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Table of Contents
NATIONAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
CABINET APPROVALS ................................................................................................................................................. 6
STATEWISE NATIONAL NEWS................................................................................................................................... 6
LAUNCHES & INAUGURATION ................................................................................................................................. 12
FESTIVALS ................................................................................................................................................................. 17
OTHER NATIONAL NEWS ......................................................................................................................................... 18
GOVT SCHEMES ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................................................................... 23
VISITS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 25
INDIAN VISIT ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
FOREIGN VISIT .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
BANKING & FINANCE.................................................................................................................................................... 26
RBI IN NEWS .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
BANKING TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................... 28
LOANS ISSUED BY BANKS ........................................................................................................................................ 28
AGREEMENTS & MoUs SIGNED................................................................................................................................ 30
OTHER BANKING NEWS ........................................................................................................................................... 31
FINANCE NEWS ......................................................................................................................................................... 36
ECONOMY & BUSINESS ................................................................................................................................................. 38
GDP & GROWTH RATE .............................................................................................................................................. 38
ECONOMY NEWS ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
BUSINESS NEWS ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
MoU’s & AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 41
MoU’s BETWEEN COUNTRY ..................................................................................................................................... 41
MoU’s WITH STATES ................................................................................................................................................. 43
MoU’s BETWEEN ORGANIZATION........................................................................................................................... 45
OTHER MoU’s IN CONTENT FORMAT ..................................................................................................................... 49
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 50
APPOINTMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 50
NATIONAL .................................................................................................................................................................. 50
INTERNATIONAL....................................................................................................................................................... 55
BRAND & CAMPAIGN AMBASSADORS .................................................................................................................... 56
RESIGNATIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
OTHER APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS ........................................................................................................... 58

AWARDS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60
NOBEL PRIZE ............................................................................................................................................................. 60
AWARDS IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE & ACADEMICS ...................................................................................... 61
AWARDS IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICE, SCIENCE & BRAVERY ................................................................... 61
OTHER IMPORTANT AWARDS ................................................................................................................................. 62
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS IN CONTENT FORMAT .............................................................................................. 66
SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE............................................................................................................................ 68
SUMMITS .................................................................................................................................................................... 68
EVENTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 69
CONFERENCE ............................................................................................................................................................ 71
COMMITTEES & MEETINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 71
COMMITTEES............................................................................................................................................................. 71
MEETINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. 72
INDEX ............................................................................................................................................................................. 75
RANKING .................................................................................................................................................................... 75
REPORTS .................................................................................................................................................................... 77
RANKING & REPORTS IN CONTENT FORMAT ........................................................................................................ 80
ACQUISITION & MERGERS ........................................................................................................................................... 81
DEFENCE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 83
EXERCISE ................................................................................................................................................................... 83
TESTING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 85
DEALS & MoU’s .......................................................................................................................................................... 86
ARMY, NAVY & AIR FORCE NEWS............................................................................................................................ 86
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY............................................................................................................................................. 88
SATELLITES LAUNCHES ........................................................................................................................................... 88
NATIONAL .................................................................................................................................................................. 89
INTERNATIONAL....................................................................................................................................................... 89
SPORTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 90
CRICKET ..................................................................................................................................................................... 90
BADMINTON & TENNIS ............................................................................................................................................ 91
ATHLETIC & FOOTBALL ........................................................................................................................................... 91
BOXING, WRESTLING & WEIGHTLIFTING .............................................................................................................. 92
OTHER SPORTS NEWS .............................................................................................................................................. 92
BOOKS & AUTHORS....................................................................................................................................................... 94
OBITUARY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 96
NATIONAL .................................................................................................................................................................. 96
INTERNATIONAL....................................................................................................................................................... 98

IMPORTANT DAYS ........................................................................................................................................................ 99
APPS & WEB PORTAL ................................................................................................................................................. 111
ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................................... 113

NATIONAL AFFAIRS
CABINET APPROVALS
Cabinet Approvals on September 8, 2021
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the following proposals which were
briefed by Union ministers Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, Ministry of Textiles and Anurag Singh Thakur,
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS).
i.Cabinet approves Rs 10,683 crore PLI scheme for textiles sector
ii.Cabinet increases Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Rabi crops for marketing season 2022-23
iii.Cabinet approves procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for IAF to replace Avro Aircraft
iv.Cabinet approves agreement between India and Portugal for recruitment of Indian citizens
v.Cabinet approves MoU between India’s ICAI and Azerbaijan’s CAAR
vi.Cabinet approves between Russia and India for cooperation in field of geosciences..Click here for
more detail…
Cabinet Approval on September 15, 2021

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following proposals:
 Union Cabinet approved 9 structural reforms and 5 procedural reforms along with relief
measures for the Telecom Service Providers to escalate the penetration of broadband and
telecom connectivity in India.
 Union Cabinet has approved Production-linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile Industry
and Drone Industry with a budgetary outlay of Rs.26,058 crore.
Cabinet has approved the MoU between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the
Department of Civil Protection of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy on Cooperation in
the field of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.
Cabinet Approves Guarantee of upto Rs 30600 Crore to back Security Receipts for 5 Years
As part of resolution of bad loans, on September 16, 2021, the Union Cabinet approved a government
guarantee of up to Rs 30600 crore to back Security Receipts (SRs) for 5 years that will be issued by
National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL). The information for the same was provided by Union
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance while briefing media in New Delhi.
STATEWISE NATIONAL NEWS

Andhra Pradesh
Sameer Sharma appointed as new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
Sameer Sharma, the Special Chief Secretary, has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra
Pradesh.He was a 1985-batch IAS officer and Special Chief Secretary to Government, Planning and
Resource Mobilization. Sameer is replacing Aditya Nath Das who will be retired on September month.
He was the Director of the Smart Cities Mission of Government of India, AMRUT and the World Bank-
supported urban capacity building programme.
Rajnish Kumar appointed as Economic Advisor of Andhra Pradesh

In September 2021, Andhra Pradesh government headed by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy
appointed former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar as its Economic Advisor. He was appointed to the state’s
cabinet for a period of 2-years, to review the state’s financial situation and guide its early recovery from
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Assam
Assam Cabinet Renamed Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park as Orang National Park
Cabinet of Assam chaired by Chief Minister (CM) Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has decided to rename the
Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park as the “Orang National Park” to honour the Adivasi and tea tribe
communities of Assam.The Orang National Park is often referred to as the mini Kaziranga of Assam.
 Assam has 7 national parks – Dihing Patkai; Raimona; Kaziranga; Manas; Dibru-Saikhowa;
Nameri and Orang National Park.
AMTRON Partners with iBus to set up Digital Infrastructure

Assam Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON) has appointed iBus Networks as its
Exclusive Business Partner for operating and managing digital infrastructure. With the partnership,
they will provide better connectivity solutions such as IT (Information Technology) parks, hospitals,
SEZs(Special Economic Zones) and other commercial infrastructure.
Chandigarh
UT of Chandigarh, IAF Signs Pact for India’s 1st Air Force Heritage Center in Chandigarh
Chandigarh Administration has signed an Agreed In Principle (AIP) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to
establish the Air Force Heritage Center in the Government Press Building, Chandigarh.The AIP was
signed between Vinod P Kavle, Secretary Culture, Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh & Air Marshal
Vikram Singh, IAF.This is India’s 1st Air Force heritage center.
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh CM Launches ‘Millet Mission’ to Become Millet Hub of India
Chief Minister (CM) of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel launched the Millet Mission in the capital Raipur.
He signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Millet Research
(IIMR)Hyderabad and the Collectors of 14 districts of the state. The mission will provide affordable
accurate prices to farmers for small cereal crops and input assistance, procurement arrangements will
also be provided.
Delhi
Delhi Tops Forbes India’s List of World's Most Surveilled Cities
Delhi tops the Forbers India Report on the Most Surveilld Cities in the World with 1,826.6 CCTV
cameras per square(sq) mile. Delhi is followed by London with 1,138 and Chennai with 609.9 CCTV
Cameras per sq miles in 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.Mumbai, Maharashtra has secured 18th spot
with 157.4 cameras per sq miles.
Delhi implements “Business Blasters” programme in all its Government Schools

Manish Sisodia, the deputy Chief Minister of Delhi launched the “Business Balsters” programme, which
will be implemented in all the Government run schools across Delhi. This program aims to inculcate
entrepreneurship mindset at the school-level, it is an initiative under Delhi’s ambitious
“Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum” (EMC).
Delhi Govt Launched India’s 1st Mobile Music Classroom, Recording Studio ‘Music Bus’
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia launched India’s 1st mobile music
classroom and recording studio, named ‘music bus’ at Delhi government-run School of Specialized
Excellence (SoSE) in performing and visual arts. It is funded by SBI Card under Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). The concept was introduced by Manzil Mystics, a group of children studying in the
Delhi government schools.

Goa
Goa becomes 1st Indian state to give Free Water upto 16k lts to People
Chief Minister (CM) of Goa Pramod Sawant has launched 'Save Water to Get Free Water' scheme
under which state households will not be charged for water consumption up to 16,000 litres. With this
move, Goa becomes the first Indian state to supply water free of cost to its citizens w.e.f. September 1,
2021.
Goa CM launches “Sarkar Tumachya Dari” initiative

On 19th September 2021, Pramod Sawant, the Chief Minister (CM) of Goa announced the 1-day long
“Sarkar Tumachya Dari” program also known as “Government at Your Doorstep”. The initiative aims at
addressing the grievances among the citizens of Goa while availing government schemes & initiatives.
Notably, Goa celebrates its 60th year of liberation from Portuguese 2021 (Goa got independence in
1961).
Gujarat
Gujarat rolls out ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’ for Non-Resident Gujarat People to develop Rural areas
The state government of Gujarat initiated ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’ which encourages non-resident Indians
(NRIs) from Gujarat or people living anywhere in India with Gujarati origins (Non-Resident Gujarat
People) to fund development projects in their native villages.Under this scheme, the state government
envisages to develop public welfare projects worth Rs 1000 crore by December 2022.
Haryana
Haryana approves implementation of MBBY-a crop assurance scheme
Haryana government State cabinet under chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
approved the implementation of MBBY to cover farmers growing horticultural crops against
abiotic factors.The State government will keep aside seed capital of Rs 10 crore for the scheme.
MBBY is an assurance-based scheme to compensate crop losses due to adverse weather and
natural calamities.
Jammu and Kashmir

LG Manoj Sinha Inaugurates ‘Saath’ Initiative for the Women SHGs in JK
Jammu and Kashmir (JK)’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has launched a Rural Enterprises
Acceleration Programme named ”Saath ” for the Self Help Groups (SHGs) Women.
Objective – To accelerate the livelihood of rural women working with SHGs and provide market linkage
of the products.
J&K LG Manoj Sinha Launched Digital Banking Mission – “One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay
Sakhi”
Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir(J&K), launched a digital banking mission
“One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi” at the event organised at the Jammu & Kashmir
Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Pampore, Pulwama, J&K.The mission aims to
promote door-to-door digital banking and financial service in remote areas of J&K.
Kerala
CM of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan Inaugurated Digital Hub
Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan has virtually inaugurated ‘Digital Hub’ under Kerala
Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kalamassery, Kerala. The digital hub is started at the Technology

Innovation Zone (TIZ) and it has a built-up space of 2 lakh square feet and has a capacity to
support 200 startups.
Ladakh
Ladakh Declared Snow leopard, Black-necked crane as its State Animal and Bird
The government of Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh has declared ‘Snow leopard’ (Panthera uncia) as its
state animal and ‘Black-necked crane’ (Grus nigricollis) as its state bird.Earlier (prior to the
administrative division) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had the black-necked crane and Kashmir stag
(Hangul) as its state bird and animal.
Only Locals in Ladakh to Get ‘Resident Certificate’

Ladakh administration has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to the Permanent Resident
Certificate (PRC) holders of Ladakh.‘Resident Certificate can be received by any person who possesses a
PRC issued by the competent authority in the districts of Leh and Kargil.The reason for the issuance of
certificate is to appoint all the non-gazetted posts in the Ladakh.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Govt Launches ‘Mission Vatsalya’ for Women
Ministry of Women and Child Development of Maharashtra has launched “Mission Vatsalya” with an
objective to serve around 18 benefits, schemes, services to the women who lost their husband due to
Covid-19.Some of the schemes covered in this mission include Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana, Gharkul
Yojana, Shravanbal Seva State Pension Scheme, Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, Indira
Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme etc.
Mumbai became First South Asian City to Launch CAP

State environment, tourism and protocol minister of Maharashtra, Aaditya Thackeray launched the first
ever Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mumbai has become the first South Asian city
to launch CAP. The CAP will ensure better planning and growth for climate resilient infrastructure and
mitigation efforts. Mumbai has joined C-40 Cities Network December 2020. By following the compliance
with guidance of C-40, a CAP will be drafted.
Madhya Pradesh
NTPC REL receives LoA to Develop 325MW in MP’s Shajapur Solar Park
NTPC (Formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited)- Renewable Energy Limited
(REL) received a Letter of Award(LoA) from the Chief Minister(CM) of Madhya Pradesh(MP) Shivraj
Singh Chauhan for developing 325 MW Solar Power Project in Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited
(RUMSL) at Shajapur Solar Park, Shajapur district Madhya Pradesh.
Manipur
Manipur CM N Biren Singh Launched COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme
Manipur Chief Minister(CM) N Biren Singh launched a COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme to
provide assistance to those who had been severely affected by the COVID-19 in the state.Under the
start-up scheme, the first installment of Rs 2500 was planned to be disbursed to 6,276 applicants
bearing a total amount of around Rs 1.56 crore.
Mizoram
Mizoram Govt Launched Online Payment System in Transport Dept
Transport Minister of Mizoram, Pu TJ Lalnuntluanga has launched an online payment system in the
Transport department of the state. The payment system was developed by the State Transport

Department in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and State Bank of India (SBI) to
make a shift from physical to digital mode payment. The system was divided into 2 components viz,
Vahan and Sarathi.
Meghalaya
Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma Launched ‘MyMeG’
On the occasion of International Democracy Day (15th September 2021), Conrad K Sangma Chief
Minister (CM) of Meghalaya launched the “MyMeG” Program, an initiative to facilitate citizens
engagement and participation in the governance process. This is in line with the aim of the state to
become one of the top 10 states in India by 2030.
Meghalaya launches e-governance service

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Union Minister, Ministry of Information and
Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw jointly launched ‘MeghEA- Meghalaya Enterprise
Architecture’.Meghalaya is the first state to implement IndEA as MeghEA and promote digital
governance.
Odisha
Odisha Launched e-Receipt 2.0 for Payment of Taxes & Dues
Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, Chief Secretary of Odisha, introduced the new model of electronic
receipt(e-receipt) “e-Receipt 2.0” in Lok Seva Bhawan. The revamped e-receipt “e-Receipt 2.0” will avail
the new modes of payment of taxes and other dues to the people of Odisha.
ICAR-NBAGR Recognised Odisha’s Manda Buffalo as 19th Unique Breed Found in India
Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBAGR),
Karnal, Haryana, has recognised the Manda Buffalo of Odisha as the 19th unique breed of buffalo found
in India. Its accession number is “INDIA_BUFFALO_1500_MANDA_01019”. Manda Buffalo are found in
the hill ranges of Eastern Ghats and plateau of Koraput region, Odisha.
Punjab
Punjab Govt Appoints Anirudh Tiwari as the new Chief Secretary of Punjab
Charanjit Singh Channi, the Chief Minister of Punjab approved the appointment of Anirudh
Tiwari, a 1990 batch IAS officer as the new Chief Secretary of the state. Currently, he is serving
as the Additional Chief Secretary of Agriculture and Development.He will succeed Vini
Mahajan, the 1987 batch IAS officer.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Celebrated Social Justice Day – 17th September 2021
Tamil Nadu (TN) Government celebrated the 143rd birth anniversary of social activist and politician EV
Ramasamy, popularly known as “Periyar” or “Thanthai Periyar”, as Social Justice Day. 17th September
2021 marks the observance of the first ever Social Justice Day across Tamil Nadu.
Telangana
President Appointed Acting Chief Justice for High Courts of Telangana, Sikkim & Karnataka
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed the Acting Chief Justice(ACJ) for the High
Courts(HC) of Telangana, Sikkim & Karnataka by exercising his power conferred by Article 223 of the
Constitution of India.
The current Chief Justice (CJ) of these high courts will be relinquished of the charge following their
appointment as the Judges of the Supreme court of India.

Telangana govt’s IT&C partnered with Marut drones under ‘Hara Bhara’ Project
Telangana Information technology (IT) Minister Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) announced the
initiation of a drone-based afforestation project, named ‘Hara Bhara’ during a the launch of ‘AgHub’, or
Agri Innovation Hub, at the Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU) in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
In this regard, Telangana’s Information technology & communication (IT&C) and forest departments
have partnered with Marut Drones, a Hyderabad-based startup.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan Govt nominates Shooter Avani Lakhera as Brand Ambassador for ‘Beti Bachao and
Beti Padhao’ Project
The government of Rajasthan nominated Gold Medalist of Tokyo Paralympics, shooter Avani Lakhera as
the brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao’ project under the Department of Woman
and Child Development. She became the first Indian woman to secure gold medal in 10m Rifle (Class
SH-1)at games and also made a world record equalling total of 249.6 points which is a new paralympic
record.
Sikkim
Sikkim declares ‘Katley’ as State fish
Sikkim government has declared ‘Copper Mahseer’ locally named ‘Katley’ as the State fish. The scientific
name of the fish is Neolissochilus hexagonolepis.
 The fish is predominantly found in Teesta and Rangit rivers and their tributaries.
 Objective – To highlight the importance of the fish and to emphasis its conservation.
Tripura
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launched ‘My Pad My Right’ Project in Tripura
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance has launched the “My Pad My Right” (MPMR) project, at
Killa Village, Gomati District, Tripura on the concluding day of her 2-day visit to Tripura.MPMR project
is an initiative of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
andNABFOUNDATION, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD to install low cost sanitary pad making
machines in more than 700 districts.
LAUNCHES & INAUGURATION

US, India launch task forces on Hydrogen, Biofuels to Decarbonize Energy Sector
As a part of Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP), the United States (US) department of
energy along with its Indian counterpart launched a new public-private Hydrogen Task Force
and Biofuels Task Force to expand the use of clean energy technologies for decarbonization of
the energy sector.
PM Modi Launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to Promote Digital Health Infrastructure
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi launched ‘Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’ (ABDM)
via video conference.The program was organized on World Tourism Day (27th September).
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will provide a digital health ID to people which will contain
their health records.This mission was launched under the National Digital Health Mission
(NDHM).

PM Released Special Commemorative Coin on 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila A. C.
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually released a special issue of a Rs 125 commemorative coin
on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the
Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) which is popularly
known as the Hare Krishna Movement.
He was born on 1st September 1896 in Calcutta, British India.
Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai Launches “Ayush Aapke Dwar” Campaign at Ayush Ministry
Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai, Minister of State, Ministry of Ayush, launched the “Ayush Aapke Dwar”
Campaign from Ayush Bhawan by distributing medicinal plants to staff.The Ministry of AYUSH launched
the scheme from more than 45 locations across 21 states of India by distributing around 2 lakh
medicinal plant saplings.
GSITI, Hyderabad Launched Website to Offer Earth Science Courses

Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI), Hyderabad, launched its 24×7 Website to offer
round the clock accessibility to various online courses on earth sciences to its stakeholders.This is in
line with the Digital India Campaign of the Government of India.The beta version of the website is
designed to cater to the training needs of the geoscience fraternity.
PM Modi launched various initiatives in education sector at the inaugural conclave of Shikshak
Parv
The inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv 2021 was addressed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
virtually, during which PM Modi has launched various schemes in the education sector under Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav(75th Anniversary of Indian Independence) such as Indian Sign Language Dictionary,
Vidyanjali 2.0, NISHTHA 3.0, Talking Books and School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework
(SQAAF).
 The theme of the ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from
Schools in India”.
MoHUA Partnered With MeitY To Launch ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ Campaign
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in association with the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY) launched the “Main Bhi Digital 3.0” - A special Campaign for Digital
Onboarding and Training for street vendors under Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi
(PM SVANidhi) Scheme on the pitot based in 223 cities in the country.
 It was collectively launched by Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra and
Electronics and IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney virtually.
MoS Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021
Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Jal Shakti presided over the virtual launch of
Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) (SBM(G)) Phase- II
during the event organised by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS). SBM(G) Phase
II is aimed to achieve the goal of comprehensive cleanliness or Sampoorna Swachhata by addressing
Open Defecation Free (ODF) Sustainability and SLWM issues.
 Prahlad Singh Patel MoS, Jal Shakti ministry has also released the SSG 2021 Protocol document;
SSG 2021 Dashboard and the mobile App for Citizens feedback.

India & Denmark Launch ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ as part of Green Strategic
Partnership
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh & Danish Minister for Climate,
Energy, and Utilities Dan Jorgensen jointly launched ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ as part of
the Green Strategic Partnership during their meeting in New Delhi.
Target- India has set a target of 450 Gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2030.India’s whole
renewable energy portfolio is already at 146 GW.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari launched ‘iRASTE’ Road Safety Project to Reduce Road Accidents
Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin Gadkari launched ‘ iRaste- a two year pilot project in Nagpur,
Maharashtra. It is a collaborative project, developed by Intel India, International Institute of
Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) –
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Mahindra and Mahindra and Nagpur Municipal Corporation
(NMC).
 iRaste stands for Intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering.
PM Modi Inaugurated Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of India inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan at Ahmedabad,
Gujarat virtually. It was built at a cost of Rs.200 crore by Vishwa Patidar Samaj, a business, social and
education hub for the Patidar community.
 PM Modi announced the setting up of the Subramania Bharati chair in the memory of Legendary
Tamil Poet Subramania Bharati at the Banaras Hindu University(BHU) for Tamil Studies.
NITI Aayog’s AIM in collaboration with ISRO & CBSE launches ATL Space Challenge 2021
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), in
collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) launched the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) ‘Space Challenge 2021’ for all school
students across the country. To celebrate the contribution of space science and technology, the ATL has
aligned with the World Space Week 2021(4-10 October) at global level.
NITI Aayog launches “Shoonya” – a Campaign to promote Zero-Pollution Delivery Vehicles

NITI Aayog in partnership with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India launched a campaign
named “Shoonya” – an initiative to promote the usage of Zero-pollution delivery vehicles among e-
commerce companies, fleet aggregators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and logistics
companies.
Aim – To create consumer awareness on the benefits of using pollution free Electric Vehicles (EV) in
delivery of consumables.
VIL Partners with APSDMA & Celltick to launch India’s 1st Cell Broadcast Based Public Warning
System
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), India’s leading telecom service provider, has partnered with the Andhra
Pradesh State Disaster Management Agency (APSDMA) and Celltick, the world’s largest cell broadcast-
based products provider to Launch India’s 1st cell broadcasting Public Warning System (PWS).
 Andhra Pradesh (AP) became the 1st Indian state to implement Celltick’s state-of-the-art cell
broadcasting PWS. It used to support for its state’s CAP-compliant Integrated Public Alert and
Warning System (IPAWS).

PM Narendra Modi lays Foundation Stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University in Aligarh
Prime Minister (PM)Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State
University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh will establish the university in the memory of Jat
social reformer Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh.
 The University will have the department of modern defence studies, defence manufacturing-
related technologies and manpower development.
BHEL launches India’s 1st High Ash Coal to Methanol conversion plant in Hyderabad
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has developed India’s 1st High ash Indian Coal to Methanol
conversion plant in Hyderabad, Telangana under plot basis.The plant is developed using indigenous
technology, to promote the adoption of clean technology. Methanol produced through the plant will be
blended with crude oil to reduce emission through transportation fuel.
Devusinh Chauhan Launched Commemorative Stamp on 515th Birth Anniversary of Rao Jaimal
Rathore
Devusinh Chauhan, Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Communications launched a
commemorative postal stamp to honour Rao Jaimal Rathore on his 515th birth anniversary. This
commemorative stamp was launched in the run-up to the celebration of 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav
in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir(J&K).
 Rao Jaimal Rathore, a Rajput warrior general of Chittorgarh, fought against the Mughal army
during its siege from 1567 to 1568.
IRCTC Launched India’s 1st Indigenous Luxury Cruise Liner

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) started India’s first indigenous luxury cruise
liner on 18th September 2021.IRCTC has partnered with Cordelia Cruises, operated by Waterways
Leisure Tourism Private Limited to promote and market India’s 1st luxury cruise.
 The cruise will sail to national and international destinations like Goa Diu, Lakshadweep, Kochi
and Sri Lanka.
PM Modi Inaugurated 2 New Defence Office Complexes in New Delhi

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated two state-of-the-art and energy-efficient Defence
Offices Complexes at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue in New Delhi.The new complexes were
constructed using new and sustainable construction technology known as LGSF (Light gauge steel
frame).
MyGov Launches Planetarium Innovation Challenge for Start-ups, Tech Entrepreneurs

In September 2021, MyGov India, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), launched the ‘Planetarium Innovation Challenge’ for Indian start-ups and
tech entrepreneurs to build an indigenous planetarium system software using the latest
technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Merged Reality).
World’s highest EV charging station inaugurated at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh

The world’s highest Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station was inaugurated at 500 feet in Kaza,
in the Spiti Valley, Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. The charging station will
support all EV Scooters and cars. The EV charging facility was installed by goEgo Network, a
Pune-based EV Charging infra startup. goEgo collaborated with TVS Motor Company to
promote EV infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh.

Hardeep Singh Puri launched 7th consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan 2022
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched
the 7th consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS)-2022 themed on ‘People First’ from
New Delhi. SS 2022 has incorporated specific indicators focusing on frontline workers like
improvement in their working conditions and livelihood opportunities.
 Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban will organize a series of citizen centric activities under the
overarching theme of Jan Bhagidari.The survey, flavoured with the Azaadi@75 spirit.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Inaugurated India’s 1st Sports Arbitration Centre in Gujarat
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated India’s 1st ‘Sports Arbitration Centre of India’
(SACI) in Gujarat. The SACI will serve as an independent body to redress the disputes in the
sports sector and expand the country’s sports sector.
 The Ministry of Law and Justice will provide all the legal backing to the SACI.
Ministry of Tourism Launched ‘NIDHI 2.0’ & ‘India Tourism Statistics – At A Glance, 2021’
Ministry of Tourism(MoT), Government of India launched NIDHI 2.0 (National Integrated
Database of Hospitality Industry) and ‘India Tourism Statistics – At a Glance, 2021’
during the event organised on the occasion of United Nations(UN)’s World Tourism Day 2021
in New Delhi.
During the event, MoT, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The
Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) have signed a MoU to promote sustainability
initiatives in the tourism sector.
MoHUA launched convergence of PMFME & DAY-NULM to support Food Processing Units of
Urban SHGs
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised the launch event of the convergence
between Prime Minister Formalisation of Micro-food processing Enterprises (PMFME) and
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) scheme.
 It was jointly launched by Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA; and Pushpa
Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) during a
virtual event organized as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM).
National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030

On the occasion of World Rabies Day, the Central Government has launched a National Action
Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030 (NAPRE) for the elimination of dog
mediated rabies by 2030. The action for the same has been drafted by the National Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC) in consultation with FAHD.
 It was unveiled by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoH&FW) and Parshottam Rupala, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
and Dairying (MoFAHD).
Narendra Modi launches 35 crop varieties with special traits

On September 28, 2021, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched 35 crop varieties
which are climate resilient and higher nutrient-content.These have been developed by the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to address climate change and malnutrition.

FESTIVALS
1st Ladakh Nomadic Festival Inaugurated at Korzok Phu by LG RK Mathur
Lieutenant Governor (LG) Radha Krishna (RK) Mathur inaugurated a 2 day ‘Ladakh Nomadic Festival’
in the region of Changthang at Korzok Phu, Ladakh.The event was organised by Ladakh Cultural
Academy in association with the Department of Tourism.The first ever LADAKH NOMADIC FESTIVAL
was celebrated at Korzok Phoo, Tso Moriri or Lake Moriri or “Mountain Lake” at Ladakh from 30-31
August 2021.
Solung Festival of Arunachal Pradesh Begins

On September 1, 2021, the popular festival of the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh namely ‘Solung’ has
begun. Its celebrations will continue till 5 days.
It is a harvest festival performed after sowing of seeds and transplantation, to seek for good
crops.People perform various rituals and also present gifts of meat and Apong (rice beer) with each
other representing family and social relationships.
Bail Pola Festival 2021 – September 6

Bail Pola festival or the festival of cattle, is a thanksgiving festival celebrated by the farmers to
recognise and acknowledge the importance of oxen and bulls in agriculture and farming activities. The
Bail Pola is also celebrated as Pola Amavasya in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. ‘Bail’ in
Marathi means ‘Bull’.
 Bail Pola is annually celebrated on Pithori Amavasya or Amavasya in Shravan month which falls
between late August and early September.
Agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ being celebrated in Odisha

Nuakhai, the harvest festival of Odisha is celebrated on Bhadraba Shuklapakhya Panchami tithi, the next
day of Ganesh Chaturthi i.e., September, 11, 2021. It marks the consumption of the first harvested crops.
It is celebrated by worshiping the Goddess Samaleshwari, the presiding deity of Western Odisha.
UT of Ladakh organized 1st Edition of The Himalayan Film Festival at Leh

Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
inaugurated the first edition of the 5-day Himalayan Film Festival (24th to 28th September
2021) organised by the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh in collaboration with the Directorate of
Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) at the Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra,
Leh.
 The event is hosted by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.
 The film festival began with the screening of Shershaah and The Shepherdess of Glacier
will be screened at the closing ceremony.
‘Nata-Sankirtana’ 3-day Dance & Music Festival at Imphal, Manipur

The Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy(JNMDA), Imphal, Manipur has organised the
‘Nata-Sankirtana’, a 3-day dance and music festival from 28th to 30th September 2021. The
Nata-Sankirtana is one of the annual features of the JNMDA, to promote Nata Sankirtana among
the young generation.Sankirtana is the ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur.

