Novak Djokovic handled the weight of history to defeat Daniil Medvedev in the 2023 US Open men's singles final. With a 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 victory, the 36-year-old won his 24th Grand Slam singles title.
Djokovic is now the first man to win three Grand Slams singles titles in a season four times (2011, 2015, 2021, 2023).
At G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi, Britain has committed to provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cope with climate change.
The pledge would be the biggest single funding commitment the UK has made to date to help the world tackle climate change.
The G20 member nations have endorsed the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) recommendations on regulating crypto assets to mitigate associated risks.
The leaders have called for effective and consistent implementation of these recommendations globally. They have also welcomed the IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper and the shared work plan for crypto assets.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) assured India to provide concessional loans under the Green Financing facility to help in achieving its vision.
ADB President assured support to India's vision and transformative initiatives such as PMGatiShakti, GIFT City, Green Hydrogen Hub, Future Cities of India etc. through ADB's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2023-27 for India.
Masasugu Asakawa is the President of ADB.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received approval from the SEBI to launch options (on futures) on NYMEX WTI Crude Oil and Natural Gas futures contracts in its commodity derivatives segment.
Earlier, NSE introduced rupee-denominated futures contracts for NYMEX WTI Crude Oil and Natural Gas within its commodity derivatives segment on May 15, 2023.
WTI is a light, sweet crude oil that serves as one of the main global oil benchmarks.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has implemented an online payment mechanism for its Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF) to streamline the payment process and improve accessibility for all contributors to the fund.
Intermediaries can conveniently make payments to IPEF using various online payment methods such as NEFT, RTGS, UPI, and net banking.
SEBI regulates Indian Capital Market.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to launch the pilot of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) for transactions for interbank borrowing or call money market by this October.
In November 2022, the pilot of the wholesale CBDC or Digital Rupee-Wholesale (e-W) was launched with the use case being limited to the settlement of secondary market transactions in government securities.
CBDC was introduced in the Union Budget 2022-23.
The G20 leaders have committed to facilitate "open, fair, predictable, and rules-based" trade in agriculture, food, and fertilizers and not impose export curbs in line with relevant WTO rules.
Adopting the New Delhi Declaration of G20, the member countries aralso committed to supporting developing countries' efforts and capacities to address their food security challenges.
The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal left for Russia to represent India at the 8th Eastern Economic Forum which is being held at Vladivostok from 10-13 September, 2023.
He will also address stakeholders meet for the ‘Eastern Maritime Corridor’ to operationalise Chennai-Vladivostok route as an alternative trade route.
Vladivostok is the largest port city of Russia.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was born on 11 September 1895 in Maharashtra. He was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights.
Often called Acharya (Teacher in Sanskrit), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is also considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Gita has been translated into the Marathi language by him.
On the sidelines of the G20 leaders meeting in New Delhi, India, the US, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, European Union (EU), Italy, France and Germany have launched an ambitious infrastructure plan — the ‘India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor’.
It seeks to reshape the trade route between the Gulf, Europe, and South Asia, connecting them by rail and sea links.
Country’s top annual science prize, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awards were announced after a gap of two years. 12 scientists will get the awards in seven categories.
Named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the first director of CSIR, these awards are given every in seven scientific disciplines - physics, biology, engineering, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, and earth sciences.
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a financial aid of up to USD 425 million (Rs 3,521 crore) to Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd for setting up a 4.3 GW solar cell in Tamil Nadu by its subsidiary.
The U.S. DFC basically partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today.