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Monthly Current Affairs Capsule & Quiz
September 2019
8 US made Apache attack helicopters
inducted into IAF to enhance combat
capabilities
United States-made Apache AH-64E attack
helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air
Force, at the Pathankot Air Force station.
The addition of the Apache fleet will
bring in lethal firepower with great
accuracy and significantly enhance the
IAF's combat capabilities.
The AH-64E Apache is one of the
world's most advanced multi-role
combat helicopters.
The IAF had signed a multi-billion
dollar contract with the US
Government and Boeing Ltd in
September 2015 for purchase of 22
Apache helicopters.
Bangladesh signs agreement with Reliance
Power of India to set up the gas-based
plant in Meghnahat
Government of Bangladesh signed an
agreement with Reliance Power of India to
set up 750 Mega Watt gas-based power plant
in Meghnahat near Dhaka.
The construction of the plant will be
completed by 2022.
A Memorandum of Understanding has
also been signed with Petro Bangla to
set up 500 Million standard cubic feet
per day LNG terminal at Kutubdia
Island near Chittagong in Bangladesh.
The US and 10 ASEAN navies begin first joint
military exercises in Southeast Asia
The United States and 10 Southeast Asian countries
kicked off maritime drills
The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise
(AUMX) between the regional bloc and
Washington will last for five days, starting
September 2 at the Sattahip Naval Base in
Thailand and ending in Singapore.
The drills come at a time of stepped-up U.S.
engagement in the region and tensions
between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations
over the South China Sea.
Indo-Lanka Joint Naval Exercise SLINEX 2019
The annual Joint Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise
- SLINEX 2019 is scheduled to be held from 07
September 2019.
Sri Lankan Navy is sending two ships to India
to participate in the exercise with the Indian
Navy.
The offshore patrol vessels, SLNS Sindurala
and Suranimala left Trincomalee on are
scheduled to arrive at the port of
Visakhapatnam.
The week-long exercise will be attended by
323 Sri Lankan navy personnel including the
commanding flag officer of the naval fleet.
INS Tarkash at Lagos, Nigeria
As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to
Africa, Europe and Russia, Indian Naval Ship
Tarkash made a port call at Lagos, Nigeria for a
three-day visit.
The port call has been scheduled to celebrate
the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between India and
Nigeria.
INS Tarkash, commanded by Captain Sathish
Vasudev, is one of the most potent frontline
frigates of the Indian Navy equipped with a
versatile range of weapons and sensors.
The ship is part of the Indian Navy's Western
Fleet and under the Operational Command of
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western
Naval Command, based at Mumbai.
Tarkash will also undertake a Passage
Exercise at sea with NNS Unity on 08 Sep 19,
which will enhance interoperability between
both navies.
World Suicide Prevention Day: 10 September
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an
awareness day observed on 10 September every year.
The day is observed to provide worldwide
commitment and action to prevent suicides,
with various activities around the world since
2003.
The day is organized by the International
Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).
24th World Energy Congress to commence in
Abu Dhabi
The 24th World Energy Congress will commence in
Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab
Emirates.
The four-day World Energy Congress aims to
bring together international energy
stakeholders, including governments, private
and state corporations, academia and media.
With over 15,000 participants expected,
Congress is set to welcome over 250 high-
level speakers, 72 Ministers, 500 CEOs, 1000
media persons with 40,000 square-metre
exhibition space that will cover the entire
energy spectrum.
The theme of this World Energy Congress is
‘Energy for Prosperity’ which also represents
the ambitious and dynamic energy transition
of the country.
Vietnam opens Southeast Asia's largest solar
power farm
Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia's largest
solar power farm which has the capacity to produce
688 million kWh of electricity annually.
The Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex, a joint
venture with the Thai industrial group
B.Grimm Power Public Company, occupies
540 hectares in Tay Ninh province.
The complex was constructed on the Dau
Tieng Reservoir - the largest artificial lake in
Vietnam - and is expected to generate 10 per
cent of the country's solar energy to guarantee
supply to 320,000 homes.
It will also prevent the emission of 595,000
tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
every year.
Israel PM announces intention to annex Jordan
Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
announced his intention to annex the Jordan Valley,
a large swathe of the occupied West Bank if he wins
next week's election.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967
but stopped short of annexation.
Palestinians claim the whole of the West
Bank for a future independent state.
Netanyahu previously insisted Israel would
always retain a presence in the Jordan Valley
for security purposes.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib birth Centenary: 2
International Awards, 5 Academic Chairs to be
set up
Bangladesh government has made elaborate plans to
celebrate the birth anniversary of Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Sheikh Hasina said that the government will
set up two international awards and establish
five international chairs to commemorate the
birth centenary of Bangabandhu.
The Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh has
initiated a process to set up five
'Bangabandhu Chairs' abroad including at the
University of London and Visva Bharti
University in India.
Prime Minister Hasina said that a
Bangabandhu centre will be established at the
University of Cambridge and sculptures of
Bangabandhu will be installed at Madame
Tussauds Museum in London and the United
Nations Headquarters in the New York.
The government of Bangladesh has decided
to celebrate the ‘Mujib Year’ from March 17,
2020, to March 17, 2021, to mark the
centenary year of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
the first President of Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka flags off Pulathisi Express, a 'Make In
India' train
The strong ties between India and its southern
neighbour Sri Lanka received a boost when a newly
'Make In India' train rake was flagged of from
Colombo Fort Railway station.
The rake of Pulathisi Express was
manufactured in the Integral Coach Factory
(ICF) in Chennai.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena,
Transport Minister Arjuna Ranathunga and
Indian envoy to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh
Sandhu flagged off a new train to
Polonnaruwa from Colombo Fort Railway
station.
St. Vincent and Grenadines become 79th country
to join India-led International Solar Alliance
Saint Vincent and Grenadines became the 79th
country to join the International Solar Alliance
(ISA).
The International Solar Alliance is a group of
121 solar resource-rich countries with
headquarters in Gurugram, India.
The organisation aims to deploy over 1,000
gigawatts of solar energy and mobilise more
than USD 1,000 billion into solar power by
2030.
Points to remember
St. Vincent and Grenadines Capital:
Kingstown
Currency: Eastern Caribbean dollar
The UK announces two-year post-study work visa
for all foreign students
The UK government announced a two-year post-
study work visa for all international students who
will be coming into the country from the academic
year 2020-21.
This new graduate immigration route will be
open for all international students, including
those from India, who have completed a
degree at an undergraduate level or above at
an institution approved by UK Higher
Education Provider.
This will allow international students to stay
in the UK after they complete their studies for
a period of up to 2 years to work, to look for
work.
Scientists identify the largest flying animal in
history
Scientists unveiled a new species of pterosaur, which
is among the largest ever flying animals, according
to a study from the Queen Mary University of
London.
The pterosaur's name ‘Cryodrakon boreas’
roughly translates to 'frozen dragon of the
north wind' in tribute to the landscape of the
Albertan winter.
Cryodrakon boreas was a flying reptile with
a wingspan of up to 10 metres which lived
during the Cretaceous period around 77
million years ago.
World Ozone Day: 16 September
World Ozone Day is observed on 16 September
every year to spread awareness among people about
the depletion of the Ozone Layer.
In 1994, the UN General Assembly
proclaimed this day as the International Day
for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer,
commemorating the date of the signing, in
1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
The theme of World Ozone Day 2019 is '32
years and Healing'.
Poland’s Foreign Minister unveils memorial
dedicated to Polish World War 2 refugees in
Kolhapur
Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Marcin Przydacz
inaugurated the museum in Kolhapur, where around
5000 Polish people took asylum during the World
War-2.
A Memorial Museum was built to
commemorates the asylum seekers.
When Poland was caught between Adolf
Hitler’s Germany and Josef Stalin’s Russia
during the Second World War, a stream of
refugees made their way to Valivade village
in Kolhapur district, 235 km from Pune.
World Bamboo Day: 18 September
World Bamboo Day is observed every year on the
18th of September by the World Bamboo
Organization to generate awareness about
conserving and promoting the bamboo industry.
Known as poor man’s timber, bamboo is
omnipresent in tribal cultures and community
living.
Restructured National Bamboo Mission was
approved by the Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs in 2018.
India is the world’s second-largest cultivator
of bamboo after China with over 130 species.
Sri Lanka unveils South Asia’s tallest tower
Sri Lanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower,
costing over $100 million, 80% of which has been
funded by China under the controversial Belt and
Road Initiative (BRI).
The 350-metre-tall 17-storey Lotus Tower,
located in the heart of Colombo city,
comprises a television tower, a hotel, a
telecommunications museum, restaurants,
auditorium, an observation deck, a shopping
mall and a conference centre.
The tower spread over an area of 30,600 sq.
metres was constructed at a cost of over $100
million, 80% of which was funded by China.
Mongolian President arriving in New Delhi on a
five-day state visit
President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga is
arriving in New Delhi on a five day State visit.
He will be accompanied by a high-level
official and business delegation.
Mr Battulga will be accorded ceremonial
reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
During his stay, the Mongolian President will
visit Agra, Bodh Gaya and Bengaluru.
Mr Battulga's visit to India will be the first
State visit by a Mongolian President in last 10
years.
International Day of Peace: 21 September
The International Day of Peace, also known as World
Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned day
observed annually on 21 September.
It is dedicated to world peace, and
specifically the absence of war and violence,
such as might be occasioned by a temporary
ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian
aid access.
The day was first celebrated in 1981 and is
kept by many nations, political groups,
military groups, and people.
World Rhino Day: 22 September
World Rhino Day is observed every year on 22
September.
It is a global event established to celebrate the
world's five rhinoceros species, and to reflect
on the challenges facing them.
World Rhino Day was first established in
2010 in South Africa, this day has now
gained international recognition and it is
celebrated by a variety of organizations and
individuals from around the world.
International Day of Sign Languages: 23
September
International Day of Sign Languages was observed
on 23 September.
The objective of the day is to raise awareness
of the importance of sign language in the full
realization of the human rights of people who
are deaf.
Sign languages are fully-fledged natural
languages, structurally distinct from the
spoken languages.
The theme of the day is ‘Sign Language
Rights for All’.
World’s first camel hospital at Dubai set to
expand its facilities
World’s first camel hospital in Dubai is set to expand
its facilities by an additional 50 per cent in response
to the increase in demand for its services.
Historically, camels, known as the ‘Ship of
the Desert’ were a source of transport as well
as food and milk in the region.
The camel has continued to be an integral part
of the UAE’s society and culture to this day,
with select breeds used for camel racing, a
sport highly popular among Emiratis.
The camel hospital, built at an estimated cost
of 40 million Dirhams, opened its doors in
2017 to meet the demand in the UAE for an
advanced medical facility dedicated to
treating camels.
World Tourism Day: 27 September
The United Nations World Tourism Organization
announced 27th September as World Tourism Day in
1980 and has been celebrating the day since then.
The objective is to acquaint people with the
social, economic, cultural and political
importance of tourism and make them
responsible tourists in turn.
Each year sees a new theme and a new
country as a host.
This year for the first time India will be
hosting World Tourism Day which has the
theme ‘Tourism and Jobs: a better future for
all’.
Japan launches ‘World's Biggest Transport
SpaceShip’ for Space Station
Japan launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the
International Space Station after a fire early this
month delayed the mission.
The H-2B rocket lifted off at 1:05 am local
time (1605 GMT) with cargo vessel
Kounotori8.
The launch took place from the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency's
Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern
Japan.
Kounotori8, meaning "white stork" in
Japanese, intends to deliver about 5.3 tonnes
of supplies to astronauts at the ISS, including
fresh food and water as well as batteries and
devices needed for experiments.
World Rabies Day: 28 September
World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on 28
September.
The day is observed to raise awareness about
rabies prevention and to highlight progress in
defeating this horrifying disease.
28 September also marks the anniversary of
Louis Pasteur's death, the French chemist and
microbiologist, who developed the first
rabies vaccine.
2019 theme: Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate
Saudi Arabia abolishes abaya rule and announces
new visa scheme
Saudi Arabia announced new visa scheme for 49
countries across the globe as part of its efforts to
boost the Kingdom's tourism sector.
The Kingdom has also appealed to foreign
companies to invest in a sector it hopes will
contribute 10 percent of gross domestic
product by 2030.
The Kingdom's president of the Saudi
Commission for Tourism and National
Heritage, Ahmed Al Khateeb, has said that
abayas will not be mandatory for women
tourists, including public beaches.
Access to the Muslim holy cities of Makkah
and Medina is restricted.
Currently, only citizens of Bahrain, Kuwait,
Oman, and the UAE can travel freely to the
country.
International Day for Universal Access to
Information: 28 September
September 28 is the International Day for Universal
Access to Information (IDUAI).
This year UNESCO is commemorating the
International Day for Universal Access to
Information with a series of ‘Open Talks’.
The day was inaugurated in November 2015
and was first held on 28 September 2016.
2019 theme : Leaving No One Behind!
World Heart Day: 29 September
World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September of
every year.
It is aimed at drawing people’s attention to
heart illness and the range of associated
health issues.
The day is commemorated to promote
different preventative steps and changes in
lifestyle to avoid any cardiovascular diseases,
like a heart attack, stroke, heart failure and
any other condition related to the same.
Nepal releases coins to mark Guru Nanak Dev's
550th birth anniversary
To celebrate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak
Dev, the Nepal Rastra Bank has issued
commemorative coins.
In special ceremony coins of 2,500, 1,000 and
100 Nepali rupees were launched in
Kathmandu.
Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dr. Chiranjibi
Nepal and Indian Ambassador Manjeev
Singh Puri released commemorative coins.
International Translation Day: 30 September
International Translation Day is celebrated every
year on 30 September.
The celebrations have been promoted by the
International Federation of Translators (FIT)
ever since it was set up in 1953.
The day coincides with the feast day of St.
Jerome, a Christian scholar and priest who
was the first person to translate the Bible into
Latin from the original Hebrew.
The biggest festival of Nepal ‘Bada Dashain’
begins
Bada Dashain, the biggest festival of Nepal has
begun.
The festival starts on the first day of
Navaratri.
Devotees performed Ghatsthapana and
sowed maize and barley seeds for
germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley
shoots) in various parts of the country.
The 15-day festival is celebrated in the month
of Ashwin.
During Dashain, people worship goddess
Durga for nine days.
September month to be celebrated as 'Rashtriya
Poshan Maah'
The entire month of September will be celebrated as
the Rashtriya Poshan Maah.
This year the theme is ‘Complementary
Feeding’.
POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial
convergence mission with the vision to
address malnutrition with a targeted approach
by 2022.
Under the Poshan Abhiyaan, the government
has set a target to reduce the stunting rate in
children from 35 per cent to 25 per cent.
The programme aims at achieving
improvement in the nutritional status of
children up to six years of age, adolescent
girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Centre approves Gorewada International Zoo in
Nagpur
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the
approval for the new Gorewada International Zoo to
be inaugurated in Nagpur district of Maharashtra.
The Zoo will have attractions like Bio Park,
Indian Safari, African Safari, Night Safari,
Research, Education and Training, facilities
for tourists, etc.
The Government of Maharashtra has
accorded permission for establishing the
International Zoo, through Forest
Development Corporation of Maharashtra
Limited (FDCM. Ltd.), Nagpur.
Mumbai ranked 45th, Delhi 52nd on world’s safe
cities list
According to a report by Economist Intelligence
Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city
on the Safe Cities Index (SCI), while Delhi stood at
the 52nd position.
Cities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region
made up six of the top-10 safest cities with
Tokyo taking the top spot.
Singapore and Osaka came second and third,
while Sydney and Melbourne also made it to
the top-10 cities list.
Google Doodle honours Amrita Pritam on 100th
birth anniversary
The 100th birth anniversary of Indian novelist,
essayist and poet Amrita Pritam was celebrated with
a Google Doodle.
Google has honoured the day with a doodle,
which is a reference to her autobiography
Kala Gulab, which revealed many details of
her personal life.
Amrita Pritam, considered the greatest 20th-
century Punjabi poet, has published 28 novels
including Pinjar, a tale set during the time of
partition, which was also adapted into a
movie.
She is the first woman recipient of the
prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956
and also won the Jnanpith Award and the
Padma Vibhushan.
India hits out at Pakistan on raising Kashmir
issue during South Asian Speakers’ summit
India hit out strongly at Pakistan when the latter tried
to raise the Kashmir issue during the fourth South
Asian Speakers’ summit which began in Maldives
capital Male.
The two-day meeting focuses on achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals.
India is being represented by Lok Sabha
speaker Om Birla and other senior officials.
The summit is due to end with the adoption
of the Malé Declaration with a summary of
conclusions and recommendations.
VP M Venkaiah Naidu dedicates country's
longest electrified rail tunnel to nation
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu dedicated the
country's longest electrified rail tunnel between
Cherlopalli and Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh and the
electrified railway line between Venkatachalam and
Obulavaripalli.
The length of the rail tunnel is 6.6 kilometre.
The tunnel, built at a cost of Rs 437 crore.
Besides inaugurating the re-modelled yard at
Guduru railway station, the Vice-President
also flagged-off a new intercity super fast
express train between Guduru and
Vijayawada.
Get ready to pay higher penalties for traffic
violations
The amended provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act,
which hike the penalty for traffic rules violation have
come into force.
As many as 63 clauses of the Act, which
correspond to an increase in the fine for
traffic rule violation came into force at
midnight on 1 September.
The fine for jumping red-light has been
revised from 1,000 rupees earlier to 5,000
rupees now.
Driving without wearing a seat belt, which
earlier invited a fine of 100 rupees will now
attract a fine of 1,000 rupees.
The fine for rash driving has also been
revised from 1,000 rupees to 5,000 rupees.
And if caught for drunken driving, one needs
to cough up a hefty fine of 10,000 rupees.
GST collection in August stands at Rs 98,202 cr
GST collection in the month of August stood at 98
thousand 202 crore rupees.
The Finance Ministry said the total number of
GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of July
up to 31st of August is around 76 lakh.
The total revenue earned by the Central
Government and the State Governments after
regular settlement in the month of August
2019 is 40 thousand 898 crore rupees for
CGST and 40 thousand 862 crores for the
SGST.
UNCCD COP14 begins in Greater Noida
The 14th Conference of Parties, COP14 to the
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
began at Greater Noida.
As India assumed COP presidency for
two years, Union Minister of
Environment, Forest and Climate
Change Prakash Javadekar expressed
optimism towards restoring land
ecology and environment.
The COP14 is to discuss various issues
of land such as sustainable land
management, reversing land
degradation, mitigating drought,
halting desertification, addressing sand
and dust storms.
Western Odisha districts celebrating
Agrarian festival 'Nuakhai'
The much-awaited day, Nuakahi, for the
people of western Odisha districts came with
much pomp and gaiety.
The major agrarian festival of this
region is being celebrated in every
nook and corner collectively with
much fanfare and religious fervour.
People offer the newly harvested crop
called Nabanha to their respective
presiding deities.
Haryana govt announces about Rs 5,000 cr
interest, penalty waiver on crop loans
The BJP-led Haryana Government has
announced a 4,750 crore rupees waiver on
interest and penalty on crop loans.
This will benefit around 10 lakh
farmers of the state.
The farmers whose bank accounts
were declared Non-Performing Assets
(NPAs) by these banks and were
unable to renew their loans will now be
able to do so.
The five per cent penalty imposed on
farmers who failed to repay loans
taken from PACS will now be
completely waived.
Varun Dhawan's 'Coolie No.1' first
Bollywood film set to go plastic-free
Bollywood has taken lead to promote India’s
plastic-free movement with Varun Dhawan's
upcoming movie "Coolie No. 1" becoming
the first Bollywood film to go plastic-free.
The movie’s producer Deepshikha
Deshmukh announced that the movie
is going plastic-free and urged her
peers to do the same.
This comes days after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in his Independence
Day speech, urged people to shun
single-use plastic and encouraged
usage of jute and cloth bags to protect
the environment.
PM Modi arrives in Vladivostok to hold India-
Russia Annual Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in
Vladivostok on a two-day visit to Russia.
PM Modi will attend the 5th Eastern
Economic Forum (EEF) beginning in
Vladivostok.
Prime Minister will also hold the 20th India-
Russia Annual Summit with Russian
President Vladimir Putin
PM Modi will the chief guest at the Eastern
Economic Forum.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019
As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation,
a joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas -
2019 is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mc
Chord, Washington, the USA from 05-18 September
2019.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest
joint running military training and defence
corporation endeavours between India and
USA.
This will be the 15th edition of the joint
exercise hosted alternately between the two
countries.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas will provide an
opportunity to the armed forces of both
countries to train in an integrated manner at
Battalion level with joint planning at Brigade
level.
Asia's only 5th Generation - VR based simulator
centre launched at Chennai by AASI
Asia's first 5th Generation Virtual Reality based
Advanced Driver Training Simulator Centre was
launched at the Automobile Association of Southern
India Centre (AASI), Chennai.
In the first 6 months, AASI will train 200
Ambulance drivers free of cost, under 'Safe
Drivers Campaign'.
The patented simulator was ideated, designed
and developed by Chennai based Red
Chariots Technologies Pvt Ltd.
The training session is a combination of
level-based practical learning modules
coupled with self-learning theory modules
through an interactive e-learning quiz app
built in-house.
ESIC Signs an Agreement with SBI for Payments
To ESIC Beneficiaries on Real-Time Basis
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed
between the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
(ESIC) and State Bank of India.
In accordance with the agreement, the SBI
would provide e-payment services directly to
the bank accounts of all ESIC beneficiaries
and payees without any manual intervention
as an integrated and automated process.
The e-payment integration would affect
statutory benefit payments to ESIC
beneficiaries as well as other payees on a
real-time basis.
The new system will benefit all stakeholders
of ESIC.
Vaishno Devi Shrine tops the list of 'Swachh
Iconic Places'
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and
Kashmir has been adjudged as the Best Swachh
Iconic place in the country in the 'Swachh Iconic
Places'.
The list was released by the Ministry of Jal
Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and
Sanitation.
The Shrine has been adjudged on the basis of
the overall improvement in sanitation.
The Shrine was in direct competition with
dozen other iconic places including
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Maharashtra),
Taj Mahal (Uttar Pradesh), Tirupati Temple
(Andhra Pradesh) Golden Temple (Punjab)
Manikarnika Ghat (Varanasi), Ajmer Sharif
Dargah (Rajasthan) among others.
In 2018, the Shrine was also declared as the
cleanest religious place by the IndiaToday
Group.
New Delhi slips 6 notches in world's most liveable
cities ranking
The national capital has dropped by six places to rank
118th on a list of the world's most liveable cities.
It is mainly due to an increase in cases of
petty crimes and poor air quality, according
to an annual survey by the Economist
Intelligence Unit.