OTHER NATIONAL NEWS
Telangana became 1st Indian State to launch BVLoS drones to send medicines
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ministry of Civil Aviation launched ‘Medicines from the Sky
(MFTS)' in Vikarabad district of Telangana to send medicines to primary healthcare centres using
drones. With this Telangana became the first Indian state to use drones for Beyond Visual Line of
Sight (BVLoS) to deliver the payload.
 MFTS is an initiative of the Government of Telangana led by the emerging technologies wing of
Telangana's IT Department in association with World Economic Forum (WEF), NITI (National
Institution for Transforming India) Aayog, and HealthNet Global (Apollo Hospitals).
CBDT Notified IT Rules for Taxable Interest on PF Account Beyond 2.5 lakh, 5 lakh
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notified new rules regarding the taxation on the ‘interest
income’ which is earned through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, beyond Rs.2.5
lakh a year and Rs.5 lakh a year. The government has made amendments over the Income-tax (IT)
named IT (25th Amendment) Rules, 2021 to include the new IT rule (Rule 9D) over PF income.
1,500 Artisans Benefitted by Training in 63 Samarth Training Centres: Textiles Ministry

As per the data of the Ministry of Textiles, more than 1,500 artisans have been benefited by training in
63 Samarth Training Centres. The Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) was named
SAMARTH. The scheme is being implemented by the textile ministry to provide demand-driven,
placement-oriented skilling programmes to handicrafts artisans to create employment in textile and
related sectors.
Union Minority Affairs Ministry Organizes “Mera Watan, Mera Chaman” “Mushaira” & “Kavi
Sammelan” in New Delhi
Union Minority Affairs Ministry organised “Mera Watan, Mera Chaman”, “Mushaira”and “Kavi
Sammelan” in New Delhi as a part of “Amrit Mahotsav” of 75 years of India’s Independence.The
programmes were launched by Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
ECI organises 2-day SVEEP Consultation Workshop

In August 2021, the Election Commission of India (ECI) organised a 2-day long SVEEP (Systematic
Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) Consultation Workshop to plan voter & booth centric
strategies and also to guide new voters on ethical voting. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra,
participated in the event that reviewed State SVEEP Plans and conducted comprehensive strategies for
the upcoming elections.
MoC constitutes Task Force Under Vinod Kumar Tiwari & Expert Committee Under R.K
Malhotra for Coal-based Hydrogen Production
Ministry of Coal (MoC) constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of Vinod Kumar Tiwari,
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Coal and the Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of R. K
Malhotra, Director General of the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry.The objective of the
committee is contribution in Hydrogen Economy in a clean manner.
 6 Members Expert Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of R.K Malhotra. An MoU
was signed between Ayana Renewable Power, majority of the holdings controlled by National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Greenstat Hydrogen India, a Norwegian
organization. The aim is to collaborate building projects for green hydrogen.

Govt Sets Up Three Bars to Help with Tax Matters
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has set up three Boards for Advance Rulings (BAR) to
provide clarity on tax implications of transactions, which in turn will help avoid income tax
disputes.This will replace Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR), which was set up in 1993, w.e.f.
September 1, 2021. This decision to replace was taken to fast-track disposal of cases.Out of the three
BARs, two will be in Delhi and one in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Govt Enhanced the Scope of TMA Scheme for Agri Exports Including Dairy
Government of India has enhanced the scope of the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for
specified agriculture products schemes by including dairy products under its purview and increasing
the rates of assistance.The rates of assistance have been increased by 50% for exports by sea and 100%
through the air.
According to the notification of the Department of Commerce, under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, the revised TMA for specified agriculture products scheme for exports is came into effect on
or after 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022.
India’s first Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production
Plant at BHEL R&D Centre, Hyderabad
India’s 1st Indigenously Designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant
was inaugurated in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), R&D centre at Hyderabad, Telangana.The
Plant was designed with support from the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog to
produce 0.25 ton per day(TPD) methanol. The project was supported by the Department of Science and
Technology with a Rs 10 crore grant.
India leases Dornier aircraft to Mauritius to enhance maritime security

India handed over Indian Navy’s Dornier aircraft to Mauritius on lease as part of Vision SAGAR
(Security and Growth for All in the Region) for enhanced maritime security of the Indian Ocean
region (IOR), on September 13. India and Mauritius exchanged the contract for the purchase of a new
Dornier aircraft under Line of Credit (LOC).
Female Candidates allowed to attend NDA Exams

Indian Armed Forces allowed the entry of female candidates into the armed forces through National
Defence Academy (NDA) after the intervention of the Supreme Court (SC) of India. Previously, a
Supreme Court bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, questioned the gender bias
followed in the recruitment of candidates for the Indian Armed Forces.
BLS International partners with NHA to process Ayushman Bharat cards

BLS International, an IT Service Management company, was authorized by the National Health
Authority (NHA) for digital processing of ‘Ayushman Bharat cards’ under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The cards will enable beneficiaries for cashless & paperless access to health
services in Hospitals covered under AB-PMJAY. Under AB-PMJAY, Indian government provides a health
insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakhs per family per annum.
BHEL Commissioned India’s Largest Floating Solar PV Plant NTPC Simhadri in AP

India’s largest Floating Solar PV plant at NTPC Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh (AP), executed by Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has become commercially operationalized by NTPC Limited.BHEL
has commissioned the Floating Solar PV plant with unique state of the art design.
The 25MW floating Solar power plant covering an area of 100 acres is set up under the Flexibilisation
scheme notified by the Indian Government in 2018.

Manipur’s Sirarakhong Chilli & Tamenglong Orange get GI tag
Manipur’s Sirarakhong Chilli (Hathei Chilly) and Tamenglong Orange have received the Geographical
Index (GI) tag. Chief Minister of Manipur, Nongthombam Biren Singh, announced it during the inaugural
ceremony of the Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) Mela, 2021, organised by the State Forest Department.
 Sirarakhong Chilli (Hathei Chilly) found in Manipur’s Ukrul district and Tamenglong orange,
widely grown across the Zeliangrong Naga – dominated district.
BYJU’S Partners with NITI Aayog for School Students; BYJU’S acquires K-12 coding company
Tynker
NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant
launched an initiative in collaboration with edutech company BYJU’S to provide free access to the
company’s “Premium Learning’’ resources to students of class 6-12 in government schools across 112
‘Aspirational Districts’.
BYJU’S has acquired 100 percent share in US(United States) based K-12 coding company Tynker.The
objective is to provide every child a strong foundation in computer science, programming and critical
thinking skills.
India to Have World’s longest Expressway by March 2023

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways announced that India is set to have the
world’s longest expressway – Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway by March 2023.The 1,380 km long
Expressway, developed at a cost of Rs.98000 Crore will reduce the travel time between Delhi and
Mumbai to 12 to 13 hours.
 The first phase from Delhi-Jaipur (Dausa)-Lalsot and Vadodara-Ankleshwar is expected to be
open to traffic by March 2022. The expressway is expected to be completed by March 2023.
Kovalam, Eden beaches get Blue Flag tag

Two more new Indian beaches– Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in Puducherry received Blue Flag
Certification from Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE) in 2021.With this ,India
received a Blue tag for 10 beaches.
It also issued re-certification for 8 nominated beaches Shivrajpur-Gujarat, Ghoghla-Diu, Kasarkod and
Padubidri-Karnataka, Kappad-Kerala, Rushikonda- Andhra Pradesh, Golden-Odisha and Radhanagar-
Andaman and Nicobar, which were awarded the Blue Flag certificate in 2020.
Tata Steel commissions India’s 1st CO2 Capture and Utilisation plant in Jharkhand
Indian Multinational Company, Tata Steel Limited becomes India’s first steel company to commission a
5 tonnes per day (TPD) Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) plant at its Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Works with the technological support from Carbon Clean.
 It was inaugurated by Thachat Viswanath (TV) Narendran, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) & MD
(Managing Director) of Tata Steel, in the presence of Aniruddha Sharma, CEO, Carbon Clean, and
other dignitaries.
MeitY Organised a Workshop to Make India One of World’s Largest Connected Countries
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has organised a strategy workshop
titled “Connecting all Indians” to make India one of the largest connected countries in the
world.It was chaired by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, MeitY.
Rajasthan’s Sojat Mehndi, Assam’s Judima, Nagaland’s Cucumber bagged GI tag

Sojat Mehndi from Rajasthan, known for its medicinal values has received the Geographical
Indication (GI) tag. From the North East States, the traditional brew of Dimasa community,

Judima from Assam and Cucumber from Nagaland known for its high potassium content
also bagged GI tags.
A GI is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or
a reputation that are due to that origin.
Commerce Ministry Celebrated Vanijya Saptah 20-26 September 2021

Ministry of Commerce and Industry observed Vanijya Saptah (Trade & Commerce Week) from
20th to 26th September 2021 as a part of the celebration of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. The
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) organised the launch of the
National Single Window System and Industrial Park Rating System.
Ajay Seth Heads Task Force to Firm Up Sustainable Finance Road Map
The government of India has set up a task force under Ajay Seth, Secretary of the Department
of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, to strengthen the road map to enhance the
sustainable finance architecture of India. The task force will recommend ways to strengthen
the resilience of India’s financial sector against risks posed by various climate and ESG issues.
GST Council Sets Up 2 GoMs to Review the Rate Rationalisation of Tax Slabs & GST system
reforms
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set up 2
group of ministers to look into the rate structure and another to look at systems reforms
required to plug revenue leakages.
 1st GoMs was constituted under the head of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj
Bommai. The GoM will review the current tax slab rates and recommend changes in the
same.1st GoM has 7 members(including head).
The 2nd GoM was constituted under the head of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.The
GoM will review on GST System Reforms, which will look at tapping IT tools to minimise tax
evasion and make compliance easier for taxpayers.2nd GoM has 8 members(including head).
Government Set up IDRCL To Clear NPAs

The government has set up the India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), an asset
management company (AMC) that will work with the National Asset Reconstruction Company
Ltd (NARCL)/Bad Bank to clean up bad loans (i.e Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)). Cabinet had
approved govt guarantee of up to Rs 30,600 crore to back security receipts to be issued by
National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).
Govt Dissolves Ordnance Factory Board, reorganizing to Seven Defence PSUs

As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) to corporatize the production in Defence
sector, Defence Ministry of India had dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). As per the
announcement issued by the Government of India on May 16,2020, the management, control,
operations and maintenance of 41 production units and identified non-production units under
OFB will be transferred to the wholly government owned seven defence PSUs (Public Sector
Units) with effect from October 1,2021.

Home Minister Amit Shah unveils Aapda Mitra and Common Alert Protocol, initiatives of NDMA
Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah attended the 17th
Foundation Day celebrations of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) as the chief
guest in New Delhi. The theme for 2021 was ‘Stopping Impact of Disaster Incidents in the
Himalayan Region’.
 During the event, he released the training manual of Aapda Mitra Scheme and documents
of Aapda Mitra and Common Alerting Protocol scheme.
The two new initiatives launched by NDMA – Aapda Mitra and Common Alert Protocol.
GOVT SCHEMES
MeitY Launched PMGDISHA Drive for 100% Digital Literacy in Digital Villages
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
launched Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) Drive under the
PMGDISHA Scheme and announced a PMGDISHA Campaign for 100% digital literacy in digital villages
under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
 The launch event was organised by Common Services Centers (CSC) e-Governance Services India
Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV) under MeitY.
Haryana first State in Installation of Solar Pumps under PM KUSUM Scheme

Haryana became the first state in the country to install off-grid solar pumps under the Pradhan Mantri
Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM). So far, Haryana has installed 14,418
pumps against the sanctioned 15,000 pumps for the year 2020-21. It was announced in the concluding
session of the nationwide ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ organized by the Union Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE).
 The implementation of PM KUSUM has provided an opportunity to the farmers to switch from
diesel pumps to solar pumps.
Ashwini Vaishnaw launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY) under PMKVY
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Railways launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. The
program envisages empowering youth viz. 50000 candidates with industry relevant skills over a period
of three years under the Apprentice Act 1961 through 75 Railway training institutes. It will be free of
cost.
 The program curriculum has been developed by Banaras Locomotive Works, Uttar Pradesh. It is
a nodal Production Unit (PU) of the scheme.
Govt to cover 36000 Villages under PM Adarsh Gram Yojna

Union Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda announced to start Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna
(PMAGY) covering 36 thousands villages across the country.priority will be provided to villages which
consists of 50 percent tribal population.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath announced “UP Matra Bhumi Yojana”

The Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Yogi Adityanath has announced the launch of ‘Uttar
Pradesh Matra Bhumi Yojana ‘ while virtually laying other road projects under the Pradhan Mantri
Gramin Sadak yojana (PMGSY). This scheme will strengthen the rural economy and infrastructure in the
state.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Completes 3 Years
In order to celebrate the 3 years’ completion of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
ArogyaYojana(AB-PM-JAY), National Health Authority (NHA) has organized a 4 days hybrid
(virtual & physical) event, Arogya Manthan 3.0 from 23rd – 25th September and 27th
September 2021.
 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the
Opening Session of Aarogya Manthan 3.0.
 He released the 3rd edition of the NHA’s Annual Report 2020-2021 along with the
Lessons Learnt Booklet.
 He also gave the Ayushman Utkrishta Puraskaar award to the best performing
Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY States and Union Territories for efficient implementation of
the scheme.
Saubhagya Completed 4 Years of Successful Implementation

Saubhagya – Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, one of the largest household
electrifications drives in the world, has completed 4 years of successful implementation.As of
March 2021, 2.82 crore households across India have been electrified under the SAUBHAGYA
since its launch.
 This scheme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th September 2017,
the birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
 The Ministry of Power is the implementing authority of the scheme.
Govt Notified “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” Scheme to Promote Medical Device Parks
Government of India notified the “Promotion of Medical Device Parks” scheme, a scheme to
support the medical devices industry and to promote medical device parks across India. The
financial outlay of the scheme is Rs 400 crore and its tenure is from the financial year 2020-
2021 to 2024-2025.
Aim: To ensure access to testing and infrastructure facilities and to reduce the cost of medical
device production and make them affordable for domestic consumption.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
UNSC Adopts Resolution on Afghanistan Under India’s Chair
United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the 15-Nation body has adopted a strong resolution on
Afghanistan under India’s Presidency.The resolution was put forward by the US, the UK, and France.
The permanent members of the UNSC, Russia and China abstained from the voting.
 Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has constituted a high-level group comprising External
Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval & Other Senior
officials to monitor the ground situation in Afghanistan with a focus on India’s Immediate
priorities.
UAE, Bangladesh, Uruguay Joined as 1st Batch New Members of BRICS’s NDB
The New Development Bank (NDB) formerly known as ‘BRICS Development Bank’ which was set up by
the BRICS ( Brazil, Russia, India,China and South Africa) admitted that Uruguay, United Arab
Emirates(UAE) and Bangladesh joined as the 1st batch of new members of NDB. The new expansion will
provide cooperation and support to sustainable growth to the members.

Toxic leaded Petrol Eradicated from the World – UNEP
United Nations Programme on Environment (UNEP) formally stated that, toxic leaded Petrol was
Eradicated from the World.It was achieved after the Campaign, that was launched by UNEP in
association with the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) to eradicate the toxic leaded
Petrol in 2002.
 Algeria was the last country that eradicated the leaded petrol (It produced the leaded petrol
almost till July 2021).
Dubai gets Ain Dubai, World’s largest & Tallest Observation Wheel
The World’s largest and tallest observation wheel named ‘Ain Dubai’ is set to be opened in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 21st October 2021. The ain Dubai is located at Bluewaters
Island.Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Starneth Engineering were the primary design and
construction contractors of Ain Dubai.
 The Ain Dubai is around 2 times taller than the London Eye, which will take the visitors to a
Hight of 250 meters.
‘1st of is Kind WHO Hub for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence’ inaugurated in Germany
World Health Organization (WHO) as a part of its Health Emergencies Programme has set up first hub
of its kind ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’ which was inaugurated by German
Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel and WHO Director General (DG) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in
Berlin, Germany on September 1, 2021.
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Adopt Bitcoin an Official Currency

A Central American country El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as a national
currency. The country has passed a resolution to make Bitcoin as a legal currency alongside the US
dollar on last June 2021 and bill was the approved by President Nayib Bukele. San Salvador is the
capital of El Salvador.
AUKUS- a New Trilateral Defence & Security Partnership between the US, UK and Australia
United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and Australia established a trilateral security partnership
named – ‘’AUKUS” in order to strengthen diplomatic, security and defence cooperation in the Indo-
Pacific region. The partnership was announced between the US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a virtual meeting.
UNESCO’s MAB-ICC added 20 new Biosphere Reserves

33rd session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization) MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme (MAB-ICC) was held in
a hybrid format on September 13-17, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria.
 This was the first time that it was held in the African continent.
 During the programme, 20 new sites in 21 countries were added to the World Network of
Biosphere Reserves (BRs) reaching the total number to 727 Biosphere in 131 countries,
including 22 transboundary sites.
Iran became the 9th Full Member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
In September 2021, Iran was appointed as the 9th permanent member state of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the 21st Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan.Prior to getting the permanent membership of SCO, Iran was one of the Observer members
states of SCO. Iran received observer status in 2005.

WHO announced new Guidelines for Global Air Quality
World Health Organization (WHO) announced new stringent Global Air Quality Guidelines
(AQGs) to assess the effects of air pollution and its health impact. In the new AQGs thresholds
was set for six key air pollutants — particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone (O3), nitrogen
dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
 Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have recorded the highest air pollution levels with
regard to the 2005 WHO guidelines.
According to Greenpeace India, Delhi’s annual PM 2.5 in 2020 was at 16.8 times more than the
latest WHO guidelines.
Accra of Ghana Named as the UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2023
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has named Accra, Capital of Ghana became 23rd city as the UNESCO
World Book Capital for 2023, following the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory
Committee.
 The celebrations will start on 23rd April 2023, World Book and Copyright Day 2023.
Cities designated as UNESCO World Book Capital undertake to promote books and reading
for all ages and population groups, within and across national borders, and to organize a
programme of activities for the year.
VISITS
INDIAN VISIT
Highlights of US climate envoy John Kerry’s visit to India
United States (US) Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry was on a two-day visit to
India on September 12-14, 2021. The purpose of the meet is to discuss efforts to raise global climate
ambition and speed India’s clean energy transition.
 India-US the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD) was launched which is
one of the two main tracks of the US-India Agenda 2030 Partnership.
 Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) met with John
Kerry to discuss various issues related to climate change and energy transition.
FOREIGN VISIT
Overview of EAM Jaishankar’s Visit to Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark
India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar paid a visit to Slovenia (2-3rd
September 2021), Croatia (3 September 2021) and Denmark (4-5 September 2021) to review the
bilateral relationship and strengthen India’s cooperation with the 3 European countries.
 EAM was invited to attend the 2021 Bled Strategic Forum (BSF), an annual international
conference which was held in Slovenia and participate in the panel discussion on ‘Partnership for
a Rules-Based Order in the Indo-Pacific’.
 EAM also had a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and discussed
opportunities to further expand bilateral cooperation, including in pharma, digital and
infrastructure.
 EAM visited Denmark from September 4 to 5 2021 and co-chaired the 4th round of the Indo-
Danish Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Jeppe Kofod, Foreign Minister of Denmark.

Highlights of MoS MEA Meenakshi Lekhi visit to Portugal and Spain
From September 12-17, 2021 the Minister of State (MoS) Meenakshi Lekhi, Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA) visited Portugal and Spain to enhance bilateral ties with the two countries.
 On September 12-14, 2021 she visited Portugal where a bilateral agreement on the recruitment
of Indian citizens was signed after the review meeting of bilateral relations with her counterpart,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco Andre.
 From September 14-17, 2021, she visited Spain where she met Spanish Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs Angeles Moreno Bau. She inaugurated The Beatles and India exhibition at Casa de
la India, Valladolid which is a PPP (Public-private partnership) model supported by ICCR (Indian
Council for Cultural Relations).
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to USA from 22-25 September 2021

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi visited the United States of America (USA) from 22 to 25
September 2021 and participated in the 1st in-person QUAD Leaders’ Summit in Washington
D.C., the USA, along with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga, and US President Joe Biden.
 The QUAD meeting was hosted by Joe Biden. QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)
countries – includes India, Japan, the USA, and Australia.
PM met Mark Widmar, CEO of First Solar and stated about India’s target of 450 GW
electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030.
BANKING & FINANCE

RBI IN NEWS
Phone Pe – Received Approval from RBI to Operated AA; Received Insurance Broking Licence
from IRDAI
PhonePe Account Aggregator Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PhonePe Group, received in-
principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an Account Aggregator (AA) to
share financial information. The license will enable PhonePe to launch its AA platform.
 PhonePe has received an insurance ‘broking licence’ from the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
RBI Plans to Set up 5 Member Committee on NUE Licences Headed by P Vasudevan

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to set up a 5-member committee headed by P Vasudevan, chief
general manager of RBI, to examine applications and give recommendations on New Umbrella Entity
(NUE) licences. NUEs will be a non-profit entity that will perform as like NPCI and operate new
payment systems, especially in the retail space such as ATMs, white-label point of sale terminals (PoS),
Aadhaar-based payments and remittance services, operation of clearing and settlement systems for
participating banks and non-banks, etc.
RBI removes UCO Bank out of PCA Restrictions

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) delisted UCO Bank, a Public Sector Bank, from its Prompt Corrective Action
(PCA) framework, as the bank’s earnings in the last 1-year till 31st March 2021 has satisfied the
necessary conditions for its removal.Currently, the PCA framework monitors only 2 banks – Indian
Overseas Bank & Central Bank of India. UCO Bank came out of the PCA restrictions after more than four
years.

RBI enhances scope of tokenization to CoFT to ensure security of card data
In order to ensure security of transaction card data, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the scope
of tokenization from device-based tokenization to card-on-file tokenization (CoFT) services. This
enhancement will bar merchants from storing actual card data while online transactions.
RBI had issued the directive under Section 10 (2) read with Section 18 of Payment and Settlement
Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007).
RBI announces opening of 3rd cohort under Regulatory Sandbox

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the opening of the 3rd cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox
(RS) on the theme ‘MSME Lending‘.The theme for 1st cohort (November 2020) was ‘Retail Payments‘
while for 2nd cohort (December 2020) it was ‘Cross Border Payments‘.
 The apex also announced that six entities have completed the test phase of the 1st cohort on retail
payments.
 The eight entities (out of 26) that have been selected for the test phase under 2nd cohort are
Book My Forex; Cashfree Payments; Fairex Solutions; Flyremit; Nearby Technologies (Product-
Paynearby) ; Open Financial Technologies; SoCash India; and Wall Street Finance (Product-WSFx
SecuSmart REMIT).
RBI-MAS to link UPI and PayNow; RBI imposes Rs.1 Lakh penalty on Kosamba Mercantile
Cooperative Bank
In order to ease cross-border payments between India and Singapore, on September 14, 2021, the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are all set for linkage
project under which their respective fast payment systems viz. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and
PayNow will be linked by July 2022.
 RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 Lakh on the Kosamba Mercantile Co-operative Bank
Ltd. located in Kosamba district of Surat, Gujarat after exercising its power under the provisions
of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
RBI Imposed Rs 5 lakh Fine on Kuppam Co-operative Town Bank Over Regulatory Violation
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Kuppam Cooperative Town Bank,
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, over the violation of provisions of the directions issued by RBI in the Master
Circular on Income Recognition, Asset Classification, and Provisioning and Master Circular on Board of
Directors for urban co-operative banks.
 The RBI imposed a Rs 2.44 lakh fine on Spice Money Limited for non-compliance of provisions of
the RBI’s master direction on issuance and operation of prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) in
India.
Bank Deposits Grew by 11.9% in FY21 due to Higher CASA growth: RBI
As per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) publication of ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial
Banks – March 2021’, Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) deposits in FY21 grew by 11.9
percent year-on-year compared to 8.8 percent in FY20 due to high growth in the Current
Account and Savings Account (CASA) deposits.
The share of CASA deposits in FY21 increased to 43.7 percent in March 2021, compared to 41.7
percent in FY20.
RBI Issued Master Directions on Securitisation of Standard Assets, Transfer of Loan Exposures
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the master directions on RBI (Securitisation of Standard Assets)
Directions, 2021, and RBI (Transfer of Loan Exposures) Directions, 2021.

 Master directions of RBI (Securitisation of Standard Assets) 2021
Eligibility: Loans with tenor up to 24 months extended to individuals for agricultural
activities (where both interest and principal are due only on maturity) and Trade
receivables with tenor up to 12 months (discounted/purchased by lenders from their
borrowers) will be eligible for securitisation.
 Master Directions on Transfer of Loan Exposures 2021
The 2021 Directions on Transfer of Loan Exposures will boost liquidity in the system further
and improve transparency and corporate governance. Transfer of stressed loans: RBI has
allowed the transferring of loan exposures classified as fraud (i.e. the stressed loans) to
Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).
BANKING TECHNOLOGY
Karnataka Bank with Mswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd Launches ‘WisePOSGo’ for MSME customers
Karnataka Bank, collaborating with Mswipe Technologies Private Limited, has launched ‘WisePOSGo’.
It’s a Point of Sale(PoS) device that helps in processing of business payments and cashless transactions
for merchants of the bank. This is in line with Digital Bank of Future’.
 The device is equipped with an all-in-one swiping feature. It has the features of contact less
payments mobile phone, QR code, pay by link, magstripe and barcode scanner.
NPCI partners with Fiserv to launch RuPay API Platform – “nFiNi”

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) partnered with fintech firm ‘Fiserv’ to launch
“nFiNi”, a RuPay based Application Programming Interface (API) platform to boost credit card-based
products in India. nFiNi is a BaaS (banking-as-a-service) programme, that will provide a wide variety of
services to Indian fintech companies & banks to distribute RuPay credit cards.
Simplilearn Partners with IIIT Bangalore & NPCI to Provide Advanced Executive Programme in
Cybersecurity
Simplilearn, one of the world’s leading certification training providers, has partnered with the
International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore and National Payments Corporation
of India (NPCI) to provide an advanced executive programme in cybersecurity.
 The program is designed to meet the skill requirements of mid-level management professionals
of banking, cybersecurity, and finance domains who have technical knowledge of the basics of
cybersecurity.
LOANS ISSUED BY BANKS

LOANS ISSUED BY RECEIVED BY AMOUNT KEY NOTES
Japan International Northern Arc $50 million Japan International Cooperation
Cooperation Agency Capital (NAC) (Rs.368 crore) Agency (JICA) signed a $50 million
(JICA) (Rs.368 crore) loan agreement with an
Indian financial institution Northern Arc
Capital (NAC) to support the funding of
Non-Banking Finance Companies
(NBFCs) in India, that provide financial
services to women.
This loan will be provided through co-
financing with the United States
International Development Finance
Corporation (USDFC) based on the

