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4 September 2026

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Economy · 6

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RBI imposes ₹1,19,400 penalty on Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited

The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,19,400 on Equifax Credit Information Services Private Limited. The action was for non-compliance with RBI directions on compensation for delayed updation or rectification of credit information.

Economy RBI Equifax credit information
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RBI imposes ₹4.20 lakh penalty on Sammaan Finserve Limited

The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4.20 lakh on Sammaan Finserve Limited. The company failed to report credit information of its borrower to CRILC, according to the article.

Economy RBI Sammaan Finserve CRILC
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RBI imposes ₹6,89,600 penalty on CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited

The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of ₹6,89,600 on CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited. The company failed to credit compensation to eligible complainants within the prescribed period under RBI directions on delayed updation or rectification of credit information.

Economy RBI CRIF High Mark credit information
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RBI imposes ₹26,82,800 penalty on TransUnion CIBIL Limited under Credit Information Companies Act, 2005

The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of ₹26,82,800 on TransUnion CIBIL Limited for non-compliance with RBI directions on compensation for delayed updation or rectification of credit information. RBI said the company failed to credit compensation to the bank accounts of certain eligible complainants within the prescribed period.

Economy RBI TransUnion CIBIL Credit Information Companies Act
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RBI imposes ₹6.20 lakh penalty on Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited

RBI imposed a monetary penalty of ₹6.20 lakh on Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited for non-compliance with directions on pricing of microfinance loans and securitisation of standard assets. The action followed a statutory inspection with reference to the company’s financial position as on March 31, 2025.

Economy RBI Hinduja Leyland Finance microfinance loans
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SGB 2021-22 Series VI premature redemption due on 7 September 2026 at ₹15,334 per unit

The premature redemption date for Sovereign Gold Bond 2021-22 Series VI is September 07, 2026. The redemption price is fixed at ₹15,334 per unit, based on the simple average closing price of gold for September 02, 03 and 04, 2026.

Economy Sovereign Gold Bond IBJA gold

International · 3

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SEBI and European Securities and Markets Authority sign MoU on cooperation

SEBI and the European Securities and Markets Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation. The article does not provide further details of the areas covered in the MoU.

International SEBI ESMA MoU
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India hosts BRICS Chief Justices' Forum 2026 in New Delhi

India hosted the BRICS Chief Justices' Forum 2026 in New Delhi. The article only states the venue and the forum name, without additional details on participants or outcomes.

International India BRICS New Delhi
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SEBI and European Securities Markets Authority sign MoU to strengthen cooperation

SEBI and the European Securities Markets Authority signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation. Such agreements are examinable because they involve a regulator-to-regulator arrangement between India and a foreign securities authority.

International SEBI European Securities Markets Authority MoU

Sci & Tech · 4

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ISRO launches India’s first imaging satellite in geo-orbit using GSLV rocket

ISRO successfully launched India’s first-ever imaging satellite in geo-orbit using a GSLV rocket. The launch placed the over 2,300 kg payload into a precise orbit and was described as the agency’s maiden success for 2026.

Sci & Tech ISRO GSLV EOS-05
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IIT Madras Pravartak and SWAYAM Plus launch Multi-Cloud Foundation with Security Programme

IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation and SWAYAM Plus, an initiative of the Union Education Ministry, have launched a Multi-Cloud Foundation with Security Programme. The 100-hour online programme includes a two-day immersive experience at IIT Madras and covers concepts across Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.

Sci & Tech IIT Madras SWAYAM Plus cloud
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Ananth Technologies supplied avionics and electronics systems to ISRO’s GSLV-F17 and EOS-05 mission

Hyderabad-headquartered Ananth Technologies supplied critical avionics, electronics and spacecraft subsystems to ISRO’s GSLV-F17 mission and the EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) Earth observation spacecraft. For the GSLV-F17 launch vehicle, it supplied 28 packages, while for EOS-05 it contributed 15 systems, including 10 critical power-management packages.