Mumbai also fell two places since last year to
rank 119th on the list topped by Vienna
(Austria) for the second consecutive year.
India jumps to 34th rank on world travel and
tourism competitiveness index
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF)
report, India has jumped six places to claim 34th spot
on world Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index
2019.
In 2015, India had been ranked at 52nd and at
40th in 2017.
Spain tops the ranking index followed by
France and Germany.
According to the WEF report, over 1.5 crore
international tourists arrived in India while
the share of travel and tourism industry was
3.6 per cent and that of industry employment
was 5.1 per cent.
Teachers' Day: 05 September
Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year on September
5 to honour Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth
anniversary.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as
India’s first Vice President from 1952-1962
and as India’s second President from 1962-
1967.
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan believed that
"teachers should be the best minds in the
country".
Points to remember
World Teachers' Day, established by
UNESCO in 1994, on 5 October
CBI's 1st national conference on cybercrime
investigation inaugurated
CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla inaugurated the
1st National Conference on Cyber Crime
Investigation and Cyber Forensics at CBI
Headquarters in New Delhi.
The two-day conference covers one of the
mandates of CBI which is to investigate
crimes with inter-state and international
ramifications.
The conference is aimed at creating the
platform and bringing together investigators,
lawyers, forensic experts and academia to
discuss challenges related to cybercrime and
ways to find solutions.
Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rahman
Lakhvi and Masood Azhar declared terrorists
under UAPA
India's most wanted Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed,
Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Masood Azhar have
been declared terrorists under the recently amended
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act.
They have been declared individual terrorists
under the amended terror law by the
government.
Masood Azhar is designated as a global
terrorist by the United Nations under the
United Nations Security Council Resolution
1267 on the 1st of May this year.
Delhi to include OBC, General category students
in Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana
The Delhi Cabinet has decided to include other
backward class (OBC) and general category students
in its 'Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana'.
The government also enhance financial
assistance from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. one lakh for
coaching for various competitive exams.
Earlier, the scheme was only for the
scheduled caste category students under
which financial assistance of up to Rs. 40,000
would be provided.
Country's first 'Fun Zone' for children at
Visakhapatnam railway station
With an aim to cut down the monotony of prolonged
waiting periods on railway stations and to make it an
enjoyable experience, particularly for children, a fun
zone has been set up by the Railways at the
Visakhapatnam railway station.
The gaming zone has various sets of
interesting games to enthral children as well
as adults.
According to the South Coast Railway Zone,
the Fun Zone is the first of its kind in the
country.
The games ranging from video shooting to
other indoor games aim to keep children
engaged during long waiting hours at
platforms.
The Fun Zone will have all the high-tech
gaming activities at par with game parlours.
Mini Conclave of First Investor Summit-2019
held in Leh
After the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, the Mini
Conclave of First Jammu and Kashmir Investor
Summit-2019 is held in Leh.
Despite the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
are going to be the Union Territories from 1st
November onwards.
The First-ever Global Investors Summit is to
be held in Jammu & Kashmir from 12 to 14
October this year.
Gujarat Govt, Delaware State of America sign
MoU for sister-state
Gujarat Government and the Delaware State of
America signed MoU -Memorandum of
Understanding for sister state.
MoU was signed in Gandhinagar when a
delegation of Delaware State of America
called on Gujarat Chief Minister Delaware’s
Vijay Rupani.
MoU was signed by Gujarat Chief Minister
and Delaware’s Secretary of state.
This is the first sister-state MoU signed by
Gujarat with any state of America.
India among top 10 nations in gold reserves
India has pipped the Netherlands to move into the list
of top ten countries in terms of total gold reserves.
According to the World Gold Council, India
has gold reserves totalling 618.2 tonnes,
which is marginally higher than the
Netherlands’ reserves of 612.5 tonnes.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) occupies
the third position after the U.S. and Germany.
Indian ranked 9th in individual country
ranking, excluding IMF, and ranked 10th
including IMF.
Points to remember
World Gold Council Headquarters: London,
United Kingdom
CEO: David Tait
India announces 1 Billion Dollar line of credit for
the development of Russia's Far East
India announced a line of credit worth one Billion US
dollars for the development of the Far East region of
Russia.
Addressing the Plenary Session of 5th
Eastern Economic Forum, EEF, in
Vladivostok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
said this announcement will prove to be a
take-off point for India's 'Act Far East' policy.
Russian region is full of resources which
provide an opportunity for Russia and its
friends.
The Prime Minister thanked Russian
President Vladimir Putin for inviting him as
the chief guest at the EEF for his love for
India.
India, South Korea sign two major agreements
India and South Korea have signed two major
agreements to further defence educational exchanges
and extend logistical support to each other’s Navies.
The agreements will help enhance defence
co-operation between the two countries.
The agreements were signed after the talks
between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and
his South Korean counterpart Jeong
Kyeongdoo in Seoul.
The two Ministers also exchanged views on
regional and international developments of
mutual interest.
Mr Singh also paid homage at the National
Cemetery of Korea to the brave martyrs who
had laid down their lives for the Korean
nation.
WHO and South-East Asia Region plans to
banish measles, rubella by 2023
Member-countries of the World Health Organisation
(WHO) South-East Asia Region has resolved to
eliminate highly infectious childhood killer diseases
measles and rubella by 2023.
A resolution to eliminate the diseases was
adopted at the 72nd session of the WHO
Regional Committee for South-East Asia in
Delhi.
Measles elimination and rubella control have
been a regional flagship priority since 2014.
India continues to grapple with 39,299 cases,
ranking fourth among 194 countries in the
number of measles cases registered between
July 2018 and June 2019.
6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
The 6th India-China Strategic Economic
Dialogue(SED) will be held in New Delhi from 7-9
September 2019.
The Dialogue will comprise of round table
meetings of Joint Working Groups (JWG) on
Infrastructure, Energy, High-Tech, Resource
Conservation, Pharmaceuticals and Policy
coordination followed by technical site visits
and closed-door G2G meetings.
The Indian side will be led by Vice
Chairman, NITI Aayog and the Chinese side
by Chairman, NDRC.
The 5th SED was held in Beijing on April 14,
2018, right before the informal Wuhan
Summit between the leaders of the two
countries.
Edelweiss, SBI sign pact for co-origination of
loans to MSMEs
ECL Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Edelweiss
Financial Services Limited and State Bank of India
(SBI) have signed a co-origination agreement, which
aims to increase access to credit for micro, small and
medium enterprises.
It plans to provide business loans, machinery
loans and SME asset-backed loans ranging
from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 50 lakh at a blended rate
of interest.
This is the third co-origination agreement for
Edelweiss, after Bank of Baroda and Central
Bank of India.
Chandrayaan-2: 95% of mission objectives
accomplished, says ISRO
ISRO says despite the loss of communication with
Vikram Lander, 90 to 95 per cent of the mission
objectives have been accomplished.
The Orbiter has already been placed in the
orbit around the moon.
The Orbiter camera is the highest resolution
camera in any lunar mission so far and shall
provide high-resolution images which will be
immensely useful to the global scientific
community.
The statement said Vikram Lander followed
the planned descent trajectory from its orbit
of 35 Km to just below 2 km above the
surface.
1st conference of Military Medicine for the SCO
Member States to be held in New Delhi
The first conference of Military Medicine for
Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) Member
States will be held in New Delhi on 12 - 13
September 2019.
The conference will be the first Military co-
operation event hosted by India, under the
SCO Defence Co-operation Plan 2019-2020,
after it became an SCO Member State in
2017.
The conference will be conducted with the
aim to share best practices in the field of
military medicine, build capacities and
overcome common challenges.
PM Modi inaugurates first 'Make in India' metro
coach in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first
Metro Coach in Mumbai under the ‘Make in India’
initiative at Jio World Centre, Maharashtra, Mumbai.
The coach, the first in the list of 500 to be
delivered to the Mumbai Metro Rail
Corporation, has been built by Bharat Earth
Movers (BEML) at its Bengaluru facility in
flat 75 days.
Maharashtra is pumping in over Rs 1.2 lakh
crore to build 14 metro corridors stretching
337-km over the next decade.
Rohit Sharma Launches Campaign to save
Rhinos in India
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma is launching
‘Rohit4Rhinos campaign’, in partnership with WWF
India and Animal Planet, to help build awareness for
the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned
Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino.
In a campaign launching on Animal Planet to
commemorate World Rhino Day on
September 22, Rohit pledges to do his bit to
save the "vulnerable" species from
extinction.
The Indian rhinoceros faces several threats,
including poaching, habitat loss and mass
mortality from inbreeding and disease.
CBSE partners with Microsoft for capacity
building of teachers
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
has joined hands with Microsoft to conduct capacity
building programmes for high school teachers and
integrate cloud-powered technology in teaching.
The programme will cater to teac
IAF completes the first level of astronaut selection
for Gaganyaan
The first level of selection of Indian astronauts for
Mission Gaganyaan has been completed at the
Institute of Aerospace Medicine by the Indian Air
Force (IAF).
The Gaganyaan mission was announced by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his
Independence Day speech last year, is
scheduled to launch by December 2021.
The mission entails placing a three-member
crew into a low-Earth orbit for a period of
seven days.
If successful, it will make India the fourth
country to independently send human beings
into space.
The chosen astronauts will then be sent to
Russia by November for 15 months of
training.
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter locates Lander Vikram
on the surface of the moon
In a significant development relating to the lunar
mission Chandrayaan-2, the Lander Vikram has been
located on the surface of the moon.
The Chairman of the national space agency
ISRO, Dr K Sivan has said, a thermal image
of the Lander has been captured by the
Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2.
The thermal image has been captured by the
‘Imaging Infra-Red Spectrometer’ that is
fitted on the Orbiter.
The spectrometer is one of the eight scientific
instruments that are onboard the Orbiter.
The Orbiter is meticulously revolving around
the moon and has eight important payloads
on it including the Infra-Red device.
Article 371 providing special provisions for NE
states will not be tampered
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that
Article 371, which provides special provisions for
North-Eastern states, will not be tampered.
Addressing the 68th Plenary of the North
Eastern Council (NEC) in Guwahati, Mr.
Shah allayed apprehensions of North Eastern
people regarding Article 371.
Article 371 of the Constitution includes
“special provisions” for 11 states, including
six states of the Northeast.
Government to spend 3.5 lakh crore rupees in the
next five years on Jal Jeevan Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that
the central government will spend 3.5 lakh crore
rupees in the next five years on 'Jal Jeevan Mission'.
The aim of the mission is to deliver potable
water at every household across the country.
Jal Jeevan Mission has been launched in
order to free women from the trouble of
having to toil hard to fetch water.
Jal Jeevan Mission involves saving water and
delivering water at one's doorstep.
President Kovind embarks on 9-day visit to
Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia
President Ram Nath Kovind embarked on an official
nine-day visit to Iceland, Switzerland, and Slovenia.
Kovind arrived in Iceland and hold talks with
his Icelandic counterpart Gudni Th.
The second leg of the visit to Switzerland will
begin on September 11.
The final leg of the visit to Slovenia will
begin on September 15 and mark the first-
ever visit by an Indian President to the
country.
Points to Remember
Iceland capital: Reykjavík
Switzerland Capital: Bern
Slovenia capital: Ljubljana
Multilingual Mobile App ‘CHC Farm
Machinery’ launched for farmers
Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala
launched a multilingual Mobile App “CHC Farm
Machinery” during a conference on Crop Residue
Management in New Delhi.
Farmers can now get affordable access to
cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps.
It will allow farmers to avail custom hiring
services of CHCs located in a radius of 50
km.
The App connects the farmers with Custom
Hiring Service Centers in their area.
The Minster sought ideas from farmers to
ensure zero burning in all villages.
International conference ‘ANGAN’ being
organized in New Delhi
A three-day-long International conference ANGAN
(Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-
habitat) for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector
is being organized by the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency in New Delhi.
Indo-German Technical Cooperation is also
partnering in the event.
Experts and policymakers from sixteen
countries are participating in this event to
discuss various alternative options and
technologies in the field of design and
construction of energy-efficient commercial
as well as residential buildings.
The three-day-long event will provide a
platform to deliberate on the interdependence
between organizations, systems
sustainability and feedback loops for better
resource efficiency.
First Helicopter summit held in Dehradun
The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised India's
first-ever helicopter summit in Dehradun.
The Indian Air Force was invited to the
summit to talk on the "role of IAF helicopters
in MEDEVAC (Medical evacuation) at the
national level".
The conclave was attended by Uttarakhand
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the
Aviation Secretary, and the Chief Secretary
of Uttarakhand, amongst others.
India, ADB sign 200-million dollar loan
agreement for upgrading roads in Maharashtra
India and Asian Development Bank, ADB signed a
200-million dollar loan agreement for upgrading
rural roads in 34 districts of Maharashtra to improve
road safety.
The Finance Ministry said the project will
improve the condition of about two thousand
100 kilometres of rural roads to all-weather
standards.
IPPB rolls out Aadhaar-enabled payment services
The government announced the rollout of Aadhaar
Enabled Payment System Services by India Post
Payments Bank, IPPB.
Minister for Communications, Electronics
and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad give a strong
boost to the Centre's efforts in expanding
access to financial services for millions of
unbanked and underbanked customers.
IPPB has become the single largest platform
in the country for providing interoperable
banking services to customers of any bank by
leveraging the last mile unprecedented reach
of the Postal network.
Mr Prasad congratulated the bank for
achieving the milestone of one crore
customers and exhorted them to achieve five
crore target in the next one year.
Points to Remember
IPPB MD and CEO : Suresh Sethi
PM Modi, Nepalese PM inaugurates Motihari-
Amlekhgunj oil pipeline
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal's Prime
Minister K.P.Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated
Motihari-Amlekhgunj cross border petroleum
products pipeline through video conference.
This is the first transnational petroleum
pipeline form India and first South Asian oil
pipeline corridor.
The landmark pipeline will ensure a smooth,
cost-effective and environment-friendly
supply of petroleum products to Nepal.
The 69 km long pipeline from Motihari in
Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal has been
constructed by India in just 15 months, half
of its 30 months deadline.
The cost of the pipeline is around three
hundred fifty crore rupees which are entirely
borne by Indian Oil Corporation.
PM Modi launches National Animal Disease
Control Programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
National Animal Disease Control Programme
(NADCP) for eradicating the Foot and Mouth
Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock from
Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.
The programme aims at vaccinating over 500
Million Livestock including cattle, buffalo,
sheep, goats and pigs against the disease.
It will be implemented for a period of five
years till 2024 at a cost of 12, 652 crore
rupees.
It also aims at vaccinating 36 million female
Bovine Calves annually in its fight against
the Brucellosis disease.
The objective of the programme is to control
Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis
by 2025 and their eradication by 2030.
IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for
Rafale
The Indian Air Force (IAF) resurrected the Air Force
Station Ambala-based 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows',
which will operate the first squadron of Rafale
fighter jets in the near future.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
presented a memento to Station Commander
Group Captain Harkirat Singh to
commemorate the occasion.
The squadron was formed at Ambala on 01st
Oct 1951 under the command of Flight
Lieutenant D L Springett and was then
equipped with Harvard-II B aircraft.
Under the command of then Wing
Commander BS Dhanoa, Golden Arrows
participated actively in Operation Safed
Sagar in 1999.
Centre sets up 3-member panel to oversee
bifurcation of J&K into two Union Territories
Centre has set up a three-member panel to oversee
the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two
Union Territories.
The committee will look into the distribution
of assets and liabilities of Jammu and
Kashmir between two successor Union
territories, which will come into existence on
the 31st of October this year.
The committee headed by Former Defence
Secretary Sanjay Mitra will have Retired IAS
officer Arun Goyal and Retired Indian Civil
Accounts Service officer Giriraj Prasad
Gupta as members.
On 5th of last month, the Centre had
announced the abrogation of the special
status given to J&K under Article 370 and
bifurcation of the state into the two UTs.
Kerala to set up India's first global trade centre
for women
In a first, Kerala is all set to set up India's first
International Women's Trade Centre (iWTC), in
consonance with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDs), in Kozhikode.
This initiative aims to accelerate women
entrepreneurship and secure gender parity
while providing women with a safe place
away from home to start new businesses, set
up or expand, and get their products marketed
globally.
The first phase of iWTC, being executed
under the Gender Park’s “Vision 2020”, is
scheduled to be completed by 2021.
Keralites celebrate Onam with full spirit
Keralites across the globe are celebrating their
biggest festival Onam.
The annual harvest festival of Onam falls in
the month of Chingam.
It is a 10-day long festival from Atham to
Thiruonam. Onam commemorates the return
of a mythical, righteous King Mahabali.
Irrespective of the caste and community,
Onam is being celebrated by Keralites across
the globe with full spirit.
NITI Aayog joins hands with McKinsey for first
digital capability centre
McKinsey & Company has secured a contract from
the NITI Aayog to set up India’s first digital
capability centre (DCC) at New Delhi.
The government will act as a facilitator to
bring together industry, academia and
research on one platform to help set up the
centre, which has to be driven by the private
sector.
The Aayog has lined up extensive
stakeholder consultations over the next few
months to firm up the plan.
DCC is a unique digital manufacturing
learning centre offering company leaders and
their workforces hands-on experience and
workshops in next-generation technology.
hers of classes eight to 10 and will be
conducted in 10 cities across the country.
As part of the programme, at least 1,000
teachers nominated by the CBSE will
undergo a three-day project-based training
for practical, hands-on knowledge of
Microsoft 365 tools such as OneNote,
Flipgrid, Teams and Outlook.
DRDO successfully flight-tests indigenously
developed MPATGM missile
In a major boost for Indian Army, Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO)
successfully flight tested indigenously developed
low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Antitank
Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the ranges of
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
The missile was launched from a man-
portable Tripod launcher and the target was
mimicking a functional tank.
The missile hit the target in top attack mode
and destroyed it with precision. All the
mission objectives were met.
This is the third series of successful testing of
MPATGM.
The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-
art Infrared Imaging Seeker along with
advanced avionics.
India's 2nd Scorpene-class submarine to be
commissioned on September 28
India's second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS
Khanderi will be commissioned into the Navy by
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Mumbai on
September 28.
The conventional diesel-electric submarine
has been manufactured by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai.
The first Scorpene-class submarine INS
Kalvari had been commissioned into the
Indian Navy on December 2017.
Under the Project 75 programme, India is
committed to building six Scorpene-class
submarines that also includes INS Kalvari
and INS Khanderi.
Indian Railways across the country is observing
“Swachhta-Hi-Seva Pakhwada” from 11th
September to 2nd October
Ministry of Railways is observing ‘Swachhta-Hi-
Seva Pakhwada’ across its entire network from 11th
September to 2nd October.
Indian Railways also undertook massive
Shramdaan with participation from all
stakeholders on plastic waste collection on
the first day of SHS.
Focus on plastic waste collection shall
continue throughout the Swachhta
Pakhwada.
Earlier the Minister of Railways has
instructed for 10 days cleanliness drive for
trains and stations starting 2nd September
2019.
Madhya Pradesh govt to allow people to adopt
cows online
The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to turn
to the state’s people to seek donations for its ‘Project
Gaushala’ by letting them adopt cows online.
People can adopt a cow for a minimum of 15
days and can go on supporting it till the
animal’s lifetime.
While a lifetime adoption costs Rs 3 lakh,
those willing to adopt a bovine for a year will
have to pay Rs 21,000.
Those adopting for a month will have to pay
Rs 2,100 and those willing to adopt for 15
days will have to pay Rs 1,100.
India hosts the first conference on military
medicine for SCO member nations
India is hosting the first conference on military
medicine for member nations of the Shanghai Co-
operation Organisation in New Delhi.
The two-day conference is being held with an
aim to share best practices in the field of
military medicine.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
attended the conference.
This is the first military co-operation event to
be organised in the country under the SCO
after it joined the organisation in 2017.
PM Modi launches Kisan Man Dhan Yojana for
small, marginal farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana’ at
Ranchi in Jharkhand.
The Scheme will secure the lives of Small
and Marginal Farmers by providing a pension
of 3,000 rupees per month to those who
attain 60 years of age.
According to an estimate, five crore farmers
across the country including 10 lakh in
Jharkhand will be benefited from this
scheme.
The Prime Minister also launched the
National Pension Scheme for the Traders and
The Self-Employed.
The scheme aims at providing a minimum
assured pension of 3,000 rupees to small
traders and self-employed after attaining the
age of 60 Years.
Free rail travel insurance of Rs 25 lakh each for
passengers on board Delhi-Lucknow Tejas
Passengers of IRCTC's Delhi-Lucknow Tejas
Express to get free Rs 25 lakh rail travel insurance.
The passengers of this train will also be given
the facility of using retiring rooms at
Lucknow junction station and executive
lounge at New Delhi Railway station and
lounge for meetings on-demand.
No concessions, privileges or duty passes
will be allowed on these trains.
Just like in flights, meals will be served by
onboard service staff by trolleys.
The inaugural run of Tejas Express was on 24
May 2017 from Mumbai to Goa.
White Water Rafting Expedition 'Rudrashila'
Flagged off at Jaisalmer
The white water Rafting Expedition christened
'RUDRASHILA' being undertaken by Kalidhar
Battalion was at Jaisalmer Military station.
The expedition christened 'Rudrashila' has
been organised to commemorate the 75th
Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion.
'Rudrashila' takes its name from the famed
Rudraprayag tributary of the Ganges River in
the Mountains of Uttarakhand.
'Kalidhar Battalion' was raised on 01
November 1943 and has participated in all
major operations of the Indian Army
including two overseas assignments in Korea
in 1953 and UN peacekeeping mission in
Congo in 2005-06.
Indo-Thailand Joint Military Exercise Maitree –
2019
Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 between
India and Thailand will be conducted at Foreign
Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya) from 16-29 Sep
2019.
Indian and Royal Thailand Army (RTA)
comprising 50 soldiers each will participate
in the exercise with an aim to share
experience gained during various counter-
terrorism operations in their respective
countries.
Exercise MAITREE is an annual training
event which is being conducted alternatively
in Thailand and India since 2006.
The joint military exercise will enhance the
level of defence co-operation between Indian
Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA)
which in turn will further foster defence
cooperation and bilateral relations between
the two nations.
Haryana CM launches two insurance schemes for
traders
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
launched two insurance schemes for traders.
An insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh would be
provided under the 'Mukhyamantri
VyapariSamuhikNiji
DurghatnaBeemaYojana', while an insurance
cover ranging from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh
would be provided under the 'Mukhyamantri
VyapariKshatipurti Beema Yojana'.
Traders registered under the Haryana Goods
and Service Tax (HGST) Act, 2017 would be
covered under these schemes.
He said the premium of Rs 38 crore for both
the insurance schemes would be paid by the
state government.
India joins the global antimicrobial resistance
research hub
India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance
(AMR) Research and Development (R&D) hub as a
new member.
