1.President Draupadi Murmu to launch Prime Minister’s Tuberculosis Free India Campaign on Friday
Hon’ble President Smt. Draupadi Murmu will launch the Prime Minister’s TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan on 9th September to rejuvenate the mission of eradicating TB from the country by 2025 . Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls upon the country to end tuberculosis five years before the Sustainable Development Goal 2030did. This was stated by Shri Modi at the Delhi End TB Summit in March 2018. The campaign will start in the presence of Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of State for Health, Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar. Representatives from state and district health administration, corporate world, industry, civil society and NGOs will participate in this campaign. During the event, President Murmu will launch the Ni-Kshya Mitra portal. It provides a platform for donors to provide various types of support to people undergoing treatment for tuberculosis.
2.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kartavya Path and unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Marg – Kartavya Path to India Gate from Rashtrapati Bhavan in Central Vista . The erstwhile name of this road as a symbol of power center was Rajpath .The duty path has been changed to. Now this name signifies the participation and empowerment of the masses. This entire route has been rebuilt under the ambitious Central Vista Redevelopment Project of the Modi government. Over the past few years, this route and its adjoining Central Vista Avenue area have been under tremendous pressure due to the increasing number of vehicles and this has affected the infrastructure. Public toilets, drinking water, There was lack of basic facilities like seats for people to sit and proper parking of vehicles. Also, the Republic Day Parade and other national programs should be organized in such a way that there is minimum interruption on the movement of people and the inconvenience caused to the general public can be minimized. Keeping these concerns in mind, this route has been redeveloped. On this occasion, Shri Modi will also unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. A 28 feet high granite statue has been installed under the umbrella near India Gate. This statue is completely hand made and traditional techniques and modern tools have been used in its construction. This statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has been installed in place of his hologram statue. The hologram statue was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January this year on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji.
3.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Scholarship
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Scholarship during a function in New Delhi . This scholarship was awarded for the first time to the descendants of soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces who were martyred or grievously injured during the historic 1971 Liberation War.
4.Uttarakhand government launched ‘Samarth’ e-governance portal
Samarth e-Governance portal has been launched for comprehensive improvement in higher education of Uttarakhand . State Higher Education Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat while launching it said that this will bring a revolutionary change in the higher education of the state. He said that also, with the aim of providing quality education to the students, teacher sharing format would be implemented in higher education, under which contract would be signed between private and state universities across the country. He said that in addition to this, departmental officers have been directed to prepare proposals for introducing digital evaluation in the Higher Education Department to bring transparency in the examination results.
5.Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh outpost became 29th district of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated Mohala-Manpur-Ambagarh outpost in the 29th districtof the state. The Chief Minister said that Rajnandgaon was such a big district that the person living in the last corner used to take evening to reach the district headquarters, but now all this problem has been removed. The people of the inner village had to travel 170 km to reach the district headquarters. Had to stay overnight at Rajnandgaon. Now the person from the last village will have to cover only 70 km.
6.Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the plenary session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok via video conferencing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is keen to strengthen its partnership with Russia in the Arctic regions . Seventh Eastern Economic Forum held in VladivostokAddressing the plenary session of India through video conference, Shri Modi said that there is immense scope for cooperation in the field of energy. The Prime Minister said that in 2019 he got an opportunity to participate with Russia in this forum and then he had announced India’s Act for East policy. The Prime Minister said that after the announcement of this policy, India’s cooperation with the Russian Far East has increased in various fields. Shri Modi said that today this policy has become a key pillar of the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia. Shri Modi said this month marks the completion of thirty years of the establishment of the Consulate General of India in Vladivostok. The Prime Minister pointed out that India was the first country to open a consulate in this city.
7.Maharashtra, Andhra, Gujarat top states in implementing POSHAN Abhiyaan scheme: Policy Report
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have topped in the implementation of the Centre’s flagship scheme Poshan Abhiyaan . NITI AayogAccording to the report, Sikkim is at the fore in performing better among smaller states. The report titled ‘Conserving progress at the level of nutrition in India: nutrition campaign in times of pandemic’ states that 12 out of 19 large states have an implementation score of more than 70 percent. According to the report, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu topped the Union Territories. Whereas Punjab and Bihar remained at the bottom of the big states category in terms of complete implementation of the nutrition campaign. It said that in only 17 states and union territories, more than 75 per cent children aged 12 to 23 months have been vaccinated while in 11 states and union territories less than 25 per cent children have been vaccinated.
8.Uttar Pradesh tops in use of e-prosecution portal
Uttar Pradesh , with 9.12 million cases , has topped in the number of disposal and submission of cases through the e-prosecution portal managed by the central government under the Digital India Mission . As of the end of August, Madhya Pradesh came second with 2.31 million, Bihar with 859,000, Gujarat with 487,000 and Chhattisgarh with 383,000 cases. UP also tops the online cases disposal on this portal with around 470,000 entries, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 170,000 and Gujarat with 125,000.
9.The Union Cabinet has approved the policy for long-term leasing of railway land for the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti work model.
The Union Cabinet has approved the policy of long-term leasing of railway land to implement the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Karma Model . Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that with this policy, Railways will get more revenue and about one lakh 20 thousand jobs will be created. He said, 300 PM Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal will also be developed in the next five years. Shri Anurag Thakur said that this would also help in moving more freight from Railways and reduce the logistics cost of the industry. He said that the revised land policy of the Railways would lead to integrated development of infrastructure and development of more cargo terminals. The Information and Broadcasting Minister said that with this policy, land would be used for setting up solar plants on railway land at a nominal cost.
