NATIONAL
1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 86 Crore.
2. PM Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission via video conferencing on 27 Sep.
3. PM Modi to dedicate 35 crop varieties with special traits to the Nation today in an endeavour to create mass awareness for adoption of climate resilient technologies.
4. Ministry of Rural Development and National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) felicitate 75 Divyangjan with Hunarbaaz Awards.
5. Nirmala Sitharaman addresses 74th AGM of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) in Mumbai.
6. Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 17th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi today.
7. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched Country-Wide Training and Capacity Building Program For Women In Dairy Farming. NCW is collaborating with Agricultural Universities Across India to train women associated with Dairy Farming and Allied activities.
8. *Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to family members of those killed in Cyclone Gulab.
9. HAL, Alliance Air Join Forces To Supply Civil DO-228 Plane In *Arunachal Pradesh* .
10. *Assam : Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
11. *J&K Srinagar airport likely to resume international flight services: International flight operations are likely to resume at the Srinagar airport as efforts are on to start services, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. He also said that the terminal at the Srinagar airport will be expanded from 25,000 square metre to 63,000 square metre.
12. *Jammu & Kashmir : Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & Lt Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stones for four National Highway projects worth Rs 3,612 crore in Jammu and Kashmir, including commencement of Srinagar Ring road project.
13. *Kerala: Many parts of Kerala continue to witness heavy rain. Meteorological Department forecast strong winds along the Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts. Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea. Red alert has been declared in Idukki and Thrissur districts.
14. *Madhya Pradesh ; Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Dr. L. Murugan was elected unopposed to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh.
15. *Maharashtra: Congress nominee Rajani Patil elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra
16. *Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga’s sister dies of Covid-19. she was 88.
17. *Telangana , a few places received very heavy rain since morning under the influence of Cyclone Gulab, which less intensified depression. Tirumalayapalem in Khammam district received over 15 cms while Wyra in the same districts received 14.1 cms of rainfall since morning.
18. *West Bengal : Bhabanipur polls: BJP meets Election commissioner officials; demands section 144, CRPF vigil till poll end.
The BJP demanded complete webcasting of the election along with CCTV coverage of the whole process to be conducted on September 30.
MORE NATIONAL
1. A new version of Akash Missile, Akash Prime successfully flight-tested from Chandipur, Odisha.
2. BSF seizes huge cache of arms, ammunition & fake currency in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector.
3. Indian Army Officer Lt Col Sripada Sriram has set a new Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest Solo Cycling (Men) on, September 26. He covered the exceptional distance of 472 km from Leh to Manali in just over 34 hours and 54 minutes”, an official said.
4. *Indian army will open the online registration for the NCC 51 special entry scheme from 05 Oct* 2021 to 03 Nov 2021. Candidates with NCC C certificate can apply for the NCC 51 course which is going to commence at OTA Chennai in April 2022. Defence aspirants with NCC C Certificate can apply for the latest NCC C Certificate Special Entry to join Indian Army as an officer. NCC Special Entry is a short service commission entry for the NCC Cadets through which male and female NCC Cadets can join the Officers Training Academy Chennai. Indian army has published the NCC special entry 2021 for NCC 51 recruitment. Defence aspirants with an NCC C certificate can apply for this entry.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. Consultancy contract signed between India & Bangladesh for a new railway line from Bogura to Sirajganj.
2. *Focus On Country’s Growth & Progress Instead Of India’: Pakistanis Criticise Imran Khan’s Speech At UNGA* : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran khans speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) drew the attention of a large number of Pakistanis, who feel that the UN platform should not just be used for sabre rattling with India and on security issues, but should also be used for issues critical to Pakistan, focusing on the country’s growth and progress.
MORE WORLD NEWS
1. One dead, 9 injured after 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Greek island.
2. Search engine giant Google has turned 23 years old on 27 Sep. Marking the special occasion, the company unveiled a special cake-themed doodle on its homepage.
3. *Malala pleads with world to protect Afghan girls’ education* : Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan as she left school in 2012, pleaded with the world not to compromise on the protection of Afghan women’s rights following the Taliban takeover.
4. Two transgender women win seats in German parliament. Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik.
5. A volcano on Spain’s La Palma island began ejecting lava again on Monday after a lull, while hundreds of people in coastal villages hunkered down in anticipation of lava emitted in previous days reaching the sea and releasing toxic gas.