Facility for Accelerating Financial
Inclusion in Asia (FAIA) (Announced on
March 27, 2020).
Export-Import Bank of Africa Finance USD 100 For the revival of COVID-19 impacts
India (Exim Bank) Corporation (AFC) million (Rs.730 Africa’s economies, the Export-Import
crore) Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended
a line of credit of USD 100 million
(Rs.730 crore) on behalf of the Indian
government to the Africa Finance
Corporation (AFC). This credit line will be
utilized to develop infrastructure in the
continent and boost economic
betterment.
The Headquarters of EXIM Bank is
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Exim Bank (Export- Republic of the USD 40 million Exim Bank (Export-Import Bank of India)
Import Bank of India) Maldives (~ Rs 292 has extended a line of credit (LOC) of USD
crores) 40 million (~ Rs 292 crores) to the
Government of the Republic of the
Maldives for the development of sports
infrastructure. So far, Exim Bank has
extended 5 LOC to the Maldives
Government, on behalf of the Government
of India, taking the total value of LOCs to
USD 1.33 billion.
The headquarters of Exim Bank (Export-
Import Bank of India) is Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
Asian Development Bank Tamil Nadu USD 150 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
(ADB) million approved a USD 150 million loan for
building sustainable housing projects for
Urban Poor in Tamil Nadu to provide safe,
affordable housing infrastructure and
services to vulnerable sections.From this
loan the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance
Board (TNSCB) will construct houses in 9
different locations.
Asian Development Chennai $251 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
Bank approved a loan of $251 million for
urban flood protection and
management in the Chennai–
Kosasthalaiyar river basin in India.
 It strengthens flood risk
management and integrated
urban planning to transform
Chennai into a more livable
city.
It will improve climate and disaster
resilience of affected communities, to

protect their lives, economy and the
environment.
AGREEMENTS & MoUs SIGNED

BANKS SIGNED WITH KEY NOTES
Nigeria’s Central Bitt Inc Nigeria’s Central Bank announced the partnership with Bitt
Bank Inc, the global fintech company, as a technical partner for the
launch of its own cryptocurrency ‘eNaira’ by the end of 2021.
HDFC Bank National Small To offer credit support to Micro, Small and Medium
Industries Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country.The MoU was signed
Corporation (NSIC) by Gaurang Dixit, Director of Finance, NSIC and Akhilesh
Kumar Roy, National Head – Sales Excellence and
Transformation, HDFC bank at NSIC office, Okhla, New Delhi.
India Post Payments LIC Housing Finance To provide home loans to over 4.5 crore customers of the
Bank (IPPB) Ltd (Life Insurance former. While LICHFL will be responsible for home loans’
Corporation of credit underwriting, processing, and disbursement, IPPB will
India-HFL) look after for sourcing.
Punjab & Sind Bank Indiabulls Punjab & Sind Bank (PSB) signed a strategic co-lending
(PSB) alliance with Indiabulls Commercial Credit and Indiabulls
Housing Finance Limited (IHFL) for MSME (Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises) and Priority Sector Housing Loans
respectively.Through this partnership, India’s unserved and
underserved sector will be accessed with credit flow at an
affordable cost as compared to standalone loans given by
NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Company).
The headquarters of Punjab & Sind Bank New Delhi.
United Nations Greater Noida Signed an agreement to provide facilities to manage up to 300
Development Industrial metric tonnes of dry waste in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Programme (UNDP), Development  HDFC Bank is providing financial assistance of Rs 3
HDFC Bank Authority (GNIDA) crore in setting up of Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
in Greater Noida.
Headquarters of HDFC Bank is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
IndusInd Bank Escorts Limited To offer financial services to farmers and to make its range of
(Escorts Agri tractors and farm equipment more accessible.The financial
Machinery), one of services will be provided in the form of loans or Agri finance
India’s leading solutions.
automotive  The partnership was formalised by Shenu Agarwal CEO
engineering of Escorts Agri Machinery and Shiban Kaul, Executive
companies Vice President of IndusInd Bank.
Headquarters of Indusland Bank is Pune, Maharashtra.
Punjab National IIFL Home Finance IIFL Home Finance Limited (IIFL HFL) has signed a co-lending
Bank (PNB) Limited (IIFL HFL) agreement with Punjab National Bank (PNB). It is the 4th co-
lending of IIFL HFL with the banks.
Objective - To increase the penetration of affordable housing
loans and secured MSME (Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises) loans.
Life Insurance Department of In September 2021, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
Corporation (LIC) Posts (DoP) of India made an agreement with the Department of Posts
(DoP) for availing of the ‘Print to Post’ solution.The Print

to Post, which is an end-to-end solution provided by the
Department of Post will be useful for LIC for printing and
dispatching the policy booklet issued under a life
insurance policy.
OTHER BANKING NEWS

BharatPe Partners with Axis Bank for its POS Business
BharatPe, the fintech company for merchants, and Axis Bank, the 3rd largest private sector bank in India,
entered into a strategic partnership.Under the partnership, Axis Bank will act as the acquiring bank for
BharatPe’s point of sale (PoS) business ‘BharatSwipe’ and provide acceptance of debit and credit cards
for merchants associated with BharatPe.
Eight Major Banks Join the Account Aggregator Network

iSPIRT Foundation virtually launched the industry-wide ‘Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem Go-
Live’ and announced the joining of 8 Major Banks viz, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC
First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Federal Bank, under AA Network as
financial information providers (FIP).
 The 8 banks and GSTN (Goods and Service Tax Network) have received the in-principle approval
from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to join the AA network.
Federal Bank Launched Credit Card in Association with VISA

Federal Bank launched different variants of credit cards in association with VISA to serve the needs of
different segments of customers. Currently, the card is being offered to existing customers of the Bank
alone. The card has 3 variants of such as – Celesta (Targeted at HNIs (High Net Worth Individuals)),
Imperio (for Family oriented customers), and Signet (for young professionals).
 The headquarters of Federal Bank is Aluva,Kerala.
HDFC Bank Became 1st Lender to List $1 Billion AT-1 Bonds on IFSC
HDFC Bank became the 1st Indian lender to list Additional Tier-I (AT-1) bonds on the Gujarat
International Finance Tec-City – International Financial Services Centre (GIFT-IFSC).HDFC Bank listed
its $1 billion (3.7 percent) foreign currency AI-1 bonds on GIFT (Gujarat International Finance Tec-
City)-IFSC.
SBM-India partners with OneCard to launch mobile-based credit card ‘mobile-first’

SBM Bank-India (State Bank of Mauritius) has partnered with OneCard to launch a mobile-based credit
card namely ‘mobile-first’ which will be offered through an app.This launch will be a part of the bank’s
smart banking mission which acknowledges the expansion of digitalization in India. In this partnership,
OneCard will utilize its Visa’s technology and global acceptance.
Project Dunbar: Central Banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore & South Africa to test CBDCs
for international settlements
Central Banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa have launched ‘Project Dunbar’ under
which these quad banks will test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international
settlements.
 This project will be led by the Singapore Centre of Bank of International Settlements Innovation
Hub.
 The project aims to develop prototype shared platforms for multi-CBDC settlement that fulfils
the needs and requirements of central banks and financial institutions.

UCO Bank partners with ‘Fisdom’ to offer Wealth Management Products
UCO Bank (United Commercial Bank) partnered with ‘Fisdom’, a financial sector company that
specializes in fund management, to offer wealth management services & products to its customers.
Under this collaboration, UCO bank customers can now make seamless investments in Mutual Funds
through its ‘mBanking Plus App’.
 This partnership has enabled high-quality wealth management services on all mutual fund
schemes, in a fully digital mode to the customers of UCO Bank.
SEBI to allow T+1 settlement cycle on an optional basis from January 1, 2022
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will initiate the T+1 (today plus one) settlement cycle for
equity transactions from January 1, 2022 under which Indian stock markets can transfer shares and
money into client accounts in under 24 hours. It is not mandatory for the stock exchanges to go with the
T+1 settlement cycle. They are flexible to offer either T+1 or T+2 settlement cycle
 Currently stock markets follow a T+2 settlement cycle which takes 48 hours or more for the
shares to be transferred into the client account in case of purchase deals. This means a seller
cannot demand payment for at least two days.
Jana Bank Extends the Banking Service to Karnataka’s Namma Shaale Nanna Koduge
Programme
Jana Small Finance Bank made tie up with Karnataka Government to provide the payment gateway
service for Namma Shaale Nanna Koduge (My School, My Contribution) programme which launched by
Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj Bommai during Teacher’s Day.
Namma Shaale Nanna Koduge is an initiative to create a platform for the donors who are willing to
donate money to government schools of Karnataka in the motive of strengthen the public education
system.
Lendingkart partners with SBM Bank India to offer Overdraft facility to MSMEs
On 9th September 2021, Fintech start-up ‘Lendingkart’ partnered with SBM Bank India to offer
customised overdraft facilities to over 1 lakh MSME customers through the Lendingkart platform.At
present, collateral like property, fixed deposits need to be furnished for availing overdraft facilities.
 This proposed unique overdraft facility will offer special features like – on-demand
disbursement, zero physical paperwork, through digital modes.
SBI Raised Rs 4000 crore through AT1 bonds at Coupon of 7.72%

State Bank of India (SBI) has raised Rs 4000 crores through the Basel Compliant Additional Tier 1 (AT1)
bonds at a coupon rate of 7.72%, the lowest pricing ever offered on such debt, issued by an Indian bank
since the implementation of Basel III capital rules in 2013.
 This is the first AT1 bond issuance in the domestic market since the implementation of new SEBI
regulations.
PPBL Enabled India's 1st FASTag-based Metro Parking Facility in Partnership with DMRC
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) enables India’s first FASTag based metro parking facility in
partnership with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). PPBL, the acquiring bank for the parking
facility at Kashmere Gate Metro Station, will facilitate the processing of all FASTag based transactions
for cars with valid FASTag stickers. Additionally, PPBL has also enabled a UPI based payment solution
for 2 wheelers, that enters the parking facility.

SEBI levied Rs 1 lakh fine on Employee of Titan for disclosure lapses
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulatory body for securities and commodity
market, has levied a monetary penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Chandan Gupta, an employee of Titan Company
Limited for disclosure lapses, in violating the insider trading norms.
 He transacted in the firm’s securities on two occasions in the calendar quarter ending on
September 30, 2018. The total value traded was more than Rs 10 lakh.
 The Headquarters of SEBI is Mumbai , Maharashtra.
HSBC Lunches UniTransact to simplify cross-border transactions

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Limited (HSBC) India launched ‘HSBC Unitrans act’ a digital
preposition for simplifying cross border transactions. It will provide a one stop solution and seamless
transaction between client and beneficiaries.
Objective– To unify all cross-border transactions at a single point and provide seamless transaction
facilities.
KMBL in partnership with IISc will set up AI-ML Centre in Bengaluru

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are collaborating to set up
an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI-ML) ‘’Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre’’at IISc campus in
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Aim – To boost the Research & Development and innovation in the field of AI-ML.
 It is an initiative under CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) project on Education and
Livelihood.
The Headquarters of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
PFC issues India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond

Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), the leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) in the
power sector, launched its first €300 million 7-year Euro Bond issuance on September 13 pricing
1.841%. The issuance got participation from around 82 accounts and was oversubscribed 2.65 times by
institutional investors across Asia and Europe.
TMB Launched Initiatives on its 100th Anniversary

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank(TMB) Limited launched various initiatives to mark its 100th anniversary.
The bank launched the “TMB Mobile DigiLobby” to support its customers with banking services and a
Mobile Vaccination Drive to create awareness on Covid-19 vaccination
 Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance launched the postal stamp and a specialised
‘postal card’ to mark the TMB’s centennial celebration in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.
HDFC Bank partners Paytm to launch Co-Branded Credit Cards

On 20th September 2021, HDFC Bank announced partnership with Paytm to launch a range of co-
branded credit cards powered by Visa. The collaboration comes as a result of providing a range of offers
like ‘EMIs’ and ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ options to increase the purchase potential of customers in this
festival season.
BLS International becomes National Business Correspondent of SBI

BLS International Services Ltd was selected as the National Business Correspondent (BC) for the State
Bank of India (SBI) to deliver banking services in urban, semi-urban and rural areas across India.
Objective: To support the financial inclusion mission of the government by providing banking services
to the underserved and unserved people of India.

PayPoint India partnered with BoB to expand Banking Services reach
Bank of Baroda (BoB) collaborated with PayPoint India under which the financial service provider will
provide Banking Service through business correspondent (BC) model. This will enable BoB to expand
its customer network and geographical spread by utilizing PayPoint’s customer service points (CSPs).
 This partnership is a part of BoB’s new initiative ‘BOB NOWW—New Operating model and Ways
of Working’ which aims to push financial inclusion by expanding customer touch points through
digital formats and BC networks.
BOB, BPCL Launched International Co-branded RuPay Debit Card

Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) jointly launched a
personalised co-branded RuPay NCMC (National Common Mobility Card) platinum international
contactless debit card. The co-branded debit card has an NCMC (National Common Mobility Card)
feature to enable contactless transactions across all the public transport systems in the country (such as
metros, buses, cabs, toll, parking, topping-up FASTags, and retail purchases).
 The Headquarters of Bank of Baroda (BoB) Vadodara, Gujarat.
YES Bank partners with Visa for Credit Cards

Yes Bank has joined hands with Visa to offer a suite of credit cards to its customers. It consists of nine
credit card variants on the Visa platform covering all segments viz. consumer cards, business cards, and
corporate cards across YES First, YES Premia and YES Prosperity.
 The Headquarters of YES Bank is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
IPPB Partnered with Tata AIG General Insurance, Bajaj Allianz to Distribute Non-Life Insurance
Products
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) partnered with Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. and Bajaj Allianz
General Insurance for the distribution of non-life insurance products across India. Under the
partnership, IPPB will distribute affordable insurance products to the customers through its network of
650 branches and over 136,000 banking access points.
 The Headquarters of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is New Delhi, Delhi.
Federal Bank partners with OneCard to launch mobile-first credit card

Federal Bank joined hands with fintech company OneCard to launch a mobile-first credit card
to cater the individual’s credit demand for the upcoming festive season. The cards will be
powered by Visa. This card powered by OneCard app, 'slick', and can be activated and used
instantly in virtual format until the physical card gets delivered.
The Headquarters of Federal Bank is Aluva, Kerala.
RBL Bank &Mastercard Launched New Campaign #UseBefikar

RBL Bank launched ‘#UseBefikar’, a new campaign with Mastercard to provide shopping offers
and rewards for the existing cardholders.With the #UseBefikar campaign, the RBL bank’s
Mastercard holders can avail of exclusive offers with assured safety and security.
The Headquarters of RBL Bank is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
BPCL, SBI Card Launched Co-branded RuPay Contactless Credit Card for the Cashless Payments
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and State Bank of India (SBI) card launched the
‘BPCL SBI Card co-branded RuPay Contactless Credit Card’, to enhance the savings of the
customers and provide a boost to cashless transactions.The card provides a 1 percent
surcharge waiver on every transaction up to Rs 4000 with a 4.25 percent value back.

The Headquarters of State Bank of India (SBI) is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
HPCL Collaborates with ICICI Bank for Fuel Payments through FASTags
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) collaborated with ICICI Bank, to enable the
ICICI bank customers to use their ICICI Bank FastTag to pay for fuel and lubricants at HPCL’s
19,000 retail outlets across India.
 HPCL is the first Oil Marketing Company (OMC) to provide a cashless facility to enable
FastTag for fuel purchases by retail and commercial customers.
ICICI Bank Offers OD Facility to Sellers Registered on Amazon India

ICICI Bank partnered with Amazon India to offer an overdraft (OD) facility up to Rs 25 lakh to
individual sellers and small businesses registered on the e-commerce marketplace amazon.in.
 Objective: To enable easy and trusted access to credit for sellers at low costs.
The Headquarters of ICICI Bank is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Vistara Airlines-IndusInd Bank jointly launched a credit card

TATA SIA Airlines Limited, known by the brand name Vistara, joined hands with IndusInd Bank
to launch co-branded ‘Club Vistara IndusInd Bank Explorer’ credit card to enhance the
travel experience of customers. The credit card will offer various benefits covering travel,
financial, and insurance for customers viz.
Federal Bank Tie up with NPCI Launched RuPay Signet Contactless Credit Card
Federal Bank launched the Federal Bank RuPay Signet Contactless Credit Card in
partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The card has the lowest
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) starting from just 5.88 percent per annum.
The card is specially designed for millennial customers and it offers an 3-2-1 rewards structure
personalised for them.
Paytm ties with Ria Money Transfer to Become India’s 1st Platform to Accept International
Remittances Directly
Paytm Payments Bank has partnered with Ria Money Transfer, a cross-border money transfer
firm and a business segment of Euronet. It will facilitate users to receive money from their
relatives abroad. With this partnership, Paytm Payment Bank becomes the first digital wallet in
India to accept deposits from international remittances while Ria Money Transfer has become
the first money transfer company that will connect with 333 million Paytm’s wallet users.
NABARD Approved Credit Plan for Yak Husbandry in Arunachal Pradesh

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved a credit plan
for yak husbandry in Arunachal Pradesh to support the herders to secure loans and strengthen
their livelihoods. The scheme was developed by the National Research Centre on Yak
(NRCY).
J&K Bank Received Rs 500 crore Capital from J&K Govt

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Bank today received Rs 500 Cr as capital from the Government of
Union Territory (UT) of J&K, through which the UT will acquire over 16.76 crore shares (6.06
percent) in the Bank.

With the infusion of Rs 500 Cr, the J&K government’s equity share in the J&K Bank will increase
to over 74 percent.
FINANCE NEWS
IMF Allocated USD 17.86 billion to India under SDRs
International Monetary Fund (IMF) allocated a Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 12.57 billion (equivalent
to around USD 17.86 billion at the latest exchange rate) to India in August 2021.The total SDR holdings
of India now stands at SDR 13.66 billion (equivalent to around USD 19.41 billion at the latest exchange
rate).
 In August 2021, the Board of Governors of the IMF had approved a general allocation of about
SDR 456 billion to its members in proportion to their existing quotas in the IMF.
IDBI Intech Implements Innovative Anti Money Laundering Solution at LIC

IDBI Intech Limited, a technology-led business transformation organisation, has implemented its iAML
(Anti Money Laundering) solution at Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC), an Indian statutory
insurance and investment corporation.IDBI Intech Ltd offers various specialised solutions in the
banking, financial services and Insurance(BFSI) sector.
Clix Housing Finance partners with IMGC for Mortgage Guarantee Backed Home Loans
India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) is the country’s first and only mortgage guarantee
company that had entered into the partnership with Clix Housing Finance Limited (HFL) to offer
mortgage-backed home loan products for salaried and non-salaried customers in the affordable housing
segment.IMGC is playing the role of lender in the field of affordable housing.
PayNearby launched first-of-its-kind 'NeoDukaan' in partnership with RASCI

PayNearby has partnered with Retailers Association's Skill Council of India (RASCI) to launch
'PayNearbyNeoDukaan', first-of-its-kind holistic store management tool, for the digital empowerment
of its retail partners and retail stores.
It will provide multiple digital payment options like digital ledger for credit management, online
wholesale procurement options, among others.
PFRDA Increased the NPS Entry Age from 65 to 70 Years

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) increased the maximum age for
joining the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years of age. Following the change in
age, the NPS has revised the guidelines on entry and exit options.The existing age of entry which is 18-
65 years were revised to 18-70 years.
 Any Indian Citizen, resident or non-resident and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) between the age
of 65-70 years are eligible to join NPS and continue their NPS Account up to the age of 75 years.
EarlySalary Partnered with HDBFS to Improve Digital Lending

EarlySalary, a consumer lending platform, has partnered with HDB Financial Services Ltd (HDBFS), a
Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to improve Digital Lending and to improve the impact of Skill
upgradation, Education Loans, and Health-care finance.
Visa in partnership with Innoviti Develop Stored Value Debit Card for Offline Payments
Visa has partnered with payment solutions firm Innoviti to enable the service of storing money in the
cards upto Rs 2,000. It will enable transactions without connectivity. It is mainly for making offline
payments.Visa solution will be first of its kind in India that will deliver such services.

 The new Visa cards will be equipped with a chip, which holds a stored value of a daily spend limit
of Rs 2,000 and has a per transaction limit of Rs 200. It is mandated by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
BOI & MAS Financial Services Enters Co-Lending Arrangement for MSME Loans
Bank of India (BOI) has entered into a co-lending arrangement with the MAS Financial Services Limited
for MSME to offer Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) loans. Under this partnership, the Bank
of India will utilize the reach of MAS Financial Services to build the MSME portfolio.
The strategic co-lending arrangement was announced on the occasion of the 116th Foundation Day of
the Bank of India.
Paytm Money Partnered with WealthDesk To Launch “WealthBaskets”

Paytm’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Paytm Money, is launching a wealth and investment advisory
marketplace on its platform to offer curated advisory services and products to retail investors. Paytm
Money has partnered with start-up WealthDesk to offer investment portfolios called ‘WealthBaskets’ as
the first step to build up the advisory ecosystem.
Govt appointed 10 Merchant Bankers for Managing IPO of LIC

Government of India has appointed 10 merchant bankers for managing Initial Public Offering (IPO) of
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). The IPOs of LIC will be launched in the month of January to March
2022. The merchant bankers provide services such as management of Promotional activities, Credit
syndication, Project counselling, and Portfolio management, etc.
DBS partners with SWIFT for real-time cross-border Payment Tracking

DBS in partnership with Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)
Global Payments Innovation(gpi) has launched real-time online tracking for cross-border collections for
businesses in India benefitting around 4,000 corporate and small business clients.
 DBS became the first bank in India and Asia-Pacific to offer this service to its clients.
 DBS was also the first bank in Asia to launch outbound payments with end-to-end tracking with
SWIFT gpi.
IRDAI Issues Composite Broking Licence to HIBIPL

A Composite Broking Licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
(IRDAI) is being provided to Hero Insurance Broking India Pvt. Ltd. (HIBIPL). It will allow the firm to
offer reinsurance broking and risk management consultancy services to corporate clients.
 Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) allowed insurers to continue
selling and renewing short-term Covid-19 specific health insurance policies till March 2022.
CricketCrazy.io: World’s First Cricket NFT Marketplace was launched

Cricket Foundation, a Singapore-headquartered blockchain-based platform launched world’s first
cricket NFT (Non-Fungible Token) named CricketCrazy.io.Cricket Foundation has partnered with
around 120 cricketers including Wasim Akram, VVS Laxman and Lance Klusener.
 The Cricket Token (CRIC) is listed on Indian and international crypto exchanges with a market
cap of over $200 million.
Tata Capital launches ‘Loan Against Mutual Funds’ Scheme

Tata Capital, the financial service wing of Tata Sons, launched a 1st of its kind digital banking scheme
called ‘Loan Against Mutual Funds’ (LAMF). The scheme offers instant loans ranging from ₹5 lakhs to ₹2
crores to customers on their existing Mutual Funds, maintained by various asset management
companies.

 The loans can be availed as an overdraft facility or as a term loan to meet the personal & business
loan requirements of customers.
NIPL Partnered with Liquid Group to Power UPI QR payment

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI) has partnered with Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid Group), to enable Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia.
 The Headquarters of NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) is Mumbai, Maharashtra.
DFC and USAID Announce $55 million Credit Guarantee Programme to India
United States (US) International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in collaboration with
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly announced an 8-year
sponsor project programme with a credit guarantee of USD 55 million (~ Rs 400 crores)
named ‘India Covid Response Programme for Agriculture Transition’ to address the economic
impact of COVID-19 in India.
Flipkart Wholesale Partnered with Davinta to Offer Credit Facility for Retailers
Flipkart Wholesale, digital Business-to-Business (B2B) marketplace of Flipkart Group
partnered with Davinta Financial Services Private Limited (Davinta), an SME lending platform
based in Bengaluru, to offer a credit facility for retailers associated with Flipkart.
 The partnership between Flipkart Wholesale and Davinta will offer a “Buy Now Pay
Later” (BNPL) credit facility to the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and
Kiranas.
GoI Decided to Borrow Rs 5.3 lakh crore in H2 FY22

Government of India (GoI), in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has decided
to borrow Rs 5.3 lakh crore for the second half (H2) of FY22 i.e (October 2021 to March
2022) to fund the revenue gap for reviving the economy (affected by COVID-19).
Under the budget for 2021-22, the government’s gross borrowing for FY22 was estimated to be
Rs 12.05 lakh crore along with net borrowing of Rs 9.37 crore.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS

GDP & GROWTH RATE
ORGANIZATION YEAR RATE
National Statistical Office First quarter of 20.1%
(NSO) financial year As per the data of the National Statistical Office (NSO),
2021-22 (Q1 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
FY22) (i.e., April (MoSPI), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first
to June 2021) quarter of financial year 2021-22 (Q1 FY22) (i.e., April to
June 2021) grew by 20.1 percent as compared to a
contraction of 24.4 (-24.4) percent in Q1 FY21.As per data
released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s
fiscal deficit during April – July 2021 ( i.e. the 1st 4 months of
FY22) stood at Rs 3.21 lakh crore or 21.3 percent of the
budget estimate (BE) at the end of July 2021.

Moody Calendar Year 9.6%
(CY) 2021 The rating agency Moody in its August update to ‘Global
Macro Outlook 2021-22’ projected India’s growth for
calendar year (CY) 2021 at 9.6% and 7% for 2022. As per the
update, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions gradually
increases the growth in Indian economic activities. They
collectively grow by 6.2% as a whole in 2021 as against 3.2%
contraction (-3.2%) in 2020. They will grow 4.5% in 2022.
An American multinational investment bank and financial
services Morgan Stanley maintained its estimate of India
GDP growth at 10.5% for FY22. As per the agency, by the end
of Q2FY22 (quarter ending September2021) economic
activities will start getting back to normal.
OECD FY22 9.7%
In its Economic Outlook, Interim Report September 2021, the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) has reduced India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
growth forecast in FY22 to 20 basis points to 9.7 percent and
for FY23 the GDP growth forecast was reduced by 30 bps to
7.9 percent.
Inflation: OECD has increased the inflation forecast of India
by 50 bps to 5.9 percent for FY22 and by 70 bps to 5.5
percent for FY23.
ADB FY2021-22 10%
As per the latest economic outlook of Asian Development
Bank (ADB) titled ‘the Asian Development Outlook 2021
Update Transforming Agriculture in Asia’, India’s Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for FY2021-22 was
reduced to 10 percent from its earlier projection of 11
percent (April 2021) due to the impact of COVID-19.
The GDP growth forecast for FY2022-23 was increased from
7 percent to 7.5 percent.
ICRA FY22 9%
The ICRA (formerly known as Investment Information
and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited) has revised
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection
in FY22 from 8.5 percent (June 2021) to 9 percent. It
has revised the GVA (gross value added) growth
estimate for agriculture, forestry and fishing in the
second and third quarter (Q2 &Q3) of 2021-22 to 3
percent each from its earlier projection of 2 per cent.
S&P Global Ratings FY22 9.5%
S&P Global Ratings Retained India’s Economic Growth
Projection in FY22 to 9.5 percent. The rating agency has
reported a strong recovery in economic activity in India
after the second wave of COVID-19.In June 2021, it
revised India’s economic growth projection in FY22 to
9.5 percent from its earlier forecast of 11 percent.

ECONOMY NEWS
Zerodha gets SEBI’s nod to launch its AMC
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given its in-principle approval to the India’s
largest retail broking firm Zerodha to launch its Asset Management Company (AMC).With this approval,
the company can launch its own mutual funds (MFs).
FDI Equity Inflows up 168% to USD 17.57 billion in Q1 FY22

India’s Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflow grew by 168 percent in Q1 FY22 (i.e. April-June
2021) (USD 17.57 billion) compared to Q1 FY21 (USD 6.56 billion).The total FDI comprises equity
inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital.The automobile industry has become the top sector with
27 percent share of the total FDI equity inflows.
Sai Life Sciences Becomes Signatory of United Nations Global Compact

Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organization (CRO/
CDMO), has become a signatory of the world’s largest sustainability initiative, United Nations Global
Compact (UNGC). With this Signatory, it has committed itself to adopt the Ten Principles of the UNGC on
human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, reinforcing the company’s commitment to
corporate responsibility and sustainability.
BUSINESS NEWS
Infosys Becomes 4th Indian Company to Reach 100 billion USD M-Cap
Infosys became the 4th Indian company and 2nd Indian software company after Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) to cross the 100 billion USD mark in terms of market capitalization(m-cap). TCS,
Reliance Industries and HDFC bank are other Indian companies that have crossed the 100 billion marks
in terms of m-cap.
Nasscom CoE-IoT partners with Taiwan-India AI Centre to Support Indian Tech startups
National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) Centre of Excellence for Internet
of Things (CoE-IoT) has signed an intent of cooperation with Taiwan-India Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Technology Innovation Research Centre to support the Indian tech startups to source hardware
components from Taiwan during their prototyping or production phases with an aim to provide
incubation support, mentorship and market access.
Amazon Pay ties up with Kuvera to offer wealth management service for the first time
Amazon Pay, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon in partnership with Kuvera, Investment platform
will provide wealth management services to its 50 million customers across India.It is the first ever
wealth management tie-up for amazon across the world.
Kuvera will offer its services, products and technology knowledge to Amazon Pay users in order to
facilitate investments into Mutual funds, Fixed deposits.
TCS Becomes 2nd Indian company to hit USD 200 Bn M-cap after RIL
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) of TATA groups becomes the 2nd Indian company to hit the 200
Billion USD market capitalization (M-Cap) mark. Reliance Industries (RIL)was the first Indian Company
to achieve the feat.
Among the most valued software companies, TCS is ranked behind Accenture (USD 218bn) and ahead
of IBM (USD 123 bn).

Amazon launches “Kisan Store” for doorstep delivery of Agricultural products to Farmers
Amazon launched ‘Kisan Store’ – a facility that allows Farmers to purchase agricultural products like
seeds, farm accessories, plant protection, nutrition at Amazon Easy stores. Over 8000 products were
available for their purchase with doorstep delivery facilities.Digital payment modes facilities like Net
Banking, UPI, Amazon Pay, and Debit & Credit Cards can also be used for procurement.
TCS signs IT Transformation deal with German bank NORD/LB and Partnership Agreement
with Newgen to Facilitate BSB Project in Israel
The Indian Information Technology (IT) company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been
selected by NORD/LB (Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale) as the strategic partner for its
IT transformation. NORD/LB is a German Landesbank and one of the largest commercial
banks in Germany.
Newgen Software is collaborating with TCS for their Flagship Banking Service Bureau (BSB)
Project in Israel. They deploy an enterprise-wide content repository and a multi-channel,
multilingual communication suite for the BSB in Israel.
MoU’s & AGREEMENTS

MoU’s BETWEEN COUNTRY
COUNTRY MoU’s WITH FIELD / PURPOSE
India US India’s Ministry of Defence has announced that it signed a Project
Agreement (PA) with the United States (US) Department of Defence
in July 2021, for co-development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (ALUAV), under the Joint Working Group Air Systems in the
Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).
 The agreement was made in reference to the collaboration
between two countries in defence technology through co-
development of defence equipment and also aims on co-
production and co-development of future technologies for Indian
and US military forces.
India Nepal For the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage and 103 health sector
projects across different districts of Nepal, which were damaged by
the 2015 earthquake.The projects will be reconstructed at a cost of
420 crore Nepalese Rupees (~$36 million).
India US Signs two MoUs during the two-day 4th Indo-US Health
Dialogue 2021 hosted by India. Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the closing
session of Indo-US Health Dialogue.
 India’s Health & Family Welfare Ministry and USA’s
Department of Health and Human Services signed a MoU
for cooperation in the field of Health and Biomedical
sciences.
Another MoU was signed between Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR) & National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID) for cooperation with the International Centre
for Excellence in Research (ICER).

