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Five-point consensus between India & China

Five-point consensus
  • Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow (Russia) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) reached a five-point consensus regarding the border-standoff between the two nations.

Rajasthan tied up with SIDBI to develop MSMEs

sidbi
  • The Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Government to provide financial, technical, marketing and export support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.

States’ Startup Ranking Exercise by DPIIT

Startup
  • The second edition of the States’ Startup Ranking Exercise was conducted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
  • Gujarat has been categorised as the best performer among all States and one Union Territory (UT), Delhi.
  • Karnataka and Kerala have been ranked as ‘top performers’
  • Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan have been ranked as the ‘leaders’.

British Actress Diana Rigg passes away

Diana Rigg
  • British Actress who was popularly known for her recent role as Olenna Tyrell in the Game of Thrones series, Dame Diana Rigg passed away. She made her debut at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959. She starred alongside Partick Macnee in The Avengers (1965) as a secret agent Emma Peel.

New Disinfectant Sprays developed by IPFT

New Disinfectant Sprays
  • Two new technologies namely “Disinfectant spray for surface application” and “Disinfectant spray for Vegetables & fruits” have been developed by the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) to remove pesticide residues left over on the surface.

India-US hold 2 plus 2 intersessional meeting

India-US
  • A virtual bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting held between India and the United States. They reviewed the progress and developments in bilateral ties in defence, security, and foreign policy areas.

Three Petroleum Sector Projects inaugurated by PM

PM Modi
  • Three key projects related to the Petroleum Sector in Bihar have been dedicated to the Nation by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The three projects are-

  • Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project
  • LPG Bottling Plants in East Champaran and
  • LPG Bottling Plants in Banka.

US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement

US-Maldives
  • US signed MoU with Maldives for Defense Cooperation Agreement. The agreement was signed between Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Reed Werner and Maldivian Minister of Defense Mariya Didi in Philadelphia.

27th ASEAN regional forum held

27th ASEAN regional forum
  • The 27th ASEAN regional forum held recently and the Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan represented India. He stated that India will co-chair ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshops on port security and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passes away

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
  • The member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, former Union minister and veteran leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away. He also represented Vaishali constituency of Bihar.

14th September is observed on Hindi Diwas

Hindi Diwas
  • 14th September is celebrated as Hindi Diwas across the country. The constituent assembly had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari as the official language of the country in 1949.

‘Grih Pravesham’ event in MP addressed by PM

Grih Pravesham
  • The ‘Grih Pravesham’ event in Madhya Pradesh was addressed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi through video conferencing. Under this, 1.75 Lakh Families in Madhya Pradesh were delivered pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Grameen (PMAY-G).
  • GARIMA Scheme will be implemented by the state Housing and Urban Development department in all the 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha.

Subhash Kamath becomes new Chairman of ASCI

Subhash Kamath
  • Subhash Kamath has been elected as the chairman of the board of governors of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI). He will replace Rohit Gupta, president, Sony Pictures Networks.

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