India has been ranked 39th among the 138 countries in the 2016-17 Global Competitiveness Index (GCI).

• Union Government decides to suspend talks on Indus Waters Treaty
• CSIR celebrates its platinum jubilee
• Arun Goyal appointed Additional Secretary of GST Council

The Union Government has decided to suspend all talks on India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the Uri attack.

India has won the test match against New Zealand by 197-runs in their historic 500th cricket Test in Kanpur.

Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has won the Belgium Open title of the table tennis in the men̢۪s singles category.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for first time has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits in a single mission.

India̢۪s largest civilian research and development agency Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) celebrated its platinum jubilee.

Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.

The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed annually on 27th September to raise awareness about the importance of tourism.

• Union Government to launch Mission Parivar Vikas for improved family planning services
• UNSC approves resolution for global implementation CTBT to ban nuclear weapons tests
• GST council sets exemption threshold for tax at Rs.20 lakh

The first meeting of Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to exempt businesses with annual turnover below Rs.20 lakh out of the GST net.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has approved a resolution urging quick global implementation of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban treaty (CTBT) to ban tests of nuclear weapons.