next 6-9 months. Adani group will take control of India’s second-busiest airport of Mumbai, in the India, ADB sign 500 million US dollar biggest-ever thrust to its ambition to loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid become a top airports operator. Adani Transit System corridor will buy GVK Airport Developers’ debt, India and the Asian Development Bank against which a 50.5% stake in MIAL is (ADB) signed a 500 million US dollar pledged. loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Flipkart launches digital B2B Transit System (RRTS) corridor. The marketplace first tranche of a total one billion dollar Homegrown e-tailer Flipkart has facility, to build a modern, high-speed launched its digital business-to business 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut RRTS (B2B) marketplace as e-commerce firms corridor will improve regional boost such operations, digitising kiranas connectivity and mobility in India’s and leveraging online sales to take national capital region (NCR). The advantage of India’s large consumer signatories to the loan agreement for the base. Flipkart Wholesale claims to be a Delhi-Meerut RRTS Investment Project one-stop solution which will offer were Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional businesses products at significant value Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and to help them grow. It is available for Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of fashion retailers, especially footwear ADB’s India Resident Mission who and apparel, in Gurugram, Delhi, signed for ADB. The first tranche loan Bengaluru. will support construction of the first of three priority rail corridors planned StartupXseed launches ₹200 crore under the NCR Regional Plan 2021 to second fund to invest in deep tech connect Delhi to other cities in adjoining startups states. Bengaluru-based StartupXseed

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Amazon India sets up all-women account for daily transactions, short to delivery station in Gujarat long-term business loans and insurance E-commerce major Amazon India on products on its platform. Many small Thursday said it has set up an all- business owners currently depend on women delivery station in Kadi, Gujarat - manual ledgers to record daily its second such facility in the country. transactions, and some do not even own The new all-women delivery station at a bank account, without a which access Gujarat's Kadi, operated by a delivery to credit is almost impossible. service partner, is part of the company's efforts towards increasing participation Indian economy to contract 11% in of women in the workforce. FY21, says Icra Domestic rating agency Icra further revised down its GDP estimate for the Indian short-video platform Chingari country on Monday and now expects the signs licensing deal with T-Series Indian economy to contract by 11% in Homegrown short-video platform FY21. The agency, which was earlier Chingari, which has gained some estimating a contraction of 9.5%, said prominence since TikTok’s ban in India, the revision has been done as the rate announced a licensing deal with music of new COVID-19 infections remains label T-Series on Friday. The deal will elevated. allow Chingari’s users and creators in India, West Asia and SAARC nations to access music owned by T-Series. Paytm Money launches stock trading, charges ₹10 for intraday trades Paytm Money has opened stockbroking IFC to provide two trillion dollars to access for everyone in the country with India to develop green buildings an aim to onboard over 10 lakh The International Finance Corporation investors this fiscal with the majority of has said that two trillion dollars will be them as first-time users from small cities provided to India to develop green and towns. As part of its early access buildings, improve public transport and program, the stockbroking services were to expand renewable sources of energy. then available for a few android users. Addressing the “e-DIALOGUE on Ease The cash delivery trades are free on the of Living and Sustainable Development app, and it charges only ₹10 for intraday Goals-2020-21" held in Mumbai, IFC's trades. Country Head Jun Zhang said the organisation is committed to urban development in India. PFC signs MoU with Ministry of Power detailing targets for FY 2020- Chqbook launches digital ledger, 21 lending, insurance services for small Power Finance Corporation Limited, merchants PFC has signed a performance-based Chqbook, a fintech startup focused on Memorandum of Understanding, MoU small business owners such as kiranas, with the Ministry of Power detailing merchants and chemists, has launched various targets to be achieved by PFC a suite of services, including current during FY 2020-21. The MoU was

