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Progress of area coverage Key Points:
under kharif crops as on 1st  The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’
September 2023 Welfare has released progress of area coverage
under kharif crops as on 1st September 2023.
 Rice sowing area stood at 398.08 lakh hectares
 Shri Anna/Coarse cereals sown in 181.06 lakh
hectares
 Sugarcane sown in 59.91 lakh hectares
 Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1077.82 lakh
hectares
 Pulses – 119.09 lakh hectares
 Oilseeds – 190.11 lakh hectares
 Cotton-122.99 lakh hectares
 Jute and Mesta - 6.57 lakh hectares
₹1,59,069 crore gross GST Key Points:
revenue collected during  The gross GST revenue collected in the month
August 2023 of August, 2023 is ₹1,59,069 crore
 CGST is ₹28,328 crore, SGST is ₹35,794 crore,
IGST is ₹83,251 crore (including ₹43,550 crore
collected on import of goods)
 Cess is ₹11,695 crore (including ₹1,016 crore
collected on import of goods)
 The revenues for the month of August, 2023
are 11% higher than the GST revenues in the
same month last year.
 During the month, revenue from import of
goods was 3% higher
 the revenues from domestic transactions
(including import of services) are 14% higher
National Pension System Key Points:
(NPS) and Atal Pension  The number of subscribers under the National
Yojana (APY) Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana
(APY) together have grown to more than 6.62
crore and the total Asset Under Management
(AUM) has reached Rs. 10 lakh crores (Rs.
10,00,000 crore).
 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA) annually celebrates
October 1st as “National Pension System
Diwas (NPS Diwas)”.
 The National Pension System (NPS) has been
implemented for all Government Employees
(except armed forces) joining Central Govt. on
or after 1st January 2004.
 NPS has been made available to every Indian
Citizen from 1st May 2009 on a voluntary
basis.
 Further, from 1st June 2015, the Atal
Pension Yojana, has been launched which has
given the much-required impetus to the social
security schemes.

International Aerospace Key Points:
Conference: Moving Towards  It is being jointly organised by the Ministry of
Inclusive Global Value Chains Civil Aviation and Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) on 1st and 2nd September 2023
in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
 G20 initiative in the aerospace sector
 Aims to promote and strengthen trade and
investment among the G20 countries.
 India’s Civil Aviation Sector:
A) Development of Infrastructure:
Indian civil aviation sector had only 74
airports nine years ago; now it has moved to
148 airports including heliports and water
aerodromes.
B) Availability of aircrafts: Earlier there were
400 planes in 2014 now this number has
reached almost 700 and nearly 1000 more on
order;
C) Ecosystem Development: The huge orders
of aircraft placed by Air India and Indigo and
the emergence of new players like Akasha is
another example of the changes that are taking
place in Indian civil aviation industry;
D) Thrust on Regional Connectivity: UDAN
has given birth to 4 new regional airlines in the
country. The hub and connectivity network we
have been talking about for decades is a reality
in India today.
 The conference involves five sessions covering

the following issues:
 Spawning Global Value Chains in Design &

Robust Aerospace Manufacturing:
Importance of MSMEs
 Integrated Global MRO Services
 Women in Aviation: Fireside chat
 Advanced Technologies in Aerospace & Air
Mobility: Changing Skill Set
 Building Scale in Aerospace Manufacturing
PM GATI SHAKTI National Key Points:

Master Plan 1. DPIIT holds review meeting
 For wider adoption of PM GatiShakti National
Master Plan in States/UTs
 Adopting 'whole of government' approach for
infrastructure and social sector planning.
 Usage by States/UTs: Planning connectivity to
Industrial Regions; for selecting the location of
social infrastructure assets; integrating their
existing development programs and schemes.

 Benefits of PM GatiShakti National Master
Plan:
1. Optimized Route Planning

2. Enhanced visibility of intersections from
forest, economic zones, archaeological sites
etc.
3. Enabling time and cost saving for planning
and implementation of infrastructure
projects, such as, use of digital surveys on
NMP to streamline the preparation of
Detailed Project Reports (DPR) with higher
accuracy.
 Formulation of State Logistics Policy (SLPs)
 Area-based approach for social and economic
planning within their districts.
2. India showcases PM Gatishakti National
Masterplan at Asian Development Bank’s 2023
Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference
 The objective of the conference was to (i)
explore ways to integrate spatial
transformation/area-centric approach with the
ECD and strengthen regional cooperation
through a broader approach; and (ii)
Knowledge sharing on application of the
Economic Corridor Development (ECD)
framework and operational guidelines, onto
investable projects.
 Broadening the scope of their regional
cooperation programmes like South Asia
Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC),
by integrating area-centric growth models
on the lines of Gati Shakti approach, which
has evidenced benefits of bringing time and
cost savings to project planning, as well as
reducing carbon footprint of infra projects.
Key Points:
ASIATEX- 2023  ASIATEX- 2023 has been organized by
Hindustan Chamber of Commerce to
promote the growth of the textile industry .
 Union Minister Piyush Goyal informed that
world-class textile exhibition will be launched
at New Delhi in February next year.
 India occupies second position in textiles
manufacturing
 The '5F' Formula encompasses - Farm to
fibre; fibre to factory; factory to fashion;
fashion to foreign.
Gramodyog Vikas Yojana Key Points:
 The Chairman of the Khadi and Village
Industries Commission (KVIC), Ministry of
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri

Manoj Kumar distributed tool-kits and
machineries to artisans in a distribution
ceremony in Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) on
September 01, 2023, as a part of Gramodyog
Vikas Yojana
 Under his capable leadership, KVIC's products
achieved an unprecedented turnover of over
Rs.1.34 lakh crores in the previous fiscal
year, marking a historic milestone.
 During the fiscal year 2022-23, KVIC has
contributed significantly to employment
generation, by providing impressive total of
9,54,899 new job opportunities.
 ‘Khadi’ as a potent and successful instrument
for alleviating poverty, empowering artisans,
ensuring food security, promoting women's
empowerment, and addressing unemployment.
 KVIC is dedicatedly equipping artisans
engaged in traditional Indian village industries
with essential tools and machinery through
the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana. This strategic
initiative is significantly enhancing the quality
of life for these artisans by augmenting their
income levels.
 Up to this point, as part of the 'Kumhar
Sashaktikaran' initiative, over 25,000
electric-driven pottery wheels have been
disbursed to potters nationwide.
 As a result of these interventions, these skilled
artisans are now capable of generating a
monthly livelihood ranging from 25,000 to
35,000 rupees.
Aloe Ecell’s Eco-Friendly Key Points:
Primary Batteries Garner  TDB, unwavering in its commitment to support
Support from TDB innovative solutions that resonate with
'Mission LiFE,' extends its assistance to Aloe
Ecell’s project, "Commercialization of Eco-
friendly-1.5V AA size Aloe Vera-based
batteries."
 With a project valuation of Rs. 2.98 crores,
TDB's substantial contribution of Rs. 1.91
crores as a soft loan amplifies the project's
potential to drive eco-friendly innovation to
new heights.
 The company will create facilities for
commercial production of primary batteries in
Bundi, Rajasthan.
 The core objective of the project
harmonizes seamlessly with 'Mission LiFE's'
ethos – to introduce lifestyle choices in
harmony with ecological well-being.

