1. The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide 28 goods sheds situated at different stations on outsourcing basis to business houses in order to increase railway’s share in the transportation.
2. The state government has urged the ministry of road transport and highways (MORTH) to launch Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) in Odisha.
3. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) September 10,
4. India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s ongoing visit to Moscow
5. Fitch Ratings said private sector banks, with stronger loss-absorption buffers, are likely to gain market share from their state-owned peers in the medium term
6. India’s second largest IT services firm Infosys will acquire US-based product design and development firm Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42 million (about ‘308 crore).
7. Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman A. Sakthivel, said the apparel exports from the country is likely to expand by about 40% in the current financial year.
8. US wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India’s Vodafone Idea Ltd.
9. Private sector steel maker JSPL posted a 21% rise in its consolidated production and a 38% growth in its sales for August 2020
10. India’s armed forces capable of dealing with Chinese actions in best suitable ways: Gen Rawat
11. The Ministry of Tribal affairs is funding 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) for research under Grant to TRIs and is engaged in quality research in collaboration with reputed Government and Non- Government Organizations (NGOs) spread over the country.
12. There are around 700 Scheduled Tribe Communities and 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in our country.
13. Utter Pradesh Government will spend more than Rs 2,000 crore to restore Ayodhya’s “lost glory” and develop it as a major destination for religious tourism, a statement issued by the state information department said.
14. FASTag may be must for third-party insurance Come April 1, Car owners might not be able to obtain a third-party insurance cover if they do not have FAS Tags for their cars.
15. The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the bank accounts should not be declared as nonperforming asset (NPA) as on 31 August should not be declared as NPAs until the disposal of the pleas seeking an extension of the moratorium period
16. Chairman of the Railway Board V K Yadav will now be first CEO of the Indian Railways.
17. After the retirement of Justice Arun Mishra on September 2, the strength of the Supreme Court judges is reduced to 30 from the total 34.
18. Odisha GST dips by 1.76 per cent in August amid COVID crisis.
19. Tata Motors reports 13% increase in sales in August.
20. Odisha government to bring all State Universities under one Act.
21. Eight-year-old Indian boy donates $2500 prize money to UNICEF. When asked why he donated the money, Abhijay Potluri says, “I saw certain UNICEF videos and my heart really sank. I saw kids who didn’t even have a home, water and food. I just hope my donation will help in a little way.”
22. Bhubaneswar-Surat direct flight services is all set to resume again from September 9, 2020.
1. The Centre has decided to stop printing wall calendars, desktop calendars and diaries and instead go in for digital mode for such materials.
2. The Covid pandemic has affected mental health of millions of people, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.
3. The next session of Odisha Assembly is likely to begin by September 30, informed Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro.
4. Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy directed the Department of Tourism to start river cruising in the State.
5. KIIT School of Management ranked 2nd in Times BBA Education Ranking Survey, 2020.
6. Odisha Cabinet approves proposal to increase tenure of VCs to 4 years.
7. India bans 118 mobile Apps including PUBG.
8. Western Railway installs rooftop solar panels of 5601.69 KWP capacity.
9. Intel launches 11th Gen Core processors for thin, light laptops.
10. No Indian university in world’s top 300
11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s donations to a number of public causes, ranging from girl child education to the cleaning of Ganga, from his savings and the proceeds of auctions of the gifts he received exceed Rs 103 crore.
12. The Supreme Court granted 10 years to telecom companies to clear their respective adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and also directed them to deposit the first instalment of 10 per cent by March 31, 2021.
