NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Joint Indian-US Army exercise ‘YudhAbhyas 2016’
to begin in Uttarakhand: As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military
training exercise, ‘YudhAbhyas 2016’ is set to be conducted in Uttarakhand
from September 14 to 27. The exercise in Chaubattia was being
conducted by the headquarter Central Command.
2.
Cabinet approves Formation and Functioning of GST Council: The primary function of the GST Council will be to decide the GST rate
along with many other things. Finance Minister ArunJaitley will be heading the
GST Council, which will comprise state finance ministers as well.
3. Guru KelucharanMohapatra Awards presented: The five-day-long 22nd Guru KelucharanMohapatra Award Festival
concluded at the RabindraMandap auditorium with the presentation of the
prestigious awards named after the legendary Odissi artists.
4.
VidyaBalan appointed as the brand ambassador of Samajwadi
Pension Yojana: Bollywood actress VidyaBalan appointed as brand ambassador of the
ambitious Samajwadi Pension Yojana by Uttar Pradesh government. The actor who
had earlier been associated with the "ghar-gharshauchalya" campaign
of the Union government will be seen campaigning about the scheme in the coming
months.
5.
Government
launches toll-free number for postal complaints: The government today launched a
toll-free number 1924 to register postal complaints. It will initially be
operational for 12 hours on working days and has been started in Hindi,
Malayalam, and English. Notably, Department of Posts (DoP) is the 8th largest
department in terms of the number of complaints.
6. Mandi,
Sindhudurg emerge cleanest districts in India:Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra have
emerged the cleanest districts in India according to a report released in New
Delhi by Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
7. Himachal
Pradesh and Singapore sign MoU for smart integrated township: Himachal Pradesh government has signed a preliminary Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Singapore government for developing a
smart integrated township in Jathiadevi near Shimla airport.
8. Centre Inaugurates National Fair in Bengaluru: Union Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge)
ShriShripadYessoNaik and Union minister for Fertilisers and Chemicals and
Parliamentary Affairs ShriAnanth Kumar inaugurated the National Fair on
comprehensive Indian Medicine system (AROGYA) in Bengaluru. The two days BRICS
Wellness Workshop and AROGYA fair is being organized by the
Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with Research and
Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
9. Centre issues fresh
guidelines for flexi-fund for CSS: The government has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines that
will give more freedom to states in spending money under the Centrally
Sponsored Schemes (CSS) to meet local developmental requirements.
10. Government approves
agreement with Kenya for cooperation in National Housing Policy: Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime
Minister gave approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy Development
and Management (NHPDM).
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Army Green beat Neroca FC to win Durand
Cup: Army Green on has won the 128th edition
of Durand Cup football title. Army Green defeated Neroca FC 6-5 via
penalty shootouts.
2. Pakistan
appoints Wasim Bari as manager of national cricket team.
3. Stan Wawrinka beats defending champion Novak
Djokovic to win US Open 2016: Stan Wawrinka
defeated world number one Novak Djokovic to claim a 3rd Grand Slam title at the
US Open tennis tournament. Wawrinka secured a 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
victory over Serbia's Djokovic.
AWARDS:
4.
Filipino revenge drama wins best picture at the world’s oldest film festival: A revenge drama AngBabaengHumayo (The Woman Who Left) on 10
September 2016 won the Golden Lion for Best Film Award at the 73 Venice
Film Festival.
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