NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
West Bengal
Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi got additional charge of Governor of Tripura: He
will discharge the functions of the Government of Tripura, in addition to his
own duties, during the absence of Tathagata Roy, Governor of Tripura who has
gone on leave.
II.
Union Home Minister
released a Graphic booklet on Sardar Post:
Union Home Minister RajnathSingh released a graphic depicting the valour and
sacrifice of the CRPF personnel during the battle of Sardar Post, Rann of Kutch
in the 1965 Indo-Pak War.
III.
Ministry of External
Affairs appointed envoys for Pakistan, China, UK and other countries:NavtejSarna
will be the new high commissioner to the United Kingdom. GautamBambawale,
India’s Ambassador to Bhutan will take over as the New High Commissioner to
Pakistan. Syed Akbaruddin will be the next permanent representative of India to
the United Nations. Vijay Gokhale will be the Ambassador to China.
IV.
Union Environment
Ministry notified Guidelines on Sustainable Sand and Minor Mineral Mining: The
Policy seeks forward to strike a balance between increasing demand of sand and
sustainable sand mining practices. It may help in achieving the goal of
Sustainable development.
V.
Mars Orbiter Mission
(MOM):India’s Pride: The MOM successfully
completed one year of the mission life around the mars with a large data set
acquired by all five payloads of MOM. On this occasion, Space applications
centre of ISRO, Ahmedabad launched a Mars Atlas.
VI.
MUDRA credit camp on
Sept 28: The banks in Dakshina Kannada district
will conduct a mega credit to disburse loans under the MUDRA scheme of the
centre. MUDRA stands for Micro Unit Development and Refinance Agency.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
I.
Australian PM Malcolm
Turnbull announced 70 million USD package to fight domestic violence: The
package was announced to tackle rising domestic violence in the country and
declared violence against women as a national disgrace.
II.
Haj stampede killed
more than 700 people in Mecca.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I.
RBI relaxed Change in
Ownership Norms of Borrowing Entities: It
announced relaxation in norms that allow banks to upgrade credit facilities
extended to borrowing entities upon a change in ownership, only if the
ownership has been changed outside Strategic Debt Restructuring Scheme (SDR)
SPORTS:
II.
Government
Chawngfiang Middle School won U-14 sub-junior Subroto Cup Football tournament: Government Chawngfiang Middle School of
Mizoram defeated Esteqalal School of Afghanistan 3-2 in the finals.
III. Former
Cricket Captain SouravGanguly appointed President of Cricket Association of
Bengal.
AWARDS:
IV.
EPFO won Skoch Award for Smart
Governance Initiatives: It was
awarded at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi for its initiatives on UAN
Programme and Transformation of Social Security Agenda in India. Employees’
Provident Fund Organisation won two Skoch Order of Merits.
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