INDIAN AFFAIRS
- Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)with an outlay of Rs 10881 crore.
- Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan),Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment organized a 1-day ‘National Conference of District Disability Rehabilitation Centres’ at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prohibited the manufacture, sale or distribution of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs)for human use with immediate effect.
- Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphonsinaugurated the country’s first tribal tourism circuit in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh.
- Government of Andhra Pradeshentered into a MOU with Mastercard and launched a mobile platform, e-Rythu (e-farmer in Telugu) enabling small-scale farmers to market their produce at reasonable prices.
- Tamil Nadugovernment signed an MOU with the centre to implement Ayushman Bharat along with state’s Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS).
- Bihargovernment approved a scheme for providing interim relief of 1 lakh to those affected by mob violence besides speedy trial of such cases.
- Festival of Harvest Nuakhaiwas celebrated in western Odisha.
- Sidhhiapp has brought over 40,000 farmers and buyers under one roof for developing agri market on the go.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
- 3-day4th Eastern Economic Forum was held in Vladivostok, Russia. Theme ‘The Far East: Expanding the Range of Possibilities’
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Popular children’s writer Ramendra Kumarwas honoured at the 36th International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Congress in Athens, Greece
- Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani presented ‘ShilpGuru’ and National Award for the year 2016 at a function held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
- Ministry of Steel presented Secondary Steel sector awardsfor the first time, to 26 mini steel companies at an event in New Delhi.
OBITUARY
- Freedom fighter Goura Chandra Mohapatrapassed away following old age related ailments, at a hospital in Bhadrak district, Odisha.
IMPORTANT DAYS
- 14thSeptember 2018, Hindi Diwas was celebrated across India.