Current Affairs Monthly Capsule September 2019 New 2cf68ff6 PDF

Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I
September 2019
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September 2019
Table of Contents
Awards &Honours ............................................................................................................................................. 3

Days & Events ................................................................................................................................................. 11
International Affairs ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Personalities in News ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Government Policies & Schemes ..................................................................................................................... 21
Science & Technology ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Committees & Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 26
Business & Economy ....................................................................................................................................... 26
Sports.............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Defence........................................................................................................................................................... 41
National Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 47
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Awards &Honours
Thanu got MP Birla Memorial Award
• Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the
world of cosmology.
• He is a professor of Inter-university Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune.
• The award was introduced in 1993 in recognition to the excellence in research in Astronomy, Astrophysics,
Space Science and related areas.
Greta Thunberg wins 'alternative Nobel Prize'
• Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named as one of four winners of the 2019 Right
Livelihood Award, known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.
• Thunberg won the award for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting
scientific facts.
• She shares the award with Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami people.
CIAL won an international award
• Cochin International Airport Ltd has been selected as the best airport in terms of services it offered to
passengers, based on a survey conducted by Airport Council International (ACI).
• CIAL was emerged the topper in 5-15 million passenger category among the airports in the Asia-Pacific
region.
• It ranked amongst the best airports in the 5-15 mn category in the Asia Pacific region for 2018.
National Tourism Awards 2017-18 presented
• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the National Tourism Awards 2017-18 on World Tourism Day
in New Delhi on 27 September 2019.
• A total of 76 Awards under various categories were presented.
• On this occasion, a workshop on ‘Tourism Jobs of the Future’ was also organized by UNWTO in
collaboration with its affiliate member in India, Outlook Responsible Tourism Initiative.
Infosys bagged UN Global Climate Action Award
• Infosys has received the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category.
• Infosys is the only corporate from India to earn the recognition for its efforts to combat climate change.
• The announcement of the winners was made after the UN Climate Summit in New York convened by UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Payal Jangid received the Changemaker Award
• Payal Jangid became the 1st Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global
Goals Awards 2019.
• The Award was presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at a ceremony held in New York, US.
• She is the President of her village’s Bal Panchayat.
• She was awarded for her work towards the abolition of child marriage in her village and other neighbouring
areas.
National Water Mission Awards 2019 presented
• NWM, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
has initiated the ‘National Water Mission Awards’ to recognize excellence in water conservation, and
efficient water use.
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• NWM has 5 goals and 39 strategies prescribed in the Mission Document.

• The awards are given in 10 categories defined under 5 goals of NWM.
PT Usha honoured with IAAF Veteran Pin
• 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.
• At the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games, she won silver medals in 100m and 200m events.
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 National Unity Day on 31 October 2019.
Ramanujan prize for U.K. mathematician
• The SASTRA Ramanujan prize for 2019 will be awarded to Adam Harper.
• Mathematician Adam Harper is an Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, England.
• The prize is conferred annually on mathematicians from across the world who are less than 32 years of age
and working in an area influenced by the genius Srinivasa Ramanujan.
• The prize carries a citation and an award of $10,000.
Amitabh 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 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.
PM Modi received Global Goalkeeper award
• PM Narendra Modi was conferred the "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government.
• Over 11 crore toilets were built in the country in the last five years, which is a record.
• The cleanliness campaign was launched by the Modi government during its first term on October 2, 2014.
Messi won FIFA player of the year awards
• Lionel Messi won his 6th FIFA player of the year award, while Megan Rapinoe won her first at Milan’s iconic
Teatro all Scala on 24 September 2019.
• Rapinoe was rewarded at the FIFA Best awards for leading the US to the women’s World Cup title in July
2019.
• She scored six goals in the tournament, earning her the Golden Boot for the tournament’s top scorer and
the Golden Ball as the top player.
71st Emmy Awards 2019 declared- I
• The 71st Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles on 22 September 2019.
• Game of Thrones wrapped up its run with an Emmy for best drama series -- and 12 total for its final season.
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• Outstanding Comedy Series was won by Fleabag.

• Bill Porter received Lead Actor, Drama for Pose.
• Jodie Comer received Lead Actress, Drama for Killing Eve.
• Bill Harder received Lead Actor for Comedy for Barry.
71st Emmy Awards 2019 declared- II
• Chernobyl won Outstanding Limited Series.
• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won Outstanding Television Movie.
• Phoebe Waller won Lead Actress, Comedy for Fleabag.
• Peter Dinklage won Supporting Actor for Drama for Game of Thrones.
• Julia Garner won Supporting Actress for Ozark.
• Jharrel Jerome and Michelle Williams won Lead Actor and Actress for Limited Series or Movie.
Ravish received Gauri Lankesh National Award
• Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Ravish Kumar has received the 1st Gauri Lankesh
National Award for Journalism.
• The award was conferred by the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust.
• The award was presented to him by freedom fighter H.S. Doreswamy.
• Three books, Neera Nade by Vinaya Okkunda, Dehali Nota by D. Umapathy, and Maatige Enu Kadime, by
Harshakumar Kugwe, were released.
Nigam won Magnificent Performing Arts Award
• Sonu Nigam was honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the annual 21st Century Icon
Awards in London.
• Nigam was among a host of winners across a range of categories at a gala awards ceremony.
• The 21st Century Icon Awards were initiated by UK-based Indian-origin entrepreneurs and co-founders of
Squared Watermelon Ltd. Tarun Ghulati and Preeti Rana.
Raghu Rai wins 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'.
• The award is in honour of the photographer and filmmaker William Klein, best known for his unusual
photography techniques.
• The prize is intended to reward a photographer for their entire career
Greta Thunberg wins human rights award
• Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received
Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassadors of Conscience’ award.
• The award was given for their work highlighting the need for urgent action to avert climate disaster.
IIFA awards held-II
• Best Debut Actor and Actress was given to Ishaan Khatter for Dhadak and Sara Ali Khan for Kedarnath,
respectively.
• Best Playback Singer was given to Arijit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, and Vibha Saraf.
• Saroj Khan was honoured for her Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema.
• Best Story was awarded to the film Andhadhun.
• Best Lyrics was given to Amitabh Bhattacharya for Dhadak.
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IIFA awards held- I

• The IIFA (The International Indian Film Academy Awards) were held in Mumbai recently.
• Alia Bhatt received the Best Actor (Female) award for Raazi and Ranveer Singh bagged the Best Actor (Male)
Award for 'Padmaavat'.
• Sriram Raghavan won Best Director for AndhaDhun.
• Best Supporting Actor and Actress was given to Vicky Kaushal for Sanju and Aditi Rao Hydari for Padmaavat,
respectively.
National Geoscience Awards conferred
• The National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018 for outstanding contributions in the field of geosciences,
mining and allied areas were presented to 22 scientists from across the country.
• Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), received the Award for
Excellence.
• Dr Sohini Ganguly of Goa University was conferred with the Young Scientist Award-2018.
Anand Kumar felicitated with an award
• Super 30 founder Anand Kumar was felicitated in the US with Education Excellence Award 2019.
• The Foundation For Excellence (FFE) awarded him on the occasion of the organisation’s 25th anniversary.
• Anand has been running a highly innovative Super 30 programme for the last 18 years.
• He mentors 30 students free off cost through a year-long residential coaching for India’s premiere IIT-JEE.
Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar presented
• Labour and Employment Minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar gave away the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar
& National Safety Awards for the Year 2017 in New Delhi.
• 28 awards were given for Vishvakarma Rashtriya Puruskar while 81 winners bagged the National Safety
awards.
• The Minister said, his ministry has planned to set up regional offices of technical wing of the Ministry in
Kashmir.
Neena Gupta won two awards
• Bollywood actress Neena Gupta has won 2 awards at Indian International Film Festival of Boston.
• The actress won the Best Actress award for ‘Badhaai Ho‘ and her film ‘The Last Color‘ emerged victorious in
Best Feature Film category.
• ‘The Last Color’ was directed by chef Vikas Khanna.
• The film deals with taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi in India.
Agnes Kharshiing conferred Hrant Dink Award
• Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes Kharshiing, who survived an assault by the coal mafia almost a year
ago, received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award.
• She received the award along with Turkish activist against male violence, Nebahat Akkoc.
• The Hrant Dink Award is presented every year to individuals, or groups that work for a world free from
discrimination, racism and violence.
IIFA comes home with first ceremony in India
• The international Indian film academy awards are to be held in India for the first time in their history.
• Mumbai will host the 20th IIFA awards ceremony on 18 September 2019.
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• The event has been held in countries around the world since it began in 2000, with previous host cities
including London, Toronto and Singapore, and most recently Bangkok.
Bangladesh: PM Hasina received Award
• PM Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh was conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in
Dhaka on 16 September 2019.
• The award has been instituted in the memory of former Indian 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.
Eminent Engineers Award conferred
• Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board was awarded 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 on 15 September 2019.
• The award was given for his outstanding contributions in the field of engineering.
• The theme of 52nd Engineers’ Day was Engineering for change.
Ambassador Navdeep Suri honoured by UAE
• UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II award on
Ambassador, Navdeep Singh Suri.
• The award was given in recognition of his efforts during his tenure and his contribution to the development
and strengthening of friendly relations and co-operation between the two friendly countries.
• It is a rare honour given to any diplomat.
Bangladesh School project wins Aga Khan Award
• An innovative project for constructing a floating school for marginalised children in Bangladesh has been
awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019.
• The award was given to 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.
5 Indian women police officers honoured by UN
• 5 Indian women police officers were honoured by the United Nations for their commendable services in UN
mission in South Sudan.
• These are Reena Yadav, Gopika Jahagirdar, Bharati Samantray, Ragini Kumari, and Kamal Shekhawat.
• The women officers were honoured with medals by the United Nation for upholding the UN mandate of
protection of civilians in conflict-ridden South Sudan.
CBSE Teacher Awards - 2018 presented
• Union HRD Ramesh Pokhriyal ' Nishank' presented CBSE Teacher Awards - 2018 to 34 teachers of the
country on 12 September 2019.
• He also launched CBSE's portal 'Vidyadhan' on Diksha App, a Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge
Sharing (National Forum for Teachers) and released CBSE's annual activity calendar.
• He also released 10 CBSE Manuals on various subjects like art integration.
Pawan Munjal to be honoured
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• MD and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, Pawan Munjal will be inducted into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of
Fame.
• He will be inducted for his support to Golf in India and around the world.
• The induction ceremony will be held at the 2019 Asian Golf Awards Gala Banquet.
• With the honour, he will join the legendary players such as Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player who were
bestowed with the same.
Boycott & Strauss honoured with knighthoods
• England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given knighthoods by Theresa May
in her resignation honours list.
• Both received the honour for their services to sport after outstanding careers for England.
• Geoffrey played 108 tests between 1964-1982 for England and scored 8,114 Test runs.
• Andrew played 100 tests for England from 2004-12, scoring more than 7,000 runs.
Recipients of Visitor’s Awards 2019 announced
• Recipients of Visitor’s Awards 2019 were announced on September 09, 2019 by the President’s Secretariat.
• This year Visitor’s Awards will be presented for Research in - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Physical
Sciences; and Biological Sciences and Technology Development.
• The Visitor’s Award for Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences will be presented to Prof. Sibnath
Deb.
Joker won Golden Lion at Venice film festival
• Film Joker won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 7 September 2019.
• Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the
Lido.
• Roman Polanski’s Dreyfus affair film, An Officer and a Spy, won the grand jury prize.
• Roy Andersson won best director for About Endlessness.
'Oscar Of Science' Award announced
• The team from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration project won the ‘Breakthrough Prize in
Fundamental Physics’ - an award considered the ‘Oscars of Science’.
• The team won a prize of $3 million for their work.
• The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration project published the first image of a supermassive black hole.
Railways won award
• Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented an award to Indian Railways as the best ministry for implementation of
Swachhata action plan for 2018-19.
• He also presented the best Swachh iconic Place award to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai
under the Swachh Bharat Mission initiative.
• The three best stations as per Cleanliness Ranking Survey for 2018 were Jodhpur, Jaipur & Tirupati.
Institute of Eminence status to 5 institutions
• The HRD Ministry awarded the Institute of Eminence status to 5 public institutions.
• The status was awarded to the following institutions: IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi University, Benares
Hindu University, University of Hyderabad.
• Each of the above university has to sign a MoU with the HRD Ministry and will lay out its plan to achieve the
objective of becoming a world-class institution.
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Odisha won the IT Excellence Award

• Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has won the IT Excellence Award, 2019.
• It has won the award for its innovative conception of app by using information technology in the field of
disaster management.
• The app is named SATARK - System for Assessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on
Dynamic Risk Knowledge.
Annual Kaushalacharya Awards announced
• The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organized Kaushalacharya Samadar 2019
to felicitate trainers from different sectors.
• A total of 53 trainers from diverse backgrounds were honored.
• The Ministry also announced the Kaushalacharya Awards would be an annual event to recognize the
contribution made by skill trainers in the vocational training ecosystem.
States felicitated under BBBP Scheme
• The Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani felicitated districts
and states which have successfully implemented the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme.
• The felicitation and award function was held in New Delhi on 6 September 2019.
• The BBBP scheme was launched on 22nd January, 2015. Now it is being implemented in 640 districts.
Muhammad Yunus conferred Lamp of Peace award
• Nobel Laureate from Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus was conferred the 'Lamp of Peace of Saint
Francis ' award by the Vatican 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 award was first given to the Polish trade union leader Lech Walesa in 1981.
National Award to Teachers-2018 conferred
• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred National Award to Teachers-2018 in New Delhi on 5 September 2019.
• The national level awards are given to teachers on Teachers' Day to celebrate the unique contribution of
some of the finest teachers in the country.
• The award carries a Silver Medal, Certificate and Rs. 50,000/- as award money.
Vaishno Devi topped in ‘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’.
• It has been adjudged on the basis of the overall improvement in sanitation.
• President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the award to its board during the ‘Swachh Mahotsav’ to be
organised by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on 6 September 2019.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus won top honours
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) has won the best Swacch Iconic Place award for 2019,
topping the charts in cleanliness.
• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, has declared phase I of
the Swacch Icon Awards.
• The award will be given at a ceremony during the Swacch Mahotsav in Delhi on September 6, 2019.
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PM Modi to be awarded by Bill & Melinda Found.

• PM Narendra Modi will be conferred with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for the PM's ambitious pet
project, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was one of the first few ambitious projects that PM Modi launched in his first
term in 2014.
• The project was launched as an ode to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on October 2, 2014.
Noida girls win U.S. tech prize

• The all-girl team ‘Tech Witches’ from Noida have developed a mobile App, called Maitri, that connects
children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes.
• ‘Maitri’ clinched the bronze medal at the Technovation Challenge, the world’s largest technology and
entrepreneurship programme for girls, held in San Francisco.
• Maitri allows old-age homes and orphanages to organise meetings.
BBC journalists win Kalinga-FCC Awards
• Journalists from media organisations such as Reuters, BBC, and Germany-based European Press Photo
Agency (EPA) won awards at the Kalinga-FCC Awards for Excellence in Journalism for 2019.
• The awards are aimed at encouraging extensive and informed coverage in the global media of India and
seven other countries in South Asia.
• Each awardee received a cheque for Rs 1,00,000 and a trophy.
HPCL Bags ‘Best Navratna’ Award
• HPCL bags ‘Best Navratna’ award in ‘Manufacturing Category’ at Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards 2019.
• The award ceremony was held on 22 August 2019 at New Delhi.
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• Dun & Bradstreet PSU Awards have been instituted to recognise and felicitate the top-performing PSUs in
India for business excellence and acknowledge their contribution in the socio-economic development of the
country.
Days & Events
World Heart Day 2019: September 29
• World Heart Day (WHD) is observed annually on 29 September across the world.
• The day which is celebrated annually creates awareness of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) including heart
disease & stroke and highlights the preventive and control measures.
• It was launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation as an annual event.
• The theme for the World Heart Day 2019 is My Heart, Your Heart.
Days and Events
• WHO observes World Rabies Day on 28 September every year. The day is celebrated annually to raise
awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.
• The UN observes International Translation Day on 30 September every year. International Translation Day is
meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals.
Int. Day for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
• The UN observes 26 Sept every year as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
• The day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear
disarmament as a priority.
• It provides an opportunity to educate the public – and their leaders – about the real benefits of eliminating
such weapons.
World Maritime Day: 26 September
• The United Nations observes 26 September every year as the World Maritime Day.
• The theme for 2019 is: Empowering women in the maritime community.
• It provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality, in line with the United
Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and to highlight the important yet under-utilized contribution of
women within the maritime sector.
World Tourism Day: 27 September
• The United Nations observes 27 September every year as World Tourism Day.
• The UN World Tourism Organization expects that tourism will continue to grow at an average of 3%
annually until 2030.
• The sector also represents an estimated 10% of the world’s GDP and 1 in 10 jobs globally.
• Theme for 2019: Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All.
World Rose Day 2019: 22 September
• Every year Sept 22 is observed as World Rose Day.
• This day, celebrated in the memory of 12-year-old Melinda Rose from Canada, aims at introducing sparks of
happiness into the lives of people who are fighting cancer.
• Melinda Rose was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer, Askin’s Tumour.
• While doctors said she wouldn’t survive more than a couple of weeks, she lived on for 6 months.
International Day of Sign Languages: 23 Sept
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• International Day of Sign Languages is observed on 23 September globally.

