1. Bopanna & Sharan win tennis maiden doubles gold in Asian Games 2018
Top seeds India’s Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan defeated Aleksander Bublik & Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-4 in 52 minutes and notched up their maiden men’s tennis doubles gold medal at the Asian Games 2018.
Earlier, Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes having claimed back-to-back gold medals in the 2002 and 2006 Games.
Indian shooter Heena Sidhu settled for a bronze medal in a topsy-turvy women’s 10m air rifle at the Asian Games in Palembang.
2. Jhulan Goswami announces retirement from T20I Cricket
India's women's cricket team fast bowler Jhulan Goswami (35-year) announced her retirement from the Twenty20 Internationals format.
She played 68 T20 Internationals and took 56 wickets at an economy rate of 5.45.
Jhulan made her T20I debut against England (in August 2006) and called time on her career as the third most-capped Indian player in T20Is.
She had also become the first woman cricketer to take 200 wickets in ODIs earlier this year.
Obituaries
3. Veteran actor Vijay Chavan passes away
Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavan (63-year) passed away after a prolonged illness.
The actor has featured in more than 350 films.
Chavan is best remembered for his comic roles in Marathi films such as Jatra, Zapatlela, Pachadlele, Mumbaicha Dabewala and Shrimanta Damodar Panta, among others.
Moru Chi Mavshi is one of his famous plays in which he was appreciated for portraying a woman.
National Affairs
4. Rajasthan CM opens country's biggest techno-hub in Jaipur
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has inaugurated the Bhamashah Techno Hub in Jhalana Industrial Area of Jaipur.
The country's biggest centre equipped with the ultra-modern technology will help around 700 entrepreneurs to work under one roof and realise their dreams.
5. NITI Aayog launches 5 thematic reports on sustainable development in Indian Himalayan region
NITI Aayog had set up 5 Working Groups (WGs) in June 2017 to prepare a roadmap for actions in 5 thematic areas.
The themes include Inventory and Revival of Springs in the Himalayas for Water Security, Sustainable Tourism in Indian Himalayan Region, Transformative Approach to Shifting Cultivation, Strengthening Skill & Entrepreneurship Landscape in the Himalayas and Data/Information for Informed Decision Making.
Nearly 30% of springs crucial to water security of people are drying and 50% have reported reduced discharge.
The reports from the five working groups discuss the significance, the challenges, the ongoing actions and a future roadmap.
Himalayan Tourism growing annually at 6.8% has crated huge challenge related to solid waste, water, traffic, loss of biocultural diversity etc.
6. National level workshop for celebrating the month of September as Rashtriya Poshan Maah
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has organized an orientation workshop for various stakeholders participating in the ‘Poshan Maah’ being celebrated in the month of September.
There can be a complete turnaround in the area of malnutrition if the Poshan Mission is taken up on warfooting as was the case in the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme.
‘Poshan pledge’ was administered to all the participants by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI aayog.
Note: POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 8th March 2018 from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
Banking & Finance
7. Paytm Partners with Alibaba
Paytm has partnered with China's Alibaba to launch (Artificial intelligence) AI-based cloud computing platform 'Paytm AI Cloud'.
The platform will offer business-centric apps to developers, startups, and enterprises that need cloud-computing solutions including customer engagement and easy-to-integrate payments.
It will process and store all consumer data locally in servers located only in India.
8. RIL first Indian firm to hit Rs 8 trillion market cap
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has become the first Indian company to cross Rs. 8 trillion in market capitalisation.
The stock gained 1.9% to close at Rs 1,270, valuing the Mukesh Ambani-led firm at Rs 8.05 trillion.
Tata group flagship Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) also is nearing the same milestone.
International Affairs
9. Japan to be 'Country Partner' for Make in Odisha 2018
The Odisha Government has tied up with Japan for its mega investment Conclave 2018 in November (11th to 15th Nov).
The state has already identified 600 acres near Bhubaneswar (capital city) that could serve as a dedicated industrial park for Japanese investors.
SBI is a banking partner for the event.
The new projects taking off are also a reflection of Odisha’s efforts to broad-based industrial development beyond the mineral-based industries.
10. Kempegowda International Airport is world's second fastest growing airport
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Bengaluru (Karnataka) has been ranked as the 2nd fastest growing among top 20 major airports in the world during the first half of 2018.
The airport recorded 1,58,50,352 passenger transit from the month of January to June 2018.
World’s fastest growing airport is Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
