UTTARAKHAND

Uttarakhand government earns Rs 580 crore in first two months of GST implementation

The Uttarakhand government has earned Rs 580 crore in the first two months of implementation of the GST regime in the state, according to sources in the state finance department.
Over 96,000 traders in the state had registered in the new system. By the end of July, 51,000 traders had filed their GST returns and by August end, 33,000 GST returns had been filed according to sales tax department officials.

INTERNATIONAL

· Pakistan,Russia begin joint military drills DRUZBA 2017

The joint exercise DRUZBA 2017between special forces of Pakistan and Russia Armies started in Minralney Vody, Russia.
Pakistan and Russia are holding two-week long joint military drill focusing on counter-terrorism operations to enhance military ties between the two countries.
The joint exercise will enhance and further strengthen military ties between the two countries and share Pakistan Army’s experience in the war against terrorism.
Last year, Russia held its first-ever military exercises with Pakistan and also started selling weapons to Islamabad.

India third in nuclear power installations

India is third in the world in the number of nuclear reactors being installed, at six, while China is leading at 20, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017, released this month, shows.

The number of nuclear reactor units under construction is, however, declining globally for the fourth year in a row.

NATIONAL

· State Bank of India Eases Minimum Balance Rules On Savings Accounts

State Bank of India lowered theMinimum Average Monthly Balance (MAB)requirement in a savings account to Rs 3,000 from Rs 5,000 and also revised downwards penalties for not maintaining such a balance.
From July 1, tax on banking has been revised to 18 percent under Goods and Services Tax (GST), the new indirect tax regime.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to levy charges on non-maintenance of minimum balance in normal savings accounts.

· INS TARASA commissioned into Indian Navy

INS Tarasa(T94), the fourth and last ship in series of Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard.
It is an improved variant of Car Nicobar-class high-speed offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by Kolkata (West Bengal) based Garden Reach Shipbuilder.
It is named after the picturesque island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago in Bay of Bengal.

· ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission completes 3 years in orbit

Indian Space research Organistaion (ISRO) globally acclaimed Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) also known as Mangalyaan completed three years in Martian orbit.
On the occasion of completion of three years, ISRO released MOM second-year science data from September 24, 2014, to September 23, 2016.
The main plan designed built and launched by ISRO in a record period of fewer than two years in Rs.450 crore ($73 million US) budget, making it cheapest inter-planetary.

Rajnath Singh to launch PENCIL Portal at the National Conference on Child Labour

PENCIL”: an electronic platform for effective enforcement for no child labour developed by Ministry of Labour and Employment is going to be launched by Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on 26th September 2017 in the National Conference on Child Labour at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi.

Nobel Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi will be the guest of honour while the Labour and Employment Minister, Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar will precide over the conference.

An 18 year old from Srinagar becomes an ambassador for Swachhata Hi Seva
Bilal Dar, a young boy from Srinagar has become the brand ambassador for Srinagar Municipal Corporation.

Dar has been contributing to the ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ since the age of 12.

He found a mention in the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s recent Mann Ki Baat.

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