Jal Jeevan Mission Key Points:
 Number of tap water connections reach 13
crores from 3 crore in last 4 years
 As on date, 6 States namely Goa, Telangana,
Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab and Himachal
Pradesh) and 3 UTs - Puducherry, D&D and
D&NH and A&N Islands, have reported 100%
coverage.
 Goa, Haryana, Punjab, A&N Islands,
Puducherry, D&NH and D&D are ‘Har Ghar
Jal certified States/ UTs i.e., in these states/
2019 UTs, the villagers have confirmed through
Gram Sabhas that ‘all households and public
institutions’ in the village are getting adequate,
safe and regular supply of water.
 As many as 145 districts and 1,86,818
villages in the country have reported 100%
coverage.
 Uttar Pradesh has topped the progress chart in
the current FY by installing 61.05 lakh
Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC)
since January 2023.
 The relentless efforts of the Union and State
governments have also resulted in ensuring
the provision of tap water supply in 9.15 lakh
(88.73%) schools and 9.52 lakh (84.69%)
anganwadi centres in the country.
 In the 112 aspirational districts of our country,
at the time of the launch of the Mission, only
21.41 lakh (7.86%) households had access to
tap water which has now increased to 1.81
Crore (66.48%).
 More than 5.27 lakh Village Water &
Sanitation Committees (VWSC)/ Pani Samitis
have been constituted in the country and 5.12
lakh Village Action Plans (VAPs) have been
prepared including the plans for drinking
water source augmentation, greywater
treatment and its reuse, and regular O&M of
in-village water supply systems.
Malaviya Mission Key Points:
 Union Minister for Education and Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Malaviya
Mission - Teachers Training Programme by
the University Grants Commission at
Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi.
 It aims to provide tailored training
programmes for teachers.
 This programme will work for the capacity
building of faculty members in higher
educational institutions.

 He also announced the renaming of Human
Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) as
Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers’ Training
Centre.
 This programme will ensure continuous
professional development and help in building
capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through
111 Malaviya Mission centres across India in a
time-bound manner.
 The Programme is an endeavour to make our
educators future-ready with a deeper
understanding of Indian values.
 It aims to improve the quality of teachers’
training, build leadership skills in teachers
and help realise the goals of NEP.
 Capacity building under the Malaviya Mission
will be mapped to the credit framework to
ensure career progression pathways for
educators.
Economic Offenders Act Key Points:

And Prevention of Money
Laundering Act  Over 1.8 billion US Dollar worth assets have
been recovered from economic offenders and
fugitives in the last about four years
 There has been a quantum jump in extradition
of criminals and fugitives in recent years
especially after India hosted 90th Interpol
General Assembly in October 2022
 PMLA has helped in attaching the assets of
offenders’ worth more than 12 billion US
Dollars since 2014
 Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates the first ever
International Day of Police Cooperation and
the Investiture Ceremony at CBI
Headquarters in Delhi
 Theme - Recognition of the vital
importance of women in policing.
 INTERPOL is observing its Centenary year in
2023 and is the world’s largest police
organization with 195 member countries.
Coal Production Records an

increase of 12.85% in August
2023

 The Cumulative Coal Production (up to

August 2023) has seen quantum jump to
349.01MT (Provisional) in FY’ 23-24 as
compared to 316.27 MT during the same
period in FY’ 22-23 with a growth of 10.35%.
 The Cumulative Coal Dispatch (up to August

2023) has seen significant jump to 378.29
MT(Provisional) in FY’ 23-24 as compared to
346.72 MT during the corresponding period in
FY’ 22-23 with a growth of 9.10 %.
CBDT releases the fifth Key Points:
annual APA report  The Advance Pricing Agreement (APA)
programme of CBDT is one of its foremost
initiatives for promoting an investor-friendly
and non-adversarial tax regime in India
 The fifth report includes status of applications
filed till 31st March, 2023.
 In FY 2022-23, CBDT recorded the highest
ever APA signings in any financial year since
the launch of the APA programme, signing a
total of 95 APAs.
 CBDT also signed 32 Bilateral Advance
Pricing Agreements (BAPAs) in FY 2022-23
being the maximum number of BAPAs in any
financial year till date

 This figure is more than double the previous
signing record of 13 BAPAs in any financial
year.
 A record of the largest number of single day
signings in the history of the programme was
also created with a total of 21 APAs signed on
24th March, 2023.
 Additionally, signing of the 400th Unilateral
Advance Pricing Agreement (UAPA) and the
500th APA were also milestones achieved in
this year.
Rationalization of Coal Key Points:

Linkages  Ministry of Coal has initiated a policy
initiative called rationalization of Coal Linkages
to reduce the distance in transportation of coal
from Coal Mines to consumers.
 Coal India Limited has taken a significant step
by inviting Expression of Interest (E.O.I) from
both Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and
Generating Companies (Gencos)
National Conference on KCC Key Points:

for Fisheries  Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
and Dairying , Shri Parshottam Rupala chaired
a one day “National Conference on KCC for
Fisheries” on 4th September 2023 at
Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai
 Fisheries and aquaculture activities are an
important source of food, nutrition and
employment generation and is an important
source of livelihood for 2.8 crore fishers and
fishermen
 Kisan Credit Card scheme was extended by
the Government of India in the 2018-19 to
fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to

help them meet their working capital
requirements.
 Standard Operating Procedure
(SOP)/Guidelines was issued in consultation
with the stakeholders including Ministry of
AHDF, RBI, National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural development (NABARD) and Indian
Bank’s Association (IBA).
 1.49 lakh KCC have been issued till date to
fishers and fish farmers across the country.
 The Kisan Credit Card is a powerful tool for
financial inclusion and collaboration where
activity like agriculture, fisheries, animal
husbandry and dairying are treated as vital
components for livelihood and income
generation for large numbers of poor and
marginal farmers and fishers.
 It represents the determination of the centre
and the state entities to support its farmers
and promote equitable growth
Indian Railways witnesses Key Points:
highest ever Capex  Indian Railways achieved freight loading of
Utilization in the 5 months 634.66 MT between 1st April,2023 and
31stAugust,2023 which is 13.78 MT more
than the last year’s corresponding period
 In terms of revenue, Indian Railways earned ₹
1 Lakh Cr. during 1st April, 2023 to
31stAugust,2023.
 Indian Railways witnesses highest ever Capex
Utilization in the 5 months during 1st April,
2023 to 31stAugust, 2023.(54%)
 Indian Railways has witnessed approx. 48%
Capital expenditure utilization (Highest
ever) in the first five months of this Financial
Year till August 2023.
 This investment is seen in various
infrastructure projects like New Lines,
Doubling, Gauge Conversion ,enhancing
passenger amenities and safety related works.
Making Medical Education Key Points:
Affordable and Accessible  Number of Govt Medical Colleges in the
country increased 145 to 260 in 9 years
 79% increase in MBBS seats,93 % increase PG
seats in 9 years
 Medical and Engineering education in regional
Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil,
Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali
 India has emerged as the world’s most cost-
effective healthcare destination
 National Medical Commission has sought to
revise the criterion for NEET UG, aiming to
bring transparency into the medical admission

