- 1 President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated Vishva Shanti Buddha Vihar in Maharashtra
President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated and dedicated the Vishwashanti Buddha Vihar at Udgir in Latur district . She also installed a statue of Gautam Buddha inside the Vihar and paid floral tribute to the statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar . Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan , Chief Minister Eknath Shinde , Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were present on the occasion. This Buddha Vihar is a replica of the Buddha Vihar located in Kalaburagi , Karnataka . Spread over 15 hectares, this Buddha Vihar has a meditation center that can accommodate 1,200 followers. Its main entrance has been built inspired by the Sanchi Stupa of Bihar .
2 President Draupadi Murmu gave the power to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to constitute any authority, board, commission and statutory body
On September 3, the Home Ministry issued a notification related to increasing the powers of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi . President Draupadi Murmu has increased the powers of LG. Now LG will be able to form authority, board, commission or statutory body in the capital . LG will also be able to appoint members in authority, board, commission or statutory body. Earlier, this power was with the Delhi government . The ministry said that this decision has been taken under the National Capital Territory of Delhi Government Act, 1991. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi can directly appoint councilors in MCD. For this, it is not necessary for him to consult the Delhi government. On July 13 this year, the central government had increased the administrative powers of the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir. Like Delhi, now in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government will not be able to post and transfer officers without the approval of LG. The Lieutenant Governor will now have more powers in matters related to police, law and order and All India Service (AIS).
3 Tripura peace agreement was signed in the presence of Amit Shah
On September 4, the Tripura Peace Accord was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah . Representatives of the Government of India, the Government of Tripura, the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) signed the agreement. After this agreement, the NLFT announced the end of 35 years of armed struggle. 328 people of NLFT and ATTF will join together with this agreement. The central government also gave a package of Rs 250 crore for Tripura. NLFT and ATTF were one of the big armed organizations of Tripura. They used to demand the identity of tribal and adivasi people in Tripura. The Government of India assured both the groups not to compromise on the interests of the tribals. So far, about 10 thousand militants of Tripura have surrendered.
4 Indian Navy and South African Navy sign Implementation Agreement aimed at enhancing Submarine Rescue Support cooperation
In a significant milestone towards expanding bilateral naval cooperation, the Indian Navy and the South African Navy have signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) that ensures safety of South African Navy submarine crew in case of distress or accident. The agreement was signed by Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi and South African Navy Chief Vice Admiral Monde Lobese . Under the agreement, the Indian Navy will provide assistance to the South African Navy by deploying its Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) whenever required, thereby further strengthening the cooperative relationship between the two navies.
5 People receiving pension under the Employees Provident Fund Scheme will now be able to receive their pension in any bank in any part of the country from January 1, 2025
Pensioners under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme will now be able to receive their pension from any bank in any part of the country from January 1, 2025. This will benefit more than 78 lakh pensioners. Even if a pensioner moves from one place to another or changes his bank or bank branch, under the new system, there will be no need to send the centralized system Pension Payment Order (PPO) from one office to another and without this, the distribution of pension will be ensured all over India.
6 Two-day Global Artificial Intelligence Summit-2024 is being organized in Hyderabad
Hyderabad is hosting a two-day Global Artificial Intelligence Summit-2024 on the theme ‘ Making AI accessible to all ‘. Organised by the Telangana government, the summit will be formally inaugurated by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. Information Technology and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu will also be present. Discussions on artificial intelligence will be promoted to accelerate the state’s objective of becoming a global innovation hub. The summit will feature a plenary session and special sessions to discuss AI advancements, practical applications and future opportunities.
7 Dr. Dasari Radhika of RINL awarded the prestigious ‘Gender Diversity’ National Award at the Steel Conference- 2024 of the Indian Steel Association (ISA)
Indian Steel Association (ISA) presented the prestigious ‘ Gender Diversity Award ‘ to Dr. Dasari Radhika, DGM (HR), RINL, the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant for demonstrating excellence in commitment, at the Indian Steel Summit- 2024 held in New Delhi . The award was presented by Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, former Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India in the presence of several stalwarts of the steel industry.
8 Paris Paralympics: Harvinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal
Paris Paralympics 2024 Harvinder Singh created history by winning the gold medal in the men’s individual archery recurve open final. He became the first Indian archer to win a gold medal in the Paralympics or Olympics. After this, in the final of men’s club throw F-51, Dharamveer won the gold medal by breaking the Asian record by throwing a distance of 34.92 meters. Pranav Surma won the silver medal in the same competition by throwing a distance of 34.59 meters.
9 Sachin Sarjerao won silver in shot put
On September 4, India’s Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won the silver medal in the men’s shot put F46 category at the Paris Paralympics . He has become the first Indian male athlete to win a medal in Paralympic shot put in 40 years . Canada’s Greg Stewart won gold (16.38 meters) in this event. Sachin won the gold medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2024. He won gold at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2023. In this event, Sachin made a record in shot put by throwing 16.21 meters . Before Sachin, India won a medal in shot put in 1984. During the 1984 New York Paralympics, Joginder Singh Bedi threw 10.8 meters.
10 IPL’s valuation fell by 10.6%
On September 4, valuation service provider firm D&P released a report on the valuation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) . According to this, the value of the league has fallen by 10.6% in a year . The total value of IPL in 2023 was Rs 92.5 thousand crores . In 2024, it has come down to Rs 82.7 thousand crores . Mumbai Indians top the franchise valuation ranking, while Chennai Super Kings has got second place. According to the study, the value of Women’s Premier League (WPL) has increased, which has increased by 8% in a year. In 2023, the value of WPL was Rs 1250 crore and now it has become Rs 1350 crore. The value of IPL has fallen due to increasing monopoly in cricket broadcasting in India in the last few years. Monopoly means the increasing dominance of one company.
