Daily Current Affairs Capsule 23rd September 2018

Daily Current Affairs
Capsule 23rd September 2018

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1. Closing ceremony: Indo-kazakhstan Joint exercise kazind 2018

Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army today completed the third edition of their joint military Exercise KAZIND
2018 in Otar Military area, Kazakhstan.

      The two week long exercise had commenced on 10 Sep 2018.
      The primary focus of the exercise was to train and equip the contingents to undertake joint counter
       insurgency and counter terrorist operations in urban and rural environment under mandate of United
       Nations.

2. President Inaugurates Centenary Celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha

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The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Dakshina Bharat
Hindi Prachar Sabha in New Delhi on September 22, 2018.

      Speaking on the occasion, the President said that languages connect people. There are numerous
       languages and dialects in India. All of them have their special nature and beauty. This diversity adds to
       India’s culture and well-being.
      He said that institutions like the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha have played a very important role
       in strengthening the emotional unity of our country. He noted that the Sabha has developed a network of
       about 20,000 Hindi campaigners.

3. Ayushman Bharat to be launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in Ranchi

India takes a giant leap towards providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man with the
launch of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY) by the Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi on 23rd September, 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand.

      This is the “world’s largest government funded healthcare program” targeting more than 50 crore
       beneficiaries.
      Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY) will provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs
       per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.

      Over 10.74 crore vulnerable entitled families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be eligible for
       these benefits.

      PMJAY will provide cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service.

      PMJAY will help reduce catastrophic expenditure for hospitalizations, which impoverishes people and
       will help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes.

      Entitled families will be able to use the quality health services they need without facing financial
       hardships.

      When fully implemented, PMJAY will become the world’s largest fully government-financed health
       protection scheme.

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4. 3rd edition of MahaBiz 2018 to be held in Dubai

The 3rd edition of acclaimed International Business Conference ‘MahaBiz 2018’ will be held in Dubai on 12th
and 13th October 2018.

      MahaBiz is considered a bridge for business opportunities between Maharashtra state and Gulf
       Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
      GCC is a political and economic alliance of six middle eastern countries. It includes Saudi Arabia , UAE
       , Kuwait , Oman , Bahrain and Qatar.

5. Assam observed September 22 as Rhino Day

The Assam government observed September 22 as Rhino Day to generate public awareness on protection of the
one-horned pachyderm.

      A State Rhino Project in line with National Rhino Project will be launched in Assam soon for protecting
       the pachyderms from threats of poaching.

6. Jharkhand govt inks MoU with NICL for Ayushman Bharat Scheme

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The Jharkhand government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Insurance
Company Ltd to provide medical facilities to the people of the state under the Centre’s flagship health scheme –
Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

      The scheme will be launched nationally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Ranchi on 23 September.
      As per information received, Jharkhand government and National insurance company have signed a MoU
       for quality and timely medical treatment to the citizens.

7. Corporation Bank inks pact with NeSL

Corporation Bank has signed an information utility (IU) agreement with National e-Governance Services Ltd
(NeSL) to share financial and security information under IBBI (IU) Regulation 2017.

      NeSL serve the needs of the banking system by providing data to insolvency professionals, adjudicating
       authority and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.

8. Assamese film Village Rockstars is India’s official entry to Oscars 2019

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Assamese film Village Rockstars is India’s official entry for Oscars 2019 in the Best Foreign Language film
category.

      The announcement was made by the Film Federation of India (FFI).
      The Rima Das film was also named Best Feature Film at the 65th National Film Awards.

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