process and stop backdoor admissions in
colleges against the NRI quota.
 Healthcare sector in India is expected to
grow to reach a size of $50 billion by 2025,
while the global medical tourism market is
estimated to be worth about $72 billion.
 India’s share in medical tourism is expected to
be around 10 billion dollars by this year-end.
 Moreover, the country is the world's largest
supplier of generic drugs.
Adopt a Heritage 2.0 Key Points:
programme  The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has
3696 monuments under protection, which are
spread, throughout the country.
 In order to sustain the rich cultural legacy, the
heritage sites require time to time
enhancement of the amenities and for this
purpose , ASI launched “Adopt a Heritage
2.0” programme on 4th September 2023 at
Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, New Delhi.
 In line with the vision of 'Virasat Bhi, Vikas
Bhi’.
 Adopt a Heritage 2.0' programme seeks to
foster collaboration with corporate
stakeholders through which they can
contribute to preservation of these
monuments for the next generations.
 Under this programme, ASI invites corporate
stakeholders to enhance the amenities at the
monuments by utilizing their CSR funds
 It clearly defines the amenities sought for
different monuments as per AMASR Act 1958
 A user-friendly mobile app, named ‘Indian
Heritage’ also launched, which will showcase
the heritage monuments of India.
 An e-permission portal, for obtaining
permission for photography, filming and
developmental projects on monuments was
also launched.
Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Key Points:
Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi  The Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata
(PM-DAKSH) Yojana Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana, a
Central Sector Scheme, was launched during
2020-21.
 The main objective of the Scheme is to
enhance competency level of the target groups
to make them employable both in self-
employment and wage-employment for their
socio-economic development.
 The target group under this scheme are SCs,
OBCs, EBCs, DNTs Safai Karamcharis
including waste pickers etc.

 The age criterion of scheme between 18-45
years and income criteria is no income limit for
SCs, SafaiKaramcharis Including wastepicker
and DNT.
 The annual family income should be below
Rs.3 lakh for OBCs and the EBCs
(Economically Backward Classes) annual
family income below Rs.1 lakh.
 Types of Trainings, duration and average
cost per candidate-
 Up-skilling/Reskilling ( 35 to 60 hours/ 5 days

to 35 days):-Rs.3000/- to Rs.8000/-
 Short Term Training (300 hours/3 months) :-
Rs.22,000/-
 Entrepreneurship Development Programme (
90 hours/15 days):Rs.7000/-
 Long Term Training ( 650 hours/7 months) :-
Rs.45,000/-
 The Cost of the training to trainees is free
of cost.
 The stipend under this scheme of Rs.1,500/-
per month to SCs and Safai Karamcharis and
Rs.1,000/- per month to OBCs/EBCs/DNTs
for non-residential Short Term and Long Term
training courses.
 Wage compensation Rs.2500/- per candidate
is given to SCs/OBCs/EBCs/DNTs candidates
for Upskilling/Reskilling programme.
 Under the PM-Daksh Scheme target to train
during next three years will be 1,69,300
candidates from 2023-24 to 2025-26 with a
budgetary outlay of Rs.286.42 crore
 During last three years of implementation from
2020-21 to 2022-23, a total of 107156
beneficiaries have been trained and an
amount of Rs. 213.83 crore has been spent
under PM-DAKSH.
Global Fintech Fest 2023 in Key Points:

Mumbai  Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Global
Fintech Fest 2023 in Mumbai
 In a span of 4 years, the number of Demat
accounts has increased by 2.5 times, from 4.1
crore in 2019-20 to 10 crore in 2022-23.
 A record number of Mutual Funds SIPs are
being registered, which helps to generate long-
term wealth, with the monthly flow in the
mutual fund industry through the route
reaching an all-me high of Rs 15,245 crore in
July 2023.
 Top 30 cities of India are usually expected
to be ahead in formal savings. However, in

the last four years, the share of Cities beyond
Top-30 cities in total mutual fund assets has
grown from 15% to 26%.
 Instruments like SIPs are only democratizing
this wealth-creation opportunity. Just like UPI
(Unified Payments Interface), democratized
payments and now ONDC (Open Network for
Digital Commerce) is poised to do for e-
commerce.
 Fin-techs are driving more inclusion and
creating their niche. Today in lending,
fintech have 36% share of new-to-credit
customers vs 22% share in banks. In
Payments, Fintech have 93% share of UPI
transaction value vs 7% share in banks.
 ITR data released in August signals
“Formalisation of the Indian Economy”.
There is now wider access to benefits like
credit facilities, and social security (pension,
insurance, etc). Each Tax bracket (Tax Slab)
has seen a minimum Threefold increase in tax
filings, some even achieving a nearly Four-fold
surge.
 While Maharashtra continues to be the leader,
other states are moving up with respect to ITR
filings. In places like North-East, Chhattisgarh,
even Jammu & Kashmir, the new ITR filings
have grown by double digits. This augurs well
for the Fintech Industry.
 As per a SBI Research, Per capita income is
expected to increase by 7.5 times from Rs 2
lakh in FY 2023 to Rs 14.9 lakh in FY 2047
(in USD terms, the corresponding increase
comes to ~$12,400 in FY47 from ~$2500 in
FY23).
 Our workforce is expected to increase by 19.5
crore to 72.5 crore in FY 2047 from 53 crore in
FY 2022-23.
 Workforce share in population will increase
from 37.9% in FY 2023 to 45% in FY 2047.
 Taxable Workforce /Workforce eligible to pay
taxes to rise to 85.3%, from the current 22.4%.
There would be approximately 48.2 crore IT
filers in FY 2047 from approximately 7 crore in
FY 2022-23. (Seven times more).
 As part of GFF 2023, the UIDAI also facilitated
an industry meet-up under the theme
“reimagine Aadhaar #together” with
executives of various fintech firms and
associated ecosystem partners, with the intent
to explore opportunities to collaborate, co-
innovate and enable wider adoption of
Aadhaar. -Face Authentication Policy