• The day aims to create awareness to bring out the importance of sign language in the full realization of the
human rights of people who are deaf.
• It also aims to preserve the sign languages as a part of linguistic and cultural diversity.
• The theme for the year 2019 is Sign Language Rights for All!
World Alzheimers Day: 21 September
• World Alzheimer's Day is observed on 21 September every year.
• The month of September is dedicated to bringing awareness about Alzheimer's and other dementia
conditions.
• As per 2018 World Alzheimer Report, over 50 million people worldwide suffer from the disease.
• The theme for World Alzheimer's Month 2019 is Raising awareness and challenging stigma.
International Day of Peace: 21 September
• Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
• The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within
and among all nations and peoples.
• The theme for International Day of Peace 2019 is Climate Action for Peace.
• The UN Headquarters: New York, United States.
World Bamboo Day: 18 September
• World Bamboo Day is observed every year on 18 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.
• From artifacts to sustainable architecture, bamboo remains a favourite as it’s fast to grow, low on
maintenance and has versatile potential.
Int Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer
• The United Nations observes 16 September every year as International Day for the Preservation of the
Ozone Layer.
• The ozone layer is a fragile shield of gas which protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of
the sun and thus help in preserving life on the planet.
• The Theme of the day for 2019: 32 Years and Healing.
• Headquarters of United Nations: New York, USA
International Day of Democracy:15 September
• The International Day of Democracy is observed on 15 September.
• The day aims to provide an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world.
• The day urges all governments to respect their citizens' right to active, substantive and meaningful
participation in democracy.
Hindi Diwas celebrated on 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, International Hindi Conference was also organised by World Hindi Council in New Delhi.
• On this day in 1950, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi, written in Devanagari script as
one of the official languages of the Republic of India.
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International Day for South South Cooperation

• International Day for South-South Cooperation is observed on 12 September every year.
• The day celebrates the political, social and economical developments made by regions and countries in the
south in recent years.
• The theme for the year 2019 South-South Cooperation is 'From Commitment to Action — Follow up to
Buenos Aires Plan of Action+40'.
World Suicide Prevention Day: 10 September
• The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) observes World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
on 10 September every year.
• The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented.
• The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has increased in the five years since the
publication of WHO’s first global report on suicide.
International Literacy Day: 8th September
• International Literacy Day celebrated annually on 8 September.
• It is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world
literacy rates, and reflect on the world’s remaining literacy challenges.
• The Theme of International Literacy Day 2019 is Literacy and Multilingualism.
International Day of Charity: 5 September
• The UN observes 5 September every year as International Day of Charity with the objective of sensitizing
and mobilizing people, NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and
philanthropic activities.
• The date was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa.
• She also received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
ICMR-NIN conducted programmes
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is going to conduct
programmes to implement the effectiveness of diet and lifestyle intervention with respect to lifestyle
diseases like Hypertension and diabetes.
• This will be done through information, education and communication through Anganwadi Workers on the
occasion of the National Nutrition Week.
Sept 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.
• Prime Minister's Scheme for Holistic Nourishment - POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence
mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022.
• Both poor and affluent families are affected the most by it.
International Affairs
Nepal Rastra Bank issued commemorative coins
• The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Dr Chiranjibi Nepal & Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri released
3 coins (100, 1000 and 2500 Nepali rupees) bearing the Sikh symbol to commemorate the 550th Birth
Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
• A book titled Sikh Heritage of Nepal based on the Sikh heritage of Nepal was also launched.
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• The book has been published by BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation.

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas
• Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas for the first time.
• Saudi Arabia opened applications for online tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries on 28 September 2019.
• It will also ease its strict dress code for foreign women,
• Visas are currently restricted to expat workers, their dependents and Muslim pilgrims travelling to holy sites
in Mecca and Medina.
BIS launches Green Bond
• The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) launched a fund to enable central banks around the world to
invest in 'green bonds', citing a growing demand for climate-friendly investments.
• The new fund would help central banks to incorporate environmental sustainability objectives in the
management of their reserves.
• The open-ended fund is denominated in US dollars.
Bangladesh lifted ban on Hilsa export to India
• Bangladesh will allow 500 tonnes of Hilsa fish to be exported to India as a goodwill gesture during the Durga
Puja.
• Export of the popular Hilsa or 'Ilish' fish from Bangladesh was banned in 2012 after local business
establishments called for controlling the price of fishes.
• Bangladesh accounts for nearly 75% of world Hilsa production.
World’s biggest transport space ship launched
• Japan launched an unmanned H-2B rocket towards the International Space Station.
• The H-2B rocket lifted off with cargo vessel Kounotori8, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
• The launch took place from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Tanegashima Space Center in
southwestern Japan.
• This Rocket is considered as the world’s biggest transport spaceship.
Tripartite mechanism for Rohingya Repatriation
• Bangladesh, Myanmar and China have agreed to form a tripartite joint working mechanism to oversee the
repatriation process of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
• Myanmar and Bangladesh already have a joint working group and China is only helping the two countries in
implementing the agreements they already have.
• Bangladesh has more than nine lakh Rohingya refugees.
1969 moon landing lab to be demolished in 2020
• NASA has said that the Houston building where Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong and his colleagues
emerged from quarantine after their 1969 moon mission has fallen into disrepair and will be demolished.
• The Lunar Receiving Laboratory at Johnson Space Center hasn't been used for two years and will likely be
torn down in 2020.
• It was designed to isolate the astronauts and lunar rock samples.
DCD awarded licences to 18 places of worship
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• The Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi awarded licences for the existing 18 non-
Muslim places of worship in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; 17 churches and the BAPS Hindu Mandir which is
under construction in Abu Dhabi.
• Pujya Brahmavihari Swami and Dr B. R. Shetty on behalf of the Board of Directors accepted the license
TH001 at a formal ceremony at the Emirates Palace.
Saudi Arabia wins membership in IAEA Board
• Saudi Arabia has won a membership in the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) for a period of two years 2019-2021.
• The election was held in the 63rd session of the IAEA General Conference held in Vienna, Austria.
• The board is responsible for making most of the policy of the IAEA and makes recommendations to the
General Conference on IAEA activities.
Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040
• Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos committed the company to being carbon neutral by 2040 and said part of
that pledge is an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from a start-up the online retailer has invested in.
• The first electric delivery vans for Amazon will be on the road by 2021, and all 100,000 will be deployed by
2024.
South Asia’s tallest tower in Sri Lanka
• 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 is located in the heart of Colombo city.
• The tower is spread over an area of 30,600 sq. metres.
• The project began in 2012 under the then-president Mahinda Rajapakse.
Mongolian Prez in New Delhi on 5 day visit
• President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga arrived in New Delhi on 19 September 2019 on a 5-day state
visit.
• The visiting dignitary will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
• Both sides will hold discussions on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues and will review ongoing
cooperation in fields of infrastructure, etc.
New York: 2nd US State to ban E-Cigarettes
• New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, following several vaping-linked deaths.
• A health council passed emergency legislation proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo outlawing flavored
vaping products amid an outbreak of severe pulmonary disease that has killed seven people and sickened
hundreds.
• Michigan became the first state to declare a ban on it.
38th Sharjah Intl. Book Fair to be organized
• The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will be organized from 30th of October to 9th
of November 2019.
• UNESCO has named Sharjah as the World Book Capital City for the year 2019 in recognition of the city’s
continuous efforts in promoting books and literacy.
• Aligning itself with the title, the SIBF will be organized under the theme 'Open Books, Open Minds'.
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Iran inks deal to develop gas field in Gulf

• Two Iranian companies, Pars Oil and Gas Company and PetroPars, have signed a 440-million Dollars
agreement to develop a gas field in the sensitive Gulf.
• Under the agreement, the companies will develop the Balal field in the gulf.
• The Balal gas field is located at Lavan island in the Gulf.
• The deal aims to reach a production rate of 500 million cubic feet of gas per day.
Thailand to roll out plain cigarette packaging
• Thailand became the 1st Asian nation to unveil plain cigarette packaging to reduce the appeal of smoking
and complied with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guidelines.
• In 2012, Australia became the first country to require tobacco products to be sold without colourful brand
logos.
• Capital of Thailand: Bangkok
• Currency of Thailand: Baht.
S.East Asia's largest solar power farm opened
• 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 occupies 540 hectares in Tay Ninh province and has an investment of
more than $391 million.
• The complex, was constructed on the Dau Tieng Reservoir - the largest artificial lake in Vietnam.
Noor Wali Mehsud designated global terrorist
• The US has slapped sanctions on the chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali
Mehsud and designated him as a global terrorist.
• Noor Wali Mehsud was designated as a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the US Department of
State, on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
• Noor took over the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in June 2018.
24th World Energy Congress commenced
• The 24th World Energy Congress commenced on 9 September 2019 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
• The 4-day World Energy Congress aims to bring together international energy stakeholders, including
governments, private and state corporations, academia and media.
• It is set to welcome over 250 high-level speakers, 72 Ministers, 500 CEOs.
WHO to eliminate measles and rubella
• WHO South-East Asia Region has resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by 2023.
• The resolution to eliminate the highly infectious childhood killer diseases measles and rubella was taken at
the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Delhi.
• The member-countries resolved to strengthen the immunisation systems against the two diseases to
achieve the new targets.
YouTube fined $170 million
• The US’s Federal Trade Commission has fined Google’s YouTube with $170 million.
• YouTube will have to pay $170 million to settle allegations of collecting personal information about
children.
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• It has been accused of tracking viewers of children’s channels using cookies without parental consent.
Qatar unveiled 2022 FIFA World Cup logo
• Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate, displaying it in
public spaces in Doha and cities around the world on 2 September 2019.
• The design is a stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning, which is displayed in a figure-of-
eight symbolising infinity while creating a heart shape above the words FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar 2022.
Nankana station to be named after Guru Nanak
• The Nankana Sahib railway station in Pakistan's Punjab province will be named after Guru Nanak Dev, the
founder of Sikhism.
• It will be one of the best stations in Pakistan and will play a vital role in promoting religious tourism in the
country.
• A new train, namely Baba Guru Nanak train, would also be started from Lahore to Nankana soon.
Borneo: Site of new capital of Indonesia
• Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said that capital city will be relocated to the province of East
Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
• The site in the province of East Kalimantan is at “minimal” risk of natural disasters.
• The current capital, Jakarta, home to more than 10 million people, sits on swampy land.
• No name was given for the capital's planned replacement.
Books & Authors

Pranab Mukherjee launched a book
• Former president Pranab Mukherjee released a book written by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy that tracks
the country's economic development over the years and offers solutions for future growth.
• The book is titled 'Reset: Regaining India's Economic Legacy'.
• Swamy is an outspoken figure who has often criticised the economic policies of the Modi government.
'Professor Ayushman' comic book released
• A new comic book series ‘Professor Ayushman’ conceived by the National Medicinal Plants Board(NMPB)
was unveiled by the Ayush ministry in New Delhi.
• This book will raise awareness in children about the importance of medicinal plants and their usage.
• The comic book, conceived by the NMPB talks about plants like Aloe Vera, Tulsi, Amla, Giloy, Neem,
Ashvagandha and Brahmi.
Book on spin quartet launched
• ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet That Spun India To Glory’, book on India’s spin quartet has been launched.
• The book is on India’s 4 spin legends: Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar and S.
Venkataraghavan.
• It has been written by Aditya Bhushan and Sachin Bajaj.
• The book has been published by Global Cricket School.
Books and Authors
• Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu released the Coffee Table Book titled 'Glorious Diaspora- Pride of
India' containing brief profiles of the recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards from 2003 to 2019 in
New Delhi on 5 September 2019.
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• A new book, 'Phoolpur: Indian Flowers, Their Myths, Traditions and Usage', written by Jhelum Biswas Bose
will be released on 8 September 2019.
Volume 2 of ‘Loktantra Ke Swar' released
• 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).
Book on the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• The book, India’s Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, has been penned
by veteran civil servant Raghvendra Singh and was released recently.
• He was the Director-General of the National Archives of India.
• This book is based on the history of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, earlier known as the North-West
Frontier Province (NWFP).
Personalities in News
Greta Thunberg wins 'alternative Nobel Prize'
• Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named as one of four winners of the 2019 Right
Livelihood Award, known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.
• Thunberg won the award for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting
scientific facts.
• She shares the award with Brazilian indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami people.
Person in News
• Former India Captain Mohammad Azharuddin was elected President of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
He polled 173 votes while his opponent Prakash Chand Jain got 73 votes. The victory marks his entry into
cricket administration.
• Boman Rashid Kohinoor, senior partner at the iconic Britannia & Co (Mumbai) passed away in September
2019.
Person in News
• Visa has signed up world badminton champion Pusarla Venkata Sindhu as its brand ambassador for two
years. Sindhu has also become an athlete member of Team Visa for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
• Telugu comedian Venu Madhav passed away in September 2019. Venu got his first major break with
Sampradayam (1996), which also marked his debut in the Telugu film industry.
Person in News
• National women’s badminton coach Kim Ji-Hyun has stepped down from her post of National women’s
coach of India. She has played a vital role in helping P.V. Sindhu win the 2019 badminton World
Championship gold.
• Animation producer J. Michael Mendel, known for his work on 'The Simpsons' and 'Rick and Morty' passed
away in September 2019. He was a four-time Emmy award-winner.
Ponung Doming created history
• Ponung Doming, created history after she became the first woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to hold
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
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• She was elevated to the post of a Lieutenant Colonel on 23 September 2019.

• Wing Commander Shaliza Dhami became the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force to be elevated as
the Flight Commander of a flying unit in August 2019.
Anushka Sharma on Fortune India’s list
• Actress Anushka Sharma has been named in the Fortune India’s top 50 list of Most Powerful Women of
2019.
• The actress is the youngest woman on the list and ranks at 39.
• She is also the only Bollywood actor to feature on the list.
• Co founder of AZB & Partners, Zia Mody topped the list.
Raghu Rai wins 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'.
• The award is in honour of the photographer and filmmaker William Klein, best known for his unusual
photography techniques.
• The prize is intended to reward a photographer for their entire career
Appointments and Resignations
• Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has announced his resignation. He became the
president of ADB on April 28, 2013. He expanded the operations of the funding agency from USD 14 billion
in 2013 to USD 22 billion in 2018.
• Robert O’Brien has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of United States of America. Robert
O’Brien will replace John Bolton as the NSA of US.
Person in News
• Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. His
first-class record of 121 matches included 21 centuries.
• Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, winner of three Emmys and a legend and trailblazer in broadcasting,
passed away in September 2019. Roberts worked in television, public radio and publishing for over 40
years.
Leader of Opposition of Haryana: Bhupinder
• Days after Congress decided to elect former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress Legislative
Party (CLP) leader, Haryana Assembly Speaker Kanwar Pal Gujjar also recognised him as Leader of
Opposition (LoP) on 10 September 2019.
• Congress presently has 16 MLAs in the 90-member Assembly.
• Abhay Singh Chautala had held the post of Leader of Opposition but lost it in March 2019.
Appointments and Resignations
• Urmila Matondkar and former Maharashtra Minister Kripashankar Singh announced their resignations from
the Congress. Matondkar unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election in April 2019 from Mumbai.
• Rajasthan born freedom fighter of India Heeralal Sharma has passed away in September 2019. He took
active participation in the freedom struggle and was jailed for two years.
Person in News
• Nissan Motor CEO Hiroto Saikawa is stepping down after an internal investigation revealed falsified
documents that boosted his compensation in 2013.
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• John Wesley, best known for playing Dr.Hoover on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, passed away in September
2019. Wesley had more than 100 acting credits to his name, working alongside stars like Denzel
Washington.
Rohit Sharma launched Campaign to save Rhinos

• Indian Cricket team vice-captain Rohit Sharma is launching Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with
WWF India and Animal Planet.
• This campaign will help to build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or
the Indian Rhino.
• The Indian rhinoceros faces several threats, including poaching, habitat loss and mass mortality from
inbreeding and disease.
Person in News
• Maharashtra’s Governor-designate Bhagat Singh Koshyari was accorded the ceremonial Guard of Honour at
Raj Bhavan. The swearing-in ceremony of the new Governor was held on 5 September 2019.
• Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza announced to retire from international cricket after conclusion of
Bangladesh & Afghanistan T20I Tri-series. He represented Zimbabwe in 38 Tests, 209 ODIs and 62 T20Is.
Shweta Ratanpura created history
• Shweta Ratanpura became the first Indian woman to get a medal a the World Skills event.
• The event was held in Russia and was attended by 63 countries.
• India ended on number 13 with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
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• Apart from Shweta's bronze in graphic designing, Indian won silver in web technologies, another bronze in
jewellery and gold in water technology.
Government Policies & Schemes

