NEWS 03-09-2023. News For 4th-Sep (Monday) *National* 1. PM Narendra Modi has announced that the site where Vikram Lander and Rover Pragyan landed on the Lunar surface will be named *Shiva Shakti Point* & Aug 23rd will be celebrated as the *National Space Day*. 2. ISRO has successfully launched its ADITYA L1 mission on 2nd Sept. Aditya L1 will be ISRO’s 2 space-based astronomy mission after AstroSat launched in 2015. Aditya 1 was renamed as Aditya-L1. The Aditya 1 was meant to observe only the solar corona. 3. Nitin Gadkari launched the world's first 100% Ethanol-fueled car *"Innova Hycross Flex Fuel"*. 4. The largest domestically constructed 700 MW nuclear power plant, situated in Kakrapar, Gujarat, has initiated operations at its full capacity. *International* 1. PM Narendra Modi was awarded with the second-highest civilian honour of Greece *'The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour'*. 2. India has handed over the B20 presidency to Brazil to host G20 in 2024. *Sports* 1. Magnus Carlsen, won his first Chess World Cup, after defeating India's chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a tie-breaker. 2. Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 with a throw of 88.17m held in Budapest, Hungary. *Defence* 1. The MoD has signed a contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited for the acquisition of 5 Fleet Support Ships (FSS) for the Indian Navy. 2. The Indian Army has signed contracts for the procurement of 130 tethered drones and 19 tank-driving simulators under Emergency Procurement (EP) from Bengaluru-based firm NewSpace. 3. The IAF contingent participated in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23, a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise held at Cairo Air Base, Egypt. < < Back