Viability Gap Funding for Key points:
development of Battery  Cabinet approves the Scheme titled Viability
Energy Storage Systems Gap Funding for development of Battery
(BESS) Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
 The approved scheme envisages development
of 4,000 MWh of BESS projects by 2030-31,
with a financial support of up to 40% of the
capital cost as budgetary support in the form
of Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
 Designed to harness the potential of renewable
energy sources such as solar and wind power,
the scheme aims to provide clean, reliable, and
affordable electricity to the citizens.
 The VGF for development of BESS Scheme,
with an initial outlay of Rs.9,400 crore,
including a budgetary support of Rs.3,760
crore, signifies the government's commitment
to sustainable energy solutions
 By offering VGF support, the scheme targets
achieving a Levelized Cost of Storage (LCoS)
ranging from Rs. 5.50-6.60 per kilowatt-hour
(kWh), making stored renewable energy a
viable option for managing peak power
demand across the country.
 The VGF shall be disbursed in five tranches
linked with the various stages of
implementation of BESS projects.
 To ensure that the benefits of the scheme
reach the consumers, a minimum of 85% of
the BESS project capacity will be made
available to Distribution Companies (Discoms).
 The selection of BESS developers for VGF
grants will be carried out through a
transparent competitive bidding process.
National Ayush Mission Key Points :
 NAM is being implemented with the vision
and objectives to provide Ayush health care
September 2014 by the
services throughout the country by
Department of AYUSH
strengthening and improving facilities, to
under the Ministry of provide informed choice to the needy
Health and Family public.
Welfare, during the  The main objectives are to establish holistic
12th Plan for wellness model based on Ayush principles and
implementation practices, to empower masses for “self-care”
to reduce the disease burden, out of pocket
expenditure and to provide informed choice
to the needy public
 Till the year 2022-23, 137 Integrated Ayush
Hospitals have been supported and out of that
37 are functional, 86 are under Construction
and 14 in process.

 More than 8.42 crores people got benefitted
through Ayush system of medicine through
AHWC in 2022.
 Ayurvidya for promotion of healthy lifestyle
through Ayush for school children
 Supraja: Ayush for Maternal & Neonatal
intervention;
 Vayomitra which is Ayush based geriatric
programme;
 Prevention and management of
Osteoarthritis and other Musculoskeletal
disorders, Ayush Mobile Medical units etc.
 The Ministry of Ayush is working on
operationalisation of 12,500 Ayush Health and
Wellness Centres (AHWCs) through support of
State/UT Governments under National Ayush
Mission (NAM) by the 2023-24.
National Conclave on Key Points:
Enabling 2 Crore ‘LAKHPATI  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural
DIDIs Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) organized a
National Conclave today on Enabling 2 Crore
launched by the Ministry ‘LAKHPATIDIDIs’- SHG Didis who earn
of Rural Development in sustainable income of at least Rs one Lakh per
annum per Household.
2011.
DAY-NRLM
 The Mission in its endeavour to empower the

SHG women.
 The Mission seeks to achieve its objective
through investing in four core components
viz., (a) social mobilization and promotion and
strengthening of self-managed and financially
sustainable community institutions of the
rural poor; (b) financial inclusion of the rural
poor; (c) sustainable livelihoods; and (d) social
inclusion, social development and
convergence.
Achievements of mission:
1.Geographical Coverage: 7091 blocks spread over

742 districts across all States and UTs
2.Social Mobilization/Institution Building: 9.54

crore women have been mobilized into 87.39 lakh
Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
3.Social Capital: Community driven approach is the

central to the Mission’s implementation strategy.
Nearly 4 lakh Community Resource Persons have
been trained in multiple interventions.

4.Capitalization Support: Cumulatively, about Rs.
33,497.62 Crore has been provided as community
investment support under the Mission.
5.SHG-Bank Linkage: Nearly Rs 6.96 lakh crore of

bank credit has been accessed by the SHGs since
2013-14. The NPA at 1.88% is a result of the efforts
undertaken at various levels of the Mission.
6.SHG members as Business Correspondent

Agents (BCAs)
7. Livelihoods: DAY-NRLM promotes sustainable

agriculture, livestock and NTFPs in intensive blocks
under the Farm interventions. As of August 23, 3.02
crore women farmers have been covered under these
interventions.
 Under the Non-Farm strategy, DAY-NRLM
works on Start Up Village Entrepreneurship
Programme (SVEP) that aims to support
entrepreneurs in rural areas to set up local
enterprises. Implemented since 2016-17,
nearly 2.45 lakh enterprises have been
supported under SVEP thus far.
Recycling on Wheels Smart Key Points:
ER  TDB-DST supports M/s Eco Recycling
Limited's Innovative "Recycling on Wheels
Smart ER" to address India's E-waste
Challenge”
 This innovative e-waste management project
has been greenlit with financial support of
₹6.00 crores from TDB, against the total
project cost of ₹12.00 crores.
 The core of this project is the ‘Recycling on
Wheels Smart ER’ an innovative approach
that seeks to curb and bridge the gaps in e-
waste management. This innovative solution
offers a multi-faceted approach
 The project's workflow is methodically
designed for maximum efficiency:
 Deploy the pre-processing of e-waste on

Wheels Facility at the site.
 Scanning & serialization of the e-waste
devices.
 Feeding the devices in the shredder for
shredding.
 Shredded material drops in the bins below the
shredder under secured cage.
 Environmentally benign collection of the
shredded e-waste.

Third phase of mandatory Key notes:
hallmarking  The third phase of the mandatory hallmarking
will cover additional 55 new districts under the
mandatory hallmarking system.
 A hallmarking centre has been setup post
implementation of the second phase.
 Total number of districts covered under
mandatory hallmarking as 343.
 HUID- 6 digit alphanumeric code
 Consumers are encouraged to verify the
authenticity and purity of the hallmarked gold
jewellery items with HUID number purchased
by using ‘verify HUID’ in BIS Care app .
Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) Key Points:
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi along with
the leaders of Singapore, Bangladesh, Italy,
USA, Brazil, Argentina, Mauritius and UAE,
launched the Global Biofuel Alliance on 9
September 2023, on the sidelines of the G20
Summit in New Delhi.
 GBA is an India-led Initiative to develop an
alliance of Governments, International
organizations and Industry to facilitate
adoption of biofuels.
 The alliance will also act as a central
repository of knowledge and an expert hub.
 GBA aims to serve as a catalytic platform,
fostering global collaboration for the
advancement and widespread adoption of
biofuels.
 GBA will support worldwide development and
deployment of sustainable biofuels by offering
capacity-building exercises across the value
chain, technical support for national programs
and promoting policy lessons-sharing.
 It will facilitate mobilizing a virtual
marketplace to assist industries, countries,
ecosystem players and key stakeholders in
mapping demand and supply, as well as
connecting technology providers to end users.
 It will also facilitate development, adoption and
implementation of internationally recognized
standards, codes, sustainability principles
and regulations to incentivize biofuels
adoption and trade
 It will help accelerate India’s existing biofuels
programs such as PM-JIVANYojna, SATAT,
and GOBARdhan scheme, thereby
contributing to increased farmers’ income,
creating jobs and overall development of the
Indian ecosystem.
 19 countries and 12 international
organisations have already agreed to join.

