The Union Cabinet on 12 September 2016 approved the process, formation and functioning of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council
Committee to identify people below the poverty line (BPL)
Govt launches toll free number – 1924 for postal complaints
International News:
China, Russia hold naval drill in South China Sea
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Russia & US next week to discuss cross-border terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir & growing activities of Islamic State (IS) in the country
China has longest bullet train network
China has ‘world’s highest bridge – ’The Beipanjiang bridge, in mountainous southwestern China, soars 565 metres (1,854 feet) above a river.
Iceland named world’s best adventure destination
New Appointments:
Bakytzhan Sagintaev appointed as Prime minister of Kazakhstan by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Bari has been appointed as the new manager of the national team for the coming ‘home’ series against the West Indies in the UAE
Banking:
Net direct tax collections during the April-August period has grown 15.03% from the year-ago period to INR 1.89 lakh crore
Business & Economy:
Digital payments and e-commerce platform Paytm today launched an Aadhaar-based eKYC (E-Know Your Customer) service
Awards & Honours:
The five-day-long 22nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival concluded at the Rabindra Mandap auditorium with the presentation of the prestigious awards named after the legendary Odissi artists
Science & Technology:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a satellite developed by the students of IIT Bombay. Called ‘Pratham’, the satellite will measure the total electron count of the ionosphere.
Tata, ICICI to raise Rs.5,500 cr for power plants
US-based startup Camorama has developed a 4K action camera that can record 360-degree videos
Sports:
Shristi Sharma, a 12-year-old Nagpur girl, has entered the Limca Book of World Records for limbo skating on ice