For the first time, the Ministry of Steel will be giving awards to the secondary steel sector to encourage it. The National Steel Policy 2017 has set a target of 300 million tonnes per annum of production capacity by 2030.
Chaudhary Birendra Singh is Minister for steel.
PM Modi has called upon to become a part of ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’. On 2nd October we mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ commences on 15th of September.
15th sept is also celebrated as Engineers Day.
Ministry of Health and Family has prohibited the manufacturing of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) with immediate effect. A combination drug that includes 2 or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) combined in a single dosage form known as FDCs.
Min of Health & family administering Drugs & cosmetic act,1940.
Nepal and Thailand who are member states of BIMSTEC have pulled out from military exercise which was arranged in Pune, India. BIMSTEC is an intergovernmental organization established On June 6, 1997 at Bangkok. BIMSTEC nations located around Bay of Bengal.
Dhaka is place of permanent secretariat for BIMSTEC.
Assam government has decided to make Hima Das state’s brand ambassador for sports. Hima Das won India’s first ever track gold at a global event. She won Gold in 400 metre final at the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is UM for sports and youth affairs.
1st ever bus service was launched between Bihar and Nepal. The service will link Bodh Gaya and Patna in Bihar to Kathmandu and Janakpur in Nepal. The bus service will strengthen the relations between India and Nepal. It was flagged off by CM of Bihar.
Nitish Kumar is Chief Minister of Bihar.
Best-selling author Preeti Shenoy announced the launch of her new book "The Rule Breakers".The book, which claims to explore complex themes of women's equality, gender and inclusion. Published by Westland Books.
Preeti Shenoy’s last book was Love little stronger.
-India’s first institute offering a degree course in the transport sector, the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), started its operation recently. The institute is currently operating out of National Academy of Indian Railways, Vadodara.
Ashwani Lohani is chancellor of NRTI.
Regulator TRAI has imposed penalties on major telecom operators for slipping on various service quality benchmarks. As per the new quality of service benchmarks of TRAI, now call drops are measured at mobile tower level instead of telecom circle level.
TRAI chairman is R S Sharma.
With concerns being raised on some proposals of the draft e-commerce policy, the government has set up a group of secretaries to look into the issue. The group will be chaired by the Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
Suresh Prabhu is minister for commerce.