 USA (52%), Brazil (30%) and India (3%),
contribute about 85% share in production and
about 81% in consumption of ethanol.
G20 Global Partnership for Key points:

Financial Inclusion document  The G20 Global Partnership for Financial
Inclusion document prepared by World Bank
has lauded transformative impact of DPIs in
India over the past decade under the Central
Government.
 Financial Inclusion:
 JAM Trinity has propelled financial inclusion

rate from 25% in 2008 to over 80% of adults in
last 6 years, a journey shortened by up to 47
years thanks to DPIs.
 The number of PMJDY accounts opened tripled
from 147.2 million in March 2015 to 462
million by June 2022; women own 56 percent
of these accounts, more than 260 million.
 The Jan Dhan Plus programme encourages
low-income women to save, resulting in over
12 million women customers (as of April 2023)
and a 50% increase in average balances in just
five months.
 Government to Person (G2P) Payments:
 This approach has supported transfers

amounting to about $361 billion directly to
beneficiaries from 53 Central government
ministries through 312 key schemes.
 As of March 2022, this had resulted in a total
savings of $33 billion, equivalent to nearly
1.14 percent of GDP.
 UPI:
 More than 9.41 billion transactions valuing

about Rs 14.89 trillion were transacted in May
2023 alone.
 For the fiscal year 2022–23, the total value of
UPI transaction was nearly 50 percent of
India’s nominal GDP.
 DPIs’ Potential Added Value for the Private
Sector
 Lower Cost of Compliance for Banks for
KYC : India Stack and simplified KYC
 UPI-PayNow interlinking between India and
Singapore, operationalised in February 2023
 India’s Account Aggregator (AA) Framework
aims to strengthen India’s data infrastructure,
enabling consumers and enterprises to share

their data only with their consent through an
electronic consent framework. The framework
is regulated by RBI.
Special Campaign 2.0 Key points:
Ministry of Mines
 As part of the Special Campaign 2.0, the

Ministry of Mines along with its field
formations continued its activities from
November 2022 to August 2023
 The goal set by the Ministry during the
campaign was “giving back to the
environment” in the form of rainwater
harvesting, compost pits, cleaning
lakes/ponds and eco-disposal of waste
Department of Posts
 Department of Posts conducted Special
Campaign 2.0 for cleanliness and good
governance that was conducted from October 2
to 31, 2022 and was continued for each of the
months subsequently from November 2022 to
August 2023
 Achievements:
 840 e-files closed.

 Around 6 lakh files have been weeded out.
 24000 sites cleaned in Oct 2022 and 6713
sites in follow up swachhta activities from
November 2022-August 2023.
 Around 2.9 cr of revenue earned through
disposal of scrap.
 More than 2,90,000 public grievances have
been disposed off.
 Approximately 1,13,289 sq. ft. of space has
been freed up.
 Best Practices:
 Discontinuation of sealing wax ; Dissemination

of Swachhta Message through Wall Art;
Installation of Solar Plants at Dak Bhawan;
Parcel Cafe in Kolkata
Department of Empowerment Key Points:

of Persons with Disabilities
(DEPwD) in India 1. MOU with Council of Architecture: To mandate
universal accessibility courses in Bachelor of
Architecture programs - for architects and civil
engineers to conduct accessibility audits .

2. Releasing of Anonymous Data of UDID: for
research purposes facilitates data-driven decision-
making in the disability sector
3. PM Daksh Portal: Comprehensive digital platform

for Persons with Disabilities seeking training and
employment opportunities, offering seamless
registration, skill training options, job listings, and
streamlined administrative processes.
4. Pathways to Access: Courts on Disability Rights
5. Online Case Monitoring Portal by CCPD ( Chief

Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities )
Important for Prelims
Mahendragiri Key Points:

 It was the last of the seven-warships of the Nilgiri-
class stealth frigates under Project 17A launched in
Mumbai, built by MDL
 Vindhyagiri’, the sixth frigate and the predecessor of
this ship, which was built by Garden Reach
Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. in Kolkata, the City of
Joy.
 The warship Mahendragiri, named after a mountain
peak in Eastern Ghats located in Odisha. 10 billion
UPI transactions in August 23
INS Vikrant Key Points:

 On 2nd September 2022, Hon’ble Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi ji had commissioned the
country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS
Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Global Finance Central Key Points:
Banker Report Cards 2023  RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das for being rated
“A+” in the Global Finance Central Banker Report
Cards 2023.
 Shri Das has been placed at the top of the list of
three central bank governors who have been rated
A+.
Multi-Purpose Seaweed Key Points:
Park,Tamil Nadu  Sagar Parikrama Phase VIII
 India’s 1st Fisheries Aquapark
 The seaweed park includes promotion of seaweed
cultivation in 136 coastal fishing villages in 6
coastal districts of Tamil Nadu namely
Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai,
Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi.
 The seaweed park will also provide a single window
support for the entrepreneurs, processors etc. to
access information on schemes, licenses/approvals

required, while also providing space to set up
processing centres.
 Focus on the conservation of marine ecosystems
and will house an aquarium highlighting various
marine species that rely on seaweed for survival.
10 billion UPI transactions in
August 23
Offshore Security Key Points:

Coordination Committee  The 135th meeting of the Offshore Security
Coordination Committee (OSCC) was held at
Ahmedabad on 01 Sep 2023, under the
chairmanship of DG Rakesh Pal, Director General
Indian Coast Guard.
 The committee reviewed the preparedness and
effectiveness of the security of India’s offshore
installations.
 OSCC is the apex policy-making body that meets
every six months to review and evaluate offshore
security in India
Amrit Kalash Yatra Key Points:
 Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation,
Shri Amit Shah, launched the Amrit Kalash Yatra
under the 'Meri Mati-Mera Desh' campaign in New
Delhi.
 The "Meri Mati Mera Desh" campaign is being
organized nationwide as the closing program of Azadi
ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities
Second edition of Naval Key Points:
Commanders' Conference of  The second edition of Naval Commanders'
2023 Conference of 2023 was scheduled at New Delhi from
04 to 06 Sep 23.
 The Conference is the apex-level biannual event
facilitating interaction between the Naval
Commanders for deliberation and formulation of
important policy decisions
 Hybrid’ format
CCI approves merger of Tata Key Points:
SIA Airlines into Air India  The Competition of Commission of India (CCI) has
approved merger of Tata SIA Airlines into Air India,

and acquisition of certain shareholding by Singapore
Airlines in Air India
NTPC and OIL collaborate in Key Points:

