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1.The Japan Government is planning to all set to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries, as it plans to further ease border controls that were put into place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As per the latest reports, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might likely decide on this as early as this week, which will allow individual travellers to visit Japan without travel agency bookings.-Times Travel

2.Putin And PM Modi To Meet On Friday: What's On The Agenda.-Trade and 'saturation' of Indian market with Russian fertilisers will be on agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Uzbekistan Friday, the Kremlin has said.The meeting will take place on the sidelines of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).-ndtv.com

3.The Emmy Awards 2022 were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. HBO recorded several wins as Matthew Macfadyen, Zendaya and Jennifer Coolidge won big. Hwang Dong-hyuk won won the directing Emmy for the dystopian Korean thriller, Squid Game. Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor in Comedy Series for Apple’s show Ted Lasso, and Jean Smart won for Hacks.-theindianexpress.com

4.On 8 September, India, the world’s largest exporter of rice, announced export curbs to tame spiralling retail prices. The move was anticipated because lower and delayed planting, in the face of deficit rainfall, are estimated to hit production.The Modi government had in May imposed a ban on wheat shipments after a heatwave led to a lower harvest.-theprint.in

5.The Indian rupee rose to an over one-month high against the U.S. currency on Tuesday, spurred by foreign inflows into local debt and equity markets.The rupee closed at 79.1475 per U.S. dollar, compared with the previous close of 79.5225, notching up its best session this month.-The Economic Times

6.This year, Indore will create history by implementing a fully digital addressing system, making it the first city in India to do so. The smart city advanced significantly when a memorandum of understanding was signed with the firm Pataa Navigations. The Memorandum of Understanding is signed by Rajat Jain, co-founder of Pataa Navigations, and Rishav Gupta (IAS), CEO of Indore Smart City.-Financial Express

7.A day after rain lashed several parts of Mumbai, disrupting normal life, India's financial capital may see light to moderate rain in coming days again, the weather department has predicted. In its forecast, the regional IMD has also predicted the "possibility of thunderstorms at isolated places towards evening/night". The city in general will see a cloudy sky throughout the day.-hindustantimes.com

8.The Reserve Bank of India may raise interest rates by another 50 basis points this month after data showed inflation rose further above the central bank's tolerance limit in August, analysts said.India's retail inflation rate rose to 7.0% in August from 6.71% in the previous month, data released on Monday showed. The August reading was a tad above the 6.9% expected by economists polled by Reuters.-bussinestandard.com

9.Lemon Tree Hotels celebrates its 20th anniversary.-2nd September 2022 marked the twentieth anniversary of Lemon Tree Hotels. The company was founded on 2nd September 2002, and launched its first hotel – the 49 key Lemon Tree Hotel in Udyog Vihar in Gurugram (then Gurgaon) in 2004. Twenty short years later, the company has grown to become the sixth largest hotel chain in India*, and today owns and operates 8,300 rooms in 85 hotels across 52 destinations in India and abroad.-hotelierindia.com

10.India’s Largest International Exhibition for Food and Drink Technology, with over 450 Exhibitors from 32 countries, the 16th ANUTEC – International FoodTec India 2022, will be inaugurated by Shri Pralhad Singh Patel, Minister of State (MOS) for Ministry of Food Processing and Jal Shakti of India.This food and drink exhibition will be healed at Bombay Exhibition Centre(NESCO) from 14th to 16th September 2022.-hotelierindia.com

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