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Jal Shakti. The Statec has also got Commission of India with Chief Election overall second rank in implementation of Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Gandagi Mukt Bharat scheme. The Commissioner Sushil Chandra. awards will be distributed at a virtual ceremony by the Minister of State, Shailendra Dashora joins as new Ministry of Jal Shakti on October 2, Chief Postmaster General in Jammu 2020. Shailendra Dashora, an Indian Postal Service (IPoS) Officer of 1989 batch Maharastra govt announces Gan Samragni Lata Mangeshkar award for joined as the new Chief Postmaster 2020-21 to Usha Mangeshkar General, Jammu and Kashmir Circle in The Maharashtra government today Jammu today. AIR correspondent announced the Gan Samragni Lata reports that Dashora was welcomed by Mangeshkar award for the year 2020-21 Gaurav Srivastava, Director of Postal to veteran female playback singer Usha Services (Headquarters), J&K. Soon Mangeshkar. The award is given by the after taking over as Chief Post Master cultural department of the state government. Making the announcement, General, J&K Circle, Dashora reviewed state culture minister, Amit Vilasrao the functioning of Postal Department in Deshmukh said the award include cash the Union Territories of Jammu & prize of five lakh rupees, a certificate Kashmir and Ladakh. and a memento. Nepal's Finance Minister Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada resigns Finance as well as Communication APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS Minister of incumbent government in Nepal, Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada has Vice Admiral S R Sarma assumes resigned from his post. Khatiwada had charge as Chief of Materiel of the tendered his resignation to Prime Indian Navy Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday late Vice Admiral S R Sarma assumed afternoon which was accepted by charge as the Chief of Materiel of the evening, Press Advisor to Oli, Surya Indian Navy. Admiral Sarma during his Thapa confirmed. illustrious career spanning over three and a half decades has served onboard Global CEO Sandeep Mathrani joins Indian Naval ships Vindhyagiri, Rana, WeWork India board Krishna and Mysore in various Real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani, capacities. who was appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of shared Rajeev Kumar assumes charge as workspace provider WeWork in new Election Commissioner of India February, has joined the board of the Mr Rajeev Kumar assumed charge as Indian arm at a time when the company the new Election Commissioner of the seeks to tide over the covid-induced country. A 1984 batch IAS officer, Mr disruptions and become profitable. Kumar retired as the Finance Secretary. Mr Kumar joins the Election

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Netflix appoints Bela Bajaria as Abe, who resigned earlier in the day global TV head because of ill health. American streaming service Netflix has appointed Bela Bajaria as vice Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe president, global television. Original and his Cabinet resigned, clearing the programming at Netflix was previously way for his successor to take over after headed by Cindy Holland who looked parliamentary confirmation. Chief after English language programming Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, was and Bajaria, who oversaw non-English chosen as the new head of the originals. The two have now been governing Liberal Democratic Party, virtually guaranteeing his election as clubbed. prime minister in a parliamentary vote Wednesday because of the party's Raghvansh Prasad Singh resigns majority. from Rashtriya Janata Dal party Former Union Minister Raghvansh Toyota appoints Ayushmann Prasad Singh resigned from Rashtriya Khurrana as brand ambassador for Janata Dal party. Earlier the senior leader had resigned from the post of Urban Cruiser national vice -president of the party. He Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), is currently undergoing corona treatment announced the appointment of actor at AIIMS,Delhi. Mr.Singh has sent his Ayushmann Khurrana as the brand resignation letter to party president Lalu ambassador for the soon-to-be Prasad. launched SUV model Urban Cruiser ahead of the festive season. The one- Subhash Kamath elected ASCI chairman year long partnership will see the actor Subhash Kamath, chief executive at appearing in an advertising campaign advertising agency BBH & Publicis for Urban Cruiser across media Worldwide, India, has been unanimously platforms including television, digital and elected chairman of the board of print. governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). NS Rajan, Morningstar India appoints Jiju managing director at public relations Vidyadharan as head of India firm Ketchum Sampark P. Ltd. was business elected vice-chairman and Shashidhar Sinha, chief executive, Mediabrands Morningstar India, a subsidiary of India Pvt. Ltd was reappointed as independent investment research honorary treasurer. provider Morningstar, Inc. has announced, Jiju Vidyadharan as their Yoshihide Suga formally elected as new Head of India Business. Japan's new PM Yoshihide Suga was formally elected as Australian Judge resigns from Hong Japan's new Prime Minister in a Kong top court Parliamentary vote. Mr Suga replaced A veteran Australian judge, one of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo

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14 foreign judges on Hong Kong’s has approved his appointment. He will highest court has resigned citing replace R.S. Sharma. Mr Vaghela will unspecified reasons related to the new hold the post for a period of three years national security law imposed by Beijing or until he attains the age of 65 years. on the city. Mr Vaghela, a 1986-batch officer of HD Deve Gowda takes oath as Rajya Gujarat Cadre, is currently Secretary, Sabha member Department of Pharmaceuticals. Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda took BJP appoints Devendra Fadnavis as oath as Rajya Sabha member. Mr. its in-charge for Bihar assembly polls Gowda was elected unopposed to the BJP has appointed former Maharashtra Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. chief minister Devendra Fadnavis as its in-charge for the Bihar assembly Alapan Bandyopadhyay appointed as elections. The announcement came on new Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay is appointed as a day party president J P Nadda is the new Chief Secretary of West holding talks with state BJP leaders Bengal. The outgoing Chief Secretary here to discuss the three-phase polls to Rajiv Sinha has been appointed as the the 243-member state assembly, Chairman of the West Bengal Industrial including seat-sharing arrangements Development Corporation. H K Dwivedi with allies like the JD(U) and the LJP. will be new Home Secretary and Manoj Pant will take charge of Finance.

RBI ropes in Amitabh Bachchan for SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY customer awareness campaign After sport stars, the Reserve Bank has Indian astronomers discover one of roped in Bollywood megastar Amitabh the farthest Star galaxies in universe Bachchan for the customer awareness Indian astronomers have discovered campaign to prevent gullible account one of the farthest Star galaxies in the holders from being duped by fraudsters. universe in a landmark achievement. As part of the public awareness initiative Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today of RBI, the regulator keeps informing said it is a matter of pride that India’s about dos and don'ts that have to be first Multi-Wavelength Space followed by customers to transact safely Observatory 'AstroSat' has detected and securely. extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. PD Vaghela appointed as new TRAI The galaxy called AUDFs01 was chairman discovered by a team of Astronomers Senior Indian Administrative Service led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter- Officer Dr P. D. Vaghela has been University Centre for Astronomy and appointed as the Chairman of Telecom Astrophysics, Pune. Regulatory Authority of India- TRAI. The IIT Delhi incubated startup launches Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ‘‘Chakr DeCoV’’ to decontaminate

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N95 masks sign of this finding is that even though IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr the surface of the Moon is known to Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ have iron - rich rocks, it is not known for to decontaminate N95 masks. Designed the presence of water and oxygen, in the shape of a cabinet, Chakr DeCoV which are the two elements needed to is built with an innovative interact with iron to create rust. NASA decontamination mechanism, which say that this could be because the utilises the high penetrability of Ozone Earth's own atmosphere is lending a gas for cleaning the pores of the N95 helping hand which, in other words, mask, ensuring complete means that the Earth's atmosphere decontamination of its intricate layers. could be protecting the Moon as well.

IISc researchers develop low-cost, on IIT Guwahati researchers design demand printing technique engineered surfaces to detect, The researchers at the Centre for Nano prevent covid-19 Science and Engineering in the Researchers at the Indian Institute of Bengaluru based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have Science have developed a low cost, on developed methods to detect and demand printing technique. This new prevent the novel coronavirus using bio- technique replaces the nozzles of an interface interactions between the virus inkjet printer with a mesh covered and the surface spike protein. chemically treated nano wires that repel water. China's 1st reusable spacecraft lands after 2-day flight Actor Akshay Kumar launches multi- China’s first reusable spacecraft landed player mobile game FAU-G Sunday after two days in orbit, a Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar took to possible step toward lower-cost space micro blogging platform Twitter to flight, the government announced. The announce the launch of a multi-player secretive, military-run space program action game called 'Fearless And has released few details of the craft, United-Guards' or FAU-G. The game which was launched Friday aboard a has been developed by nCore, a mobile Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan games and interactive entertainment Satellite Launch Center in China’s company, based out of Bengaluru. The desert northwest. The craft landed as announcement came after India on planned at Jiuquan. Wednesday banned Chinese mobile gaming app PlayerUnknown’s Chandrayaan-3 launch likely in early Battlegrounds, popularly known by the 2021 acronym PUBG, and 117 others. Minister of State for Space Dr Jitendra Singh said that the launch of Chandrayaan-1 reveals presence of Chandrayaan-3 may now take place rusty minerals on Moon’s surface somewhere in early 2021. MoS Space Jitendra Singh said that Chandrayaan-3 will be a mission repeat ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has of Chandrayaan-2 and will include a sent images, which show that Moon Lander and Rover similar to that of may be rusting along the poles. The

