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September 3 , 2018 2201 days 843 0
  • Uttarakhand high court declared, all religious bodies and any other groups of people are banned from issuing fatwas.
    • A fatwa is an Islamic pronouncement, issued by an expert in religious law (mufti), pertaining to a specific issue.
  • The World Bank has approved in principle a financial assistance of Rs. 929.89 crore for a water supply and sewerage project for Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
  • Trichy Corporation has launched a QR code-enabled door-to-door waste collection monitoring system.
  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of managing director and chief executive officer Rana Kapoor till further notice. Kapoor’s tenure was supposed to end on 1 September.
  • Mauritius remained the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18 followed by Singapore, whereas total FDI stood at $37.36 billion in the financial year
  • National Green Tribunal has appointed former Meghalaya high court chief justice Tarun Agrawal as head of a three-member committee to decide Vedanta company plea challenging closure of Sterlite plant at Tuticorin.
  • Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has appointed as ‘Brand ambassador to lead an anti-drug campaign to six northern states
    • Six states are Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan also the Union Territory of Chandigarh

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