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Prime Minister Cabinet Decisions: Posted on 07 Sep 2022

---Cabinet approves the Memorandum of Understanding signed on mutual recognition of academic qualifications between India and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

---Cabinet approves signing of memorandum of Understanding between India and United Arab Emirates on cooperation in the field of Education.

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Navigation performance test conducted at newly built Goa airport in Mopa

The Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Limited (GAL), completed RNP (Required Navigation Performance) procedure for both approaches of the newly built runway at the upcoming international airport at Mopa in North Goa.

The new airport will be Goa’s second airport in addition to the Dabolim airport in South Goa.

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CEO-GGIAL, RV Sheshan.

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Railway Ministry Unveils ₹4,700 crore Plan To Revamp New Delhi Station, To Fund It Internally And Not Via PPP Route

Indian Railways has unveiled a Rs 4,700 crore plan to redevelop the New Delhi Railway Station.

While the Railways had initially planned to pursue the New Delhi station redevelopment through Public Private Partnership (PPP) by offering real estate development rights on approximately 86 hectares, it has now decided to fund the project through state exchequer.

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India's First RRTS Corridor To Have App-Based Ticketing System Without Tokens

Equipped with many commuter-centric features, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) would be introducing a first-of-its-kind app-based ticketing system.

This will be introduced on its 82 kilometre long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) corridor.

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Moxie, a NASA experiment, successfully produces oxygen on Mars

The MIT-led Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment, or MOXIE, has been successfully making oxygen from the Red Planet’s carbon-dioxide-rich atmosphere since April 2021, about two months after it touched down on the Martian surface as part of NASA’s Perseverance rover and Mars 2020 mission.

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MOXIE has shown that it can make oxygen at almost any time of the Martian day and year.

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NTPC acquires 600 MW Jhabua power plant via NCLT route for Rs 925 crore

India’s largest integrated power producer NTPC has successfully acquired Jhabua Power Limited (JPL) through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process initiated by National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata, (NCLT).

This is the first acquisition of a power asset by NTPC through NCLT route.

JPL has an operational thermal power capacity of 600 MW located in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh.

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NCW organizes Consultation on 'Inclusion Amplified, Transwomen in India: Problems & Prospects'

The National Commission for Women organized its first-ever Consultation for transwomen; 'Inclusion Amplified, Transwomen in India: Problems & Prospects' to address the misconceptions leading to stigma attached with the individuals of the community and spark a conversation with regard to their acceptance and participation in the society.

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Ms Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women.

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Ajit Kumar Saxena selected for CMD post in MOIL Limited

Public enterprises selection board (PESB) selected Ajit Kumar Saxena for the post of Chairman & Managing Director of "A” Miniratna Category-I Company, MOIL Limited. Currently, he is serving as Director (Operations) in Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).

MOIL Limited is the largest producer of manganese ore in India.

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Mr Dinesh Kumar Batra takes charge as CMD, BEL

Mr Dinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) & CFO, has taken additional charge as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

He is a member of the Board of BEL subsidiaries, BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL) and BEL Optronic Devices Limited (BELOP).

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Pankaj Gupta appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (Additional Charge) of HMT Limited

Shri. Pankaj Gupta has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director, HMT Limited.

HMT was conceived by the Government of India in 1949, and was incorporated in 1953, with the objective of producing a limited range of machine tools, required for building an industrial edifice for the country.

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DRDO & Indian Army successfully conduct six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system off Odisha coast

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The flight tests were conducted as part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army.

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Legendary artist Ram Chandra Manjhi passes away

In Bihar, the doyen of Bhojpuri folk theatre art “Launda Naach” and legendary artist Ram Chandra Manjhi passed away. 97-year old Manjhi breathed his last in a hospital in Patna.

He was born in a family of weaker section of society in a riverine village Tujarpur in the Nagra block of Saran district in Bihar.

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International Literacy Day celebrated on September 8

Since 1967, International Literacy Day (ILD) celebrations have taken place annually around the world to remind the public of 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.

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Kinetic to launch Luna in electric avatar, expands capacity with new plant

Luna, the country’s first eponymous brand that gave wings to urban India in the 1970s, is making a comeback in an electric avatar. Luna joins the other popular two-wheeler brands of the licence era-the Chetak and the Lambretta -which are making a return in the modern electric version, even as they retain part of their retro design.

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GST wing of CBIC conducts tax inspections against insurance companies

The Goods and Services Tax wing of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has carried out tax searches and inspections against several insurance companies. The list of companies the tax sleuths have visited includes several of the major life and non-life insurers.

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Cabinet approves Rs 27k-cr scheme for setting up over 14k PM-SHRI schools

Union ministry approved a Rs 27,360-crore scheme for the development of over 14,000 schools across the country as PM Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI), which is expected to benefit 187 lakh students. Under the scheme, over 14,000 schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas as well as schools run by state governments and local bodies, will be strengthened

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Seat belts mandatory for all passengers in car, violators to be fined: Gadkari announces new rule after Mistry's death

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that from now on wearing seat belts would be mandatory for all passengers in a car, including those on rear seats, and flouting the rule will attract penalty. The announcement was made only two days after former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a car accident near Mumbai

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SBI sells largest AT-1 tranche at lowest rate for any bank so far this year

India’s largest lender State Bank of India issued additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth a total of Rs 6,872 crore at a cut-off of 7.75 per cent, the lowest rate set for such debt issuances by any bank so far in the current financial year.The bank had notified an amount of Rs 7,000 crore to be raised through a single tranche of AT1 bonds in order to augment capital.

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Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar awarded to Tanikella Bharani

Telugu author and actor, Tanikella Bharani was introduced with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Loknayak Basis (18th Loknayak Basis Award) at an award ceremony held at Kalabharathi Auditorium, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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WEST : I-STEM’s new initiative to bridge the gender skill-gap

Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST): A new I-STEM initiative Launched

On September 5, 2022, a new I-STEM (Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map) initiative called ‘Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST)’ was launched by Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to GOI.

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Mongolia: President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh gifts horse ‘Tejas’ to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh, the first Indian Defence Minister to visit Mongolia, was gifted a majestic horse ‘Tejas’ by President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.

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World Physiotherapy (PT) Day 2022 | September 8th

In 1996, 8 September was designated as World PT Day. This is the date World Physiotherapy was founded in 1951.

The day marks the unity and solidarity of the global physiotherapy community. It is an opportunity to recognize the work that physiotherapists do for their patients and community.

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In 2022 the day will focus on osteoarthritis.