India Bhutan Scientific Secretary of Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO), R Umamaheswaran and Jigme Tenzing, Director of the
Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT),
Royal Government of Bhutan, virtually signed an Implementing
Arrangement (IA) to co-operate in the development of a joint
small satellite.
The current agreement was in the line of MoU signed between
Bhutan and India on Collaboration in Peaceful Uses of Outer
Space under the purview of the Ministry of Information and
Communication (MoIC) in 2020.
India Oman An agreement was signed between the Indian Navy and Royal
Navy of Oman for the exchange of white shipping information
and to boost maritime safety and security cooperation. There
will be facilitation of information exchange between the Indian
Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) and Oman’s MSC for
merchant shipping traffic.
India United States The chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC), M Ajit
Kumar and Acting Commissioner of United States (US)
Customs & Border Protection, the Department of Homeland
Security, Troy Miller signed a Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA) to recognise each other as Authorised
Economic Operators(AEO).
This agreement would enhance the export of both the
countries and provide faster clearances through customs
procedures.
India UAE India and UAE have formally launched negotiations on the
India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Both sides aim to conclude
negotiations by December 2021 and sign a formal agreement
in March 2022.
The new agreement is expected to increase bilateral trade in
goods to $100 billion within five years of the signed agreement
and increase trade in services to $15 billion.
India United Kingdom Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and the Natural History
Museum (NHM), London, United Kingdom (UK), signed a MoU
to formulate strategies for long term scientific documentation
and conservation of faunal diversity through international
exchange.
 The MoU was signed for 5 years by Dhriti Banerjee, the
1st lady Director of ZSI and Douglas Gurr, Director, NHM,
London.
India holds 2.4 percent of the world’s land with 8.1 percent
of species diversity, which makes India one of twelve mega
diversity countries of the world.

MoU’s WITH STATES
STATE MoU’s WITH FIELD / PURPOSE
Ladakh Border Roads For construction & upgradation of its road network. The UT
Organisation (BRO) has also allocated 7 road & tunnel construction projects to
BRO, reviewing its expertise in construction over hilly areas.
The successful completion of these road infrastructure
projects will boost the tourism sector in the UT, thereby
strengthening its economy.
Punjab American Chamber of Signed a first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding
Commerce in India (MoU) during the virtual 29th annual general meeting of the
(Amcham India) Amcham India.It will promote investment in the state and
enhance ease of doing business for the US (United States)
member companies.
Himachal Various Industrial Government of Himachal Pradesh has signed 27 MoUs worth
Pradesh Organisations Rs.3307 crore with various industrial organisations which
are capable of providing direct and indirect employment
opportunities to more than 15000 people.
Rakesh Kumar Prajapati Deputy Commissioner, Kangra at
Dharamshala signed the MoU on the behalf of the
government of Himachal Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu IREDA Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Limited
(TANGEDCO), the state Power distribution company of
Tamil Nadu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd
(IREDA) to receive technical expertise in renewable energy
(RE) projects.
Tamil Nadu targets to create 25,000 MW of new energy
capacity in the next 10 years at an estimated cost of
₹1,32,500 crores.
Gujarat Amazon India Amazon India, a leading e-commerce company signed a MoU
with the Industries and Mines Department, Government of
Gujarat to boost the e-commerce exports from Gujarat.The
MoU was signed by Ranjithkumar, Micro Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) Commissioner and Abhijit Kamran,
global selling head, Amazon in the presence of Vijay Rupani,
Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Assam Coal India Limited(CIL) Coal India Limited(CIL), owned by the Ministry of Coal has
signed a MoU with the Department of Health & Family
Welfare, Government of Assam to strengthening the health
infrastructure at the Silchar Medical College
&Hospital(SMCH), Silchar. SMCH is the only Medical College
and Hospital in Barak Valley Region, Assam.
Tamil Nadu Dubai-based DP World For an investment of Rs 2000 crore to establish a series of
projects in Tamil Nadu.
The MoU was signed in the presence of MK Stalin, Chief
Minister(CM) of Tamil Nadu(TN) and officials of DP world.
Assam SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in
association with the Assam Government launched an
innovation fund to promote start-ups. Under the Cluster
Development Fund (CDF) an agreement of Rs 350 crore was

signed between Chairman cum Managing Director of SIDBI
Sivasubramanian Ramann and Principal Secretary of
Industries and Commerce and Public Enterprises K K
Dwivedi in the presence of the Chief Minister.
It will promote ‘One district- One- product initiative ‘.
Odisha UNICEF and Centre for The department of Housing and Urban Development
Policy Research (CPR) (H&UD) and the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water
(PR&DW), under the government of Odisha, signed a Letter
of Understanding (LoU) with UNICEF (United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund) and Centre for
Policy Research (CPR) for urban-rural convergence on
Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) and Plastic
Waste Management (PWM) to provide sanitation facilities in
villages around urban areas of the state.
 Department of Agriculture and Farmers
Empowerment, Fisheries and Animal Resources
Development under the government of Odisha signed
an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation to support sustainable
and inclusive agriculture transformation.
Tamil Nadu Industries Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
inaugurated the Tamil Nadu (TN) Exports Conclave
2021 at Kalaivanar Arangam, Chennai,Tamil
Nadu.Signing of 24 MoUs were done between the TN
government and industries through which Rs 2,120.54
crore will be raised and create jobs for 41,695 people.
It was organized by various Departments of
Government of TN and Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of
India to showcase the strengths of TN in exports.
Telangana Wingsure Telangana(TS) Government has signed a MoU with
Wingsure, an insurtech venture spin-out of SRI
International.As a part of the MoU, Wingsure will
provide deep-tech-based personalised crop insurance
products and advisory services to small, underserved
farmers in the State.
This alliance is among the first in the global farming
ecosystem and will help Telangana to promote social
inclusion and digital transformation in Indian
agriculture.
Karnataka Infosys Karnataka’s Department of Higher Education and the
Information Technology (IT) major will collaborate and
to be sign three MoUs for prioritising skill development
among students as per National Education Policy (NEP-
2020).
 The decision was made during a meeting convened
with Infosys officials chaired by Minister for Higher

Education Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana at Vikasa
Soudha in Bengaluru, on September 28.
The ‘NEP community’ will be established to facilitate
the exchange of best practices among institutions.
MoU’s BETWEEN ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION MoU’s WITH FIELD / PURPOSE
Indian Navy Bharat Electronics Indian Navy has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL) Limited (BEL) for the manufacture and supply of India’s 1st
indigenously developed Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) with
both ‘hard kill’ and ‘soft kill capabilities. The NADS has been
developed by the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by BEL.
Department of Ministry of The agreement made on the lines of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Animal husbandry Fisheries, Animal Mahostav’ for rural economic growth.
& Dairying (DAHD) Husbandry and Under the MoU, the Self-Help Group (SHG) platform or services
Dairying of SHG members will be utilized as a livestock resource person
(MoFAHD), and and primary service provider for the development of the Indian
Ministry of Rural rural economy.
Development
(MoRD)
National Mission for South Asian Purpose - creating an academic platform for researchers and
Clean Ganga Institute for young minds and to boost Research and Developing capacity
(NMCG) Advanced Research building hubs in the eastern region. They will work together to
& Development build integrated river basin management, using geospatial
(SAIARD) technologies etc.
Russia’s NSCMB CSIR-NIO In August 2021, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research –
National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) virtually signed
a MoU with Russia’s A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center
of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of
Science (NSCMB FEB RAS) towards collaboration in the field of
Marine research.
Objective – To strengthen mutual cooperation in capacity
building & advancement of research in the field of marine
science.
National e- National Law National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of
Governance University (NLU), Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government
Division (NeGD) Delhi & National of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Law Institute with National Law University (NLU), Delhi and National Law
University (NLIU), Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal to establish a Cyber Lab for
Bhopal the “Online capacity building Programme on Cyber Law, Crime
Investigation and Digital Forensics”.
Agricultural and Indian Council of Purpose - To increase export production by increasing quality
Processed Food Agriculture and processing.
Product Export Research (ICAR)- Development and implementation in improving facilities like
Development Indian Institute of traceability, Artificial intelligence would promote millet
Authority (APEDA) Millet exports.
Research(IIMR)

All India Institute of NICM Western To appoint an Academic Chair in Ayurveda. It was signed
Ayurveda (AIIA) Sydney University between Professor Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute
Australia of Ayurveda, Ministry of Ayush and Vice-Chancellor and
President, Western Sydney University, Australia, Professor
Barney Glover.
The appointment of the chair is jointly funded by the Ministry
of Ayush and Western Sydney University and anticipated to
commence early in 2022.
National Socialist Indian government National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-
Council of Nagaland K), a militant group led by Niki Sumi, signed the new ceasefire
– Khaplang (NSCN- agreement with the Indian government in New Delhi. NSCN-K
K) accepted to adhere to all the existing ceasefire agreement for a
period of 1-year till 8th September 2022.
The ceasefire agreement is a great step in Naga peace process,
thereby making Insurgency-free Nagaland.
Indian Institute of Indian Institute of For extending the research collaboration on “GROWTH – India
Technology (IIT) Astrophysics (IIA) Telescope”, for a period of 5-years. At present, IIT Bombay
Bombay students remotely use the telescope to develop observatory &
data processing tools, and study various astronomical bodies.
Notably, IIT Bombay students discovered – ‘2020 QG’, the
closest known asteroid that flew past the Earth without
impacting.
Garden Reach Naval Group Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd., (GRSE), a Mini
Shipbuilders and Ratna Category 1 Defence PSU leading warship building
Engineers Ltd., company of India, and Naval Group, European Naval Defence
(GRSE) Industry from France signed MoU in the field of offering high-
end surface ships which based on the sea-proven “Gowind”
design and to fulfil the requirements of India and international
naval forces.
The agreement emphasizes the potential of strategic relations
between France and India in the Indo-Pacific region.
Indian Institute of Indian Air Force For Collaboration in the field of Academics and Research in the
Technology (IIT) (IAF) domain Aerospace Technology & for the establishment of the
Kanpur Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh, VSM Class I MBE, Chair of
Excellence and Research Scholar Program (RSP) for Indian Air
Force Officers at the IAF Headquarters, New Delhi, Delhi.
The partnership will establish long term relationship for
academic and research-based interactions and interchange of
technical knowledge to foster knowledge development and
promote breakthrough innovations in the domain of Aerospace
Technology.
Bharti group backed Hughes Network Bharti group backed OneWeb and United States (US) company
OneWeb System Hughes Network System has signed a MoU in a collectively
hosted session at Satellite 2021 in Maryland,US for Low Earth
Orbit (LEO) satellite service in US and India.
It is a strategic agreement for distributing satellite service
networks in India to large enterprises, small and medium
businesses, government, telecoms and Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) in the rural and remote parts of the country.

ArcelorMittal National Small To provide critical steel products to the Micro, Small & Medium
Nippon Steel India Industries Enterprises (MSMEs) in the steel sector. This is a first of its
(AM/NS India) Corporation (NSIC) kind MoU signed by NSIC with a private steel company.
MoU was signed by Ranjan Dhar, Chief Marketing Officer of
AM/NS India, and P. Udayakumar, Director (Planning &
Marketing) of NSIC.
Skyroot Aerospace Department of Skyroot Aerospace, a Space technology startup, becomes the
Space (DOS) first private company to formally sign a Framework MoU with
the Department of Space (DOS). Under this agreement, the
startup company can undertake multiple tests and access
facilities at various ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
centers. ISRO will also provide technical expertise for testing
and qualifying their Space launch vehicle systems and
subsystems.
Union Minister 5 private companies Such as CISCO, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms Limited, ITC (formerly
Narendra Singh India Tobacco Company Limited) Limited and NCDEX e-
Tomar, Ministry of Markets Limited (NeML) at KrishiBhavan, New Delhi for pilot
Agriculture & projects. These MoUs envisage the modernization of the
Farmers Welfare agriculture sector that will further aid in increasing the income
(MoA&FW) of farmers.
Ministry of Tourism Indian Railways To promote domestic tourism and development of new tourism
(MoT) Catering and products at two-day Conference of Tourism and Culture
Tourism Ministers of North Eastern States held in Guwahati, Assam on
Corporation September 13 and 14.Under the ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation
(IRCTC) and Spiritual Augmentation Drive’ (PRASAD) scheme, Union
Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy sanctioned Rs 200 crore
for the tourism development in the North Eastern Region.
Pharmacopoeia USA’s American To boost the export potential of Indian Traditional Medicine
Commission for Herbal products in US Market.
Indian Medicine & Pharmacopoeia Both countries will collaborate on framing the Safety &
Homoeopathy Standards for Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy
(PCIM&H) under (ASU&H) drugs for quicker adaptation in the US market.
the Ministry of
Ayush
Agnikul Cosmos Department of Scientific Secretary of ISRO (Indian Space Research Institute)
Space, under ISRO and Chairman,interim IN-Space(Indian National Space
Promotion and Authorisation Centre) committee, R
Umamaheswaran signed a Framework of Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on behalf of Department of Space, under
ISRO with aerospace start-up Agnikul Cosmos CEO(Chief
Executive Officer) Srinath Ravichandran.
The agreement would provide Agnikul Cosmos to access to
expertise and advanced facilities of ISRO for the development
and testing of space launch vehicles.
TRIFED Big Basket and Purti Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India
Agrotech Limited (TRIFED) made an MoU with e-grocery platform Big
Basket and Purti Agrotech of Jharkhand for the promotion and
sale of natural Van Dhan products. These two initiatives will
become operational from October 2, 2021.

TRIFED and e-grocery platform Big Basket entered into an
agreement for the promotion and sale of natural Van Dhan
products through Big Basket.
Directorate General European Union To work on an arrangement through which they will set
of Civil Aviation Aviation Safety common safety and environmental protection standards.
(DGCA) Agency (EASA) Objective– To promote cooperation,understanding of each
other’s regulatory systems. It will also promote an exchange of
aeronautical products, services and personnel.
DFPD of MOCAF & CSC Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) under
PD Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
(MOCAF & PD) signed a model memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC).
 The MoU will let the Fair Price Shops (FPSs) to provide
CSC services through interested Fair Price Shop (FPS)
dealers. This will increase the business opportunities
and income of FPS.
DAHD Bill and Melinda As a part of on-going celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit

Gates Foundation Mahotsav, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
(DAHD) signed a multi-year MoU with Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to support India’s livestock
sector.Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister
Parshottam Rupala signed the deal. As a part of the
partnership National One Health platform will be
established with an aim to improve the livelihoods of
economic poor people.
WFP ICRISAT United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics (ICRISAT) signed a MoU to improve food,
nutrition security and livelihoods in India against the
impacts of climate change.
The deal was signed between WFP India representative
and Country Director Bishow Parajuli and ICRISAT
Director General Dr Jacqueline Hughes.
EXIM (Export Fahi Dhiriulhun To provide a Buyers Credit of ∼$228 million for the
Import) Bank of Corporation construction of 4000 Social Housing Units in Hulhumale’
India Limited (FDC) of Phase II.
Maldives  The construction will be undertaken by India’s
National Buildings Construction Company (NBCC)
and JMC Projects (India).
India had extended over $ 2 billion in concessional loans
to undertake infrastructure development projects.
Amazon Internet MeitY Startup Hub Amazon Internet Services Pvt Ltd (AISPL) has entered
Services Pvt Ltd into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MeitY
(AISPL) Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics
and IT (MeitY), to promote technology innovation and the
sustainable growth of start-ups in India. AISPL

undertakes the resale and marketing of Amazon Web
Services (AWS) Cloud services in India.
HAL Alliance Air Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a leased
Aviation Limited agreement with Alliance Air Aviation Limited for the
deployment of two HAL’s Civil Dornier-228 (Do-228)
aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh (AR). This deal envisages
enhancing Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in the
region as it will connect remote parts of AR.
OTHER MoU’s IN CONTENT FORMAT

Tripartite Karbi Anglong Agreement inked between Union & Assam State Govt with KAAC
In order to foster peace and prosperity in Assam, on September 4, 2021, the Central Government has
signed a tripartite Karbi Anglong Agreement/Memorandum of Settlement under which all conditions of
the Karbi people will be fulfilled in a stipulated time. Karbis are a major ethnic community of Assam.
 Investment of Rs 1,000 crore by the Union and Assam government for development of the Karbi
Anglong area in the next 5 years.
Meghalaya Govt Signed an MoU to Ease Financial Services in Rural Areas

Finance Department of Meghalaya and Meghalaya Rural Bank(MRB) signed a MoU to provide support to
600 Business Correspondents (BCs) in the state. It will help to resolve the problem of access to finance
in the rural remote areas. The support will be provided by the Business Correspondent Agents (BCA) of
Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS), Integrated Village Cooperative Societies (IVCS),
Common Service Centre(CSC).
SPI and GIZ Tied up with MNRE to Extend role in Decentralised Renewable Energy
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) tied a partnership with Smart Power India (SPI), an
arm of Rockefeller Foundation & Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to
encourage Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) innovations.The
partnership was the part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in the lines to become Atmanirbhar Bharat.
CIL’s NCL Partners with NTPC to Install 50MW Solar Power Project in MP; CIL signed MoU with
Dept of Sport to Improve Sports Infrastructure
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) has partnered with
NTPC Limited to install 50 megawatts (MW) solar power project at Nigahi coal mines of NCL in
Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh (MP).
 Target - This project will support the efforts of CIL to achieve 3000MW solar power by
2023-2024 and to become a net-zero company.
 Coal India Limited has signed a MoU with the Department of Sports under the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports to enhance the sports infrastructure in India.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

APPOINTMENTS
NATIONAL
PERSON NAME APPOINTED ENTITY / PLACE KEY NOTES
AS
Piyush Vedprakash India’s Sherpa G20 Union Minister Piyush Vedprakash Goyal,
Goyal Ministry of Commerce and Industry was
appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20
(Group of Twenty) by replacing former
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu. A Sherpa is
a personal representative of the leader of a
member country at an international
Summit meeting. That means Piyush Goyal
will be India’s Prime Minister’s Narendra
Modi’s Sherpa.
He will be responsible for steering
negotiations with partner countries on
policy issues on an ongoing basis while the
PM will lead India’s participation.
Bhupendra Patel Chief Minister Gujarat Bhupendra Patel was appointed as the 17th
Chief Minister (CM) of Gujarat by the
Governor Acharya Devvrat.He succeeded
Vijay Rupani, who had resigned earlier. He
is 59 year old and born in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat and Member of Legislative
Assembly ( MLA) from Ghatlodia. Ghatlodia
is a part of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha
constituency.
Charanjit Singh Chief Minister Punjab The Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
Channi from Congress party Charanjit Singh Channi
took the oath as the 16th Chief Minister
(CM)of Punjab. He has succeeded the
previous CM Captain Amarinder
Singh.Sukhjinder Randhawa and Om
Parkash Soni will serve as the two Deputy
Chief Ministers (Dy.CM) of Punjab.
Girish Chandra (GC) Chairman Asian Organization Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of
Murmu of Supreme Audit India, Girish Chandra (GC) Murmu has been
Institutions elected as the chairman of the assembly of
(ASOSAI) Asian Organization of Supreme Audit
Institutions (ASOSAI) for a period of three
years from 2024 – 2027. He was elected by
the 56th governing board of ASOSAI and
approved by the 15th assembly of
ASOSAI.India will host the 16th ASOSAI
assembly meeting in 2024.

Cyrus Poncha Vice President Asian Squash Dronacharya awardee and India’s National
Federation (ASF) Coach (Squash), Cyrus Poncha, the
Secretary-general of Squash Rackets
Federation of India (SRFI) was elected as
the Vice President (VP) of the Asian Squash
Federation (ASF) for a 4-year term. He was
elected during the 41st ASF Annual General
meeting which was held over a virtual
platform.
Cyrus Poncha is the 3rd Indian after N
Ramachandran, former World Squash
President, and Debendranath Sarangi,
President of SRFI, to be elected as the Vice
President of ASF.
Sanjeeb Chaudhuri Part-time IDFC FIRST Bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave the
Chairman approval to the appointment of Sanjeeb
Chaudhuri as the part-time chairman of
IDFC (Infrastructure Development Finance
Company) FIRST Bank Limited.Meanwhile
he would continue to hold the office of the
director owing to SEBI (Security and
Exchange Board of India) order or any such
authority.
Carol Furtado Officer on Ujjivan Small The board of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Special Duty Finance Bank (SFB) appointed Carol Furtado as an ‘officer
(OSD) (SFB) on special duty (OSD)’ till September 30,
2021. Then from October 1, 2021, she will
take charge as the interim Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of the bank, subject to the
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval.
With this appointment, Carol Furtado
resigned as the CEO of Ujjivan Financial
Services.
Pankaj Kumar Singh Director Border Security Appointment Committee of the Cabinet
General Force (BSF) (ACC) appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh as the
Director General (DG) of Border Security
Force (BSF). He will take charge after the
retirement of Indo Tibetan Border Force
(ITBP) DG Surjeet Singh(S S) Deswal, who is
holding additional charge as DG of BSF after
the tenure Rakesh Asthana.
Ashish Singhal Managing SVC Bank Ashish Singhal appointed as the Managing
Director (MD) Director (MD) of SVC Bank. He succeeded
Ajit Venugopalan, who retired on August
31. Before joining SVC Bank, he was the
Managing Director of Experian CIC in India.
Rajnish Kumar Non-Executive Hongkong and Former Chairman of India's largest state-
Independent Shanghai Banking run lender, State Bank of India
Director Corporation's (SBI) Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as
(HSBC) Asia Non-Executive Independent Director of

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation's (HSBC) Asia.He was also
appointed as the member of the Audit
Committee and Risk Committee of HSBC
Asia.
Harsha Bhupendra Managing Export-Import For a period of 3 years or until further
Bangari Director (MD) Bank of India orders. She took charge as the MD on 8th
(India EXIM Bank) September 2021.She succeeds David
Rasquinha, whose tenure as MD of Exim
Bank ended in May 2021.
Headquarters of Export Import Bank of
India (India EXIM Bank) is Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
V. Vaidyanathan Managing IDFC FIRST Bank For a period of 3-years, with effect from
Director (MD) 19th December 2021 till December 18,
& Chief 2024.
Executive V. Vaidyanathan took charge as the MD &
Officer (CEO) CEO in 2018 after the merger of IDFC Bank
with Capital First Bank.
Amit Saxena CTO Reserve Bank Amit Saxena, Global Deputy Chief
Innovation Hub Technology Officer (CTO) of State Bank of
(RBIH) India(SBI), has been appointed as the new
CTO of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
(RBIH).Based in Bengaluru, as CTO of RBIH,
Amit Saxena will build an innovation
ecosystem for India’s banking and financial
services industry.
Suman Sharma Managing Solar Energy Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Director Corporation of (ACC) has appointed Suman Sharma as the
India (SECI) Managing Director (MD) of Solar Energy
Corporation of India (SECI). She will
succeed Jatindra Nath Swain who is
currently serving as the chairman and MD
of the company. Now, Jatindra Nath Swain
will remain the chairman of the company.
Prashant Kumar Board of ILAC Prashant Kumar, the president of the Bar
Directors Association of India has been unanimously
elected to the board of directors of the
International Legal Assistance Consortium
(ILAC), with effect from 2nd September
2021.He became the 2nd Asian to serve on
the board of directors of ILAC.
ILAC is a Sweden based international non-
governmental organisation dedicated to
strengthening the rule of law, empowering
legal professionals, and ensuring equal
access to justice.
Nirlep Singh Rai Chairman and National Fertilizer The NFL is a Miniratna Public Sector
Managing Limited (NFL) Undertaking (PSU) under the Department
Director (CMD) of Fertilizer.

He takes over from Virendra Nath Datt, who
serves as the additional charge as CMD of
NFL after the superannuation of Manoj
Mishra.
Atul Bhatt Chairman and Rashtriya Ispat The Appointments Committee of the
Managing Nigam Limited Cabinet (ACC) has approved the
Director (CMD) (RINL) appointment of Atul Bhatt as the new
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
(also known as Visakhapatnam steel plant),
the steel produced based in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.He has
been serving as the CMD of MECON, a state-
owned consultancy firm.
Satyajit Tripathy Chairman cum United India Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Managing Insurance (ACC) has approved the appointment of
Director (CMD) Company Limited Satyajit Tripathy, as the new Chairman cum
(UIIC Ltd) Managing Director (CMD) of the United
India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC
Ltd). He succeeds Girish Radhakrishanan,
CMD of UIIC ltd who retired in June 2021.
Prior to his appointment, he served as the
General Manager and Director of New India
Assurance Company Limited (NIACL).
Justice M Venugopal Chairperson NCLAT Justice M Venugopal, Judicial Member of the
NCLAT (Chennai bench of NCLAT), has been
appointed as the acting chairperson of the
National Company Law Appellate
Tribunal (NCLAT), with effect from 11th
September 2021. He is the 3rd Acting
chairperson to head the NCLAT since the
retirement of Chairperson Justice S J
Mukhopadhaya on 14th March 2020.
Sardar Iqbal Singh Chairman National Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura took charge as
Lalpura Commission of the Chairman of National Commission of
Minorities (NCM) Minorities (NCM) in the presence of
Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi. The event was conducted in Delhi.
He succeeded the outgoing chairman of the
commission, Ghayorul Hasan.
Initially Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,
Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) were
notified under minority communities.Now,
Jains were also notified as another minority
community.
Pawan Kumar Goenka Chairperson IN-SPACe Pawan Kumar Goenka, the former
Managing Director (MD) of Mahindra &
Mahindra, was appointed as the
Chairperson of Indian National Space
Promotion Authorization Centre (IN-

SPACe) by the Appointments Committee of
the Cabinet.
In 2020, the Central government
established IN-SPACe under the
Department of Space, as the nodal agency
for regulating private companies in the
Space sector.
Vivek Ram (VR) Chief Indian Air Force Air Marshal, Vivek Ram (VR) Chaudhari has
Chaudhari (IAF) been appointed as the Chief of the Indian
Air Force (IAF). He will succeed the current
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh
Kumar Singh Bhadauria (RKS Bhadauria),
who will retire on September 30, 2021.
Currently, he is serving as the Vice Chief of
Air Staff after the retirement of Air Marshal
H S Arora. He has also served as Chief of the
Western Air Command (WAC).
Abhishek Verma Athletes World Archery Indian Compound Archer and Arjuna
Committee Awardee Abhishek Verma, 3-time
world cup gold medalist, has been
elected to the Athletes Committee of
World Archery, the international
federation for the Olympic sport of
archery. He has been elected for a term
of 4 years till 2025.
 The Compound women's world
champion Natalia Avdeeva
(Russia) was also elected to the
Athletes Committee for 4 years till
2025.
The committee was chaired by Naomi
Folkard(Great Britain).
GC Murmu External International India’s Comptroller and Auditor General
Auditor Atomic Energy (CAG) GC Murmu was elected as the
Agency (IAEA) external auditor of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the
General Conference of the IAEA in
Vienna, Austria. His tenure will be for
six years, from 2022 to 2027.
Prior to that, he served as the first Lt
Governor of the Union Territory of
Jammu and Kashmir.

INTERNATIONAL
PERSON NAME APPOINTED AS ENTITY / PLACE KEY NOTES
Alar Karis President Estonia Alar Karis, Director of the Estonian National
Museum has been elected as the 5th
President of Estonia. He will be succeeding
Kersti Kaljulaid, the first female president of
Estonia. He will assume office on 11th
October 2021. The unicameral parliament
of Estonia is known as ‘Riigikogu’.
Mullah Prime Minister Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a
Mohammad leading member of the Taliban has been
Hassan Akhund appointed as the acting Prime Minister
(PM) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of
Taliban and Molavi Abdul Salam Hanafi has
been appointed as the deputy Prime
Ministers of Afghanistan.
Aziz Akhannouch Prime Minister Morocco Aziz Akhannouch, the leader of the liberal
National Rally of Independents (RNI), is
appointed as the new Prime Minister of
Morocco. He was appointed by the
Moroccan King Mohammed VI. Akhannouch
is CEO of the Akwa Group, a Moroccan
conglomerate operating mainly in the oil
and gas sector. He has also served as
Agriculture Minister since 2007.
Stefan Yanev Caretaker Prime Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria re-
Minister appointed retired general Stefan Yanev as
the Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) of
Bulgaria succeeding the former PM Boyko
Borisov.Stefan Yanev will lead the interim
government until the new government is
formed.The 3rd set of parliamentary
elections of Bulgaria is set to be held on 14th
November 2022 following inconclusive
votes in April and July which failed to
produce a government.
Justin Trudeau Prime Minister Canada Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin
Trudeau, leader of the Liberal party since
2013, won 3rd term as the PM of Canada by
winning the 2021 Canadian federal election
but failed to secure the absolute majority.
17 Indian origin Canadians including New
Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet
Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
have won the election.
The parliament consists of 443 seats which
include 338 Members of Parliament (MP)
elected by the people and 105 senators.