This would expand the global partnership
working to address challenges and improve
coordination and collaboration in global
AMR research.
AMR is the ability of a microbe to resist the
effects of medication that once could
successfully treat the microbe.
Global AMR research and development hub
was launched in May 2018 on the margins of
the 71st session of the World Health
Assembly, following a call from G20 leaders
in 2017.
NCST recommends ‘tribal area’ status for
Ladakh under Sixth Schedule
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
(NCST) wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah and
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, recommending
that Ladakh be declared a tribal area under the Sixth
Schedule of the Constitution.
The Sixth Schedule provides for the
administration of tribal areas after setting up
the autonomous district and regional
councils.
The Home Ministry is the central authority
for declaring an area as a “tribal area”.
The Scheduled Tribes that inhabit the region
include Balti, Beda, Boto, Brokpa/Drokpa,
Changpa, Garra, Mon and Purigpa.
DRDO hands over second 'Netra' early warning
system to IAF
The Defence Research Development Organization
(DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning
plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force.
The Netra, an Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEWC) aircraft, had played a stellar
role during the Balakot airstrikes that had
been carried out by the IAF in February this
year.
It provided surveillance and radar coverage to
the five Mirage jets that bombed terror launch
pads in Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
province in Pakistan.
Designed and developed by scientists of the
DRDO, with assistance from the Bengaluru-
based Centre for Airborne Systems, the Netra
is fitted with indigenously developed
electronics and hardware.
Tata Group private partner in Indian Institute of
Skills, Mumbai
Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), on laid
the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills
(IIS) at Mumbai.
The objective of the institute is to provide
skill training in highly-specialised areas to
students who want to pursue technical
education after completing Class X and XII.
Tata Education Development Trust (TEDT)
was selected as the private partner for setting
up IIS at NSTI campus in Mumbai through a
competitive bidding process.
The Tata Group is investing about ₹300 crore
in the 4.5-acre campus.
The Union Cabinet had given its nod to set up
Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) in three cities,
Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Kanpur to give
wings to the Skill India Mission.
Hindi Diwas: 14 September
Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September
to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official
language of India.
On the occasion, the International Hindi
Conference was also organised by the World
Hindi Council in New Delhi.
Under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution,
Hindi written in Devanagari script was
adopted as the official language.
Engineers Day: 15 September
Engineers Day in India is observed every year on 15
September.
It is celebrated as a tribute to the greatest
Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir
Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya.
He was an engineering pioneer of India
whose genius reflected in harnessing of water
resources and building and consolidation of
dams across the country.
Visvesvaraya was also the chief engineer
responsible for the construction of the
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore, the
biggest in Asia at that time.
However, the Telangana state celebrates
Engineers day on July 11th on the birthday of
Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur.
14th Conference of Parties to UNCCD adopts
Delhi Declaration
The 14th Conference of Parties (COP-14) to the
United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD) came to a close with the
adoption of the Delhi Declaration.
During the extensive deliberations that lasted
for 12 days, COP-14 witnessed widespread
participation from over 9,000 participants
from across the globe at Greater Noida.
In Delhi Declaration, the parties expressed
support for new initiatives aiming to improve
human health and well-being, the health of
ecosystems and to advance peace and
security.
During the 12-day conference, COP 14 held
thought-provoking discussions on land
management, restoration of degraded land,
drought, climate change, renewable energy,
women empowerment, gender equality,
water scarcity and various other issues.
Arunachal Pradesh CM dedicates Dikshi
Hydroelectric Project to people of the state
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu
dedicated the Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to the
people of the state.
The 24 Mega Watt Hydroelectric Project has
been installed at Dikshi Village in West
Kameng District.
It is a Run-of-the-River project constructed
on the river Phudung by Devi Energies
Private Limited.
It was completed in a record time of four
years with an investment of about 430 crore
rupees.
Government of Arunachal Pradesh is the sole
beneficiary of the power generation from this
project.
Traditional Neermahal Jal Utsav concludes in
Tripura
In Tripura, the three-day-long traditional Neermahal
Jal Utsav concluded with eye-catching boat race and
swimming competitions at Rudrasagar lake.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb flagged off
the boat race.
Neermahal is a water palace built at the
middle of Rudrasagar lake by Maharaja Bir
Bikram Kishore Manikya in 1930 as his
summer resort is inspired by the Mughal style
of architecture.
‘Great Ganga Run 2019’ flagged off in New Delhi
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju flagged off ‘Great
Ganga Run-2019’ at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in
New Delhi.
The event was organised by Ministry of Jal
Shakti.
A large number of people from all age groups
participated in the marathon.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar flags off
‘Jaldoot’ bus for water conservation initiative in
Pune
The union minister for environment, forest and
climate change Shri Prakash Javadekar flagged off a
bus named “Jaldoot” in Pune, Maharashtra.
It showcases the importance of water
conservation.
This bus which is redesigned to create
“Jaldoot: Travelling Exhibition on Jalshakti
Abhiyan”, would travel to 8 districts of
Maharashtra for 2 months.
Trilateral Exercise “SITMEX” Commences at
Port Blair
A maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, involving
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand
Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) started at Port
Blair.
The exercise aims to bolster the maritime
inter-relationships among Singapore
Thailand and India, and contribute
significantly to enhance the overall maritime
security in the region.
This would also strengthen the mutual
confidence amongst three navies in terms of
interoperability and development of a
common understanding of procedures.
Indo-Thailand Joint Exercise 'Maitree' in Umroi
Opening Ceremony of Indo-Thailand Joint Exercise
Maitree was conducted at Joint Training Node,
Umroi.
Indian Army and Royal Thailand Army
contingents put up a brilliant march past
demonstration & weapons and equipment
were displayed for the RTA Contingent.
The exercise will culminate with a 48 hours
joint exercise which will showcase the
planning and execution of joint skills of
soldiers while conducting any counter-
terrorism operation.
India to fund 1000 PhD fellowships for ASEAN
students at IITs
India formally launched an initiative to fund 1,000
scholars from south-east Asian countries to pursue
PhD at its 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
The move will help internationalize its
premier technology campuses and boost
academic ties with East Asian neighbours.
The move comes after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi had promised to enhance
academic ties with the East Asian nations in
2018.
1st anniversary of Ayushman Bharat scheme on
23 September
Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojna scheme will be completing one year on
September 23.
Within one year, more than 45 lakh poor
people have been treated under Ayushman
Bharat scheme.
18,073 hospitals have been empanelled, and
more than Rs 70,500 crore has been spent.
One important aspect of Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) is that benefits of
the scheme are portable across the country
and a beneficiary can visit any empanelled
public or private hospital for cashless
treatment.
ISRO and DRDO ink MoUs to provide
technologies for human-centric systems for
Human Space Mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
joined hands with Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) for the
development of human-centric systems for the
Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human
space flight capabilities.
The technological capabilities existing in
DRDO laboratories for defence applications
will be customised to meet the requirements
of the human space mission of ISRO.
ISRO aims to demonstrate human spaceflight
capability before the 75th anniversary of
India’s independence in 2022.
Kerala govt inks MoU with the Maldives on
cancer care
Kerala inked a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with the Maldives to strengthen cancer care
in the island nation.
Maldives has also sought RCC's support to
create a cancer registry in that country.
The MOU was signed between Maldivian
Minister Abdulla Ameen and Kerala Health
Minister K K Shylaja in the presence of the
state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Air-to-Air Missile Astra successfully flight tested
from Su-30 MKI
India's indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra
was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal
off the coast of Odisha.
The beyond-visual-range missile was
launched from Sukhoi-30 MKI as a part of
user trials.
Various radars, electro-optical tracking
system and sensors tracked the missile and
confirmed its engagement with the target.
Astra has been designed by the DRDO, the
premier research and development
organisation of the armed forces in the
country.
The Astra is capable of engaging targets of
different ranges and altitudes including long-
range as well as short-range targets.
At 17.5 million, Indian diaspora largest in the
world: UN report
India is the leading country of origin of international
migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million-strong diaspora.
The International Migrant Stock 2019, a
dataset released by the Population Division of
the UN Department of Economic and Social
Affairs provides the latest estimates of the
number of international migrants by age, sex
and origin for all countries and areas of the
world.
The report says that India hosted 5.1 million
international migrants in 2019, less than 5.2
million in 2015.
Migrants from Mexico constituted the
second-largest diaspora with 11.8 million
people followed by China with 10.7 million
people.
Union Minister Gehlot launches MIS portal
under Accessible India Campaign
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities, under Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, has developed a Management
Information System, MIS for stakeholders of
Accessible India Campaign.
Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot
launched the MIS portal in New Delhi.
The MIS portal will bring all the nodal
ministries and States and Union Territories
on a single platform for monitoring the
progress being made against each target of
Accessible India Campaign.
The portal will be useful in maintaining all
the function on a digital platform and capture
data on a real-time basis.
Government issues ordinance to ban e-cigarettes
The Government issued an ordinance to ban e-
cigarettes making the production, import, export,
transport, sell or advertisements of such "alternative"
smoking devices a cognizable offence attracting jail
term and fine.
First-time violators will face a jail term of up
to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
For subsequent offences, a jail term of up to
three years or a fine of Rs 5 lakh, or both
according to the ordinance.
The storage of e-cigarettes shall now be
punishable with imprisonment of up to six
months or a fine of up to Rs 50,000 or both.
Delhi Police launches 'Tatpar' app for citizens
In order to provide safety and a convenient online
mode on a 24x7 basis to its citizen, Delhi Lieutenant
Governor Anil Baijal on launched newly-integrated
one-touch mobile app 'Tatpar'.
The app has included all the important
websites, mobile applications and helpline
numbers of Delhi Police besides, 50 other
services.
With the help of this app, people can also
share information to police about a suspicious
vehicle or person or of a crime.
The police have claimed that there are more
than 50 citizen-centric services in it with just
a single click.
Ramesh Pokhriyal launches waste management
summit for women entrepreneurs
Union Human Resource Development Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched 'WAWE
Summit 2019': Waste Management Summit for
Women Entrepreneurs.
The Minister informed that the WAWE
Summit will be held in November-December
2019.
It will be jointly organized by All India
Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
and Institute of Waste Management (IIWM)
in Jaipur.
He further said that this conclave will be part
of a series of activities to encourage
entrepreneurship amongst young graduates.
India Post expands speed post service to six new
foreign countries
India Post expanded speed post service to six new
foreign destinations in Asia, Europe and South
America.
The Department of Posts has announced
commencing of International Speed Post
(EMS) Service to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Brazil, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and
North Macedonia.
EMS or Express Mail Service is a premium
service that enables its users to send
documents and merchandise faster and with
the added facility of being able to track the
movement of the item on the internet.
India Post currently provides speed post
service to 100 countries, as per the
information available on its website.
International Ramayana Festival concludes in
Delhi
The 5th edition of the International Ramayana
Festival concluded in the national capital Delhi with
performances from Bangladesh and Fiji.
The three-day-long festival, which
commenced on September 17 was held at
Kamani Auditorium.
In the event, around nine countries including
Bangladesh and Fiji participated and
rendered their versions of Ramayan.
On September 17, Thailand, Indonesia and
Sri Lanka participated in the event while on
September 18, Cambodia, Mauritius and
Trinidad and Tobago showcased their version
of Ramayana to the audience.
Last year in January, India hosted the
Ramayana Festival in coordination with
ASEAN countries.
Telangana to observe 2020 as the "Year of AI"
The Telangana government has decided to declare
2020 as Artificial Intelligence year by organising
various activities related to the emerging technology.
The state government has signed up with
NITI Aayog, which has come out with the
'National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence'
to run pilot projects in Telangana.
IT industry body NASSCOM is setting up a
Centre of Excellence in Data Sciences and AI
here, which is expected to start its activities
in 2020.
The IIT, Kharagpur, which is coming up with
its regional centre here, would take up the
first programme in AI.
Skill India, IBM join hands for nationwide Train-
the-Trainer programme in AI
The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under
the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry,
has signed an agreement with IT major IBM to carry
out a nationwide Train-the-Trainer programme in
basic artificial intelligence.
As part of the programme, ITI trainers will be
trained on basic artificial intelligence (AI)
skills towards using technology in their day-
to-day training activities.
IBM aims at training 10,000 faculty members
from ITIs across the country and the
programme will be executed over a period of
one year with 14 trainers across 7 locations
with over 200 workshops.
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria to be next IAF chief
Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria, who is currently
serving as the Vice Chief of Air Staff, will take over
as the new Chief of Air Staff, succeeding Air Chief
Marshal BS Dhanoa.
Dhanoa took over as the Chief of the Air Staff
on January 1, 2017, as the 25th Chief of the
Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
Bhadauria has been awarded the Param
Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishisht
Seva Medal (AVSM), Vayu Sena Medal
(VM), and has also been the Air Defense
Commander (ADC).
Days before his retirement from the Indian
Air Force, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on
September 2 undertook his last combat sortie
on a MiG-21 aircraft with Wing Commander
Abhinandan Varthaman at the Pathankot
airbase in Punjab.
PM Modi, Mongolian President unveil Lord
Buddha statue in Mongolia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mongolian
President Khaltmaagiin Battulga jointly unveiled
Lord Buddha statue.
They unveiled the statue via video-
conferencing in Delhi.
The statue is built at Gandan Monastery in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Battulga will also participate in an India-
Mongolia Business Forum in New Delhi.
Modi to embark on a seven-day visit to the US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a
seven-day visit to the United States.
During his visit, Mr Modi will be in Houston
and New York and address the United
Nations General Assembly on 27th of this
month.
Prime Minister will address the Indian
community on 22nd of this month and
President Donald Trump will also be there.
On 24th September, India will organize an
event to commemorate the 150th Birth
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in the UN.
During the visit, Mr Modi will also be
honoured with Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation's Global Goalkeeper's Award for
his leadership in the field of sanitation
through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Ooty to host 2nd flower festival during North-
East Monsoon
Udhagamandalam-Ooty- in Tamilnadu will be
hosting the second flower festival of the year during
the North-East Monsoon in October and November.
Preparatory works for the elaborate
exhibition of colourful and fragrant flowers
have started in the famous Botanical Gardens
in Udhagamandalam.
More than eighty-five exotic varieties,
including predominantly English flowers like
Dahlia, Merigold, Calendula and Daisy will
be exhibited during the festival.
Flower plants are being replanted in two and
a half lakh small pots, which will be kept in
environmentally ideal conditions to ensure
that the maximum number of flowers are
ready by the time of the month-long festival.
Meeting of Northern Zonal Council chaired by
Home Minister Amit Shah begins
The meeting of the Northern Zonal Council under the
chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah
began.
The Northern Zonal Council comprises
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab,
Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and
National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
is the vice-chairman and host of the meeting.
The council will discuss the issues pertaining
to boundary disputes, security, infrastructure,
transport, industries, water, power, housing,
education, food security, tourism and forests
and environment.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana crosses
one crore beneficiaries
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
has achieved a significant milestone by crossing one
crore beneficiaries.
The PMMVY is a direct benefit transfer
scheme under which cash benefits are
provided to pregnant women in their bank
account directly to meet enhanced nutritional
needs and partially compensate for wage loss.
The scheme, under which the beneficiaries
receive a cash benefit of five thousand rupees
in three instalments, was launched on 1st of
January in 2017.
The eligible beneficiaries also receive cash
incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana.
Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana
on 21st October
Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will
be held on October 21 and the counting of votes will
take place on October 24.
Maharashtra has 288 seats and Haryana has
90 seats.
The five-year term of the legislative
assemblies of Haryana will expire on 2nd
November. The term of Maharashtra
assembly will be over on 9th November.
The Election Commission has also
announced by-polls to 64 assembly seats
across 18 States and Samastipur Lok Sabha
constituency in Bihar.
Delhi CM launched “Champions Campaign”
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched
"champions campaign" in the fight against dengue
and urged people to encourage their friends to inspect
their homes on Sunday to clean stagnant water.
Three weeks ago, Kejriwal had launched a
mega drive against dengue.
Lakhs of Delhiites are joining the
#10Hafte10Baje10Minute campaign against
Dengue.
According to an official statement, the
campaign envisages that citizens should
promptly reach out to 10 of their friends or
peers and ask them to check their premises
for signs of dengue.
NTPC to build 5GW solar park in Gujarat
NTPC Ltd. plans to set up a 5-gigawatt solar park in
Gujarat, which would be the biggest in the country.
A site has been identified for the project,
which is expected to cost as much as ₹25,000
crores ($3.5 billion) and begin operations by
2024.
The company may also invite bids from
developers to set up projects in the park.
The plan is part of the NTPC’s aim to build
32 gigawatts of renewable capacity by 2032
and reduce the share of fossil fuels in its
energy mix to 70 per cent from about 96 per
cent now.
'Howdy Modi': PM speaks of India's data and
diversity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President
Donald Trump met at an Indian-American rally in
Houston, Texas, as their nations negotiate for easing
trade.
The Indian-American rally dubbed “Howdy
Modi!” was held in a 50,000-seat stadium.
PM Modi hit out at Pakistan for its support to
terrorism and said India's decision to nullify
Article 370 has caused trouble to those who
cannot handle their country.
It was the largest gathering ever for an elected
foreign leader visiting the US.
CBDT sets up National e-Assessment Centre for
faceless scrutiny of IT returns
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has set
up a National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) for
assessing tax returns electronically without any
personal contact between officials and taxpayers.
The initiative is a part of government efforts
to reduce human discretion in assessments
and scrutiny, which in turn will eliminate
possibilities of corruption, by leveraging new
technologies like artificial intelligence,
machine learning, video conferencing,
telecommunication application software and
mobile applications.
The CBDT has appointed Krishna Mohan
Prasad, a 1984 batch Indian Revenue Service
(IRS) officer, as the first Principal Chief
Commissioner of Income Tax (PrCCIT) of
NeAC.
Ladakhi Shondol dance makes it to Guinness
book of records
Shondol dance, which is known as the royal dance of
Ladakh, has created history by entering into the
Guinness Book of World Records as the largest
Ladakhi dance.
Shondol is a famous dance, which artistes
used to perform for the king of Ladakh.
As many as 408 women attired in traditional
dresses and beautiful headgears performed
the dance.
It was held on the concluding day of the
ongoing Buddhist carnival Naropa festival
near the Hemis Monastery.
Max Bupa and Indian Bank ink bancassurance
tie-up to offer health insurance solutions
Max Bupa, a standalone health insurance player, has
announced a bancassurance corporate agency
agreement with Indian Bank, a state-owned bank.
Under the agreement, Max Bupa will provide
comprehensive health insurance solutions
and services to over 40 million customers of
Indian Bank spread across 2800 branch
network, through a slew of digital
touchpoints.
As part of the tie-up, Max Bupa’s offerings
will include both retail and group health
insurance products besides Indemnity and
Fixed Benefit products.
PM Modi addresses the UNSG Climate Action
Summit
PM Modi addressed the UN Secretary-General's
Climate Action Summit in New York.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for
a comprehensive approach which includes
education to reduce carbon footprint.
Prime Minister said that People’s movement
is the need of the hour to tackle the climate
issues.
India has started Jal Jeevan Mission and India
is going to spend 15 billion dollars in the next
few years.
He informed the world leaders that on its
independence day this August 15th, India has
called for to ban single-use plastic.
Amit Shah proposed next Census 2021 ‘digital
census’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has announced that
in the upcoming Census in 2021, a mobile app will
be used for data collection.
Shah also said the Centre was likely set to
spend Rs 12,000 crore on the 2021 Census as
well as the preparation of the National
Population Register (NPR).
Shah even put forth an idea to have a
multipurpose ID card for every citizen which
includes the passport, Aadhaar and voter ID
card.
In March this year, the government
announced that the next census will be done
with 1 March 2021 as the reference date.
Ayushman Bharat scheme completes one year of
its launch
Ayushman Bharat - the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Yojana has completed one year of its launch on 23
September.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that
Ayushman Bharat is more than just a health
care scheme as it is a beacon of hope to more
than 50 crores of India's most vulnerable
people.
The main aim of the scheme is to provide
universal health care to the poor, needy and
vulnerable sections of the country.
The scheme, which is the world's largest
health care programme, provides a health
cover of five lakh rupees annually to
vulnerable families and aims at benefiting
more than ten crore poor families all over the
country.
In the last one year, more than 46 lakh
beneficiaries have availed cashless treatment
under the scheme.
Govt launches ‘UMMID’ initiative to tackle
inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies
Science and Technology and Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan launched ‘UMMID’ initiative to
tackle inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies.
UMMID stands for ‘Unique Methods of
Management and treatment of Inherited
Disorders’.
The Minister also inaugurated NIDAN
(National Inherited Diseases Administration)
Kendras.
The new initiative aims at creating awareness
about genetic disorders amongst clinicians
and establish molecular diagnostics in
hospitals so that the benefits of developments
in medical genetics could reach patients.
National workshop on Post Disaster Needs
Assessment organized in New Delhi
National Institute of Disaster Management is
organizing a day-long National Workshop on Post
Disaster Needs Assessment in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand
Rai is the Chief Guest on this occasion.
The focus of this workshop is to disseminate
the outcome documents of the study to all the
relevant stakeholders so that these may be
utilized as a reference document while
preparing the memorandum for submission to
the Home Ministry in post-disaster phase.
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates India
Water Week, 2019 in New Delhi
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the India
Water week 2019 in New Delhi.
The theme of the event is ‘Water Cooperation
- Coping with 21st Century Challenges’.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said
that over 40 per cent area of the world is
facing an acute water shortage.
It has become a challenge for governments to
provide safe drinking water to people.
The President lauded the Modi government
for setting the target of providing drinking
water to all villages across the country by the
year 2024.
Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 16th Global SME
Business Summit
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises and Road Transport & Highways Shri
Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the 16th Global SME
Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi.
The Summit is organized every year by the
Ministry of MSME and Confederation of
Indian Industries (CII).
The theme this year is ‘Making Indian
MSMEs Globally Competitive’.
India Tourism Mart exhibition inaugurated in
New Delhi
Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel
inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart
(ITM), 2019 in New Delhi.
Over 240 international delegates from 51
countries and 160 exhibitors from across the
country are taking part in the second edition
of ITM.
It will provide a platform at the national level
for trade and hospitality service providers in
the country to interact and conduct business
with their counterparts from overseas.
J&K becomes the first state to issue the highest
number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat
scheme
Jammu and Kashmir have become the first state in
the country to issue the highest number of golden
cards under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
Over 11 lakh golden cards have been
generated within the first 90 days of the
launch of the scheme with 60% of families
having at least one golden card which is
highest in the country.
The CEO informed that claims amounting to
around 14 crore rupees have been settled till
date and state is registering phenomenal
progress under the scheme.
