YES, Bank entered into a partnership with Visa to issue credit cards to its customers on the payment platform, said the leading private sector bank in a recent statement. With the partnership, Yes Bank will begin the issuance of nine credit card variants – both consumer and commercial, on Visa’s payment network.

The Board of Directors of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has unanimously approved the merger of the company with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). Puneet Goenka, the CEO of Zee Entertainment, will be the MD and CEO of the merged entity for a period of 5 years.

 Two new beaches in India have received the Blue Flag Certification by the Foundation for Environment Education in Denmark (FEE) in 2021. Now India has a total of 10 beaches with the coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”.

Assam is setting up a tea Park at Chayygaon in Kamrup District. This tea garden will have rail and port connectivity, cargo and warehouse amenities, processing facilities like tea grinding, blending, packaging, and other utility services under one roof.

The festival spanning five days is being held at Leh, Ladakh from September 24 to 28. Ladakh is hosting THFF 2021 as part of the celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ for commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally lowered India’s growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to 9.7%, a reduction of 20 basis points (bps), and to 7.9% for the next financial year, down 30 bps from its May forecast, citing pandemic risks.

The Union Ministry of Education along with the UGC has organized a Webinar titled “Ensuring Inclusive Governance: Making Every Person Matter”. This has been a part of the Ministry’s vision of quality education for all. Shri Arjun Munda – Union Minister of Tribal Affairs was the Chief Guest for the function.
This webinar created an opportunity to bring academicians, educationists, and administrators on a single platform and was supported by the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.

The present Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force Shri. VR Chaudhari has been appointed by the Government of India as the next Chief Marshal of the Air Force. He would succeed Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who would retire from the service on 30th September.
Shri. VR Chaudhari was commissioned into the IAF in December 1982 has a flying experience of more than 3,800 hours on a wide spectrum of aircraft.

Mahant Narendra Giri, the President of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), has passed away at the Baghambari Math in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He was 72.

The Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has cleared a proposal to develop an ‘Electronic Park’, along the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near Noida, to promote the electronics industry.

Among the larger states, Gujarat was the top-ranking state, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Meghalaya and Manipur.

Global Innovation Index 2021: India ranks 46th, Switzerland tops for 11th year in a row.

The Crown, which went in with 11 nominations, proved to be the big winner — with 7 wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, and awards for directing, writing, and four acting awards for Tobias Menzies, Olivia Colman, Josh O’Connor, and Gillian Anderson.

India has improved its position on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 prepared by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). India has been ranked 46th this year, marking an improvement from last year when it occupied the 48th position.

HDFC Bank has announced its partnership with leading payments company Paytm, to offer co-branded credit cards on the Visa platform to businesspersons, millennials, and merchants.

Mobile accessories brand Ambrane has roped in actress Disha Patani as its brand ambassador in India.

The Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy are taking part in a bilateral maritime exercise, known as ‘Samudra Shakti’. The two-day exercise is being held near Sunda Strait from 20 to 22 September.

Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for the first time issued uniform specifications for Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) for grade A & Common Rice have in case of procurement of Fortified Rice Stocks, of which 1% of FRK (w/w) should be blended

Indian & Indonesian Navy are participating in the two-day bilateral maritime exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ in Jakarta scheduled from September 20-22.
The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance mutual understanding and interoperability in maritime operations between the two navies. The Indian Navy ships Shivalik and Kadmatt, and Anti-Submarine Warfare-Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft P8I are participating in the exercise.

Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Digital Hub with a capacity to support 200 start-ups via video conferencing recently.
The product development center, one of the largest in South Asia, is at the Technology Innovation Zone (TIZ) in Kalamassery, Kochi. It aims to provide direct employment opportunities for 2500 people at the Hub. The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) leads the implementation of the project.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is all set to launch India’s first indigenous cruise liner today. IRCTC has tied up with Cordelia Cruises, a private company operated by Waterways Leisure Tourism, for the marketing and promotion of India’s first indigenous luxury cruise.

SpaceX recently launched the world’s first all-civilian crew into the Earth orbit under the mission named Inspiration-4. A group of four civilians was part of the historic mission, featuring no trained astronauts. The Inspiration4 crew took off to orbit aboard SpaceX`s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021. The four-member crew spent time in orbit in the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed as Resilience.

On September 16, 2021, The Indian High Commission in Dhaka celebrated the 57th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC). The event was hosted by Vikram Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh. About 100 ITEC alumni and VIPs from all walks of life participated in the event. ITEC is the flagship program of the Indian government. It was established in 1964 to provide development experience and appropriate technology to developing countries by India.

More than 1 crore unorganized workers registered at the e-Shram portal, which is India”s first national database on unorganized workers, the ministry said in a statement. The drive to facilitate registration of migrant workers at the e-Shram portal received huge attention since its launch on August 26, 2021, it added.

A month after seizing control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have stripped Uzbek from its official language status.

Rithvik, who earned his first GM norm in 2019, achieved his second and third norms in less than a month. R Raja Rithvik has become India’s 70th and latest chess Grandmaster, achieving his third and final norm at a recent event in Hungary.

Two famous products of Manipur, namely Hathi chilly, commonly known as the Sirarakhong chilly, and Tamenglong Orange have received the Geographical Index (GI) tag.

Harmilan Kaur Bains won the gold medal in the women’s 800m race in the ongoing 60th National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal on Saturday. The Punjab middle-distance runner completed her double as she had earlier won the 1500m gold, a couple of days back

Fino Payments Bank (FPBL) has appointed Indian actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand ambassador, for a period of two-year. Pankaj Tripathi will be the face of Fino Payments Bank’s marketing campaigns across various platforms, to promote its products and services