National

ASEAN-India Summit

• PM Narendra Modi attended ASEAN-India Summit at Jakarta in Indonesia.

 ‘LAKHPATI DIDIs’

• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission organized a National Conclave on enabling 2 Crore ‘LAKHPATIDIDIs’- SHG Didis who earn sustainable income of at least Rs one Lakh per annum per Household.

International

Japan Moon Mission: ‘Moon sniper’

• Japan’s Moon-lander mission (SLIM) took off at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan.
• This is the first Moon-landing attempt being made by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Economy

UPI: New Payment Options

• NPCI launched slew of new payment options on payment platforms UPI.
• National Payments Corporation of IndiaFounded: 2008HQ: Mumbai 

 Global Fintech Fest

• UIDAI comes back to Global Fintech Fest with the theme “Reimagine Aadhaar” in Mumbai.

REC signs Loan Agreement with EXIM Bank

• REC Limited has signed a Foreign Currency Term Loan Agreement for USD 100 Million, with Export Import Bank of India.

Art & Culture

Janmashtami

• The festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated in various parts of the country.

Toronto International Film Festival

• India will participate in 48th Toronto International Film Festival. 
• This year, six Indian films have been shortlisted in the official selection at TIFF.

 Sports

Asian Table Tennis Championships

• Indian men’s table tennis team comprising Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran finished with bronze medal at Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023.

 Defence

BHARAT DRONE SHAKTI 2023

• Indian Air Force and Drone Federation of India will co-host Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 at the Indian Air Force airbase in Hindan Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Maritime Partnership Exercise

• Maritime Partnership Exercise between Indian Navy Ship and Sri Lanka Navy ship concluded at Port City.

Govt Schemes

Viability Gap Funding Scheme

• Cabinet approved Viability Gap Funding Scheme for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems with an initial outlay of about 9,400 crore rupees including budgetary support of 3,760 crore rupees.

Pension for Transgender community

• Jharkhand cabinet approved the proposal of Mukhyamantri Rajya Samajik Suraksha Pension Yojana for transgender people under the social assistance scheme. 
• The eligible beneficiary will get Rs 1,000 per month as financial aid.

Person in News

Arun Kumar Sinha

• Arun Kumar Sinha, the director of the Special Protection Group (SPG), passed away.

Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh

• Noted wildlife photographer and conservationist Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh passed away.

Awards & Honor

National Teachers Award – 2023

• Eklavya Model Residential School teacher Dr. Yashpal Singh conferred National Teachers Award – 2023.

 "Corporate Woman Leader" Award

• Prabha Goyal has been conferred the CII "Corporate Woman Leader" Award in the Technology category. 
• Renuka Gera has been awarded the Corporate Woman Leader Award in the ‘Infrastructure and Real Estate’ category by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Miscellaneous

International Literacy Day 2023

• International Literacy Day is observed every year on September 8.

One Week One Lab programme

• One Week One Lab programme of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR will be organised.