National

G20 Presidency to Brazil

• The 18th G20 Summit successfully concluded in New Delhi with India handing over the Presidency to Brazil. 
• PM Narendra Modi handed over the ceremonial gavel to the President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva.

PM Modi holds bilateral meetings

• PM Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings with the Heads of the State of France, Germany, Turkiye, Canada, South Korea and the President of the African Union on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in New Delhi.

 International

US and Vietnam signed deal

• The United States and Vietnam have signed a deal on semiconductor supply chains to expand the capacity of the semiconductor ecosystem in Hanoi, in support of the US industry.

Economy

Bharat 6G Alliance sign MoU

• Bharat 6G Alliance and Next G Alliance signed MoU to explore collaboration opportunities.

Defence

HACGAM

• Indian Coast Guard participated in the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) at Istanbul, Turkiye.

Sports

US Open

• Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in US Open 2023 Men's Singles final to win record 24th Grand Slam title.

Indonesian Masters Badminton title

• Indian shuttler, Kiran George won the Indonesia Masters Super 100 men's singles title.

SAFF U-16 Championship

• India’s U-16 team won the SAFF U-16 Football Championship by beating Bangladesh.

Basketball World Cup

•  Germany beat Serbia to win first Basketball World Cup title.

 Science & Tech

Aditya L1

• India’s first solar mission, Aditya L1 has successfully performed the third earth-bound manoeuvre. 
• Aditya-L1 is a satellite dedicated to the comprehensive study of the sun.

20 new sites on Mars 

• A doctoral study at IIT Gandhinagar by a scientist of the Physical Research Laboratory has found 20 new sites on Mars where gullies - similar to water-carved channels on Earth -- have been found with debris-flow deposits.

Awards & Honor

Venice Film Festival

• Yorgos Lanthimos 'Poor Things' won the golden Lion for the best film at the 80th Venice Film Festival.

 Miscellaneous

DCGI: Strict vigil on two drugs

• Drugs Controller General of India has directed the drugs controllers of all states and Union territories to keep a strict vigil on the sale and distribution of falsified versions of two drugs, liver medication Defitelio and Takeda's cancer drug Adcetris (injection), following alerts issued by the World Health Organisation.

Nishimura

• A rare green comet named Nishimura will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere until early next week. 
• Nishimura is making its debut in our celestial vicinity after more than four centuries.

 National Forest Martyrs Day

• National Forest Martyrs Day is observed on 11 September in India.