Satish Parekh President International Road Ashoka Buildcon Managing Director (MD)
Federation (IRF)- and promoter Satish Parekh has taken over
India as the president of International Road
Federation (IRF)-India.He Succeeded
Subhmay Gangopadhyay, former director
of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).
IRF headquarter is located in Geneva,
Switzerland and IRF-India’s Headquarter is
located in New Delhi, Delhi.
Jim Lanzone Chief Executive Yahoo Yahoo has appointed Jim Lanzone, the CEO
Officer (CEO) of Tinder as its new Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) with effect from 27th September
2021.Jim Lanzone will succeed Guru
Gowrappan who was named Senior Advisor
to Apollo’s private equity business.
This follows the acquisition of Yahoo by
Apollo Management Group for 5 billion
USD.
BRAND & CAMPAIGN AMBASSADORS

PERSON NAME BRAND / CAMPAIGN KEY NOTES
Rani Rampal & Smriti Brand Ambassadors Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has appointed
Mandhana Indian Women’s hockey player Rani Rampal and
Indian women’s cricketer Smriti Mandhana as its
brand ambassadors.This appointment was made
during the 5th year anniversary of Equitas Small
Finance on 5th September 2021.
Lovlina Borgohain Brand Ambassador On the occasion of 60th Teacher’s Day The State
Education Minister of Assam, Ranoj Pegu appointed
Olympian Lovlina Borgohain as the brand
ambassador of the Samagra Sikhsha Abhiyan(SSA)
in the state of Assam. The state department
presented Anundoram Baruah Award 2018 to
Professor(Late) Taburam Taid. In order to increase
digital learning, Tata Institute of Social
Sciences(TISS) is also collaborating with the state
government.
Subedar Neeraj Chopra Brand Ambassador Tata AIA Life Insurance signed a multi-year brand
partnership with Subedar Neeraj Chopra, an Indian
athlete and Olympic gold medallist as its brand
ambassador. Neeraj Chopra who won the gold
medal in Javelin Throw at recently concluded 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games.
Indian Army named a stadium after Subedar Neeraj
Chopra at the Army Sports Institute, Pune Cantt. to
honour his victory at 2020 Tokyo Games.
Rahul Dravid Brand Ambassador Piramal Realty, the real estate arm of the Piramal
Group, has appointed Former captain of Indian
Cricket team Rahul Dravid as its brand ambassador
for its portfolio of 4 residential projects and one

commercial project. The projects include Piramal
Mahalaxmi (Jacob Circle), Piramal Vaikunth (Thane),
Piramal Revanta (Mulund), Piramal Aranya
(Byculla), and a commercial project Piramal Agastya
(Kurla).
Rohit Sharma Brand Ambassador TAGG, a Delhi based tech-driven lifestyle electronics
brand, has appointed Rohit Sharma, the vice-captain
of the Indian cricket team and captain of Mumbai
Indians as its TAGGSTER (brand ambassador).
Kriti Sanon
Fossil, the American watches and accessories firm
has appointed Indian Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon
as its brand ambassador for India.
Joshna Chinappa Brand Ambassador The Japanese Sports equipment company Asics
announced Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa as
its new brand ambassador. It will bring positive
change by spreading awareness about sports among
the youth. Asics has been working with several
other athletes from various sports such as Manika
Batra, Bajrang Punia, Ravindra Jadeja, Sakshi Malik,
Virat Kohli Athlete Investor and along with international athletes like Novak
Brand Ambassador Djokovic etc to support youth and improve their
performances. A global wellness brand, Hyperice
announced that Indian cricketer Virat Kohli
appointed as an ‘Athlete Investor’ and brand
ambassador.
Pankaj Tripathi Brand Ambassador Fino Payments Bank Limited (FPBL) has appointed
Indian actor (Hindi) Pankaj Tripathi as its first-
ever brand ambassador. He will endorse the brand
for a period of 2 years effective from September 1
2021.As the brand ambassador of FPBL, he will
work with the FPBL and promote its product and
services and be the face of the bank’s marketing
campaigns across various platforms.
Gordon Brown Ambassador The former British Prime Minister (PM) Gordon
Brown has been appointed as Ambassador for
Global Health Financing of World Health
Organization (WHO). He was appointed by the WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He
served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010.
Manika Sheokand Goodwill Ambassador Haryana government appointed Femina Miss Grand
India 2020, Manika Sheokand as the Goodwill
Ambassador of Water Conservation Campaign. She
is native of Uchana in Jind district.Haryana Chief
Minister Manohar Lal handed over the appointment
letter and agreement to Manika, at an event held in
Haryana Niwas.
Suresh Raina Brand Ambassador Howzat Fantasy Sports Platform, a product of
Junglee Games has signed former Indian
international cricketer Suresh Raina as its brand

ambassador to promote its brand among sports
lovers across India.With this partnership with
Suresh Raina, Howzat aims to attract cricket fans to
the platform and become the most rewarding
fantasy sports app in India.
RESIGNATIONS
PERSON NAME RESIGNED AS ENTITY / PLACE
Baby Rani Maurya Governor Baby Rani Maurya, 64, Governor of Uttarakhand
hand over her resignation to our president
President Ram Nath Kovind.She successfully
completed her three-year tenure which will be
end in 2023. Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh,
who retired as the deputy chief of Army was
named as new Governor of Uttarakhand.Baby
Rani Maurya was appointed as governor of
Uttarakhand in the year 2018.She succeeded
Krishan Kant Paul.
Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai Chief Minister Gujarat Chief Minister Vijaybhai Ramniklalbhai
Rupani Rupani, 65, submitted his resignation to the
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat. He succeeded
Anandiben Patel and was sworn in as the Chief
Minister of Gujarat on 7 August 2016.
The reason of his resignation was remaining
unknown and next Gujarat Assembly Elections
are scheduled in December 2022 to elect 182
members.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan’s Prime Minister
Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is set to step down from the Prime Minister(PM) of Japan.He
was succeeded Shinzo Abe who had resigned in September 2020.Yoshihide Suga is the leader of Japan’s
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
 The Parliament of Japan, called ‘The National Diet of Japan’, is a bicameral legislature consisting
of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (465 members) and an upper house, the
House of Councillors (245 members).
Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi appointed as one of 17 SDG Advocates by UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG) Advocates, ahead of the 76th General Assembly.
 Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, STEM activist Valentina Munoz Rabanal, Microsoft
President Brad Smith and K-pop superstars Blackpink were named in the list.
President Ram Nath Kovind Appointed Governors of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and
Uttarakhand
Ram Nath Kovind, President of India has appointed new governors for 4 states – Punjab, Tamil Nadu,
Nagaland and Uttarakhand.
 Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu who has been holding the additional charge of
Governor of Punjab has been appointed as regular Governor of Punjab.

 Ravindra Narayan Ravi (RN Ravi), Governor of Nagaland has been appointed as the Governor
of Tamil Nadu.
 Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Governor of Assam, has been given additional charge to discharge the
functions of the Governor of Nagaland in addition to his duties until regular arrangements are
made.
 Lieutenant General (retired) Gurmit Singh, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff has been
appointed Governor of Uttarakhand.
Kuwait’s Ambassador, H.E. Sadiq M. Marafi elected as President of 65th Conference

The IAEA’s General Conference elected Kuwait’s Ambassador, H.E. Sadiq M. Marafi, as
President of the 65th regular session of the Conference. Marafi is Kuwait’s Ambassador to
Austria and Permanent Representative to the international organisations in Vienna, including
the IAEA, since September 2013.
Dorje Angchuk – 1st Indian Honorary member of International Astronomical Union

International Astronomical Union (IAU) has inducted India’s Dorje Angchuk as one of its Honorary
Members, along with 10 other inductees. He is the 1st and only Indian to become an Honorary member
of IAU. Dorje Angchuk, who currently serves in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in Ladakh, was
recognised by IAU for his work towards astrophotography.
Centre Forms GoM for Implementation of Schemes for SC, ST, OBC, Minorities & Women
Government of India constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM), Chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh, to improve the implementation of various schemes meant for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled
Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), minorities and women.The first meeting of the GoM was
held at the residence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Alka Nangia Arora Takes Additional Charge as CMD of NSIC

Alka Nangia Arora, an Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) officer of the 1991 batch has assumed
the additional charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Small Industries
Corporation Limited (NSIC) with effect from 14th September 2021.
 She is currently serving as Joint Secretary (JS) in the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises (MoMSME).
 She succeeds Vijayendra, IAS who served as the CMD of NSIC from 2019 to 2021.
Govt extends Kotak’s tenure as board member of IL&FS

Union government has extended the term of Uday Kotak as the non-executive chairman of
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) by another six months. His tenure was supposed
to expire on October 2, 2021.He will continue being the non-executive director on the board of IL&FS
until April 2, 2022.
He is a managing director and chief executive officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Mastercard joins Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, appoints Magnus Carlsen as Ambassador
Mastercard joins the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as an official partner and names
Magnus Carlsen as Mastercard global brand ambassador.Carlsen joins the company’s all-star
line-up of ambassadors, which includes Lionel Messi, Naomi Osaka, Crystal Dunn and Dan
Carter.

MCA extended tenure of Company Law Committee by 1 year, till Sept 2022
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee
(CLC) by one year i.e., till September 16, 2022 w.e.f. September 17, 2021.CLC was formulated to
promote ease of doing business to law abiding corporates, to foster improved corporate
compliance for stakeholders, and to address issues impacting the working of companies.
AWARDS
NOBEL PRIZE
AWARD NAME AWARD WINNER FIELD KEY NOTES
Ramon Magsaysay Firdausi Qadri Science Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi
award 2021 which is Qadri, who developed a cheap oral
also called Asia’s Nobel vaccine against cholera won the
Prize Ramon Magsaysay award 2021 which
is also called Asia’s Nobel Prize. Along
with her, the other recipients received
the award for the year 2021.
2021 other awardees are:
 Muhammad Amjad Saqib
(Pakistan) - for helping people
through social entrepreneurship.
 Steven Muncy (Southeast Asia) -
for extending humanitarian and
peace-building efforts across
borders.
 Filipino fisher and community
environmentalist Roberto Ballon
from philippines.
Watchdoc Indonesia (Indonesia) - for
emergent leadership and for using
journalism and filmmaking to give
voice to the people.
2021 Behler Turtle Shailendra Singh Biology Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has
Conservation Award conferred with 2021 Behler Turtle
also known as ‘’Nobel Conservation Award also known as
Prize for Turtle ‘’Nobel Prize for Turtle
Conservation” Conservation” for bringing three
critically endangered turtle
conservation species back from the
edge of extinction.
The award has been bestowed by
many global bodies including Turtle
Survival Alliance (TSA), Turtle
Conservation Fund (TSF), Turtle
Conservancy (TC), International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
/Species Survival Commission (SSC)

Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle
Specialist Group (TFTSG) etc.
AWARDS IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE & ACADEMICS

7th
Yamin Hazarika Namita Gokhale Literature Writer Namita Gokhale Receives the
Woman of Substance 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of
Award Substance Award for the year 2021
during the virtual ceremony.She is the
co-founder and co-director of the
Jaipur Literature Festival, Gokhale also
mentors Himalayan Echoes and the
Kumaon Festival of Literature and the
Arts.
The award was presented by a
collective of women professionals
from the year 2015, the annual award
honours Yamin Hazarika, the first
woman from Northeast India to be
selected for DANIPS, a federal police
service that administered Delhi and
the Union Territories in 1977.
AWARDS IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL SERVICE, SCIENCE & BRAVERY

2021 International Ayaan Shankta Social Service Ayaan Shankta, a 12-year-old
Young Eco-Hero environmental activist from Mumbai,
Maharashtra has been named as “2021
International Young Eco-Hero”. He
won the 3rd prize under the Age
Group: 8-14 for his project
“Conservation and Rehabilitation of
Powai Lake” and became one of the 25
global winners of the Young Eco-Hero
Award 2021.The award presented by
“The Action for Nature”, San Francisco
based NGO, recognize young people (8
to 16 years old) for their
environmental achievements.
Shanti Swarup Binoy Kumar Saikia Science and Binoy Kumar Saikia, a senior
Bhatnagar Prize Technology scientist at CSIR-North East
(SSB) Institute of Science and Technology
(CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, has
won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Prize (SSB) for Science and
Technology 2021 for his pioneering
research in the field of coal and
energy. The award given by the
Council for Scientific and Industrial

Research (CSIR) under Earth,
Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary
Sciences category.
Dr Jeemon Panniyammakal,
Associate professor of
Epidemiology, The Achutha Menon
Centre for Health Science Studies
(AMCHSS), Kerala won the SSB
Prize for Science and Technology
2021 for his research in the
prevention of cardiovascular
diseases in India.He won the award
under the Medical Science category.
OTHER IMPORTANT AWARDS

International Basant Kumar Neurosurgery Odisha born neurosurgeon Basant
Lifetime Misra Kumar Misra received the
Achievement ‘’International Lifetime Achievement
Award in Award in Neurosurgery ‘’ by American
Neurosurgery Association of Neurological Surgeons
(AANS). Basant Kumar will be the first
Indian who received the prestigious
AANS award for the recognition of
providing high quality medical services
in the field of neurosurgery during the
AANS Annual Scientific Meeting 2021
held in Orlando, Florida.
Association for POWERGRID Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Talent (POWERGRID), a Maharatna Central
Development Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) under
(ATD) 2021 BEST Ministry of Power, Government of India,
Award - won the prestigious global “Association
for Talent Development (ATD) 2021
BEST Award” and became the only PSU
to win this award.
Sahitya Akademi 8 writers Eminent Writers The general council of National Academy
Fellowship of Letters aka Sahitya Akademi was met
under the chairmanship of its president
Dr.Chandrashekhar Kambar where the
highest honour, the Sahitya Akademi
Fellowship was announced for 8
writers.The eminent writers selected for
the same areas follows: Ruskin Bond,
Vinod Kumar Shukla (Hindi), Sirshendu
Mukhopadhyay (Bengali), Mundanat
Leelavathy (Malayalam), Dr. Bhalchandra
Nemade (Marathi), Dr Tejwant Singh Gill
(Punjabi), Swami Rambhadracharya

(Sanskrit),and Indira Parthasarthy
(Tamil).
The executive board also announced the
Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2020
in 24 Indian languages.
Dun & Bradstreet Satluj Jal Vidyut Best Growth Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN) has
Corporate Award Nigam Ltd (SJVN) Performance- Power got the prestigious Dun & Bradstreet
2021 Corporate Award for 2021 under the
category of Best Growth Performance-
Power. The Award ceremony was held in
the virtual conference titled India's Top
500 companies 2021.
Theme of the Event- " Laying the
Foundation for an Environmental, Social
and Governance (ESG)- Ready Corporate
India".
Confederation of Ramagundam National Thermal Power Corporation
Indian Industry (NTPC), Ramagundam (Telangana) won
(CII) Energy the Confederation of Indian Industry
Leader Award- (CII) Energy Leader Award-2021 at the
2021 22nd National Award Ceremony for
- Excellence in Energy Management 2021
hosted by the CII. Nabha Power, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro
(L&T) has won 2 awards at the 22nd
National Award Ceremony for Excellence
in Energy Management.
National Florence 51 Nursing Ram Nath Kovind, President of India,
Nightingale Personnel presented the National Florence
Awards 2020 Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 nursing
personnel across India over a virtual
ceremony. He commended the selfless
dedication and compassion of the nurses
and felicitated the winners of the
- Florence Nightingale Awards 2020.
Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of
Health & Family Welfare, Dr Bharati
Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for
Health & Family Welfare, Rajesh
Bhushan, Union Health Secretary and
other senior officials were present
during the virtual ceremony.
CII National Indira Gandhi Excellence in Energy Indira Gandhi International Airport also
Energy Leader International Management known as Delhi International Airport
2021 and Airport Limited (DIAL) led by GMR Group won 2
Excellent Energy Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Efficient Unit 2021 National Energy Leader 2021 and
Excellent Energy Efficient Unit 2021 at
the 22nd National Award Ceremony for
‘Excellence in Energy Management”

organised by CII Green Business Centre
(GBC).
 DIAL has won the National
Energy Leader award for the 2nd
year and the Excellent Energy
Efficient Unit award for the 4th
year in a row.
Africa Food Prize International Crops Food Security 2021 Africa Food Prize was issued to a
2021 Research Institute Hyderabad based Agri research
for the Semi-Arid organisation International Crops
Tropics (ICRISAT) Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics (ICRISAT) for improving food
security in sub-Saharan Africa. Tropical
Legumes Project was carried out by
ICRISAT along with the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
and International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture (IITA) to develop and deliver
the 266 improved legume varieties.
World’s Best Bank DBS Best Bank Euromoney, a UK-based financial
2021 publication, announced its Global Awards
for Excellence 2021 recently, and named
DBS, the Singapore based financial
services group as ‘World’s Best Bank
2021’ for the 2nd time in 3 years.
Euromoney has also named DBS the
‘World’s Best Digital Bank 2021’.
 DBS becomes the first bank in the
world to hold both titles
concurrently.
DBS was awarded for demonstrating its
rare skills in surviving the COVID-19
pandemic and for utilising the chance to
innovate and become a better bank.
Women’s Prize for Susanna Clarke Fantasy novel titled British author Susanna Clarke won the
Fiction 2021 “Piranesi” Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her
2nd book, a fantasy novel titled
“Piranesi”, a mystery about a man living
alone in a labyrinthine house.The book
was published by Bloomsbury
Publishing.She published her debut novel
“Jonathan Strange and Mr.Norrell” in
2004.
Kaushalacharya 41 skill trainers Skill Ecosystem Union Education Minister and Skill
Awards for 2021 Development Minister, Dharmendra
Pradhan presented the Kaushalacharya
Awards for 2021 virtually on the
occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti (17th
September).The Award was given to 41

skill trainers for their excellent
contribution to the skill ecosystem.
Five candidates also got the award under
the apprenticeship category while two
candidates got award under the trainers’
category from DGT for non- engineer
category.
SDG Progress Sheikh Hasina Achieving the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
Award sustainable Hasina has been conferred with ‘SDG
development goals Progress Award’, for Bangladesh’s steady
(SDGs) progress in achieving the sustainable
development goals (SDGs), by the UN
sponsored Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN) at the 9th
Annual International Conference on
Sustainable Development held in New
York in September 2021.
2021 Global Phumzile To help achieve the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has
Goalkeeper Mlambo-Ngcuka UN Sustainable awarded Phumzile Mlambo-
Award Development Goals Ngcuka, former United Nations (UN)
(SDG) Under-Secretary-General and
Executive Director of the UN Women,
with the 2021 Global Goalkeeper
Award to recognise the efforts taken
by her to help achieve the UN
Sustainable Development
Goals(SDG).
The foundation also announced the
winners of the 3 additional
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards
to Progress Award 2021- Jenifer
Colpas(Colombia), Changemaker
Award 2021 - Fairooz Faizah
Beether(Bangladesh) and Campaign
Award 2021- Satta Sheriff(Liberia).
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CIPS Excellence Government e Best Use of Digital Government e Marketplace (GeM)
in Procurement Marketplace Technology wins CIPS Excellence in Procurement
Awards 2021 (GeM) Awards 2021 (CIPS Awards) in the
"Best Use of Digital Technology"
category. The award was given by
The Chartered Institute of
Procurement & Supply (CIPS),
London. GeM was also shortlisted as a
finalist in two additional categories,
i.e., 'Public Procurement Project of

the Year' and 'Best Initiative to Build
a Diverse Supply Base'.
2021 IHA Blue 510 MW Teesta-V Excellence in During the Virtual held 2021 World
Planet Prize Power Station sustainable Hydropower Congress, 2021 IHA
hydropower Blue Planet Prize for excellence in
development sustainable hydropower
development has been awarded to
510 MW Teesta-V Power Station,
Sikkim, owned and being operated by
NHPC Limited. The award was
presented by the International
Hydropower Association (IHA), a
non-profit membership association
operating in 120 countries, based in
London, United Kingdom(UK).
National Service 42 awardees University or +2 President of India, Ram Nath Kovind
Scheme (NSS) Councils, NSS Units presented the National Service
Awards for the Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year
year 2019-20 2019-20 at Rastrapathi Bhawan,New
Delhi Virtually. A total of 42 awardees
in 3 different categories like
university or +2 Councils, NSS Units
and their Programme Officers and
NSS Volunteers were conferred with
the awards under the NSS Awards
2019-20.
2021 Yidan Prize Dr Rukmini world’s highest Dr Rukmini Banerji, Chief Executive
Banerji education accolade Officer(CEO) of Pratham Education
Foundation, India and Eric A.
Hanushek, professor at Stanford
University, has been awarded the
Eric A. Hanushek 2021 Yidan Prize, the world’s
highest education accolade,
recognising their work on improving
the quality of education and
outcomes for learners at scale.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS IN CONTENT FORMAT

Union Mansukh Mandaviya virtually presented ICC Annual Awards 2020
Union Minister Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(MoC&F) virtually presented the ICC (Indian Chemical Council) Annual Awards for the year
2020.He also released the latest edition of the Members Directory that contains detailed
information of all the members of the council.

Award Recipient
Lifetime achievement award Dr. Santrupt misra

Mr. Ajay shriram
Dr. Aniruddha b. Pandit
ICC Acharya PC Ray award for development of Galaxy surfactants ltd
indigenous technology
ICC award for excellence in process design & Jubilant pharmova limited
engineering
ICC award for excellence in management of Lanxess india private limited,
health & safety: category I Jhagadia (Gujarat)
ICC certificate of merit for excellence in Rashtriya chemicals & fertilizers ltd,
management of health & safety: category I Thal unit (Maharashtra)
Reliance industries ltd, Jamnagar

(Gujarat)
ICC certificate of merit for excellence in Clariant chemicals India ltd,
management of health & safety: Category II Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)
ICC award for excellence in management of Indian oil-tanking limited,
health & safety: Category II Chhattisgarh
Home Minister Amit Shah Presented Rajbhasha Kirti & Rajbhasha Gaurav Awards
Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation presented the Rajbhasha Kirti
and Rajbhasha Gaurav Awards to Ministries, Departments, and Undertakings who have done excellent
work in the official language during 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. He also released the 160th issue of
the “Rajbhasha Bharati” booklet.
 Punjab National Bank (PNB) has won the 1st prize of Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for 2020-2021 for
the 4th consecutive time.
 Union Bank of India (UBI) won 5 awards – Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar for excellent
implementation of Hindi during the year 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21.
Modi, Mamata and SII CEO named among 100 most influential people by TIME
The 100 Most Influential People of 2021’, an annual list of global leaders was released by TIME
magazine recently. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and
Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla were named among the world’s 100 most influential
people of 2021.
 Global leaders like US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese President Xi
Jinping, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Israel’s Naftali Bennett, Iranian President Ebrahim
Raisi were listed.
Adidas Named Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu as face of ‘Stay in Play’ Campaign
Adidas, a German footwear and accessories company, has named Olympic silver medalist
(weightlifting), Mirabai Chanu as the face of its “Stay in Play” campaign, which is designed to keep more
menstruating women in sports.
 To support the menstruating women athletes, the brand has launched “TechFit Period Proof
tights” with added layer of protection.

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Conferred AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Award
2021
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education (MoE) presented to 17 faculty members of engineering
and technical education and the AICTE-Dr.
 Pritam Singh Best Teacher Awards 2021 to 3 faculty members of management education the
AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teacher Awards 2021, at the function held in New Delhi on the
occasion of National Teachers Day 2021(September 5).
 The winners of the awards were nominated by the All-India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE), the technical education regulator of India.
Geeta Samota Became Fastest Indian to do Dual Summit

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official Geeta Samota became the ‘Fastest Indian to
do Dual Summit’ after she completed the summit of two peaks of Mt Elbrus (5,642 mts) in
Russia and Kilimanjaro peak (5,895 mts) in Tanzania (Africa).
Indian High Commissioner to Tanzania Binaya Pradhan has mentioned the title earned by
Geeta Samota. Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak.
SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE

SUMMITS
SUMMITS VENUE KEY POINTS
Sustainability Summit Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister of Agriculture
2021 and Farmers Welfare, addressed the 16th Sustainability
Summit 2021 of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
named ‘16th Sustainability Building a Resilient Future
Leveraging Science, Technology & Finance’. It is the
annual flagship event of the Confederation of Indian
- Industry in sustainability, launched in 2006 to raise the
bar of dialogue, practice and performance of the
sustainable business.
World-Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) and the
CII have collaborated to develop a platform named ‘India
Plastics Pact (IPP)’ to promote a circular system for
plastics. India became the 1st Asian country to develop a
plastics pact.
BRICS Summit 2021 Virtual Mode Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi chaired the 13th
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
Summit 2021 virtually on the theme ‘ BRICS@15: Intra-
BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and
Consensus’ .The summit saw the adoption of the ‘New
Delhi Declaration’.
 This is the third time that India will be hosting the
BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016.
India called for enhanced BRICS cooperation under the
motto of ‘Build-back, Resiliently, Innovatively, Credibly
and Sustainably’.
East Asia Summit Virtual Mode 15th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting with the
theme ‘We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper’ was held

virtually. Minister of State for Power, Krishan Pal Gurjar
attended the meet on behalf of India and provided a brief
status of the Indian energy transition plans, policies,
challenges and efforts towards decarbonisation.
 The meeting aimed at coordinating efforts of
ASEAN countries in pursuing the goal of energy
security and energy transition to benefit the
people of the region.
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Pate
attended 9th EAS-EMM (East Asia Summit-Economic
Ministers’ Meeting) virtually.
Summit for Virtual Mode Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Information and Anurag Thakur participated virtually at the Summit
Democracy for Information and Democracy on the sidelines of
the 76th UN General Assembly(UNGA) High-Level
Week organised at the Consulate General of France,
New York in USA.
 India was also among the co-authors of a first of
its kind Cross-Regional Statement on
“Infodemic” in the Context of COVID-19.
The tenth edition of UNESCO’s Global Media and
Information Literacy (MIL) Week with the theme
Media and Information Literacy for all , will be
hosted by South Africa from 24 to 31 October 2021.
EVENTS
EVENTS VENUE KEY POINTS
India-United Kingdom (UK) Virtual Mode 11th India-United Kingdom (UK) Economic and
Economic and Financial Dialogue Financial Dialogue (EFD) was held virtually on
(EFD) September 02, 2021. Union Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian Delegation
whereas UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak led the UK
Delegation. Under the EFD, both the countries have
signed a USD 1.2-billion package of public and
private investment in green projects and renewable
energy to boost India’s green growth objectives.
Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Vladivostok, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually
Russia addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern
Economic Forum (EEF) i.e. the 2021 edition of EEF,
which was held in Vladivostok, Russia.
 The main theme for the EEF 2021 is:
‘Opportunities for the Far East in a World
under Transformation’.
The Forum’s programme is divided into four
thematic pillars: ‘The New Economy: What Changes
and What Stays the Same’, ‘The Far East: New
Challenges and Opportunities’, ‘Our Shared
Responsibility in a Changing World’, and ‘Youth
EEF’.

India hosted the 1st ever 2+2 New Delhi Australia’s Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign
Ministerial Dialogue with Affairs and Minister for Women and Peter Dutton,
Australia Minister of Defence visited India.From the Indian
side it was attended by Union Ministers
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA), and Rajnath Singh, Ministry of
Defence (MoD).
Discussions and mutual consents were made on the
issues including economic security, cyber, climate,
critical technology, supply chains, and the
Afghanistan crisis.
Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium joint base Pearl Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh
(PACS) 2021 Harbor-Hickam, Bhadauria(RKS Bhadauria) attended the Pacific Air
Hawaii Chiefs Symposium(PACS) 2021 held at joint base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii from 30th August to
2nd September 2021.
 The theme of PACS 2021 is “Enduring
Cooperation Towards Regional Stability”.
PACS 2021 aims to discuss topics ranging from
regional security, air domain awareness to
cooperation on humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief operations.
India Africa Defence Dialogue Central Government of India proposed to
(IADD) institutionalize the India Africa Defence Dialogue
(IADD) during biennial DefExpo military
exhibition.The first India-Africa Defence
Ministers’ Conclave held in February 2020 in
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in conjunction with
- DefExpo on February 6, 2020.
As a follow-up with the above, the 2nd IADD will be
held on the sidelines of the DefExpo at Gandhinagar,
Gujarat in March 2022. It will be hosted by Union
Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD)
with the theme 'India – Africa: Adopting Strategy for
Synergizing and Strengthening Defence and Security
Cooperation'.
Life Sciences Conclave 2021 Virtual Mode Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) virtually
organized the 3rd Life Sciences Conclave 2021 on
the theme ‘Taking Indian Lifes Sciences to the Global
Stage’. The event was attended by Renu Swarup,
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology &
Department of Science and Technology.
During this CII released a report ‘Taking India’s Life
Sciences to the Global Stage – “Make in India” to fuel
4x growth in Biosimilars and Vaccines by 2026’.
India-United Kingdom (UK) Virtual Mode India virtually hosted the 1st India-United
Consular Dialogue Kingdom (UK) Consular Dialogue. The Indian
delegation was led by Devesh Uttam, Joint
Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and
the UK delegation was led by Jennifer Anderson,

Director Consular Services, Foreign,
Commonwealth and Development Office.
India-UK Consular Dialogue is a part of the
India-UK 2030 Roadmap, in which both
countries discussed ways to strengthen people-
to-people contacts between them.
CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE VENUE KEY POINTS
5th World Conference of Speakers Vienna, Austria From September 7-8, 2021 . The Loksabha Speaker
of Parliament (5WCSP) 2021 Om Birla participated in the conference, organized
by the Austrian Parliament, Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) and the United Nations (UN).
Austrian Parliament is the first national parliament
in history to co-host the World Conference of
Speakers of Parliament.
World Health Organization- South- Virtual Mode Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State(MoS),
East Asia Regional Office (WHO- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW)
SEARO) represented India and addressed the 74th session of
the World Health Organization- South-East Asia
Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through a virtual
conference.The 74th session WHO SEARO was
organized by Nepal from 6th to 10th September 2021.
The meet also focuses on the inclusion of treating
non-communicable diseases including mental health
and other programmes at the primary health care
level.
COMMITTEES & MEETINGS

COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE NAME COMMITTEE HEAD KEY NOTES
11-member committee Ashok Kumar Tandon Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)
constituted a 11-member committee to review the
existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare
Scheme (JWS). The Member of Prasar Bharati
Board, Ashok Kumar Tandon, is named as its
chairperson. The committee will submit its
recommendation within 2 months.
8-member panel V. G Somani Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
has constituted an 8-member panel to frame new
laws for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices. It is
chaired by V. G Somani, Drugs Controller General of
India(DCGI). The committee will frame new laws
for medicines, cosmetics and medical devices in a
bid to replace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act
which was formed in 1940.

