NATIONAL
1. India crosses 69 crore mark in COVID vaccination drive.
2. PM Modi will address the inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv at 11 AM today through video conferencing.He will also launch multiple key initiatives in the education sector during the event.
3. The PM will launch Indian Sign Language Dictionary – an audio and text embedded sign language video for the hearing impaired in conformity with Universal Design of Learning known as Talking Books are audio books for the visually impaired and School Quality Assurance and Assessment Framework of CBSE.
4. PM Modi lauds Himachal Pradesh for achieving 100% target in administering 1st dose of COVID vaccine to its eligible population.
5. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is yet to get a contract from the defence ministry for supplying light combat helicopters (LCHs) to the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.
6. ISRO Releases Chandrayaan-2 Data As Spacecraft Completes 2 Years In Lunar Orbit.
The Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan on 06 Sep inaugurated a Lunar Science Workshop 2021.
7. The Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has sailed into trouble with senior leader Bhagwant Mann’s supporters demanding that he be projected as the candidate for the Chief Minister’s post. Mr Mann, a two-time MP from Sangrur, is among the most popular faces of party.
8. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on 06 Sep appealed to political parties to immediately stop agitations, meetings and other programmes to avoid crowding in the wake of a slight increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state.
9. Karnal lathi charge: Haryana govt to block internet services on Tuesday; imposes 144
Ahead of mega protest on Sep 7, CM Manohar Lal Khattar-led state govt has given instructions to suspend internet services from 12:30 am to 23:59 pm on Tuesday.
10. Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren wrote a letter to PM Modi, requesting his intervention to direct funds allocated by the 15th Finance Commission for the year 2020-202, request to release Rs 312 crore for this year and the subsequent years.
11. Indian Railways has introduced the AC 3 Tier Economy Class Coach, which will provide the passengers with better facilities at nominal rates. The new service has started from 06 Sep and the coach has been attached to the Prayagraj- Jaipur Express. There are a host of new salient features on the new coach like increased berth capacity, better design, individual AC vents, better toilets and CCTV cameras.
12. The Tamil Nadu govt has decided to celebrate every year the birth anniversary of reformist leader E V Ramasamy Periyar on September 17 as “Social Justice Day,” Chief Minister M K Stalin announced in the Assembly.
13. A six-member central team is to visited the flood-affected area of Bihar on 06 Sep. The team headed by a Joint Secretary in the ministry of home affairs included officials from Road-Transport and Highways, Agriculture, Health and Sanitation among others. It will submit its report to the central govt.
14. The Kerala govt on 06 Sep issued a Nipah management plan listing the health protocol to be followed by government and private hospitals.
15. The foundation of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya will be completed by the end of September or the first week of October this year, and Ram Lalla will be consecrated in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple by December 2023, allowing devotees to take darshan, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader said.
16. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai will be on a two-day visit to New Delhi starting from September 7, during which he will meet several Union Ministers to discuss various matters concerning the state
17. Telangana CM KCR met Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on 06 Sep and sought clearances and funds for various road and highway projects in Telangana state.
18. Cyclone warning issued to seven AP districts: The Red Warning districts are Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Krishna, East and West Godavari, while Guntur has been flagged with Orange Warning.
19. Heavy rains continued to lash Telangana for the sixth consecutive day on Monday even as the IMD predicted heavy rains in the next three days across the state
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. PM Modi to chair 13th BRICS Summit on 9th Sept in virtual format.
The meeting will be attended by the President of Brazil Jair Bolsanaro, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of China Xi Jinping and President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.
2. *SCO summit, PM Modi set to focus on terror* : The Afghanistan situation will dominate the agenda of the SCO summit on September 16-17 with PM Narendra Modi outlining India’s concerns over terrorism in the region and “in general’’
3. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya participated in G-20 Health Ministers Meeting 2021 hosted by Italian Presidency on the theme – People, Planet and Prosperity
4. Nepal and Indian Army personnel will participate in the 15th edition of two-week joint military exercise Suryakiran from September 20
5. Russia intends to sign agreement with India for the licensed production of 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles in the country in the near future, press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Valeria Reshetnikova announced at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2021).
6. Indian Naval Ship Tabar has reached Alexandria harbour in Egypt as part of its ongoing overseas deployment, Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Sunday. INS Tabar was received by officials from the Egyptian Navy and the Indian defence.
7. Union Home Ministry has said that no Afghan national living in India will be asked to leave the country without its approval.
MORE WORLD NEWS
1. Taliban confirms meeting between leader Mullah Baradar & Pakistan’s ISI chief Faiz Hameed, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said.
2. Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley ‘completely captured’. The Panjshir Valley is famed for being the site of resistance to Soviet forces in the 1980s and the Taliban in the late 1990s.
3. A Women’s rights body from Bangladesh has asked the government to stop religious meetings, known as Waz Mahfils, where hate speeches are delivered against other religions and women.
4. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said that 19 Chinese military aircrafts including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers entered its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on 05 Sep.
SPORTS
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4th Test:
India beat England by 157 runs at the Oval to take a 2-1 lead and set up a thrilling series finale at Old Trafford
Rohit, Bumrah lead the way as rampant India go 2-1 up with massive win against England at Oval