Bhartiya Bhasha Utsav

♦ Bhartiya Bhasha Utsav, A 75 day-long event to celebrate the Indian languages started on 28th September 2023 in Lucknow.

♦ Padma Shree awardees and representatives of different Indian languages are taking part in the program which includes Bahubhashi Sangoshthi i.e. Multi-language conference and play based on Ramayana.

♦ The festival will conclude on 11 December which is the birthday of the Famous Tamil poet Subrahmanyam Bharti and is celebrated as Indian Languages Day.
 

Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the first international cricket stadium in in Varanasis

♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the first international cricket stadium in in Varanasi’s Ganjari in Uttar Pradesh.

♦ The stadium will be built in a 30-acre area at a cost of Rs.450 crore.

♦ The stadium is likely to be completed by December 2025.
 

Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in Karnataka have secured a place on the (UNESCO)

♦ The famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in Karnataka have secured a place on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list.

♦ This inclusion marks the 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site. These Hoysala temples serve as a testament to India's abundant cultural and historical legacy.
 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Awas Yojana at Kushabhau Thakre Convention Centre

♦ Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated 'Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Awas Yojana' at Kushabhau Thakre Convention Centre (Minto Hall) in Bhopal.

♦ Under the scheme, the families who were left out of getting the benefit of housing facilities in various housing schemes will get their houses under it.

♦ Such families will get benefits whose applications under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Rural on the Awas Plus app portal and MIS portal of the Government of India have been automatically rejected.
 

Shantiniketan has earned a place on UNESCOs World Heritage List

♦ Shantiniketan has earned a place on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

♦ This was founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1901 in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

♦ The inclusion of Shantiniketan on the UNESCO World Heritage List was announced during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2023.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the India International Convention Centre (IICC), named YashoBhoomi in Dwarka

♦ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the India International Convention Centre (IICC), named YashoBhoomi in Dwarka, New Delhi on 17th September 2023.

♦ The cost of this Project is Rs. 5,400 crore, with a total project area of over 8.9 lakh square metres and a built-up area of more than 1.8 lakh square metres.
 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Kancheepuram

♦ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam in Kancheepuram on the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) founder C.N. Annadurai.

♦ Under this scheme, Rs.1,000 per month is being deposited to the accounts of all eligible women beneficiaries. 
 

President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Ayushman Bhav campaign of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

♦ President Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Ayushman Bhav campaign of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as well as the Ayushman Bhava portal from the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.

♦ The Ayushman Bhav campaign is a comprehensive nationwide healthcare initiative that aims to provide saturation coverage of healthcare services, reaching every village and town in the country.
 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the countrys first solar city Sanchi

♦ Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the country's first solar city Sanchi.

♦ In the programme, an agreement was signed between the state department of renewable energy and IIT Kanpur to make Sanchi a net zero city.

♦ Roof-top solar panels have been installed in all institutions like railway stations, schools, government offices, street lights, and post offices in Sanchi.

♦ Annually about 13 thousand 747 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced in Sanchi Solar City, which is equivalent to more than two lakh adult trees.
 

A Hyderabad-based robotics firm Grene Robotics was unveiled a state-of-the-art autonomous anti-drone system, powered by artificial intelligence

♦ A Hyderabad-based robotics firm Grene Robotics was unveiled a state-of-the-art autonomous anti-drone system, powered by artificial intelligence.

♦ The system can protect not just vital installations like nuclear installations and oil rigs, but also a wide area encompassing even an entire city, from multiple drones of any kind.

♦ This is the first time such a system has been developed in India.
 

Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan launched a transformative 3-year partnership

♦ Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan launched a transformative 3-year partnership, “Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a generation of students, educators, and entrepreneurs” in New Delhi.

♦ This initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Meta (formerly Facebook).

♦ Within the next three years, Meta hopes to train 500,000 entrepreneurs in digital marketing through its partnership with NIESBUD. 
 

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar launched the Indian Navys warship Mahendragiri in Mumbai

♦ Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar launched the Indian Navy’s warship Mahendragiri in Mumbai.

♦ This was developed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL).

♦ This is India's seventh warship of Project 17A series, and is named after mountain peak in the eastern Ghats of Odisha.