Agri Min launches app based CHC services
• The government of India launched a multilingual app-based service - CHC Farm Machinery for Custom
Hiring Centres (CHCs) and Krishi Kisan App.
• This service will facilitate local farmers the use of shared resources including tractors and other farm
machinery at affordable prices.
• Krishi Kisan app will provide farmers with the information of high-yielding crops and seeds in their nearby
area.
Power scheme for tenants launched
• Delhi government announced a new scheme under which people residing as tenants in Delhi will be able to
avail power subsidy.
• The name of the scheme is 'Mukhyamantri Kirayedar Bijli Meter Yojna'.
• Under the scheme, there is no charge for the electricity consumption of up to 200 units.
Odisha launches mascot 'Tiki Mausi'
• Odisha's Women and Child Development (WCD) department unveiled a mascot ‘Tiki Mausi’ to popularise
programmes and schemes of the department.
• Tiki Mausi will also disseminate information about various services like Sakhi centres and schemes like
‘Mamata’, ‘Biju Sishu Surakhya Yojana’ and nutrition programmes with the active help of panchayat
representatives and women self-help groups.
UP govt announced aid for triple talaq victims
• CM of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced an annual support of ₹6,000 to the victims of triple talaq
till their rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid.
• The victims of triple talaq come under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK).
• Govt will give rights over waqf properties and also call for several welfare measures that should be
undertaken for their rehabilitation.
Housing loan subsidy scheme launched in Assam
• The Assam Government launched a housing loan subsidy scheme to provide financial assistance on
purchase or construction of the first house for a family.
• Subsidy up to 2 lakh 50 thousand rupees will be provided for loan amounts from 5 lakh to 40 lakh rupees.
• This scheme is meant for the loan sanctioned in this financial year.
• This initiative would provide impetus to the economy.
J&K issued highest number of golden cards
• J&K has become the 1st state in India to issue highest number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat-
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
• Over 11 lakh golden cards have been generated within first 90 days.
• Under the scheme, 155 Hospitals including 126 public and 29 private hospitals have been empanelled to
provide free and cashless treatment to the entitled beneficiaries.
Ministry of HRD announced NEAT Scheme
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• Ministry of HRD announced a new PPP Scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) for
using technology for better learning outcomes in Higher Education.
• The objective is to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalised and customised as per the
requirements of the learner.
• MHRD proposed to launch and operationalise NEAT in early November 2019.
Airtel Payments Bank launched new scheme
• Airtel Payments Bank launched 'Bharosa savings account' which enables customers to withdraw cash, check
their balance or access a mini statement of their account at over 6,50,000 Aadhaar-enabled payment
system (AePS) enabled outlets across India.
• These services have been designed for deepening financial inclusion in the country.
• It will be available at over a quarter-million banking points.
Centre to give support of Rs 8,500 cr to ECGC
• The Central government will give support of Rs 8,500 crore to Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India,
ECGC, in the next five years.
• Interest rates will now be just close to 3.5 per cent.
• ECGC has introduced a scheme called Niryat Rin Vikash Yojana - NIRVIK to enhance loan availability to
exporters.
• The scheme will also help ease the lending process.
‘Mukhyamantri Dal Poshit Yojana’ launched
• ‘Mukhyamantri Dal Poshit Yojana’ was launched in Uttarakhand on 13 September 2019.
• Under the scheme, two kilogrammes of pulses per month would be made available to 23.32 lakh ration card
holders.
• Under the Dal Poshit Yojana, chick pea is being made available at a rate of Rs 44 per kg this month.
• The current market rate of this pulse is Rs 65 to 70 per kg.
Govt notifies e-assessment process
• The central government has notified the ambitious e-assessment scheme also called the faceless
assessment for income-tax payers.
• The centre will serve notices to the assessees specifying the issues for selection of their case for assessment
and after a response is received from them within 15 days, the centre will allocate the case to an assessing
officer using an automated system.
Odd-even scheme to be implemented in Delhi
• Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced that odd-even road rationing scheme will be implemented in Delhi
from November 4 to 15, 2019.
• The move was aimed at combating high levels of air pollution in winters when crop stubble burning takes
place in neighbouring states.
• Under the scheme, odd and even-numbered vehicles ply on alternate days. Delhi has earlier also
experimented with Odd-Even plan.
Maritime communication services launched
• Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launched
maritime communication services.
• He also launched a web portal for reporting stolen mobiles to help trace them.
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• Maritime connectivity will enable high-end support to those travelling on sailing vessels, cruise liners and
ships in India.
Haryana launched two insurance schemes
• The State government of Haryana launched 2 insurance schemes for registered small and medium traders.
• The schemes are Mukhyamantri Vyapari Samuhik Niji Durghatna Beema Yojana and Mukhyamantri Vyapari
Kshatipurti Beema Yojana“.
• An insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh would be provided under the former one.
• An insurance cover ranging from Rs 5 lakh-Rs 25 lakh would be provided under the latter one.
CHC Farm Machinery App launched
• Minister of State for Agriculture, Parshottam Rupala has launched a multilingual Mobile App CHC Farm
Machinery during a conference on Crop Residue Management in New Delhi.
• The app will allow farmers to avail custom hiring services of CHCs located in a radius of 50 km.
• With the help of it, the farmers will now be able to get affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their
doorsteps.
J&K govt to roll out MISP Scheme
• In J&K, the Special Market Intervention Price Scheme (MISP) will be rolled out to procure nearly 12 Lakh
Metric Tons of Apple from farmers of Kashmir on remunerative prices.
• Nearly 60% of the estimated annual Apple production will be procured from the Apple growers nearer their
doorsteps.
• The period of procurement would be for six month beginning 1st of September 2019.
Kisan Man Dhan Yojana to be launched on 12 Sep
• PM Narendra Modi will launch Kisan Man Dhan Yojana (KMDY) scheme during his visit to Jharkhand on
September 12, 2019.
• It will secure the lives of 5 crore small and marginal farmers by providing a minimum pension of Rs 3,000
per month to those who have attained the age of 60.
• He will also inaugurate 400 Ekalvya Model Residential schools.
Rs 125 crore allotted to IIT-Kharagpur
• IIT Kharagpur has been selected for setting up a Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institute
(SATHI), a Department of Science and Technology initiative of the Centre, for which Rs 125 crore has been
earmarked over a period of three years.
• The primary objective of the SATHI will be to extend help to the academic institutes in the neighbouring
regions.
Govt launches updated CLSS Scheme
• The government of India launched the updated Credit linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) to allow micro,
small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to capital.
• The scheme provides an upfront subsidy of 15% on institutional credit up to Rs 1 crore for MSMEs in the
specified 51 sub-sectors.
• The government will also prepare a final report on the recommendations of the U K Sinha committee.
First Mega Food Park in Telangana
• Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food
Park in Telangana.
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• It is situated at Village Lakkampally, Nandipet Mandal of Nizamabad District, Telangana.

