1.Draupadi Murmu was sworn-in as the country's 15th President in the Central Hall of Parliament by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, members of the council of ministers, governors, chief ministers, heads of diplomatic missions, members of parliament and civil and military officers-hindustantimes.com
2.The United States will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday of officials representing the 14 countries that have joined the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, as Washington seeks to expand its engagement with Asia.-hindustantimes.com
3.Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind in his farewell address to the nation Sunday said ‘Mother Nature’ is in deep agony and the climate crisis can endanger the future of this planet. President Kovind also spoke of being influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and being advised by former president Pranab Mukherjee.-theindianexpress.com
4.Rishi Sunak on Sunday promised to get tough on China if he becomes Britain's next prime minister, calling the Asian superpower the "number one threat" to domestic and global security. The former finance minister's pledge comes after his rival in the final two of the race to lead the ruling Conservative party, Liz Truss, accused him of being weak on China and Russia.-hindustantimes.com
5.PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Sunday asked all BJP Chief Ministers to push sporting culture in their states, ensure 100% coverage of all central schemes and boost the business environment in the country even as he emphasised upon improving ease of doing business in their respective states.-theindianexpress.com
6.Mumbai: Results for the Indian School Certificate (ISC class 12) exams were announced on Sunday evening. Thane’s 18-year-old Upasana Nandi, a student of Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School is among 18 students in the country to bag the first rank. The overall success rate for the batch this year stands at 99.38%, whereas for Maharashtra schools, the success rate stands at 99.76%.-hindustantimes.com
7. Development of environment, enhancing incentives for research, discovery of new knowledge compatible with the institute’s mission are among the objectives of the intellectual property right (IPR) policy formulated by Punjab Engineering College (PEC). The policy was finalised in the last meeting of the PEC senate, which was held recently and it will now proceed for the final approval from the PEC’s Board of Governors (BoG).-hindustantimes.com
8.Mumbai Come October, the Veer Jijamata Bhosale Udyan, commonly called the Byculla zoo, is set to get Asia’s first one-of-a-kind underwater viewing gallery for crocodiles and gharials. Spread over 4,000 sqm, the crocodile project aims to provide a novel experience to visitors. Currently home to five crocodiles and two gharials, the zoo is capable of housing 20 more of both species.
9.The FSSAI has ordered notified labs to comply with manuals of the method of analysis it has published for analysing the samples of food articles. The order came after FSSAI received complaints about labs not adhering with the prescribed methods of analysis under different manuals.-fnbnews.com
10.Hemant Soren, Chief Minister, Jharkhand, has launched ‘Jharkhand Tourism Policy 2021’ - Jubilant Jharkhand. The policy aims to revive, renew, and revamp the tourism sector of the state, to provide a different dimension and perspective as to how the world views Jharkhand.-hospitaltiybizindia.com
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