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The Current Affairs One Liner – 13th September Till 28th September
The Current Affairs One Liner – 13th September Till 28th September
Vice President 3-Nation Visit To Serbia, Malta And 10. MOUs entered into related to plant protection, tourism,
Romania: Complete Highlights air services, oil research, diplomatic training and
maritime cooperation.
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu was on an official 11. In all the three countries, there was considerable
Visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania and returned after a interest in Yoga and Ayurveda and in Romania, the Vice
successful official visit. The visit was characterised by President launched two books on Ayurveda and
extremely cordial discussions with Heads of Governments, inaugurated an Ayurveda Information Centre.
PMs and other senior political leaders. The visit helped in
deepening bilateral ties with each of these three countries.
The key outcomes:
1. Support for India’s aspiration to be on UNSC and for
taking forward UN reforms.
2. Endorsement of India’s stand on terror and support for
early adoption of United Nation’s Comprehensive
Convention on International Terrorism.
3. Strong support for resuming EU-India trade agreement
after Romania assumes Presidency of EU.
4. Business Forums generated a good deal of enthusiasm
among the industrialists and businessmen in every
country as they got to listen to the Vice President about
India’s transformative initiatives. The growth story and
the reports from World Bank, IMF quoted by Vice
President enhanced awareness.
5. The leaders in all the countries expressed unequivocal
admiration for India’s economic growth and were eager
to engage and partner with India politically,
economically and culturally. In Romania, there was a
special interest in Space and Aerospace. Malta expressed
its desire to join the International Solar Alliance.
6. There was a clear demand for Parliamentary friendship
groups and frequent visits by Parliamentarians.
7. The visit gave an opportunity for the members of India
Diaspora to listen to the Vice President about the
transformative agenda of the government and
encouraged them to think of various ways in which they
can contribute to the country’s development. The vice
President underscored the growing importance of India
on the world stage and drew attention to four key Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Visits India:
features that need to be recognised. He called them 4Ds Important Highlights
– Democracy, Demographic dividend, Demand and
Diaspora. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was recently in India for
8. The visit evoked a lot of interest among the top political visit. During a day-long visit, he reviewed and positively
leadership and there was an air of bonhomie in all the assessed the progress of the multi-faceted bilateral strategic
meetings. The banquets hosted by the President of partnership.
Serbia and Malta as well as by the President of Senate of 1. Both leaders (Narendra Modi and Ashraf Ghani)
Romania provided an opportunity for sharing views on expressed determination to strengthen connectivity,
bilateral and multilateral issues with rare candour. including through Chabahar port and Air-Freight
9. The address to the Serbian Parliament was very well Corridor.
received and the admiration for India as the largest 2. Expressed satisfaction at the increase in bilateral trade
democracy and a vibrant, well functioning polity was that has crossed the one billion dollar mark.
more than evident in the standing ovation the Vice 3. Mr Modi reiterated India’s support to an Afghan-led,
President received at the end of his address. Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and
reconciliation process.
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4. Mr Modi also raised concern over abducted Indian 4. Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu Athletics
nationals in Afghanistan with Mr Ghani during their 5. Shri Clarence Lobo Hockey (Life Time)
meeting.
5. The Afghan President has assured that efforts are being 6. Shri Tarak Sinha Cricket (Life Time)
made to ensure the safe release of the Indian nationals. 7. Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma Judo (Life Time)
8. Shri V.R. Beedu Athletics (Life Time)
Arjuna Awards 2018
Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1. Shri Neeraj Chopra Athletics
2. Naib Subedar Jinson Athletics
Johnson
3. Ms. Hima Das Athletics
4. Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy Badminton
5. Subedar Satish Kumar Boxing
6. Ms. Smriti Mandhana Cricket
7. Shri Shubhankar Sharma Golf
8. Shri Manpreet Singh Hockey
9. Ms. Savita Hockey
10. Col. Ravi Rathore Polo
National Sports Awards 2018 Announced: Complete List 11. Ms. Rahi Sarnobat Shooting
Of Winners 12. Shri Ankur Mittal Shooting
13. Ms. Shreyasi Singh Shooting
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize 14. Ms. Manika Batra Table Tennis
and reward excellence in sports.
