Top News – 6th to 8th October 2023

1. Phase-IX of "Sagar Parikrama" to be launched

2. Ministry of Textiles organizes National Conclave on Agrotech

3. REC launches a mobile app ‘SUGAM REC’

4. Digital Twin Center for Emerging Automotive Systems

5. Goa to host the 37th National Games

 Phase-IX of "Sagar Parikrama" to be launched

➢ The Phase-IX of the Sagar Parikrama will be launched in Tamil

Nadu and Puducherry.
➢ Sagar Parikrama launched in 2022, is an outreach program
intended to reach out fishermen community across the
entire coastal belt of the country.
➢ It seeks to understand the issues, experiences and
aspirations of fishermen and to create awareness of various
schemes and programs of the Government available to
fishermen in coastal areas.
➢ First 8-phases have covered 4,115 km in 8 Coastal states/UTs
including Gujarat, Diu & Daman, Maharashtra, Goa,
Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar.
 Ministry of Textiles organizes National Conclave on
Agrotech
➢ Ministry of Textiles, under its flagship scheme National
Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), organized National
Conclave on Agrotech.

➢ It emphasizes on the importance of accelerating

productivity of agriculture & horticulture products in India
in association with ITTA and SASMIRA.

➢ Ministry of Textiles notifies QCOs for 20 items under

Agrotextiles to ensure superior quality, safety and reliability
of products in Agro textiles.
 REC launches a mobile app ‘SUGAM REC’

➢ REC Limited, under the Ministry of Power, has launched a

mobile application named ‘SUGAM REC’.

➢ The mobile app will offer investors with complete details of

their investment in REC 54EC Bonds.

➢ The app is exclusively for current and future investors in REC’s

54EC Capital Gain Tax Exemption Bonds.

➢ Section 54EC Bonds are a type of fixed income financial

instruments which provide tax exemption under capital gains to
investors, under Section 54EC of the Income Tax Act.
 Digital Twin Center for Emerging Automotive Systems

➢ Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has signed an

MoU with llT Guwahati.

➢ Aim: to establish Common Engineering Facility Center (CEFC)

titled “Digital Twin Center for Emerging Automotive Systems” in
Hub and Spoke model.

➢ The CEFC is being established under Capital Goods scheme Phase

II of Ministry of Heavy Industries.

➢ The CEFC will enable “SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0”, for the
benefit of the industry at large, and more specifically MSMEs and
Start-ups.
 Goa to host the 37th National Games

➢ Goa is set to make history by hosting the 37th edition of the

National Games, featuring a record-breaking 43 sporting
disciplines.

➢ The 37th National Games will mark the debut of several new
sports disciplines such as beach football, roll ball, golf,
sepaktakraw, sqay martial arts, kalliyarapattu, and pencak silat.

➢ Previous edition was held in Gujarat.

 Top News – 6th to 8th October 2023

6. World Dyslexia Day: 8th October

7. IREDA Pavilion at “AtoZero ASEAN Summit”

8. World Cerebral Palsy Day: 6th October

9. RuPay Domestic Card Scheme Agreement between India and UAE

10. IndusInd Bank unveiled its digital banking application "INDIE"

 World Dyslexia Day: 8th October

➢ World Dyslexia Day is observed on October 8th each year.

➢ Dyslexia is a common learning disorder that affects a person’s

ability to read and write properly.

➢ This day aims to promote inclusivity, access to education, and the

implementation of effective strategies to support individuals with
dyslexia in their learning endeavors.
 IREDA Pavilion at “AtoZero ASEAN Summit”

➢ Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia inaugurates Indian

Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) Pavilion at
“AtoZero ASEAN Summit”.

➢ Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

➢ It will serve as a platform for IREDA to collaborate with

international partners and showcase the country's progress in
renewable energy development.
 World Cerebral Palsy Day: 6th October

➢ World Cerebral Palsy Day is being celebrated every year on

October 6th.

➢ Theme for World Cerebral Palsy Day in 2023 is “Together

Stronger.”

➢ It serves as a platform to raise awareness about CP, support

those living with the condition, and advocate for greater inclusion
and understanding.
RuPay Domestic Card Scheme Agreement between India
and the UAE

➢ NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), subsidiary of the National

Payments Corporation of India, has entered into a strategic partnership
agreement with Al Etihad Payments (AEP) for Domestic Card Scheme
(DCS) Implementation in UAE.

➢ As per the agreement, NIPL and AEP will work together to build,
implement, and operationalize UAE's national domestic card scheme.

➢ The DCS will aim to facilitate the growth of e-commerce and digital
transactions in the UAE.

➢ RuPay is an indigenous, highly secure, and widely accepted card

payment network in India.
 IndusInd Bank unveiled its digital banking application
"INDIE"
➢ IndusInd Bank has unveiled its digital banking application "INDIE".

➢ INDIE provides a suite of adaptable financial solutions tailored to

individual client requirements.

➢ Bank has also set a target to onboard 10 million customers within

the next three years.
 Practice Questions

Questions Answer
Phase-IX of "Sagar Parikrama" to be launched Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
in ____________.
Which state will host the 37th National Goa
Games?

World Dyslexia Day is observed each year on? October 8th

RuPay Domestic Card Scheme Agreement has UAE

been signed between India and _____.

IndusInd Bank unveiled its digital banking

INDIE
application _______.
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