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Ravi Capoor relieved of duties as Sansad TV CEO; Utpal Singh to take charge

Rajya Sabha Chairman VP Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla jointly decided that Utpal Kumar Singh, currently holding the post of Secretary General Lok Sabha, will additionally discharge the functions of CEO Sansad TV.

Sansad TV was launched in September 2021 after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV channels.

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Blue Energy Motors opens India’s first LNG truck plant

Blue Energy Motors inaugurated India’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune. The facility was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

The company has signed an agreement with FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, Italy to introduce the first LNG trucks.

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Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO, Blue Energy Motors.

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National Teachers' Day : September 5

Every year, India celebrates Teachers' Day on September 5. This is done in honour of the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, who was the first Vice President of independent India. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, also served as the President of India from 1962 to 1967 is was a renowned scholar, philosopher and recipient of the Bharat Ratna.

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October 5 is observed as World Teachers' Day.

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Cyrus Mistry, former Tata Group chairman, passes away

Former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident on September 4.

Mistry was the chairman of Tata Group from 2012 to 2016. He had taken over as chairman in December post-Ratan Tata’s retirement.

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S Jaishankar launches Gujarati translation of his book "The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World"

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar launched the Gujarati translation of his book, “The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World” in Gujarat.

Prior to this, he visited the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) in Gandhinagar.

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First Homoeopathy International Health Summit held in Dubai

The summit aimed to educate and promote a homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs, and practices.

The summit was organised by Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Limited which deals with homoeopathic dilutions, mother tincture, lower trituration tablets, proprietary medicines such as drops, syrups, skincare, haircare, and various other homoeopathic medicines.

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CMD of Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Ltd, Dr Nitish Chandra Dubey.

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POSCO, Greenko Collaborate to Produce Green Hydrogen, Ammonia in India

South Korean steel-maker POSCO signed MoU with ZeroC, a subsidiary of renewable energy company Greenko to make green hydrogen, and to jointly pursue opportunities in renewables, and other derivatives of green hydrogen.

Green ammonia is used to store energy and in fertilizer manufacturing. India has set a target to produce 5 million tonnes (mt) of green hydrogen by 2030.

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Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty, CEO and Managing Director at Greenko.

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IIT Madras partners with Inspire Institute of Sports to develop advanced boxing analytics software

Indian Institute of Technology Madras researchers along with Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) in Bellary, Karnataka, are developing a cost-effective boxing analytics platform 'Smartboxer' to increase India’s boxing medal tally at the 2024 Olympics.

The research involves using IoT-based sensors and video cameras to provide analytics about player performance.

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International Day of Charity | 5 September

The International Day of Charity is observed on September 5,by the United Nations from 2012. The date of 5 September was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace."

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Industrialisation And Mechanisation Projects Worth Rs 3800 Crores Launched By PM Modi In Mangaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of mechanisation and industrialisation projects worth around Rs 3,800 crores in Mangaluru.

PM Modi inaugurated the project worth over Rs 280 crore for mechanisation of Berth No.14 for handling containers and other cargo, undertaken by the New Mangalore Port Authority.

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Karnataka govt launches Global Startup Challenge 'VentuRISE'

The Karnataka government on Thursday launched the Global Startup Challenge – "VentuRISE" to recognise, reward, and support growth stage startups in manufacturing and sustainability-related sectors. "VentuRISE" – is a part of the flagship event Global Investors Meet - "Invest Karnataka 2022" from November 2 to 4 at the Bangalore Palace.

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CM of Karnataka-S. R. Bommai
Governor of Karnataka- Thawar Chand Gehlot

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Sebi rejigs panel on cyber security; expands to 6 members

Sebi has restructured its high-level panel on cyber security that suggests measures to safeguard the capital markets from such attacks. The committee, which has now six members, will be chaired by Navin Kumar Singh, DG at National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC). Madhabi Puri Buch chairperson of Sebi was first chair of this committee.

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India may surpass Germany, Japan by 2029 to become world's 3rd largest economy: SBI report

The SBI's Economic Research Department predicted that India would surpass Germany in 2027 and most likely Japan by 2029 at the current rate of growth and become the world's 3rd largest economy--a movement of 7 places upwards since 2014 when India was ranked 10th.

For Q1 FY 2022-23, India registered GDP growth at 13.5%.

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IILM University's Law School is India's 1st NEP 2020 compliant Law School

IILM University takes immense pride in elevating the Legal Education System of India with the launch of the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Compliant Law School in the country. IILM University, with the approval of the government of Uttar Pradesh and the recognition of the Bar Council of India (BCI), announces this big breakthrough.

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National Education Policy 2020 has been announced on 29.07.2020.

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Union Minister Amit Shah chaired the 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram

The Union Minister for Home and Cooperation, Amit Shah, chaired the 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram. The meeting was attended by the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, the Lieutenant Governors of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Administrator of Lakshadweep, Chief Secretaries of Southern Zonal Council States, Union

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is the Vice Chairman of Southern Zonal Council.

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NGT slaps Rs 3,500 cr penalty on WB govt for huge gap in waste management

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a penalty of Rs 3,500 crore on the West Bengal government for the huge gap in solid and liquid waste generation and treatment. NGT Chairperson Justice AK Goel said it is the constitutional responsibility of the state and the local bodies to provide a pollution free environment.New Delhi is the Principal seat of Sitting of the Tribunal

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UIDAI tops in Grievance Redressal Index during August 2022

nique Identification Authority of India has topped amongst all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking report published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for the month of August 2022. UIDAI has been a top performer in resolution of cases received through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System

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