High-Level Expert Baijayant Panda Ministry of Defence (MoD) constituted a High-
Committee Level Expert Committee, under the chairmanship of
former Member of Parliament (MP) Baijayant
Panda, for a comprehensive review of National
Cadet Corps (NCC). The committee will be
responsible for suggesting measures to empower
NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards
national development.
The committee will also recommend best practices
of similar international youth organizations for
inclusion in the NCC curriculum.
12-member National Krishnaswamy Ministry of Education (MoE) has formulated a 12-
Steering Committee (SC) Kasturirangan member National Steering Committee (SC) for the
development of National Curriculum Frameworks
in line with the National Education Policy (NEP)
2020.It will be chaired by Krishnaswamy
Kasturirangan, a Scientist who headed the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to
2003.
The SC will be assisted by the National Council of
Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Director Sridhar Srivastava (Current).
MEETINGS
MEETING NAME VENUE KEY POINTS
Meeting of BRICS Energy Virtual Mode Minister of State (MoS) Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ministry
Ministers 2021 under the of Power virtually chaired the 6th meeting of BRICS
Chairship of India (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)
Energy Ministers 2021 under the Chairship of India.
It was attended by the Energy ministers of BRICS
and other delegates.
 BRICS mutual Cooperation in Energy Access
and Affordability; Cooperation in Energy
Security and Clean Technology; Cooperation in
Energy Efficiency; Cooperation for Energy
Transitions; Cooperation in Renewable Energy
are the highlights of the meeting.
Agriculture Experts of BIMSTEC New Delhi India virtually hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture
Countries 2021 Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC) Countries 2021 Krishi Bhawan, New
Delhi.The meeting was chaired by Dr Trilochan
Mohapatra, Director General (DG) of Indian Council
of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary
(Department of Agricultural Research-DARE).
National Capital Region Planning Virtual Mode Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban
Board (NCRPB) Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas chaired the
40th meeting of the National Capital Region
Planning Board (NCRPB) virtually.

Hardeep Singh Puri launched the Combined
Reciprocal Common Transport Agreement (CRCTA)
for the carriage facilities among the governments of
Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
PRAGATI (Pro-Active Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 37th
Governance and Timely edition of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and
Implementation) meeting Timely Implementation) meeting and reviewed 8
- projects and 1 scheme (One Nation – One Ration
Card). PRAGATI is an ICT (Information and
Communication Technologies) based
communications multi-modal platform involving
both the Centre and state governments.
National Level Meeting with all Under the chairmanship of the Union Ministers for
State Animal Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Husbandry/Veterinary Ministers Parshottam Rupala, a National Level Meeting with
all State Animal Husbandry/Veterinary Ministers
was conducted. Government of India granted Special
- Livestock Sector Package with an outlay of Rs. 9800
crores for next 5 years leveraging total investment
of Rs. 54,618 crores.
During the launch,Union Minister Parshottam
Rupala launched the portal for the National
Livestock Mission (NLM).It is developed by Small
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) in
collaboration with the Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying.
Ministerial meeting of the United Virtual Mode Co-chaired by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ,
States (US)-India Strategic Clean Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with the US
Energy Partnership (SCEP) 2021 Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to launch the
revamped U.S.-India SCEP.
 During this, both nations have agreed to
expand their energy partnership by adding
the emerging fuels to the list of areas of
cooperation as a 5th pillar.
The other four pillars of cooperation in this list are
power and energy efficiency, oil and gas, renewable
energy and sustainable growth.
GST (Goods & Service Tax) Lucknow, Uttar 45th meeting of GST (Goods & Service Tax) Council
Council meeting Pradesh was held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, under the
chairmanship of the Union Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance. The Council has
made the various recommendations related to
extension of existing concessional GST rates on
certain COVID-19 treatment drugs, reduction of GST
rates on various other medicines, revision and
clarification of GST rates of various Goods and
Services, several measures relating to GST Law &
Procedures, etc…Click here for complete detail…
BRICS (Young Scientist Forum Virtual Mode India chairs the 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
(YSF) 2021 China and South Africa) Young Scientist Forum

(YSF) for the year 2021.The event was hosted by the
Department of Science & Technology (DST), in
collaboration with the National Institute of
Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (NIAS). The forum
represented the four areas such as Health care,
Energy, Cyber and Innovations.
Sanjay Bhattacharyya of India, Secretary (CPV&OIA)
& BRICS Sherpa delivered a keynote address at
BRICS Young Scientist Forum.
Association of Southeast Asian Virtual Mode 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Nations (ASEAN)- India (ASEAN)- India Economic Ministers Consultation
Economic Ministers Consultation organized under the chairmanship of Anupriya
Meeting Patel, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
and H.E. DatoDr. Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister of
Finance and Economy, Brunei Darussalam. India and
Brunei co-chaired the meeting virtually.
World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos-Klosters in World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that its
Annual Meeting Switzerland next annual meeting with the theme ‘Working
Together, Restoring Trust’ will be held at Davos-
Klosters in Switzerland from January 17-21, 2022.It
the first major in-person congregation of the world
leaders in almost two years since the deadliest
pandemic hit the world.
The yearly gathering in 2021 was skipped due to
safety and health concerns.
Meeting of the Council of Heads Dushanbe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually participated
of State of the Shanghai Tajikistan in the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) that was held for the first time through
hybrid format from Dushanbe, Tajikistan. During the
meeting, SCO member countries adopted the
‘Dushanbe Declaration’ to promote counter
terrorism & stability in Afghanistan.
External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar represented
India in the meeting at Tajikistan, which was
chaired by Tajikistan President – H.E. Emomali
Rahmon.
G-33 Virtual Informal Ministerial Virtual Mode Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer
Meeting Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles
Piyush Goyal addressed the G-33 Virtual Informal
Ministerial Meeting. The informal Ministerial
Meeting was organized by Indonesia & chaired by
Muhammad Lutfi, Minister of Trade, Republic of
Indonesia.
Objective – To discuss the ‘Agricultural Priority
Issues of G-33’ and the Way Forward for the 12th
Ministerial Conference (MC-12) scheduled to be
held from 30th November to 3rd December 2021.

INDEX
RANKING
INDEX / SURVEY RELEASED BY / KEY NOTES
NAME CONDUCTED BY
NIRF (National Union Minister Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministry of
Institutional Ranking Dharmendra Pradhan Education (MoE) released the 6th NIRF (National
Framework) Rankings Institutional Ranking Framework) Rankings
2021 2021 of Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) of
India in 11 categories from New Delhi.
The ranking has been topped by IIT (Indian Institute
of Technology) Madras, Tamil Nadu in the overall
category which is followed by IISc (Indian Institute
of Science) Bengaluru, Karnataka at 2nd and IIT
Bombay, Maharashtra at 3rd place. Click here
Times Higher Education Times Higher Education 3 Indian universities made it to the top 400 global
(THE) World University (THE) rankings. Among them, Indian Institute of Science
Rankings 2022 (IISc), Bengaluru (Karnataka) is on the top and
continues to be between 301-350 cohort.It was
followed by IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-
Ropar (Punjab) which also retained its position in
the 351-400 group.
 This University Rankings is topped by the
United Kingdom’s (UK) University of Oxford for
the 6th consecutive year.
It was followed by the United States’ (US) California
Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Harvard
University at rank 2nd, and Stanford University at
rank 4th. Click here
2021’s Global Dairy Top Dutch multinational The France based dairy major company – ‘Lactalis’
20 report banking and financial became the World’s number 1 dairy company in
services company terms of market capital. Lactalis replaced
Rabobank Switzerland’s Nestle.
Notably, India’s well known co-operative brand
‘AMUL’ under the cooperative body Gujarat
Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)
also was placed at the 18th position has become the
first Indian dairy Industry to spot in the global top
20 list released by Rabobank.
QS Global MBA Quacquarelli Symonds  The index revealed the Indian Institute of
Rankings: Global 2022 (QS) Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, Gujarat as
the best business school(B-school) in India
and it scored 46th rank on the list which
features around 280 business schools from
across the globe.
The list is topped by Stanford Graduate School of
Business, Stanford, California, United States of
America(USA). Click here

Hurun India Future Hurun Research Institute The Report states that India became the third largest
unicorn List 2021 Unicorn ecosystem in the world after the United
States (US) and China as India have 51 Unicorns
worth $168 billion, and 32 Gazelles and 54
Cheetahs.Number of Unicorns in the US and China is
at 396 and 277 respectively. The United Kingdom
(UK) is at 4th position with 32 unicorns and
Germany at 5th spot with 18. Click here
Global Trade Outlook UK’s Department of India is going to become the world’s 3rd largest
International Trade importer by 2050 with a 5.9% share of global
imports. Top two position were occupied by China
and the United States (US). Currently, India holds 8th
position on the list of largest importing countries
with a 2.8% share.
India is to be the 3rd largest in world economies by
2050 with a global GDP share of 6.8 percent. Now
India holds 5th position in World Largest Economy
with 3.3 percent share.
Global Innovation World Intellectual The Index states that India’s rank in GII 2021 is
Index (GII) 2021 Property Organisation improved by two spots to 46th from 48th in GII
(WIPO) 2020 and also this was the first time that India
placed in top 50 list. India is at the top of the
Central and Southern Asia region.
 Top three overall Rank of GII are
Switzerland, Sweden and United States of
America.
India, Kenya, Republic of Moldova and VietNam
hold the record of being Innovation achievers
for 11 consecutive years (2011-2021). Click
here
Global Startup Startup Genome As per the annual ranking of the international
Ecosystem Report startup hubs named ‘Global Startup Ecosystem
2021 Report 2021’, compiled by research
organisation ‘Startup Genome’, and The Global
Entrepreneurship Network, London, Mumbai,
and Bangalore are featured among the world's
top startup hubs.
 Bangalore ranked 23rd (26 in 2020)
among the top 30 global startups,
whereas Delhi ranked 36.
 Global Startup Ranking: Silicon Valley
ranked 1st followed by New York City
and London (2nd) Beijing ranked at 4
and Boston at 5.
The report ranked the leading 140 startup
ecosystems based on 7 success factors including
Performance, Talent and Connectedness. Click
here

Dubai government’s Dubai government As per the Dubai government’s statement, India
statement emerged as the 2nd biggest trading partner of
Dubai in the first half (H1) of 2021 after
China.Trade with India grew 74.5% year-on-
year to 67.1 billion dirham from 38.5 billion
dirham in H1 2020.
REPORTS
REPORT NAME SUBMITTED BY KEY NOTES
Uncertain Pathways: How gender United Nations In accordance with the report titled ‘Uncertain
shapes the experiences of Children’s Fund Pathways: How gender shapes the experiences
children on the move (UNICEF) of children on the move’ by the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the number of
persons living outside their birth country or
citizenship reached a record high of 281
million in 2020, representing 3.6% of the
global population.In this, 36 million of them
were recorded as children.
The Atlas of Mortality and World Meteorological Which states that number of disasters, such as
Economic Losses from Weather, Organization (WMO) floods and heatwaves, driven by climate
Climate and Water Extremes change have increased fivefold over the past
(1970–2019) 50 years. Extreme events like changes in
weather and Climate patterns will become
more frequent. Click here
Sand and Dust Storms Risk APDIM Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development
Assessment in Asia and the of Disaster Information Management (APDIM),
Pacific the regional institution of the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), has released the
report on sand and dust storms named ‘Sand
and Dust Storms Risk Assessment in Asia and
the Pacific’.
As per the risk assessments of the report,
more than 500 million people in India are
exposed to medium and high levels of poor air
quality due to sand and dust storms. Click here
World Social Protection Report International Labour ‘World Social Protection Report 2020-22:
2020-22 Organization (ILO) Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit
of a better future’. As per the report, half of the
global population i.e., 53 percent (4.1 billion)
did not have any kind of social security.
As of 2020, only 46.9 percent of the global
population are effectively covered by at least 1
social protection benefit, while the remaining
53.1 percent (4.1 billion) people obtain no
income security at all from their national
social protection system.
Situation Assessment of National Statistical In accordance with the recent survey
Agricultural Households and Office (NSO) ‘Situation Assessment of Agricultural

Land Holdings of Households in Households and Land Holdings of
Rural India, 2019 Households in Rural India, 2019’ from
National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation,
more than half of India’s agricultural
households were in debt, with an average
outstanding of Rs 74,121 in 2018 as compared
to Rs 47,000 in 2013, an increase of 57.7%.
The survey theme was “Land and Livestock
Holdings of Households and Situation
Assessment of Agricultural Households” in the
rural areas of India. Click here
“Groundswell Part 2: Acting on World Bank  According to the report, Climate
Internal Climate Migration” Change could force more than 216
(Updated) million people from across 6 regions
(South Asia; Latin America; Sub-
Saharan Africa; East Asia and the
Pacific; North Africa; and Eastern
Europe and Central Asia) to migrate
from their own countries by 2050.
The updated report has included 3 new
regions(Eastern Europe and Central Asia,
North Africa and East Asia and the Pacific) to
provide a “global estimate” of the potential
migration.
Reforms in Urban Planning NITI (National  The report highlights that India is
Capacity in India Institution for home to 11% of the total global urban
Transforming India) population and will surpass China as
Aayog the most populous country in the
world by 2027. There is a dire need for
the planning and management of cities
as the existing urban planning and
governance framework is complex.
NITI Aayog and France’s software maker
Dassault Systèmes have signed a Statement of
Intent (SoI) during a virtual event to support
various current and future initiatives of AIM
(Atal Innovation Mission) programs and AIM
beneficiaries in India. Click here
State Food Safety Index (SFSI) Food Safety and Union Minister Mansukh Laxmanbhai
2020-21 Standards Authority of Mandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family
India (FSSAI) Welfare (MoHFW) released the 3rd State Food
Safety Index (SFSI) 2020-21 by Food Safety
and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in
New Delhi. It measures the performance of
States/Union Territories (UTs) across five
parameters of food safety.
 In this regard, MoHFW felicitated nine
leading States/UTs from 3 categories
for their impressive performance.

Union Minister also released the results of a
PAN-India survey that identified the presence
of industrially produced trans fatty acid
content in six food categories. Click here
A multi-billion-dollar Food and Agriculture  The report is an analysis of countries’
opportunity: Repurposing Organization (FAO), support to farmers and its adverse
agricultural support to transform UN Development impacts on food prices, environment,
food systems’ Programme (UNDP) global warming and farmers,
and UN Environment specifically smallholders.
Programme (UNEP) This report comes ahead of the UN Food
Systems Summit 2021 which will be held
during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in
New York, United States (US) on September
23. Click here
Rural Development Report 2021 United Nations To resolve the global issue of Nutrition
International Fund for disparity, Countries should invest more on
Agricultural nature-based farming and providing
Development (IFAD) incentives to small & medium scale farmers
will play critical role in reducing rural poverty
& increasing nutrition security, as per the
‘Rural Development Report 2021’ released by
United Nations International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD), named
“Transforming Food Systems for Rural
Prosperity”.
Small-scale agriculture is directly linked with
the livelihood of the majority of rural
population across the globe, with over 31% of
the World’s food being produced in farms
sized up to 2-hectares.
Trade and Development Report United Nations The report predicts India’s Gross Domestic
2021 Conference on Trade Product (GDP) to grow by 7.2 percent in 2021,
and Development whereas the Global Growth rate is projected at
(UNCTAD) 5.3 percent. This report comes ahead of the
UN Food Systems Summit 2021 which will be
held during the UN General Assembly (UNGA)
in New York, United States (US) on September
23. Click here
United in Science 2021 World As per the report, the COVID-19 caused
Meteorological only a temporary decline in carbon dioxide
Organization (WMO) (CO2) emissions in 2020. Whereas the
concentrations of major greenhouse gases
- CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide
(N2O) in the atmosphere continued to
increase in 2020 and the first half of 2021.
Click here
Tracking progress on food and Food and Agriculture  The report highlights that the COVID
agriculture-related SDG Organization (FAO) 19 has set back progress towards
Sustainable Development Goals

indicators 2021, also FAO’s 3rd of the United Nations (SDGs) enshrined in the UN’s Agenda
assessment (UN) 2030, undermining the decades of
development efforts. It focuses on
eight SDGs, which were adopted at
the UN summit in New York in 2015.
According to the report, the COVID-19
pandemic has pushed around 83 to 132
million people into hunger in 2020 and
COVID-19 has disrupted the food supply in
society, around 14 percent of all food has
been lost.
‘Fed to Fail? The crisis of United Nations  The report highlights the two in every
children’s diets in early life’ Children’s three children between 6–23 months
Fund (UNICEF) didn’t get the nutritious diet needed
for healthy growth and the COVID-19
pandemic could make the situation
much worse.
This report was released ahead of the
United Nations Food Systems Summit on
September 23, 2021 in New York, United
States (US).
Climate Indicators and World The report stating that climate change
Sustainable Development: Meteorological effects not only obstruct the Sustainable
Demonstrating the Organization (WMO) Development Goal-13 (SDG13- Climate
Interconnections Action) but impede all 17 SDGs.
 It was released in coincide with the
United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) annual session; and the
opening of the virtual SDG Action
Zone to accelerate action on the
SDGs.
It also called for greater international
collaboration for achieving the SDGs, and
for limiting global warming to less than 2
°C or even 1.5 °C by the end of this
century. Click here
RANKING & REPORTS IN CONTENT FORMAT

World Bank discontinues “Doing Business” report
World Bank group announced to discontinue its “Doing Business” reports after finding data
irregularities in countries rankings in 2018 and 2020 reports. The law investigation agency,
WilmerHale, has unveiled inconsistent with the Doing Business methodology in the 2018 report, which
favoured China’s position.
In Doing Business 2018 report, China was ranked 78th with a score of 65.3, but after making
corrections in various indicators, its position dropped 7 places to 85th with a score of 64.5.

ACQUISITION & MERGERS

PayU Acquired Billdesk for 4.7 billion USD
PayU Payments Private Limited (PayU), a subsidiary of Prosus has entered into an agreement with the
shareholders of IndiaIdeas.com Limited (BillDesk)to acquire 100% of its Equity shares for 4.7 Billion
USD (around Rs 34 thousand Crores).Prosus NV is a global consumer internet group and technology
investor.The acquisition is subject to approval from the Competition Commission of India(CCI).
Kotak Mahindra Bank to Sell 20Cr Shares of APBL to Bharti Enterprises for Rs.294 Cr
Kotak Mahindra Bank is set to sell its 20 crore equity shares (around 8.57%) of Airtel Payment Bank
Limited (APBL) to Bharti Enterprises Limited for a cash consideration of around Rs 294.8 crore. The
Bharti Enterprises has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to enable the execution of the
proposed transaction.
CCI Approves the Acquisition of TVS Supply Chain Solutions Pvt Ltd by T.S. Rajam Rubbers &
Dhinrama Mobility Solution
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of certain shareholding in TVS Supply
Chain Solutions Private Limited by T.S. Rajam Rubbers Private Limited and Dhinrama Mobility Solution
Private Limited under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.
 This transaction will be carried out through a secondary purchase from CDPQ Private Equity Asia
Private Limited (CDPQ), an existing shareholder.
HDFC Life to Acquire 100% Stake in Exide Life for Rs 6687 crore
HDFC Life Insurance Company (HDFC Life) is set to acquire 100% share capital of Exide Life Insurance
Company for a total cash consideration of Rs 6687 crore. Rs 725.97 crore of the total cash consideration
is payable in cash and the balance by issuing 8.70 crore equity shares of face value of Rs 10 at an issue
price of Rs 685 per share.This is the biggest insurance deal in India.
RSBVL acquires 57% stake in Strand Life Sciences for Rs 393 crores
Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) subsidiary - Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited (RSBVL)
acquired 57.06% stake in Strand Life Sciences by buying over 2.28 crore shares in the company for Rs
393 crores.RIL is also planning to invest another Rs 160 crores in Strand Life Sciences by March 2023,
increasing its total share in the company by about 80.3%, with a total of Rs 553 crore investment.
ICICI Lombard gets Approval for the Acquisition of Bharti Axa from IRDAI
India’s largest private sector general insurer, ICICI Lombard got the final in-principle approval from
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for the acquisition Bharti Axa
General Insurance. Bharti AXA General Insurance is a joint venture of Bharti, an Indian business group
with 51% and AXA, a global insurance and asset management company with 49% stake.
LIC picks up nearly 4% stake in Bank of India through open market transaction
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has picked up around 3.9% stakes (around 159007791
shares) of Bank of India (BOI) through Open Market Acquisition on 2nd September 2021. With this
acquisition the stake of LIC in Bank of India has increased from 3.17% to 7.05%, equivalent to
289287324 shares.
Amicus Insurance Broking to Merge with First Policy Insurance Broker

First Policy Insurance Brokers will merge with Amicus Insurance Brokers to consolidate its position in
the market. After the merging, they will become one of the leading insurance brokers in the

country.Insurance regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Association of India (IRDAI)
granted the in-principle approval for this transaction on 5th August 2021.
Byju’s Acquired Gradeup; Rebranded as Byju’s Exam Prep

Ed-Tech Unicorn Byju’s has acquired the online exam preparation platform Gradeup to boost the ed
tech’s presence in the online competitive exam preparation category.Following the acquisition of
Gradeup, it has been rebranded as Byju’s Exam Prep.This marks the 8th acquisition by Byju’s in 2021.
 Gradeup headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh was established in 2015 by Shobhit Bhatnagar,
Sanjeev Kumar, and Vibhu Bhushan.
CCI Approved Acquisitions – Inflow by Savex; ONGC Tripura Power Company Limited by GAIL &
Indiabulls AMC by Groww
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of
Inflow Technologies Private Limited (Inflow) by Savex Technologies Private Limited (Savex).
 CCI approved the acquisition of 26% equity share capital of ONGC Tripura Power Company
Limited by GAIL (India) Limited from Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) group.
CCI has approved the acquisition of 100% shareholding of (Indiabulls AMC) and Indiabulls
Trustee Company Limited (Indiabulls Trustee) by Nextbillion Technology Private Limited,
doing business as Groww.
Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy 9.98% stake in KFin Technologies for Rs 310 Crore
On 20th September 2021, Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) announced to acquire 9.98% stakes of KFin
Technologies by buying over 1.67 crore equity shares for Rs 310 crores as a primary capital infusion to
the company. The companies are planning to complete the acquisition by the end of October 2021.
CCI Approved the Acquisition of 10.40% Stake in GPL by Adani Ports

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of a 10.40% stake in
Gangavaram Port Limited (GPL) by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), a part of
the Adani Group, a leading integrated ports and logistics company from the government of Andhra
Pradesh. The consideration of the proposed acquisition of a 10.40% stake in GPL is Rs 644.78 crore.
CA Rover Holding Sold a 3.4% Stake in SBI Cards for Rs 3267 crore
CA Rover Holdings, a United States(US)-based private equity fund, has sold 3.2 crore shares amounting
to a 3.4% stake in SBI Cards, for 443 million USD (around Rs 3267 crore).CA Rover Holdings is a part of
the Carlyle Group and an affiliate of Carlyle Asia Partners.
 This transaction was put through stock exchanges under the Bulk deal window.
The sale price has been fixed at Rs 1021 to Rs 1072.30 apiece.
IndusInd Bank Acquired 4.79% Stake in McLeod Russel India

The IndusInd Bank has acquired a 4.79% stake in debt-laden McLeod Russel India Limited
(MRIL) by involving pledged shares for recovery of its dues. The bank, in accordance with the
invocation of the pledge of shares, acquired 5000000 equity shares of MRIL.
The Headquarters of Induslnd Bank is Pune, Maharashtra.

DEFENCE
EXERCISE
EXERCISE NAME VENUE / PARTICIPATING KEY NOTES
COUNTRIES
KAZIND 21 Aisha Bibi village of On 1st September 2021, Indian Army took
Kazakhstan, India and part in “KAZIND 21” – a joint military exercise
Kazakhstan between India and Kazakhstan at Aisha Bibi
village of Kazakhstan. 90 soldiers from Indian
Army participated in the 5th edition of the
KAZIND, an annual bilateral exercise, that is
planned to be held between September 1 to
10, 2021.
4th edition of KAZIND was conducted at
Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh in September 2019.
SIMBEX 2021 Southern edge of the South The 3 days 28th Singapore-India Maritime
China Sea, Indian Navy and Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX 2021‘was held
Republic of Singapore Navy between the Indian Navy and Republic of
(RSN) Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern edge of
the South China Sea. It was hosted by RSN as
‘at sea only’ i.e. without any physical
interactions due to COVID-19.
Notably, this 2021 of SIMBEX was held during
the ongoing celebrations of the 75th year of
India’s independence.
Maritime Partnership Mediterranean Sea, Indian Indian Navy has conducted the 1st Ever
Exercise Navy & Algerian Navy Maritime Partnership Exercise with the
Algerian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea on
29th August 2021.Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Tabar, representing India, participated in the
Exercise with a frontline Algerian Naval Ship
(ANS) Ezzadjer, as a part of its goodwill Visit
to Europe & Africa. It included diverse
activities such as Co-ordinated manoeuvring,
Communication procedures & Steam past
between the two Navies.
Maritime Partnership Indian Navy with the Indian Navy has conducted the 1st ever
Exercise Moroccan Navy Maritime Partnership Exercise with the
Moroccan Navy. Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Tabar, the 3rd Warship of the Talwar class
frigate built for the Indian Navy in Russia,
participated in a Maritime Partnership
Exercise with Royal Moroccan Navy ship
‘Lieutenant Colonel Arrahman’ off Casablanca
port as a part of its ongoing 4-month
deployment (June to September 2021) across
Europe & Africa.
 ‘Exercise Bright Star 2021’: Egypt
Army hosted the joint military exercise

‘Bright Star 2021’, the largest
multinational military training in the
Middle East.
Joint Military exercise – China, Pakistan, Mongolia & The 1st ever joint Military exercise – “Shared
“Shared Destiny-2021” Thailand Destiny-2021” to be held between China,
Pakistan, Mongolia & Thailand from
September 6 to 15 at China’s Henan’s Queshan
county. The military exercise that is organised
by China will work on multinational
peacekeeping live exercises, in line with the
United Nations – “Action for Peacekeeping”.
Biennial Maritime Warfare Indian Navy and the Royal Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy
exercise – “AUSINDEX 21” Australian Navy (RAN) (RAN) conducts the 4th Edition of biennial
Maritime Warfare exercise – “AUSINDEX
21” in the North Australian Exercise Area
from 6th to 10th September, 2021. Indian
Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik & Kadmatt, under
the Command of Rear Admiral Tarun Sobti,
participated in the Naval exercise.
INS Shivalik & Kadmatt were indigenously
designed and built Guided Missile Stealth
Frigate and Anti-Submarine Corvette
respectively.
Zapad 2021 Nizhniy in Russia 14 days long, Russia’s Multi Nation Exercise
Zapad 2021 was conducting from 3rd to 16th
September at Nizhniy in Russia. Indian Army
took part in ‘ZAPAD 2021’ with 200 personnel
mainly from the Naga Regiment participated
as an all ‘Arms Combined Task Force’ for the
exercise, which is one of the theatre levels
exercises of the Russian armed forces. The aim
of the conducting exercise focuses primarily
on operations against terrorists.
Bilateral maritime exercise Red Sea off the Sudanese India Navy Ship (INS) Tabar and two Sudanese
coast, Indian navy and Sudan Navy ships- Almazz and Nimer- participated in
Navy the maiden exercise. The exercise enhanced
interoperability between the two navies
significantly and widened the scope for
combined operations against common
maritime threats in future.
India-Nepal Joint Military Himalayan border town of 14-day long 15th India-Nepal Joint Military
Training exercise Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand & Training exercise Surya Kiran commenced on
India-Nepal September 20, 2021 in the Himalayan border
town of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand in India.The
Indian Army is represented by the Garhwal
Regiment. The exercise is a part of an initiative
to develop inter-operability and sharing
expertise between the two nations regarding
humanitarian assistance under disaster

management and to get training under anti-
terrorist operations.
Samudra Shakti Sunda Strait, Indonesia & The 3rd edition of the Bilateral Maritime
Indian and Indonesian navies Exercise between the Indian and Indonesian
navies named ‘Samudra Shakti’ was scheduled
to be held at Sunda Strait, Indonesia from
September 20 to 22, 2021. Indian Naval Ships
(INS) such as Shivalik and Kadmatt arrived at
Jakarta to participate in the bilateral exercise
with the Indonesian Navies of KRI (Kapal
Republik Indonesia) Bung Tomo, KRI
Malahayati, and Maritime Patrol and
Reconnaissance Aircraft CN-235.
SCO PEACEFUL MISSION Orenburg in Russia Indian Military participated in a Joint Counter
2021 Terrorism Exercise SCO PEACEFUL MISSION
2021. It is a biennial exercise organised under
the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) at Orenburg in Russia
from September 13 to 25, 2021.The 6th edition
of the exercise SCO Peaceful Mission 2021 was
hosted by Russia in Orenburg.
TESTING
MISSILES NAME TESTING LOCATION FEATURES
Submarine- South Korean military conducted its first successful
Launched Ballistic underwater test of a Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
Missile (SLBM) (SLBM). The test was conducted by the new Dosan Ahn
Chang-ho submarine that was inducted into service in
- August 2021.The submarine launched a Hyunmoo-2B
ballistic missile, with a 500 km range.
 This launch makes South Korea the 8th country
with this capability joining the United States (US),
China, Russia, the U.K., France and India.
submarine- After North Korea, now South Korea successfully test-fired a
launched ballistic submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) becoming the
missile (SLBM) 7th country in the world to do so. It also became the first
country without nuclear weapons to develop such a
- system.The SLBM was fired underwater from its newly
commissioned 3,000 ton class Dosan Ahn Chang-ho
submarine.
 North Korea successfully test fired two short-range
ballistic missiles from a train for the first time
during a drill of its Railway Mobile Missile Regiment.
Akash Prime Integrated Test Range Defence Research and Development Organisation
(ITR), Chandipur, (DRDO) successfully flight tested the new version of
Odisha Akash Missile namely ‘Akash Prime’ from Integrated
Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha. It was the
missile’s maiden test in which an unmanned aerial
target was destroyed.

