1.The Cabinet approved a new moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-4’ to develop and demonstrate technologies needed for landing of Indian astronauts on the moon and safely bring them back to Earth.

2.The Cabinet also approved development of Venus Orbiter Mission for exploring and studying the planet. ‘Venus Orbiter Mission’ to be helmed by the Department of Space will involve placing a scientific spacecraft in the orbit of Venus for better understanding of its surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes and influence of the Sun on the Venusian atmosphere

3.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which will allow parents to save for their children’s future by investing in a pension account.

4.The government has approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA scheme, with an outlay of Rs 35,000 crore, to provide better prices to farmers and also control price volatility of essential commodities for consumers.

5.Riyad Mathew, chief associate editor and director of the Malayala Manorama Group, has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2024-25, the organisation said Wednesday.

6.The entire 1,643 km porous India-Myanmar border, known for the smuggling of arms, ammunition and narcotics, will be fenced at a cost of Rs 31,000 crore, sources said Wednesday.

7.The government has raised the cap on refund amounts for small depositors of the Sahara Group Cooperative Societies to `50,000, up from the previous limit of `10,000, a senior cooperation ministry official said Wednesday.

8.Australian great Ricky Ponting was appointed Wednesday as head coach of Punjab Kings (PBKS), replacing compatriot Trevor Bayliss in the under-performing IPL franchise.

9.Ganjam district has topped the state in adoption of tuberculosis (TB) patients under the ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’, the health officials here claimed.

10.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said his government is committed to opening of a medical college in each of the 30 districts and filling up vacant doctors’ posts on a priority basis.

11.A senior professor of Utkal University was Wednesday placed under suspension for allegedly sexually harassing a femal student.

12. Experts and scientists of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Wednesday carried out a preliminary inspection of Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, officials said.

13.The Chief Minister launched the CM-Kisan Yojana from Sambalpur on the occasion of Nuakhai, the state’s major agrarian festival, September 8. Under the scheme, eligible farmers will receive Rs 4,000 in two instalments per annum.

14.Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting electronic devices a day after hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and Hezbollah officials said.

15.The UK Wednesday launched a major drive urging all immigrants across the country, including Indians, who are using a physical immigration document to take immediate action to transition to an eVisa.