1.International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on September 8, is an opportunity for governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates.The issue of literacy is a key component of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.This year’s theme is ‘Literacy and skills development.
2.RBI tweaked norms for exchange of mutilated notes following the introduction of ₹2,000, ₹200 and other lower denomination currencies.Public can exchange mutilated or defective notes at RBI offices and designated bank branches across the country for either full or half value.Making amendments to the Reserve Bank of India (Note Refund) Rules, 2009.
3.The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is working on the guidelines for ‘Sandbox’.‘Sandbox’ method which will allow insurers to test products in a particular geography or among a set of few policyholders before they are available in the market.Industry participants believe that this move will lead to further innovation in insurance products.
4.Odia poet Satrughna Pandav will be honored with the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for his poetry collection ‘Misra Dhrupad’.The annual Sarala Puraskar, recognized as one of the foremost literary awards.
5.Defence Ministry announced that Bengaluru will host AERO India from 20th to 24th Feb 2019.The AERO will be hosted by strongYelahanka Air Force strong station which has hosted all 11 editions of AERO India so far.This five-day event will combine a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with public air shows.
6.The Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is on a two-day visit to USA on September 7-9.The VP will address the 2nd World Hindu Congress being held in Chicago on the occasion of 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893.
7.Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation will organize a Global Sanitation Convention to mark the beginning of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the fourth anniversary of the Swach Bharat Mission.The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) will be a 4-day international conference.India aims to eliminate open defecation by October 2nd, 2019.
8.The Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is expected to deliver its second submarine, ‘Khanderi’ to the Navy by the end of 2018.The submarine Khanderi is named after the Island fort of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
9.The first Global Mobility Summit called ‘MOVE’ organized by NITI Ayog was inaugurated in New Delhi.The International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 is was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
10.The Reserve Bank of India has asked all commercial banks having 10 or more banking outlets to have an independent Internal Ombudsman (IO).
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