NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
OP Kohli sworn in as MP Governor:
Senior BJP leader Om
PrakashKohli today sworn in
as the 26th governor of Madhya Pradesh.Kohli, who is also the Gujarat Governor,
has been given the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh after Ram NareshYadav's
tenure in office got over on Wednesday.
2.
World’s biggest river island Majuli gets district status: Majuli, the 400 sq km island on the Brahmaputra River has become
the first river island district of India. With this Majuli become the
35th district of Assam.It regained the status of world's largest riverine
island in the Guinness Book of World Records on September 1.
3. Andhra Pradesh passes resolution supporting GST Bill:
The Andhra
Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the
Constitution Amendment and the Goods and Services Tax Bill.
4. Himachal Cabinet
decides to amend hydro policy 2006:
Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided to amend the Hydropower
Policy 2006 in respect to transfer of shares by Himachalis to non-Himachalis.
5. India Kazakhstan Joint Exercise ‘Prabal Dostyk-16”: India, Kazakhstan joint bilateral military
exercise “PrabalDostyk -16” began in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. The
14-day exercise will be a significant step towards fostering military as well
as diplomatic ties between both countries. ‘PrabalDostyk’ means ‘Robust
Friendship’.
6. India,
Greece signMoU for air services agreement:India has signed a preliminary pact with Greece
for bilateral Air Services Agreement that proposes to allow unlimited points of
call for domestic airlines in the European nation.
7. Satbir
Singh appointed as next Ambassador of India to Algeria.
8. CK Asnani assumes charge
as CMD of Uranium Corporation of India Ltd.
9. Henkel elevates Shilip
Kumar as president of its India business.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Paralympic Games begin in Brazil: The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games began on 7
September 2016 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The 15th Summer
Paralympic Games will conclude on 18 September 2016.
OTHER
UPDATES:
AWARDS:
1. Stuart Blackburn’s book based on
Arunachal Pradesh wins MM Bennetts Award: Author Stuart Blackburn's "Into the Hidden Valley",
a book based on Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, won the MM Bennetts Award
for Historical Fiction 2016 in the UK.
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