 Akash Prime is a medium-range mobile surface-
to-air missile (SAM) system developed by the
DRDO and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited
(BDL).
It is developed to replace the Russian 2K12 Kub (SA-6
Gainful) missile system, currently in service.
Raytheon According to the Defense Advanced Research Projects
hypersonic Agency (DARPA) of United States, the country has
weapon successfully tested a Raytheon hypersonic weapon, an
air-breathing hypersonic weapon,the next generation
-
of arms that plunder the reaction time of rivals and
traditional defeat mechanisms for Air Force.
Northrop Grumman (NOC) and Raytheon Technologies
(RTX) successfully completed the first powered test
flight of their hypersonic weapon
DEALS & MoU’s

MoD partnered with Spain for acquisition of 56 C-295MW aircraft
On the lines of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approval, the Ministry of Defence
(MoD) signed a contract with M/s Airbus Defence and Space, Spain worth Rs.22,000 Crore on
September 24, 2021, for acquisition of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force
(IAF).
 Notably, this is the first project of its kind in which a military aircraft will be
manufactured in India under technology transfer by the private sector.
 The induction of C-295 MW will modernize the transport fleet of IAF as it will succeed
ageing Avro HS-748 aircraft of IAF that were procured in the 1960s.
ARMY, NAVY & AIR FORCE NEWS

Indian Army participates in ‘International Army Games – 2021’ hosted by Russia; India
announces Defence Procurement from Russia
The 7th edition of the International Army Games 2021 that was held between 22nd August and 4th
September saw the participation of the Indian Army. A 101-member contingent was sent by the Indian
army to participate in various army games that were hosted by Russia. It is an International Military
Sporting event that is annually hosted by Russia since 2015.International Army Games is also known as
the “War Olympics”.
 India finalised deal with Russia for the purchase of around 70,000 AK-203 assault rifles to
replace the existing Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) 5.56mm*45mm assault rifle.
 United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia confirmed that the delivery of first Krivak or Talwar
Class stealth frigate(War Ship) to India by the mid of 2023 due to delay caused by the pandemic.
Defence Ministry announces ‘Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services (DFPDS)

2021’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the ‘Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services
(DFPDS) 2021’, providing enhanced Revenue Procurement provisions to Indian defence forces to
strengthen India’s security infrastructure.
 DFPDS 2021 will promote ease of doing business with its greater decentralized system, and also
targets to overcome the procedural delays in arms procurement.

 Competent Financial Authorities (CFA) were provided with twice of the usual financial
assistance, in certain field formations the enhancement ranges from 5 to 10 times.
DRDO handed over MRSAM to IAF; India's 1st Emergency Landing Facility of IAF plane was
Inaugurated
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the first deliverable Firing Unit
(FU) of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) System/"Barak-8" Missile System to Indian Air
Force (IAF) at Air Force Station, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.The MRSAM defence system was inducted into
the 2204 Squadron.
India's 1st Emergency Landing Facility on NH for IAF planes inaugurated
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(MoRTH) inaugurated a 3-km emergency landing strip or Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) at Satta-
Gandhav stretch on National Highway 925 in Barmer, Rajasthan for IAF planes. NH-925 is India's first
national highway to be used as ELF of IAF aircraft.
India launched its 1st Satellite & Nuclear Missile Tracking Ship INS Dhruv
India has launched its first satellite and nuclear-missile tracking ship INS (Indian Naval Ship) Dhruv.
It is the first of its kind ocean surveillance ship (OSS) that is capable of tracking ballistic missiles at a
long-range.
 It will be under the control of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), and will advance India’s
presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
 It was launched by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in the presence of Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Karambir Singh from Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), its commission site.
Indian Army set to procure over 100 “SkyStriker” - a type of suicide drones
Indian Army signed a Rs.100 crore worth contract with the Joint Venture between India’s Alpha
Design & Israel’s Elbit Security Systems, for the procurement of over 100 – ‘SkyStrikers’ under its
emergency procurement powers. All the ‘SkyStriker’ type drones will be manufactured in the Bangalore
manufacturing unit of Alpha Design.
President Ram Nath Kovind presents President’s Colour to Indian Naval Aviation at Goa
President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Force, Ram Nath Kovind presented
the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Aviation at INS Hansa, Dabolim, Goa.
 President’s Colour is the highest honour bestowed on a military unit in recognition of its
exceptional service to the nation which is given in recognition to exceptional services for the
nation during the time of peace and war.
 A special day cover and Book titled -” Fly Navy, Fly” was released by the President and Chief Post
Master General, Maharashtra and Goa.
Indian Army to procure 118 Main Battle Tanks Arjun Mk-1A worth Rs 7,523 crore
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) of Avadi, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) grabbed Rs 7,523 crore order
from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun
Mk-1A for the Indian Army.
 The tank is known as the “hunter killers”, the latest version of the tank is equipped with
a massive 120 mm rifled gun and Kanchan armour.
 MoD also promulgated a framework for enhanced and synergised utilization of
simulators by the three (Army, Navy and Air Force) Services and the Indian Coast
Guard (ICG).

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SATELLITES LAUNCHES
SATELLITE NAME COUNTRY PURPOSE
Dragon spacecraft SpaceX, U.S. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was launched from a
recycled Falcon 9 rocket from the NASA’s (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) Kennedy Space
Center on Merritt Island, Florida carrying shipment of
ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm toward
the International Space Station (ISS).
After the launch, the rocket’s first-stage booster returned
and landed upright on SpaceX’s newest ocean platform,
named ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’.
Gaofen-502 China According to a report, the China National Space
Administration has launched its hyper spectral
observation satellite, called Gaofen-502 at the Taiyuan
Satellite Launch Center using the Long March 4 Bingyao
40 carrier rocket.The satellite and launch vehicle are
developed and produced by the Shanghai Aerospace
Technology Research Institute of China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation. It was the 387th
flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.
INSPIRESat-1 India In accordance with the Indian Institute of Space
Science and Technology (IIST), the INSPIRESat-1
CubeSat, developed under the International Satellite
Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE) is all
set for launch through an upcoming Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO).
 Chairman of ISRO Kailasavadivoo Sivan
inaugurated a 2-day Lunar Science Workshop
2021, to commemorate the completion of two
years of operation of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft
around the lunar orbit. It was organized by ISRO.
51 Starlink broadband SpaceX, U.S. SpaceX launched its first full stack of 51 Starlink
(internet) satellites broadband (internet) satellites on falcon 9 rocket from
Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force
Station in California on September 14. It is the 22nd
Falcon 9 mission for SpaceX so far in 2021 and it was the
90th successful landing to date.
34 satellites OneWeb, UK On September 14, 2021, the London (United Kingdom)
based firm OneWeb launched 34 satellites into orbit from
a Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
 It was launched in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) by
French LEO satellite communications company,
Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate, through its
launch vehicle ‘Soyuz’-Flight ST35.

Flight ST35 was the 60th Soyuz mission and the 10th
mission for OneWeb.
Tianzhou-3 or Heavenly China China has successfully launched its third Unmanned
vessel Cargo Aircraft (UCA) named Tianzhou-3 or Heavenly
vessel from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the
southern province of Hainan, China, with help of the
Long March-7Y4 rocket.
Objective: Tianzhou-3 will deliver fuel to the under-
construction space station of China, Tiangong and will
bring back three astronauts who have been there for
almost three months.
OTHER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS

NATIONAL
IIT Madras launches ‘e-Source’ – an Open-Source platform to track e-waste
“e-Source”, an open-source platform for tracking & recovery of electronic wastes (e-waste) is under
beta level of testing by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The initiative is promoted by the
Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (ICGS) in IIT Madras.
 e-Source will also act as an online marketplace for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE), linking buyers and sellers from various sectors.
CSIR-NAL’s Hansa New Generation aircraft successfully made its Maiden Flight
Hansa New Generation (NG) aircraft successfully made its maiden flight and all flight parameters were
found normal. It is designed and developed by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)-
National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 The aircraft took off from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) airport by Amit Dahiya, test
pilot, flew at an altitude of 4000 ft. with a speed of 80 knots for about 20 minutes.
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Inaugurated at MCL of 1st of Its Kind in CIL
In a first, in Coal India Ltd. (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal, an innovative Remotely Piloted Aircraft
System (RPAS) was inaugurated at Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to remotely monitor automated
systems. Designed by the MCL’s Innovation Cell and the Department of E&T, the portal named
“Vihangam’ was created by a Mumbai-based start-up of drone manufacturing, robotics and automation.
ISRO to Develop Reusable GSLV Mk-III Launch Vehicle

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on the development of a technology which will
enable ISRO to land the GSLV Mk III launch vehicles vertically. This will allow ISRO to reuse the GSLV
Mk III launch vehicles and save money.With this technology ISRO plans to recover the first and second
stages.
INTERNATIONAL
'Orca'- World's Largest Plant Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air Starts in Iceland
World’s Largest Plant to Capture Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from air, 'Orca' Starts Operating in Iceland.The
Plant will suck in CO2 and store it underground in the form of rock. It was started by a Swiss startup
Climeworks AG in partnership with Icelandic carbon storage firm Carbfix. The plant can capture up to
4,000 tons of CO2 per year. The ‘’Orca’’ refers to the Icelandic word 'Orka' for meaning "energy".

Spacex launches Earth-circling private trip with no professionals
For the first, A SpaceX launched Falcon 9 rocket, with all amateur and tourist crew, from Kennedy Space
Centre at Cape Canaveral in Central Florida. The crew included 38-year-old billionaire Jared Isaacman,
who sponsored the trip, Hayley Arceneux, 29, Sian Procotor, 51, and Chris Sembroski, a 42-year-old
who claimed his seat through an online raffle.
UNESCO declares MDD in ‘Amazon of Europe’ as World’s 1st 5-country Biosphere Reserve
On September 15, 2021, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
declared Europe’s Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD), the largest riverine protected area on the continent
known as ‘Amazon of Europe’ as the world’s first five-country biosphere reserve.
 Now with this recognition, these five countries are mandated to jointly protect and revitalize the
area and boost sustainable business practices.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission: 4 amateur astronauts return to earth after 3-day space trip
SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission is a success as the four amateur astronauts who went on a 3-day
private space trip landed safely back to Earth on September 18 night.
 Inspiration 4 Crew – Billionaire Jared Isaacman, the commander of the flight, Hayley
Arcenaux, physician assistant, Chris Sembroski, data engineer and Sian Proctor,
geoscientist and science communication specialist.
 The flight was part of a massive fundraising effort for St Jude Children's Research
Hospital, to raise $200 million for childhood cancer research.
Lunar Crater Named After Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson

International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater at the Moon’s south pole after
Matthew Henson, an African-American Arctic explorer, who was the 1st person to stand at the
very top of the world.
 Henson crater is located in the South Pole of the Moon, between Sverdrup and de
Gerlache craters.
 Jordan Bretzfelder, an Exploration Science summer intern at Lunar and Planetary
Institute, Houston, Texas proposed to name the crater after Matthew Henson.
SPORTS
CRICKET
South African Cricketer Dale Steyn Retires from All forms of Cricket
South African Cricketer & Right-arm fast bowler, Dale Willem Steyn has announced his retirement from
all forms of Cricket (ODIs, T20Is) at the age of 38. He had retired from Test cricket in 2019. He was born
in June 1983 in Phalaborwa, South Africa.Steyn was included in the International Cricket Council (ICC)
Test Team of the Decade at the end of 2020.
India leads in Test Series against England

India led in the 5-match Test Series against England by winning 2 of the 4-matches played and drawing
the 1st match, that was held between 4th August and 6th September 2021, in England. The Fifth match of
the series was cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak among 4 of the Indian crew members. During the
Test Series,
 Indian opening batsman KL Rahul scored a Test century and became 1st Indian Opener to score a
Test hundred in Lord’s in the last 31-years.

 Virat Kohli broke the long-standing record of Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest to score
23,000 international runs in Cricket.
Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor retires from International Cricket

Brendan Taylor, the former Zimbabwe captain retired from international cricket during the ongoing
One Day International (ODI) series against Ireland. Brendan Taylor is currently the 2nd highest run
scorer for Zimbabwe only 112 runs short of Andy Flower.
Sri Lankan Pacer Lashith Malinga retires from all formats of cricket
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He retired
from Test cricket in 2011 and ODI in 2019. Malinga played 30 Tests, 226 ODIs and 84 T20Is.He picked
546 wickets (101 in Tests, 338 in ODIs and 107 in T20Is) across formats.
England All-Rounder Moeen Ali Retires from Test Cricket

34-year-old England cricketer Moeen Ali has retired from Test cricket or red ball format and he
will continue his career in other formats of cricket. He is an all-rounder, left-handed batsman
and right-arm off-spinner. Ali has taken 195 wickets with his off-spin bowling and he scored
2914 runs in 64 Test at an average of 28.29.
BADMINTON & TENNIS

Overview of 2021 US Open Tennis Championship
The 141st edition of the US Open Tennis Championship was held in USA’s New York City, which is also
the 4th & last Grand Slam title of 2021 being conducted in a ‘Hard Court’ between 30th August and 12th
September 2021.
US Open 2021
Category Winners Runner-ups
Daniil Medvedev Novak Djokovic
Men’s Singles (Russia) (Serbia)
Emma Raducanu Leylah Fernandez
Women’s Singles (Britain) (Canada)
Rajeev Ram – Joe Salisbury Bruno Soares – Jamie Murray
Men’s Doubles (USA – UK) (Brazil – UK)
Sam Stosur – Zhang Shuai Coco Gauff – Caty McNally
Women’s Doubles (Australia – China) (USA)
Desirae Krawczyk – Joe Salisbury Giuliana Olmos – Marcelo Arevalo
Mixed Doubles (USA – UK) (Mexico – El Salvador)
ATHLETIC & FOOTBALL

Football - Guinness World Records Honoured Cristiano Ronaldo as Highest Scoring Man
Guinness World Records has honoured Portugal football player Cristiano Ronaldo for becoming the
highest-scoring man in international football history with his 111th goal for Portugal against Ireland in a
World Cup qualifier. This marked his 180th game representing Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo achieved the
feat of scoring goals for Portugal between 2003 and 2021 over a period of 18 years.

BOXING, WRESTLING & WEIGHTLIFTING
India wins 14 Golds in ASBC Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championship 2021
2021 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championship had been held together at Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates (UAE) for the first time in history.It was organised by the Asian Boxing Confederation
(ASBC).In the combined tally, India concluded with a total of 39 medals, including 14 Gold medals.
 Indian Contingent completed with 20 Medals (6 Gold, 9 Silver & 5 Bronze) in the Asian Youth
Boxing Championship that was concluded in September 2021.
 India won 19 medals with 8 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze medals in the 2021 ASBC Junior Boxing
Championship.
OTHER SPORTS NEWS

Part-II: Overview of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Indian contingent has won a total of 19 medals with 5 Golds, 8 Silvers and 6 Bronze medals in the 16th
edition of Summer Paralympic games that was held between 24th August and 5th September 2021 in
Tokyo, Japan.The 19-medal count is higher than the total number of paralympics medals won by India
in all the events since its 1st appearance in the 1968 Paralympic games.
 A total of 17 athletes have won 19 medals, with 2 athletes – Avani Lekhara & Singhraj Adhana
have won 2 medals each.
 India was ranked 24th in the overall medal tally with 19 medals, while the top 3 positions in the
medal tally were occupied by China, Great Britain & USA…Click here for more detail….
Eight esports included in medal events at 2022 Asian Games

For the first time in Asian games, eight electronic sports (esports) are included in the medal events at
the 19th Asian Games 2022 which are going to be held in Hangzhou, China. The games will start from
September 10, 2022 and continue till September 25.
 The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced the titles for the debut of esports.
 It includes eight medal events and two demonstration games.
India’s GM Iniyan Wins the 6th Noisiel International Chess Open, 2021
Indian GrandMaster (GM) Iniyan.P has won the 6th Noisiel International Chess Open, 2021. The
tournament was held from 23rd to 28th August, 2021 in Noisiel, France.Iniyan scored a double triumph
at 6th Noisiel International Open as he won both Classical and Blitz events.
Princepal Singh Becomes 1st Indian to be a Part of NBA Championship Roster

Princepal Singh Bajwa from Punjab became the first Indian to be part of an NBA title winning team (at
any level of the NBA) when his team Sacramento Kings won the 2021 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
in United States against the Boston Celtics. He signed a professional contract with NBA G League Ignite
and became the 1st NBA Academy global alumni to sign a G League Contract and 1st ever NBA Academy
India alumni to sign a professional contract.
Max Verstappen wins F1 Dutch Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing Honda’s Max Verstappen (23 years) from the Netherlands won the 2021 Formula 1(F1)
Heineken Dutch Grand Prix held at the Circuit Zandvoort in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the
Netherlands from 3rd to 5th September 2021.
 This victory also marks his 7th win of the season and the 17th win of his career.The 2021 F1 Dutch
Grand Prix was organised by Dutch Grand Prix(DGP).

Daniel Ricciardo wins 2021 Italian Grand Prix
McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix, making his 1st victory since
2018, notably this is McLaren’s 1st win after 9-years. Ricciardo was closely followed by McLaren’s
Lando Norris and Mercedes Valtteri Bottas finishing the race in 2nd and 3rd position.
IOC bans N Korea till the end of 2022

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea until the end of 2022 as it failed to
send a team to the Tokyo Games. With this suspension, the country will miss the Beijing Winter Games
2022 and it will not receive financial aid during the suspension.
 Former Olympic shooter Raja Randhir Singh, 72, has been appointed as the acting president of
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) as the president Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al Sabah stepped aside
after being found guilty of forgery by a Geneva Court.
Raja Rithvik becomes India’s 70th chess Grandmaster

R.Raja Rithvik, 17, became India’s 70th chess Grandmaster (GM) after defeating FIDE Master Finek
Vaclav of Czechoslovakia in 57 moves and reaching the live rating of 2501 in Vezerkepzo Grandmaster
Chess Tournament at Budapest, Hungary.He is native of Warangal, Telangana.
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Unveils Official Motto: Together for a Shared Future
The organisers of the Beijing 2022 announced the official motto of Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games 2022, “Together for a Shared Future” over a ceremony at the Capital Museum, Beijing.The motto
highlights unity and a collective effort, embodying the core values and vision of the Olympic Movement
and the aim of pursuing world unity, peace and progress as well as the vision of the Paralympic Games.
India’s Pankaj Advani won ACBS’s Asian Snooker Championship 2021; 2nd consecutive time
Indian Snooker player Padma Awardee Pankaj Advani won the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports
(ACBS) Asian Snooker Championship 2021 held at Al Messila in Doha, Dubai against Amir Sarkhosh of
Iran.The 23-time billiards and snooker world champion Pankaj Advani has won the title for the 2nd
consecutive year, he won the title in 2019.
 The Asian Snooker Championship is the first event for billiards and snooker since March 2020.
Odisha to Host U-21 FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021
Odisha is set to host the U-21 FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021, the men’s under-21(U-
21) field hockey world championship, organized by the International Hockey Federation (FIH-
Fédération Internationale de Hockey). This is the 12th edition of the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior
World Cup.
 The U-21 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 will be held in the Kalinga Stadium,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 24 November to 5 December 2021.
Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha unveiled the trophy and logo for the tournament.
Magnus Carlsen won 9th EY Norway Chess 2021; India’s Gukesh won Norway Open 2021
Masters
Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess Grandmaster won the 9th edition of EY Norway Chess 2021
against Russian Grandmaster Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi.This marks Magnus Carlsen’s
3rd consecutive title in Norway chess and 4th overall title.
Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D won the Norway Chess open 2021 under the masters’ section
and won 60000 (Norwegian Krone)NOK (around Rs 509000).This marks his 2nd consecutive
win in a month.

L Hamilton become first F1 driver in history to seal 100 wins
Lewis Hamilton sets a new record by registering his 100th win after finishing first in Russian
Grand Prix held at Sochi Autodrom in Russia on September 28. Hamilton is a British racer,
competes for Mercedes.
 With this win, Hamilton became the first Formula-one driver in the history to reach 100
wins. Max Verstappen finished second at Russian Grand Prix 2021.
Pankaj Advani won IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021 in Doha; his 24th World Title
Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani won his 24th world title by winning the International
Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) 6-Red Snooker World Cup2021 by defeating
Pakistan player and 2017 World Team Snooker Champion Babar Masih.
The IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021 was organised by IBSF in association with Qatar
Billiards and Snooker Federation held from 17th to 21st September 2021 in Doha, Qatar.
BOOKS & AUTHORS

BOOK NAME AUTHOR KEY NOTES
The Murderer, The Investigative Published by - HarperCollins Publishers India Private
Monarch And The Fakir: journalist Appu Limited
A New Investigation of Esthose Suresh and Subject - The book based on various unseen intelligence
Mahatma Gandhi’s Gates Cambridge reports and police records recreates the circumstances
Assassination scholar Priyanka of the murder of Mahatma Gandhi and the investigation
Kotamraju of the murder.The book also examines the role of
princely states, hypermasculinity and a militant right-
wing in the context of a country that just got
independence.
’Know Your Rights and Angelina Jolie in The book ‘‘Know Your Rights and Claim Them: Guide for
Claim Them collaboration with Youth” is written by the Hollywood actress Angelina
Human Right lawyer Jolie in collaboration with Human Right lawyer
Geraldine Van Buren Geraldine Van Buren and Amnesty International. The
and Amnesty book is like a guide for every child and young person
International who access their rights.It talks about gender rights,
racial equality, free expression, healthy environment
and sustainable life.
Haryana Environment Released by Manohar Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister (CM) of Haryana,
and Pollution Code Lal Khattar released the new book titled “Haryana Environment
and Pollution Code” compiled by former IAS officer
and poet Dheera Khandelwal.Dheera Khandelwal has
compiled the book while working in the Department of
Environment, understanding the problem faced by the
department, compiled laws and rules, guidelines related
to the environment and pollution.
Bullets Over Bombay: Uday Bhatia Published by - HarperCollins Publishers India
Satya and the Hindi Film Subject - The book details the making of Ram Gopal
Gangster Varma’s 1998 film ‘Satya’. The book revisits the making
of the film with testimonies from Ram Gopal Varma,
Anurag kashyap, Manoj Bajpayee, Vishal Bhardwaj and
others.

Gita Govinda: Jayadeva's Dr Utpal K. Banerjee Union Minister of Culture, Gangapuram Kishan (GK)
Divine Odyssey Reddy has launched the book titled " Gita Govinda:
Jayadeva's Divine Odyssey '' written by Padma Shri
awardee Dr Utpal K. Banerjee. He also launched an
exhibition on "Gita Govinda '' and a program
'BujurgonkiBaat-DeshKeSaath' in New Delhi.
Back to the Roots: Luke Coutinho & Indian Actress Tamannaah Bhatia coauthored a book on
Celebrating Indian Coauthored Indian wellness, titled “Back to the Roots: Celebrating
Wisdom and Wellness Tamannaah Bhatia Indian Wisdom and Wellness” with Celebrity lifestyle
coach Luke Coutinho. The book is published under the
imprint ebury Press, under the Penguin Random House.
The book was written based on intensive research
which reveals India’s ancient secrets of health and
wellness.
Infant and Child Dr Dipanjali Haloi and Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State (MoS),
Mortality In Assam – Dr Suresh Sharma Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW),
Demographic and Socio- inaugurated a digital population clock at the Institute
Economic Interrelations for Economic Growth (IEG) inside the University of
Delhi. She also launched a book titled ‘Infant and Child
Mortality In Assam – Demographic and Socio-Economic
Interrelations’ written by Dr Dipanjali Haloi and Dr
Suresh Sharma during the event.
A Rude Life: The Memoir Veteran journalist Vir Published by - Viking Penguin India
Sanghvi Subject – The book delivers his views and experience as
an Indian journalist. The book also features the events
of his personal life and talks about the people he has
met and also the story of a lost India
Translating Myself and Jhumpa Lahiri, the Publisher - Princeton University Press
Others Pulitzer Prize-winning The essays featured in the book reflects Jhumpa Lahiri’s
fiction writer experiences with translation, self-translation and
writing across languages. The book is set to be released
in 2022. The book includes several essays (previously
published and unpublished) about translation.
Human Rights and Subramanian Swamy Published by - Har Anand Publications pte Ltd
Terrorism in India The book traces how the combating of terrorism can be
harmonised with human and fundamental rights within
reasonable restrictions that are permitted by the
Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court.
Dancing with Dreams Adityanath Das IAS, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister (CM) of Andhra
Chief Secretary to Pradesh(AP) and Somesh Kumar, Chief Secretary to
Government of Government of Telangana released the book. The book
Andhra Pradesh is a collection of 40 poems that exhibits the creative,
philosophical, spiritual and humane side of Adityanath
Das.
Shining Sikh Youth of Dr.Prabhleen Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released this book as
India part of the commemoration of the 400th birth
anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the 9th Guru of
Sikhs.

The Three Khans: And Kaveree Bamzai, Published by - Westland Non-Fiction
the Emergence of New Senior journalist The book has the collection of details about the
India careers of Aamir Khan, Shahrukh khan and Salman
khan with turbulent times in Indian history.
Smart Villages: Dr V I Lakshmanan, Launched by - Dr Sridhar Vembu, Zoho Founder
Bridging the Global Professor, Published by - Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Urban-Rural Divide University of The idea of the book was triggered when the
Toronto, Canada authors witnessed the series of investments made
and Adjunct on Smart Cities which they felt would expand the
Professor, the urban-rural divide. They have tried to capture best
University of practices, on-ground application and technical
Toronto in Canada expertise on creating smart villages in the book.
The Battle of Rezang Kulpreet Yadav Published by - Penguin Veer
La The book was released towards to honour the 50th
anniversary of 1962 Indi-China war. describes the
story of 120 soldiers who put up a strong fight
against the 5,000 Chinese military in the 1962 Sino-
Indian war which happened between India and
China.
My Life in Full: Work, IndraNooyi, former Published by - Hachette India.
Family and Our Future Chairman and CEO  The book offers a firsthand view of
of PepsiCo Inc IndraNooyi’s life, career and the sacrifices
she made.
The book features the life events of IndraNooyi that
shaped her from childhood in India to her role as a
senior executive at PepsiCo.
The Fractured Nirupama Menon Published by - Penguin Viking
Himalaya: India Tibet Rao(Nirupama Rao) The book provides an understanding of India-China
China 1949-1962 relations and also based on archival materials and
her personal experience as India’s ambassador to
China.
OBITUARY
NATIONAL
PERSON NAME FIELD BORN PLACE KEY NOTES
Buddhadeb Guha Eminent Bengali West Bengal A professional chartered accountant
Author and a noted classical singer and a
proficient illustrator has passed away
at the age of 85 in Kolkata, West
Bengal. He was born on 29th June 1936
in Kolkata, West Bengal.His wife Ritu
Guha, an eminent Rabindra Sangeet
exponent passed away in 2001.