• Mega Food Park is a scheme to establish a direct linkage from farm to processing and then to consumer
markets through a network of collection centres and primary processing centres.
UDAN regional connectivity scheme launched
• Hisar, Haryana has entered into the civil aviation map after the launch of the air shuttle service between
Hisar and Chandigarh.
• SpiceJet has started the air shuttle service between Hisar and Chandigarh under the Ude Desh Ka Aam
Nagrik (UDAN) Regional Connectivity Service scheme.
• SpiceJet would provide the service of two flights between Hisar and Chandigarh daily.
Electors Verification Programme launched
• The Election Commission launched a new mega Electors Verification Programme across the country.
• It will go on till the 15th October 2019.
• Under the programme, a voter from each family will get a username and password, allowing a person to
upload all documents related to electoral registration and tag similar details about his or her family
members.
• Chief Election Commissioner - Sunil Arora.
Union HRD Minister launches 'Shagun'
• Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched one of world’s largest
Integrated Online Junction for School Education ‘Shagun’ in New Delhi on 28 August 2019.
• School Education Shagun is an over-arching initiative to improve the school education system by creating a
junction for all online portals and websites relating to various activities of the HRD Ministry.
Science & Technology
NASA launches miniature satellite
• The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched a miniature satellite designed by
Aabhaas Sikka from NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.
• The satellite is named 'RamanSat 2' and measures 4 cm x 4 cm x 4 cm.
• The satellite is made to measure radiation from the sun and space reaching the Earth.
The Second Interstellar Object detected
• The second interstellar object has been officially detected in the Solar System.
• According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the comet is 'unambiguously' interstellar in origin,
and it has now been given a name: 2I/Borisov.
• In 2I, I stands for 'interstellar', and 2 for being the second interstellar object ever discovered, after
'Oumuamua, which was detected in October 2017.
World's Biggest Amphibian discovered
• A newly-identified amphibian is possibly the world's biggest, new research of museum specimens shows.
• According to Phys.org, researchers from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and London's Natural
History Museum identified new species of giant salamander using DNA from museum specimens.
• The species that is probably the largest has now been given a new name: Andrias sligoi.
Astronomers discover water vapor in atmosphere
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• Astronomers have for the first time discovered water vapour in the atmosphere of a distant planet called
K2-18b.
• Astronomers at the University College London used data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to make the
discovery.
• They published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy on 12 September 2019.
• The exoplanet, K2-18b, is eight times the mass of Earth and known as a super-Earth.
Cryodrakon boreas: The largest flying animal
• Scientists have unveiled a newly discovered species of a pterosaur, the largest ever flying animal according
to a study conducted by Queen Mary University in London.
• These species come from the Azhdarchid group of pterosaurs.
• The pterosaur’s name Cryodrakon boreas roughly translates to ‘frozen dragon of the north wind’.
India to launch deep sea research project
• India will launch ‘Samudrayaan’ project in 2021-22.
• The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 metres to
carry out deep underwater studies.
• The vehicle is capable of crawling on the sea bed at a depth of six-kilometre for 72 hours.
• The 'Samudrayaan' project undertaken by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).
Lander Vikram lost its communication
• The lander of the lunar craft Chandrayaan 2 went incommunicado just minutes before its planned soft
landing near the moon's South Pole on 7 September 2019.
• Vikram Lander descent was initiated as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of
2.1 km.
• Subsequently, the communication from the Lander to the ground stations was lost.
• The data is being analyzed.
NASA and the European Space Agency to meet
• NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will meet in Rome to discuss their plan for planetary defence
against asteroids.
• The two-part mission dubbed Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment plans to collide with Asteroid
Didymoon- the smaller of the Didymo's binary system.
• NASA is in charge of conducting the actual impact while ESA will analye the aftermath.
World's First iPS Corneal Transplant
• A Japanese woman has become the first person ever to receive an iPS corneal transplant.
• In an incredible feat of medical advancement, a team from Osaka University in Japan conducted the first-
ever corneal transplant in July, using reprogrammed stem cells.
• The woman, who is in her forties, was suffering from corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency, which can lead
to blindness.
Malaria linked to 30% risk of heart failure
• Malaria infection is linked to 30 per cent higher risk of heart failure, a new research has warned.
• The mosquito-borne infection affects more than 219 million people worldwide each year, according to the
2018 statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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• Malaria can also affect vascular pathways that cause inflammation in the heart, which could lead to fibrosis
and then heart failure.
Carbon nanotube computer chip developed
• Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed the biggest-ever computer
chip using carbon nanotubes (CNT).
• The RV16XNano is a 16-bit processor that contains 14,000 transistors — electronic switches.
• These switches are made up of CNT — tiny cylinders made of rolled-up, atom-thick sheets of graphene.
Committees & Recommendations
Govt reconstitutes EAC-PM till 2021
• The government of India reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for a period of
another two years.
• Part-time member Ashima Goyal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and full-time
members Bibek Debroy of Niti Aayog and Ratan Watal will continue to be part of the EAC-PM.
• Bibek Debroy retains his role as chairman of the EAC-PM
SEBI sets up committee for stock exchange
• SEBI has set up a high-level panel to suggest possible structures and regulations for creating 'social stock
exchanges' to facilitate listing and fund-raising by social enterprises as well as voluntary organisations.
• The committee will be headed by Ishaat Hussain (Director at SBI Foundation and former Finance Director at
Tata Sons).
Government constitutes a task force
• The central government has set up a task force to draw up plans for building infrastructure worth Rs 100
lakh crore over the next five years.
• The task force under the chairmanship of Secretary (DEA) has been constituted to draw up a 'national
infrastructure pipeline' from 2019-20 to 2024-25.
• The national infrastructure pipeline project would include greenfield and brownfield projects.
Panel to look into insurance guidelines
• Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has decided to review its 3-year-old
guidelines on trade credit insurance.
• Trade credit insurance policy provides coverage to a supplier of goods and services against delay in
payment or non-payments of trade credit.
• The panel will be headed by New India Assurance CMD Atul Sahai.
Steering Committee submitted report
• A government constituted Committee has recommended for putting in place a comprehensive legal
framework for consumer protection keeping in mind the rise of Fintech and digital services.
• The Steering Committee on Fintech related issues submitted its report to Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in New Delhi on 2 September 2019.
• It recommended the adoption of regulation technology.
Business & Economy
PNB launches Preventive Vigilance portal
• Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched a Preventive Vigilance portal on 25 September 2019.
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• The PV portal will facilitate all staff members to contribute towards arresting procedural lapses and
unhealthy practices.
• Sunil Mehta is the Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab National Bank.
RBI places Lakshmi Vilas Bank under PCA
• The Reserve Bank of India has placed the Laxmi Vilas bank under its prompt corrective action (PCA)
framework.
• Under PCA, banks are mandated to cut lending to corporates and focus on reducing the concentration of
loans to certain sectors.
• They are also restricted from opening new branches and paying dividends.
Facebook to invest in tech start-ups in India
• Facebook will make substantial investments in technology start-ups in India.
• Around 1.95 start-ups are getting registered every hour in the country.
• There are 22,895 registered start-ups in the country as per the records till September 2019.
• Around 45 per cent of start-ups have come from tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
• About 9 to 10 per cent start-ups have women as founders.
SEBI penalised Aurobindo Pharma
• SEBI has imposed a penalty of over Rs 22 crore on Aurobindo Pharma and its promoters.
• They have been penalised for violating insider trading norms.
• The regulator had conducted an investigation into the trading in the scrip of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
• SEBI found that these entities purchased shares while in possession of the UPSI pertaining to Aurobindo,
and made unlawful gains.
RBI tightens norms for failed transactions
• The Reserve Bank of India prescribed a turnaround time (TAT) for banks to settle failed transactions for
customers and also notified compensations payable for various types of customer complaints.
• The timeline for auto-reversal has been set at between one day after the transaction to five days.
• Most financial compensations have been set at ₹100 per day if the reversal does not happen.
Govt waives lock in period for IDF bonds
• The government of India has waived the three-year lock-in period on investments made by non-residents in
Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs), to promote funding in the infrastructure sector.
• To attract off-shore investments into IDFs, any amount of interest received by non-resident or foreign
company from investment in such IDFs is charged at a reduced tax rate of 5%.
UAE tops in investments by non-residents
• According to the Reserve Bank of India’s, ‘Survey of Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Mutual Fund
Companies, 2018-19’, Non-residents’ (NRIs’) investments in Indian mutual funds are up by nearly a tenth
and is now approaching Rs 1 trillion.
• The UAE, the UK and the US were the largest investors together accounting for one-third of the MF units.
OECD slashes India's economic growth
• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected the Indian economy to
grow by 6.3%.
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• The OECD predicted that the global economy will see its weakest growth since the 2008-2009 financial
crisis, slowing from 3.6% last year to 2.9% this year.
• The OECD's growth forecast, however, is higher than 5.5 per cent in 2012-13
8.65% interest rate for EPFO members
• Government has approved 8.65% interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund for 2018-19.
• Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified 8.65% rate of interest on EPF deposits for its over six crore
subscribers.
• The EPFO has been settling EPF withdrawal claims at 8.55% interest rate, approved for 2017-18.
• Now, the EPFO will settle accounts on higher rate of 8.65% for 2018-19.
Scope of Bharat Bill Payment System expanded
• The RBI has expanded the scope of the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) by adding other categories of
recurring payments through the portal.
• BBPS is an interoperable platform that enables a customer to pay bills such as telephone, water, gas, at a
single location.
• With the expansion of the scope of the payment facility, other recurring payments such as school fees can
also be paid via BBPS.
RBI increases banks' loan exposure limit
• The RBI increased loan exposure limit of banks to a single Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)
- excluding gold loan companies - from 15% to 20% of its capital base.
• This move will help increase credit supply to the crisis-ridden shadow banking sector.
• NBFC are establishments that provide financial services and banking facilities without meeting the legal
definition of a Bank.
FDI grows to $16.33 bn in Q1 FY20
• According to government data, Foreign direct investment into India grew by 28% to $16.33 billion during
the first quarter of the current fiscal.
• The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) during April-June of 2018-19 stood at 12.75 billion.
• Singapore emerged as the largest source of FDI in India during the first quarter of the fiscal with $5.33
billion investments.
MCX and Zhengzhou Exchange sign MoU
• The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE), one of the
leading commodity exchanges in China, have signed an MoU.
• The MoU will facilitate cooperation between the two exchanges in areas such as knowledge sharing,
education & training, organizing events.
• MCX offers commodity futures contracts in bullion, base metal, energy and agricultural commodities.
Standard Chartered launched DigiSmart card
• Standard Chartered Bank has launched a DigiSmart credit card that is focussed on millennials.
• The card is available for a monthly fee of ₹49, which will, however, be waived off if the customer spends
more than ₹5,000 in the previous month.
• In the initial phase, Standard Chartered has partnered with marquee brands such as Myntra, Grofers, Yatra,
Zomato, Ola and INOX
UPI Transactions jumped 6 Times In 2018-19
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• UPI or Unified Payments Interface transactions surged nearly six times in the year to June 30, 2019.
• In value terms, UPI transactions soared nearly eight times during the year, according to RBI data.
• Instant payment system UPI is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which is
regulated by the Reserve Bank of India.
Equitas SFB misses RBI mandate of listing
• Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB), which completed three years of operations on 4 September 2019, has
missed its listing timeline.
• Equitas Financial Holdings, which owns 100% stake in Equitas SFB — is a listed entity, the RBI rules mandate
that the SFB be listed separately within three years of launch of business.
• Equitas SFB, the first such bank, began operations on September 5, 2016.
India to go ahead with $3.1 billion US deal
• India is set to go ahead with a $3.1-billion deal with the US to acquire maritime aircraft for the Navy that
will add to its surveillance capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
• The procurement of 10 Boeing P8I maritime patrol aircraft is likely to be cleared at a key acquisition
meeting.
• The deal will include a mandatory clause for at least 30% offsets to domestic companies.
Crisil lowers India's GDP growth forecast
• Crisil cut India's GDP growth forecast to 6.3 per cent for fiscal year 2020 from its earlier forecast of 6.9 per
cent.
• This comes after the GDP growth was at its slowest in almost 6 years and grew only at 5 per cent in the first
quarter.
• Earlier, Moody's too had revised India's GDP growth forecast for the current year to 6.2 per cent.
Banks to link lending rate to ext benchmark
• The RBI made it mandatory for banks to link their retail and MSME loans to external interest rate
benchmarks.
• Home, car and personal loans for travel are expected to fall benefiting borrowers.
• This new norm will be effective October 1 where banks have to migrate from the Marginal Cost of Lending
Rate regime to external benchmarking and will have the freedom to choose which one to follow.
B K Modi launched OCI investment platform
• Businessman B K Modi announced the setting of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Investment Forum with a
proposed fund size of $100 billion.
• As its first project, the OCI investor forum will undertake investment in the region of Kashmir to develop
100 Global Wellness Hotels in Kashmir.
• Other key sectors of investment will include healthcare, real estate and education.
PAN for people filing ITR with Aadhaar
• The Income Tax Department will automatically issue PAN to a taxpayer using Aadhaar number for filing
returns as part of a new arrangement to link the two databases.
• A person who furnishes Aadhaar, as they do not have PAN, shall be deemed to have applied for allotment
of PAN and they will not be required to apply or submit any more documents.
• The rule has come into effect from Sept. 1, 2019.
RBI panel recommended self-regulatory agency
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• A task force set up by the RBI submitted its report on the development of a secondary market for corporate
loans on 3 September 2019.
• The task force headed by Canara Bank chairman T.N. Manoharan recommended setting up of a self-
regulatory body (SRB).
• The SRB may be set up as an association by scheduled commercial banks, public financial institutions.
IRDAI sets up single point of contact for RS
• Insurance regulator, IRDAI has set up a single point contact for its Regulatory Sandbox (RS) initiative.
• Now financial technology firms can seek permission to experiment with innovative approaches for the
growth of the sector.
• Regulatory sandbox (RS) usually refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled/test
regulatory environment.
RBI releases annual report
• According to the RBI's Annual Report, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) balance sheet expanded by
13.42% to Rs 41.03 lakh crore while its income soared by 146.59% to Rs 1.93 lakh crore in 2018-19.
• Interest income grew 44.62% to Rs 1.06 lakh crore.
• The RBI's holding of government securities grew by 57.19%.
Samsung India ties up with Mastercard
• Mastercard, RBL Bank and Samsung India have announced the launch of Samsung Pay for RBL Bank’s credit
cardholders.
• The partnership will allow RBL Bank Mastercard credit cardholders to make contactless mobile payments
using their Samsung Pay-enabled phones.
• These payments can be made via any PoS (Point of Sale) machine where a card can be dipped, swiped or
tapped, both in India and abroad.
NPCI caps BHIM UPI discount rate
• To drive digital payments in both small and large merchants’ transactions, the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) said the BHIM UPI merchant discount rate (MDR) for large ticket transactions
has been capped at a maximum of Rs 100 and made zero at offline merchants for transactions up to Rs 100.
• Currently, MDR is capped at 0.25% for transactions up to Rs 2000.
GDP growth at 5% in Q1 FY20
• India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slumped to a 25-quarter low of 5% in Q1 FY20.
• The slowdown in investment and consumer demand derailed manufacturing, which grew just 0.6%.
• A meagre 2% rise in farm sector added to the demand slowdown.
• Private Consumption collapsed to an 18-quarter low of 3.1% from 10.6% in the March quarter.
TDS on cash withdrawal above ₹1 crore
• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that the 2% tax deduction at source (TDS) on cash
withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore will come into effect from 1 September 2019.
• The government had made the provision of levying 2 per cent TDS on cash withdrawals exceeding Rs 1
crore in the Union Budget with an aim to discourage cash transactions and move towards a less-cash
economy.
Sports
India lifted SAFF U-18 C’ship title
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• In Football, India defeated Bangladesh by 2-1 in the final of SAFF Under-18 Championship 2019 to lift the
title in Kathmandu.
• India's Ninthoinganba Meetei was declared Most Valuable Player of the championship.
• This is India's maiden SAFF U-18 trophy.
• Host Nepal had lifted earlier two editions of the Championship but could not qualify for semi finals this
time.
Kaushal Dharmamer clinched men's singles title
• In Badminton, Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the men's singles title at the Maldives International Challenge
with a win over Siril Verma in Male.
• He registered a comfortable 21-13, 21-18 victory over his compatriot in a match that lasted 35 minutes.
• In the women's doubles event, the duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy ended as runner-up after
going down 10-21, 21-17, 12-21.
Sports News
• The Indian mixed 4x400m relay team qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after reaching the finals in the
World Athletics Championships in Doha. The finalists top 8 in the World Championships are automatic
qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics.
• In Table Tennis, Indian junior boys Raegan Albuquerque and Yashansh Malik won the bronze medal at the
Serbia Junior and Cadet Open in Mumbai.
Sports News
• Sumit Nagal won the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger clay event. This is the first ATP Challenger title by an
Indian this season. This is the second Challenger title in Nagal’s career.
• Vikram Pratap Singh scored the opening goal for the Indian U-18 team against Bangladesh in the final match
of the SAFF U-18 Football Championship at Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sports News
• India’s Bhavani Devi won the silver medal in women’s individual category in the Tournoi Satellite Fencing
competition at Ghent, Belgium on 29 September 2019. In the final, she lost to Bashta Anna of Azerbaijan.
• Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two on 29
September 2019. Valtteri Bottas took second place.
Deepak Punia claims world no. 1 spot in 86 kg
• In the latest rankings issued by the international wrestling federation, World Championship silver medallist
wrestler Deepak Punia has jumped to world number 1 position in 86kg category.
• But, Bajrang Punia lost the top rank in the 65kg category.
• In 57kg, world bronze medallist Ravi Dahiya has entered the top-five bracket.
• Vinesh Phogat jumped to number 2 in 53kg category.
Facebook bagged digital content rights for ICC
• The International Cricket Council has inked an agreement with Facebook.
• Under this, the social media platform will get exclusive digital content rights for select cricket matches in
the Indian subcontinent including the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020-22, Men’s T20 World Cup 2020-21.
• The social media platform also bagged the rights for match recaps for rest of the world for the next 4 years.
Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta won Snooker title
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• The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at Mandalay,
Myanmar on 25 September 2019.
• The Indian pair beat Thailand's team comprising C.Pongsakorn and D.Poramin by 5-2 in the final.
• This takes Advani's world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden title.
• He had also won the world billiards event at Mandalay recently.
Malvika claimed her maiden title
• Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod has won the Maldives International Future Series held in the Maldives, in
badminton.
• She defeated Myanmar’s Thet Htar Thuzar by 21-13, 21-11 to win the Maldives International Future Series.
• Also, Vaibhav and Prakash Raj claimed the men’s doubles title after beating Thailand’s Pakkapon
Teeraratsakul and Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul by 21-16 and 21-15.
Koneru Humpy won Grand Prix
• Koneru Hampi of Gudivada clinched Fide World Grand Prix 2019 title with 8 points from 11 rounds in
Skolkovo, Russia.
• In the final round, Hampi just needed a draw with top seed Ju Wenjun of China to win the title.
• She is the third strongest female player of all time, behind Judit Polgar and Hou.
• She is ranked fourth in the world at the moment.
Manipur clinched 25th Senior Women's NFC
• Manipur clinched the title of the 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship.
• It is their 20th title.
• In the final on 24 September 2019, Manipur defeated Railways 1-0 in a thrilling contest.
• Bala Devi is the highest scorer in the tournament with 20 goals.
• Railways’ Sanju was declared the Player of the tournament.
• Arunachal Pradesh hosted the tournament for the 1st time.
India won 1 gold, 2 silver in Swimming C'ships
• In Swimming, India won a gold and two silver medals at the Asian Age Group Championships in Bengaluru
on 24 September 2019.
• Men's relay team opened India's account with a gold.
• In the women's 4x100m freestyle relay for open category, the Indian team won the silver medal with a total
time of 4 mins and 00.76 sec.
• India's 2nd silver medal came in the 4x100m freestyle relay for group II boys.
Kiren Rijiju felicitated Amit and Manish
• Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju felicitated boxers Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik with cash awards for their
medal winning performances in the Men’s World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
• Panghal was handed a cash award of Rs 14 lakh for his silver medal winning effort in 52kg category, Kaushik
received Rs 8 lakh for winning the bronze in the 63kg.
Sports News
• Indian tennis player Divij Sharan clinched the men's doubles title in the St. Petersburg Open with partner
Igor Zelenay on 22 September 2019, defeating Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli.
• Daniil Medvedev won a sixth career title as he defeated Borna Coric in the final of the St Petersburg Open,
Russia. World no. 4 Medvedev won his third title of the year and sixth of his career.
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Sports News
• Carolina Marin defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying 1 in the women’s badminton singles final match to lift the
China Open title. She returned to the court after 8 months.
• Ferrari Sebastian Vettel has won the Singapore Grand Prix. The event was held at the Marina Bay Street
Circuit, Singapore. Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen finished the race at 2nd and 3rd position
respectively.
20 Nat. Centres of Excellence to be created
• Ministry of Sports will create 20 National Centres of Excellence to groom athletes for 2024 and 2028
Olympics.
• Each Centre of Excellence will offer funds for four to six specific sports.
• The new scheme will ensure that athletes in the same premises have access to similar facilities unlike
before.
• Standardising training will enable athletes to attain much higher performances.
Rahul Aware won bronze in 61 kg category
• Rahul Aware won a bronze medal in men's 61 kg freestyle category at the World Championship in Nur-
Sultan, Kazakhstan.
• he beat American Tyler Lee Graff 11-4.
• 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.
Meghalaya wins Subroto Cup U-17 Category
• Meghalaya's Hopewel Elias Higher Secondary School won the U-17 junior boys Subroto Cup football
tournament.
• They defeated Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) of Bangladesh in the final match.
• The winning team will take home a sum of Rs 4,00,000 and the runners-up will be walking away with prize
money of Rs 2,50,000.
Akila Dananjaya banned from bowling for 1 year
• The International Cricket Council announced that Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has been banned from
bowling in international cricket for 12 months following an independent assessment of his action.
• He was assessed after the legality of his bowling action came under question by match officials in the first
Test against New Zealand in Galle from 14-18 August.
Amit entered World Men's C'ship finals
• In Boxing, Asian Champion Amit Panghal became the first Indian to make to the finals of the World Men's
Championship while Manish Kaushik signed off with a bronze medal.
• In 52 kg category, Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov.
• The past Indian medal-winners at the world meet are Vijender Singh (2009), Vikas Krishan (2011), Shiva
Thapa (2015) and Gaurav Bidhuri (2017).
Bajrang, Ravi won bronze at World C'ships
• In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya have won bronze at the World Championships in Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan.
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• This is Bajrang's second consecutive medal at the Worlds and third overall while Dahiya has managed to win
bronze in his very first appearance at the senior championships.
• Bajrang defeated Mongolian Tulga Tumur Ochir while Dahiya beat Iran's reigning Asian champion Reza.
India slipped to 104th spot in FIFA ranking
• The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings released.
• Indian Football Team in recent times is playing under the leadership of new coach Igor Stimac.
• Belgium managed to hold on to the top position, while France has surpassed Brazil to reach the second
spot.
Bajrang, Ravi qualified for 2020 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.
• Bajrang lost the semi-final to the wrestler Daulet Niyazbekov while Ravi Dahiya lost his match to world
champion Zaur Uguev from Russia.
• Vinesh Phogat already booked an Olympic quota for India in women's 53 kg.
Sarah Thomas crossed English Channel in 54 hr
• 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.
• She was diagnosed with cancer in 2018.
• She said the hardest part of the swim was dealing with the saltwater, which left her throat and mouth sore.
• Only 4 swimmers have previously completed the channel crossing between Britain and France.
Paralympic and Olympic mascots unveiled
• A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and
Paralympics in Beijing, China.
• The mascots were revealed at a ceremony at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in the Chinese capital.
• Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda was revealed for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022.
• Chinese lantern Shuey Rhon Rhon was declared the official mascot for Winter Paralympics 2022.
Sports News
• India was assured of 2 medals at the AIBA World Men's Boxing Championships after Amit Panghal and
Manish Kaushik entered the semifinals of the marquee event at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
• Asian Games Championship gold-medallist Panghal defeated Filipino Carlo Paalam in the 52-kg category.
• Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Kaushik beat Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira in the 63-kg category.
Vinesh qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
• India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat qualified for the 2020 Olympics.
• She beat 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.
Sumit Nagal rose to ATP Ranking of 159
• India's Sumit Nagal jumped 15 places to achieve a career-high ranking of 159 in the latest ATP rankings
released on 16 September 2019.
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• He ended runners up in the Banja Luka ATP Challenger following a first round appearance at the US Open in
August 2019.
• .Meanwhile, Prajnesh Gunneswaran continued his run in the top-100. He rose three places to be world no.
82.
ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli on second spot
• India cricket captain Virat Kohli has managed to hold on to his second position in the ICC Test Rankings for
batsmen, released in Dubai on 16 September 2019.
• Kohli, with 903 rating points, is 34 points behind Australia's Steve Smith who tops the position with 937
points.
• Smith's compatriot Pat Cummins has also retained his number one position in the ICC Test bowlers'
rankings.
Spain won FIBA World Cup
• Spain won its first FIBA World Cup since 2006.
• It was also its 25th victory in 28 meetings with Argentina.
• The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's
national basketball teams.
• The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019.
Pankaj Advani clinched 22nd world title
• Pankaj Advani clinched a record 22nd world title by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at
the IBSF World Billiards Championship in Myanmar.
• He defeated Nay Thway of Myanmar.
• He has brought home a world trophy every year ever since returning from a professional stint in the UK in
2014.
• In the short format of billiards, this is Advani's fifth title in the last six years.
Sports News
• India clinched the Under-19 Asia Cup title, with a win over Bangladesh in a low-scoring final at Colombo on
16 September 2019. Defending a total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs.
• In badminton, Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the Myanmar International Series with a win over Indonesia's
Karono Karono in a thrilling men's singles final in Yangon on 15 September 2019.
Sports News
• In Badminton, Sourabh Verma clinched the Vietnam Open Super 100 title, defeating China’s Sun Fei Xiang
in Men's Singles summit clash at the Ho Chi Minh City on 16 September 2019. This victory marks his second
Super 100 win in this year.
• In Badminton, Lakshya Sen clinched men's singles title at the Belgian International Challenge on 14
September 2019. He defeated Victor Svendsen of Denmark.
First Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon
• Mayank Vaid has become the 44th person in the world and the first Indian to finish the Enduroman.
• Enduroman is considered to be one of the most toughest endurance competitions in the world.
• Vaid also broke the record for the fastest time in which the triathlon has been completed.
• Enduroman is a triathlon from England to France.
India jersey with new sponsor logo unveiled
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• India will sport a new-look jersey when they take on South Africa in the 1st T20I in Dharamsala on 15th
September 2019.
• The jersey will have the logo of Byju’s, Bengaluru-based educational technology and online tutorial firm, in
place of Chinese mobile manufacturer Oppo.
• BYJU’S will be the official Team India sponsor from 5th September, 2019 until 31st March, 2022.
Megan Schutt entered record books
• Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt scripted history by becoming the first woman to claim two hattricks in
white-ball cricket.
• The right-arm medium-pacer claimed an ODI hat-trick to become the first Australian woman to achieve the
feat.
• She became the first Australian women to claim a hattrick in ODIs.
• Schutt had claimed her first hattrick in a T20 game against India.
2020 Women's U-17 World Cup to be held
• The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from 2nd to 21st November 2020.
• The age group showpiece event of the FIFA will be held in four cities across the country.
• The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been provisionally confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA approval.
• India was announced as the host country in March 2019.
Lasith Malinga makes new records - I
• Lasith Malinga, 36, took 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls in the 3rd T20I against New Zealand.
• He passed Shahid Afridi to become highest wicket-taker in T20Is.
• Malinga is the second bowler after Rashid Khan to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in T20I cricket.
• In T20s, Andre Russell and Al Amin Hossain are the others to have taken four wickets in four balls.
Lasith Malinga makes new records - II
• Malinga is also the only bowler to have taken two hat-tricks in T20I cricket. He had picked up a hat-trick in
2016/17 against Bangladesh before this.
• This was Malinga’s fifth hat-trick in international cricket, the most by any bowler.
• Malinga also reached his 100th T20I scalp in the course of his record-scripting spell, a mark no other bowler
has reached as of now.
Indian cyclists top medal tally at Track Cup
• India picked up three medals on the concluding day of the Track Asia Cup cycling competition and emerged
as champion.
• Ronaldo Laitonjam won his four gold in the meet. He had earlier collected a gold each in sprint, 1km time
trial and team sprint junior events.
• India topped the medal tally with 10 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals as the tournament came to an end
at the IGI Sports Complex.
Mary Kom added to TOPS scheme for Olympics
• MC Mary Kom, shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal and shuttler Sai Praneeth were among 12 top sports
persons who were included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the government.
• The TOPS is a flagship program of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which is an attempt to provide
assistance to India’s top athletes.
• It looks to add a premium to the preparations of these athletes.
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Sports Mstry derecognised Paralympic Committee

