HIMACHAL PRADESH

 

·         Govt committed to improving health of infants, mothers: CM

ð  Himachal had made commendable progress in ensuring proper diet and nutrition to infants and lactating and expectant mothers, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said.

ð  “The government is trying to ensure a healthy nation by providing nutritious diet to infants. Shimla, Una, Kangra and Kullu districts had won national awards for effectively implementing Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign in 2018-19.”

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

• US Open Final: Bianca defeats Serena

 

• Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stuns Serena Williams in a gripping US Open Women’s final to claim her first Grand Slam title.

 

• Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, to win her first Grand Slam title in US Open women’s final.

 

• Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev in US Open final

 

• Rafael Nadal has won US Open Men’s singles beating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic with a thrilling 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.

 

• This is his fourth US Open title and 19th Grand Slam trophy.

 

• The 33-year-old Spanish left-hander chased his 19th career Grand Slam singles title, one shy of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record, in his 27th Slam final.

NATIONAL

• President inaugurated the World first Youth Conference

 

• The President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the World first Youth Summit in New Delhi on 7 September 2019. It was organized by the Youth Awakening Mission, a youth wing of Paavan Chintan Dhara Charitable Trust, Ghaziabad. The summit aimed to work for the betterment and welfare of ourselves, society and country.

 

• UPI transactions top 900 million in August

 

• Transactions made through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for the first time have crossed the 900 million mark in August.

 

• It has crossed the mark due to an increase in merchant adoption of the payment channel and improved smartphone penetration in certain states.

 

• Newly released data from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) show that in August, a total of 918 million transactions worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore were processed on the interoperable digital payments channel.

 

• Government to spend 3.5 lakh crore rupees in the next five years on Jal Jeevan Mission

 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the central government will spend 3.5 lakh crore rupees in the next five years on ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’.

 

• The aim of the mission is to deliver potable water at every household across the country.

 

• Jal Jeevan Mission has been launched in order to free women from the trouble of having to toil hard to fetch water.

 

• Jal Jeevan Mission involves saving water and delivering water at one’s doorstep.

 

 

• Multilingual Mobile App ‘CHC Farm Machinery’ launched for farmers

 

• Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala launched a multilingual Mobile App “CHC Farm Machinery” during a conference on Crop Residue Management in New Delhi.

 

• Farmers can now get affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps.

 

• It will allow farmers to avail custom hiring services of CHCs located in a radius of 50 km.

 

• The App connects the farmers with Custom Hiring Service Centers in their area.

 

• The Minster sought ideas from farmers to ensure zero burning in all villages.

 

• International conference ‘ANGAN’ being organized in New Delhi

 

• A three-day-long International conference ANGAN (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector is being organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in New Delhi.

 

• Indo-German Technical Cooperation is also partnering in the event.

 

• Experts and policymakers from sixteen countries are participating in this event to discuss various alternative options and technologies in the field of design and construction of energy-efficient commercial as well as residential buildings.

 

• The three-day-long event will provide a platform to deliberate on the interdependence between organizations, systems sustainability and feedback loops for better resource efficiency.

 

• First Helicopter summit held in Dehradun

 

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised India’s first-ever helicopter summit in Dehradun.

 

• The Indian Air Force was invited to the summit to talk on the “role of IAF helicopters in MEDEVAC (Medical evacuation) at the national level”.

 

• The conclave was attended by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Aviation Secretary, and the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, amongst others.