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Goa to Host 36th National Games The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)  formally  awarded to Goa the rights to host the 36th National Games . The announcement was made by the state sports minister Manohar Ajgaonkar. Ajgaonkar stated that  IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta , in a letter to  Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar , had formally conferred the rights to the state to host the sporting event in November 2017.

74th Venice Film Festival Awards 2017 Guillermo del Toro’s ' The Shape of Water'  was awarded  the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival.  The film, a romantic monster movie starring Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon, premiered on the Lido on August 31, declared as the best movie. It’s also the first English-language movie to win Venice’s top prize since Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere in 2010.  List of Awards are as follows- 1. Golden Lion - Best Movie The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro 2. Grand Jury Prize Foxtrot, directed by Samuel Maoz 3. Silver Lion - Best Director Xavier Legrand (for Jusqu’à la Garde) 4. Volpi Cup - Best Actress Charlotte Rampling (for Hannah) 5. Volpi Cup - Best Actor Kamel El Basha (for The Insult)

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Elected as Chair of the IOC Ethics Commission Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  was elected as  Chair of Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  for a four-year term. Ban succeeds Youssoupha Ndiaye of Senegal whose term has come to an end. His appointment was proposed by the IOC Executive Board and was approved during the IOC Session in Lima with a 74-4 majority.

Google to Launch Mobile Payment Service in India Tech giant Google  is announced to unveil a  digital payment service in India  that has been developed for the local market. In July,  National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)  had stated that Google had completed the testing of its UPI payment service and was awaiting Reserve Bank of India’s approval to launch its service in the country. Google is looking at launching a payment service  ‘Google Tez’ , which will include support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as well as mobile wallets like Paytm and MobiKwik.

IIT Bhubaneswar Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for Project Assistant Posts:  Department of Science and Technology, Research and Development (R&D), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar has published a notification for the recruitment of project Assistant vacancies for two the project titled ” Study of the effects of Climate Change on Hydro‐meteorological processes: Droughts and Floods at Different Spatial and Temporal Scales in Eastern India” . Eligible candidates can apply online on or before 28-08-2017. Other details like educational qualification, selection process & how to apply are given below…. IIT Bhubaneswar Vacancy Details: Total No. of Posts: 02 Name of the Posts: Project Assistant Educational Qualification:  Candidates should possess Diploma in Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical Engg. with 2 years of relevant work experience or B.Sc with 2 years of relevant experience or M.Sc in relevant area of specialization How to Apply: ...

IIT Guwahati Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for Junior Asst Posts:   Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati has issued notification for the recruitment of Junior Assistant vacancies on contract basis. Eligible candidates can apply online on or before 22-09-2017 till 05:00 PM. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below… IIT Guwahati Vacancy Details: Total No. of Posts: 20 Name of the Post: Junior Assistant Name of the categories: 1. UR: 11 Posts 2. OBC: 07 Posts 3. SC: 01 post 4. ST: 01 post Age Limit:  Candidates maximum age should be 27 years as on last date for receipt of application form. Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/ Ex-Serviceman will be as per GOI rules. Educational Qualification:  Candidates should possess Bachelor’s Degree with working knowledge of computer office applications. Selection Process:  Candidates will be selecte...

  India & Pak begin high-level talks on Indus Waters Treaty Today, a high-level talk between India and Pakistan on technical issues of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has begun in Washington(USA). Under the IWT, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions. Pakistan opposed the construction of the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric power plants being built by India after the conclusion of secretary-level talks in August between the two countries on the IWT

NGT refuses to lift ban on 10-yr-old diesel vehicles in Delhi-NCR National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to lift the ban on 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the Delhi-National Capital Region. The NGT has also dismissed the Centre's plea seeking modification of its ban order on diesel vehicles. According to the NGT, one diesel vehicle causes pollution equal to 24 petrol vehicles and 40 CNG vehicles.

Karnataka becomes the first Indian state to approve e-vehicle policy Karnataka state cabinet approved the Karnataka Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy to encourage production of electric vehicles to reduce pollution, promote research & development (R&D) of electric mobility. Now, Karnataka has become the first Indian state to have an electric vehicle policy. The state expects to create employment for 55,000 people through the policy.

Davis Cup: India to starts its campaign against Canada today Today, India will open its campaign against Canada in the Davis Cup World Group Playoff tie. In the first singles match   Ramkumar Ramanathan   (154- ranked) is up against the debutant Bradley Schnur while   Yuki Bhambri   will play the second singles against   Denis Shapovalov   (51-ranked). Earlier, India lost in the last three years to   Serbia in 2014 , the Czech Republic in 2015 and Spain in 2016 in the Play-offs. Rohan Bopanna with Purav Raja for the doubles rubber, to be played tomorrow. The present champion of Davis Cup- 2016 is   Argentina  who beat   Croatia   to win the title for the first time.

HRD Minister announces Swacchata ranking of Higher Educational Institutions The union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister ‘Prakash Javadekar’ unveiled the Swacchata ranking of Higher Educational Institutions and presented awards to the top rankers. Three thousand five hundred institutions participated in the Swachhata ranking out of which best 25 institutions were selected in four categories. Four crores eighty lakhs toilets have been built around the country including in educational institutions with separate facility for girl students. Under the mission, more than 2 lakh villages and more than 160 districts have been declared Open Defecation Free.

  Telangana govt. launches a comprehensive land survey for rectification of land records The Telangana govt. has launched a comprehensive land survey for rectification of land records in the state. The survey aimed at rectifying & updating the land records in all 10,733 revenues villages across the state and 1346 teams of officials will take part in the survey (till 2017). Teams of revenue and agricultural officers will stay in villages for 10 days, conduct gram sabhas and verify the land records in the presence of farmers. The rectified records will be displayed at village panchayat office and will also be digitized & uploaded online

PNB Recruitment 2017 – Part Time Medical Consultant Posts:  Punjab National Bank (PNB) has published a notification for the recruitment of Part Time Medical Consultant vacancies. Eligible candidates can apply in the prescribed application format on or before 25-09-2017. Other details like age limit, educational qualification & how to apply are given below… PNB Vacancy Details: Name of the Post: Part Time Medical Consultant Age Limit:  Candidates maximum age should be 65 years as on date of advertisement. Educational Qualification:  Candidates should possess MD (Medicine) with a minimum of 10 years experience. How to Apply:  Eligible candidates may send their application in prescribed format along with copies of the relevant certificates to the General Manager(HRMD), Punjab National Bank, HO:7, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110607 on 25-09-2017. Last Date for Receipt of Application: 25-09-2017 For more details like honarium &...