1 President inaugurates Indian Arts Festival at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad
President
Smt. Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the first edition of
the Indian Arts Festival at
Rashtrapati Nilayam , Secunderabad . The eight-day festival is being organized by Rashtrapati Nilayam in collaboration with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Ministry of Culture. The festival aims to showcase to the visitors the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the North Eastern States –
Arunachal Pradesh ,
Assam ,
Manipur ,
Meghalaya ,
Mizoram ,
Nagaland ,
Sikkim and
Tripura . The Indian Arts Festival will be open to visitors from September 29 to October 6, 2024 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
2 CAG of India takes over chairmanship of ASOSAI for 2024-2027
Girish Chandra Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, on September 25, 2024 officially assumed
the chairmanship of the Association of Asian Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) for
the term 2024-2027 . This important change was highlighted during the 16th Assembly of ASOSAI, which has expanded its membership to include 48 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across Asia.
3 Bharat Biotech signs MoU with SAHE
Bharat Biotech on Friday, September 28 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
SAHE (The Society for Advancement of Human Endeavour) . The agreement is to renovate the historic
stepwells at
Ammapalli Temple and
Salar Jung Museum . The initiative comes as a part of the Telangana government’s
corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. This will rejuvenate the stepwells as well as improve the architecture. Apart from this, Bharat Biotech has also collaborated with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Telangana to promote environmental sustainability, preserve cultural heritage and support eco-heritage tourism. Bharat Biotech International Limited is an Indian multinational biotechnology company. It is headquartered in the city of Hyderabad. Bharat Biotech produces drug discovery, medicines, vaccines, biotherapeutics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. Bharat Biotech International Limited was founded in 1996 by Krishna Ella.
4 UPI now mandatory for bids up to ₹5 lakh in public debt issues
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has implemented new guidelines under which
retail investors will be required to use Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to block funds while applying for public issues of debt securities of amounts up to Rs 5 lakh . The regulation aims to streamline the application process for individual investors involved with public debt issues, including non-convertible redeemable preference shares, municipal debt securities and securitized debt instruments. The new rule will come into effect on November 1, 2024, and is part of SEBI’s effort to increase efficiency and align the process with equity share applications.
5 Bank of Baroda and EaseMyTrip launch co-branded travel debit card
Bank of Baroda in association with
EaseMyTrip.com has introduced
Bank of Baroda EaseMyTrip co-branded travel debit card aimed at catering to the needs of frequent travellers and leisure and lifestyle enthusiasts. This initiative is the first co-branded travel debit card launched by a public sector bank in India, reflecting the growing trend towards customised financial products.
6 Axis Bank and Mastercard launch MyBiz credit card for small business owners
Axis Bank, India’s leading private sector bank , in partnership with global payments technology firm
Mastercard has launched the MyBiz Credit Card , designed specifically for sole proprietorships and small business owners. This premium World Mastercard® offers a comprehensive suite of business and travel benefits tailored to meet the diverse needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
7 Hurricane Helen wreaks havoc in America
In America, on Friday,
September 27, 50 people have died in 12 states due to
the Helen cyclone . Many people have been injured. 1 crore 20 lakh people have been affected by this. Emergency has been declared in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Alabama in America . More than 1000 flights have been canceled in these states. More than 4 thousand flights have been affected. The State Emergency Service said that 5 crore people can be affected in the next two to three days. American meteorologist Phil Klotzbach said that in the last 35 years, only 3 storms were bigger than Helen. Irma of 2017, Wilma of 2005 and Opal of 1995. At the same time, this is the biggest storm in the Gulf of Mexico in 100 years. 134 people died in America and neighboring countries due to Irma storm. According to meteorologists, the number of powerful storms is increasing due to increasing temperature. Storm is a kind of disturbance in the atmosphere, which is accompanied by strong winds and rain, snow or hail. When these occur on land, they are called normal storms, but the storms arising from the sea are called hurricanes.
8 Aleem Dar announces retirement from international umpiring
Veteran Pakistani
umpire Aleem Dar announced his retirement from umpiring on Friday, September 27. He will
retire in 2025 after Pakistan’s domestic season . Dar is a former
International Cricket Council (ICC) elite umpire and
three-time ‘
World Cricket Umpire of the Year ‘. Dar is currently on Pakistan’s elite panel and is one of four Pakistani umpires on the ICC international panel. He made his first-class umpiring debut in Pakistan’s domestic tournament Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1999. He has officiated in 145 Tests, 231 ODIs and 72 T20s and five T20 World Cups so far. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is cricket’s global governing body. It was founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa.
9 International Day for Universal Access to Information 2024
The International Day for Universal Access to Information is observed every year on
September 28. It aims to spread awareness around the world about the need to expand laws related to access to information and its implementation. Universal access to information means that everyone has the right to seek, receive and provide information for healthy and inclusive knowledge societies.
10 Famous organic farmer and Padma Shri award winner ‘Pappammal’ passed away
Famous
organic farmer and
Padma Shri awardee
Pappammal passed away on Friday night. Pappammal breathed her last at the age of 109. She was a resident of
Coimbatore district of
Tamil Nadu . Her life was dedicated to agriculture and social service . Pappammal played an important role in promoting organic farming and explaining its importance. She was not only a skilled farmer, but she also participated actively in social work in her life. Pappammal was also an active member of
the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party . This political participation of Pappammal also gave her wide recognition. She used to cultivate millet, pulses, vegetables in her fields and due to her interest in organic farming, she did many experiments.
11 Harry Potter actress Dame Maggie Smith dies
On September 27, Hollywood actress
Dame Maggie Smith, who worked in the films ‘
Harry Potter ‘ and ‘
Downton Abbey ‘ , died in London. She said goodbye to the world at the age of 89. Maggie’s name was included in the list of Hollywood’s best actresses. British-born Maggie won
two Oscar awards in her career. She won the Oscar for Best Actress for ‘
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ‘ in 1970 and for
Best Supporting Actress for ‘
California Suite ‘ in 1978. Apart from this, she also received an Oscar nomination for
the 1965 cult classic ‘Othello’ directed by
Stuart Burge . She has worked in films like ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, ‘Three Tall Women’ and the black comedy film ‘Gosford Park’. Maggie received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for ‘Lettice and Lovelace’ in 1990. He also received Tony Award nominations for Noël Coward’s “Private Lives” and Tom Stoppard’s “Night and Day.”