Renewable Energy and  The largest integrated power utility corporation of
Decarbonization India (NTPC) and the second-largest national oil and
gas company of the country (OIL) have joined hands
to work together in the area of renewable energy.
NTPC is committed to achieve 60 GW of Renewable
Energy capacity by the year 2032.
Literacy Week Key Points:
 The Government of India has decided to organise a
literacy week from 1st September to 8th September
2023 .
 International Literacy Day - 8th September 2023
 ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All
in Society)- Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram
 Centrally Sponsored Scheme
 Education for All , in alignment with National
Education Policy (NEP) 2020
 Implementation during FYs 2022-27
 The Scheme has five components, namely (i)
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, (ii) Critical Life
Skills, (iii) Basic Education, (iv) Vocational Skills, (v)
Continuing Education
 The logo, slogan/tagline-Jan Jan Sakshar
63rd Foundation Day of Key Points:
NCERT  Union Minister for Education and Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
attended the 63rd Foundation Day Celebration of
NCERT today in New Delhi.
 NCERT has been given the status of a Deemed-to-
be-University.
 Jadui Pitara- - a play-based learning-teaching
material tailored for children between the age group
of 3-8 years developed by NCERT.
 NCERT will be developing educational material in all
22 languages with the help of software like
Anuvadini.
INS Delhi Key Points:
 INS Delhi, Indian Navy’s first indigenously
designed and built guided missile destroyer, on a
2-day visit to Colombo.
 As part of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative to
provide essential medical supplies to friendly
countries, the High Commissioner of India to Sri
Lanka, Shri Gopal Baglay, presented state-of-the-art
Arogya Maitri Cube to the Hon’ble Speaker of Sri
Lanka Parliament during a reception hosted onboard
INS Delhi.
 These medical cubes have been indigenously
developed under the Project BHISHM (Bharat
Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri).

 The visit concluded with a Passage Exercise
(PASSEX) at sea off Colombo between INS Delhi and
SLN ship Vijayabahu.
Aditya -L1 Key Points:
 Successful launch of Aditya-L1 by ISRO on 2 nd
September , 2023
 PSLV-XL
 India’s first Solar Mission
 Using the special vantage point L1, four payloads
directly view the Sun and the remaining three
payloads carry out in-situ studies of particles and
fields at the Lagrange point L1.
Singapore’s presidential Key Points:
election  Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been elected as the
President of Singapore.
Key Points:
ASEAN-India Summit  Prime Minister will attend the 20th ASEAN-India
Summit and 18th East Asia Summit being hosted by
Indonesia as current Chair of ASEAN.
 ASEAN-India Summit will be the first Summit since
the elevation of India-ASEAN relations to a
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2022
Men's Hockey5s Asia Cup Key Points:

 Indian Men’s Hockey team won Men's Hockey5s Asia
Cup
 Place : Salah, Oman
 The win served as Asia’s qualifying tournament for
the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024.
 This is the first time in three meetings that India
have beaten Pakistan in the Hockey5s format
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi Key Points:
and Gandhi Vatika  The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu
unveiled the 12 feet high statue of Mahatma Gandhi
and inaugurated ‘Gandhi Vatika’ at Gandhi Darshan,
New Delhi (September 4, 2023).
Gujrat Declaration Key Points :
 World Health Organization (WHO) has released the
outcome document of first WHO Traditional
Medicine Global Summit 2023 in form of “Gujarat
Declaration
 The declaration reaffirmed global commitments
towards indigenous knowledges, biodiversity and
traditional, complementary and integrative
medicine
 India as host of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine
Centre at Jamnagar, Gujarat
 The First global summit on Traditional Medicine was
organised by the World Health Organization (WHO)
and co-hosted by the Ministry of Ayush, from August
17-18, 2023, at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

International Cruise Terminal Key Points:
at Vishakhapatnam port  The International Cruise Terminal, now open for
operations, will serve as a pivotal gateway for both
domestic and international cruise tourism along
the eastern coast of India.
 This world-class facility promises to offer a
transformative experience to tourists while fostering
economic growth and benefiting local communities.
 The total approved project cost, as provided by
Vishakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), amounted to ₹77
crores.
 Of this, the Ministry of Tourism committed 50
percent of funding, equivalent to ₹38.50 crores, with
the remaining expenditure being met by
Vishakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) from their internal
resources.
 The International Cruise Terminal will operate as a
Cruise Terminal during the months of November to
March, catering to the needs of passengers from
around the world.
 During the remaining months of April to October,
the berth will be utilized for Coastal Cargo
operations.
 The Minister also inaugurated Covered Storage
Shed-2 in Port area, 1 World Class Truck parking
terminal as well as 1 Oil refinery berth, in an
attempt to boost the capacity of the Vizag Port (VPA)
towards becoming a regional hub of cruise and cargo
traffic in the near future.
Visakhapatnam Fishing Key Points:
Harbour project  The Vishakhapatnam Fishing Harbour is one of the
first five major fishing harbours which will be
developed as “Hubs of Economic Activity”.
 It will provide clean, decongested and hygienic
modern ecosystem for fishing activities.
 The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping &
Waterways is financially supporting the
modernisation and upgradation of Visakhapatnam
Fishing Harbour project with a total project cost of
₹151 Cr and Sagarmala Grant in Aid of ₹ 50 Cr.
G20 Technical Workshop on Key Points:
Climate Resilient Agriculture  Department of Agricultural Research and
Education organizes G20 Technical Workshop on
Climate Resilient Agriculture on 4th – 6th September
2023 in Hyderabad
 The Workshop aims to bring together experts from
around the world to discuss and highlight the
challenges of Climate Change
RASHTRIYA POSHAN MAAH Key Points :
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development is
celebrating the 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
throughout September 2023.

 Close to 10 lakh activities witnessed across the
country on the 1st day of Rashtriya Poshan Maah
2023
 This year, the objective of PoshanMaah 2023 is to
comprehensively tackle malnutrition through a
life-cycle approach, the cornerstone of Mission
Poshan 2.0.
 The focal point of Poshan Maah 2023 is to cultivate
widespread awareness concerning critical human life
stages: pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and
adolescence.
 The aim is to foster nutritional understanding
across India through a theme centered on "Suposhit
Bharat, Sakshar Bharat, Sashakt Bharat"
(Nutrition-rich India, Educated India, Empowered
India)
Education to Key Points:
Entrepreneurship  Union Minister for Education and Skill Development
& Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
launched a 3-year partnership “Education to
Entrepreneurship: Empowering a generation of
students, educators and entrepreneurs” between
Ministry of Education, Ministry Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship and Meta in
New Delhi
 5 lakh entrepreneurs will get access to digital
marketing skills by Meta over the next 3 years.
 Budding and existing entrepreneurs will be trained
in digital marketing skills using Meta platforms in 7
regional languages to begin with.
G20 Digital Economy Key Points:
Working Group (DEWG)  The meetings of G20 Digital Economy Working Group
(DEWG) were conducted successfully by Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), GoI
in Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.
 G20 consensus on the deliverables encompassing
essential aspects such as Digital Public
Infrastructure, One Future Alliance for financing
DPIs in LMICs, ,Toolkit for Designing and
Introducing Digital Up-skilling and Re-skilling
Programs, and a Virtual Centre of Excellence
Fostering Digitally-Skilled Talent.
 Release of two knowledge products namely
‘Accelerating the SDGs through DPI’ and ‘The DPI
Playbook’ by G20 Indian Presidency in partnership
with UNDP and having an aim to assist countries in
their digital transformation journey
 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with six
countries on collaboration and sharing INDIA
STACK, a portfolio of successful digital solutions
implemented at a significant population scale

