CM Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over the demise of Patro and described him as an able administrator and a good organiser

Former speaker of the Odisha Assembly Surjya Narayan Patro passed away on Saturday evening hours after he was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubabeshwar in a critical condition. He was 74.

In Hockey, India beat Pakistan in penalty shootout in the final to win the inaugural Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman, yesterday. The win also served as Asia’s qualifying tournament for the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. Subsequently, India qualified for the FIH Men’s Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024. This is the first time in three meetings that India have beaten Pakistan in the Hockey 5s format. From 2-4 down in the second half, India took the game to the shootout after two goals from Mohammed Raheel. In the shootout, Pakistan missed all their chances while Maninder Singh hit the hammer in the coffin to score India's second goal in the shootout. Earlier in the evening, India thrashed Malaysia 10-4 in the semifinals.  Pakistan reached the final after defeating Oman 7-3.For their remarkable performance and the important win, Hockey India announced Rupees Two Lakh to each player of the team, while Rupees One Lakh each for the support staff. Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey congratulated the team on qualifying for the FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024 and winning the Gold medal.

The Assam government is likely to introduce a Bill in the state assembly in December to ban polygamy.

Polygamy is the practice of marrying more than one person (multiple spouses).

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday addressed an all-party meeting in Assam's Tinsukia and said that the state government, in the next 45 days, will finalize the Bill to ban polygamy in the state.

The Northeast Frontier Railway on Saturday bagged the PMI South Asia Award for its 'Micro Project of the Year' that is, 'Intrusion Detection System' for saving elephant lives.

The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) helps to detect elephants approaching the railway tracks and an alert is sent to the local pilot, station master, also station manager so the accident can be prevented.

Morgan Stanley has upwardly revised their economic growth forecast for India for fiscal year 2024 after April-June quarter data showed it grew at its quickest pace in a year.

The multinational investment bank raised India’s growth forecast to 6.4 per cent from its earlier estimate of 6.2 per cent. It attributed the growth forecast revision to robust domestic demand.

India’s GDP growth for the June quarter came at 7.8 per cent, higher than Morgan Stanley’s expectation of 7.4 per cent.

Max Verstappen further cemented his status as the dominant driver of his generation with a historic victory at the Italian Grand Prix, his 10th consecutive race win.

No Formula One driver has ever won as many races in a row in a season. The Red Bull driver had matched the previous all-time record of nine, set by Sebastian Vettel 10 years ago, at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.

Victory at Monza was Verstappen’s 12th of the year and increases the likelihood of Red Bull becoming the first F1 team to win every race in a season.

The state government has issued directives for expediting the digital crop survey in the state, asking officials to complete the crop survey in all villages under the supervision of the district magistrate (DM) within the specified time frame, said a government spokesman here on Sunday.

The officials have also been directed to ensure that each surveyor completes the survey for 1,500 plots per month and 2,250 plots within 45 days.

Furthermore, directions have been given to complete the survey within the next 15 days in 10 revenue villages of 54 districts.

Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, the Chief Guest at the reception, received a HADR Medical (Aarogya Maitri) kit from the High Commissioner on behalf of the Sri Lankan government. Mr. Abeyawardena expressed gratitude for India's continued support and emphasized the close ties between the two maritime neighbors.

Commander of INS Delhi Captain Abhishek Kumar and the crew paid respects at the Indian Peace Keeping Forces memorial and engaged in activities like yoga and beach cleaning with the Sri Lanka Navy. The visit also included a Maritime Partnership Exercise.

INS Delhi opened its doors to school children and the public, fostering greater understanding, while professional interactions were held for Sri Lanka Navy personnel. This visit reflects India's commitment to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy and the 'Security and Growth for All in the Region' doctrine.

The fourth and final Sherpa meeting of the G20 Summit began on Sunday in Haryana’s Mewat and will continue until September 7. This meeting will lay down the final agenda for the upcoming G20 Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Delhi on September 9-10.

Apart from the member countries of the G20 Summit, Sherpas and other delegates are participating in the high-level meeting. Twenty-three liaison officers, 19 state civil services officers and four IAS officers have been deputed who will play a vital role in assisting and facilitating participants during the event.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre of the country's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from its Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bengaluru. In its post on social media platform, the Indian Space Agency said, ISTRAC successfully carried out the Earth bound maneuver on Sunday and the spacecraft has attained a new orbit of 245 kms by 22,459 kms. It added that the satellite is healthy and operating normally.
 
The next maneuver is scheduled on Tuesday around 3 am Indian Standard Time. The satellite will undergo four Earth bound orbital manoeuvres before placing in the transfer orbit towards the Lagrange point L1 in 125 days. Aditya L1 mission will provide information on Solar corona and conduct in-situ observations of the solar wind at L1 also known as Lagrange Point-1 which is about 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C57 had successfully launched Aditya L1 spacecraft on Saturday.