1) Hindi Diwas: 14 September
•Hindi Diwas is an annual observance in India which is a celebration of the Hindi language. Celebrated on September 14 every year, Hindi Divas is an annual day celebration mostly sponsored by the central government of India.
•The celebration of Hindi Diwas first began in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India on September 14.
2) Shinzo Abe Gujarat Visit: India's First Bullet Train Project Inaugurated
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone of the 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail in Ahmedabad. This is the fourth summit meeting between Modi and Abe.
•The two leaders visited the Sabarmati Ashram after Abe’s arrival in Gujarat. The Japanese Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. He will also attend the 12th Indo-Japan Summit.
3) Karnataka, 1st Indian State to Approve e-vehicle Policy
•Karnataka is the first state to roll out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy that looks not only at boosting sales of Electrical Vehicles, but also setting up charging infrastructure and special manufacturing zones.
•Karnataka is looking to attract investments to the tune of Rs 31,000 crore from companies looking at R&D and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the state.
4) UN Chief Appoints Peter Thomson as First UN Envoy For Oceans
•The Secretary-General of UN Antonio Guterres has appointed the outgoing president of the General Assembly, Peter Thomson as the first special envoy for the oceans, seeking to galvanize efforts to protect the world's seas.
•Peter Thomson played a leading role at the first-ever U.N. conference on oceans. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced Thompson's appointment. The former ambassador for Fiji (Peter Thompson) will promote action to implement the conference recommendations.
5) Paris Officially Awarded 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Gets 2028
•The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally announced that Paris has been awarded the 2024 summer Olympics and Los Angeles has been given the 2028 edition.
•There were no other candidates for either of the Games and the two cities had worked out a deal in advance. Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924 while Los Angeles will also organise its third Games after 1932 and 1984.
6) Shinzo Abe Gujarat Visit: Complete List of MoUs Signed
•The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is on the Two-Day visit to India. In his first move, he has inaugurated the first High-Speed Rail Project of India that will run between Mumbai to Ahmedabad. Here is the complete list of MoUs/Agreements signed during the visit of Prime Minister of Japan to India.
| S. No. | Memorandums | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Disaster Risk Management | ||
| 1. | MOC between the Ministry of Home Affairs of India and the Cabinet Office of Japan. | Aims to cooperate and collaborate in the field of disaster risk reduction and to share the experiences, knowledge, and policies on disaster prevention. |
| B. Skills Development | ||
| 2. | MoC in the field of Japanese Language Education in India between MEA and MOFA, Japan | To strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in the field of Japanese language education in India |
| C. Connectivity | ||
| 3. | India Japan Act East Forum | To enhance connectivity and promote developmental projects in the North Eastern Region of India |
| D. Economic & Commercial | ||
| 4. | Arrangement between India Post and Japan Post on Administrative Instruction for the Implementation of Cool EMS service | Aims at implementing the commercial arrangement of "Cool EMS” service between the Japan Post and India Post |
| E. Investment (Gujarat) | ||
| 5. | India-Japan Investment Promotion Road map between DIPP and METI | To facilitate and accelerate the Japanese investments in India |
| 6. | MOC between METI and the State of Gujarat on ‘Japan-India special program for Make In India’ in Mandal Bechraj-Khoraj in Gujarat | To Cooperate in infrastructure development programs in the Mandal Bechraj-Khorajregion |
| F. Civil Aviation | ||
| 7. | Exchange of RoD on Civil Aviation Cooperation (Open Sky) | It opens skies between India and Japan i.e. Indian and Japanese carriers can mount now unlimited number of flights to the selected cities. |
| G. Science & Technology | ||
| 8. | Agreement for International joint exchange program between interdisciplinary theoretical and mathematical sciences program (iTHEMS), RIKEN and National Centres for Biological Sciences (Simons-NCBS) | To establish a Joint Exchange Program to identify and foster talented young scientists from both the countries to collaborate in the field of theoretical biology |
| 9. | Joint Research Contract between National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Japan and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) | To conduct joint research and to establish an International Center named as "DBT-AISTInternational CENter for Translational & Environmental Research (DAICENTER)” at AIST, Japan |
| 10. | MOU Between DBT and National Institute of Advanced Science & Technology (AIST) | To promote research collaboration between DBT Research Institutes and AIST in the field of Life Science and Biotechnology |
| H. Sports | ||
| 11. | MoU on International Academic and Sports Exchange between Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) and Nippon Sports Science University, Japan (NSSU) | To facilitate and deepen international education cooperation and exchanges |
| 12. | MoU on International Academic and Sports Exchange between Sports Authority of India and Nippon Sports Science University, Japan (NSSU) | To facilitate and deepen international education cooperation and exchanges |
| 13. | LETTER OF INTENT between Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) and University of Tsukuba, Japan | To strengthen strategic collaboration, joint research program, and exchanges |
| 14. | LETTER OF INTENT between Sports Authority of India and University of Tsukuba, Japan | To strengthen strategic collaboration, joint research program, and exchanges |
| I. Academics/Think Tank | ||
| 15. | MoU between RIS and IDE-JETRO for promotion of Cooperation in Research Related Activities | To promote institutional cooperation between RIS and IDE-JETRO |