Sci & Tech Ananth Technologies ISRO GSLV-F17
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Bodhan AI and AI4Bharat launch four foundational AI models for Indian languages

Bodhan AI, incubated within IIT Madras and supported by the Union Ministry of Education, and AI4Bharat have launched four foundational AI models for Indian languages. The models cover speech recognition, speech generation, machine translation and optical character recognition, and will be released through open weights and hosted APIs.

Sci & Tech IIT Madras Bodhan AI AI4Bharat

Schemes · 8

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Goa Ujjwala Yojana applications to begin across panchayats and municipalities from September 5

Applications for the Goa Ujjwala Yojana are set to begin across panchayats and municipalities from September 5. The article gives the start date and the local bodies where applications will be received.

Schemes Goa Ujjwala Yojana panchayats
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PM Vidya Lakshmi Yojana offers loans for higher education

PM Vidya Lakshmi Yojana is a scheme that offers loans for higher education. The article highlights it as a government yojana relevant to students seeking education finance.

Schemes PM Vidya Lakshmi Yojana higher education loans
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Punjab beneficiaries can download Rs. 10-lakh health card under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana

Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has gone digital in Punjab, allowing beneficiaries to download their health card. The card mentioned in the article is worth Rs. 10 lakh.

Schemes Punjab Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana health card
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Man arrested for instigating mixing of cow dung powder in breakfast scheme sambar at Erode school

A 48-year-old man was arrested in connection with an incident at a Government Middle School near Sathyamangalam in Erode district. The sambar was prepared under the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme, and officials found the powder had not been mixed with the sambar served to students.

Schemes Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme Erode Sathyamangalam
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Punjab makes Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana health cards available online

Punjab has made health cards under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana available online. The article does not provide further implementation details beyond this update.

Schemes Punjab Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana health cards
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Punjab makes Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana health cards downloadable online

Punjab has made health cards under the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana downloadable online. The article is a brief update and does not add further implementation details.

Schemes Punjab Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana health cards
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Odisha CM transfers 5th instalment of CM Kisan Yojana to 41 lakh farmers

The Chief Minister of Odisha transferred the fifth instalment of the CM Kisan Yojana to 41 lakh farmers. The article gives the number of beneficiaries and the instalment number but no further scheme details.

Schemes Odisha CM Kisan Yojana farmers
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PM-SETU scheme to upgrade 48 ITIs in Karnataka with public-private collaboration

Karnataka Industries Minister M.B. Patil said active collaboration between public and private sector industries is needed for the PM-SETU scheme. The scheme aims to upgrade 48 ITIs in the state, while the Union government says it will modernise 1,000 ITIs across the country.

Schemes PM-SETU M.B. Patil Karnataka

Misc · 3

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CBFC retitles Arshad Warsi’s film Jeevan Bheema Yojana as Jeevan Ya Bheema Con

The film titled Jeevan Bheema Yojana was retitled Jeevan Ya Bheema Con on the CBFC’s instruction. The reason given is its similarity to Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, and the CBFC also censored obscene visuals and dialogues.

Misc CBFC Arshad Warsi Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
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Virtual museum on Sri Aurobindo unveiled at Auroville for his 150th birth anniversary

A state-of-the-art virtual museum dedicated to Sri Aurobindo has been unveiled at India Space in Bharat Nivas, Auroville, as part of the nationwide commemoration of his 150th birth anniversary. The project was a joint initiative of the Auroville Foundation, the Puducherry government and the Union Ministry of Culture, and was executed by the Central Public Works Department.

Misc Sri Aurobindo Auroville Puducherry
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IIT Dharwad to host third international conference on Bharatiya Traditional Knowledge Systems on September 5-6

IIT Dharwad will host the third international conference on Bharatiya Traditional Knowledge Systems at its Central Learning Theatre on September 5 and 6. The event is being organised by the institute’s Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems with support from the Central Sanskrit University, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation and the IKS division of the Union Ministry of Education.

Misc IIT Dharwad Central Sanskrit University ANRF