First corporate-run train from Lucknow to Delhi
‘Tejas Express’ all ready to hit tracks on Oct 4
In Uttar Pradesh, the most awaited country's first
corporate-run train from Lucknow to Delhi, Tejas
Express is all ready to hit the tracks on 4th of
October.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off
the train from Lucknow which will be run by
IRCTC.
Railways have formally made the
announcement regarding the running of the
train who's advance bookings have already
started.
The trial run of the country's first corporate-
run train was conducted a few days back and
passengers have started booking tickets in the
first IRCTC-run train which will work on
Flexi-fare system.
Narendra Singh Tomar launches two agriculture-
related Mobile Apps
Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar launched two agriculture-related
Mobile Applications - CHC Farm Machinery and
Krishi Kisan in New Delhi.
The Custom Hiring Service Centers or CHC
App will allow farmers to avail the custom
hiring services of CHCs located in the radius
of 50 Kilometers.
The App connects the farmers with Custom
Hiring Service Centers in their area.
Krishi Kisan App will provide farmers with
information about the best demonstration of
high-yielding crops and seeds at nearby area.
The App will also help in geo-tagging and
geo-fencing of crop and give weather forecast
message to farmers.
Exercise MALABAR 2019
The 23rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime Exercise
MALABAR is scheduled between the navies of
India, Japan and the USA from 26 Sep to 04 Oct 19
off the coast of Japan.
MALABAR 2019 would endeavour to
further strengthen India - Japan - US Naval
cooperation and enhance interoperability,
based on shared values and principles.
Two frontline indigenously designed and
built Indian Naval Ships, the Multipurpose
Guided Missile Frigate Sahyadri and ASW
Corvette Kiltan, will participate in the
Exercise.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned
Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Varaha
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the
Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Varaha at a special
function held at Chennai Port.
The ship is the fourth in the series of seven
offshore patrol vessels of the Coast Guard.
It will be based at New Mangalore in
Karnataka under the Western Command.
The 98-metre offshore patrol vessel ICGS
Varaha has been designed and constructed
indigenously.
It is capable of carrying a twin-engine
helicopter and four high-speed boats for swift
boarding, search and rescue, law enforcement
and maritime patrolling operations.
112 single emergency helpline number launched
in Delhi
A single emergency number -112- was launched for
police, fire and ambulance emergency services.
Now, the citizens of Delhi can avail the
facility of all these three emergency services
by dialling the number - 112.
This call immediately passes to the Control
Room for providing immediate assistance to
the distress caller.
Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan
Reddy inaugurated the Emergency Response
Support System.
The Minister also launched ‘PRAKHAR’
which is street crime patrol van, for patrolling
at crime hot spot locations.
Prakhar vans are different from PCRs as
these vans carry more firepower and are
equipped with modern technology.
2nd Singapore - India Hackathon to be organised
at IIT Madras
2nd edition of Singapore - India Hackathon will be
organised at IIT Madras, Chennai from Sep 28 to 29
this year.
India-Singapore Hackathon is the first of its
kind joint International hackathon between
India and Singapore during which the
selected bright students from India and
Singapore will work in collaboration to
develop innovative and out-of-the- box
solution for some of the daunting problems
faced by our societies.
This year the hackathon is focused on quality
education, Good Health and clean energy.
20 teams with 6 team members each will
participate in the hackathon and top teams
will win prizes from the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
PM Modi will formally declare India as ODF on
2nd October
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally declare
India as Open Defecation Free -ODF on 2nd October
during a function to be held in Ahmedabad.
Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address
a mega convention of more than 20000
Sarpanchs from across the country which will
be held at the Sabarmati Riverfront in
Ahmedabad on the occasion of the 150th
birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Out of 20000 sarpanchs, 10,000 Sarpanchs
will be from Gujarat.
Sarpanchs from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and other states and
Union Territories will also participate in the
event.
Dr Harsh Vardhan launches ‘TB Harega Desh
Jeetega’ Campaign
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare launched the new TB Harega Desh
Jeetega Campaign, along with the National TB
Prevalence Survey.
The Union Health Minister also flagged off a
van for the National TB Prevalence Survey.
In all, 25 such vans will be part of the
prevalence survey, which shall take 6 months
and be carried out across the country.
In April 2018, the government launched the
‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana’, a direct benefit
transfer (DBT) scheme to provide nutritional
support to TB patients.
Under the scheme, TB patients have been
receiving Rs 500 per month for the entire
duration of treatment.
Mukesh Ambani takes top richest spot for 8th
consecutive year
With Rs 3.8 lakh crore net worth, Mukesh Ambani is
India's richest man for the eighth consecutive year,
as mentioned in the IIFL Wealth-Hurun India Rich
List 2019.
The Reliance Industries chief is also the 8th
richest man in the world.
Following Ambani is London-based SP
Hinduja and family with Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
On the third spot is Wipro founder Azim
Premji with Rs 1.2 lakh crore, while Cyrus
Poonawalla bagged the fourth spot with Rs
89,800 crore.
Out of the Indian cities, Mumbai topped the
list with 42 billionaires, while Delhi followed
on the second spot with 25 billionaires.
No women made it to the top ten richest
Indians list.
Airtel Payments Bank partners with to launch
Mosquito Disease Protection Policy with HDFC
ERGO
Airtel Payments Bank and HDFC ERGO General
Insurance Company under the corporate agency tie-
up launched an innovative Mosquito Diseases
Protection Policy (MDPP).
The partnership aims to bring together the
deep distribution network of Airtel Payments
Bank and the strong innovation pipeline of
HDFC ERGO to contribute to financial
inclusion in the country.
Mosquito Disease Protection Policy offers
cover against seven common mosquito-borne
diseases - Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya,
Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, Lymphatic
Filariasis (Elephantiasis) and Zika virus.
The product, which is a part of the 'Wallet
Insurance Portfolio' of HDFC ERGO, will be
offered to the remittance customers of Airtel
Payments Bank at a nominal cost of Rs 99 per
annum.
INDO-KAZAKHSTAN Joint Military Exercise
KAZIND – 2019
Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between
India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at
Pithoragarh from 02 to 15 October 2019.
The exercise will comprise of nearly 100
soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan
Army who would be sharing their experience
gained during conduct of various counter
insurgency and counter terrorism operations
in the past.
Exercise KAZIND-2019 is the fourth edition
of an annual event which is conducted
alternatively in Kazakhstan and India.
The aim of this exercise is to conduct
company level joint training with emphasis
on counter terrorism operations in
mountainous terrain.
India rises 4 places to 44th rank in world digital
competitiveness rankings
India has advanced four places to 44th position in
terms of digital competitiveness in the world.
The country has made improvements in terms
of knowledge and future readiness to adopt
and explore digital technologies.
The US was ranked as the world's most
digitally competitive economy, followed by
Singapore in second place.
IATA launches gender diversity campaign for
balanced workforce
The International Air Transport Association (IATA)
has launched the 25by2025 Campaign - an airline
industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the
airline industry by 2025.
It is a voluntary commitment by participating
IATA member airlines aimed at increasing
the number of women in senior positions by
either 25 per cent against currently reported
metrics or to a minimum representation of 25
per cent by 2025.
IATA member airlines who have already
signed up to the 25by2025 Campaign include
China Eastern, Lufthansa Group and Qatar
Airways.
Points to remember
IATA Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
JNU and IIT Delhi sign MoU to promote
research, technology development
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.
The MoU will benefit teaching, research and
technology development in various
disciplines.
The main objectives of signing this MoU
between the two institutions is to recognise
each other's strengths and cooperate in
research, education and technology
developments in the disciplines of science,
engineering, management and social
sciences.
The collaboration will provide the two
institutions access to each other's libraries
and central research facilities to intensify
joint research projects and other related
academic activities.
Yogi government announces Rs 6,000 annual aid
for triple talaq victims
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on
announced an annual assistance of Rs 6,000 to the
victims of triple talaq till their rehabilitation.
They will also get free legal aid from the state
government.
The chief minister interacted with the victims
of triple talaq under the Pradhan Mantri Jan
Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).
11-day ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ starts at Expo Centre
Noida
Aadi Mahotsav (Tribal Festival) organized by Tribal
Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of
India (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs went off
to a colourful started at Expo Centre, Noida (UP).
Smt. Renuka Singh, Minister of State for
Tribal Affairs inaugurated the festival.
Artists and artisans, drawn from as many as
20 states of the country are a part of this mega
cultural razzmatazz and showcase their
traditional art, craft and culture.
The traditional tribal jewellery, rare of the
rarest craft items and artefacts will be a huge
attraction for the inquisitive buyers.
Rajnath Singh commissions INS Khanderi into
Indian Navy
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned INS
Khanderi, the second of Kalvari Class diesel-electric
attack submarines of the Indian Navy in Mumbai.
The name Khanderi is inspired by the
dreaded ‘Sword Tooth Fish’ a deadly fish
known to hunt whilst swimming close to the
bottom of the ocean.
INS Khanderi is the second of Kalvari Class
diesel electric attack submarines of the Indian
Navy.
Built indigenously by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited, INS Khanderi is a
lethal addition to Navy’s conventional
submarine arsenal and is designed for silent
and stealthy sub-surface operations.
INS Khanderi is the follow-on to INS
Kalvari, which was the first of the French
origin Scorpene class submarines being
indigenously constructed in India and
commissioned by the Prime Minister in 2017.
Rajnath Singh launches Navy's first new stealth
frigate, INS ‘Nilgiri’
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched INS
‘Nilgiri’, the first of the Navy's seven new stealth
frigates, at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in
Mumbai.
INS Nilgiri is the first ship of Project 17A.
Project 17A frigates is a design derivative of
the Shivalik class stealth frigates with much
more advanced stealth features and
indigenous weapons and sensors.
The P17A frigates incorporate new design
concepts for improved survivability, sea
keeping, stealth and ship manoeuvrability.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh also
commissioned the largest dry dock of Indian
Navy - The Aircraft Carrier Dock at the
Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Thailand, India sign trade agreements for Rs
2,400 crore
Thailand and India have signed agreements for Rs
2,400 crore to boost trade ties between the two
countries.
The pacts were across segments including
rubber, construction material, food and
beverages, logistics.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce
Minister of Thailand Mr Jurin Laksanawisit
were on a first trade visit to Mumbai and
Chennai, India to promote Thai products.
Telangana begins to celebrate the floral festival,
Bathukamma for the year 2019
Marking the beginning of Sharath Ruthu, the nine-
day floral festival of Telangana, Bathukamma has
begun.
This year the festival is being celebrated from
September 28 to October 6.
Bathukamma is a festival celebrated by the
women on a grand scale.
In this festival, several seasonal flowers
having medicinal values are used to make the
idols.
IDBI Bank launches repo-linked home, auto loans
LIC owned IDBI Bank has launched a home and auto
loan product linked to the repo rate.
It has also introduced bulk deposits linked to
the repo rate in select buckets.
The lender is offering home loan for up to Rs
75 lakh with a tenor of up to 35 years.
The interest rate on home loan will be from
8.30 per cent per annum onwards.
The bank's customers will have the twin
option of selecting either the MCLR linked
product or the newly launched repo rate
linked product.
Google signs a pact with IT ministry for 'Build for
Digital India'
Tech giant Google has signed a statement of intent
with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) for
rolling out 'Build for Digital India' programme.
The programme will offer a platform for
engineering students to develop market-
ready, technology-based solutions that
address key social problems.
As part of the program, engineering students
across the country will be invited to present
their ideas and solutions in areas like
healthcare, agriculture, education, smart
cities and infrastructure, women safety, smart
mobility and transportation, environment,
accessibility and disability and digital
literacy.
Google will also offer mentorship sessions in
product design, strategy and technology to
the most promising products and prototypes.
Government announces mega-merger of public
sector banks
The government has announced the merger of ten
public sector banks into four banks.
United Bank of India and Oriental Bank of
Commerce will be merged with Punjab
National Bank, making the proposed entity
the second largest public sector bank (PSB).
Syndicate Bank will be merged with Canara
Bank, while Allahabad Bank will be
amalgamated with Indian Bank.
Similarly, Andhra Bank and Corporation
Bank will be consolidated with Union Bank
of India.
The Finance Minister said, after the merger
of banks, the country will now have 12 public
sector banks instead of 27.
Growth of eight core sectors slows to 2.1% in July
Growth of eight core industries dropped to 2.1 per
cent in July mainly due to a contraction in coal, crude
oil, natural gas and refinery products.
The eight-core sector industries, coal, crude
oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser,
steel, cement and electricity, had expanded
by 7.3 per cent in July last year.
The output of coal, crude oil, natural gas and
refinery products recorded negative growth
in July.
During April-July, the eight sectors grew by
3 per cent compared to 5.9 per cent in the
same period the previous year.
Cabinet approves recapitalisation of IDBI
The Central government approved Rs 9,300 crore
capital infusion into IDBI Bank to increase the
lender's capital base.
The Union Cabinet cleared the
recapitalisation plan with a one-time infusion
of funds by both the government and the LIC.
LIC, which has a controlling stake in IDBI,
will infuse Rs 4,743 crore.
The government will provide Rs 4,557 crore
as a one-time re-capitalisation.
RBI makes repo-linked interest rates mandatory
The Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for
banks to link all of their new loan products, be it
personal, housing or auto to an external benchmark
like the policy repo rate.
RBI issued a circular saying that banks will
have to link their products to an external
benchmark with effect from 1st October
2019.
The circular informs that banks can also
choose any benchmark market interest rate
published by Financial Benchmarks India
Private Limited - FBIL or the government’s
3-month and 6-month Treasury bill yields
published by FBIL as their preferred external
benchmark.
Central Government to invest Rs 25,000 crore in
5 years to revamp fishery infrastructure
With the objective of achieving the real goals of the
ambitious Blue Revolution project, the Union
Government has lined up Rs 25,000 crore
investments in different sectors of fisheries in the
next three to five years.
As inland fisheries contribute only 50 per
cent of the total fish production, the
Government intends to outspread its potential
by covering reservoirs, wetlands, rivers and
streams in different parts of the country.
Considering the low contribution of inland
water fisheries, the Government looks to
increase its production to six million tonnes
from three million tonnes in the next three to
four years.
The announcement was made at ‘Aqua
Aquaria India 2019’ at Hyderabad.
Sitharaman led panel weighs ordinance to ban e-
cigarette sales
A panel of ministers led by finance minister Nirmala
Sitharaman will study a health ministry proposal to
ban the sale of electronic cigarettes through an
ordinance.
The panel includes ministers from commerce,
health, agriculture, chemicals and
petrochemicals, and food processing
departments.
In August 2018, the health ministry issued an
advisory restricting advertisement of
electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS),
popularly called e-cigarettes.
According to government data, more than
460 e-cigarette brands are available in India,
with various configurations of nicotine
delivery and in over 7,700 flavours.
UPI transactions top 900 million in August
Transactions made through Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) for the first time have crossed the 900
million mark in August.
It has crossed the mark due to an increase in
merchant adoption of the payment channel
and improved smartphone penetration in
certain states.
Newly released data from National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) show that in
August, a total of 918 million transactions
worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore were processed on
the interoperable digital payments channel.
ONGC to invest over Rs 13,000 crore in Assam to
drill over 220 wells
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) will invest over Rs 13,000 crore in Assam
over the next five years.
The oil and gas company has signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
the Assam government for boosting its
exploration and production activities in the
state.
The company will make the investment for
drilling more than 220 oil and gas wells
across the state.
IDBI to launch a co-branded credit card with LIC
IDBI Bank is planning to launch a co-branded credit
card, which will be marketed to customers, agents,
and employees of the corporation and its
subsidiaries.
The co-branded credit card will be launched
in association with LIC’s wholly-owned
subsidiary, LIC Credit Cards Services (LIC
CSL)
Currently, IDBI Bank offers five credit card
variants.
LIC CSL, which has a tie-up with Axis Bank
and Corporation Bank for issuance of credit
cards under co-branded/white label
agreements.
World Bank to provide Rs 3,000 crore aid for food
parks
Union Minister of State for Food Processing
Industries Rameswar Teli has said that the World
Bank will provide three thousand crore rupees
assistance to finance, mini and mega food parks
across the country.
He was addressing the 15th Indo-US
Economic Summit organized by the Indo-
American Chamber of Commerce-North
India Council (IACC-NIC) in New Delhi.
The government is trying its best to double
the income of farmers and is laying lot of
focus on mega and mini food parks.
GST Network decides to make Aadhaar
authentication mandatory for new dealers from
January 2020
The GST Network has decided to make Aadhaar
authentication or physical verification mandatory for
new dealers from January 2020 to check
malpractices in GST.
This was announced by Deputy Chief
Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi, who
heads the Group of Ministers of GST
Network.
Aadhaar authentication was earlier optional.
Corporate tax rates slashed to 22% for domestic
companies
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs
Nirmala Sitaraman announced that corporate tax
rates have been slashed to 22% for domestic
companies and 15% for new domestic manufacturing
companies.
This relief in tax has been done through an
ordinance to make certain amendments in the
Income-tax Act 1961 and the Finance (No. 2)
Act 2019.
The effective rate for domestic companies
shall be 25.17 per cent inclusive surcharge
and cess and for new companies (i.e
companies incorporated on or after 1st
October 2019 with a condition to commence
production on or before 31st March 2023) is
17.01 % inclusive of surcharge and cess.
The Minister also said that the Government
has also decided to expand the scope of
Corporate Social Responsibility two per cent
spending.
Government notifies 8.65% interest rate for
EPFO members
Government has approved 8.65 per cent interest rate
on deposits in Employees Provident Fund for 2018-
19.
Ministry of Labour and Employment has
notified 8.65 per cent rate of interest on EPF
deposits for its over six crore subscribers.
The EPFO has been settling EPF withdrawal
claims at 8.55 per cent interest rate, approved
for 2017-18.
Now, the EPFO will settle accounts on the
higher rate of 8.65 per cent for 2018-19.
RBI puts Mumbai-based PMC Bank under
directions
The Reserve Bank of India has placed the Punjab and
Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Limited,
Mumbai under Directions.
According to the Directions, depositors will
be allowed to withdraw a sum not exceeding
1,000 rupees of the total balance in every
savings bank account or current account or
any other deposit account, subject to the
conditions stipulated in the RBI Directions.
The Directions shall remain in force for a
period of six months from the close of
business of the bank.
The Bank has however clarified that the issue
of the directions by the central bank should
not be construed as a cancellation of a
banking licence by the Reserve Bank.
ADB sharply cuts India's GDP growth forecast to
6.5% for FY20
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on sharply cut
India's growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the current
fiscal, weighed down by the GDP growth rate
dipping to a six-year low in the first quarter.
In its supplement to the ADO in July, the
Manila-headquartered multi-lateral funding
agency cut the country's GDP growth
estimate to 7 per cent for 2019-20 on the back
of fiscal shortfall concerns.
Abrupt declines in manufacturing and
investment reflect uncertainty ahead of
general elections, subdued lending by banks
and other financial institutions, the stress in
the rural economy, and a weakening external
outlook.
5 States get new Governors
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh
Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of
Maharashtra while former Union Minister Arif
Mohammed Khan will take the responsibility of
Kerala governor.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader
Bandaru Dattatraya will be the new Governor
of Himachal Pradesh in place of Kalraj
Mishra who has been given the charge of
Governor of Rajasthan.
Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Dr Tamilisai
Soundararajan is the new Governor of
Telangana.
President Ram Nath Kovind approved these
appointments.
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan takes charge as Eastern
Army Commander
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan assumed charge as Eastern
Army Commander.
He succeeds Lt Gen MM Naravane who took
over as Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS).
The General Officer was given a traditional
Guard of Honour at Fort William, Kolkata on
his assumption as Army Commander, Eastern
Command.
Prior to assuming charge as Eastern Army
Commander, he was Director-General of
Military Operations (DGMO).
He is an alumnus of National Defence
Academy, Khadakwasla, and Indian Military
Academy, Dehradun.
Trump nominates Indian-American Shireen
Mathews as District Court judge
President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-
American Shireen Mathews as a judge of the US
District Court for the Southern District of California.
Currently, Matthews is a partner at Jones
Day, the fifth-largest law firm in the country,
in San Diego.
Article III judges "hold their office during
good behaviour", which means they have a
lifetime appointment, except under very
limited circumstances.
CEC Sunil Arora assumes charge as AWEB
Chairman
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora assumed
Chairmanship of Association of World Election
Bodies, AWEB for the term 2019-21 as India takes
over the Chair from Romania.
India was unanimously nominated to be the
Vice-Chair of AWEB at the last General
Assembly held at Bucharest in 2017.
The AWEB Flag was handed over to the new
Chairman, Sunil Arora and it will remain
with Election Commission of India for the
two-year term till 2021.
Dr B. Bala Bhaskar appointed as the next
Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway
Senior diplomat B Bala Bhaskar was appointed as the
next Indian Ambassador to Norway.
Bhaskar will replace Krishan Kumar, who
has been heading the Indian mission in
Norway since July 2018.
Prior to this, the diplomat served as a Joint
Secretary of the WANA division of the MEA
that deals with all the matters relating to
India's trade with WANA region comprising
19 countries.
CoA of BCCI appoints a committee to run BCA
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) of BCCI
has appointed a three-member Independent
Supervisory Committee to run the cricketing affairs
of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) and also conduct
fresh elections.
The CoA, chaired by Vinod Rai, took the
decision after deliberating on the issue during
a meeting in Mumbai.
The Committee will have the power to
supervise, regulate and suspend the powers,
duties and functioning of all post holders in
the BCA, appoint or replace electoral officer,
ombudsman and ethics officer.
It will also have the power to appoint
selectors, team officials and match officials
and also assign auditors to investigate
utilization of funds granted by the BCCI.
Points to remember
BCCI President: C.K. Khanna
Headquarters: Mumbai
CEO: Rahul Johri
US President Donald Trump fires National
Security Adviser John Bolton
President Donald Trump forced out his hawkish
national security adviser, John Bolton.
Trump had significant disagreements on Iran,
Afghanistan and a cascade of other global
challenges with him.
The exit comes amid reports that there is
disagreement within the Administration over
Trump's decision to host a now-cancelled
meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David.
US Prez Trump nominates Indian American as
federal judge in Florida
US President Donald Trump has nominated an
Indian American as a federal judge in Florida.
Anuraag Singhal is among the 17 judiciary
nomination sent by the White House to the
Senate.
If confirmed by the Senate, the Indian-
American would replace James Cohn as the
United States district judge for the southern
district of Florida.
Singhal is the first Indian-American to be
nominated to this position in Florida.
PK Mishra appointed as Principal Secretary to
PM Modi
The government has appointed PK Mishra as the
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC) approved the appointment of Dr PK
Mishra, who was currently serving as the
Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime
Minister.
He replaces Nripendra Misra, who stepped
down last month as the Principal Secretary to
the Prime Minister.