15. Shri G. Sathiyan Table Tennis
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular
and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a 16. Shri Rohan Bopanna Tennis
sportsperson over a period of four year, Arjuna Award is 17. Shri Sumit Wrestling
given for consistency outstanding performance for four
18. Ms. Pooja Kadian Wushu
years, Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal
winners at prestigious International sports events, Dhyan 19. Shri Ankur Dhama Para-Athletics
Chand Award for life time contribution to sports 20. Shri Manoj Sarkar Para-Badminton
development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is Dhyan Chand Award 2018
given to the corporate entities (both in private and public
sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
area of sports promotion and development. 1. Shri Satyadev Prasad Archery
Overall top performing university in inter-university 2. Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri Hockey
tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA)
3. Ms. Bobby Aloysius Athletics
Trophy.
Complete List of Winners of National Sports Awards 4. Shri Chougale Dadu Wrestling
2018: Dattatray
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018
Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Category Name of the entity
1. Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting 1. Identification and Nurturing Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
of Budding & Young Talent Limited
2. Shri Virat Kohli Cricket
2. Encouragement to Sports JSW Sports
Dronacharya Awards 2018
through Corporate Social
Name of the Coach Discipline Responsibility
1. Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Boxing 3. Sports for Development Isha Outreach
Kuttappa
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18
2. Shri Vijay Sharma Weightlifting
1. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
3. Shri A. Srinivasa Rao Table Tennis
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Instrument Rate of Rate of Compounding
interest interest frequency
(01.07.20 (01.10.2018
18 to to
30.09.18) 31.12.2018)
Savings 4.0 4.0 Annually
Deposit
1 Year Time 6.6 6.9 Quarterly
Deposit
2 Year Time 6.7 7.0 Quarterly
Deposit
3 Year Time 6.9 7.2 Quarterly
Deposit
5 Year Time 7.4 7.8 Quarterly
Deposit
5 Year 6.9 7.3 Quarterly
Recurring
Government Appoints New MD & CEOs at 10 PSBs Deposit
Government of India cleared the appointment of Chief 5 Year Senior 8.3 8.7 Quarterly and
Executive Officers and Managing Directors (CEOs and Citizen paid
MDs) at 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Savings
They are part of the 15 names recommended by the Bank Scheme
Boards Bureau for elevation. 5 Year 7.3 7.7 Monthly and
Of those named, five are currently the deputy managing Monthly paid
directors of State Bank of India (SBI) while the other five Income
are executive directors (EDs) at different government- Account
owned banks. 5 Year 7.6 8.0 Annually
The list of people appointed as MD and CEO at various National
PSBs: Savings
1. Padmaja Chundru - Indian Bank. Certificate
2. Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank. Public 7.6 8.0 Annually
3. Pallav Mohapatra - Central Bank of India. Provident
4. Packirisamy - Andhra Bank. Fund Scheme
5. Karnam Sekar - Dena Bank. Note: *All of the above Kisan Vikas 7.3 (will 7.7 (will Annually
people are currently deputy MDs at SBI. Patra mature in mature in
6. SS Mallikarajuna Rao - Allahabad Bank - He is currently 118 112 months)
the ED of Syndicate Bank. months)
7. AS Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra - He is currently the ED
Sukanya 8.1 8.5 Annually
of Indian Bank.
Samriddhi
8. Atul Kumar Goel - UCO Bank - He is currently the ED at
Account
Union Bank of India.
Scheme
9. S Harisankar - Punjab & Sind Bank. He is currently the
Executive Director of Allahabad Bank.