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Chandrayaan-2, but will not have an power generation utility plans to have 30 orbiter. GW of renewables by 2030, also looking to acquire at least 1 GW of operational India successfully test fires solar power projects. With 63 GW Hypersonic Technology installed capacity, NTPC runs the Demonstrator Vehicle largest fleet of coal based capacity in India conducted a successful test flight India. of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator iOS version of Cam Scanner Vehicle (HSTDV), joining an elite group alternative Carbon Scanner launched of countries i.e. the US, Russia and Indian mobile app studio KShark Apps China, who possess the technology. recently launched the iOS version of its India first tested the HSTDV last year in app Carbon Scanner. The app was first June. The HSTDV is an unmanned introduced for Android users in the scramjet technology demonstrator that month of July. According to the can cruise up to a speed of mach 6 (or company, downloads grew to 100,000 six times the speed of sound) and rise within a week of its launch and now the up to an altitude of 32 kilometres in 20 app has almost 400,000 users. seconds. Apple develops special face masks Centre of Excellence in Artificial for employees Intelligence inaugurated at NIT Trichy Apple Inc. has developed masks that The Centre of Excellence in Artificial the company is beginning to distribute to Intelligence was inaugurated at National corporate and retail employees to limit Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy, by the spread of Covid-19. The mask looks its Director Dr Mini Shaji Thomas. The unique with large coverings on the top Centre, with various cutting edge and bottom for the wearer’s nose and technical facilities, was set up with Rs chin. The ClearMask, is the first FDA- 1.18 crore funding from the Higher cleared surgical mask that is completely Education Funding Agency - HEFA. transparent.

Google rolls out Android 11 for IIM, Kozhikode based incubatee start- Google Pixel, other mobiles up launches wearable gadget for Google Android 11 launched to a wide implementing social distancing range of smartphones including norms OnePlus, Google Pixel, Xiaomi, Oppo, Indian Institute of Management, and Realme. The final version of the Kozhikode based incubatee start-up has Android can now be downloaded on come up with a unique user friendly Pixel 2, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, OnePlus 8 and 8 wearable device that alarms proximity Pro. for helping implement social distancing norms. Known as the Veli Band, this NTPC to add 5 GW solar capacity wearable device has been developed by over the next two years Qual5 India Pvt. Ltd, a startup co- State-run NTPC Ltd plans to add at founded by woman entrepreneur least 5 gigawatt (GW) solar capacity Kiranmayee. The start up was mentored over the next two years. India’s largest and funded by IIMK’s business

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Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart estimated the cost of meeting that Samsung launches AI-powered deadline at $28 billion, $16 billion of washing machines in India which would be spent on the lunar Samsung India has launched its 2020 landing module. Three different projects range of ‘AI-powered’ front load washing are in competition to build the lunar machines which has its latest Q-Rator lander that will carry two astronauts to technology. Samsung has also launched the Moon. The first one is being a 7-kg washer dryer front load machine. developed by Blue Origin, founded by The 10 kg fully automatic front load Jeff Bezos. The other two projects are model will be available at ₹67,000 while being undertaken by Elon Musk's the 10 kg washer dryer model will be SpaceX and by the company Dynetics. available at ₹93,000. Both these models come with Samsung’s new Q-Rator Reliance Jio starts offering mobile technology. services on 22 international flights Reliance Jio has started offering mobile Made-in-India affordable COVID-19 services on 22 flights on international test kit will show result in 1.5 hours routes, with plans starting at ₹499 per Indian Council of Medical Research day. The company's partner airlines approved another made-in-India include Cathay Pacific, Singapore coronavirus RT-PCR diagnostic kit for Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Euro us. Dubbed as GlobalTM, the kit has Wings, Lufthansa, Malindo Air, Biman been developed by Equine Biotech, a Bangladesh Airlines, and Alitalia. startup company founded by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of DRDO successfully test-fires Laser- Science (IISc). The test takes about one Guided Anti Tank Missile and half hours to confirm the presence Defence Research and Development of SARS-CoV-2 in patient samples. Organisation (DRDO) on successfully test-fired the indigenously-developed UAE plans to launch unmanned Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile spacecraft to moon in 2024 (ATGM) from the Main Battle Tank The United Arab Emirates plans to send (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges in an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra. 2024. The announcement by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al DRDO conducts successful flight test Maktoum, who also serves as the vice of ABHYAS president and prime minister of the The successful flight test of ABHYAS - hereditarily ruled UAE, shows the rapid High-speed Expendable Aerial Target expansion of the space program that was today conducted by Defence bears his name. Research and Development Organisation, DRDO from the Interim Airtel launches cyber security Test Range, Balasore in Odisha. solutions for enterprises Abhyas is designed and developed by Bharti Airtel Ltd launched a suite of Aeronautical Development cyber security solutions for large, Establishment of DRDO. medium and small businesses as they shift to digital and cloud platforms, increasing the need to protect data and