Karnataka Bank MD inducted in IBA managing
committee
Karnataka Bank managing director and chief
executive officer M S Mahabaleshwara have been
inducted to the Managing Committee of Indian
Banks Association (IBA).
He has been elected unopposed from the
private sector member banks.
Indian Banks Association (IBA) is a parent
association of the bankers wherein public
sector, private sector, foreign banks operating
in India are the members.
The membership of the association stood at
253 comprising 144 ordinary members and
109 associate members last month.
UN appoints veteran Indian Officer, Abhijit
Guha to lead its mission in Yemen
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed a
veteran Indian Army official as the head of the world
body's observer mission in Yemen's port city of
Hodeidah.
Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha has
been appointed as the Chair of the
Redeployment Coordination Committee
(RCC) and head of the UNMHA.
He will succeed Lieutenant General Michael
Lollesgaard, who served as RCC Chair and
head of UNMHA from January 31 to July 31.
Justice P Lakshman Reddy sworn in as first
Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh
Justice P Lakshman Reddy was sworn in as the first
Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh.
The oath was administered by Governor
Biswabhushan Harichandan.
Justice Reddy will be holding the position for
the next five years.
He is the first Lokayukta to be assuming
charge since the state bifurcated in 2014.
Justice Reddy had begun his career as an
advocate in the district court and later
elevated to the status of the judge in the High
Court.
R Ramamoorthy appointed the chairman and
managing director of Cognizant India
Cognizant has appointed Ramkumar Ramamoorthy
as the chairman and managing director of Cognizant
India
Ramamoorthy, who has been with the
company for more than 21 years, played a
leading role in developing many of the
company's India-based portfolios.
He also spearheaded the company's CSR
initiatives through his work at the Cognizant
Foundation and Cognizant Outreach.
Supreme Court gets four new judges
Justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V
Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy were
appointed as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court Collegium had
recommended their names to the government
last month.
With a huge backlog of cases in the top court,
the government had recently increased the
strength of its judges from 31 to 34, including
the Chief Justice of India.
Govinda will be MP brand ambassador
Actor Govinda will be the brand ambassador of
Madhya Pradesh and will help promote the state's
traditions and tourist places.
Govinda (55), one of the most successful
Bollywood stars in the 1990s, had a five-year
stint as Congress Lok Sabha MP from
Mumbai North constituency, having defeated
BJP heavyweight Ram Naik in 2004.
The state government was planning to set up
a film city as several productions units are
visiting places like Maheshwar, Mandu and
Bhopal to shoot movies.
Madhukar Kamath elected chairman of the Audit
Bureau of Circulations
Madhukar Kamath, chairman emeritus of DDB
Mudra group and mentor of Interbrand India, has
been elected chairman of the Audit Bureau of
Circulations (ABC) for 2019-20.
Kamath has also been the president of
Advertising Agencies Association of India.
The Audit Bureau of Circulations of India is
a non-profit circulation-auditing
organisation.
It certifies and audits the circulations of
major publications, including newspapers
and magazines in India.
Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas named India's next
envoy to Guinea Bissau
Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas was appointed as the
next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea
Bissau, with residence in Dakar.
A 1993 batch-IFS officer, Srinivas is
presently the country's Ambassador to the
Republic of Senegal.
For decades, India and Guinea Bissau have
maintained warm and friendly relations.
Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West
Africa’s Atlantic coast.
Points to remember
Capital: Bissau
Currency: West African CFA franc
Adille Sumariwalla re-elected as IAAF Council
member
The President of Athletics Federation of India, Adille
Sumariwalla was re-elected as member of the
Council of the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) for a second four-year term.
The election took place during the 52nd
Congress of the sport's world governing body
at Doha.
The former Olympian Sumariwalla received
121 votes to get elected as one of the 13
individual members of the IAAF Council.
Britain's Sebastian Coe was re-elected
unopposed as President of the IAAF for a
second term.
Kristalina Georgieva appointed new IMF chief
Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as
the new head of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF).
She is the first person from an emerging
market economy to lead the IMF.
The economist succeeds Christine Lagarde
for a five-year term from October.
Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat to take over as
chairman of CCS
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat will take
over as the chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee
(CCS).
This is the last time that this handover
ceremony is taking place as the Narendra
Modi government recently established the
post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
The process to identify India's first CDS has
started.
General Bipin Rawat will be taking over the
charge of chairman, CCS from Air Chief
Marshal BS Dhanoa who will be retiring by
the end of this month.
The senior-most among the three services
chiefs is appointed as the chairman of the
Chiefs of Staff Committee.
Air Marshal HS Arora appointed IAF Vice Chief
Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed the Vice
Chief of Indian Air Force.
He will succeed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria
who will take over as the Chief of Air Staff
on September 30.
The Center on September 19 appointed Air
Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria the
next chief of the India Air Force (IAF).
Bhadauria, who is currently Vice Chief of Air
Staff, will take over the charge as the Chief
of Air Staff after his predecessor and the
incumbent IAF Chief BS Dhanoa retires on
September 30.
Meanwhile, Air Marshal B Suresh has been
appointed as Western Air Commander of the
Air Force.
Suresh Chitturi appointed International Egg
Commission chief
Suresh Chitturi, Vice Chairman and Managing
Director of India's leading poultry firm Srinivasa
Farms, has been appointed as chairman of the
International Egg Commission (IEC) for the next two
years.
The appointment was made at the IEC Global
Leadership Conference in Copenhagen in
Denmark.
Suresh Chitturi will be the first chair from
Asia in the history of the institution, as he
assumes the role as the Chairman of IEC.
DAY-NULM conferred the prestigious SKOCH
Governance Gold Award
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship
mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs has been conferred the prestigious SKOCH
Governance Gold Award.
The award was given for its Portal for
Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention
Access (PAiSA).
Launched in November 2018, PAiSA is a
centralized IT platform which simplifies and
streamlines the release of interest subvention
under the Mission.
It offers end to end online solution for
processing, payment, monitoring and
tracking of interest subvention claims from
banks on a monthly basis.
The portal has been designed and developed
through the Allahabad Bank.
PM Modi to be honoured by Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachch
Bharat Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be
honoured with the prestigious 'Global
Goalkeeper Award' by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation for his leadership and
commitment to the Swachch Bharat
Abhiyaan.
Modi will be honoured for his
leadership of the Swachch Bharat
Mission, which he had launched on
October 2, 2014.
The ambitious mission aims at
accelerating the efforts to achieve
universal sanitation coverage in the
country by this year as a tribute to
Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth
anniversary.
The annual awards, in five categories,
are presented to leaders and
individuals for their efforts in
achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
President Kovind confers National Awards to
teachers
On the occasion of Teachers' Day, President Ram
Nath Kovind conferred National Awards to teachers
for the year 2018 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
On the 61st year of the National Teachers'
Award, the President felicitated around 46
teachers from across the country.
The awards are given to honour those
teachers who have not only contributed to
improving the quality of education but also
enriched the lives of their students.
The prestigious award carries a silver medal
and cash reward of Rs 50,000.
Prof Muhammad Yunus conferred 'Lamp of
Peace of Saint Francis ' award by Vatican
Nobel Laureate from Bangladesh Professor
Muhammad Yunus was conferred the 'Lamp of
Peace of Saint Francis ' award by the Vatican.
He was awarded for his contribution towards
establishing peace and harmony.
The award is a recognition for distinguished
work by an individual for promoting peace
and dialogue among people.
The Lamp of Peace award was first given to
the Polish trade union leader Lech Walesa
in 1981.
Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev and Angela
Merkel are a few other prominent persons
who received this award earlier.
President Ram Nath Kovind gives away Swachh
Bharat Mission Awards
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred awards for
outstanding contribution to the journey of Swachh
Bharat Mission during a function in New Delhi.
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in Jammu and
Kashmir received the Best Swachh Iconic
Place award.
The Shrine was selected on the basis of the
overall improvement in sanitation.
Railways Ministry was given Swacha Award
in the category of Swachhta Action Plan.
States, districts honoured for improved sex ratio
under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign
States and districts were honoured today for
improved sex ratio and awareness generation under
the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign.
Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh received honours for
improving sex ratio at birth.
Nine districts were also awarded for better
sex ratio at birth.
During the event, 10 districts were also
awarded for good work in awareness
generation and outreach activities under Beti
Bachao Beti padhao campaign.
India has made a remarkable jump in the
national sex ratio of 13 points from 918 to
931 in the last 5 years.
The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign was
launched in 2015 and is, now, being
implemented in 640 districts.
Recipients of Visitor's Awards 2019 announced
Recipients of Visitor's Awards 2019 were announced
by the President's Secretariat.
The award will be conferred by President
Ram Nath Kovind at an event to be held at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
This year Visitor's Awards will be presented
for Research in - Humanities, Arts and Social
Sciences; Physical Sciences; and Biological
Sciences - and for Technology Development.
This year Visitor's Award for research will be
presented to Professor Sibnath Deb,
Professor Sanjay Puri, Professor Asad Ullah
Khan, Dr Partima and Dr Shaon Ray
Chaudhuri.
The Visitor's Awards had been instituted in
2014 to promote healthy competition
amongst Central Universities and motivate
them to adopt best practices from around the
world in pursuit of excellence.
Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway
Board awarded with Eminent Engineers Award
The Union Minister for Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey,
awarded Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman,
Railway Board with Eminent Engineers Award.
The award was presented at the special event
to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day organised
by the Institution of Engineers in New Delhi.
The award was for his outstanding
contributions in the field of engineering.
Bangladesh School project wins Aga Khan
Architecture Award
An innovative project for constructing a floating
school for children in Bangladesh has been awarded
the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019.
The award was given away in Kajan, the
republic of Tatarstan for the Arcadia
Education Project in South Kanarchor of
Bangladesh.
The project involved the construction of a
school in an area which is underwater during
the monsoon months.
Five other projects from other countries were
also given the award.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina receives Dr Kalam
Smriti International Excellence Award
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International
Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.
The award has been instituted in the memory
of former President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The award citation lauded Prime Minister
Hasina for her vision of a peaceful and
prosperous South Asia, free of tension,
conflicts and terrorism.
It acknowledged her contribution to fostering
cooperation between India and Bangladesh.
The award is given every year to honour
statesmen or leaders who have shown
excellence in respective fields to achieve the
best for their countries.
Agnes Kharshiing Gets Hrant Dink Award in
Istanbul
Meghalaya’s Right to Information (RTI) activist
Agnes Kharshiing was awarded the 11th
International Hrant Dink Award at the Lutfi Kirdar
International Convention and Exhibition Centre, in
Istanbul.
Kharshiing, who was assaulted by a group of
40 people for complaining against illegal
mining and transport of coal in the East
Jaintia Hills district.
The Hrant Dink Award is an annual award
presented by the Hrant Dink Foundation on
the birth anniversary of Hrant Dink, a Turkish
journalist.
Neena Gupta wins two awards at Boston Film
Festival
Bollywood actor Neena Gupta registered a double
victory at Indian International Film Festival of
Boston.
The 'Badhaai Ho' actor won Best Actress
award while her film 'The Last Color'
emerged victorious in Best Feature Film
category.
The directorial debut of world-renowned chef
Vikas Khanna 'The Last Color' deals with
taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan and
Varanasi in India.
The film's first look was unveiled at the
Cannes Film Festival and has since travelled
around the world to various film festivals
including New York Indian Film Festival
2019 and Indie Meme Film Festival among
others.
A documentary film based on the life of
Uttarakhand farmer nominated for Oscars
A documentary film based on life of a Uttarakhand
farmer has been nominated for Oscars.
The documentary film named Moti Bagh is
based on the life of Vidyadutt, a farmer living
in Pauri Garhwal region of the state.
The state Chief Minister Trivendra Singh
Rawat congratulated the director, Nirmal
Chander Dandriyal, and said it will inspire
youths to stay in their villages and work for
their communities.
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National
Safety Awards 2017 presented
The Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar & National
Safety Awards for the Year 2017 were given away.
28 awards were given for Vishvakarma
Rashtriya Puruskar while 81 winners bagged
the National Safety Awards.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has
been operating the "Vishwakarma Rashtriya
Puraskar (VRP)" (Previously known as
ShramVir National Awards) and "National
Safety Awards (NSA)" since 1965.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to honour PM
Modi
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Swachh Bharat
Mission, a sanitation initiative that improved access
to toilets.
PM Modi will receive its annual Goalkeepers
Global Goals Award for providing 500
million people in India safer sanitation.
The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in
2014 and its components include the
construction of household toilets, community
and public toilets and solid waste
management.
According to the latest government data, the
rural sanitation coverage has reached 99.99
per cent till now from 39 per cent in 2014.
Over ten crore household toilets have been
built so far under Swatch Bharat Mission.
Raghu Rai was chosen as the first recipient of
newly instated international photography award
Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai has been
chosen as the first recipient of the inaugural edition
of the Acadmie des beaux-arts Photography Award -
William Klein.
Established this year, the award is in honour
of the celebrated American-born French
photographer and filmmaker William Klein,
best known for his unusual photography
techniques.
As a consecration award, the prize is intended
to reward a photographer for their entire
career and commitment to photography.
IIFA Awards 2019
The 20th Edition of NEXA International Indian Film
Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 was held
at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium,
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Complete list of winners of IIFA Awards 2019:
Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh for
Padmaavat
Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for Raazi
Best Film: Raazi
Best Director: Sriram Raghavan for
Andhadhun
Best Story Award: AndhaDhun.
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Aditi Rao
Hydari for Padmaavat
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Vicky
Kaushal for Sanju
Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for
Dhadak
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for
Ae Watan from Raazi
Best Debut Award (Female): Sara Ali Khan
for Kedarnath
Best Debut Award (Male): Ishaan Khatter for
Dhadak
20 Years Best Actor (Female): Deepika
Padukone
Best Playback Singer (Female): Harshdeep
Kaur and Vibha Saraf for Dilbaro from Raazi
Outstanding performance by a director in last
20 years: Rajkumar Hirani for Sanju
20 Years Best Actor (Male): Ranbir Kapoor.
Best Music: Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Best music in the last 20 years: Pritam
Best film of the past 20 years: Kaho Na Pyaar
Hai
Lifetime Achievement Award: Legendary
actor and comedian Jagdeep Jaffery
Super 30 founder Anand Kumar honoured with
Education Excellence Award in the US
Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand
Kumar has been felicitated in the US with a
prestigious teaching award for his contributions
towards imparting education to the country's needy
students.
The Education Excellence Award 2019 was
presented to Kumar by the Foundation For
Excellence (FFE) at a function on the
occasion of the organisation's 25th
anniversary gala in San Jose, California.
Anand has been running a highly innovative
Super 30 programme for the last 18 years to
mentor 30 students free off cost through year-
long residential coaching for India's premier
IIT-JEE.
Google honours mountaineer Junko Tabei with a
doodle on her 80th birthday
Google honoured Junko Tabei, the first Japanese
woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on her
80th birthday with a animated doodle.
She is also the first woman to ascend all
Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak
on every continent.
The doodle depicts a graph along with seven
ice-capped mountains which symbolise all
the "seven summits" - the highest peaks such
as Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro,
Vinson, Elbrus, Puncak Jaya, on each
continent that was climbed by Tabei.
Apart from the mountains, the doodle also
shows a moving animated cartoon
representing Tabei.
Gully Boy is India’s entry for Oscars
Bollywood film, Gully Boy was selected as India's
official entry in the International Feature Film
category at the Oscars.
The film is directed by Zoya Akhtar and stars
Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in lead roles.
Gully Boy is a coming-of-age drama centred
around the life of aspiring rapper Murad,
portrayed by Ranveer.
The film was inspired by the real-life stories
of Mumbai rappers Divine and Naezy.
Sardar Patel National Unity Award for
promoting national integration, unity
The Sardar Patel National Unity Award, a new
honour on the pattern of Padma awards for
promoting national unity, will be bestowed on
individuals or institutions for notable contributions
towards the cause of the country's unity and integrity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
announced the institution of the award.
According to a notification issued by the
Home Ministry, the decoration will recognise
inspiring contributions to promote national
unity and integrity and to reinforce the value
of a strong and united India.
Any person without distinction of race,
occupation, position or sex is eligible for the
award and it may be given posthumously in
very rare and only in highly deserving cases.
The award will be in the shape of a lotus leaf,
six centimetres in length, six and two
centimetres at its greatest breadth and four
millimetres in thickness.
Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold
Awards
Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific
Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards.
These awards include one for an ethnic food
restaurant run by women at Kumarakom
under its Responsible Tourism Mission.
The awards, presented at a glittering function
at Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan were
received by state Tourism Minister
Kadakampally Surendran and Tourism
Director P Bala Kiran.
The two other gold awards were for an
advertisement campaign of Kerala Tourism
'Come Out and Play' and for its website
(www.keralatourism.org) respectively.
71st Prime Time Emmy Awards
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards honoured the
best in U.S. prime time television programming from
June 1, 2018, until May 31, 2019.
Outstanding Drama Series: Game of Thrones
(HBO)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Fleabag
(Amazon)
Lead Actor, Drama: Billy Porter, Pose
Lead Actress, Drama: Jodie Comer, Killing
Eve
Lead Actor, Comedy: Bill Hader, Barry
Lead Actress, Comedy: Phoebe Waller-
Bridge, Fleabag
Journalist Ravish Kumar awarded first Gauri
Lankesh Memorial Award
Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee
Ravish Kumar received the first Gauri Lankesh
Memorial Award in Bengaluru.
He was chosen for the award for sharp news
analysis and uncompromising secular stance
by the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust,
founded in memory of the journalist.
Three books were launched at the event titled
‘Delhi Nota’ by senior journalist D
Umapathi, Ravish Kumar’s ‘Free Voices’
translated as ‘Maatige Enu Kadime’, and
‘Neera Nade’ by Prof Vinaya Okkunda.
Gauri Lankesh was an Indian journalist-
turned-activist from Bangalore, Karnataka.
Lionel Messi, Megan Rapinoe named FIFA
players of the year
Argentine star Lionel Messi bagged his sixth FIFA
Men's Player of the Year award.
Also, US' Megan Rapinoe, who captained her
team to victory in this year's World Cup, has
been named Women's Player of the Year.
Messi had ensured Barcelona's victory in the
La Liga and helped the team reach the semi-
finals in the Champions League.
On the other hand, Rapinoe's achievement
was recognised after the American forward
netted six goals in the FIFA Women's World
Cup in July.
Adam Harper won bags SASTRA-Ramanujan
Prize
The 2019 Sastra-Ramanujan Prize will be awarded to
number theorist Adam Harper of the University of
Warwick, England.
This annual prize is given to honour
outstanding contributions by individuals not
exceeding age of 32 in areas of mathematics,
influenced by Indian mathematician
Ramanujan.
The prize, which includes a cash award of
USD 10,000 and a citation, will be awarded
at the international conference on number
theory scheduled for December 22
(Ramanujan’s birthday).
Amitabh Bachchan named for Dada Sahab
Phalke award
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has been named for
the prestigious Dada Sahab Phalke award for his
outstanding contribution to the film industry.
The legend who entertained and inspired for
two generations has been unanimously
selected for the award.
The award is conferred by the Government
for outstanding contribution to the growth
and development of Indian Cinema.
It consists of a Swarn Kamal and a cash prize
of ten lakh rupees.
Centre institutes national unity award named
after Sardar Patel
The Centre has instituted the highest civilian award
for contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in
the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The award seeks to recognize notable and
inspiring contributions to promote the cause
of national unity and integrity and to
reinforce the value of a strong and united
India.
The award will be announced on the occasion
of the National Unity Day on the birth
anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31st of
October.
The award will be conferred by the President
by a Sanad under his hand and seal and
presented by him in a presentation ceremony
along with the Padma award presentation
ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The award would consist of a medal and a
citation.
No monetary grant or cash award would be
attached to this Award.
Prime Minister Modi receives ‘Global
Goalkeeper’ award for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the
"Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
launched by his government.
Mr Modi dedicated the award to those
Indians who transformed the Swachh Bharat
campaign into a ‘people's movement’ and
accorded topmost priority to cleanliness in
their day-to-day lives.
The campaign has not only improved the
lives of crores of Indians, but it has also
played a significant role in achieving the
goals set by the UN.
The cleanliness campaign was launched by
the Modi government during its first term on
October 2, 2014.
Payal Jangid became the First Indian to Win
Changemaker Award
17-year-old Payal Jangid from Rajasthan became the
first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award by
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Payal, who is from Hinsla village, about 100
kms from Jaipur, has been conferred with the
award for her continuous dedication towards
the abolition of child marriage in her village,
which is a child-friendly village (Bal Mitra
Gram), as well as in neighbouring villages.
According to Payal, her activism and fight to
abolish child marriage began at the age of 11,
when she had to relent against being married
off.
Infosys wins UN Global Climate Action Award
for 'carbon neutral now' category
Digital services and consulting major Infosys has
won the United Nations Global Climate Action
Award in 'carbon neutral now' category.
It became the only Indian corporate to earn
the recognition for its efforts to combat
climate change.
The award will be presented to Infosys at the
UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) at
Santiago in Chile during December.
Infosys began its action to combat climate
change in 2008 with an assessment of its
carbon footprint.
Corps Of Army Air Defence honoured with
President’s Colours Award
President Ram Nath Kovind presented the
prestigious President’s Colours to the Corps of Army
Air Defence at a function in Gopalpur in Ganjam
district of Odisha.
The award was given to the Corps on the
occasion of 25 years of Army Air Defence
College, AADC.
It was received by Army AD Centre on behalf
of the Corps of Army Air Defence.
The President’s Colours is the highest
military honour for the armed forces
bestowed in recognition of exceptional
services rendered to the nation, both during
the war and in peace times.
One of the youngest corps of Army, the Army
Air Defence Corps bifurcated from the
Regiment of Artillery in 1989 and established
the Army Air Defence College.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presents the
28th Saraswati Samman to Dr K Siva Reddy
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented 28th
Saraswati Samman, Dr K Siva Reddy in New Delhi.
He has hon the prestigious award for his
collection of poems titled Pakkaki Ottigilite
(Turning Aside While Lying Down).
The award, instituted by the KK Birla
Foundation, is given annually for an
outstanding literary work written in any
official Indian language and published during
the preceding 10 years.
It is the highest recognition in the field of
Indian literature and carries a cash purse of
Rs 15 lakh, apart from a citation and a plaque.
Cochin International Airport wins an
international award for passenger satisfaction
Airport Council International (ACI) has recognised
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) as the
best airport in terms of services it offered to
passengers.
CIAL was ranked amongst the best airports
in the 5-15 million categories in the Asia
Pacific region for the year 2018 based on
annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey
conducted by the ACI.
The award was presented to the authorities of
Cochin International Airport at the second
Annual ACI Customer Experience Global
Summit held at Bali, Indonesia.