• The Sports Ministry has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), citing a violation of the
National Sports Code in the body's decision to sack President Rao Inderjit Singh.
• In the suspension order issued, the Ministry wrote that the PCI has been penalised for misgovernance.
• The Ministry had received a complaint from Mr. Singh, who was removed by a majority vote.
Brigid Kosgei ran fastest-ever half-marathon
• Kenya's Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on 8 September 2019, winning the
Great North Run in a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes and 28 seconds.
• Her time was 23 seconds quicker than the world record set in 2017 by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei but
the course in the northeast of England is not eligible for records.
• Mo Farah won the men's race for 6th successive year.
Senior Women’s National Football C'ship began
• The 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship kicked off on 10 September 2019 at Pasighat in
Arunachal Pradesh.
• Altogether 30 teams from across India are participating in the 15-day event.
• Teams have been divided into eight groups.
• Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana are in group H.
• The inaugural match will be played between Railways and Mizoram.
Sports News
• Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defended their US Open mixed doubles title, defeating Taiwan’s
Chan Hao-Ching and New Zealand’s Michael Venus in straight sets, in tennis.
• Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka won their first career Grand Slam title with a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win
over Ash Barty and Victoria Azarenka in the US Open doubles final in tennis.
Sports News
• Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the Italian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes
finished the race at 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
• In boxing, India opened their campaign at the ongoing men's World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia,
on 10 September 2019. India's Brijesh Yadav (81 kg) will take on Poland's Maleusz Goinski in the opener.
Nadal clinched 4th US Open Tennis title
• In tennis, Rafael Nadal won US Open Men's singles beating Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 on 9
September 2019.
• This is his fourth US Open title and 19th Grand Slam trophy.
• He won his 19th career Grand Slam singles title, in his 27th Slam final.
Eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon held in Leh
• The eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon was held on 8 September 2019, in Leh.
• It is the highest marathon in the world as it is held at over 11, 000 feet above the mean sea level.
• The Marathon was held in the categories of 42KM Full Full Marathon, 21KM half marathon and 7 km long
Run for Fun.
• The 9th Edition to be held in 2020 will be a qualifying race for the Abbot World Marathon Majors.
Payas Jain won silver medal
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• India's Payas Jain settled for a silver medal in the 25th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
which concluded in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 7 September 2019.
• Jain lost to top-seed and world number 1 Yuanyu Chen of China 0-4.
• India's campaign at the championship ended with two silver medals -- one by the junior boys team and
another by Jain.
Sports News
• The Indian men's hockey team was static at number 5 while the women's team climbed a place to number
9 in the FIH rankings released on 8 September 2019. The fresh list was released following the conclusion of
the Oceania Cup.
• Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmeteva and Latvian player Kamilla Bartone won junior doubles trophy
at US Open. They won over Aubane Droguet and Selena Janicijevic.
Anupama won bronze in Martial Arts M'ship

• Indian woman athlete Anupama Swain won a bronze medal in the recently concluded World Martial Arts
Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019.
• The event was held in Chungju, South Korea.
• Now she has qualified for the 2022 Asian Games.
• She was the only Indian to participate in the championship.
• Jiu-Jitsu is a form of martial art and combat sport.
Bianca: 1st teen to reach US Open semi-finals
• Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu became the first teen US Open semi-finalist in a decade.
• She defeated Belgium's Elise Mertens.
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• She will fight with Belinda Bencic in the final.

• Andreescu, a winner this year at Indian Wells and Toronto, is the first teen in the US Open's last four since
Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.
• Serena Williams will face Elina Svitolina in the other semi-final.
Steve: 2nd Australian to score 500
• In Cricket, 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 4th Ashes Test.
• The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia once every 2 years.
• Before Smith only Border had scored 500 plus runs in the Ashes.
Rashid Khan became youngest Test Captain
• Rashid Khan scripted history as he became the youngest ever Test captain on 5 September 2019 leading
Afghanistan against Bangladesh in the one-off Test.
• The record was earlier held by Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu who was 20 years and 358 days old when he led
his side against Sri Lanka in 2004.
• Rashid is 20 years and 350 days old.
Qatar unveiled 2022 FIFA World Cup logo
• Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate, displaying it in
public spaces in Doha and cities around the world on 2 September 2019.
• The design is a stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning, which is displayed in a figure-of-
eight symbolising infinity while creating a heart shape above the words FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar 2022.
ICC Test ranking: Steve Smith top batsman
• Steve Smith dethroned India captain Virat Kohli to reclaim the top spot in ICC Test rankings.
• Kohli was dismissed for a first-ball duck in the second innings of the final Test against the West Indies, which
saw him slip to the No.2 spot.
• Steve Smith (904) and Virat Kohli (903) are separated by a single rating point in the latest Test rankings.
Sports news
• In Table Tennis, the Indian boys team has settled for a silver medal after losing the final 0-3 to top seed
China at the Asian Junior and Cadet Championships held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan’s cricket
team. Waqar Younis will join him as the team’s new bowling coach.
Mithali Raj announced her retirement
• Indian women's cricket great and ODI captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20
Internationals on 3 September 2019.
• She 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.
• Mithali is also the first Indian woman to reach the landmark of 2000 T20 runs.
Rishabh Pant beat another Dhoni record
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• Rishabh Pant became the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket, surpassing MS
Dhoni.
• He claimed his 50th victim in his 11th Test while Dhoni had taken 15 Tests to touch the milestone.
• Pant took an easy catch to dismiss West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite off an Ishant Sharma delivery in the
second innings of the hosts in the second Test.
Apurvi Chandela, Deepak Kumar bagged gold
• World number one in women’s 10M Air Rifle, Apurvi Chandela, partnered with Deepak Kumar to win mixed
10m air pistol gold in the ISSF World Cup.
• Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar won a bronze medal.
• India now has a total of four gold, one silver and two bronze for a total of seven medals in the Rio World
Cup.
India beat West Indies
• India beat West Indies by 257 runs at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on 2 September 2019 to complete a
2-0 whitewash over the hosts.
• The victory gives Virat Kohli and Co. their first series win in the ICC World Test Championship, thus taking
them to the top of the table with 120 points.
• The win was 28th in Tests for Virat Kohli, which made him the most successful Indian captain.
Virat: India’s most successful Test captain
• Leading India in the 257-run win over West Indies in the second Test of the series, India captain Virat Kohli
became the most successful Test captain of the nation on the same ground he had made his Test debut in
2011.
• Virat Kohli now has the most Test wins as India captain (28 wins in 48 matches), who is followed by MS
Dhoni (27 wins in 60 matches), Sourav Ganguly (21 wins in 49 matches).
India finished at top at ISSF Shooting C'ship
• 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.
• Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Choudhary won gold in the summit clash of 10-Metre Air Pistol mixed team
event.
• India has now finished as the leading nation in the event in 2019 with 16 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Jinson Johnson bettered own national record
• Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson from India bettered his own 1500m national record while
clinching a silver in the ISTAF Berlin event.
• He clocked 3 minute 35.24 seconds to finish second behind Joshua Thompson of United States at the
Olympic Stadium.
• His earlier national record was 3:37.86 which he had set at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018.
Sports News
• Charles Leclerc fended off Lewis Hamilton to claim a bittersweet first Formula One win on 1 September
2019. It was also Ferrari’s first win this year.
• The Indian selection committee led by M.S.K Prasad chose Nick Webb as the top candidate for the Indian
team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Sports News
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• Lasith Malinga became the highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket in the first T20I of the three-match series
against New Zealand at Pallekele International Stadium. He surpassed Pakistan's Shahid Afridi.
• Formula Two driver Anthoine Hubert died after a crash during the Belgium Grand Prix. Hailing from France,
Hubert was last season’s GP3 champion.
Bodybuilder S Bhaskaran felicitated
• Bodybuilder S Bhaskaran who was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award was felicitated by the Indian
Body Builder Federation on 31 August 2019.
• He became the first bodybuilder to win the Arjuna award since T Pauly in 1999.
• He won the Asian championship and the world championship in Thailand in 2018.
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.
Tejinderpal Singh Toor won silver
• Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor won a silver medal during an athletic meet at Decin in the Czech
Republic.
• He 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.
• He has already qualified for World championship being the Area champion following his gold-winning feat
at Asian Athletics Championships.
Sports News
• Hockey India named a 33-member probables list for the senior men's national coaching camp, beginning
September 2, 2019 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru.
• In football, India lifted the SAFF Under-15 title at Kalyanai, West Bengal with a 7-0 win over Nepal. They
won the title for a record third time after previous wins in 2013 and 2017, both of which came in Nepal.
Sports
• Ashish Kasodekar from Pune in Maharashtra has become the first Indian national to complete the ‘La Ultra
The High’ marathon, which is 555 km long, in Ladakh.
• Indian sprinter V K Vismaya won the gold medal in the women 400m run at the International Athletic
Meeting -- Josef Seckr Memorial (MJS) in the Czech Republic.
Mizoram wins U-14 Subroto Cup title
• Mizoram's Saidan Secondary School won the Under-14 boys champions of Subroto Cup International
Football tournament.
• The defeated Unique Model Academy of Manipur by 2-0 in the final match.
• It was the Mizoram school's maiden title win in the tournament.
Defence
Indo-Kazakhstan JME KAZIND - 2019
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• Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at Pithoragarh from 2
to 15 October 2019.
• 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.
INS Khanderi commissioned in Mumbai
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned submarine INS Khanderi in Mumbai on 28 September 2019.
• Khanderi is inspired by the fish name Kanneri found in the Arabian sea.
• Key features of the submarine include a state-of-the-art stealth technology which reduces its noise under
the sea.
• Defence Minister also commissioned, INS Nilgiri, the first ship of the P-17A frigates.
INS Tarkash At Maputo, Mozambique
• As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia, Indian Naval Ship Tarkash
arrived at Maputo, Mozambique on 25 Sep 19 for a 3-day visit.
• INS Tarkash, commanded by Captain Sathish Vasudev, is a potent frontline frigate of the Indian Navy
equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors.
ICG Ship ICGS Varaha commissioned
• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh formally commissioned the Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel
‘Varaha’ at the Chennai Port Trust.
• The vessel includes Integrated Bridge System, automated power management system, high power external
firefighting system, etc.
• It also carries 4 high speed boats including two rigid hull inflated boats for boarding operation.
Malabar 2019 trilat. maritime exercise began
• The 23rd edition of the trilateral maritime exercise of India, Japan and the United States(US) named
Malabar 2019 began at Sasebo, Japan on 26 September 2019.
• 2 frontline indigenously designed and built Indian naval ships -- multi-purpose guided-missile frigate
Sahyadri and ASW Corvette Kiltan arrived at Sasebo to participate in the exercise.
Exercise Tiger Triumph to be held In November
• India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named Tiger Triumph at
Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh in Nov 2019.
• The plan for this exercise was discussed during the Final Planning Conference for India-US Tri-Services
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief.
• For the first time, the US and India will be holding the tri-service military exercise.
Ponung Doming created history
• Ponung Doming, created history after she became the first woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to hold
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
• She was elevated to the post of a Lieutenant Colonel on 23 September 2019.
• Wing Commander Shaliza Dhami became the first woman officer of the Indian Air Force to be elevated as
the Flight Commander of a flying unit in August 2019.
Second Scorpene submarine Khanderi launched
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• India's second Scorpene submarine Khanderi was handed over to the Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Limited (MDL) in Mumbai on 19 September 2019.
• Khanderi is a Kalvari-class diesel-electric attack submarine.
• Khanderi has been Designed by French company Naval Group (earlier known as DCNS).
• It will become the 17th submarine of the Navy after it is commissioned.
Indian army conducted exercise ‘Chang Thang’
• The Indian Army conducted a massive rare exercise ‘Chang Thang’ in Eastern Ladakh bordering China.
• The exercise involved the use of infantry, mechanised forces, T-72 tanks, with force multipliers such as
artillery guns and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
• The Indian Air Force was also roped in the exercise.
• This is the first time such kind of exercise has happened in the region.
Indian successfully flight-tested Astra
• Indian Air Force has successfully flight-tested air-to-air missile Astra off the coast of Odisha.
• The missile was launched from a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI combat aircraft on 16 September 2019 as a part of User
trials.
• The missile was tracked using radars, electro-optical tracking sensors and struck its target successfully.
• The missile has been developed by DRDO.
Anjali Singh: India's 1st military diplomat
• Wing Commander Anjali Singh has become India's first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the
Indian missions abroad.
• Singh has joined the Indian Embassy in Russia as the Deputy Air Attache.
• Singh, who is trained on MiG-29 fighter aircraft, joined her new assignment on September 10, 2019.
• An air attaché is an Air Force officer who is part of a diplomatic mission.
Wargaming software handed over to Indian Navy
• Institute for Systems Studies and Analysis (ISSA) Delhi, has designed and developed a new generation
Wargaming Software in collaboration with Maritime Warfare Centre, Visakhapatnam to meet the
contemporary operational and tactical level wargaming requirement for the Indian Navy.
• It was handed over to Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar at ISSA, on 16 September
2019.
IN-RSN-RTN Trilateral Exercise commenced
• A maiden trilateral exercise, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and
Indian Navy (IN) commenced at Port Blair on 16 September 2019.
• The five-day-long exercise is aimed at bolstering the maritime inter-relationships amongst Singapore,
Thailand and India.
• This would also strengthen the mutual confidence amongst three navies in terms of interoperability.
Exercise TSENTR 2019 started off
• The opening ceremony of Exercise TSENTR 2019 was conducted at the DONGUZ Ranges near Orenburg in
Russia's Central Military District on 15 September 2019.
• It aims at countering the threat of international terrorism
• As many as 2,500 personnel and 500 vehicles from all participating nations took part in the ceremony.
• India is also taking part in the exercise along with Pakistan and China.
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BNS Somudra Avijan arrived in Visakhapatnam

