The Telangana State government launched the “Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme” for all school children studying in government schools besides, those being run by the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The breakfast for all students from Class 1 to 10 will be served 45 minutes before the commencement of classes. The scheme was first introduced in Tamil Nadu.
The initiative of World Cotton Day was born in 2019, when four cotton producers in sub-Saharan Africa– Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali, known as the Cotton Four -proposed the World Trade Organization a World Cotton Day celebration on October 7.
Goa is set to make history by hosting the 37th edition of the National Games, featuring a record-breaking 43 sporting disciplines. Compared to the previous edition in Gujarat, which featured 36 disciplines, and Kerala's 2015 edition with 33, this year's National Games will be the largest ever.
In an unprecedented development where India had already served two terms as President, Asia- Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) General Conference (GC) from 2018 – 2021 and 2021 – 2023, India has been elected as President of AIBD GC for the 3rd successive term to lead the prestigious international organisation.
SBI Foundation, under its flagship program, SBIF LEAP (Livelihood and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program) announced the Innovators for Bharat initiative to support high-impact incubators providing incubation/acceleration to startups working to address pressing development challenges in the country.
Reliance Retail has appointed former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the brand ambassador of JioMart. The e-commerce platform will also roll out its JioUtsav campaign on October 8, ahead of the festive season in India. The JioUtsav brand is designed and conceptualised in a way to adapt to all celebrations of India.
The government said the ninth phase of the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ programme covering coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will kickstart on October 7. The phase-9 of ‘Sagar Parikrama’ programme will cover Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, Viluppuram, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Karaikal and Puducherry.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised its economic growth forecast for India in 2023 to 6.6%, up from the previous prediction of 6%. However, it expects growth to slow to 6.2% in 2024. The UNCTAD also predicts global economic output growth to decelerate to 2.4% in 2023 before a small uptick to 2.5% in 2024.
The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification stating that 35% of all posts in the state, except for the Forest Department, will be reserved for women in direct recruitment. This amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Civil Services rules is in line with the government's earlier announcement to provide 35% reservation for women in police and other government jobs.
The government has raised the subsidy amount for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries from ₹200 to ₹300 per LPG cylinder. Ujjwala beneficiaries currently pay ₹703 per 14.2-kg cylinder as against the market price of ₹903. After the decision of the Union Cabinet, they will now pay ₹603.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) has said that certain protection offered to a corporate debtor from the recovery of dues under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 will not cover aircraft, helicopters and engines.