In September 2022, the General Assembly decided to proclaim 16 September as International Day for Interventional Cardiology.
The first coronary angioplasty was performed by Dr. Andreas Grüntzig on 16 September 1970
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
'Divya Kala Mela' has been organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment at Town Hall, Maidagin, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from 15 September to 24 September 2023 to showcase the products and craftsmanship of entrepreneurs/artisans with disabilities.
Ministry of Railways has launched Swachhata Pakhwada 2023. Swachhata Pakhwada – 2023 was inaugurated by Smt. Jaya Varma Sinha, Chairperson & CEO, Railway Board on 15th September 2023 by administrating Swachhata Pledge in Rail Bhawan. Swachhata Pakhwada is being observed from 16th Sept. to 2nd Oct. 2023.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (4 of 2023).
Member of NITI Aayog, Professor Ramesh Chand officially launched the Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics (UPAg Portal- www.upag.gov.in). It is a groundbreaking move to address the complex governance challenges India's agriculture sector is facing.
Union Minister Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala launched a unique program, Matsya Sampada Jagrukta Abhiyan on the occasion of completion of three successful years of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matasya Sampada Yojna (PMMSY). The program organised by Department of Fisheries, Government of India at Brilliant Convention Center, Indore.
The Government of India has approved the initiative of setting up of 100 new Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/State Governments in a graded manner class-wise, starting from Class 6th onwards. Under this initiative, Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed by Sainik Schools Society with 19 New Sainik Schools located all over the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PM Vishwakarma Scheme on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti 17 Sep, at the India International Convention and Expo Centre in New Delhi.
India’s overall exports are estimated to be 60.87 billion dollars for the last month. The country's Engineering Goods exports have recorded a growth of 7.73 percent during the period as compared to the same month last year. It now stands at 9.05 billion dollars.
IT major Infosys is the only Indian company to feature in the top 100 list of the World's Best Companies of 2023 released by TIME Magazine and online data platform Statista. Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet (Google owner) are top 3 in the list while India's Infosys was ranked 64th with an overall score of 88.38 out of 100.
Amid turbulent market conditions marked by high interest rates and inflation, the Nifty PSU Bank Index tracking the performance of PSBs has surged by a noteworthy 52 percent over the past year. This is far higher than the Nifty Bank Index’ 12 percent gain in the same period.