• Bangladesh Naval Ship (BNS) Somudra Avijan arrived Visakhapatnam on a four-day visit to the Eastern Naval
Command (ENC) on 14 September 2019.
• The Bangladesh Navy ship was accorded a warm welcome by officials from the ENC and Eastern Fleet.
• A series of activities are scheduled between the two navies which include professional interactions
and sporting events.
IAF receives first batch of Spice 2000 bombs
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started receiving the supply of Spice 2000 bombs from an Isreal firm, the first
batch of which was delivered recently.
• The first batch of Spice 2000 bombs, with Mark 84 warheads and bombs, arrived in Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, which is the main base of the Mirage 2000 fighter planes.
• The new version of these bombs has the capacity to completely destroy buildings.
INS Tarkash at Walvis Bay, Namibia
• Indian Naval Ship Tarkash made a port call at Walvis Bay, Namibia, on 15 September 2019 for a three days
visit.
• The port call is a demonstration of India’s warm ties with Namibia and its commitment to enhance
operational reach, maritime security and its solidarity with friendly nations.
• It is a state of the art warship of the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range of weapons.
Indian Army will conduct 'HimVijay'
• The Indian Army is scheduled to conduct a major Exercise ‘HimVijay’ with the Chinese Army in October
2019 in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
• The Panagarh based 17 Mountain Strike Corps will conduct Exercise HimVijay spread over a month and a
half with three newly created Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) from October.
• The concept of the IBG was war-gamed and tested by the 9 Corps early this year.
DRDO handed over ‘Netra’ aircraft to IAF
• The DRDO has handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force.
• The Netra, an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC) aircraft, is useful for surveillance, tracking,
identification and classification of airborne and sea surface targets and is useful in detecting incoming
ballistic missile threats.
• It had played a stellar role during the Balakot airstrikes.
DAC approved procurement of Rs 2,000 crores
• The Defence Acquisition Council accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Services amounting to
approximately Rs 2,000 crores.
• The decision was taken during the Defence Acquisition Council meeting held under the chairmanship of
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
• Focussing on the ‘Make in India’ initiative, DAC approved procurement of DRDO developed Mechanical
Mine Layer (Self Propelled).
Visit of Indian Naval Ships to Malaysia
• As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to South East Asia and Western Pacific, Indian Navy ships
Sahyadri and Kiltan made a port call at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on 12 September 2019, for 3 days visit.
• The port call is a demonstration of India's warm ties with Malaysia.
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• IN Ships Sahyadri and Kiltan are the latest, indigenously designed and built multi-role ships of the Indian
Navy.
'Rudrashila' Flagged off at Jaisalmer
• The white water Rafting Expedition christened 'RUDRASHILA' being undertaken by Kalidhar Battalion was
Flagged Off on 11 September 2019 at Jaisalmer.
• 'Rudrashila' has been organised to commemorate the 75th Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion.
• 'Kalidhar Battalion' was raised on 01 November 1943 and has participated in all major operations of the
Indian Army.
Indo-Thailand Joint 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.
• Exercise MAITREE is an annual training event which is being conducted alternatively in Thailand and India
since 2006.
2nd Scorpene-class sub to be commissioned
• 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, 2019.
• 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 in December
2017.
Rajnath Singh to visit France in October
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets in Paris on October 8, 2019
-- the foundation day of the Indian Air Force.
• He will travel to Paris on October 7 on a three-day visit.
• India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36
Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore.
MPATGM successfully test fired
• DRDO successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank
Guided Missile (MPATGM) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh on 11 Sept 2019.
• 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.
India to spend $130 bn to modernise military
• India has finalised to spend $130 billion in the next 5-7 years to modernise the armed forces and bolster
their combat capabilities over rivals in the region.
• The plan includes procurement of a range of weapons, missiles, air defence systems, fighter jets,
submarines and warships, drones, surveillance equipment and developing infrastructure for extensive use
of artificial intelligence.
IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows'
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• The 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.
• The ceremony was presided over by IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa.
• 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.
28th Indo–Thai CORPAT
• 28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy (IN) and the
Royal Thai Navy is being conducted from 5 to 15 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• INS Kesari and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship Kraburi are participating in the CORPAT.
• The Objectives of the exercise is to ensure effective implementation of United Nations Conventions on Laws
of the Sea.
Indian Army to participate in TSENTR 2019
• Indian army will participate in a multilateral exercise TSENTR 2019 to be held in Russia.
• Armies of Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia will also participate in
the exercise.
• This will be the first time that forces from India and Pakistan will participate in a multilateral exercise
together since the Balakot airstrikes conducted by Indian forces.
IAF pilots clear test for Mission Gaganyaan
• The Indian Air force announced the completion of level-1 selection of Indian astronauts for Mission
Gaganyaan, the country's first human mission to space.
• Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection was conducted at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine.
• Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, and
clinical tests.
SLINEX 2019 to be held from 7 September
• Sri Lankan Navy is sending two ships to India to participate in the SLINEX 2019, the joint maritime naval
exercise with the Indian Navy.
• The annual Joint Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise - SLINEX 2019 is scheduled to be held from 7
September 2019.
• 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, on 5 Sep 19 for a 3-day visit.
• The port call has been scheduled to celebrate the 60th anniversary of establishing of diplomatic relations
between India and Nigeria.
• INS Tarkash is one of the most potent frontline frigates of the Indian Navy.
Visit of Indian Naval Ships to Cambodia
• As part of Indian Navy's Overseas Deployment to South East Asia and Western Pacific, Indian Navy ships
Sahyadri and Kiltan are making a port call at Sihanoukville, Cambodia from 5-8 Sep,19.
• The ships are part of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet under the Operational Command of Flag Officer
Commanding-in-Chief.
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• The two ships are equipped with a versatile array of weapons and sensors.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019 to be held
• Exercise Yudh Abhyas - 2019 is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington, USA from 5-18
September 2019.
• It is one of the largest joint running military training and defence corporation endeavors between India and
USA.
• This will be the 15th edition of the joint exercise hosted alternately between the two countries.
Indian Army Team Summit Mt. Leo Pargyil
• An Indian Army team successfully summited Mount Leo Pargyil (6773M) on 20 Aug 2019, hoisting the
National Flag atop it.
• The expedition was flagged in by Lieutenant General PM Bali, AVSM, VSM, COS, Western Command on 31
Aug 2019..
• The expedition was flagged off on 10th August 2019.
• Leo Pargyil is the third highest peak of Himachal Pradesh.
Army to train 1st batch of Women Soldiers
• Army is preparing to receive and train the first batch of women soldiers.
• The training of the selected 100 is likely to start in Dec 2019 in Bengaluru.
• Duration of the training will be for 61 weeks just as male soldiers.
• Every year, a batch of 100 will be inducted till there will be 1700 cadre strength.
Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave to be held
• The Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC) will be hosted by the Naval Quality Assurance
Establishments under the aegis of Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA), Ministry of Defence in
Visakhapatnam on September 5, 2019.
• Its theme would be ‘Transformation of QA Paradigm: Opportunities and Challenges’.
• Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain will be the Chief Guest for the annual event.
Apache AH-64E inducted into IAF
• 8 US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air Force on 3 September
2019.
• The addition of the Apache fleet will 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 contract with the US and Boeing Ltd in Sept. 2015 for purchase of 22 Apache
helicopters.
Boeing delivers 11th C-17 Globemaster to India
• American aerospace major Boeing delivered the 11th C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to the Indian
Air Force, boosting its strategic airlift capabilities.
• The C-17 Globemaster III is a premier transport aircraft.
• The massive, sturdy, long-haul aircraft can carry large combat equipment, troops and humanitarian aid
across long distances in all weather conditions.
National Affairs
IPCC Meet on Climate Change began in Delhi
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• India is hosting the Second Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Working Group III Sixth Assessment Report at New Delhi, beginning 30 September to 4 October 2019.
• IPCC authors and scientists are working to deliver the most relevant and up-to-date research on climate
change mitigation.
Real Kashmir FC nominated for BAFTA Awards
• A documentary on Srinagar-based football club Real Kashmir FC has been nominated in the British Academy
Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
• The documentary has been nominated in two categories.
• Its director Greg Clark has picked up a nod for the ‘Director Factual’ category, while the show will battle it
out in the ‘Single Documentary’ category.
UP CM inaugurated mobile hospital
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Shri Kashi Vishwanath Arogya Mandir, a mobile hospital in the
Varanasi.
• A team of doctors and paramedics will be available here and after stabilizing serious patients, they will be
shifted to the district or Banaras Hindu University Hospital.
• He also dedicated to the devotees the incense sticks made up of flowers offered to the deities.
Delhi-Meerut Package-3 inaugurated
• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Delhi-Meerut Package-3
connecting Dasna in Ghaziabad to Hapur.
• The package is a 22 kilometre-long stretch built with a cost of 1989 crore rupees.
• The package has six-lane section with two plus two lane service road on either sides.
• The 82 kilometre-long Delhi-Meerut Expressway connects Delhi with Meerut in UP.
Jitendra Singh launches CPGRAMS
• Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Dr Jitendra Singh launched Centralized Public
Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of Department of Posts on 25 September 2019.
• CPGRAMS primarily aims to enable submission of Grievances by citizens from anywhere and anytime.
• CPGRAMS is an on-line web-enabled system developed by National Informatics Centre.
Government launched new framework
• The Union Jal Shakti Ministry’s Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), launched a 10-year
national rural sanitation strategy to sustain India’s 100 per cent Open Defecation Free (ODF) status claimed
by the Centre.
• The framework, to be in place from 2019 to 2029, will ensure that people sustain their usage of toilets. It
will also focus on solid and liquid waste management.
West Bengal Government To Set Up Museum
• West Bengal government plans to set up a museum at the north Kolkata house of 19th century social
reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
• The museum will come up at Vidyasagar's residence at Badur Bagan area where pictures and models,
chronicling his life from his birth place will be put on display.
• Some items used by Vidyasagar will be brought out for public viewing at the museum.
Renuka Singh inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav
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• Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav being organised by Ministry of
Tribal Affairs in Noida.
• The theme of the festival is: A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Culture, Craft, Cuisine and Commerce.
• The festival will feature exhibition-cum-sale of tribal handicrafts, art, paintings fabric, jewellery and much
more through 70 stalls.
First Indigenous Fuel Cell System launched
• President Ramnath Kovind unveiled the first Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System.
• This system is developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under New Millennium
Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI).
• The 5.0 kW fuel cell system generates power in a green manner using methanol / bio-methane, with heat
and water as bi-products for further use.
President to visit Odishs, WB and Jharkhand
• President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal from September 27-October 1,
2019.
• On September 28, 2019, he will present Colours to Corps of Army Air Defence at Gopalpur, Odisha.
• On September 29, 2019, he will visit Vikas Bharti, Bishunpur, Gumla in Jharkhand.
• On September 30, 2019, he will grace the 33rd convocation of Ranchi University.
UP to launch industrial projects
• After laying the foundation of industrial projects worth more than Rs 1.25 trillion over the past 15 months,
Uttar Pradesh government is planning to launch additional projects totalling Rs 65,000 crore in December
2019.
• Projects worth Rs 65,000 crore were in pipeline and the government will decide the dates for holding their
groundbreaking ceremony sometime in December.
Govt approved construction of 1.23 lakh houses
• Centre has approved construction of 1.23 lakh more houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).
• The 47th Central Sanctioning And Monitoring Committee approved 630 proposals from participating states
for construction of 1.23 lakh houses with an overall investment of 4,988 crore rupees.
• The commitment from government as central assistance will be 1,805 crore rupees.
Delhi HC launched mobile app for lawyers
• The Delhi HC launched an official mobile application for providing digital access of its services to lawyers
and litigants.
• The application provides details of case status, display board, cause list and access to other important links
of the high court website.
• The advocates registered with the High Court's e-filing software will also be able to apply for e-inspection
and online gate pass.
112 emergency helpline no. 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 dialing the number -
112.
• This call immediately passes to the Control Room.
• Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Emergency Response Support System.
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India committed to eradicate TB before 2025

• Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched 'TB HAREGA DESH JEETEGA' campaign in
New Delhi on 25 September 2019.
• India is committed to eradicate TB before 2025.
• One-third of the people in the world have TB bacteria, and 10 per cent of them can become a victim of TB
at any time.
• People who have been cured of TB will be made campaign ambassadors.
Pink tickets for women for free travel in DTC
• Pink tickets will be issued to women passengers under the Delhi government’s scheme for free travel in DTC
and cluster buses which was approved by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) board.
• The scheme has been approved till March 2020 and it will be rolled out on Bhai Dooj on 29 Oct 2019.
• Women travelling in DTC and cluster buses will be given pink tickets having a face value of ₹10 each.
Swachhata hi Seva Abhiyan to be observed in MP
• Madhya Pradesh government launched a month-long Swachhata hi Seva Abhiyan from September 25 till
October 25, 2019, against the single-use plastic.
• During the campaign, various awareness programmes will be conducted in urban bodies.
• The campaign will encourage alternatives by eliminating single-use plastic and non-standard polythene in
markets, malls and shops etc.
Amit Shah launched a new portal
• Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Private Security Agency Licensing Portal at a function in New Delhi
• The portal will become functional in all official languages like Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu and Tamil within three
months.
• The number of licensed agencies in the states will also be available on the portal so that people do not fall
prey to the fraudulent agencies.
India's 2nd largest railway overbridge in WB
• The Indian Railways has completed the construction of the giant four-lane cable-stayed railway overbridge
(RoB) at Burdwan Junction in West Bengal.
• The RoB, considered to be the second largest in the country will be inaugurated by Railway Minister Piyush
Goyal.
• The railway overbridge was completed in 197 days without affecting traffic for even a single day.
‘India Tourism Mart 2019’ inaugurated
• Nitin Gadkari and Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 in New Delhi on 23
September 2019.
• The Ministry of Tourism and the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) have
jointly organized this Mart.
• Over 240 international delegates from 51 countries and 160 exhibitors from across the country are taking
part in the second edition of ITM.
Govt announced new medical college in Leh
• The Central government on September 23, 2019, announced a new medical college for the Leh district of
Ladakh region.
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• The Health and Medical Education Department has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for
construction of government medical college as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare for the opening of 75 new medical colleges throughout the country.
HDFC Bank to organise 1,000 grameen loan melas
• HDFC Bank plans to organise 1,000 Grameen Loan Melas over the next six months.
• The Grameen Loan Melas or village loan fairs will be held across more than 300 districts and cover around
6,000 villages across India and will be a one-stop shop for people from five to six nearby villages.
• Local residents can avail tractor loans, auto loans, two-wheeler loans, agri loans, etc.
‘Tejas Express’ ready to hit tracks on Oct 4
• In Uttar Pradesh, country's first corporate-run train from Lucknow to Delhi, Tejas Express is all ready to hit
the tracks on 4th of October 2019.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the train from Lucknow which will be run by IRCTC.
• The train will run 6 days in a week with advance coaches and it will be the fastest train between Lucknow
and Delhi.
Muzaffarpur Administration launched drives
• In Bihar, Muzaffarpur District Administration launched several drives for nutritional, sanitation needs and
medical facilities for Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) affected blocks.
• 5 blocks of the district Mushari, Bochahan, Motipur, Kanti and Minapur are said to be epicentre of AES,
which claimed lives of 160 children.
• Affected families are being given facilities at their doorsteps.
Government launched ‘UMMID’ initiative
• Science and Technology and Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘UMMID’ initiative to tackle
inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies.
• The new initiative aims at creating awareness about genetic disorders amongst clinicians and establish
molecular diagnostics in hospitals.
• He also inaugurated NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration) Kendras.
Bihar inaugurated 1st all-women employee PO
• The state of Bihar got its first all-women employee post office on 21 September 2019.
• Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the post office on the campus of Bihar Public Services
Commission (BPSC).
• Sub-post office of BPSC has been upgraded to the status of Bihar's first all-women employee post office.
• Postal accounts will also be linked with Aadhaar for greater transparency.
Arvind Kejriwal launched ‘champions campaign’
• CM Arvind Kejriwal launched Champions Campaign to fight dengue and urged citizens to become
‘champions’ and encourage 10 friends to check their homes for mosquito larvae.
• Earlier, he had also launched 10Hafte 10Baje 10Minute campaign.
• He had urged the Delhi residents to give 10 minutes every Sunday to check the surroundings to prevent the
breeding of dengue-carrier mosquitoes.
CBDT sets up NeAC in New Delhi
• Central Board of Direct Tax(CBDT) has newly set up National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) in Delhi.
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• CBDT has also appointed 1984 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Krishna Mohan Prasad as the first
Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax of NeAC.
• The Centre will have 16 officials and will be headed by a Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax (PCCIT)
as its chief.
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.
• It is a coming-of-age drama centred around the life of a rapper Murad, portrayed by Ranveer.
• The film was inspired by the real-life stories of Mumbai rappers Divine and Naezy.
UP celebrated first anniversary of PMJAY
• Uttar Pradesh celebrated the first anniversary of PM Jan Arogya Yojna, as Ayushman Bharat Day on 23
September 2019.
• Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath felicitated the beneficiaries and volunteers called Ayushman Mitra in a
function in Lucknow.
• Under the scheme, more than 36 lakh golden cards have been issued in the last one year in the state.
Special schedule for Heritage Hill Railway
• In Tamil Nadu, the Southern Railways announced a special schedule for the Heritage Hill Railway from
Udhagamandalam to Mettupalayam.
• Special trips of the mountain train will be run on all weekends from October 5 to November 29, 2019.
• This coincides with the second flower season in the world-renowned hill station.
• It will have halts at Kallar, Hill Grove, Aruvankadu, Wellington and Coonoor.
National workshop on Post Disaster organized
• National Institute of Disaster Management organized a day-long National Workshop on Post Disaster Needs
Assessment in New Delhi on 23 September 2019.
• Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai was the Chief Guest on this occasion.
• The workshop discussed the issues and challenges faced by states in the assessment of damage and loss.
'ERSS- Dial 112' launched
• Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah launched three citizen-centric services of the Chandigarh Police
• The services include the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS - Dial 112), ‘E-Beat Book’ System and
the ‘E-Saathi App’.
• ERSS is one of the key projects of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under the Nirbhaya Fund.
Sardar Patel National Unity Award constituted
• The Union Home Ministry said that Sardar Patel National Unity Award, a new honour for outstanding efforts
to further national integration on the pattern of Padma awards will be bestowed annually to an individual
or any institution or organisation.
• It said that any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex shall be eligible for the award.
Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp helpline launched
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• Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline '1100' for the
speedy and time-bound redressal of public grievances.
• The people of the State would now be able to register their complaints online and also monitor the
progress of the complaint.
• 56 departments of the State has been involved in this helpline by geo-mapping and geo-tagging.
National Police University to be set up in UP
• India ’s first central police university, 'National Police University', will be set-up in Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh.
• It will offer the students formal education programmes leading to the award of bachelor's, masters' and
doctoral degrees as well as PG Diploma in policing sciences.
• States like Rajasthan, Gujarat and Jharkhand already have dedicated police universities.
Maha to set up Swachh Bharat World University
• The Government of Maharashtra has decided to set up ‘Swachh Bharat World University’ in Wardha to
mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.
• The University will focus on research studies in sanitation, cleanliness and environment.
• The State has formed a committee headed by the Minister of Education Vinod Tawde to look into the
requirements of the University.
Punjab, Haryana to ban e-cigarettes
• In Punjab and Haryana the people and the governments have welcomed the ordinance brought by Central
government to ban the e-cigarettes.
• According to the ordinance, first time violators will face a jail term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
• 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.
UP: Screening of malnourished children easy
• In UP, Mobile App of Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram has made screening and referral of malnourished
children easy.
• During the first fortnight of Poshan Maah in the state, a total of 8,405 children have been identified and
referred using this App.
• Majority of these identified children were suffering from Vitamin A deficiency while some were having low
hemoglobin and Vitamin D.
Wipro launched startup venture fund
• Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting launched Wipro Consumer Care–Ventures, a startup venture fund to
invest in startups in the consumer brands space.
• The venture will focus on companies with a differentiated approach where both parties can learn by
leveraging their strengths and add value to each other.
• Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is a $1 billion plus arm of Wipro Enterprises.
Public Sector Banks to organise loan melas
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that Public Sector Banks will organise ‘loan melas’ in 400
districts.
• The meetings will be organised to provide loans to NBFCs and retail borrowers, including homebuyers and
farmers.
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• PSBs will focus on giving loans to the ‘RAM‘ category: retail, agriculture and MSMEs.
• The open house public meetings will be held in two tranches.
1st Jammu Int. Film Festival to be held
• The first-ever Jammu International Film Festival will be held in Jammu from 26 September 2019.
• 37 short films and documentaries from 11 countries will be screened at the inaugural edition of Jammu
International Film Festival.
• The festival will also present an annual ‘Inspiring Icon Award‘, which will be given to a person, who hails
from the region and has made it big in the film industry.
Ola drivers to get healthcare benefits
• Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has partnered with Ola, to extend the
welfare to its drivers.
• The partnership will provide comprehensive health insurance for secondary and tertiary care to tens of
thousands of drivers working with the cab aggregator and their families.
• Eligible drivers and employees will obtain an Ayushman Bharat card at a minimal cost of Rs 30.
Telecom body approved projects
• The Digital Communication Commission has approved multiple projects worth over Rs 8,500 crore.
• The projects aim to set up mobile towers and laying of optical fibre, to provide improved connectivity.
• A special scheme to cover upto 12,000 uncovered villages in aspirational districts was also approved.
• The approved infra projects include laying of BharatNet fibre in Tamil Nadu and Telangana,
NTPC to build India’s biggest solar park
• National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) plans to set up a 5-gigawatt solar park in the western
state of Gujarat, which would be the biggest in the country.
• The plan is part of NTPC’s aim to reduce the share of fossil fuels in the energy mix to 70% from around 96%
by 2032.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is targeting 175 gigawatts of renewable capacity by 2022.
Ladakhi Shondol dance created history
• Ladakhi Shondol dance has created history by breaking into the Guinness book of world records as the
largest Ladakhi dance.
• 408 women artists in traditional dresses performed gracefully the Shondol dance on the occasion of the
Annual Naropa Festival.
• It is a famous dance which used to be performed by artists for King of Ladakh on special occasion.
• It was organised by the Live to Love India.
DoNER Ministry approved more than 200 projects
• DoNER Ministry has approved more than 200 projects worth Rs 3,000 crores in the North East including
Assam.
• Out of these megaprojects, 110 projects worth Rs.1699 cr. were sanctioned for the development of the
North East states where 66 projects costing 820 crores have been completed.
• Construction of double-lane road from Lanka to Umrangso, Digboi town water supply scheme are amongst
others.
Anurag Thakur announced sports academy for Leh
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• Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur announced that a cricket and
sports academy will be set up in Ladakh.
• This cricket and sports academy will ensure that talented athletes of the region get the required training to
excel.
• He also joined Army personnel in Leh to carry out a cleanliness drive to mark Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s 69th birthday.
Lord Buddha's statue unveiled
• PM Narendra Modi and Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga jointly unveiled the Lord Buddha's
statue at Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar through video-conferencing on 20 September 2019.
• The Mongolian President also met President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
• This is the first State Visit by a Mongolian President in last ten years.
Google announced new AI research lab in India
• Google has announced that it will open an artificial intelligence (AI) based research lab Google Research
India.
• The lab will be opened in Bengaluru.
• The Indian AI lab will be led by Dr. Manish Gupta, a renowned computer scientist in the country.
• Google has various AI research labs across the world, under its Google Artificial Intelligence arm.
• The Bengaluru lab will be the first in India.
Telangana to celebrate 2020 as Year of AI
• The Telangana government has decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year by organising various
activities related to the emerging technology.
• A lot of hackathons and meetings will happen and the government agencies will give challenges and make
available data sets on which companies can run algorithms.
• CM of Telangana: K Chandrashekhar Rao
• Capital of Telangana: Hyderabad
Rajnath Singh: First to fly in Tejas
• Union minister Rajnath Singh became the 1st defence minister to fly in the indigenously-built aircraft Tejas
from the HAL airport in Bengaluru.
• He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test
Centre.
• Tejas is a multi-role fighter with several critical capabilities.
• It is meant to strengthen India’s air defence capabilities.
Waste Management Accelerator launched
• Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched several initiatives of
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)in New Delhi.
• It includes Facilitation through Margadarshan and Margadarshak, Model Curriculum for Diploma Courses,
Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE Summit 2019) and 360-degree
Feedback of Faculty.
Delhi Police’s launched Tatpar app
• ‘Tatpar’ app, developed by the Delhi Police was launched recently.
• It is a one-stop destination for access to over 50 citizen-centric services.
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• It amalgamates all the websites and mobile apps of Delhi Police, and over 50 services which can now be
accessed with a single touch.
• Through the app, citizens can navigate to their nearest police station, traffic pit and prepaid taxi booth.
Home Minister to chair a meeting in Chandigarh
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council.
• The grouping comprises states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan besides UTs of Jammu
and Kashmir, Ladakh and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
• 5 zonal councils were set up in 1957 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
• Amit Shah is the chairman of each of these 5 councils.
Int. Workshop for National Water Museum
• The Jal Shakti Ministry is planning to develop a National Water Museum to increase awareness among
people on the conservation of water.
• The Ministry is also organising an International Workshop which will be attended by experts from India and
abroad.
• The outcome of the workshop will be a blueprint for establishing the proposed National Water Museum
under the aegis of Jal Shakti Ministry.
Govt inaugurated 15 power projects in J&K