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States after accepting an invitation from (WIPO) presented the latest global soccer's governing body for North and trends and annual innovation ranking for Central America and the Caribbean. The 131 countries. Asian Football Confederation issued a statement today saying the Asian Cup Andhra Pradesh tops chart among all champion will participate in the 2021 Indian States and UTs in BRAP 2019 and 2023 Gold Cup tournaments as a rankings guest under a memorandum of understanding signed in Bahrain in Andhra Pradesh topped the chart 2017. among all Indian States and Union Territories in the Business Reform Cricketer Suresh Raina to set up Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings. cricket schools in J&K Uttar Pradesh and Telangana bagged International cricketer Suresh Raina second and third positions respectively. called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar. The celebrity Gujarat & Andaman and Nicobar cricketer, on the request of Lt Governor, Islands named best performers in agreed to set up five schools in Kashmir State StartUp Rankings 2019 division and an equal number in Jammu State of Gujarat and Union Territory of division to train the aspiring cricketers, Andaman and Nicobar Islands have particularly the youngsters from remote been named the best performers in the areas of the Union Territory of Jammu State StartUp Rankings 2019. They and Kashmir. have been recognized for their outstanding performance in simplifying Novak Djokovic wins Men's Singles commerce, enhancing productivity and event in Italian Open leveraging technology. The State In tennis, world number one Novak Startup Rankings was released in New Djokovic won a record 36th Masters title Delhi. Karnataka and Kerala are the top by beating Diego Schwartzman in the performing states in the State StartUp Italian Open at Rome. Rankings for fostering innovative entrepreneurship to attract business and finance. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tamil RANKINGS Nadu, Assam, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, India ranks in top 50 countries for 1st Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh are the time in Global Innovation Index emerging startup ecosystems in the India ranked in the top 50 countries for country. the first time in the Global Innovation Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top Index, which was released today. India index of world's smartest cities jumped four positions to rank at 48th Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich are the since 2019. The index compiled by world's smartest cities, according to an World Intellectual Property Index index published on Thursday amid a

Please Support Us Like us facebook.com/ExamsCartOfficial& Follow Us On Instagram.com/Exams_Cart Daily Visit: ExamsCart.com Free Study Material Join: Telegram.me/ExamsCart growing debate on the future of urban Govind Swarup passed away at Pune. design for a post-COVID era. From He was 91. He was admitted to a local smart traffic cameras and car sharing hospital due to ill health a few days ago. apps to pollution monitoring and free wifi Dr. Swarup is known not only for his for all, cities around the world are racing many important research contributions to embrace technology, but researchers in several areas of astronomy and said the real test was whether citizens astrophysics, but also for his felt the benefits. Others in the top 10 outstanding achievements in building included Auckland, Oslo, Copenhagen, ingenious, innovative and powerful Geneva, Taipei City, Amsterdam, New observational facilities for front-line York, while Abuja, Nairobi and Lagos research in radio astronomy. ranked bottom. Liberation war fighter Ziauddin Tariq India ranks 116 in World Bank's Ali passes away in Dhaka human capital index Liberation war fighter and a prominent India has been ranked at the 116th public figure of Bangladesh Ziauddin position in the latest edition of the World Tariq Ali passed away in Dhaka on Bank's annual Human Capital Index that Monday. He was admitted to a benchmarks key components of human specialised hospital in Dhaka after capital across countries. However, getting infected with Corona two weeks India's score increased to 0.49 from back. He was a member of the cultural 0.44 in 2018, as per the Human Capital group ‘Muktir Gaan’, that inspired the Index report released by the World freedom fighters through their songs Bank. during the Liberation War in 1971.