Yashaswini Deswal wins gold at ISSF World Cup
Young shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold
in the women's 10meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF
World Cup at in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
With the win, she has also secured an
Olympic quota for India.
This is India's ninth quota in shooting for
2020 Tokyo Games.
World no.1 Olena Kostevych of Ukraine
claimed the silver, while Serbia's Jasmina
Milavonovic bagged the bronze.
Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinches
silver in Czech Republic
Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinched a silver
medal during an athletic meet at Decin in the Czech
Republic.
The Asian Games gold medallist came up
with the best throw of 20.09m in his last
attempt at the event.
Tajinder has been awarded the Arjuna Award
this year.
The 24-year-old Indian has already qualified
for the World Championship being the Area
champion following his gold-winning feat at
Asian Athletics Championships in April this
year.
India beat Nepal 7-0 to lift SAFF Under-15 title
India lifted the SAFF Under-15 title at Kalyanai,
West Bengal with a 7-0 win over Nepal.
The victory also meant that India are now the
most successful team in the tournament's
history.
They won the title for a record third time after
previous wins in 2013 and 2017, both of
which came in Nepal.
Kohli surpassed Dhoni to become India's
most successful Test skipper
Virat Kohli has surpassed Mahendra Singh
Dhoni to become India's most successful Test
skipper.
It came after the Indian team recorded
its 28th win under Kohli's leadership in
the second and final test against the
West Indies at Kingston.
The 28 wins have come from 48
matches for Kohli as captain.
His predecessor Dhoni led India to 27
wins from 60 Test matches during his
tenure.
Sourav Ganguly with 21 wins and
Mohammad Azharuddin with 14 wins
are third and fourth in the list of
successful Indian Test skippers.
Overall, former South Africa skipper
Graeme Smith remains the most
successful skipper in the world with 53
Test wins.
India finishes ISSF World Cup Shooting
Championship at the top
India finished at the top of the ISSF World
Cup Rifle/Pistol Championship in Rio De
Janeiro with 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze
medals.
Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and
Saurabh Choudhary of India defeated
their compatriot rivals Yashaswini
Deswai and Abhishek Verma in the
summit clash of 10-Metre Air Pistol
mixed team event.
India has now finished as the leading
nation in the ISSF Senior World Cup
events in 2019 with 16 gold, 4 silver
and 2 Bronze medals.
Earlier, World number one Apurvi
Chandela, partnered with Deepak
Kumar to win India their fourth gold
medal in 10-Metre mixed team air rifle
event.
Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20Is
Indian women's cricket great and ODI captain
Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20
Internationals.
The 36-year-old said she wants to focus on
her ODI career, keeping in mind the 2021
World Cup in New Zealand.
Mithali ended her T20 career with 2,364 runs
from 89 matches at an average of 37.5 and the
highest score of 97 not out.
She made her T20 International debut in 1999
and played her last match in March against
England in Guwahati.
Mithali is also the first Indian woman to reach
the landmark of 2000 T20 runs.
In 203 ODIs, she scored 6,720 runs at an
average of 51.29, with seven hundred.
She has also played in 10 Tests, with 663 runs
including a hundred.
FIFA unveils official emblem for Qatar World
Cup 2022
FIFA unveiled the official emblem of the 22nd
edition of the FIFA World Cup which is scheduled to
be hosted in Qatar.
The official emblem of the FIFA World Cup
Qatar 2022 shapes like number 8 and symbol
infinity.
The eight represents the number of stadiums
that will host the football tournament while
the infinity symbol reflects the
interconnected nature of the event.
The unveiling took place in Qatar's capital,
Doha.
Steve Smith becomes 2nd Australian to score 500
in Ashes series
Steve Smith has become the second Australian after
Allan Border to score 500 and more runs in the
consecutive Ashes series in England.
Smith reached this milestone after he added
122 runs in the ongoing fourth Ashes Test.
In 2015 Ashes which took place in England,
Smith scored 508 runs while this time in his
third match he crossed the 500 run mark.
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played
between England and Australia at least once
every two years.
India Red beat India Green to clinch Duleep
Trophy title
India Red beat India Green by an innings and 38 runs
to clinch the Duleep Trophy title on the fourth day at
Bengaluru.
India Red had scored 388 in their first
innings.
India Green compiled 231 runs in their first
innings and 119 in their second innings.
Vidharbha off-spinner Akshay Wakhare
returned with a five-wicket haul.
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made a brilliant
153 for India Red, was named player of the
match.
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei runs fastest-ever women's
half-marathon
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon
ever by a woman, winning the Great North Run in a
time of one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds.
Her time was 23 seconds quicker than the
world record set in 2017 by fellow Kenyan
Joyciline Jepkosgei.
Kosgei, who won this year's London
Marathon, led a Kenyan sweep of the top four
places, with Magdalyne Masai second
(1:07.36) and Linet Masai third (1:07:44).
Mo Farah won the men's elite race for a
record sixth successive year.
US Open Final: Bianca defeats Serena
Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stuns Serena
Williams in a gripping US Open Women's final to
claim her first Grand Slam title.
Bianca Andreescu defeated Serena Williams
in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, to win her first
Grand Slam title in US Open women's final.
In a matchup between tennis' Canadian
teenage newcomer and one of the greatest
superstars in the history of tennis, the
youngster took home the crown.
Malinga takes a double hat-trick in final T20
against New Zealand
Yorker King Lasith Malinga was at his best in the 3rd
T20I between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Malinga went past Wasim Akram to become
the 1st-ever bowler in international cricket to
pick up 5 hat-tricks.
Malinga did not stop with just a hat-trick as
he went on to pick up 4 in 4, thereby
becoming the only bowler to achieve the feat
in international cricket twice.
He became the first bowler in Twenty20
internationals to claim 100 wickets.
Kraigg Brathwaite reported for suspected illegal
bowling action
West Indies Cricketer Kraigg Brathwaite has been
reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during
the second Test against India in Kingston.
ICC match officials report cited concerns
about the legality of the 26-year-old's
bowling action during the course of the
match.
With Brathwaite being reported again, he will
be required to submit to further testing by
September 14.
He is, however, permitted to continue
bowling in international cricket until the
results of the testing are known.
Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev in US Open
final
Rafael Nadal has won US Open Men's singles
beating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic with a
thrilling 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4.
This is his fourth US Open title and 19th
Grand Slam trophy.
The 33-year-old Spanish left-hander chased
his 19th career Grand Slam singles title, one
shy of Roger Federer's all-time men's record,
in his 27th Slam final.
Senior Women's National Football
Championship kicks off
The 25th Senior Women’s National Football
Championship kicked off at Pasighat in Arunachal
Pradesh.
State’s Chief Minister Pema Khandu and
Union Minister of State for Sports and
Youths Affairs Kiren Rijiju attended the
inaugural match between Railways and
Mizoram.
30 teams are participating in the 15-day
event.
Teams have been divided into eight groups.
The eight group toppers will advance to the
quarterfinals which will be followed by
semifinals and final on 24th of this month.
Track Asia Cup cycling: Ronaldo Laitonjam
wins the fourth gold
In Cycling, India's Ronaldo Laitonjam won his fourth
gold medal on the concluding day of Track Asia Cup
competition in New Delhi.
India emerged overall champions as its
players picked up three medals in the day,
two gold and one bronze.
Overall, India topped the medals tally, with
10 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze as the
tournament came to an end at the IGI Sports
Complex.
Uzbekistan finished second, with 4 gold and
3 silver. Malaysia secured third place, with 4
gold and 1 silver.
Mary Kom, Amit Panghal among 10 boxers in
TOPS scheme
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) Mission
Olympic Cell has included 10 boxers in the Target
Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the 2020
Tokyo Olympics.
The boxers include M.C. Mary Kom
(women’s 51 kg), Amit Panghal (men’s 52
kg), Sonia Chahal (women’s 57 kg), Neeraj
(women’s 57 kg), Nikhat Zareen (women’s
51 kg), Kavinder Singh Bisht (men’s 57 kg),
Lovlina Borgohain (women’s 69 kg), Vikas
Krishan (men’s 75 kg), Shiva Thapa (men’s
63 kg) and Manish Kaushik (men’s 63 kg).
India has so far won two Olympic medals in
boxing i.e. Vijender Singh won the bronze in
the 2008 Beijing Games while Mary Kom
won the bronze in the 2012 London Games.
Apart from the boxers, the committee has
also included 22-year-old women’s 10m air
pistol shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal in
the TOPS scheme.
UAE President bestows First Class Order of
Zayed II award to Navdeep Singh Suri
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
has bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II award
to the Ambassador, Navdeep Singh Suri.
The award is given in recognition of his
contribution to the development and
strengthening of friendly relations and co-
operation between the two countries.
It is a rare honour given to any diplomat.
UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented the
Order to the Ambassador in Abu Dhabi.
Amit Shah inaugurates the renamed Arun Jaitley
Cricket Stadium
The iconic Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in the national
capital is renamed after former Union Minister late
Arun Jaitley.
In a function at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Home Minister Amit Shah digitally
inaugurated the renamed Arun Jaitley Cricket
Stadium in presence of late finance minister's
family.
DDCA also unveiled a new pavilion stand at
the Feroz Shah Kotla after skipper Virat
Kohli, who recently became the most
successful India captain in Test cricket.
Arun Jaitley, who was at the helm of the
DDCA from 1999 to 2013, was credited for
bringing better facilities, including a world-
class stadium, to Delhi cricket.
Sourabh Verma clinches Vietnam Open Super
100 title
In Badminton, Sourabh Verma clinched the Vietnam
Open Super 100 title, defeating China’s Sun Fei
Xiang in a thrilling Men's Singles summit clash at the
Ho Chi Minh City.
Second seed Verma recovered from a mid-
game slump to beat Sun 21-12, 17-2, 21-14.
This victory marks Verma's second Super
100 win in the ongoing calendar year.
He had won the Hyderabad Open earlier in
August.
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinches men's
singles title of Belgian International Challenge
In Badminton, rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen
stunned second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in
straight games to clinch men's singles title at the
Belgian International Challenge.
Lakshya was at his best as he notched up a
comfortable 21-14, 21-15 win over Svendsen
in the title clash.
The 18-year-old Lakshya had earlier beaten
Denmark's Kim Bruun 21-18, 21-11 to win in
a 48-minute semifinal clash.
India beat Bangladesh by five runs, clinch U-19
Asia Cup title
India clinched the Under-19 Asia Cup title, with a
thrilling five-run win over Bangladesh in a low-
scoring final at Colombo.
Defending a paltry total of 106, India
dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs.
Left-arm spinner 18-year-old Atharva
Ankolekar, emerged as the star of the Indian
team, with figures of 5 for 28 from 8 overs.
2020 Women's FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held
from Nov 2-21
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted
by India, will be held from 2nd to 21st November
next year.
The of FIFA will be held in four cities across
the country.
Last month, the Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar has been provisionally
confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA
approval.
Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Panaji and
Ahmedabad are in the running for the other
three host cities.
India was announced as the host country in
March this year.
Spain is the defending champions, having
won the title of the biennial tournament in
2018.
Smith creates a record of scoring most runs in a
series this century
Australia batsman Steve Smith has now become the
highest run-scorer in a Test series of this century.
In the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against
England, Smith went past his own record of
scoring 769 runs against India during the
2014-15 season.
Smith now has a total of 774 runs in the
series.
Smith has made his comeback in the
international cricket in the ICC Men's World
Cup after serving a 12 months suspension for
his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal
at Newlands in March 2018.
Smith recently attainted the number one
batsman spot in the ICC Test rankings.
Pankaj Advani clinches record 22nd world
billiards title
Pankaj Advani increased his tally of world titles to
22 by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up
format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.
The 34-year-old has brought home a world
trophy every year ever since returning from a
professional stint in the UK in 2014.
With another trophy in the bag, Advani
extends his remarkable run of winning a
global crown since 2003.
The Bengaluru-based Advani has won more
world titles in his sport than anyone else.
Dinesh Mongia announces retirement from all
forms of cricket
Former India all-rounder Dinesh Mongia announced
his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Mongia is best known for being chosen over
VVS Laxman in the Indian team that finished
runner-up in the ICC World Cup 2003 in
South Africa.
Mongia was last seen on a cricket field in
2007, playing for Punjab, before being
banned by the BCCI for joining the Indian
Cricket League (ICL).
Mongia played 121 first-class matches and
has 21 centuries to his name.
US swimmer crisscrosses the English Channel in
54-hour feat
An American breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas,
became the first person to swim across the English
Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of
endurance.
Thomas completed treatment for cancer a
year ago.
Thomas told that the hardest part of the swim
was dealing with the saltwater, which left her
throat and mouth sore.
Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to
qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat qualified for the
2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah
Hildebrandt in the World Championships in Nur
Sultan, Kazakhstan.
She scored an impressive 8-2 win over the
world championship silver medalist to secure
her place at the Tokyo Games.
Vinesh will wrestle in the bronze-medal bout
against Maria Prevolaraki of Germany later.
The mascot for the 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics
unveiled
A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will
be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and
Paralympics in Beijing.
The panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen, is the
Olympic mascot.
Colourful circles around its face symbolize
skating tracks and 5G technology, according
to the website of the Beijing organizing
committee.
The giant panda was one of the five mascots
for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and
it also was the symbol for the Asian Games
in Beijing in 1990.
FIFA rankings: India drops one spot to 104th
position
The Indian football team has dropped one spot to 104
in the latest FIFA rankings.
The side last played in the 2022 World Cup
and 2023 AFC Asian Cup second round joint
preliminary qualifiers.
India is playing alongside Oman, Qatar,
Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Group E of
the qualifying tournament.
Belgium has maintained its top spot in the
rankings, while France has surpassed Brazil
to reach the second spot.
Bajrang Punia, Ravi Kumar book 2020 Tokyo
Olympics berth
Two more Indian wrestlers book 2020 Tokyo
Olympics ticket; Bajrang Punia seals Olympics berth
in the 65-kilogram category while Ravi Kumar books
Olympics quota in the 57-kilogram category.
Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar reached their
respective semi-finals at the World Wrestling
Champions and also secured themselves
quotas at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In quarter-finals, Punia defeated Jong Son of
North Korea 8-1.
Meanwhile, Ravi Dahiya defeated former
world champion Yuki Takahashi 6-1 in the
quarter-finals of 57kg freestyle event.
Amit Panghal becomes first Indian to enter
World Men's Championship finals
In Boxing, Asian Champion Amit Panghal became
the first Indian to make the finals of the World Men's
Championship.
In 52 kilogram category, second seed
Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan's
Saken Bibossinov in the last-four stage but
Kaushik lost 0-5 to top-seeded Cuban Andy
Gomez Cruz in 63-kilogram category.
Panghal will take on Uzbekistan's
Shakhobidin Zoirov, the reigning Olympic
champion.
India had never won more than one bronze
medal in a single edition of the world
championships but Panghal and Manish
Kaushik changed that by making the
semifinals.
The past Indian medal-winners at the world
meet are Vijender Singh (2009), Vikas
Krishan (2011), Shiva Thapa (2015) and
Gaurav Bidhuri (2017).
Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya qualify for the 2020
Tokyo Olympics
Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya qualified for the
2020 Tokyo Olympics winning their respective
quarterfinal matches in World Wrestling
Championships at Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan.
However, they lost their semi-final bouts in
the men's freestyle category.
Bajrang lost the semi-final home wrestler
Daulet Niyazbekov while Ravi Dahiya lost
his match to reigning world champion Zaur
Uguev from Russia.
Vinesh Phogat had already booked an
Olympic quota for India in women's 53
kilograms.
Amit Panghal loses in final of World Boxing
Championships
Ace Indian boxer Amit Panghal settled for a silver at
the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships at
Ekaterinburg in Russia.
He lost to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan
Zoirov in flyweight (48-52 kg) category, by a
unanimous decision from the judges.
Amit Panghal created history as he became
the first Indian male boxer to qualify for the
final of the Championships.
Rahul Aware wins bronze in 61 kg category at
World Championship
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze medal
in men's 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World
Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Rahul beat 17th seeded American Tyler Lee
Graff 11-4 to ensure he finished on the
podium.
This, however, was not an Olympic category
and thus the bronze did not help Aware
qualify for the Tokyo Games.
It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the
World Championships with a total haul of 1
silver and 4 bronzes.
Carolina Marina lifts China Open title
Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin defeated
Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in the
women's badminton singles final match to lift the
China Open title.
In the 65-minute-long clash, Spain's Marin
lost the first game but made a comeback in
the next two games to clinch the title
encounter.
Marin, 26, is returning to the court after eight
months as she had knee surgery.
She missed the BWF World Championships
which concluded last month in Basel,
Switzerland.
Daniil Medvedev wins St Petersburg Open title
Daniil Medvedev strolled to a sixth career title as he
defeated Borna Coric 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the St
Petersburg Open.
World number four Medvedev, who since
July has reached five finals in as many
tournaments, won his third title of the year
and sixth of his career.
Indian Divij Sharan and Igor Zelenay won
double title past Italian pair of Matteo
Berrettini and Simone Bolelli 6-3 3-6 10-8 in
tie-breaker in the hard-fought summit clash
that lasted for one hour and 17 minutes.
Manipur clinch 25th Senior Women's National
Football Championship
Defending champion Manipur has clinched the title
of the 25th Senior Women's National Football
Championship for the 20th time.
In the final at CHF Ground in Pasighat,
Manipur defeated Railways 1-0 in a thrilling
contest.
In the 67th minute, Bala Devi gave the
breakthrough for Manipur.
Bala Devi is the highest scorer in the
tournament with 20 goals.
Railways’ Sanju was declared the Player of
the tournament.
Arunachal Pradesh had hosted the
tournament for the first time.
Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World
Team Snooker title
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta
has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at
Mandalay, Myanmar.
The Indian pair beat Thailand's team
comprising C.Pongsakorn and D.Poramin 5-
2 in the final.
This takes Advani's world title tally to a
phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his
maiden title.
For Advani, this win has ensured that his
name is now there every IBSF world title on
offer.
PT Usha honoured with IAAF Veteran Pin
The world athletics governing body, the International
Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF, honoured
the Indian track and field legend PT Usha with a
Veteran Pin in recognition of her contribution to the
growth of the sport.
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe presented her the
Veteran Pin during the 52nd IAAF Congress
at Doha.
Usha was one of three persons from Asia to
receive the honour.
Often called the "queen of track and field",
Usha is one of the greatest sprinters to have
come out of India.
At the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, she
won silver medals in 100m and 200m events.
Deepti Sharma creates history, becomes 1st
Indian cricketer to bowl 3 maidens in T20Is
All-rounder Deepti Sharma had an extraordinary
outing in India’s first T20I against South Africa in
Surat.
She ended with figures of 4/8 with three of
the four overs to lead India to victory.
If that was not enough she bowled three
maidens and made her way into the record
books.
This is the first time that an Indian has bowled
as many maidens in a T20I match.
India lift SAFF U-18 Championship title for the
first time
In Football, India defeated Bangladesh by 2-1 in the
final of SAFF Under-18 Championship 2019 to lift
the title in Kathmandu.
From the beginning, India played
aggressively and Vikram Pratap Singh did
not take much time to hand India a 1-0
lead. Singh scored in the second minute of
the game.
India's Ninthoinganba Meetei was declared
Most Valuable Player of the championship.
This is India's maiden SAFF U-18 trophy.
India remained runners up in 2015 and
finished third in 2017.
Indian junior boys win a bronze medal in Serbia
Junior & Cadet Open
In Table Tennis, Indian junior boys Raegan
Albuquerque and Yashansh Malik paired with the
Netherlands' Lode Hulshof won the bronze medal at
the Serbia Junior and Cadet Open in Mumbai.
The team put up a big fight before going
down 2-3 in the semi-finals to the Czech
Republic trio of Radek Skala, Tomas
Martinko and Ondrej Kveton.
Earlier, in the quarterfinals, the combination
of India and the Netherlands got the better of
Spain and Slovakia 3-1.
Kento Momota wins Korea Open
Japan's shuttler Kento Momota won the Korea Open
after defeating Chou Tien-Chen of Taiwan in the
finals.
Momota defeated Tien-Chen 21-19, 21-17 to
clinch the final that lasted for almost 53
minutes.
The world number one Momoto had defeated
India's Parupalli Kashyap 21-13, 21-15 in the
semi-finals.
In the women's final, He Bingjiao of China
defeated Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 18-
21, 24-22, 21-17.
South Korea's pair of Kim So-Yeong and
Kong Hee-Yong defeated Lee So-hee and
Shin Seung-chan 13-21, 21-19, 21-17 to win
the women's doubles.
Novelist Kiran Nagarkar passes away
Novelist Kiran Nagarkar passed away at the age of
77 after a brief illness.
Nagarkar published his first novel, 'Saat
Sakkam Trechalis', in Marathi in 1974 at the
age of 32.
He won the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award for
his epic novel 'Cuckold' (1997).
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
died
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has
died at the age of 95.
Mugabe was a former guerrilla chief who
took power after the end of white minority
rule in 1980.
He was ousted in a military coup in
November 2017, ending three decades in
power.
Abdul Qadir, Pakistan's master leg-spinner,
passes away
Pakistan's master leg-spinner Abdul Qadir died in
Lahore after suffering from a massive cardiac arrest.
Qadir, who played in 67 Tests and 104 ODIs
had a total 368 wickets in his international
career.
He took 9 wickets for 56 in one test against
West Indies at Faisalabad.
Noted lawyer & former union minister Ram
Jethmalani passes away
Noted lawyer and former Union Minister Ram
Jethmalani passed away at his residence in New
Delhi.
Jethmalani a sitting Member of the Rajya
Sabha, was ill for some time due to age-
related ailments.
Jethmalani had also served as a union
minister for law and urban development in
the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet.
He was also the chairman of the Bar Council
of India.
Legendary singer Jose Jose passes away
Legendary Mexican singer Jose Jose who was often
called 'El Principe de la Cancion' or 'The Prince of
Song,' died.
The singer died after a battle with Pancreatic
cancer, according to the singer's assistant
Laura Nunez.
In a career of more than four-decade, the
singer sold millions of albums and picked by
six Grammy nominations.
However, the famed singer never took home
a Grammy award himself.
Vice President releases Second Volume of
‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ and ‘The Republican Ethic’
- Compilation of Selected Speeches of President of
India
Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
released the books ‘Loktantra Ke Swar (Khand 2)’
and ‘The Republican Ethic (Volume 2)’ in a function
organized at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi.
The books are a compilation of 95 speeches
delivered by the President of India Shri Ram
Nath Kovind during his second year in office
(July 2018 to July 2019).
They have been brought out by Publications
Division under Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting.
Shri Naidu highlighted several key areas
from the books, quoting the speeches of the
President given on key occasions in his
second year in office.