• Union Power Minister RK Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik jointly inaugurated 15
power projects and laid the foundation stone for 20 others worth 10,000 crore rupees in the state.
• The government is working to ensure 24 hours electricity supply to all the citizens of the country.
• Development works in J&K will prompt People of POK to revolt against Islamabad and join India.
MIS launched by Union Minister Gehlot
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• 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.
• It 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.
Green signal for writing Indian border history
• Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has given approval for initiating work of writing the history of the
country’s borders.
• It is proposed that the work will cover various aspects of borders including tracing its making; making &
unmaking and shifting of borders; role of security forces.
• The project is expected to be completed within two years.
Moti Bagh 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 CM 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.
San-Sadhan Hackathon organized for Divyangjan
• A San-Sadhan Hackathon was organized by Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in association with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog.
• It came out with thought-provoking ideas for accessible toilets for Divyangjans.
• The three day long Sansadhan hackathon is the latest initiative under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
Hyderabad-Karnataka region renamed
• Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced that the Hyderabad-Karnataka region has been
renamed as ‘Kalyana Karnataka’ and a separate secretariat would be established for its development.
• Hyderabad Karnataka region comprising six north-eastern districts of the State — Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir,
Raichur, Koppal and Ballari.
• Karnataka Governor - Vajubhai Vala.
Scope of Bharat Bill Payment System expanded
• The RBI has expanded the scope of the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) by adding other categories of
recurring payments through the portal.
• BBPS is an interoperable platform that enables a customer to pay bills such as telephone, water, gas, at a
single location.
• With the expansion of the scope of the payment facility, other recurring payments such as school fees can
also be paid via BBPS.
Steel Import Monitoring System launched
• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce &
Industry, Hardeep Singh Puri launched Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) in New Delhi
• The system has been developed in consultation with Ministry of Steel on the pattern of US Steel Import
Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system.
• It will provide advance information about steel imports.
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National Centre for Clean Coal R&D inaugurated

• Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the National Centre for Clean Coal
Research and Development at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-Bengaluru.
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan also dedicated an Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Research(ICER) to the Nation which
is India’s first of its kind centre equipped with state-of-art facilities.
New govt portal to find lost stolen phone
• The Central government has launched a portal which will help the users to detect their lost or stolen mobile
phones.
• Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled a portal where a user can report a complaint of lost or
stolen phones.
• The project has started on a pilot basis in Maharashtra and later it will be implemented across the country.
PM Modi to visit Sardar Sarovar Dam
• PM Narendra Modi is on a 2-day visit to Gujarat.
• He visited Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam at Kevadia in Narmada district to mark the historic moment of
overflowing of the Dam.
• The Narmada water at Sardar Sarovar Dam was completely filled up for the first time after raising its height
to 138.68 metres.
• He will also visit various ongoing projects of tourist attractions near the statue of unity.
Uttar Pradesh: Children's week to be observed
• Under the nutrition month campaign, children's week will be observed at all angan wadi centers across the
state from 16 September 2019 in Uttar Pradesh.
• Poshan Abhiyaan is a mission with the vision to address malnutrition in children, adolescent girls, and
pregnant ladies.
• On the first day, Mamta divas is being observed under which mothers will bring homemade food to the
angan wadi centres.
Udhampur: First women marathon organised
• In an innovative initiative, a women-only marathon with an aim of spreading social message regarding drug
addiction was organised in Udhampur district on 15 September 2019.
• The marathon witnessed the participation of attendees from all different age groups.
• This is the first time that a marathon specifically for girls and women has been organised.
• This was on the theme of Drug Awareness.
Government to offer 1000 PhD fellowships
• The government is set to launch a major programme offering 1,000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students at
IITs in India.
• The admission portal for the programme is being executed by IIT Delhi for offering PhD fellowships to
ASEAN students in all IITs in India.
• The launch ceremony of the ASEAN PhD fellowships at IITs was held on 16 September 2019.
Great Ganga Run-2019 flagged off
• Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju flagged off Great Ganga Run-
2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 15 September 2019.
• It was organized to create awareness about the river Ganga.
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• Participation of the people in the run corroborates the fact that people are not only aware of the
importance of water but are active to conserve it.
Neermahal Jal Utsav concluded in Tripura
• In Tripura, the 3-day-long traditional Neermahal Jal Utsav concluded on 15 September 2019 with a 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 being inspired by Mughal style of architecture.
118 new Community Radio Stations to be set-up
• Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that 118 new Community Radio Stations (CRS) are in the
process of being set-up.
• Community Radios are small (low power) FM radio stations with a coverage area of around 10-15 Km
radius, depending on the geography of the area.
• CRSs act as essential communication channels for enhancing the last mile of the outreach of government.
Government inducts first batch of ISDS
• The government has inducted the first batch of the Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS), the newest
central government Group A services on 9 September 2019.
• The ISDS has 263 all India posts.
• This service has been specially created for the training directorate of the ministry of skill development and
entrepreneurship.
Rajasthan launches information portal
• The first-ever public information portal - Jan Soochna Portal-2019 - was launched in Rajasthan on 13
September 2019.
• The portal will provide information about government authorities and departments suo motu to the public
in the true spirit of the Right To Information Act.
• The State government has collaborated with the civil society groups to develop the portal.
Jaldoot vehicle flagged off in Pune
• Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a
Jaldoot vehicle in Pune.
• The van carrying the 'SAVE WATER' message will travel to different parts of the state.
• An exhibition on 100 days of Union Government has also been organized on the occasion by Regional
Outreach Bureau in Pune.
NGT constituted committee
• The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to formulate steps to cease illegal groundwater
extraction.
• The committee aims to ensure that groundwater is not illegally extracted and to monitor manning and
functioning of the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
• The committee comprises joint secretaries of Ministry of Environment and Forests and Ministry of Water
Resources.
J&K: Rs 827-crore plan approved
• In J&K, a plan of 827 crore rupees has been approved under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
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• State Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam reviewed the implementation of the schemes during the last
fiscal and subsequently approved the Action Plan for the current financial year.
• Meanwhile, as part of Mission Reach Out, the Indian Army has been conducting various people-friendly
campaigns.
WB to implement 6th Pay Commission from Jan 1
• The recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission for West Bengal Government Employees will come into
effect from January 1, 2020.
• The Commission has submitted its first report to the Government and her Government will accept of its
recommendations.
• As per recommendations of the Pay Commission, the Minimum Gross Pay of an Employee will stand at 20
thousand 146 rupees.
ESIC plans 100 bedded hospital for Srinagar
• Employees' State Insurance Corporation, ESIC, will set-up 100 bedded hospital at Srinagar and 30 bedded
hospital at Leh.
• The approval has also been accorded to provide cashless Secondary and Tertiary medical care services
under Ayushman Bharat package rates to entitled ESI Beneficiaries.
• The treatment will be given in the newly implemented area of 102 designated Districts.
Amit Shah launched 'Seva Saptah'
• Home Minister Amit Shah launched a week-long programme 'Seva Saptah' to mark the birthday of PM
Narendra Modi on 17 Sept. 2019.
• He launched the campaign by joining cleanliness drive and distributing fruits among the patients at AIIMS in
Delhi.
• Three pledges will also be administrated among the people related to Swachata Abhiyan, save water and
shunning single-use plastic.
Centre to set up 12,500 Ayush Wellness Centres
• Union Government has set a target of setting up 12,500 Ayush Health and Wellness Centres across the
country.
• Out of which four thousand will be set up during 2019.
• The Unani Medical Centre and Siddha Clinical Research Unit will provide holistic health care to patients
visiting Safdarjung Hospital from different parts of the country.
Curriculum for Life Skills launched
• Union Minister of State for HRD Sanjay Dhotre, launched the Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal)
designed by University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi on 11 September 2019.
• The curriculum covers the set of human talents acquired by an individual via classroom learning or life
experience that can help them to deal with problems encountered in day to day life.
Rs 1680 cr water supply scheme for Aurangabad
• Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis approved a 1680.50 crore rupees water supply scheme for Aurangabad
in Marathwada region.
• Around 16 lakh people of Aurangabad will be benefitted by the scheme which envisages supply of water
directly from the Jayakwadi dam.
• \Marathwada comprising eight districts has traditionally been a low-rainfall area.
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• It was reeling under drought conditions since 4 years.

Wi-Fi at 6 railway stations inaugurated
• Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated Wi-Fi facility at 6 railway stations
including Amethi, on 11 September 2019.
• Mrs Irani was on a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Amethi.
• She inaugurated the kitchen garden at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and held a chaupal in Cheda village on
12 September 2019.
Miscellaneous News
• President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the Indian community and friends of India in Berne at Switzerland on
12 September 2019. He is visiting Switzerland as part of his 3-nation tour.
• India has begun exporting bulletproof jackets as per its own standards to over 100 countries including
European nations. India is the fourth country after the US, UK and Germany to have its own national
standards.
Leader of Opposition of Haryana: Bhupinder
• Days after Congress decided to elect former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress Legislative
Party (CLP) leader, Haryana Assembly Speaker Kanwar Pal Gujjar also recognised him as Leader of
Opposition (LoP) on 10 September 2019.
• Congress presently has 16 MLAs in the 90-member Assembly.
• Abhay Singh Chautala had held the post of Leader of Oppostion but lost it in March 2019.
Kerala to set up India’s 1st iWTC in Kozhikode
• Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC), in consonance with the United
Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Kozhikode.
• It is envisaged as a safe space away from home for women to harness their entrepreneurial capabilities.
• The first phase of iWTC, being executed under the gender park’s Vision 2020, is scheduled to be completed
by 2021.
Niti Aayog, McKinsey to launch DCC
• Niti Aayog has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC).
• McKinsey supports five such digital capability centres across the globe – Aachen, Chicago, Singapore,
Venice, and Beijing.
• DCC is a unique digital manufacturing learning centre offering company leaders and their workforces hands-
on experience and workshops in next-generation technology.
Union HRD Minister launched initiatives
• Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ attended the First Annual Innovation Festival of the
MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
• MIC organized the first Annual Innovation Festival in coordination with AICTE on 11 September 2019.
• He also launched the Smart India Hackathon 2020, Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements
(ARIIA) 2020, and Institution’s Innovation Council 2.0.
PM Modi launched Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2019
• PM Narendra Modi launched Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2019, a massive countrywide awareness and
mobilization campaign on Swachhata at Mathura on 11 September 2019.
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• SHS 2019, with special focus on ‘plastic waste awareness and management’ is being organized from 11
September to October 2, 2019.
• It was launched by the Departments of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Gujarat government reduced traffic fine
• The Gujarat government reduced fine amounts stipulated in the new Motor Vehicles Act passed recently.
• The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed by Parliament in July and its steep fines were to
come into effect from 1 September 2019.
• The penalty for driving without a licence has been brought down from ₹5,000 to ₹2000 for two-wheelers
and ₹3000 for four-wheelers.
UP govt announced Agriculture Export policy
• Uttar Pradesh Government has announced it's maiden Agriculture Export policy, 2019.
• The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting on 10 September 2019 chaired by Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath.
• Cabinet also cleared a proposal to compensate victims of lynching as directed by the Supreme Court.
• The policy will target to augment farmers’s income and promote export of farm commodities.
Campaign against plastic began in Bihar
• In Bihar, the campaign against single used plastic began on 11 September 2019.
• Mass Awareness Campaign was launched by holding Swatchha Hi Seva campaign from 11 September till 1
October 2019 from Urban areas to villages.
• Under this campaign, single used plastic will be collected at ward level and it will be sent to collection
centres of local bodies for recycling.
MP: 313 Anganwadi centres developed
• In Madhya Pradesh, 313 Anganwadi centres have been developed as Child Education Centre under
Rashtriya Poshan Maah - National Nutritional Campaign.
• These centres are now providing primary education along with distribution of nutritious food.
• 27 thousand smartphones have also been provided in the state for monitoring of nutritional food
distribution in Anganwadi centres.
J&K: 85,000 LPG refills distributed
• In Jammu and Kashmir, 85,000 LPG refills have been distributed through home-deliveries to consumers in
Srinagar in last three weeks.
• The number includes 60,000 refills distributed in the last two weeks of August and 25,000 distributed in the
first week of September 2019.
• Moreover, since September 1 around 50 thousand quintals of rice has been distributed among consumers
in Srinagar.
Centre set up 3-member panel
• 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 31 October 2019.
• The committee will be headed by Former Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra.
2nd Multi-Modal Terminal to be inaugurated
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• PM Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation India’s second riverine Multi-Modal terminal (MMT) built at
Sahibganj in Jharkhand on 11 September 2019.
• It has been built at a cost of 290 crore rupees in a record time of about two years.
• This is the second of the three Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on river Ganga under Jal Marg
Vikas Project.
ANGAN- A 3-day Conferencen began in New Delhi
• An international conference ANGAN (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) focussed on
Energy Efficiency in Building Sector began on 9 September 2019.
• The Conference is being organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government
of India.
• It will provide a platform to deliberate on interdependence between organizations and systemic
sustainability.
Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated PRA-KASHI
• Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition PRA-KASHI on
the finest trends of contemporary weaving, in New Delhi on 9 September 2019.
• The National Museum in collaboration with Devi Art Foundation has organized this exhibition.
• The exhibition will remain open for general public till 8th October 2019 between 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesday
to Friday.
1st SCO conference on military medicine
• India will host the first conference on military medicine for member nations of the Shanghai Co-operation
Organisation (SCO) in New Delhi from 12-13 September 2019.
• It will be the first military co-operation event to be organised in India under the SCO after it joined the
organisation in 2017.
• The objective of the conference is to share best practices in the field of military medicine.
India to raise target to restore degraded land
• India will raise target of restoring land with degraded status from 21 million hectares to 26 million by 2030.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this while addressing the 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) of the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification(UNCCD) in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 9 September 2019.
• Desertification affects over two-thirds of the countries of the world.
DPIIT to launch a campaign
• Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of Commerce Ministry will launch plastic
waste management campaign under Swachhta Hi Sewa 2019 on 11 September 2019.
• Under the campaign, DPIIT will ensure recycling of plastic waste collected on 2nd October 2019 in cement
kilns.
• It will also collect plastic waste through nationwide shramdaan on 2nd October 2019.
Aadhaar-enabled payment services rolled out
• The government announced the rollout of Aadhaar Enabled Payment System Services by India Post
Payments Bank.
• With this launch, 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.
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• 1st anniversary celebrations of IPPB were held on 9 September 2019.

