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Asia Index launches S&P BSE The International Women Entrepreneurs Sakshi Choudhary clinches Private Banks Index Summit 2018 gold medal at World Youth 5 September 2018 (International News) 5 September 2018 (International News) Boxing in Budapest The International Women Entrepreneurs 5 September 2018 ( Sports News) Asia Index Pvt Ltd, a joint Summit 2018 was inaugurated by the Vice venture between S&P Dow Jones President of Nepal Nanda Bahadur Pun in In boxing, Indices and BSE Ltd, announced Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal on former junior the launch of an index designed September 3, 2018. world champion to measure the performance of Nepal‘s Vice President emphasised upon empowering women boxer Sakshi private banks. in all areas including social, political and economic. The three- Choudhary day event is being organised by the South Asian Women added the youth The S&P BSE Private Banks Index is drawn from the Development Forum. It is expected to witness participation crown to her constituents of the S&P BSE Finance Index, the Asia's oldest from delegates belonging to 27 countries including China and cabinet in the 57- exchange said in a statement. the SAARC, ASEAN, EU, African and Arab countries. The kilogram Only common stocks classified as Banks by the BSE Sector Theme of the International Women Entrepreneurs Summit category, Classification model and that are not classified under the 2018: ‗Equality begins with Economic Empowerment‘ claiming the gold BSE scrip category as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) are Objective of the Summit at the World Youth Boxing in Budapest. eligible, it added. The main objective of the summit is to bring together The S&P BSE Private Banks Index is designed to provide achievers, women business leaders, professionals, international She beat Croatia's Nikolina Cacic. Manisha and market participants with a transparent and rules-based service providers, resource organisations, experts, government Anamika settled for silver medals in the 64 kg benchmark that measures the performance of private banks representatives and other stakeholders with a focus on and 51 kg. categories. listed in . innovative economic transformation through discussions and collaborations. Suresh Prabhu launches Coffee Justice Ranjan Gogoi to take charge as Arif Alvi elected Pakistan Connect app, Coffee KrishiTharanga the 46th President services for coffee stakeholders 5 September 2018 (National News) 5 September 2018 (International News)

