National

NCERT as Deemed-to-be-University

• NCERT has been given the status of a Deemed-to-be-University.
• Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan attended the 63rd Foundation Day Celebration of NCERT.

International Aerospace Conference

• Union Minister for Civil Aviation & Steel, Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated the ‘International Aerospace Conference: Moving Towards Inclusive Global Value Chains’ in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

Area coverage under Kharif crops

• Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1077.82 lakh hectares. 
• Rice sowing area stood at 398.08 lakh hectares.

Rodent-catching glue traps banned

• Arunachal Pradesh government has prohibited the Statewide manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for catching rats.

International

Zayed Charity Marathon

• Kerala will host inaugural Zayed Charity Marathon in 2024. 
• The marathon will be held in collaboration with the authorities in Kerala State and the Indian community in the UAE.

Economy

Tata SIA Airlines merged into Air India

• CCI has approved merger of Tata SIA Airlines into Air India, and acquisition of certain shareholding by Singapore Airlines in Air India.

Sports

India's top chess player

• Grandmaster D. Gukesh has replaced the legendary Viswanathan Anand as India's top chess player.

Defence

Mahendragiri

• Mahendragiri, the seventh Stealth Frigate of Project 17A being built at MDL, was launched at the shipyard.

Science & Tech

Aditya-L1 launch

• ISRO launched the ambitious Solar mission, Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. 
• Aditya-L1 is the first space-based observatory to study the Sun.

Books & Authors

A walk up the hill

• Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil released his autobiography ‘A walk up the hill: Living with people and nature’.

Person in News

Shaktikanta Das

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been rated “A+” in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.

Vumlunmang Vualnam

• Vumlunmang Vualnam took charge as Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Nagesh Kapoor

• Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel (AOP).

 V. L. Kantha Rao

• V. L. Kantha Rao took charge as Secretary, Ministry of Mines.

Shanmugaratnam

• Indian-origin economist Shanmugaratnam has won the Presidential election in Singapore.

 R. Madhavan

• Actor R. Madhavan has been nominated as the president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

Miscellaneous

Tibetan Democracy Day

• September 2 marks the inception of the Tibetan democratic system in exile. 
• Kashag, the apex body of CTA, declared September 2 as the founding day of Tibetan democracy in 1975.