13 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
ISRO launched Aditya-L1 on PSLV-C57 from Sriharikota on September 2, 2023 - India's first dedicated solar observatory, carrying seven payloads to study the photosphere, chromosphere and corona from a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1.
A magnitude 6.8-6.9 earthquake struck Al Haouz province near Marrakesh on September 8, 2023, killing at least 2,960 people - Morocco's deadliest quake since the 1960 Agadir earthquake.
The 18th G20 Summit - India's first - was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on September 9-10, 2023. The New Delhi Declaration was adopted by consensus, the African Union became a permanent member, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was announced, and the presidency passed to Brazil under the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - One Earth, One Family, One Future'.
Storm Daniel - which first struck Greece - made landfall near Benghazi on September 10, 2023, and the next night two dams above Derna collapsed, releasing about 30 million cubic metres of water. Over 5,900 deaths were confirmed with 8,000+ missing.
At the US Open (August 28 - September 10, 2023), Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the men's final and Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the women's. It was the first Grand Slam to introduce a Video Review system.
PM Modi launched the PM Vishwakarma scheme at Coimbatore on September 17, 2023 with a Rs 13,000 crore outlay (2023-28) to support about 30 lakh artisan families with 5% collateral-free loans, toolkit e-vouchers of Rs 15,000 and training stipends.
Mohammed Siraj took 6/21 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 50 in the Asia Cup final at Colombo on September 17, 2023; India chased 51/0 in 6.1 overs to win by 10 wickets with a record 263 balls to spare - an eighth Asia Cup title. Kuldeep Yadav was Player of the Series.
On September 18, 2023, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau told Parliament that agencies were pursuing 'credible allegations' of a potential link between Indian government agents and the June 18 killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia. Both countries expelled senior diplomats and India suspended visa services for Canadians.
Azerbaijan's one-day offensive (September 19-20, 2023) forced the surrender of Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian forces. About 100,000 ethnic Armenians - nearly the entire population - fled to Armenia, and the breakaway republic of Artsakh was dissolved by decree on September 28, 2023.
During the September 18-22 special session, the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill reserving one-third of Lok Sabha and state assembly seats for women was passed by the Lok Sabha 454-2 on September 20 and the Rajya Sabha 214-0 on September 21; the President assented on September 28 as the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act. It takes effect after a census and delimitation.
The 19th Asian Games opened in Hangzhou, China on September 23, 2023, having been postponed from 2022 due to COVID-19. India sent 661 athletes in 35 sports and went on to a record 106-medal haul.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023, returning 121.6 grams of rubble from asteroid Bennu collected in 2020 - the first US asteroid sample return. The spacecraft continued on to asteroid Apophis as OSIRIS-APEX.
The US Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon on September 26, 2023, alleging monopolistic practices in its marketplace.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
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