INDIA
- Delhi CM Arvind kejriwal will launch a 15- point winter action plan on October 1 to tackle Air pollution.
- Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena will launch an Anti-corruption portal named “Vigilance Complaint Information Management System” (VCIMS) portal. This portal will be a face less system that will maintain the complainants secrecy.
- During crossing the Bihar’s Bagmati river at Muzaffarpur district at least 12 people including 6 children went missing after a boat capsized in the river.
- The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023 that paves the way for digital birth certificates will come into effect from October 1. The Digital Birth Certificates will be a single document to be used for admission to educational institutions, applications for driving licence, government jobs, passports or aadhaar, voter enrolment, and registration of marriage and others.
BUSINESS
- The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday paid a dividend of Rs. 1,831.09 crore to the Centre for 2022-23.
- State-owned mining major NMDC has increased Iron Ore prices by Rs. 300 a tonne, with effect from September 14 Lump Ore price (fixed) at Rs. 4,950 and that of Fines at Rs. 4,210.
- The rubber board, jointly with the Central government and the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association is implementing a project to expand the area under Natural Rubber in the North-eastern states.
- Indian Bank has signed a memorandum of Undertaking with Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL) to provide inventory financing solution to the latter’s authorised dealers through it’s digital supply chain finance platform.
- Indian Oil Companies are exploring the possibility of using close to $600 million of their dividend income stranded in Russia to buy oil from that country.
- The Odisha Government has unveiled a subsidy scheme to attract investment and boost the State’s stainless steel production. The scheme offers 20% capital investment subsidy and electricity duty exemption besides land allocation and Employees Provident Fund reimbursement.
