National

UPAg Portal

• Member of NITI Aayog, Professor Ramesh Chand officially launched the Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics. 
• The portal is aimed at harnessing the diversity of the agriculture sector and using data as a catalyst for growth.

‘Swachhata Pakhwada-2023’

• Ministry of Railways has launched Swachhata Pakhwada 2023.

Special Campaign 3.0 portal

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched Special Campaign 3.0 portal to reduce pendency in govt offices.

Renewable Energy share in Power Generation

• Union Power Minister R K Singh said the share of renewable energy in the total power generation in the country will rise to 65% by the year 2030.

Economy

Kharif Crop sowing

• Kharif Crop sowing crosses 1095 lakh hectares. 
• Rice sowing area surpasses 409 lakh hectares.

 Defence

Defence Acquisition Council

• Defence Acquisition Council has accorded Acceptance of Necessity for 9 capital acquisition proposals of approximately 45000 crore rupees. 
• The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

INS Nireekshak

• Indian Naval Ship 'Nireekshak' made an official visit to Trincomalee port to conduct vital Mixed Gas Diving training sessions for the Sri Lanka Navy.

Awards & Honours

Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards to 84 performing artists in New Delhi. 
• The honour carries purse money of one lakh rupees along with Tamrapatra and Angavastra.

Books & Author

‘The Mahabharata: Mewari Miniature Paintings’

• The book ‘The Mahabharata: Mewari Miniature Paintings (1680–1698)’ by Allah Baksh, authored by Alok Bhalla and Chandra Prakash Deval launched in New Delhi.

Govt Scheme

Swachhata Hi Seva- 2023

• Swachhata Hi Seva- 2023 was launched by Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh. 
• ‘Indian Swachhata League (ISL) 2.0’, ‘Safaimitra Suraksha Shivir’ Logos and ‘Citizens’ Portal’ were also launched on this occasion.

‘PM Vishwakarma’

• PM Narendra Modi will launch a new scheme named ‘PM Vishwakarma’ for traditional artisans and craftspeople on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti. 
• The scheme will provide support to artisans and craftspeople of rural and urban areas across India.

Person in News

Rahul Navin

• IRS officer Rahul Navin has been appointed in-charge Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Srinivasan K. Swamy

• Srinivasan K. Swamy has been elected Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations for 2023-24.

Miscellaneous

Rosh Hashanah  

• PM Narendra Modi extended greetings to Jewish people around the world on Rosh Hashanah. 
• Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.

World Ozone day

• World Ozone Day is observed annually on 16 September. 
• The theme for 2023 is ''Montreal Protocol: Fixing the Ozone Layer and Reducing Climate Change.''