Arya Samaj leader, Social activist Swami Agnivesh passes away OBITUARY Arya Samaj leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh passed away today at Former President of India Pranab the Institute of Liver and Biliary Mukherjee, Indispensable Man of Sciences, ILBS in New Delhi. He was Indian Politics, Dies at 84 80. Swami Agnivesh was suffering from Pranab Mukherjee, an Indian politician liver cirrhosis and was critically ill and on who rose to high office alongside one of ventilatory support due to multi organ India’s longest-serving prime ministers, failure. Indira Gandhi, died on Monday at a hospital in New Delhi. He was 84. A Former Union Minister Raghuvansh journalist turned politician, he was Prasad Singh passes away India’s president from 2012 to 2017 and Former Union Minister Raghuvansh wore many hats during a career that Prasad Singh passed away. He was spanned political generations. undergoing treatment at AIIMS,Delhi about a week ago after developing post- Father of India's Radio Astronomy Covid complications. Raghuvansh Govind Swarup passes away Father of India's Radio Astronomy, Dr.

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Prasad Singh, recently resigned from Deshpande passes away RJD party. Veteran Communist leader and former Lok Sabha Member Roza Deshpande Renowned scholar of Indian classical died at her residence in Mumbai due to dance Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan passes old age. Deshpande, 91, was the away daughter of Shripad Amrit Dange, one of Leading scholar of Indian classical the founders of the Communist Party of dance, art, architecture and art history, India. Dr Kapila Vatsyayan passed away. She was a former Member of Parliament and Former Maharashtra BJP MLA Sardar also served as Secretary to the Tara Singh passes away Government in the Ministry of Former Maharashtra BJP MLA Sardar Education, where she was responsible Tara Singh died in Mumbai due to for the establishment of a large number prolonged illness. He was 82. Senior of national institutions of higher BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said, Sardar education. Dr Vatsyayan served as the Tara Singh breathed his last this founding Director of the Indira Gandhi morning at a private hospital in Mumbai. National Centre for the Arts. She was Mr Somaiya said, Singh had been in the former President of India International hospital since the last several days and Centre (IIC) and an IIC Life Trustee and was undergoing treatment for various the Chairperson of the IIC International illnesses. He was elected from Mulund Research Division. Assembly Constituency in Mumbai four times in a row. Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft’s co-founder, dies at 94 Noted Marathi actress Ashalata William H. Gates Sr., a lawyer raised in Wabgaonkar passes away the Great Depression who helped his Noted Marathi actress and Bollywood’s son give away an immense fortune, has veteran character artist Ashalata died. He was 94. He had played a role Wabgaonkar passed away this morning in the development of Microsoft, the due to Covid 19 infection at a hospital in world’s largest software company. Satara in Maharashtra. She was 79. Newly elected RS MP Ashok Gasti passed away Dr Sekhar Basu, Eminent Nuclear Scientist And Champion Of Mega Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and Science Projects, Passes Away Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka Renowned Indian nuclear scientist Dr minister Ashok Gasti passed away in Sekhar Basu has passed away in Bengaluru. He was admitted to Manipal Kolkata after he was reportedly suffering Hospital after he tested positive for from COVID-19 and other kidney coronavirus (Covid-19). The BJP leader ailments. He was 68 years old. Dr Basu played key roles in advancing nuclear had taken oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on science and engineering in India. Most July 22 this year. notably, he served as the director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Veteran Communist leader and (BARC) before taking over as the former Lok Sabha MP Roza

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Australian cricketer Dean Jones dies Former Union Minister Jaswant Singh of cardiac arrest in Mumbai passes away Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has died of cardiac arrest in a Mumbai Former Union Minister and senior BJP hotel. The 59 year old Dean Mervyn leader Jaswant Singh passed away in Jones was part of the 1987 World Cup New Delhi following a prolonged illness. winning team. He had played 52 Tests He was 82. He had been admitted to and 164 ODIs for Australia. He was was Army's Research and Referral Hospital one of the great ambassadors of the in Delhi following a fall at his residence game associating himself with Cricket six years ago in 2014. development across South Asia. World's first HIV survivor dies after Singing Legend SP cancer returns Balasubrahmanyam Passes Away Timothy Ray Brown, the first person Legendary playback singer SP known to be cured of HIV when he had Balasubrahmanyam passed away at the a unique type of bone marrow age of 74. The singer had been transplant, has died in California after admitted at MGM Healthcare since relapsing with cancer. Timothy Brown, August 5 after he tested positive for born on March 11, 1966, became known coronavirus. as the 'Berlin Patient' after his HIV was cleared by treatment there in 2007.

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