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AWARDS AND HONOURS
Mother Teresa declared a saint
Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on 4th september 2015 honoring the nun who cared for the world’s most destitute and holding her up as a model for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls.
Applause erupted in St. Peter’s Square even before Francis finished pronouncing the rite of canonization at the start of Mass, evidence of the admiration Mother Teresa enjoyed from Christians and non-Christians alike.
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JSS Malappuram wins Unesco literacy award
The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram, has won the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy. The award has been conferred on the JSS in recognition of its literacy-linked skill development activities among the underprivileged in rural areas.
The JSS bagged the prestigious international award for its initiatives in applying new technology in literacy. Innovations such as Braille applications and the talking pen used by the JSS impressed UNESCO.
Quick Link – JSS Malappuram
APPOINTMENTS
JSS Malappuram assumes charge as MOIL CMD
Mukund Chaudhari has taken over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of (Manganese Ore India Limited) MOIL. A city-based miniratna company. The MOIL, which is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel, is the largest producer of Manganese Ore in the country. Chaudhari was holding the post of Director (Finance) a chartered accountant by profession.
Quick Link – JSS Malappuram
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Rajasthan high court becomes the fourth state to launch e-stamp facility
Rajasthan High Court becomes the fourth state to provide E-stamp facility. As a new initiative of information and technology, e-Stamp Facility was inaugurated in Rajasthan High Court Jodhpur and Jaipur bench simultaneously. In Jaipur, eCourt Fees Centre was inaugurated by Chief Justice Navin Sinha while in Jodhpur, the facility was launched by Justice Govind Mathur.
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Odisha government launches Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana
The Odisha government launched the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) for the development of girls in three districts of the state. The objective of the scheme is toimprove Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) and Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in the three districts. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme at the state secretariat.
Quick Link – Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana
Kiran Bedi launches ‘Shramdaan movement’ in Puducherry village
Puthucherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched ‘Shramdaan movement’ as part of Swachh Bharatand Swachh Puducherry initiative at a remote village here. “Shramdaan is a habit and a movement, and every one irrespective of status should be involved in the drive against garbage. Launching the movement at Seliamedu village in Bahoor commune Panchayat limits, she urged people to ensure that the goal of clean Puducherry’s achieved.
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BHEL commissions Unit-4 of Teesta Low Dam hydro power project
State-run BHEL said it has commissioned the fourth and last unit of the 4×40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal. A run-of-the-river Greenfield project located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Teesta HEP has been set up by NHPC Ltd, on the River Teesta, BHE. BHEL was entrusted with the Electrical & Mechanical (E&M) works for four units of40 MW each by NHPC Limited.
Quick Link – Teesta Low Dam hydro power project
India’s first International conference on cooking gas begins Odisha
State-owned petroleum companies will hold the nation’s first international conference on cooking gas at Bhubaneswar in odhisha. The two-day meeting will deliberate on the need for an LPG-enabled household and use of traditional cooking fuels.
The event will focus on the need for an LPG enabled household, problems arising due to absence of cooking gas, the usage of traditional bio mass cooking fuels and their impact on both health and environment.
Quick Link – first International conference on cooking gas
BANKING AND FINANCE
Urjit Patel assumes charge as new RBI Governor
Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India, announced the central bank. Patel was serving as RBI’s deputy governor since January 2013 and was in charge of monetary policy. Among his assignments as deputy governor, Patel chaired the Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework.
Quick Link – Urjit Patel
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Modi arrives in Vietnam; to discuss ways to boost defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the Vietnamese capital on his maiden visit to hold wide-ranging talks with the country’s top leadership on ways to bolster strategic bilateral ties in key areas like defence, security, counter terrorism and trade.
Modi will hold extensive talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucand call on President Tran Dai Quang on 05 sep 2016. He is also scheduled to meet Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Quick Link – Modi arrives in Vietnam
OBITUARY
Noted Assamese poet Nalini Dhar Bhattacharyya died at 95
Noted Assamese poet, literary critic and author and winner of the Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya passed away at a private hospital in Guwahati. Bhattacharyya, aged 95, was suffering from age-old ailments.
Bhattacharyya was a former principal of Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, his younger brother and another well-known Assamese litterateur Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya had won the Jnanpith Award in 1979 and later also headed the Sahitya Akademi.
Quick Link – Nalini Dhar Bhattacharyya