Digital India Experience Zone Key Points:
 The Digital India Experience Zone is being set up as
a key attraction in the 18th G20 Summit in New
Delhi
 It aims to provide hands-on experience to the G20
delegates on Digital Public Infrastructure and
success of Digital Transformation implemented in
India at significant population scale.
MoUs to finance renewable Key Points:
energy projects  The MoU between IREDA and IIFCL to engage in Co-
Lending / Co-Origination and Loan Syndication for
all categories of Renewable Energy projects,
including Small Hydro projects.
 IREDA signs MoUs with Union Bank of India and
Bank of Baroda to co-finance Renewable Energy
projects
Transnational Grid Key Points:
Interconnections for One
Sun, One World, One Grid  New Delhi
(OSOWOG)  The conference was organized by Power Grid
Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a
‘Maharatna’ company under Ministry of Power, Govt.
of India.
Green Hydrogen Pilots in Key Points:

India’ Conference  In the run-up to the 18th G20 Summit, a day-long
conference on "Green Hydrogen Pilots in India" was
held in New Delhi, on 5th September, 2023.
 The conference will showcase various Green
Hydrogen Pilots being implemented by both public
and private sector companies of India.
 The conference will also present pioneering
innovative pilots and progress in green hydrogen
technology.
 The conference is being hosted by NTPC Ltd. , India's
leading integrated power producer.
India Post and Shiprocket Key Points:
partner to strengthen e-  The collaboration aims to enhance e-commerce
commerce export ecosystem exports by leveraging India Post’s extensive
presence and reliable shipping solutions.
 India Post has taken a series of steps in the recent
past like expansion of Foreign Post Offices,
introduction of Postal Bill of Export to enable
commercial exports through post offices, launch of a
competitive International Tracked Packet Service and
setting up of Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras (DNKs)
across the country.
 Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras is a one-stop destination
for exporters providing comprehensive assistance
and streamlined processes for export - related
documentation, logistics, customs procedures and
packing

IEPFA celebrates 7th Key Points:
Foundation Day in New Delhi  On its 7th Foundation Day, the Investor Education
and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), in
collaboration with Institute of Company Secretaries
in India (ICSI) and National Council of Applied
Economic Research (NCAER), held a conference on
“Understanding the Psychology of Scams: How to
Avoid Fraudulent Schemes”, in New Delhi.
 The Investor Education and Protection Fund
Authority (IEPFA) was set up on September 7, 2016,
under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Government of India, for administering the Investor
Education and Protection Fund for making refunds
of shares, unclaimed dividends, and matured
deposits/debentures, among other things, to
investors.
G20 Tourism and SDG Key Points:
Dashboard  Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, in
collaboration with the United Nations World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO), unveiled the G20 Tourism
and SDG Dashboard .
10th meeting of the SCO Key Points:
Justice Ministers  A joint statement was signed by all the Ministers of
Justice of the SCO Member countries that
emphasised on the cooperation in the field of law and
justice achieved in the last 22 years among the
Member countries.
 SCO is an intergovernmental organisation founded in
Shanghai in June 2001.
 Since its inception, the SCO has mainly focused on
regional security issues, its fight against regional
terrorism, ethnic separatism and religious
extremism.
Understanding (MoU) for Key Points:

aerospace teaching and  Indian Railways’ Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV)
research Vadodara and Airbus sign Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for aerospace teaching and
research
 15000 job opportunities for students in Airbus
 Focusing exclusively on transport and logistics
sectors, GSV is a “first of its kind” university
aiming to fulfil the mandate of the National
Developmental Plans across railways, shipping,
ports, highways , roads, waterways, and aviation
 Airbus is the world’s largest manufacturer of
commercial aircraft and a leading producer of
helicopters, defence and space equipment.
 Airbus and Tata had recently announced a
partnership to design, innovate, make, manufacture
and develop in India C295 aircraft facility at
Vadodara (Gujarat).

Dedicated Commercial Courts Key Points:
Nyaya Vikas Portal Key Points:

 The Department of Justice launched " Nyaya Vikas
Portal", a web portal & mobile app in collaboration
with ISRO, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
the Development of Infrastructure facilities for the
Judiciary to monitor newly created infrastructure
under the scheme & its effective implementation.
BHARAT DRONE SHAKTI Key Points:
2023  India Air Force and Drone Federation of India to
co-host BHARAT DRONE SHAKTI 2023
 25th & 26th September 2023 will be hosted at the
lAF's airbase in Hindan (Ghaziabad
 'Bharat Drone Shakti 2023' will present the prowess
of the Indian drone industry at full capacity hosting
over 50+ live aerial demonstrations .
REC Limited Key Points:
 Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under
the Ministry of Power
 REC signs USD 100 million Foreign Currency
Term Loan Agreement with EXIM Bank
 The proceeds of the loan will be used towards
refinance for on-lending to REC’s borrowers in
power, infrastructure and logistics sectors for
importing capital equipment
 REC Limited is an NBFC focusing on Power Sector
Financing and Development across India
 REC is committed to increase its present loan
portfolio of Green Projects to the extent of more than
ten times by the year 2030 amounting to ₹ 3 lakh
crore.
 Commitment to increase loan portfolio of green
projects by more than 10 times by year 2030
 REC has been known for its rural electrification
efforts; now it would be known for its Renewable
Energy (RE) focused initiatives including solar, wind,
hybrid and e-mobility projects, as well as new areas
like Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia Projects,

