Published on: September 10, 2023
Snippets:8 SEPTEMBER 2023
Snippets:8 SEPTEMBER 2023
- Kamaicha, used by the Manganiar community of Rajasthan, Naltarang, created by Baba Allauddin Khan of Maihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rudra Veena, considered one of the most ancient instruments were played at concert Bharat-Vadya-Darshanam’ (Musical Journey of India), being organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, an autonomous body under the Union Culture Ministry
- The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution declaring Poila Baisakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar, as Bangla Dibas, or West Bengal Foundation Day.
- President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the biennial conference of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of Asia Pacific in New Delhi .The conference is being organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Forum
- With an aim to create 15,000 job opportunities for Indian students and strengthen the country’s aviation sector, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), Vadodara, of the Indian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European aviation major Airbus.
- The Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Education (SIE) designed a first-of-its-kind dialects dictionary containing 76,000 words in regional dialects/languages of the State such as Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Braj and Bundelkhandi aimed at conserving regional dialects of the State and also promoting and helping in removing linguistic barriers. The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), the nodal agency, will release the volumes, the initiative is in line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which calls for conserving and promoting regional dialects.
- INS Sumedha arrived at Port Alexandria, Egypt to participate in ‘Exercise BRIGHT STAR- 23’. This edition of the multinational Tri-Services military exercise will see participation from 34 countries including India . It is the largest ever joint military exercise in Middle East & North Africa region. This is the maiden participation of Indian Navy in Ex Bright Star
- The International literacy day is commemorated annually on 8th September every year. Theme 2023 ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’
- Iran recorded a heat index of 70 degrees Celsius (°C) in the coastal part of the country
- Karnataka government cancels services of Karmika Bandhus
