Maharashtra government will observe September 17 as ‘Industries Day’ as part of its effort to provide balanced growth to existing small, medium and large scale enterprises and render assistance for setting up new industries to boost the State’s financial health.

Player auctions for the 4th Hockey India League will start in Delhi today; 135 Indian and 142 foreign players will go under the hammer. Six teams will bid for players from India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, England, South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, Malaysia, Japan and Korea.

India celebrates Vinayaka Chaturthi today. The festivities will start with the installation of lakhs of idols across the country. The idols will be immersed on September 27. Assocham estimates Ganeshotsav generates revenues of ₹20,000 crore across the country.

In the US , the Federal Reserve will today kick off a crucial two-day meeting. Market expectations for a rate hike have recently been tempered by concerns about global market volatility and economic growth. If the Fed chief Janet Yellen raises rates, it would be the first increase in nearly a decade.

The 60-day period that the US Congress gave itself to vote against the global deal with Iran over its nuclear programme ends on Thursday. US Senate Democrats on Tuesday, for the second time in a week, blocked legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration and other world powers with Tehran.

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