A new book "Being Gandhi" to mark Gandhi's
150th birth anniversary
A new book by award-winning author Paro Anand
will mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
by publishers Harper Collins Children’s Books have
been announced.
Titled "Being Gandhi", the book explores not
Gandhi the man or his life as a leader, but
really the Gandhian way that must remain
relevant to us.
The story revolves around a boy,
Chandrashekhar, who is bored of doing
projects on Gandhi.
Pranab Mukherjee releases book 'Reset:
Regaining India's Economic Legacy'
Former president Pranab Mukherjee released a
book 'Reset: Regaining India's Economic Legacy'
written by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.
The book tracks the country's economic
development over the years and offers
solutions for future growth.
The former president also acknowledged the
Swami's input on liberalising trade when the
latter was the commerce minister in the short-
lived Chandra Shekhar government in 1990-
91.
Quiz September 2019
Q. What is the theme of Rashtriya Poshan Maah
2019?
Breast Feeding
Increase Food Cover
Complementary Feeding
Remove Malnutrition
None of these
Q. The Gorewada International Zoo will be set up in
________.
Ranchi
Pune
Nagpur
Mumbai
Agra
Q. Indian city Mumbai has ranked _______ on Safe
Cities Index (SCI) 2019?
37th
67th
18th
45th
33rd
Q. Which of the following city topped the Safe Cities
Index (SCI) 2019?
New York
Tokyo
Shanghai
Paris
Melbourne
Q. Google Doodle honours Amrita Pritam on her
100th birth. She was an Indian _______.
Para Athlete
Novelist
Scientist
Actress
Hockey Player
Q. In August 2019, Which of the following bank has
launched Repo-linked home, auto loans?
ICICI Bank
Yes Bank
IDBI Bank
State Bank of India
Bandhan Bank
Q. Which of the following company has signed a
statement of intent with the Ministry of Electronics
and IT (MeitY) for rolling out 'Build for Digital
India' programme?
Microsoft
Apple
IBM
Q. After the recent announcement of the merger of
banks, The country will have ______ public sector
banks.
8
12
16
19
21
Q. Which of the following pair of bank merger is
correct according to the recent announcement made
by the Finance Minister?
United Bank of India, Oriental Bank of Commerce,
Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank
Allahabad Bank, Indian Bank
Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank, Union Bank of
India
All are correct
Q. Which of the following initiative/mission won the
prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award?
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U)
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G)
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
None of these
Q. In September 2019, Which of the following
country hosted the South Asian Speakers’ summit?
Indonesia
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Maldives
Q. What is the length of the country's longest
electrified rail tunnel between Cherlopalli and
Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh?
3.9 km
5.1 km
6.6 km
8.5 km
8.9 km
Q. According to the new Motor Vehicle Act, what is
the fine decided by the government for drunken
driving?
Rs 5,000
Rs 7,500
Rs 10,000
Rs 12, 000
Rs 15,000
Q. GST collection in the month of August stood at
_________.
72 thousand 628 crore rupees
82 thousand 628 crore rupees
15 thousand 628 crore rupees
77 thousand 628 crore rupees
98 thousand 202 crore rupees
Q. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as
the new governor of ________.
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Assam
Manipur
Q. Who among the following took charge as the
Eastern Army Commander?
Anil Chauhan
Ranbir Singh
Kamal Jit Singh
Man Mohan Singh Rai
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been nominated as
the as a judge of the US District Court for the
Southern District of California by Donald Trump?
Sanjay Vijay
Ranjan Singh
Shireen Mathews
Ajay Samuel
Ranjeet Chaudhary
Q. Yashaswini Deswal is associated with which of
the following sports?
Badminton
Chess
Hockey
Shooting
Wrestling
Q. Tejinderpal Singh Toor, who won Arjun Award
this year and also clinched a silver medal in the
Czech Republic is associated with which of the
following sports?
Wrestling
Long Jump
High Jump
Short Put
Javelin Throw
Q. Which of the following country won SAFF
Under-15 title?
Nepal
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Q. AUMX is a joint military exercise between the USA
and _______.
Japan
G7 Countries
ASEAN
Canada
France
Q. The 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will take
place in _______.
China
Russia
Mongolia
Vietnam
Singapore
Q. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is a joint military exercise
between India and ______.
France
Japan
Indonesia
USA
Canada
Q. Asia's first 5th Generation Virtual Reality based
Advanced Driver Training Simulator Centre was
launched in _______.
Pune
Chennai
Bengaluru
New Delhi
Agra
Q. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has
signed an MoU with which of the following bank for
Payments to ESIC beneficiaries on Real-Time Basis?
Punjab National Bank
Canara Bank
Indian Bank
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Q. Which of the following is not a part of eight core
industries in India?
Coal
Crude oil
Natural gas
Rubber
Fertiliser
Q. In September, The Central government has approved
_______ crore capital infusion into IDBI Bank.
Rs 4,600 crore
Rs 6,300 crore
Rs 9,300 crore
Rs 6,500 crore
Rs 7,600 crore
Q. Who among the following assumed Chairmanship of
Association of World Election Bodies, AWEB for the
term 2019-21?
Ashok Lavasa
Achal Kumar Jyoti
Om Prakash Rawat
Sunil Arora
K. K. Venugopal
Q. Which of the following place has topped the list of
'Swachh Iconic Places' in India?
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Taj Mahal
Golden Temple
Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Q. Recently, Mithali Raj announced her retirement from
which form of International cricket?
T20
ODI
Test Matches
A and B
All of the above
Q. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as ______.
The First President of India
The First Home Minister of India
The First Lok Sabha Speaker
The First Vice president of India
None of these
Q. According to RBI circular, which of the following loan
will be linked to the to an external benchmark like the
policy repo rate?
Car loan
Auto loan
House loan
Personal loan
All of the above
Q. The 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime
Investigation and Cyber Forensics was held at _______.
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Pune
Lucknow
Q. Who among the following has/have been declared as
terrorists under the recently amended Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Amendment Act?
Dawood Ibrahim
Hafiz Saeed
Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi
Masood Azhar
All of these
Q. The Aqua Aquaria India 2019 was held at _______.
Kochi
Chennai
Diu
Hyderabad
Kolkata
Q. The central government has decided to invest
________ in different sectors of fisheries in the next three
to five years.
Rs 5,000 crore
Rs 10,000 crore
Rs 15,000 crore
Rs 20,000 crore
Rs 25,000 crore
Q. Which of the following country topped in the world's
most liveable cities according to an annual survey by the
Economist Intelligence Unit?
Vienna
Budapest
Prague
Munich
Amsterdam
Q. The official emblem for Qatar World Cup 2022 shaped
like the number ______.
1
2
5
7
8
Q. The Delhi cabinet has decided to increase the financial
assistance given under 'Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana'
to ________.
Rs 50,000
Rs 80,000
Rs 1 Lakh
Rs 1.2 Lakh
Rs 1.5 Lakh
Q. India ahs ranked _______ on World Travel & Tourism
Competitiveness Index 2019 released by World
Economic Forum (WEF).
48th
76th
102th
34th
77th
Q. SLINEX 2019 is a joint military exercise between
India and _______.
South Africa
Singapore
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Q. Which of the following Indian Naval Ship reaches
Nigeria to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between India
and Nigeria?
INS Tarkash
INS Talwar
INS Teg
INS Rajput
INS Trikand
Q. Country's first 'Fun Zone' for children has been set
up by the Railways at which of the folloiwng railway
station?
Chennai
Visakhapatnam
New Delhi
Agra
Guwahati
Q. Which of the folloiwng Indian state/Union
Territory will host First-ever Global Investors
Summit in the month of October?
Assam
Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Q. Which of the following Indian state has signed an
MoU with the Delaware State of America signed for
sister state?
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Gujarat
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Q. The Headquarter of the World Gold Council is
located at _______.
Vienna, Austria
Munich, Germany
Geneva, Switzerland
London, United Kingdom
New York, US
Q. What is the prize money given to the recipient of
the National Teachers' Award?
Rs 25,000
Rs 50,000
Rs 75,000
Rs 80,000
Rs 1,00,000
Q. Recently, Muhammad Yunus has been conferred
with the 'Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis ' award. He
is a Nobel Laureate from which of the folloiwng
country?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
India
Afghanistan
Q. Ashes is a Test cricket series played between
_______ and _______.
England and Australia
England, South Africa and Australia
New Zealand and England
New Zealand and South Africa
None of these
Q. Recently, Kiran Nagarkar passed away. He was a
famous _______.
Scientist
Footballer
Cartoonist
Painter
Novelist
Q. India announced a line of credit worth one Billion US
dollars under its 'Act Far East' policy for Which of the
following country?
Russia
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Q. In September, With which of following India has
signed two MoU for defence educational exchanges and
extend logistical support to each other’s Navies?
Indonesia
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Q. According to WHO India has ranked _______ in the
world according to the number of measles cases registered
between July 2018 and June 2019?
4th
8th
10th
12th
18th
Q. Which of the following city will host the 6th India-
China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED)?
Kolkata
Shanghai
Mumbai
Beijing
New Delhi
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway?
Satya Pal
B Bala Bhaskar
G Radha Mohan
Ranjan Tyagi
Ajeet Nagpal
Q. Which of the following organisation/Ministry received
Swacha Award in the category of Swachhta Action Plan?
Tata Motors
BEML Limited
Indian Space Research Organisation
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Rural Development
Q. Which of the following state received honours for
improving sex ratio at birth under Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao campaign?
Haryana
Uttarakhand
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
All of these
Q. In September 2019, ECL Finance Limited have signed
a co-origination agreement with which of the following
bank to increase access to credit for micro, small and
medium enterprises?
Yes Bank
ICICI Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Indian Bank
Q. Recently, Robert Mugabe passed away. He was the
former president of which of the following country?
Nigeria
Ghana
Algeria
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Q. The books ‘Loktantra Ke Swar (Khand 2)’ and ‘The
Republican Ethic (Volume 2)’ are a compilation of
speeches of which of the following Indian president?
Pranab Mukherjee
Pratibha Patil
Ram Nath Kovind
Pratibha Patil
None of these
Q. What is the name of the lander of the Chandrayaan-2
mission?
Veer
Pragyan
Vikram
Ajay
Sarthi
Q. Which of the following city will host the 1st
conference of Military Medicine for the SCO Member
States?
Shanghai
Dhaka
New Delhi
Kathmandu
Moscow
Q. India became a partner of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) in the year _______.
2009
2010
2014
2016
2017
Q. In September 2019, PM Modi has inaugurated first
'Make in India' metro coach in _______.
New Delhi
Aurangabad
Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad
Q. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
has partnered with which of the following organisation to
conduct capacity building programmes for high school
teachers?
Apple
Microsoft
IBM
Q. In August 2019 Transactions made through Unified
Payments Interface (UPI) has crossed _______ mark.
1 Billion
900 million
600 million
400 million
500 million
Q. Which of the following cricketer has announced to
launch a campaign to save Rhinos in India?
Rahul Dravid
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Shikhar Dhawan
Q. Who among the following is the Chief Executive
Officer of BCCI?
Saba Karim
Vinod Rai
Anirudh Chaudhry
Rahul Johri
M. S. K. Prasad
Q. Duleep Trophy is related to _________.
Hockey
Football
Badminton
Cricket
Volleyball
Q. Recently Abdul Qadir passed away. He played
international cricket from which of the following team?
Bangladesh
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q. Who among the following won US Open Women's
final 2019?
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
Venus Williams
Bianca Andreescu
Simona Halep
Q. Who among the following became the only bowler to
take 4 wickets in 4 balls twice?
Trent Boult
Imran Tahir
Lasith Malinga
Pat Cummins
Kagiso Rabada
Q. India’s Gaganyaan mission that consists of two
unmanned flights is scheduled to launch by _______.
November 2022
December 2021
September 2020
March 2021
June 2025
Q. Recently, Kraigg Brathwaite has been reported for
suspected illegal bowling action. He plays international
cricket for _______
Bangladesh
West Indies
New Zealand
England
Australia
Q. Recently, which of the following bank has put up for
sale nearly a dozen non-performing assets (NPA) to
recover dues of more than 1,234 crore rupees?
Indian Bank
Canara Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank
Q. There are _______ scientific instruments that are
onboard the Orbiter of the Chandrayaan-2?
4
5
8
11
15
Q. Recently, Ram Jethmalani passed away. He was a/an
_______.
Actor
Director
Lawyer
Sports person
Army Officer
Q. Article 371 provides special status mainly to the
_______ state/states.
Jammu and Kashmir
West Bengal
North-Eastern states
Gujarat and Rajasthan
Indian islands
Q. Government has announced to spend _______ in the
next five years on 'Jal Jeevan Mission'.
4.2 lakh crore rupees
7.9 lakh crore rupees
11.5 lakh crore rupees
3.5 lakh crore rupees
2.2 lakh crore rupees
Q. The Punjab National Bank will merge which of the
following banks?
Oriental Bank of Commerce
United Bank of India
Indian Bank
Syndicate Bank
1 and 2
1,2 and 3
Q. World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year
on _________.
06 September
08 September
09 September
10 September
11 September
Q. Which of the following city is the host for 24th World
Energy Congress?
Paris
Berlin
Abu Dhabi
Tokyo
Shanghai
Q. President Ram Nath Kovind is on an official visit to
Iceland, Switzerland, and Slovenia. What is the capital of
Slovenia?
Ljubljana
Reykjavík
Dublin
Oslo
Helsinki
Q. Which of the following is an application launched by
Minister State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala during
a conference on Crop Residue Management in New
Delhi?
Crop Management
CHC Farm Machinery
Mera Khet
My Land my Rights
Mitti
Q. International conference ANGAN (Augmenting
Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) is being
organised at _______.
Chennai
Kolkata
Pune
New Delhi
Gandhinagar
Q. India's first-ever helicopter summit was held in
_______.
Srinagar
Chandigarh
Thane
Dehradun
Ranchi
Q. In September 2019, India and Asian Development
Bank signed a 200-million dollar loan agreement for
upgrading rural roads in which of the following Indian
state?
Jharkhand
Assam
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Q. Who among the following is the MD and CEO of India
Post Payments Bank?
Akshay Tyagi
Rajat Singh
Suresh Sethi
Anuja Tripathi
Sanjay Banga
Q. Who among the following will confer the Visitor's
Awards 2019?
Prime Minister of India
President of India
External Affairs Minister
Home Minister
None of these
Q. Rafael Nadal won the Men's singles title at the US
Open 2019, this was his _______ Grand Slam title.
12th
15th
19th
17th
21st
Q. Which of the following company has funded
Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline?
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Bharat Petroleum
Hindustan Petroleum
Indian Oil Corporation
Gail Limited
Q. PM Narendra Modi has launched National Animal
Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for
eradicating the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) from
which of the following city?
Varanasi
Ranchi
Bhopal
Mathura
Gwalior
Q. Indian Airforce has resurrected which of the
following squadron to operate Rafale fighter jets?
No. 24 Squadron IAF
No. 17 Squadron IAF
No. 15 Squadron IAF
No. 51 Squadron IAF
No. 45 Squadron IAF
Q. Who among the following will head the 3-member
panel to oversee bifurcation of J&K into two Union
Territories?
Ajay Nair
Sanjay Mitra
Sanjeev Singh
Himanshu Tomar
Rahul Jaishankar
Q. Which of the following Indian state will set up
India's first International Women's Trade Centre
(iWTC)?
Maharashtra
Jharkhand
Assam
Gujarat
Kerala
Q. Onam festival is mainly celebrated by the people
of _______ all around the world.
Assam
Kerala
Manipur
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Q. NITI Aayog has partnered with which of the
following organisation for first Digital Capability
Centre in New Delhi?
Accenture
McKinsey
KPMG
Deloitte
IBM
Q. Recently, John Bolton has been removed from the
post of National Security Adviser of which of the
following country?
Canada
US
China
Japan
France
Q. Who among the following has become the first
Indian-American to be nominated as a federal judge
in Florida?
Anuraag Singhal
Rahul Shrikant
Ajay Soni
Akshat Raj
Naveen Pal
Q. 25th Senior Women’s National Football
Championship has been started in which of the
following Indian state?
Jharkhand
Odisha
Arunachal Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Q. Which of the following country has inaugurated
Southeast Asia's largest solar power farm which has
the capacity to produce 688 million kWh annually?
Laos
Thailand
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Indonesia
Q. Which of the following country has announces
intention to annex Jordan Valley in West Bank?
Israel
Iran
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Q. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first President of
which of the following country?
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Iran
Indonesia
Q. DRDO has successfully flight-tested indigenously
developed MPATGM missile. MPATGM stands for
_______.
Memory-Path Antitank Guided Missile
Marked-Path Antitank Guided Missile
Minimum-Path Antitank Guided Missile
Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile
None of these
Q. What is the name of India's 2nd Scorpene-class
submarine?
INS Kalvari
INS Khanderi
INS Triveni
INS Shakti
INS Prahar
Q. Indian Railways is observing ‘Swachhta-Hi-Seva
Pakhwada’ from ______ to _______.
01st September to 15th October
11th September to 2nd October
10th September to 1st October
15th September to 30th September
15th September to 11th October
Q. Which of the following state government has
decided to allow people to adopt cows online under
its ‘Project Gaushala’?
Madhya Pradesh
Telangana
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as
the Principal Secretary to PM Modi?
Sanjay Rawat
Ajay Trivedi
PK Mishra
Shashank Jaiswal
Arjun Dhingra
Q. Which of the following country has topped the
medal tally of Track Asia Cup competition in New
Delhi?
China
Malaysia
Thailand
Bangladesh
India
Q. Yashaswini Singh Deswal is associated with
which of the following sports?
Boxing
Swimming
Shooting
Long Jump
Golf
Q. Recently, Pulathisi Express, a 'Make In India' train
has been flagged off in which of the following
country?
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Indonesia
Q. Which of the following city is the host for India’s
first conference on military medicine for member
nations of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation?
Kolkata
New Delhi
Chennai
Pune
Gandhinagar
Q. Under the ‘National Pension Scheme for the
Traders and The Self-Employed’, a minimum
assured pension of ______ will be given to small
traders after attaining the age of 60 Years.
Rs 1,000
Rs 2,000
Rs 3,000
Rs 4,000
Rs 5,000
Q. Recently, the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium of New
Delhi has been renamed on the name of _______.
Arun Jaitley
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Sushma Swaraj
Manohar Parrikar
Mange Ram Garg
Q. Passengers of IRCTC's Delhi-Lucknow Tejas
Express will get free _______ rail travel insurance.
Rs 10 lakh
Rs 15 lakh
Rs 20 lakh
Rs 25 lakh
Rs 50 lakh
Q. Recently, M S Mahabaleshwara has been inducted
to the Managing Committee of Indian Banks
Association (IBA). He is the MD and CEO of which
of the following bank?
South Indian Bank
Canara Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Corporation Bank
Karnataka Bank
Q. Who among the following has been bestowed with
the ‘First Class Order of Zayed II’ award by UAE
President?
Manjeev Singh Puri
Pankaj Saran
Mukta Dutta Tomar
Navdeep Singh Suri
Manoj Kumar Bharti
Q. Which of the following state government has
launched 'Mukhyamantri VyapariSamuhikNiji
DurghatnaBeemaYojana' and 'Mukhyamantri
VyapariKshatipurti Beema Yojana'?
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Q. White Water Rafting Expedition 'Rudrashila' has
been flagged off at ______.
Uttarkashi
Leh
Jaisalmer
Nainital
Itanagar
Q. Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 is a joint
military exercise between India and _______.
Nepal
Thailand
Vietnam
Russia
Sri Lanka
Q. Which of the following country has become 79th
country to join India-led International Solar Alliance?
Trinidad and Tobago
St. Lucia
St Kitts and Nevis
Antigua and Barbuda
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
Q. The UK government has announced a ______ post-
study work visa for all international students.
1 Year
2 Year
2.5 Year
3 Year
3.5 Year
Q. The scientist from the Queen Mary University of
London has identified the largest flying animal in history
named as ______.
Apatosaurus
Baryonyx
Cryodrakon boreas
Hollow Form
Diplodocus
Q. In September 2019, Which of the following country
has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Research and Development (R&D) hub as a new
member?
Bangladesh
India
Thailand
Vietnam
Pakistan
Q. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has
recommended ‘tribal area’ status for Ladakh under
_______ schedule of the Indian constitution.
5th Schedule
6th Schedule
7th Schedule
8th Schedule
9th Schedule
Q. Which of the following organisation has handed over
the second airborne warning plane, ‘Netra’ to the Indian
Air Force?
Ordnance Factory Board
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Indian Space Research Organisation
Defence Research Development Organization
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Q. Which of the following group is a private partner in
Indian Institute of Skills, Mumbai?
Jaypee Group
Godrej Group
Reliance Group
Tata Group
Aditya Birla Group
Q. ONGC will invest over Rs 13,000 crore for drilling
more than 220 oil and gas wells in which of the following
Indian state?
Jharkhand
Odisha
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Assam
Q. IDBI Bank will launch a co-branded credit card with
which of the following company?
Kotak Mahindra Bank
LIC Credit Cards Services
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
Bajaj Finance Limited
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Redeployment Coordination Committee
(RCC) and head of the UNMHA in Yemen?
Bikram Singh
Deepak Kapoor
Divya Ajith Kumar
Abhijit Guha
None of these
Q. Hindi Diwas is observed every year on _______.
12 September
13 September
14 September
15 September
16 September
Q. Under article _______, Hindi written in
Devanagari script was adopted as the official
language of India.
Article 260
Article 230
Article 111
Article 343
None of these
Q. Engineers Day in India is observed every year on
_________.
12 September
13 September
14 September
15 September
16 September
Q. Which of the following organisation will provide
Rs 3,000 crore assistance to finance, mini and mega
food parks across the country?
World Trade Organization
World Bank
Asian Development Bank
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
None of these
Q. Which of the following city was the host for 14th
Conference of Parties to UNCCD?
Greater Noida
Agra
Indore
Gandhinagar
Ranchi
Q. The GST Network has decided to make Aadhaar
authentication or physical verification mandatory for
new dealers from _______.
March 2020
January 2020
August 2020
November 2019
July 2020
Q. Who among the following won Vietnam Open
Super 100 title?
Prannoy Kumar
Ajay Jayaram
B. Sai Praneeth
Parupalli Kashyap
Sourabh Verma
Q. Lakshya Sen is associated with which of the
following sports?
Badminton
Tennis
Chess
Hockey
Swimming
Q. Which of the following country won U-19 Asia
Cup title in cricket?
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Pakistan
India
Afghanistan
Q. Which of the following country will host
Women's FIFA U-17 2020?