Chandan Mitra Former Rajya Sabha Passed away in Delhi. He has served as
MP and a senior the Editor and Managing Director of
Journalist the Pioneer newspaper, Delhi. Chandan
- Mitra, a senior journalist, who has
served in the Statesman(Kolkata), The
Pioneer Newspaper, The Times of
India, Sunday Observer and Hindustan
Times.
Vasoo Paranjape Former Indian Passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
cricketer and He played cricket between 1956 and
renowned coach 1970 for Mumbai and Vadodara,
- Gujarat and served as a coach at
National Cricket Academy and was also
appointed as director of coaching by
the Board of Control for Cricket in
India in the 1980s.
Keshav Desiraju Former Union Passed away at the age of 66 years in
Health Secretary and Chennai, Tamil Nadu due to “acute
grandson of former coronary syndrome “.Keshav Desiraju
first President of - has written a book on legendary
India Dr. Sarvepalli Carnatic singer M.S. Subbulakshmi,
Radhakrishnan titled Of Gifted Voice: The Life and Art
of M.S. Subbulakshmi.
Oscar Fernandes Former Union Karnataka Passed away in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Minister and  Birth Place - Udupi district of
Congress leader Karnataka
Fernandes was also a trained
performer of Yakshagana, the
traditional art form of coastal
Karnataka.
Bhabani Roy Former India Died in Kolkata. Roy joined Mohun
international Bagan in 1966 and played for the club
football player and till 1972. Roy known for his
Mohun Bagan - overlapping skills, flourished in 1969
legend under Amal Dutta’s coaching and the
same year Mohun Bagan won the
Calcutta Football League and the IFA
Shield.
Dr Abdul Aziz Eminent Kashmiri Jammu & Kashmir Sahitya Akademi winner Dr Abdul Aziz
Parrey writer, poet, and Parrey (Pen Name- Aziz Hajini), an
critic eminent Kashmiri writer, poet, and
critic passed away in Srinagar, Jammu
and Kashmir (J&K). He hails from
Hajin-Sonawari, Bandipora district,
J&K.He won the Sahitya Akademi
Award (criticism) in 2016 for his book
‘Aane Khane’ written in Kashmiri.
Thanu Padma Shri Kerala Passed away in Pune on September 17,
Padmanabhan awardee, a noted due to cardiac arrest. He was born in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

physicist and  He was professor at the Inter-
cosmologist University Centre for Astronomy
and Astrophysics (IUCAA) in
Pune, Maharashtra.
In 2007, He received Padma Shri
Award in Science and Engineering
field.
Manorama Noted Odia Odisha Manorama Mohapatra, a noted Odia
Mohapatra litterateur litterateur and former editor of
“The Samaja”, an Odia daily, has
passed away in Cuttack, Odisha.
 Birth Detail - 10th June 1934
in Athagarh in Cuttack
district, Odisha.
She has won numerous honours
including the Soviet Nehru Award
(1988), Critic Circle of India Award
(1990).
INTERNATIONAL
PERSON NAME FIELD BORN PLACE KEY NOTES
Casimir Oye Mba Former Prime Gabon The former Prime Minister (PM) of Gabon
Minister Casimir Oye Mba passed away due to COVID-
19 in Paris, France. He was 79-year-old.
 Birth Detail - 20 April 1942 in
Nzamaligué, Gabon.
He served as the PM from 1990-1994. He was
also the Governor of the Bank of Central
African States (BEAC) in Central Africa from
1978- 1990.
Abdelaziz Former Algerian Morocco Passed away at the age of 84 in Zéralda,
Bouteflika President Algeria.
 Birth Detail - 2nd March 1937 in Oujda,
Morocco.
Having served as the president for nearly 20
years, from 1999 until his resignation in 2019,
he became Algeria’s longest-serving president.
Jacques Rogge Former Belgium Passed away at the age of 79 in Deinze,
International Belgium. He was born in Ghent, Belgium.He
Olympic Committee served as the President of IOC for 12 Years. He
(IOC) President represented Belgium in rugby and was a
world champion in sailing.
Jean-Pierre Former French West Africa Who has been in a coma for the past 39 years
Adams footballer(defender) has passed away in Nimes, France.
 Birthplace - Dakar, Senegal, West
Africa.
 He played 22 games for France
between 1972 and 1976 and later
joined the Paris Saint Germain(PSG).

Yuriy Sedykh Double Olympic Soviet Union A Ukrainian track and field athlete who
hammer throw gold represented the Soviet Union until 1991, has
medallist passed away in Moscow, Russia.He was born
on 11th June 1955 in the Russian Soviet
Federative Socialist Republic (SFSR), Soviet
Union.
Jimmy Greaves Former professional United Kingdom Jimmy Greaves, a former professional
footballer footballer from England, who holds the record
for most goals in the English top-flight with
357, passed away at the age of 81 in Danbury,
United Kingdom (UK). Jimmy Greaves, a part
of England’s 1966 World cup winning team,
has scored 44 goals in 57 appearances for
England.
Birth Detail – 20th February 1940 in Manor
Park, London, United Kingdom.
IMPORTANT DAYS
OBSERVED DATE / WEEK DAYS KEY NOTES
August 31, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s first- Observed across the globe on 31st August
ever International Day for 2021. The day aims to promote the
the people of African contributions of the African diaspora across
Descent the globe and to eliminate all forms of
discrimination against the descents of
Africans.
September Poshan Maah Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development (MoWCD) has decided to
celebrate the Poshan Maah across India
throughout the month of September under
the Poshan Abhiyan. The Poshan Maah 2021
will be observed as a part of the Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav. It aims to address
malnutrition among children, protect the
children who are suffering from Severe Acute
Malnutrition (SAM) and encourage
consumption of a variety of vegetables and
fruits among families in rural areas.
September 2021 marks the observance of the
4th Poshan Maah which will be celebrated as
“Thematic Poshan Maah”.
September 1-7, 2021 National Nutrition Week Annually observed across India in the first
(NNW) week of September since 1982. The day aims
to create awareness about the benefits of
eating a nutritious diet and the importance of
nutrition. The National Nutrition Week
(NNW) 2021 is observed from 1st to 7th
September 2021.

 The theme of National Nutrition Week
(NNW) 2021 is 'feeding smart right
from start'.
MWCD is set to celebrate the month of
September as the ‘Thematic’ POSHAN
Maah(Nutrition Month).
September 2, 2021 World Coconut Day Annually observed across the globe by the
coconut growing countries on 2nd
September. The day aims to create awareness
about the various uses of coconut and its
health and commercial benefits.The theme of
World Coconut Day 2021 is “Building a Safe
Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable
Coconut Community Amid COVID-19
Pandemic & Beyond”. The day also marks
the foundation day of the International
Coconut Community (ICC) (former Asian and
Pacific Coconut Community (APCC)).
The theme of World Coconut Day 2021 is
“Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and
Sustainable Coconut Community Amid
COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond”.
September 5, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s Annually observed across the globe on 5th
International Day of September to recognise the role of charity in
Charity attenuating humanitarian crises and human
suffering across the globe.The day also
commemorates the death anniversary of
Nobel laureate Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Objective of the Day - To sensitize and
mobilize people, Non-Governmental
Organisations(NGOs) and other stakeholders
across the globe to help others through
volunteer and philanthropic activities.
September 5, 2021 National Teachers Day Annually observed across India on 5th
September to commemorate the birth
anniversary of the respected teacher and
prolific statesman Bharat Ratna awardee Dr
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice
president of India and the 2nd President of
India.He was born on 5th September 1888 in
Tiruttani, Madras Presidency (Now Tamil
Nadu).
On the occasion of National Teachers Day
2021, Ram Nath Kovind, President of India,
presented the National Teachers Awards
2021 to the 44 teachers who were selected
from all over India.
September 7, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s Observed across the globe on 7th September
International Day of Clean to create awareness about the importance of
Air for Blue Skies healthy air and the effects of air pollution,

one of the environmental threats, on humans
health.7th September 2021 commemorates
the observance of the 2nd International Day
of Clean Air for blue skies.
The theme of the International Day of Clean
Air for Blue Skies 2021 is “Healthy Air,
Healthy Planet”.
September 8, 2021 International Literacy Day United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s
International Literacy Day (ILD) is annually
observed across the globe on 8th September.
Aim – The day aims to highlight the
importance of literacy as a matter of dignity
and human rights and to advance the literacy
agenda towards a more literate and
sustainable society.
 The theme of UNESCO’s ILD 2021 is
“Literacy for a human-centered
recovery: Narrowing the digital
divide”.
 UNESCO adopted a new UNESCO
Strategy for Youth and Adult Literacy
for 2020 to 2025 at UNESCO’s 40th
General Conference in Paris with
support from the Member States.
UNESCO International Literacy Prizes has
been recognizing the excellence and
innovation in the field of literacy since 1967.
September 6-12, 2021 Food Processing Week Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(MoFPI) has announced the celebration of
the Food Processing Week from 6th to 12th
September 2021, as a part of the Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav celebration to commemorate
75 years of India’s independence. MoFPI has
been organising various events as a part of
the Food Processing week.
Pashupati Kumar Paras, Union Minister for
Food Processing Industries and Prahlad Singh
Patel, Minister of State for Food Processing
Industries virtually inaugurated five food
processing projects in the states of Assam (1),
Gujarat (3) and Karnataka (1).
September 9, 2021 International Day to United Nations (UN)’s International Day to
Protect Education from Protect Education from Attack is annually
Attack observed across the globe on September 9th
to create awareness about the importance of
preserving education and protecting it
against attacks.
The day also aims to create awareness about
the difficulties faced by millions of children

living in countries affected by military
conflicts.
9th September 2021 marks the observance of
the 2nd International Day to Protect Education
from Attack.
September 9, 2021 Himalaya Diwas Also known as the Himalayan day is annually
observed across India especially in
Uttarakhand on 9th September to create
awareness about the importance and
significance of the Himalayas. The day also
celebrates the unique biodiversity of the
Himalayas.
September 10, 2021 World Suicide Prevention Annually observed across the globe on 10th
Day (WSPD) September. WSPD is annually organised by
the International Association for Suicide
Prevention (IASP) and endorsed by the World
Health Organization (WHO).
 Aim - The day aims to create
awareness about suicide prevention
across the world and to address self-
harm and suicide through
preventative action.
 The theme of WSPD 2021 is
“Creating hope through action”, a
reminder that there is an alternative
to suicide and aims to inspire
confidence and hope in everyone.
According to the annual report of the
National Crime Record Bureau(NCRB) titled
“Accident Deaths and Suicides in India in
2019”, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has
reported the highest rate of suicide. Kerala is
among the top five States, Union
Territory(UT) to report most suicides in
2019.
September 11, 2021 National Forest Martyrs Annually observed across India on September
Day 11th to pay tribute to the people who laid
down their lives to protect the environment,
forests and wildlife across India.The 11th
September 2021 marks the observance of the
16th National Forest Martyrs Day.
September 9, 2021 World EV Day Annually observed across the globe on 9th
September to mark the celebration of e-
mobility. The day is observed with special
awareness campaigns aimed to globally
educate people on the benefits of electric
vehicles(EV).This year, education,
accessibility and sustainability will be the
headline themes for the 2021 World EV Day
campaign.

September 14, 2021 National Hindi Diwas Annually observed across India on September
14th to commemorate the adoption of Hindi in
the Devanagari Script as one of the official
languages of India.The day aims to promote
the progressive use of Hindi and for the
enrichment and promotion of the Hindi
Language.
The Films Division, under the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting (MIB), has been
observing Hindi Pakhwada from 1st
September 2021 to 15th September 2021 to
encourage the use of practical Hindi among
the officers and officials.
September 9, 2021 Telangana Language Day Annually celebrated across the state of
Telangana on September 9th to mark the birth
anniversary of eminent Telangana poet,
Padma Awardee Kaloji Narayana Rao. Kaloji
Narayana Rao honoured with the Padma
Vibhushan in 1992 for Arts.The state of
Telangana celebrates the Telangana language
day as “Telangana Bhasha Dinosthavam”.
September 12, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s Annually observed across the globe on
International Day for September 12th to highlight the economic,
South-South Cooperation social and political developments of the
countries in the southern region. The day also
highlights the efforts of the UN towards
cooperation among the developing countries.
South-South cooperation refers to the
technical cooperation among developing
countries in the Global South.
September 11, 2021 World First Aid Day Annually observed across the globe on the
2nd Saturday of September.The world First
Aid Day 2021 was observed on 11th
September 2021.World First Aid Day is
celebrated by the Red Cross and Red Crescent
societies across the globe to encourage first
aid training.
The theme of World First Aid Day 2021 is “Be
a hero at school and in your community”.
September 11, 2021 Mahakavi Day M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu
(TN) announced that the 11th September of
every year starting from 2021 will be
observed as the “Mahakavi Day”. The day
aims to pay tribute to the Freedom fighter,
eminent Tamil Poet Mahakavi Subramania
Bharati.
11th September 2021 marks the 100th Death
anniversary of Subramania Bharati.

International Day of September 15th.
Democracy Aim -The day aims to provide an opportunity
to review the state of democracy across the
globe and also to promote democratic
principles, values of freedom, and respect for
human rights.
September 15, 2021 National Engineers Day Annually observed across India on September
15th to mark the birth anniversary of eminent
Engineer, Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya.The day commemorates the
achievements of engineers and encourages
them for improvement and innovation.
The 15th September 2021 marks the
observance of the 54th National Engineers
Day.
Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2021 MGNREGA Entitlement States and Union Territories (UTs) across
Awareness Week India organised the MGNREGA Entitlement
Awareness Week from 27th August to 2nd
September 2021, as a part of the Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav.The MGNREGA Entitlement
Awareness Week was organised to create
awareness among workers about their rights
and entitlements under the Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act(MGNREGA) 2005.
International Day for the September 16th . International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Preservation of the Ozone Layer is also
Layer known as Global Ozone Day or World Ozone
Day.
Aim – The day aims to create awareness
about the importance of the Ozone layer in
protecting the Earth from harmful rays of the
sun.
The theme of International Day for the
Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2021 is
“Montreal Protocol – Keeping us, our food
and vaccines cool”.
September 15, 2021 World Lymphoma Annually observed across the globe on
Awareness Day (WLAD) September 15th to create awareness about
Lymphoma, the cancer of the lymphatic
system.The day is observed by the patients,
caregivers, healthcare professionals and
others who are affected by lymphoma across
the globe.
 Lymphoma Awareness is represented
using the lime green ribbon.
The message of WLAD 2021 is “We Can’t
Wait”.

September 17, 2021 World Health Organisation Annually observed across the globe on
(WHO)’s World Patient September 17th to promote the aspects of
Safety Day patient safety and reduce patient harm.17th
September 2021 marks the observance of 3rd
World Patient Safety Day.
 The theme of World Patient Safety
Day 2021 is “Safe maternal and
newborn care”.
The campaign slogan of 2021 is “Act now for
safe and respectful childbirth!” which calls
the stakeholders to speed up the actions to
ensure safe and respectful childbirth.
September 15, 2021 Indian Technical and Annually commemorated on 15th September
Economic Cooperation to mark the launch of the ITEC programme on
(ITEC) day 15th September 1964.ITEC programme
presents scholarships to deserving
candidates for short-term and medium-term
training courses.
September 18, 2021 World Bamboo Day (WBD) annually observed across the globe on
September 18th .
about Bamboo, a non-wood forest product,
which is considered Green Gold and to
promote the new cultivation of bamboo for
new industries across the globe. The day also
aims to ensure the sustainable utilization of
bamboo.
 The Message of WBD 2021 is
“#PlantBamboo: It is Time to Plant
Bamboo”.
World Bamboo Organisation (WBO) has
launched a new hashtag #PlantBamboo to
mark WBD 2021.
September 18, 2021 World Water Monitoring Annually observed across the globe on
Day (WWMD) September 18th to create awareness about
the importance of water conservation across
the globe.The WWMD is an international
education program that aims to educate and
involve people across the globe in protecting
the world’s water resources.
The day is jointly coordinated by the Water
Environment Federation (WEF) and
International Water Association (IWA).
September 18, 2021 International Coastal Annually observed across the globe on the
Cleanup (ICC) day third Saturday of September.
Aim – The day aims to maintain a clean
coastline in order to protect the coastal flora
and fauna.The day is observed by organising
the coastal cleanup campaigns that engage

volunteers to clean up the beaches and other
waterways.
18th September 2021 marks the observance
of the 36th International Coastal Cleanup Day.
September 18, 2021 International Red Panda Annually observed across the globe on the 3rd
Day (IRPD) Saturday of September. 18th September 2021
marks the observance of the 12th
International Red Panda Day.
Aim – The day aims to create awareness and
support the conservation of Red Pandas and
their natural habitats across India, Nepal and
Bhutan.
September 18, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s Annually observed across the globe on 18th
International Equal Pay September as an effort to eliminate the
Day gender pay gap and to overcome the sexual
discrimination against women and girls in
employment.18th September 2021 marks the
observance of the 2nd International Equal
Pay Day.
International Day of Peace September 21st.
Aim – The day aims to strengthen the idea of
peace both within and among all nations and
people by observing 24 hours of non-violence
and cease-fire.
The theme of the International Day of Peace
2021 is “Recovering better for an equitable
and sustainable world”.
September 21, 2021 World Alzheimer’s Day Annually observed across the globe on
September 21st .
about Alzheimer’s and Dementia.Alzheimer’s
is the most common form of dementia that
affects memory, thinking and behaviour.
World Alzheimer’s Month is annually
observed during the month of September to
create awareness and challenge the stigma
around dementia.
September 22, 2021 World Car Free Day Annually observed across the globe on
September 22 to encourage motorists across
the globe to give up on their vehicles for a day
and experience streets free of motor
traffic.The day also highlights the benefits of
going car-free and adopting Alternative
transportation such as walking, biking, public
transportation, hybrid vehicle travel, and
carpooling.
September 22, 2021 World Rose Day Annually observed across the globe on
September 22.

Aim -The day aim to honour and provide
hope for the people who are suffering from
cancer. The day also aims to create
awareness about early identification and
prevention of cancer, which can save much
Malignancy.
September 22, 2021 World Rhino Day Annually observed across the globe on
September 22 to create awareness about all
five species of rhino and recognise the efforts
taken towards the conservation of rhinos.The
5 species are Sumatran rhino; Black Rhino;
Greater one-horned rhino; Javan rhino and
White rhino.
 The theme of World Rhino Day 2021 is
“Keep the Five Alive”.
22nd September 2021 marks the 10th
anniversary of World Rhino Day.
International Day of Sign 23rd September.
Languages (IDSL) Aim – The day aims to create awareness
about the importance of sign language in
the full realization of the human rights of
people who are deaf.
 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of
the World Federation of the Deaf
(WFD).
The theme of International Day of Sign
Languages 2021, declared by WFD, is
“We Sign For Human Rights”.
September 20-26, 2021 International Week of Annually observed across the globe in the
Deaf People (IWDP) last full week of September.
Aim – The weekly observation is to
recognise that deaf people have their own
communities, own cultures, own
languages, and sign languages that unite
all.
The theme of the International Week
of the Deaf People (IWDP) 2021 is
“Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities”.
September 25, 2021 World Pharmacists Day Annually observed across the globe on
25th of September.
Aim – The day aims to recognise the role
of pharmacists towards improving health
across the globe and the day also marks
the foundation day of the International
Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP-

Fédération Internationale
Pharmaceutique).
 25th September 2021 marks the
observance of the 11th World
Pharmacists Day.
The theme of World Pharmacists Day
2021, developed by the International
Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), is
“Pharmacy: Always Trusted for Your
Health”.
September 25, 2021 Antyodaya Diwas Annually observed across India in
September 2021, to celebrate the birth
anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya, former leader of the political
party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the
forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP).
 25th September 2021 marks the
105th birth anniversary of Pandit
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
The word Antyodaya means the ‘rise of
the last person’, one of the concepts
promoted by Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya.
September 26, 2021 World Rivers Day Annually observed across the globe on
the fourth Sunday of September.
 Aim – The day aims to create
awareness about water bodies and
to promote the conservation of
water bodies across the globe.
World Rivers Day 2020 was observed on
27th September 2020.
September 26, 2021 World Environmental Annually observed across the globe on
Health Day (WEHD) September 26.
 Aim – The day aims to create
awareness about the health of the
environment and to highlight the
importance of investing in the
healthy and green recovery of the
environment.
The theme of WEHD 2021 is
“Prioritizing Environmental Health for
healthier communities in global
recovery”.
September 26, 2021 United Nations (UN)’s Observed across the globe on 26th
International Day for the September. The day also highlights the

Total Elimination of necessity for the total elimination of
Nuclear Weapons nuclear weapons to achieve a nuclear-
weapon-free world.
September 26, 2021 World Contraception Annually observed across the globe on
Day (WCD) 26th September.
about the importance of sexual and
reproductive healthcare services and to
highlight the rights of all couples and
individuals to decide on the number and
spacing of their children.
World Tourism Day 27th September.
(WTD)  Aim – The day aims to create
awareness about the importance of
tourism and its impact on social,
economic and political aspects of a
region and also highlights the
contributions of the tourism sector
towards achieving Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
On the occasion of World Tourism Day
2021, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief
Minister(CM) of Delhi launched “Dekho
Mere Dilli”, the Official Tourism App of
Delhi Government, Government of NCT of
Delhi, to promote Tourism in Delhi.
September 26, 2021 Military Engineer Annually observed across India on
Services Day, or Military September 26th to mark the
Engineering Services establishment of Military Engineer
Raising Day Services (MES), one of India’s largest
government construction and
maintenance organisations, with an
annual workload of approximately Rs
30000 crore.
26th September 2021 marks the
observance of the 99th Military
Engineering Services Raising Day.
September 28, 2021 World Rabies Day Annually observed across the globe on
28th September.
 Aim -The day aims to create
awareness about the viral disease
– rabies, its impact and how to
prevent it.The day also marks the
death anniversary of Louis
Pasteur, the French biologist,

microbiologist and chemist, who
developed the first rabies vaccine.
 The theme of World Rabies Day
2021 is “Rabies: Facts, not Fear”.
September 28, 2021 United Nations(UN)’s Annually observed across the globe on
International Day for 28th September.
Universal Access to  Aim -The day aims to create
Information (IDUAI) awareness about the importance of
access to information and its
importance in sustainable
development and for claiming
human rights.
The theme of the 2021 IDUAI is “The
Right to Know – Building Back Better
with Access to Information.”
September 28, 2021 Gunners Day The Regiment of Artillery, an operational
arm of the Indian Army, annually
observes September 28th as the
“Gunners Day” to mark the anniversary
of its raising.
 The day commemorates the raising
of 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery,
equipped with 2.5-inch Guns as the
8th Company of the Golandaz
Battalion, Bombay Foot Artillery,
India’s first Artillery unit, on 28th
September 1827.
The 28th of September 2021 marks the
observance of the 195th Gunners Day.
September 29, 2021 World Heart Day Annually observed across the globe on
29th September to create awareness
about Cardiovascular diseases (CVD),
including heart disease and stroke, one of
the world’s leading causes of
death(around 18.6 million deaths per
year).The day also focuses on the
prevention of CVDs and their global
impacts.
September 29, 2021 UN’s International Day Annually observed across the globe on
of Awareness of Food 29th September.
Loss and Waste Aim – The day aims to focus on the
(IDAFLW) opportunities to reduce food loss and
waste and restore a resilient ready food
system.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations(FAO) and UN
Environment Programme(UNEP) are the
leading agencies in facilitating the
observance of this day.
APPS & WEB PORTAL

APP & WEB NAME LAUNCHED BY PURPOSE
12% Club BharatPe BharatPe launched a P2P (Peer-to-Peer)
investment-cum-borrowing application named the
‘12% Club’, which will enable its consumers to
invest and borrow at a 12 percent interest rate.
Under the 12% Club, the consumers could invest
their savings through BharatPe’s partner P2P
NBFCs (Non-Banking Finance Companies).
Pulse PhonePe PhonePe, the Payments and financial services
company, launched India’s 1st interactive
geospatial website named ‘Pulse’ to provide data
and insights about the evolution of Digital
Payments of India. The website will be beneficial
for the government, policymakers, regulatory
bodies, merchant partners, start-ups, students, etc.
to identify new opportunities for growth.
Y Break Sarbananda Union Minister of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy,
Sonowal Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy (AYUSH), Sarbananda
Sonowal has launched Mobile Appplication–Y Break
App from Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi as part of
week-long activities & campaigns to commemorate
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ from August 30th to
September 5th.The mobile application has been
developed by Morarji Desai National Institute of
Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi.
e-ILP Nongthombam Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, Nongthombam
Biren Singh Biren Singh, virtually launched an electronic Inner
Line permit (ILP) or e-ILP platform at Imphal,
Jiribam and Mao. It is developed by Cubeten
Technologies Pvt. Ltd to monitor the entry, exit and
tracking of visitors to the state under the Manipur
Inner Line Permit Rules, 2019 with immediate
effect.
SIB – OneCard Credit Card South Indian Bank After SBM Bank-India (State Bank of Mauritius),
(SIB) has now South Indian Bank (SIB) has collaborated with
collaborated with Pune (Maharashtra)-based OneCard to launch an
OneCard app based ‘SIB – OneCard Credit Card’.It is an
internationally valid premium metal card on the
Visa Signature platform which can be managed
through OneCard App.

Bob World Bank of Baroda Owned by the government of India has launched a
(BoB) digital banking platform “Bob World” to offer all
banking services on a single platform.Bob World,
the revamped Mobile Banking application of BOB,
was previously known as M-Connect Plus.
With Bob World, the bank aims to provide an all-
inclusive and uninterrupted virtual banking
experience with all digital banking services under
one platform.
PRANA Bhupender Yadav Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEF&CC) launched “PRANA” - Portal for
Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment
Cities (NACs), a portal to monitor the
implementation of India’s National Clean Air
Programme (NCAP).
 The portal was launched during the event
organised as a part of the United Nations
(UN)’s 2nd International Day of Clean Air for
Blue Skies.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav virtually
inaugurated India's 1st functional Smog Tower at
Anand Vihar, Delhi during the event.
https://svamitva.nic.in/ Giriraj Singh Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and
Rural Development launched a dashboard
(https://svamitva.nic.in/) during a national level
meet – “SVAMITVA Scheme: A Stepping-Stone
Towards Upliftment of Rural Economy” in New
Delhi. The dashboard is set to monitor the
implementation of SVAMITVA Scheme, which is
targeted to be implemented across India by 2024.
PRAGATI LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched
its new mobile app – ‘PRAGATI’ (Performance
Review Application, Growth and Trend Indicator)
for exclusive performance analysis of the company
by development officers. PRAGATI has provisions
for real-time performance analysis by analysing
various information related to Premium collection,
Policy activation, NACH validation among others.
“Jeevan Saakshaya”, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)
technology based application, was launched by LIC
that offers retired employees for online submission
of life certificates.
National Single Window Piyush Union Minister, Piyush Vedprakash Goyal,
System (NSWS) Vedprakash Ministry of Commerce & Industry launched the
Goyal National Single Window System (NSWS), an
online portal to enable global and domestic
investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses to
identify and obtain approvals and clearances
needed in India.

 This portal is an integration of the existing
clearance systems of the Centre and states.
It has been developed by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(DPIIT) along with Invest India.
Samarpan Portal Manohar Lal On the 105th birth anniversary of Deen Dayal
Khattar Upadhyay, the Chief Minister (CM) of Haryana
Manohar Lal Khattar launched ‘Samarpan
Portal’, a web portal where people can register
themselves to offer voluntary service in the
field of education, sports, agriculture, and skill
development.
The birth anniversary of Upadhyay is being
celebrated as ‘Samarpan Divas’ across the
country.
ENVIRONMENT
New Species of Gecko Discovered in Goa
Species name - Hemiphyllodactylus goaensis
Discovered by - Scientists of the Department of Zoology, Goa University and the Thackeray Wildlife
Foundation, Mumbai.
 It was commonly termed as Goan slender gecko.
 The species belongs to the Hemiphyllodactylus genus and it was given a scientific name after
Goa (as it was found there) – Hemiphyllodactylus goaensis.
Tamil Nadu to get India’s 1st ever Dugong Conservation reserve in Palk Bay
During the Assembly session of the government of Tamil Nadu, K. Ramachandran, Minister for
Environment, Climate Change, and Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu, announced the plan to establish
India’s first-ever Dugong (also known as Sea cows) Conservation Reserve in the marine region of Palk Bay,
in the southern coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
India's largest Open-Air Fernery Developed in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

India's largest Open-air Fernery, consisting 120 different varieties of ferns, was inaugurated by the
famous expert on Pteridophyte (Ferns), Dr Nilambar Kunetha in Ranikhet, Uttrakhand.However, it is
the country’s first open-air fernery in natural surroundings which is not under any poly-house/ shade
house.
 The fernery has the largest collection of fern species, second to only Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical
Botanical Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Researchers Discover Earth's Northernmost Island Off Greenland

A team of researchers discovered a new island, the northernmost point of land on Earth, off the coast of
Greenland during a Danish-Swiss research expedition. This island was revealed by the movement of the
ice. The researchers proposed to name the island “Qeqertaq Avannarleq”, which means ‘the northernmost
island’ in Greenlandic.

New Species of Hybodont Shark discovered from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
A team of officers from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) discovered the teeth of a new species of
hybodont shark of the Jurassic age from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan and named it as Strophodusjaisalmerensis.
The rare discovery of the crushing teeth of Hybodont sharks has been reported for the first time from
the Jurassic rocks (160-168 million years old) of Jaisalmer.
This also marks the first identification of the genus Strophodus from India and 3rd such discovery from
Asia. The other 2 were recorded from Japan and Thailand.
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