INDIAN AFFAIRS
- UIDAI announces phased rollout of live face 2 step authentication with TSPs from September 15
- Supreme Court accepts Centre’s proposal for use of coloured stickers to indicate nature of fuel
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jagnauth inaugurated the 3 day 11th World Hindi Conferencein capital city Port Louis in Mauritius.
BANKING & FINANCE
- according to SEBIdata , investments through participatory notes into Indian capital markets declined to over nine-year low ofRs 80,341 crore till July-end.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Chinese Oscar winning Director Ang Lee to be honoured By Directors Guild Of America
- 2018 Albany Medical Center Prizewas announced to be awarded to 3 US Scientists James Allison, Carl June and Steven Rosenberg.
- Actress Scarlett Johanssonhas emerged as the world’s highest paid female actress according to Forbes.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
- Infosys’ Chief Financial Officer (CFO) MD Ranganathresigned from his position.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Aditya – L1: First Indian mission to study the Sun to be launched in 2019
ENVIRONMENT
- World’s oldest cheese discovered from Egyptian Tomb
OBITUARY
- Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, passed away following a short term illness, at a hospital in Bern, Switzerland.
- Former member of Lok Sabha, Chennupati Vidyapassed away following a heart attack, in Andhra Pradesh.