The iconic Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, whose brain works faster than a computer, has been declared as the official mascot for the centrally-sponsored NamamiGangeProgramme. An outlay of Rs. 2.26 crore has been dedicated to the project. The comics will initially be launched in Hindi, English, and Bengali languages.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan worth the US $356.67 million to support the expansion of Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL).

The world’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has been installed in Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021. The tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.

On this International Day of Non-Violence – Gandhi’s birthday – let’s heed his message of peace, and commit to building a better future for all. The year 2021 marks the 152nd birth anniversary of Gandhi, who was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat.

The US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.

Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, NM has taken charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India. He succeeded Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM who superannuated this month.
Adhir Arora was responsible for maritime boundaries aspects including representing India in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) during the arbitration with Bangladesh. He was also the co-chair for the 3^rd Indo – Mauritius hydrographic cooperation meeting.

North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8. This technology allows missiles to be pre-fuelled and then sent to the field.
Days after the hypersonic missile, North Korea said it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile. This marks the country’s fourth weapons test in under a month. North Korea also said that its weapons are needed for self-defense.

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs, and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a month-long Clean India Programme from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
The program has been launched as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The aim of the cleanliness drive is to create awareness, encourage people and make them involve in cleaning waste especially the ‘Single Use Plastic’ waste throughout the country. This campaign will continue till 31st October.

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has constituted an Expert Committee to recommend an approach towards the development of the Sustainable Finance Hub at IFSC. The expert committee will be chaired by Shri C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

India and Australia have formally launched the resumption of negotiations on the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) at the 17th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission meeting.

A new currency with six fewer zeros is debuting in Venezuela, whose currency has been made nearly worthless by years of the world’s worst inflation. Oct. 1, 2021, at 6:30 p.m.

Ride-hailing company Uber has said it is partnering with Startup India and Gujarat-based start-up incubation center iCreate on an innovation fund to support new ideas to drive the adoption of electric vehicles across the country.

Indian women’s team opener Smriti Mandhana put on an exhibition of batting as she completed her maiden Test century during Day 2 of the ongoing Pink Ball Test in Australia in Queensland.

Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
She has earlier served as the MD & CEO of Indian Bank between September 2018 and August 2021. Her appointment has been approved by the shareholders of NSDL. She is succeeding GV Nageswara Rao, who was the previous MD & CEO of NSDL.

India unveiled a ‘National Action Plan for Dog Mediated Rabies Elimination’(NAPRE) by 2030. It has been drafted by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in consultation with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
World Rabies Day is observed on September 28. NAPRE is based on 5 major pillars – political will, sustained funding, intersectoral planning, coordination and review, community planning, and operational research.

E-commerce major Amazon India announced the launch of Amazon Future Engineer in India. It is the company’s global computer science education program.
According to the company, the program will enable access to quality computer science education and career opportunities for students from underserved communities. In the first year, Amazon aims to deliver learning opportunities to more than 1 lakh students from 900 government and aided schools across seven states in the country.

The International Maritime Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. It is headquartered in London.
World Maritime Day 2021 is celebrated every year on 30 September. IMO has declared 2021 a year of action for seafarers, who are facing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Maritime Theme for 2021 is “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”. The IMO building, including the Seafarer Memorial, will be lit in blue light on World Maritime Day, to unite the maritime community.

The Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development, a Yemeni humanitarian organization that has supported tens of thousands of people caught up in the country’s conflict, is the winner of the 2021 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

Viacom18 on Thursday said it has appointed Jyoti Deshpande as CEO with immediate effect. She is already serving on the boards of Network18 and investee companies Balaji Telefilms and Saavn Media.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Thursday named Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh the NBA Brand Ambassador for India.

Tech Mahindra, DSCI partner to boost cyber security innovation in India. BENGALURU: Tech Mahindra Ltd has partnered with the Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, part of the Data Security Council of India (CCoE-DSCI) to drive the cybersecurity innovation ecosystem in India.

Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest man of India for the 10th consecutive year with a wealth of ₹7,18,000 crore, according to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021. Ambani’s wealth has been driven by India’s top valued firm Reliance Industries’ retail and telecom operations.

Indian Railways’ Chennai Central railway station goes green! Gets 100% day energy requirement through Solar Power – The Financial Express

The CHAMPIONS portal of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has crossed 50 lakh registrations of MSMEs.

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched India’s first Pan-India helpline for senior citizens named ‘Elder Line’ for which the toll-free number is 14567.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with private sector lender YES Bank to launch first-of-its-kind ‘RuPay On-the-Go’ contactless payments solutions.

The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the Q1 2021-22, prepared by the Labour Bureau has been released by the Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
The survey provides the employment-related information and data of establishments in organized and unorganized sectors, in 9 selected sectors of the country – Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and Financial Services.