NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Goa assembly ratifies GST Bill:
The Goa Legislative Assembly today
unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the amendments to the Constitution to
pave way for the presidential assent to the Goods and Services (GST) Bill,
2016. Goa is the 15th State Assembly to ratify the Bill. With this, 50% of
States have passed the Bill paving way for the presidential assent.
2.
NPCI launches Bharat Bill Payment System pilot project: National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
launched a pilot project for Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) with 26 Bharat
Bill Payment Operating Units (BBPOUs).
3.
India jumps 19 places in
Logistics Performance Index as per World Bank report: India jumped 19 places in the Logistics Performance Index to rank 35th
in this year’s list. The World Bank has recently released a Logistics
Performance Index (LPI) 2016 report titled ‘Connecting to Complete 2016’.The
logistics' list was topped by Germany.
4. Ten Sports sold to Sony
Pictures for Rs 2,600 crore: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and ZEE have
entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports Network and its
subsidiaries for $385 million.
5.
First
Military heritage website launched: India's first military heritage website, coloursofglory.org was launched
by Glory Foundation at Chennai. A veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, city based
Captain D.P.Ramachandran who is also the executive trustee of the foundation
declared the war heroes of South India held great significance to the history
of India.
6.
Government panel clears 16
highway projects across 11 states:The Government has
approved 16 highway projects in 11 states to be executed at a cost of 7,457
crore rupees. The projects are in Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
and Sikkim.
7. Union Minister JP Nadda unveiled MeraAspatal-
My Hospital Initiative: Union Health and
Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda launched the ‘MeraAspataal’ (my hospital)
initiative. This move seeks to empower the patients by seeking their views
on the quality of experience in a public healthcare facility.
8. PTC fin arm ties up with
banks for clean energy project loans: Upon this collaboration these banks set to letter
of credit (LC) based on the issue letter of comfort (LOC) issued by PFS, to
project companies in the renewable space with diligence on certain parameters.
9. Gujarat becomes the 1st
state to distribute 2 crore LED Bulbs: Under the Government’s initiative of affordable
LEDs for all (UJALA) scheme, Gujarat has become the 1st state to distribute 2
crore LED bulbs.
10. Goa Government signs MoU
with Google India: The Goa government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Google
India to promote digital literacy and drive the digital transformation in the
state.
11. Jharkhand becomes the first state to implement PFMS: Jharkhand is the first state in the country to have implemented Public
Fund Management System (PFMS). Development Commissioner AmitKhare said Union
Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa appreciated the implementation of Jharkhand's
public fund management system.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Mobikwik joins hand with 12 state electricity
boards: India's largest digital payment company
in India, MobiKwik has announced coalition with 12 state electricity boards. The
MobiKwik took this initiative ahead of its expansion plan to set up a national
base for utility payments.
2. AnuradhaRao is MD, CEO of SBI Mutual Fund.
SPORTS:
3. Bhutan set to host Asian Tennis Tour event
next month: Land of the thunder dragon’s Nation
Bhutan is set to become the fourth Asian country to host a tournament on the
Asian Tennis Tour. India, Thailand and Iran have already hosted a series
of tournaments, both men and women, on ATT and Bhutan is scheduled to host its
maiden event from September 16 to 18.
AWARDS:
4.
100 year old athlete from India wins Gold Metal at Masters Games: India’s 100-year-old athlete, Man Kaur has won
Gold medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter dash. She took a
minute-and-a-half to cross the finish line in Vancouver.
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