National

Visa services in Canada suspended

• India has temporarily suspended visa services including E-visa for Canadian citizens citing security threats.

Kisan e-Mitra

• Union Minister Kailash Choudhary launched PM KISAN AI-Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra) in New Delhi. 
• Currently, the Chatbot is available in English, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, and Tamil.

Mobile app & web portal for GCES

• Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Secretary Manoj Ahuja has launched the mobile application and the web portal for GCES- General Crop Estimation Survey in New Delhi. 
• This revolutionary portal and mobile application have been designed to transform agricultural practices across the nation.

Economy

Wilful Defaulters

• Reserve Bank of India has proposed changes in the instructions dealing wilful defaulters. 
• Wilful defaulters must be defined as someone who has an outstanding amount of 25 lakh rupees and above and those who refuse to repay their loans despite having the capacity to pay.

Defence

‘Samudra Prahari’

• Indian Coast Guard Pollution-Control Vessel ‘Samudra Prahari’ carried out a comprehensive Pollution Response Table-Top exercise and demonstration at Khlong Toei Port in Thailand.

Sports

World Championships 2023

• Indian wrestler Antim Panghal secured a bronze medal in the women's 53 kg category at the ongoing World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

 Asian Games

• Men’s Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic boxing medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag-bearers of the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Art &Culture

‘Nadi Utsav’

• The fourth 'Nadi Utsav' is being organized by the National Mission on Cultural Mapping in New Delhi.

Person in News

Suresh Gopi

• Suresh Gopi has been nominated as the President of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) society and Chairman of the Governing council of SRFTI Kolkata for a period of three years.

Saroja Vaidyanathan

• Bharatanatyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan passed away.

Usha Tandon

• Usha Tandon has been appointed first VC of National Law University, Prayagraj.

Vijay Gokhale 

• Vijay Gokhale has been appointed Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka.

Books & Author

‘Kalaignar 100’

• ‘Kalaignar 100’, a book on former CM M Karunanidhi published by Vikatan group was released in Chennai.

 Awards & Honours

‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’

• Government has instituted a new set of National Awards in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation known as ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’. 
• The award is in four categories, which include Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, and Vigyan Team.

Miscellaneous

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

• Department of Social Justice & Empowerment will sign an MoU with the Gayatri parivar for spreading the message of   NMBA among the youth, women, students etc.

International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement

• India has won the bid to host the prestigious International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement (ICCC) at New Delhi in 2027.

International Week of the Deaf

• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in coordination with organizations working under it, is celebrating International Week of the Deaf from 18thSeptember, 2023 to 24th September 2023.