5 September 2018 (National News) After Supreme Court Chief Pakistan

Justice Tehreek-e-Insaf Union Minister for Commerce recommended the Justice (PTI) candidate & Industry, Suresh Prabhu on Ranjan Gogoi as his successor Dr Arif Alvi September 4, 2018 launched to take charge as the 46th Chief has become the Coffee Connect mobile app Justice of India. 13th President and digital mobile extension He is likely to assume the of the country. services ‗Coffee office of the Chief Justice of India on October 3, and will Alvi was the KrishiTharanga‘ for coffee continue in that position for 13 months till November 17, 2019. ruling Pakistan stakeholders. Ranjan Gogoi Tehreek-e-Insaf About Coffee Connect mobile app Justice Ranjan Gogoi is a judge of the (PTI) candidate and was contested by PML-N The ‗Coffee Connect‘ mobile app has been developed to ease since April, 2012. Prior to his present post, he was the Chief and other opposition parties — MMA leader the work of field functionaries and to improve the work Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court. His father Keshab Maulana Fazlur Rahman and PPP‘s Chaudhry efficiency. Chandra Gogoi was a Chief Minister under the Indian National Aitzaz Ahsan. The application provides solution by harnessing the power of Congress regime in the state of in the year 1982. mobility comprising the latest technology in easing the Dipak Misra About Arif Alvi: whole process of the field activities like digitisation of Justice Dipak Misra is the current and 45th Chief Justice of Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi was born on 29 July 1949 Coffee Growers & Estates with Geo Tagging, collecting the India. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of India and a is a Pakistani politician who is the President- Plantation details. former Chief Justice of the Patna and High Courts. He is elect of Pakistan and will assume office on 9 It will also help in boosting transparency in the activities of the nephew of Justice , who was the 21st September 2018. the extension officers and officials, transparency in subsidy Chief Justice during 1990-91. He succeeded J. S. Khehar, the He was a member of the National Assembly disbursement and real time report generation. 44th Chief Justice. of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 About Coffee KrishiTharanga services The Coffee KrishiTharanga services are aimed at providing and again from August to September 2018. A founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-i- customised information and services to increase productivity, Insaf (PTI), He studied at the University of profitability, and environmental sustainability. The ―Coffee KrishiTharanga‖ was pilot tested in the Michigan and the University of the Pacific Chikmagalur and Hassan districts of Karnataka, covering in San Francisco, as well as in Lahore, 30000 farmers during the first year and will now be extended before making a career as a dentist and then to remaining growers in a phased manner. NABARD has entering politics. partly funded the Pilot project. These services will help to reach maximum growers in 6th East Asia Summit And 15th India- Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot limited period; improve the efficiency through digitization; rd and leverage existing mobile reach for wider delivery of ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting will attend the 3 ASEM improved technology. Held In Singapore Conference Pilot projects 5 September 2018 (International News) Suresh Prabhu also launched pilot projects on data analytics, 5 September 2018 (International News) artificial intelligence, IOTS and blockchain. Shri The Coffee Board identified technological solutions to Thaawarchand address some of the perennial coffee production and coffee Gehlot, Union farming issues such as rainfall, pests and diseases. Minister of Coffee Board in collaboration with EKA Analytics, a Social Justice global leader in the data analytics and artificial and intelligence, developed the hyper local weather forecast, Empowerment pest (white stem borer) identification and leaf rust left for Seoul disease forecast applications for pilot testing. Korea. He is heading a 3-member Indian Delegation to attend rd HRD Ministry’s rankings of national institutes for 2018 the 3 ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on ‗Global Ageing and Human 5 September 2018 (National News) Rights of Older Persons‘ jointly organised in Seoul during 5th to 7th September, 2018 by the Republic of Korea and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu attended the 6th East Asia Summit- Economic Ministers‘ Meeting (EAS- Asia–Europe Meeting EMM) and 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers‘ Meeting The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an Asian– (AEM) in Singapore. Singapore is currently holding the Chair European political dialogue forum to enhance of ASEAN. relations and various forms of cooperation between its partners. It was officially established 6th East-Asia Economic Ministers’ Meeting on 1 March 1996 at the first summit The 6th East-Asia Economic Ministers‘ Meeting was chaired in Bangkok, Thailand, by the then 15 members by Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, of the European Union (EU) and the European Singapore, and was attended by Economic Ministers Commission, the then 7 members of The Ministry of Human Resource Development released its from 10 ASEAN countries and their eight dialogue the Association of Southeast Asian ranking of national institutes for 2018 on Tuesday. The partners, Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Nations (ASEAN), and the individual countries MHRD has adopted the National Institutional Ranking New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States of of China, Japan, and Korea. A series of Framework, which ranks the best colleges and universities in America. enlargements saw additional EU members join India. The Ministers agreed to the importance of keeping markets as well as India, Mongolia, Pakistan and Here are the top three institutions in each category: open and fair as well as improving transparency and the ASEAN Secretariat in 2008, Australia, New Overall predictability of the business environment. Zealand and the Russian Federation in Rank Institute 2010, Bangladesh, Norway, and Switzerland in 1 Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru The meeting recognized the importance of ongoing work to 2012, as well as Croatia and Kazakhstan in 2 IIT Madras maximize the opportunities of, and address the challenges 2014. 3 IIT Bombay presented by, the digital economy and the rise of regional and Engineering institutions global value chains, as part of their efforts to promote The main components of the ASEM process Rank Institute economic growth and integration in the region. rest on the following 3 pillars: 1 IIT Madras Political & Security Pillar 2 IIT Bombay 15th ASEAN Economic Ministers Economic & Financial Pillar 3 IIT Delhi The 6th EAS–EMM was followed by the 15th ASEAN Social, Cultural & Educational Pillar Management institutes Economic Ministers - India Consultation. It was co-chaired by Rank Institute Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, 1 IIM Ahmedabad and Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry, India. 2 IIM Bangalore The meeting attended by Economic Ministers from 10 ASEAN 3 IIT Calcutta countries took stock of the current level of trade and economic Universities engagement between India and ASEAN and reaffirmed Rank Institute the commitment to further strengthen ASEAN-India economic 1 Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru relations. ASEAN has emerged as the second largest trade 2 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi partner of India in 2017-18 with bilateral trade valued at USD 3 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 81.33 billion, comprising 10.58% of India‘s total trade with the Medical institutions world. Rank Institute 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Important: 2 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and It was also announced in the Singapore meeting that the next Research, Chandigarh ASEAN-India Business Summit will be held in Kuala Lumpur, 3 Christian Medical College, Vellore Malaysia, in November 2018 with the theme ―Towards Colleges Building Strategic Partnership between ASEAN and India in Rank Institute the Era of the 4th IR and Digital Economy‖ which will be 1 Miranda House, New Delhi followed by the 4th India-ASEAN Dialogue Partner Expo and 2 St. Stephen‘s College, New Delhi Summit scheduled for 21-23 February 2019, in New Delhi. 3 Bishop Hebar College, Tiruchi Curtain Raiser: Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Exercise KAZIND 2018 5 September 2018, (International News)

Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Army Exercise 'KAZIND' will be conducted between the Indian and Kazakhstan Army from 10 to 23 Sep 2018 in Otar region, Kazakhstan. This is the third joint military exercise between the two countries which have a history of extensive cooperation in the defence arena. The second edition of the exercise was held in India last year.

Aim: The aim of the exercise is to build and promote bilateral Army to Army relations and exchange skills and experiences between Kazakhstan Army and the Indian Army. The exercise will also serve as a platform for exchange of drills and procedures. The fourteen days exercise with the Kazakhstan Army will follow a graduated continuum from orientation to a full scale mock exercise; the aim being to achieve optimum integration among the two contingents through enhanced mutual comprehension of each other‘s tactics, techniques and procedures. The vast experience and expertise of Indian troops in counter insurgency operations holds special importance to the Kazakhstan Army. The conduct of the joint exercise will set the stage for greater defence cooperation and consequently will manifest in stronger ties between the two great nations.