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- The inaugural General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be inaugurated on 2 October 2018 in New Delhi. It will be followed by ministerial level assembly of ISA following day which will be will be held in Greater Noida.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Anil Kumar Chaudhary as new Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd. He will in office till his superannuation in December, 2020.
- He will succeed P K Singh, who had retired from the post in June 2018.
- Mousumi Khatua from Kalyani City of West Bengal scripted history as she became the first Bengali woman to climb Asia’s highest volcanic peak Damavand.
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed varsities and higher educational institutions across the country to observe September 29 as "Surgical strike day".
- This comes amid the NDA governments plan to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the 'surgical strikes' on September 29.
- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lifted a ban on RUSADA, Russia’s anti-doping agency. This paves the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of D Purandeswari as the non-official independent director on the board of Air India Ltd. for a period of 3 years.
- The Border Security Force (BSF) has opened a new hotline in Delhi to communicate with the Pakistan Rangers.
- Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives' presidential election by defeating Abdulla Yameen.
- The Film Federation of India (FFI) announced that Rima Das’ National Award-winning feature Village Rockstars has been chosen to represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 91st Academy Awards next year.
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