According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s monetary policy Current Situation Index (CCI) fell into 89.4 in September from 95.7 recorded in the July round of survey, the data showed. In September 2013, it had touched 88.
RBI conducted the survey across 5192 households in 13 cities
Wipro signed a definitive agreement to acquire ITI for $45 million (about ₹318 crore). ITI, a digital engineering & manufacturing solutions company, is said to be a leader in Computer Aided Design (CAD) & Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) interoperability
Wipro Ltd is a Bengaluru-based IT services company
Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court as he was administered the oath of office by Governor Bandaru Dattatraya in a function held at Raj Bhawan in Shimla.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs have been successful in developing various environment-friendly fireworks such as sound emitting crackers, flowerpots, pencils, chakkar and sparklers, announced by Union Minister Harsh Vardhan
Green logo & QR code system launched to track its manufacturing
Sifan Hassan completed a historic 1,500/10,000 metres double at the World Athletics Championship. She became the first athlete, male or female, to win the two events at a single Olympic Games or world championships.
Hellen Obiri of Kenya retained women's 5,000m triple jump title
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a four-fold increase in monetary assistance for battle casualties - from ₹2 lakh to ₹8 lakh. The amount will be granted under the Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF).
ABCWF set up in 2017 under Dept of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Fulpati is observed on the 7th day of Dashain festival. In Nepali, "Ful" means flower and "Pati" means leaves and plants. There is a tradition in Nepal to bring 9 types of Fulpati into homes on the 7th day of Navaratri.
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari; PM: K.P. Sharma Oli
Tenor Marcello Giordani, renowned for a voice of beauty and heft that made him a star at the world’s top opera houses, passed away. He was 56. Giordani was sought after in lyric and later spinto roles.
Giordani performed in the Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court
Kolkata Knight Riders named former New Zealand pacer Kyle Mills as their new bowling coach. Also, David Hussey, a former KKR player & Australian international, has been named as a top advisor to New Zealand coach Brendon McCullum
KKR won the IPL in 2012 and 2014
India and Bangladesh have signed an MoU that will enable Delhi to set up a coastal surveillance system radar in Bangladesh. Other agreements signed by the two countries include MoU for Standard Operating Procedure on the use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports
MoU on withdrawal of water from Feni River by India was signed