10.Two plus two ministerial talks between India and Japan in Tokyo tomorrow
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will participate in the India-Japan Defense and Foreign Ministers’ 2+2 dialogue in Tokyo tomorrow. Japan will be represented by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. In this dialogue, mutual cooperation between the two countries will be reviewed and further strategy will be decided. India and Japan are pursuing a Special Strategic and Global Partnership. On the sidelines of the talks, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with the Defense Minister of Japan to further strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries. Mr. Singh will also call on the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida.
11.Firecrackers will be banned in Delhi in every way till January 1 – Gopal Rai
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said that the production, storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers will be banned in the national capital till January 1 next year . In a tweet, Mr Rai said the ban would also apply to online sales or distribution. He said that for this an action plan would be prepared with Delhi Police, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Revenue Department. Shri Gopal Rai said that this decision has been taken to check pollution.
12.rajasthan government will start indira gandhi urban employment guarantee scheme
Government of Rajasthan Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to provide employment to the residents of the city on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme run by the Central Government(Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme) is going to start. This urban employment guarantee scheme will be started in Rajasthan from September 9. A budget provision of Rs 800 crore has been made for this scheme in the financial year 2022-23. This scheme will provide 100 days of employment to the families living in urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. More than 2.2 lakh families have been registered under this scheme, which is expected to provide employment to the poor and needy people including those affected by the pandemic. Under this scheme all the family members of a job card holder, whose age is between 18 to 60 years, will be eligible to get work under the scheme. The state government has constituted committees at various levels for the effective implementation of this scheme. The scheme covers environmental and water conservation, sanitation, prevention of property defacement, service related works, Provide employment in the areas of convergence work and heritage conservation. Eligible people will be engaged in the work of plantation, cleaning of ponds, garbage collection and catching stray animals. The cost of material covered under this scheme and labor work of normal nature will be paid in the ratio of 25:75. It will vary for particular jobs with technical expertise. The Local Bodies Department of the State Government will be responsible for the implementation of the scheme. 75 would be in the ratio. It will vary for particular jobs with technical expertise. The Local Bodies Department of the State Government will be responsible for the implementation of the scheme. 75 would be in the ratio. It will vary for particular jobs with technical expertise. The Local Bodies Department of the State Government will be responsible for the implementation of the scheme.
13.Gadkari will inaugurate the brainstorming conference in Bangalore
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate ‘ Manthan ‘, a three-day conference focused on issues and challenges related to the infrastructure sector . According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the conference, to be held in Bengaluru , will focus on roads, new materials and technology, road safety, vehicle safety, alternative and futuristic transportation, multi-medium logistics parks, ranges and digital interventions. Related points will be discussed.
14.Mastercard gets title sponsorship rights for BCCI’s international and domestic matches
MasterCard will be the title sponsor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for all international matches and domestic competitions held at home . Let us tell you, Mastercard will replace the mobile payment app company Paytm. Mastercard has signed a 1-year sponsorship agreement for the 2022-23 season of BCCI. Now in the coming matches, instead of Paytm, MasterCard will appear in Team India’s series as a sponsor.
15.Blue Energy will make LNG powered trucks at Chakan plant
India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled Green Truck Manufacturing Plant was launched by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan , Pune . It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari . One of its highlights is that Blue Energy focuses on disrupting the trucking industry of Motors in India by manufacturing clean energy, near-zero emissions trucks. The trucks from Blue Energy Motors will be LNG-fueled long haul and heavy duty trucks.
16.Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi win Japan Open titles
Japan ‘s Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi won the men’s and women’s singles titles of the Japan Open 2022 . World ranked No. 21 Nishimoto won his first international tournament by defeating fourth seed Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan 21-19, 21-23, 21-17 in the men’s singles final. Yamaguchi, on the other hand, defeated South Korea’s N Si-young 21-9, 21-15 in the women’s singles final to give Japan a second gold. Yamaguchi retained his world title in Tokyo last week, securing his third title of the year with the win.
17.Mushfiqur Rahim retires from T20 Internationals
Bangladesh cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has announced his retirement from T20 International cricket to focus on longer formats of cricket. However, the franchisees want to continue playing cricket. Bangladesh’s team’s performance in the Asia Cup 2022 was not good and it was dropped soon after and Rahim announced his retirement from T20 International cricket soon after.
18.F1 GP-2022: Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix
Formula One Championship topper Max Verstappen won the Dutch Grand Prix . This is his fourth consecutive win, the first in his Formula One career. It was Verstappen’s 10th win as Red Bull drivers took the championship lead to 109 points.
19.Anishka Biyani wins gold medal in Malaysia Chess Championship
Six-year-old Anishka Biyani won a gold medal at the Malaysia Age Group Rapid Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur . Anishka, a Class I student of Dhirubai Ambani School, won the gold medal in the girls’ under-six open category by scoring four out of a possible six. Participants from eight countries took part in the competition.
20.International Clean Air Day for Blue Skies: 7 September
International Day dedicated to clean air and blue skies every year on 07 Septemberis celebrated as The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (International Clean Air Day for Blue Skies) is observed on 07 September to promote and accelerate action to improve air quality globally. The first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies will be observed on September 7, 2020. The United Nations General Assembly during its 74th session adopted a resolution to observe the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on December 19, 2019 and called upon the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to observe the International Day in collaboration with other relevant organizations. . The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) worked closely with UNEP and the Republic of Korea to celebrate this day.
21.Carnatic singer TV Sankaranarayanan passes away
Noted Carnatic musician, TV Sankaranarayanan passed away. He was 77 years old. He was the pioneer of the Madurai Mani Iyer style of Carnatic music . He shared many stages with Madurai Mani Iyer. She won the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeeta Kalanidhi Award in 2003 and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003. He was the son of musicians Thiruvalangal Vembu Iyer and Gomathi Ammal
