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  1. Stating that Vikram lander has exceeded its mission objectives, ISRO said it put the lander in sleep mode and would await its awakening on September 22 with the dawn of a new lunar day.
  2. The SC has asked NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file an affidavit pledging his allegiance to the Indian Constitution and that he accepts J&K as an integral part of India. Mr Lone had raised pro-Pak slogans in the J&K assembly in 2018.
  3. Educational institutions in the country will host events celebrating Teacher’s Day 2023 tomorrow. Teacher’s Day is observed on September 5 every year in memory of Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, who served as India’s second President.
  4. Manipur Police filed an FIR against members of the Editors Guild, saying they are trying to create more clashes in the violence-torn state. However, by Sunday, the Editors Guild tendered an apology for “an error in the photo caption,” which attracted Police action.
  5. Canadian authorities on Sunday withdrew permission for a “Khalistan Referendum,” scheduled for September 10, at a school in British Columbia. Referendum posters featuring AK-47 machine guns were said to be the reason for the withdrawal of permission.
  6. Condemning kidnappings and robberies targeting the Hindu community in the Kashmore district of Pakistan’s Sindh province, scores of people held a blockade across the Indus Highway for nearly 34 hours.
  7. Amazon is set to invest $3 million into nature-based projects in India. To begin with, it would extend support to communities and conservation efforts in the Western Ghats along with the Centre for Wildlife Studies.
  8. As many as 61,000 lightning struck Odisha in just two hours on Saturday, leaving 12 dead and 14 injured. IMD has warned of extreme weather in the state till September 7.
  9. According to Bernstein’s latest research, the Indian economy is at least 16.5 years behind China’s’. The report cites data from RBI, China’s NBS, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and global bodies like the World Bank and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
  10. The new telecommunication bill could make user verification mandatory for internet-based voice and messaging services. The draft bill, which is in its near-final stage, proposes a differentiated regulatory regime for various communication services.