1. PM Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM) via video-conferencing today. The key components of PM-DHM include a health ID for every citizen that will also work as their health account, to which personal health records can be linked and viewed with the help of a mobile application.
2. PM Modi on 26 Sep (Sunday) addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. 81st Episode. (Highlights)
(a) PM Modi pays tribute to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya : 25 Sep was the birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. On this date in 2018, Aysuhman Bharat Yojna was launched
(b) PM request people to celebrate river festival at least once per year. He reminded of the Namami Gange Mission, which is progressing smoothly through people’s participation. He also told 26 Sep is an important day because it is related to Indian tradition and heritage. 26 Sep is a World Rivers Day.
(c) PM appreciated that : Naga river in Tamil Nadu had dried up, but due to the initiatives by the rural women and active public participation the river was brought to life, and to this day there is plenty of water in the river.
(d) PM says In Aug a transaction of Rs. 350 cr was done digitally through UPI
(e) PM congratulates specially-abled trekkers who scaled Siachen glacier.
(f) PM urged the people of the nation to buy Khadi Products and mark Gandhi Jayanti on Oct 02.
3. Union Minister Anurag Thakur announces month-long nationwide Clean India Drive to clean waste, mainly single-use plastic from 1st October to 31st October this year.
4. India set to achieve 100 crore Covid-19 vaccination mark : My Gov India said, to celebrate the 100-crore vaccination mark, it has invited people to design an innovative and visually striking logo or mascot. It said, the logo or mascot should represent the theme – India’s Journey of Completing 100 Crore Vaccinations. The last date of the contest is 10th October this year. The winner of the selected logo will win a cash prize of 25 thousand rupees.
5. PM Modi paid a surprise visit to the construction site of the new Parliament building on Sunday evening, to conduct a first-hand inspection of the construction status there. According to sources, PM Modi arrived at the Central Vista site at around 8.45 PM without prior intimation or security details. He spent almost an hour at the site and did a first-hand inspection of the construction status of the new parliament building.
6. The Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year 2021-22, as on 22nd of this month shows that net collections are at 5 lakh 70 thousand 568 crore rupees which is an increase of 74.4%. In the last financial year, the net collection was 3 lakh 27 thousand 174 crore rupees.
7. India’s Mars Orbiter spacecraft has completed seven years in its orbit: Designed with just six-month life, India’s Mangalyaan completes 7 years in space.
8. *Andhra Pradesh* : The landfall process of cyclone Gulab that commenced at around 6 p.m. on Sunday evening over North coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining South coastal Odisha.
9. YSR Congress farmer wing’s Andhra state president MVS Nagi Reddy on Sunday extended support to the Bharat Bandh on Monday
10. Goa CM Pramod Sawant applauded Indian diplomat Sneha Dubey for her fiery response to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan after he raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
11. J&K : Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur today laid foundation stone of Zonal Physical Education Office (ZPEO) and Zonal Play Field and inaugurated PMGSY road at Kichpora Kangan.
12. 2 LeT terrorists involved in BJP leader’s killing shot dead in J-K’s Bandipora. Terrorists have been identified as Azfad and Abid. The encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out started at around 8 am in the Watnira area of Bandipora district on Sunday.
13. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath expands his Council of Ministers 7 new faces were inducted. Now the UP government has 60 ministers, including 24 cabinet ministers, nine ministers of state (independent charge) and 27 ministers of state at present.
14. Punjab: Cabinet expansion a total of 15 ministers took oath in the new Cabinet of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on 26 Sep.
15. However, at the last moment, a controversy erupted with six MLAs objecting to Rana Gurjit Singh’s inclusion in the Cabinet. Rana Gurjeet Singh was dropped from the Cabinet in January 2018 because of his alleged involvement in the mining scandal. The leaders demanded that the cabinet berth should go to a clean Dalit leader.
16. Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said that Congress stands with farmer unions’ demand for ‘Bharath Bandh’ to protest against Centre’s three farm laws on 27 Sep.
17. Tamil Nadu: Two promoters of the popular Kerala Fashion Jewellery (KFJ) have been arrested in Chennai for allegedly swindling 26 crore deposits made by at least 1,689 customers under various gold purchase schemes between 2016 and 2019. Brothers Sujith Cherian, the MD, and Sunil Cherian, director, were denied bail by the special judge court under Tamil Nadu Protection of Interest of Depositors.
18. Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), arrived in Oman for a three-day official visit from 27 – 29 Sep 21. He is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with his counterpart Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser bin Mohsen Al-Rahbi, Commander of Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) in Muscat.
19. The Indian Navy cooperates with Royal Navy of Oman on many fronts, which include operational interactions, training cooperation, and exchange of Subject Matter Experts in various fields. Both Navies have been participating in the biennial maritime exercise Naseem Al Bahr since 1993. This exercise was last conducted in 2020, off Goa and the next edition is scheduled in 2022.
20. US Approves Its ‘Game-Changer’ Over-The-Horizon Missiles To The Indian Navy To Counter China. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.: The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile, developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (later merged with Boeing) that uses active radar homing and flies just above the water to evade air defenses.
21. On Sunday (26 Sep) the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an air show at Dal Lake in Srinagar to celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amit Mahotsav.’ The air show was conducted to celebrate the 75 years of Independence and was organised by the Air Force along with the J&K govt. The event was inaugurated by J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
22. The Defence Ministry has appointed Virender Singh Pathania as the Additional Director General of the Indian Coast Guard headquarters in the national capital
23. Indian Navy SSC Officer Recruitment 2021: Indian Navy has released an official notification inviting all the candidates for the grant of a Short Service Commission (SSC) for a course commencing June 2022 onwards at Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala, Kerala. The Indian Navy SSC Officer Recruitment 2021 registration process has started on the official website, the link for which is joinindiannavy.gov.in. The last date to apply for 181 SSC posts is October 5.
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