round the clock projects involving bundling of RE
with thermal power and ethanol manufacturing.
 Ministry of Power has also allowed the Company
to lend to non-power infrastructure & logistics
sectors to contribute to the accelerated
development of the nation
48th Toronto International Key Points:
Film Festival  India is geared to take its films to the 48th Toronto
International Film Festival (TIFF) that starts from
September 7, 2023.
 This year, the focus will be to showcase India as a
hub of talent, content, and entertainment.
 NFDC is the nodal agency of the Information and
Broadcasting Ministry that is organising India's
participation at TIFF.
 This year, six Indian films have been shortlisted in
the official selection at TIFF
Padma Awards 2024 Key Points:
 The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan,
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are amongst the
highest civilian awards of the country.
 Instituted in 1954, these Awards are announced on
the occasion of the Republic Day every year.
 The award seeks to recognize ‘work of distinction’
and is given for distinguished and exceptional
achievements/service in all fields/disciplines, such
as, Art, Literature and Education, Sports, Medicine,
Social Work, Science and Engineering, Public Affairs,
Civil Service, Trade and Industry etc.
 All persons without distinction of race, occupation,
position or sex are eligible for these Awards.
 Government servants including those working
with the PSUs, except Doctors and Scientists, are
not eligible for Padma Awards.
 The Government is committed to transform Padma
Awards into “People’s Padma”
PGII & IMEC Key notes:
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the President
of USA, H.E. Mr. Joe Biden co-chaired a special event
on Partnership for Global Infrastructure and
Investment (PGII) and India-Middle East-Europe
Economic Corridor (IMEC)dpi
 , on 9 September 2023 on the sidelines of the G20
Summit in New Delhi.
 India, Middle East and Europe - G20 Bharat-Middle
East-Europe Economic Corridor
 Leaders of the European Union, France, Germany,
Italy, Mauritius, UAE and Saudi Arabia, as also the
World Bank, participated in the event.
 PGII is a developmental initiative aimed at narrowing
the infrastructure gap in developing countries as well
as help towards accelerating progress on SDGs
globally.

 The IMEC comprises of an Eastern Corridor
connecting India to the Gulf region and a Northern
Corridor connecting the Gulf region to Europe.
 It will include a railway and ship-rail transit network
and road transport routes.
HTT-40 Key Points:
 The HTT-40 is a fully aerobatic aircraft, powered by a
four bladed turbo-prop engine
 maximum speed of 450 kilometers per hour and a
maximum service ceiling of six kilometers.
 Manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL), the aircraft has been indigenously designed
and developed by the Aircraft Research & Design
Centre of HAL and is based on the training
requirements of the Indian Armed Forces
Draft Guidelines for Key Points:
Prevention and Regulation of  Terms used in the bill :
Dark Patterns  False urgency
 Basket sneaking
 Confirm shaming
 Forced action
 Subscription trap
 Interface Interference
 Bait and switch
 Drip pricing
 Disguised advertisement
 Nagging
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Key Points:
2023  Under the 1st category (million plus population)
Indore ranked first followed by Agra and Thane.
 In second category (3-10 lakhs population), Amravati
secured first rank followed by Moradabad and
Guntur.
 Similarly, for third category (less than 3 lakhs
population) Parwanoo secured first rank followed by
Kala Amb and Angul.
 4th International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
(Swachh Vayu Diwas 2023) - 7th September
 Global theme of "Together for Clean Air."
World Duchenne Muscular Key Points:
Dystrophy Day celebrated on  A rare degenerative illness called Duchenne
7th September muscular dystrophy makes muscles weaker over
time until it affects the entire body.
 One in five thousand boys are born with the
condition.
 It results from an X-chromosome mutation.
 This year’s World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Day theme is Duchenne: Breaking Barriers.
 The Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowermentis the nodal body to look
after all the development agenda of Persons with
Disabilities of the country.

India and Bangladesh Key Points:
 3 MoUs on Digital payment, Culture and Cooperation
in agriculture
 Operationalization of the Agreement on the use of the
Chattogram and Mongla Ports
 Commissioning of the India-Bangladesh Friendship
Pipeline.
 They also expressed appreciation for
operationalization of settlement of bilateral trade in
INR .
 Future projects: Agartala-Akhaura Rail Link ; Unit-
II of the Maitri Power Plant and Khulna-Mongla Rail
Link
Delhi Declaration and its Key Points:

focus on Tourism  The 'G20 Leaders Declaration' adopted during the
summit underlined the significance of the 'Goa
Roadmap for Tourism as a vehicle for achieving
SDGs.
 ‘GOA Roadmap’, the key deliverable of India’s G20
Tourism Track, is a pioneering initiative that
provides a blueprint for sustainable global tourism.
 G20 Tourism Working Group -five priorities - Green
Tourism, Digitalization, Skills, Tourism MSMEs, and
Destination Management
 “Travel for LiFE” initiative, emphasizing its
transformative potential in promoting responsible
and sustainable tourism.
G20 Ministerial Conference Key Points:
for Women Empowerment  In a historic achievement for gender equality, women
empowerment and women-led development, the G20
New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 has
incorporated the Chair’s Statement which was
adopted at the G20 Ministerial Conference for
Women Empowerment in Gandhinagar
 The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023
focuses on ‘Enhancing Economic and Social
Empowerment’, ‘Bridging the Gender Digital Divide’,
‘Driving Gender Inclusive Climate Action’ and
‘Securing Women’s Food Security, Nutrition and
Well-Being’.
 Creation of a Working Group on the empowerment
of women
African Union in G20 Key Notes:
 The African Union (AU) became a new permanent
member of the G20 during the 18th G20 Heads of
State and Government Summit in New Delhi
 The African Union (AU) is a continental body
consisting of 55 member states in Africa.

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 The conference involves five sessions covering

 Spawning Global Value Chains in Design &

PM GATI SHAKTI National Key Points:

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1. Optimized Route Planning

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 Union Minister for Education and Skill

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Economic Offenders Act Key Points:

Coal Production Records an

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 The Cumulative Coal Production (up to

 The Cumulative Coal Dispatch (up to August

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Rationalization of Coal Key Points:

National Conference on KCC Key Points:

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 Up-skilling/Reskilling ( 35 to 60 hours/ 5 days

Global Fintech Fest 2023 in Key Points:

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 The Mission in its endeavour to empower the

1.Geographical Coverage: 7091 blocks spread over

2.Social Mobilization/Institution Building: 9.54

3.Social Capital: Community driven approach is the

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5.SHG-Bank Linkage: Nearly Rs 6.96 lakh crore of

6.SHG members as Business Correspondent

7. Livelihoods: DAY-NRLM promotes sustainable

 Deploy the pre-processing of e-waste on

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G20 Global Partnership for Key points:

 JAM Trinity has propelled financial inclusion

 Government to Person (G2P) Payments:

 This approach has supported transfers

 More than 9.41 billion transactions valuing

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Special Campaign 2.0 Key points:

 As part of the Special Campaign 2.0, the

 840 e-files closed.

 Discontinuation of sealing wax ; Dissemination

Department of Empowerment Key Points:

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3. PM Daksh Portal: Comprehensive digital platform

4. Pathways to Access: Courts on Disability Rights

5. Online Case Monitoring Portal by CCPD ( Chief

Important for Prelims

Mahendragiri Key Points:

INS Vikrant Key Points:

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Offshore Security Key Points:

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NTPC and OIL collaborate in Key Points: