National

Ujjwala Yojana

• Union Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for release of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from FY 2023-24 to 2025-26.

International Conference on Dam Safety

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate International Conference on Dam Safety organised by Ministry of Jal Shakti at Jaipur, Rajasthan.

National Centre for Earthquake Safety

• Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will inaugurate National Centre for Earthquake Safety at MNIT Jaipur. 
• National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.

Skill India Digital

• Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Skill India Digital (SID). 
• SID is the Digital Public Infrastructure for skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystem of India.

International

India and Armenia

• Union Cabinet approved signing of an MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation in the field of sharing successful Digital Solutions implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation.
• MoU between India and Antigua & Barbuda and Sierra Leone was also approved.

One Health Approach for Pandemic Preparedness

• Government of India and World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) collaborated to strengthen One Health Approach for Pandemic Preparedness. 
• Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying in partnership with WOAH organized a multi-sectoral workshop "Risk-based management of spill over events in wildlife in India" at Hyderabad. 

India and Russia

• India and Russia agreed on training for seafarers in polar & Arctic waters at Russian Maritime Training Institute in Vladivostok.

India & Japan

• Japan hosted the fifth India-Japan Cyber Dialogue in Tokyo. 
• Both sides discussed important areas of bilateral cyber cooperation.

Economy

Financial Inclusion Meeting

• Fourth G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion Meeting will begin in Mumbai. 
• The meeting involves discussions on ongoing work of the financial inclusion agenda under G20 India Presidency in areas of Digital Financial Inclusion and SME Finance.

Govt approves FDI proposal 

• Govt approved FDI proposal for foreign investment of up to Rs 9589 crore in Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd by Berhyanda Ltd, Cyprus.

DMRC and BEL sign MoU

• DMRC and BEL signed MoU to develop indigenous Communication Based Train Control system.
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation: Founded-2002Bharat Electronics Limited: Founded-1954 

Sports

ISSF World Cup

• Olympians Saurabh Chaudhary and Anjum Moudgil will lead a 16-member Indian contingent at the ISSF World Cup for rifle and pistol shooters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

 Defence

C-295 MW transport aircraft

• India received first C-295 MW transport aircraft for Indian Air Force.

Person in News

M Nazmul Hassan

• Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Chief of the Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, is on a five days official visit to India.

Joshit Ranjan Sikidar

• Joshit Ranjan Sikidar has joined Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) as Director (Finance).

Walter Alfred

• Former Press Trust of India journalist Walter Alfred passed away.

 Gopal Baglay

• Gopal Baglay has been appointed India's High Commissioner to Australia.

Miscellaneous

Hindi Diwas

• Hindi Diwas is celebrated across the country on September 14. 
• Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the country on this day in 1949.

All India Official Language Conference

• 3rd All India Official Language Conference will be held in Pune.