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1. Pakistan announces postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad
1. Pakistan has postponed the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit after India and four other countries announced to boycott the Summit. The summit was schedule to be held on November 9th and 10th, 2016 in Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan. Besides, it was also announced that new set of dates for holding the summit at Islamabad will be announced soon by Nepal, the Chair of SAARC.
2. Ban on polythene at all national monuments from tomorrow
1. Polythene will be banned at all national monuments from tomorrow, the second anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission which coincides with Gandhi Jayanti.
1. He, however, clarified that plastic bottles will not be banned, but tourists will be asked to place those in the recycle bins.
3. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India Sanitation conference in New Delhi
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India Sanitation conference (INDOSAN) in New Delhi ahead of second anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission.
2. PM Modi in his inaugural speech highlighted need of behavioural change to achieve the dream of Swachch Bharat and also need to ensure a dirt free India like Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha which was instrumental for the end of colonialism.
4. Arundhati Bhattacharya Gets Year-Long Extension As SBI Chief
5. International day of Older Persons: 1st October