France
Belgium
Germany
India
UAE
Q. World Ozone Day is observed every year on
_______.
13 September
14 September
15 September
16 September
17 September
Q. Recently, Poland’s Foreign Minister has unveiled
a memorial dedicated to Polish World War 2
refugees in _______.
Kolhapur
Nagpur
Aurangabad
Panji
Mahé
Q. Recently which of the following state has
dedicated the Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to the
people of the state?
Assam
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Q. Recently, Which of the following ministry
organised ‘Great Ganga Run 2019’ in New Delhi?
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Jal Shakti
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been sworn in as
first Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh?
Justice Govind Mathur
Justice P Lakshman Reddy
Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel
Justice Vikram Nath
Justice Gita Mittal
Q. On 52nd Engineers’ Day, Shri Vinod Kumar
Yadav has been awarded Eminent Engineers Award
by the Institution of Engineers in New Delhi. He is
the chairman of which of the following organisation?
Banks Board Bureau
Indian Oil Corporation
NTPC Limited
Railway Board
Power Grid Corporation of India
Q. Recently, the Arcadia Education Project has won
the Aga Khan Architecture Award. It is an innovative
project in which of the following country?
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Vietnam
France
Pakistan
Q. Who among the following has become the highest
run-scorer in a Test series of this century?
Steve Smith
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Q. Recently Pankaj Advani has won 150-up format
at the IBSF World Billiards Championship. This has
increased his world billiards titles to ________.
18
20
22
24
26
Q. Which of the following Indian state observes
Neermahal Jal Utsav?
Assam
Meghalaya
Tripura
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Who among the following has flags off ‘Jaldoot’ bus
for water conservation initiative?
Narendra Modi
Prakash Javadekar
Amit Shah
Smriti Irani
Yogi Adityanath
Q. ‘Jaldoot’ initiative has been started in which of the
following Indian state?
Rajasthan
Manipur
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Assam
Q. A Trilateral Exercise “SITMEX” has been started in
_______.
Daman
Chennai
Agartala
Pune
Port Blair
Q. ‘SITMEX’ is a joint military exercise between which
of the following 3 countries?
Indonesian Navy, Vietnam Navy Indian Navy
Singapore Navy, Thailand Navy Indian Navy
Russian Navy, France Navy Germany Navy
China Navy, Thailand Navy Indian Navy
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
chairman and managing director of Cognizant India?
R Ramamoorthy
Sanjay Shankar
Rahul Nanda
Ajay Nair
Shobhit Tyagi
Q. Maitree is a joint military exercise between India and
______.
Russia
Thailand
Japan
Nepal
Vietnam
Q. Recently, India will fund 1000 PhD fellowships for
________ students at IITs.
SAARC students
BRICS students
G20 students
ASEAN students
None of these
Q. Recently, Who among the following has won Dr
Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award?
Narendra Modi
Ram Nath Kovind
Sheikh Hasina
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Q. Who among the following has won the Hrant Dink
Award in Istanbul?
Shakib Khan
Obaidul Quader
Agnes Kharshiing
Ziaur Rahman
Barack Obama
Q. Who among the following film has won the Best
Actress award at Boston Film Festival?
Neena Gupta
Surekha Sikri
Deepika Padukone
Anushka Sharma
Kangana Ranaut
Q. The first anniversary of Ayushman Bharat-
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna will be observed
on _______.
19 September
20 September
23 September
25 September
26 September
Q. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
signed an MoU with which of the following
organisation for the development of human-centric
systems for the Human Space Mission?
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Indian Council of Medical Research
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Bureau of Indian Standards
Q. Kerala government has signed an MoU with
which of the following country to strengthen cancer
care in that nation?
Vietnam
Thailand
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Laos
Q. Recently, India's indigenously designed Astra
missile was successfully test-fired off the coast of
Odisha. It is an _______ missile.
Air-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-Surface missile
Ait-to-Surface missile
None of these
Q. A documentary named _______ based on the life
of Uttarakhand farmer nominated for Oscars.
Apan Ghar
Moti Bagh
22 Pal
Tale of two peaks
None of these
Q. How many Vishvakarma Rashtriya Puruskars
were awarded for the year 2017?
36
12
28
6
53
Q. Who among the following has been chosen as the
first recipient of Acadmie des beaux-arts
Photography Award - William Klein?
Ajay Tej
Soman Shakti
Ajeet Nair
Raghu Rai
None of these
Q. Recently, Dinesh Mongia has announced his
retirement. He was associated with which of the
following sports?
Football
Volleyball
Cricket
Badminton
Shooting
Q. Who among the following became the first person
to swim across the English Channel in four times
non-stop in a 54-hour?
Mark Spitz
Sue Bird
Sarah Thomas
Lauren Jackson
Dawn Staley
Q. Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in the year
_______.
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Q. World Bamboo Day is observed every year on
_______.
17 September
18 September
19 September
20 September
21 September
Q. South Asia’s tallest tower has been inaugurated in
which of the following country?
Sri Lanka
Maldives
India
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Q. Khaltmaagiin Battulga is on a five-day state visit to
India, He is the president of which of the following
country?
Libya
Mongolia
Sudan
Algeria
Namibia
Q. According to International Migrant Stock 2019,
Which of the following country has the highest diaspora
in the world?
Germany
Mexico
Japan
India
Bangladesh
Q. Which of the following state/UT has launched 'Tatpar'
app for its citizens?
Uttar Pradesh
Sikkim
Delhi
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Q. Who among the following has launched Management
Information System, MIS for stakeholders of Accessible
India Campaign?
Rajnath Singh
Prakash Javadekar
Thaawarchand Gehlot
Narendra Singh Tomar
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Q. First-time violators of the e-cigarettes ban will have to
face a jail term of up to one year and a fine of _________.
Rs 20 thousand
Rs 50 thousand
Rs 1 lakh
Rs 1.5 lakh
Rs 2 lakh
Q. The current strength of the number of judges has been
increased to ______ including the Chief Justice of India?
28
30
34
38
42
Q. Who among the following has become the first Indian
wrestler to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat
Sushil Kumar
Geeta Phogat
Bajrang Punia
None of these
Q. What is the name of 2022 Winter Olympics games
mascot?
Hare
Wenlock
Bing Dwen Dwen
Soohorang
Vinicius
Q. Who among the following has launched waste
management summit for women entrepreneurs 'WAWE
Summit 2019'?
Pralhad Joshi
Arjun Munda
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Ramesh Pokhriyal
Harish Rawat
Q. In September 2019, Indian Post has extended its EMS
or Express Mail Service to how many new foreign
countries?
2
4
6
11
16
Q. The 5th edition of the International Ramayana Festival
was held in _______.
Chennai
Kolkata
Agra
New Delhi
Pune
Q. Recently, Which of the following Indian state has
decided to observe 2020 as the "Year of AI"?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Sikkim
Telangana
Maharashtra
Q. Skill India has joined hands with which of the
folloiwng IT company for nationwide Train-the-Trainer
programme in basic Artificial Intelligence
TCS
IBM
Mindtree
Q. Who among the following will be appointed as the
next IAF chief?
RKS Bhadauria
Anil Khosla
Shirish Baban Deo
Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar
Satish Sareen
Q. Which of the following movie has won Best Film
award at the IIFA Awards 2019?
Sanju
Andhadhun
Raazi
Gold
Padmaavat
Q. Which of the following Indian/Indian NGO has won
Education Excellence Award 2019 in the US?
Pratham
Anand Kumar
Akanksha Foundation
BHUMI
Hari Sankar
Q. Recently, Ravi Kumar has booked the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics berth. He is associated with which of the
following sports?
Wrestling
Shot Put
Javelin throw
Shooting
Discus throw
Q. India ranked at ______ place in the latest released
FIFA rankings?
101st
104th
111th
92nd
112th
Q. International Day of Peace is observed every year on
_______.
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
Q. Recently, PM Modi and Mongolian President unveil
Lord Buddha statue in Gandan Monastery in _________.
Ulaanbaatar
Darkhan
Khovd
Zuunmod
Choibalsan
Q. Which of the following organisation will present
Global Goalkeeper's Award Prime Minister Narendra
Modi?
PATH
The Giving Pledge
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Plan International
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Q. Which of the following city will host 2nd flower
festival during North-East Monsoon?
Gangtok
Ooty
Shimla
Chennai
Salem
Q. Who among the following chairs the meeting of
Northern Zonal Council?
Amit Shah
Smriti Irani
Nitin Gadkari
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q. In September 2019, Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri
Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has crossed _______
mark.
50 Lakh
1 Crore
5 Crore
10 Crore
20 Crore
Q. Recently, Finance Minister has announced to slash
Corporate tax rates ________ for domestic companies.
15%
18%
22%
27%
32%
Q. Government has approved _______ interest rate on
deposits in Employees Provident Fund for 2018-19.
8.65%
8.46%
8.11%
8.98%
9.95%
Q. Who among the following has became first Indian to
enter World Men's Championship finals?
Gaurav Bidhuri
Amit Panghal
Shiva Thapa
Vikas Krishan Yadav
Vijender Singh
Q. Recently, Ravi Dahiya has booked the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics berth. He is associated with which of the
following sports?
Wrestling
Shot Put
Javelin throw
Shooting
Discus throw
Q. Who among the following is the first woman to
ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest
peak on every continent?
Junko Tabei
Michiko Imai
Bachendri Pal
Yasuko Namba
Arunima Sinha
Q. What is the number of Legislative Assembly seats
in Maharashtra?
252
288
263
322
356
Q. Which of the following state/UT has launched
‘Champions Campaign’ to fight against dengue?
Daman and Diu
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Delhi
Punjab
Q. NTPC Ltd has planned to set up India’s biggest
solar power plant in which of the following Indian
state?
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Gujarat
Assam
Q. Which of the following movie has been
nominated as India's official entry in the
International Feature Film category at the Oscars?
Gully Boy
Secret Superstar
Padmaavat
Padman
Andhadhun
Q. The award presented to Sardar Patel National
Unity Award will be in the shape of ________.
Sun
Palm leaf
Peepal leaf
Lotus leaf
None of these
Q. Which of the following state has won three
prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Gold awards?
Assam
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Q. Amit Panghal is related to which of the following
sports?
Boxing
Badminton
Wrestling
Shooting
None of these
Q. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘Being Gandhi’?
Anita Nair
Ruskin Bond
Paro Anand
Jerry Pinto
None of these
Q. Who among the following is the governor of
Maharashtra?
Baby Rani Maurya
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Satyadev Narayan Arya
Ganga Prasad
Kaptan Singh Solanki
Q. World Rhino Day is observed every year on _______.
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
Q. What was the name given to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s Indian-American rally in Houston, Texas?
New India
Howdy Modi
Welcome Modi
Modi in Texas
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
first Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax
(PrCCIT) of NeAC?
Rajeev Nigam
Shubham Singhal
Krishna Mohan Prasad
Ajay Singh Trivedi
Rohit Mishra
Q. Recently, Shondol dance has entered into the Guinness
Book of World Records. This dance is observed in
_______.
Ladakh
Sikkim
Nagaland
Tripura
Goa
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh?
Salman Khan
Anil Kapoor
Govinda
Akshay Kumar
Sonam Kapoor
Q. Who among the following has been appointed as the
chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations?
Rajesh Kumar Sakaria
Madhukar Kamath
Ajeet Thomas
Sunder Lal Nair
None of these
Q. Max Bupa has signed a bancassurance tie-up to offer
health insurance solutions with which of the following
bank?
Indian Bank
State Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Dena Bank
Axis Bank
Q. Recently, Rahul Aware won bronze at World
Championship. He is associated with which of the
following sports?
Boxing
Wrestling
Weightlifting
Hockey
Shooting
Q. Who among the following has won women’s China
Open title?
Nozomi Okuhara
Akane Yamaguchi
Wang Yihan
Carolina Marina
P. V. Sindhu
Q. Who among the following has won the men’s St
Petersburg Open title?
Borna Coric
Daniil Medvedev
David Goffin
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Q. International Day of Sign Languages is observed
every year on _______.
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
25 September
Q. PM Modi addressed the UN Secretary-General's
Climate Action Summit in _______.
Paris
New York
London
Vancouver
Chicago
Q. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed
first ‘digital census’ from _______.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Q. Ayushman Bharat - the Pradhan Mantri Jan
Arogya Yojana was launched on _______.
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
25 September
Q. Who among the following has launched
‘UMMID’ initiative to tackle inherited genetic
diseases of newborn babies?
Smriti Irani
Prakash Javadekar
Piyush Goyal
Harsh Vardhan
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q. National workshop on Post Disaster Needs
Assessment was organized in _______.
Pune
Lucknow
Agra
New Delhi
Chennai
Q. Recently, Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas has been
named as India's next envoy to Guinea Bissau.
Guinea Bissau is located in ______.
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
North America
Q. Which of the following TV series won best
Outstanding Drama Series award at the 71st Prime
Time Emmy Awards?
Game of Thrones
Legend of the Seeker
True Blood
American Gods
None of these
Q. Who among the following has won the first Gauri
Lankesh Memorial Award?
Arnab Goswami
Punya Prasun Bajpai
Ravish Kumar
Sudhir Chaudhary
Anjana Om Kashyap
Q. Who among the following has won the FIFA
Women's Player of the Year award
Alex Morgan
Carli Lloyd
Tobin Heath
Megan Rapinoe
Marta
Q. World’s first camel hospital is located in
_______.
Doha
Sharjah
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Muscat
Q. Who among the following inaugurated India
Water Week, 2019 in New Delhi?
Venkaiah Naidu
Amit Shah
Ram Nath Kovind
Nitin Gadkari
Smriti Irani
Q. Who among the following will be conferred with
SASTRA-Ramanujan Prize?
Adam Harper
David Calle
Raymond Chambers
Christine Jahromi
Ann Hall
Q. What is the theme of the 16th Global SME
Business Summit?
Strengthen MSMEs for Economy Growth
Making Indian MSMEs Globally Competitive
Towards a powerful MSMEs sector
MSMEs - Economic Powerhouse of Nation
None of these
Q. Recently, Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad
Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition of India
Tourism Mart (ITM), 2019 in ________.
Indore
Chennai
New Delhi
Lucknow
Pune
Q. Which of the following has become the first
State/UT to issue the highest number of golden cards
under Ayushman Bharat scheme?
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Q. The first corporate-run train ‘Tejas Express’ will
run between _______ and _______.
Lucknow - Delhi
Delhi-Ahmedabad
Mumbai-Pune
Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Mumbai- Goa
Q. Recently, Narendra Singh Tomar has launched a
mobile app named as _______ that will provide
farmers with information about the best
demonstration of high-yielding crops and seeds at
nearby area.
Fasal App
Krishi Kisan App
Krishi Darshan App
Kheti Badi App
None of these
Q. Dada Sahab Phalke award carries a cash prize of
_______ rupees.
1 Lakh rupees
10 Lakh rupees
25 Lakh rupees
50 Lakh rupees
75 Lakh rupees
Q. Which of the following team won 25th Senior
Women's National Football Championship?
Railways
Manipur
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Delhi
Q. Which of the following country will host Trilateral
Maritime Exercise ‘MALABAR’ 2019 between India,
Japan and USA?
Japan
India
USA
China
Indonesia
Q. In September 2019, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship _______ at
Chennai Port.
ICGS Tej
ICGS Chetak
ICGS Varaha
ICGS Vishal
ICGS Akash
Q. Recently, a single emergency number, ________ was
launched for police, fire and ambulance emergency
services in Delhi.
111
112
120
105
102
Q. Recently, Who among the following has been re-
elected as International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) Council member?
Dharun Ayyasamy
Sanjivani Jadhav
Adille Sumariwalla
Arpinder Singh
None of these
Q. National Unity Day is observed every year on
_______.
31st October
15th October
30 September
2 October
28 September
Q. Prime Minister Modi received ‘Global Goalkeeper’
award for his _______ initiative.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Digital India
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
None of these
Q. In September 2019, Which of the following bank has
been kept under Reserve Bank of India's directions and its
depositors are allowed to withdraw a sum not exceeding
1,000 rupees of the total balance?
Bihar State Co-operative Bank
Jammu and Kashmir State Co-operative Bank
Nagaland State Co-operative Bank
Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank
Haryana State Co-operative Bank
Q. The Asian Development Bank (ADB has cut India's
growth forecast to _______ for FY20.
6.8%
6.3%
6.5%
6.9%
6.4%
Q. Pankaj Advani along with _______ has won the IBSF
World Snooker Team title at Mandalay, Myanmar.
Geet Sethi
Yasin Merchant
Aditya Mehta
Manan Chandra
Lucky Vatnani
Q. In September 2019, Which of the following Indian
sportsperson has won a Veteran Pin by International
Association of Athletic Federations, IAAF at Doha?
PT Usha
Karnam Malleswari
Milkha Singh
Hima Das
Anju Bobby George
Q. World Tourism Day is observed every year on
_______.
24 September
25 September
26 September
27 September
28 September
Q. Which of the following country has launched World's
Biggest Transport SpaceShip with cargo vessel
‘Kounotori8’?
China
France
Japan
USA
Russia
Q. Which of the following institute will host the 2nd
Singapore - India Hackathon?
IIT Delhi
IIT Mumbai
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Kharagpur
Q. PM Modi will formally declare India as Open
Defecation Free (ODF) on _________.
1st October
2nd October
30th September
15th October
25th October
Q. According to IIFL Wealth-Hurun India Rich List
2019, Who among the following has been named as the
India's richest man?
Azim Premji
Cyrus Poonawalla
Ratan Tata
Mukesh Ambani
None of these
Q. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has tied up
with which of the following bank to launch a Mosquito
Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP)?
RBL Bank
Airtel Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank
Paytm Payments Bank
Dhanlaxmi Bank
Q. Who among the following has been named as the as
the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Irina Bokova
Kristalina Georgieva
Mariya Gabriel
Olli Rehn
Anshula Kant
Q. Who among the following will take over as the
chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (CCS)?
Bipin Rawat
Birender Singh Dhanoa
Dalbir Singh Suhag
Sunil Lanba
Karambir Singh
Q. Who among the following became the first Indian to
receive the Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation?
Sunita Lamba
Payal Jangid
Aanchal Singh
Rachna Pal
Aman Preet
Q. ‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana’ that was launched in the
year 2018, is related to which of the following diseases?
HIV
Cancer
TB
Dengue
Chicken pox
Q. World Rabies Day is observed every year on _______.
26 September
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
Q. Recently, Which of the following country has
abolished abaya rule and announces new visa scheme?
Kuwait
Oman
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Q. India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND -
2019 will take place in _______.
Chamoli
Pithoragarh
Shimla
Gangtok
Dibrugarh
Q. India ranked at _______ place in world digital
competitiveness rankings?
77th
81th
44th
32th
57th
Q. Recently, The International Air Transport Association
(IATA) has launched 25by2025 for balanced workforce.
IATA is headquartered in ________.
China
Germany
France
USA
Canada
Q. Jawaharlal Nehru University have signed a MoU with
which of the following IIT that will benefit teaching,
research and technology development in various
disciplines?
IIT Delhi
IIT Mumbai
IIT Kanpur
IIT Madras
IIT Kharagpur
Q. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has announced an annual
aid of ________ for triple talaq victims.
Rs 4,000
Rs 6,000
Rs 8,000
Rs 10,000
Rs 12,000
Q. Which of the following Indian corporate has won the
United Nations Global Climate Action Award in 'carbon
neutral now' category?
TCS
Reliance Digital
Wipro
Infosys
Tech Mahindra
Q. Who among the following has becomes 1st Indian
cricketer to bowl 3 maidens in T20Is?
Latika Kumari
Ekta Bisht
Poonam Yadav
Deepti Sharma
Radha Yadav
Q. Who among the following is the author of the book
'Reset: Regaining India's Economic Legacy'?
Manmohan Singh
Mamata Banerjee
Shashi Tharoor
Subramanian Swamy
Rajdeep Sardesai
Q. International Day for Universal Access to Information
is observed every year on _______.
26 September
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
Q. World Heart Day is observed every year on _______.
26 September
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
Q. In September 2019, Which of the following country
has releases coins to mark Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth
anniversary?
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q. Who among the following inaugurated the ‘Aadi
Mahotsav’ at Expo Centre in Noida?
Niranjan Jyoti
Arjun Munda
Renuka Singh
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Anurag Thakur
Q. INS Khanderi is the second of Kalvari Class diesel-electric attack submarines of the Indian Navy. It is
indigenously built by ________.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Defence Research and Development Organisation
None of these
Q. Recently, Rajnath Singh launches the first ship of
Project 17A named as _______.
INS Kabil
INS Chetak
INS Badal
INS Nilgiri
INS Tej
Q. Recently, Rajnath Singh commissioned the largest dry dock of Indian Navy - The Aircraft Carrier Dock at the
Naval Dockyard at _______.
Kolkata
Chennai
Mumbai
Panji
Vishakhapatnam
Q. Who among the following has been had been
appointed the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force?
H.S Arora
Raj Nigam
Akshat Singh
B.D Thakur
Y Kumar Reddy
Q. Who among the following is the first Asian to be appointed as the chief of the International Egg
Commission?
Ranjan Pratap
Suresh Chitturi
Anant Desh Pandey
Rahul C Dharmasena
Puneet Teja
Q. Which of the following corps of the Indian army has
been honoured with President’s Colours Award?
Armoured Corps
Corps of Engineers
Mechanised Infantry
Corps Of Army Air Defence
Corps of Engineers
Q. International Translation Day is observed every year
on _______.
28 September
29 September
30 September
1 October
2 October
Q. ‘Bada Dashain’ festival is celebrated in which of the
following neighbouring country?
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q. In September 2019, India has signed agreements of Rs 2,400 crore to boost trade ties with which of the folloiwng
country?
China
Russia
Indonesia
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Q. Which of the following Indian state has begun to
celebrate the floral festival, Bathukamma for the year
2019?
Assam
Sikkim
Goa
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Q. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the 28th
Saraswati Samman to _______.
Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Leeladhar Jagudi
K Siva Reddy
Rana Dasgupta
None of these
Q. Which of the following Indian airport has won best
airport in terms of services it offered to passengers in 5-
15 million categories by Airport Council International
(ACI)?
Dibrugarh Airport
Chandigarh Airport
Cochin International Airport
Goa International Airport
Surat International Airport
Q. Which of the following country has won football
SAFF U-18 Championship?
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Q. Recently, The pair of Raegan Albuquerque and
Yashansh Malik won the bronze medal in Mumbai. They
are associated with which of the following sports?
Tennis
Snooker
Badminton
Table Tennis
Carrom
Q. Recently, Jose Jose passed away. He was a famous
_______.
Singer
Badminton Player
Actor
Writer
Football Player
Q. Recently, Parupalli Kashyap lost in semifinals of a
tournament. He is associated with which of the following
sports?
Chess
Badminton
Tennis
Table Tennis
Snooker
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