PNB put up 11 NPA accounts for sale
• Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put up for sale nearly a dozen non-performing assets (NPA) to recover dues
of more than 1,234 crore rupees.
• It has invited bids from asset reconstruction companies non-banking financial companies, banks, financial
institutions for 11 NPA accounts.
• The bank is set to merge two peer banks - Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India with itself.
UTs of J&K, Ladakh to have common High Court
• The UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will have a common High Court.
• The Legislative Assembly will be formed in J&K as UT but there will be no Legislative Assembly in the UT of
Ladakh as it will be directly controlled by the Union Government.
• 108 Central Laws will be applicable on the two UTs while 164 State laws will be repealed and 166 State laws
will continue to be applicable.
Eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon held in Leh
• The eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon was held on 8 September 2019, in Leh.
• It is the highest marathon in the world as it is held at over 11, 000 feet above the mean sea level.
• The Marathon was held in the categories of 42KM Full Full Marathon, 21KM half marathon and 7 km long
Run for Fun.
• The 9th Edition to be held in 2020 will be a qualifying race for the Abbot World Marathon Majors.
PM Modi to address segment of COP-14
• PM Narendra Modi addressed the High-Level Segment of the 14th Conference of Parties of the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on 9 September 2019.
• The Conference is being held at a time when India has assumed the COP Presidency from China for two
years.
• Around 30 decisions will be taken at the Conference that aim to strengthen land-use policies worldwide.
3.5 lakh cr to be spent on Jal Jeevan Mission
• PM Narendra Modi has announced that the central government will spend 3.5 lakh crore rupees in the next
five years on 'Jal Jeevan Mission'.
• He also announced that under the MUDRA scheme, one woman in every SHG will get a loan of 1 lakh
rupees and this will help them start new ventures and grow their business.
• The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in August 2019.
Ashok Leyland meets BS-VI emission norms
• Ashok Leyland Ltd has become the first Indian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to meet the BS-VI
emission norms.
• It met the BS-VI emission norms across the full range of heavy-duty trucks – Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
16.2 tonnes and above.
• The company received the certificates, confirming compliance to BS-VI emission standard, from Automotive
Research Association of India (ARAI).
World Bank to fund tourism projects in UP
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• World Bank will fund ‘pro-poor tourism’ (PPT) development projects worth more than $57 million in top
tourist hotspots of Agra and Braj-Mathura regions in Uttar Pradesh.
• While the World Bank will incur 70% of the project cost, the remaining 30% will be borne by the UP
government.
• Pro-poor tourism is a holistic tourism concept aimed at poverty alleviation.
An exhibition organised by Culture Ministry
• The exhibition ‘Superbugs: The End of Antibiotics?’ was inaugurated on 6 September 2019 at National
Science Centre, New Delhi.
• The Exhibition explores how society is responding to the enormous challenge of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) and antibacterial resistance (ABR) in particular featuring scientific research from across the globe
and personal stories of those waging war on Superbugs.
Uttar Pradesh Launches 'C-Plan' App
• The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched a ‘C-Plan’ smartphone application that will help them keep a tab on
anti-social elements to counter their nefarious designs in time.
• The app will not only help police to be informed of simmering communal tensions or other disputes taking
place even in far-flung villages by common people but also help them verify the received information.
Food ministry to ban single-use plastic
• Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry has decided to ban single-use plastic in its various departments as well
as the public sector units under its administration from September 15.
• The decision was taken at a meeting held by Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
• Cloth or jute bags, locally tailored and produced, can be a viable alternative.
PM Modi to launch a programme
• PM Narendra Modi will be launching National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth
Disease and Brucellosis on 11 September 2019 in Mathura.
• He will also launch National Artificial Insemination Programme during the event.
• He will visit Pashu Vigyan Evam Arogya Mela and launch Babugarh Sex Semen facility and simultaneous
countrywide workshops in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).
Sex ratio improved from 918 to 931 in 5 years
• States and districts were honoured on 6 September 2019 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.
• The country has made remarkable 13 points jump in national sex ratio from 918 to 931 in last 5 years.
PM Modi to visit Mumbai
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai and Aurangabad on 7 September 2019 to inaugurate a slew
of new projects.
• He laid the foundation stone for three Metro corridors worth over 19,000 crore rupees.
• He inaugurated the first coach for Mumbai Metro built under the 'Make in India' programme.
• In Aurangabad he inaugurated the Aurangabad Industrial City’s Shendra project.
Conference on Cybercrime Investigation
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• The first National Conference on Cybercrime Investigation and Forensics was organized by the CBI on 5
September 2019 at CBI Headquarters in New Delhi.
• Union Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Jitendra Singh
addressed the conference.
• Around 50 Officers including DGPs, ADGPs, IGPs, DIGPs and SPs dealing with cybercrime participated in the
Conference.
PM Modi to visit Aurangabad on Sept 7
• PM Narendra Modi will visit Aurangabad on 7 September 2019 for inauguration ceremony of Aurangabd
Industrial City (AURIC) and address the Woman Self Help Group (SHG).
• Nearly 2,500 police force including top brass police officials have been deputed at AURIC of Delhi Mumbai
Industrial Corridor (DMIC) at Shendra MIDC.
• This is Modi's second visit to Aurangabad city after becoming Prime minister.
Jio Fiber: India's latest broadband service
• A high-speed broadband service, Jio Fiber was launched on 5 September 2019.
• Jio Fiber's annual plans include free TVs, set-top boxes and subscriptions to premium streaming services.
• Reliance will charge subscribers $10 to $118 a month for speeds ranging from 100Mbps-1Gbps.
• The free services are coupled with low-cost internet.
Mobile Science Exhibition flagged off
• The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel flagged off the first-ever Mobile
Science Exhibition (SCIENCE EXPLORER) for the entire Ladakh Region in Leh on 5 September 2019.
• The Union Culture Minister simultaneously launched 25 new Mobile Science Exhibition buses for
Aspirational Districts of India.
• Topics for the exhibition are measurement, food & health, etc.
IGI Airport gets India's tallest ATC Tower
• The tallest ATC tower in the country was inaugurated at the IGI Airport.
• The Delhi Air Traffic Service Complex, which is the tallest Air Traffic Control tower in India with a height of
102 metres.
• The new complex comprises of three buildings - the Aerodrome Control Tower, Area & Approach Control
Services Building and the Administrative Block.
• Mumbai Airport's tower was the tallest till now.
NYKS to prepare Disaster Response Teams
• In collaboration with National Disaster Response Force, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Dept of Youth
Affairs of MoYAS will prepare Block Level Disaster Response Teams.
• The team has been constituted for Disaster Risk Reduction.
• The trained NYKS Youth Volunteers will work as DRTs and will be called ‘NDRF- friends’.
• They will act as first responders in NDRF selected hazard prone districts.
Joint India-New Development Bank Workshop held
• A joint India- New Development Bank workshop was held in New Delhi.
• The workshop was organized to enhance the NDB’s engagement with the India’s private and public sector.
• The NDB is the first Multilateral Development Bank established by developing countries and emerging
economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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• President of NDB: K V Kamath; Headquarters: Shanghai, China

Int. symposium on buckwheat being organised
• In Meghalaya, a four-day international symposium on buckwheat is being organised by North Eastern Hills
University, Shillong from 3-6 September 2019.
• The theme for it is diversifying food systems for health and nutritional security.
• The flour of buckwheat can be used either as food or as medicine.
• Buckwheat is used to improve blood flow by strengthening veins and small blood vessels.
CBI's 1st national conference inaugurated
• CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla inaugurated the 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and
Cyber Forensics in New Delhi on 4 September 2019.
• 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 a platform to discuss challenges related to cybercrime.
UP to have Atal B. Vajpayee Medical University
• By the end of this year, Uttar Pradesh will start work on a medical university in memory of former prime
minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• State Cabinet on 3 September 2019 approved the transfer of 50 acres of land for the proposed Atal Bihari
Vajpayee Medical University to be set up in Lucknow.
• It will serve as an umbrella institution for all medical and dental colleges in the state.
Mahakaleshwar temple to be developed
• In Madhya Pradesh, Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain will be developed on the lines of the ongoing
development works at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, which
are the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva.
• The development and expansion plans include Mahakal theme park, Mahakal corridor, etc.
IDBI Bank to be recapitalised
• The Cabinet cleared recapitalization of IDBI Bank with a one-time infusion of funds by both the government
and the LIC.
• It has approved 9,000 crore capital infusion into IDBI Bank, including 4,557 crores by the government as
one-time re-capitalisation.
• This will help both IDBI and LIC, and it shows the government's commitment to take banking to a sound
level.
National Afffairs
• India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
(GFTAM) for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22).
• Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar released a report on Status of Tiger Habitats in high altitude
ecosystems in New Delhi on 3 September 2019. It reveals that even ecology at high altitude is compatible
for the tiger growth.
KVIC launched 'Terracotta Grinder'
• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched first-ever 'Terracotta Grinder' at Sewapuri in
Varanasi.
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• This machine can be used to grind wasted and broken pottery items for re-use in pottery-making.
• It will make grinding of wasted pottery items faster than the traditional mortar and pestle.
• It will also lessen the cost of production.
Steering Committee submitted report
• A government constituted Committee has recommended for putting in place a comprehensive legal
framework for consumer protection keeping in mind the rise of Fintech and digital services.
• The Steering Committee on Fintech related issues submitted its report to Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in New Delhi on 2 September 2019.
• It recommended the adoption of regulation technology.
Police academy to be set up soon in Lucknow
• A police academy of international standards will be set up very soon in Lucknow for training cops which will
be the first of its kind of institute in the state.
• State Police Headquarter's ‘Signature’ building in Lucknow was inaugurated on 2 September 2019.
• It was running from a camp office established as make-shift arrangement in 1937.
Garvi Gujarat Bhavan inaugurated
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi on 3 September 2019.
• He listed out series of measures taken by the Gujarat government for the development of the state.
• Gujarat is doing well in terms of water harvesting.
• He expressed confidence that every household will get drinking water by 2024.
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Electors Verification Programme launched

• The Election Commission launched a new mega Electors Verification Programme across the country.
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• It will go on till the 15th October 2019.

• Under the programme, a voter from each family will get a username and password, allowing a person to
upload all documents related to electoral registration and tag similar details about his or her family
members.
• Chief Election Commissioner - Sunil Arora.
Sept 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.
• Prime Minister's Scheme for Holistic Nourishment - POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence
mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022.
• Both poor and affluent families are affected the most by it.
4000th railway station to get free public WiFi
• Tinsukia Junction in northeast region has become the 4000th railway station in the country to have free
public WiFi.
• According to the Indian Railway, on average they have been rolling out WiFi in 83 stations everyday.
• The journey started from Mumbai Central in January 2016 and in the coming few weeks all railway stations
over Indian Railway will have fast and free Railwire WiFi.
Country's longest electrified rail tunnel
• In Andhra Pradesh, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu dedicated the country's longest electrified rail tunnel
between Cherlopalli and Rapuru and the electrified railway line between Venkatachalam and Obulavaripalli
• The length of the rail tunnel is 6.6 kilometre.
• He also flagged-off a new inter-city super fast express train between Guduru and Vijayawada.
Projects inaugurated in Dadra & Nagar
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah dedicated a series of developmental projects at Silvassa the headquarters
of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
• He also laid the foundation stone for education hub at Zanda Chowk and Tokarkhada in Silvassa.
• He also flagged off mobile vans for delivering Mid-day meals to school children. It will be operated by
Akshaypatra Foundation.
COP14 to UN Convention began in Greater Noida
• The 14th Conference of Parties, COP14, to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification will get underway
in Greater Noida on 2 September 2019.
• The Conference will focus on desertification and degradation of land and will go on till 13 September 2019.
• The objective is to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in countries experiencing
serious drought or desertification.
EC to host 4th A-WEB at Bengaluru
• Election Commission of India is scheduled to host the 4th General Assembly of Association of World
Election Bodies (A-WEB) at Bengaluru on 2 September 2019.
• India will take over as A-WEB’s Chair for the 2019- 2021 term.
• An International Conference on Initiatives and Challenges of Social Media and Information Technology in
Elections will also be held on 4 September 2019.
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CGHS services to be available in 100 cities

• Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a new scheme of Annual Health Check-up for Central
government health schemes (CGHS) beneficiaries who are pensioners of the age of 75 years and above.
• He also inaugurated state-of-the-art CGHS Bhawan in New Delhi.
• The CGHS services will be available in 100 cities by 2022.
• The CGHS services were started in 1954 in Delhi.
National Affairs
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Tokyo for a bilateral visit. As part of his visit to Japan, he is going
to chair the Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue with Takeshi Iwaya, Minister of Defence of Japan.
• 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.
National Affairs
• A statue of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would be installed in Patna. Jaitley’s birthday on
28th of December would be celebrated as state function every year.
• The elite Fire and Fury Corps celebrated its 20th raising day at Leh on 1 September 2019. It was on
September 1, 1999, in the aftermath of the Kargil War that this elite Corps was raised.
National Affairs
• Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari announced the decision to use tiny
earthen pots or kulhad for serving tea at around 400 railway stations across the country.
• The stage is all set for the crucial separation of lander Vikram from Chandrayaan 2 Orbiter. The separation
will allow the lander to travel towards the lunar surface.
App launched to help Paralympians
• A mobile app was launched to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to
the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.
• The application -- IndTokyo -- which was launched by Arhan Bagati, Awareness and Impact Ambassador of
Paralympic Committee of India, at the 'Countdown to Tokyo 2020'.
• The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics was inaugurated 25 August 2019.
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• NWM has 5 goals and 39 strategies prescribed in the Mission Document.

• Outstanding Comedy Series was won by Fleabag.

IIFA awards held- I

Odisha won the IT Excellence Award

PM Modi to be awarded by Bill & Melinda Found.

Noida girls win U.S. tech prize

• International Day of Sign Languages is observed on 23 September globally.

International Day for South South Cooperation

• The book has been published by BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation.

Iran inks deal to develop gas field in Gulf

Books & Authors

• She was elevated to the post of a Lieutenant Colonel on 23 September 2019.

Rohit Sharma launched Campaign to save Rhinos

Government Policies & Schemes

• It is situated at Village Lakkampally, Nandipet Mandal of Nizamabad District, Telangana.

Sports Mstry derecognised Paralympic Committee

Anupama won bronze in Martial Arts M'ship

• She will fight with Belinda Bencic in the final.

BNS Somudra Avijan arrived in Visakhapatnam

India committed to eradicate TB before 2025

Govt inaugurated 15 power projects in J&K

National Centre for Clean Coal R&D inaugurated

• It was reeling under drought conditions since 4 years.

• 1st anniversary celebrations of IPPB were held on 9 September 2019.

• President of NDB: K V Kamath; Headquarters: Shanghai, China

Electors Verification Programme launched

• It will go on till the 15th October 2019.

CGHS services to be available in 100 cities

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