10. Ashok Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India - He is CURRENT AFFAIRS FROM 13TH TILL 28TH SEPTEMBER
currently the ED of United Bank of India. 2018
Interest Rates On PPF, NSC, Other Small Savings Schemes National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National
Raised Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) jointly
The government has raised interest rates on Small Savings set up a Centre of Excellence for data analytics to
Schemes (SSS), including National Savings Certificate (NSC) support Government departments to unlock the hidden
and Public Provident Fund (PPF) by up to 0.4% for the potential of the data that they are generating as part of
October-December quarter, in line with rising deposit rates the governance processes and use it to improve the
in the banks. Interest rates for small savings schemes are overall governance.
notified on a quarterly basis. Union Minister for Tourism (IC), Mr. K.J. Alphons
Interest rate for the different deposits and schemes are as launched the ‘Incredible India Mobile App’ and the
follows: “Incredible India Tourist Facilitators Certification”
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programme. He also announced that India will be the PM Modi has been awarded with the UN’s highest
host country for official World Tourism Day celebrations environmental honour, also given to five other
for the UNWTO, in 2019. individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the
CEO NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant and United Nations International Solar Alliance and pledge to eliminate
Resident Coordinator in India, Yuri Afanasiev, signed the single use plastic by 2022. Cochin International Airport
Government of India-United Nations Sustainable was given the award for its leadership in the use of
Development Framework (UNSDF) for 2018-2022. sustainable energy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Parakram No Indian institution figures in the top 250 of the Times
Parv exhibition at the military station in Jodhpur to mark Higher Education’s (THE) world university rankings
the second anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out 2019, though the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru,
by the Indian Army across the LoC. On September 29, has retained its position as the highest-ranked centre in
2016, the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on the country.Oxford continues to hold the first place,
seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control Cambridge second, and Stanford third.
(LoC). RBI allowed banks to dip further into statutory cash
Meeting between Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Mr reserves in a bid to ease a liquidity squeeze afflicting the
Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Minister for Development nation’s money markets. As per the RBI, banks could
of IT and Communications, Uzbekistan Mr Shuhrat 'carve out' up to 15% of holdings under the statutory
Sadikov was held in New Delhi for strengthening liquidity reserves to meet their liquidity coverage ratio
bilateral cooperation between the two countries in ICT (LCR) requirements as compared to 13% now.
sector. Vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Smart
Government has set up an eight-member Lokpal Search City Expo India-2018 in Jaipur.
Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme
Court Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.
J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
addressed at the ‘High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis at
73rd session of United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) at New York’.
World Rabies Day is celebrated on 28 September.
Tourism Minister K J Alphons presented National
Tourism Awards 2016-17 in New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh
bagged the first prize in state category for
comprehensive development of tourism.
8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship organised by Asian
Yoga Federation held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
A five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice
Dipak Misra scrapped the pre-Independence provision
of adultery in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which treats a
married woman as a commodity owned by her husband.
Section 497 (adultery) gives a husband the exclusive
right to prosecute his wife's lover. If found guilty, the
adulterer faces five years behind bars. Cabinet has approved the new telecom policy, now
India and Morocco signed an MoU for deepening named National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP)
cooperation between MSME sectors of the two countries 2018, which aims to attract USD 100 billion investment
in Rabat, Morocco. and create 4 million jobs in the sector by 2022.
Sayyid Badr Saud Harib Al Busaidi, the Minister According to the draft of the policy, NDCP is focused on
Responsible for Defence Affairs, Sultanate of Oman increasing high-speed broadband penetration, with use
visited India. The three wings of the Armed Forces hold of modern technologies like 5G and optical fibres across
staff talks and advanced joint exercises with each other. the country at affordable rates.
Indian Air Force successfully test fired the indigenously SC declared the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as
developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile Astra Constitutionally valid. The Supreme Court ruled that
from a Su-30 aircraft. linking the Aadhaar card to PAN card is mandatory and
Argentina has received $57.1 billion from the is needed for filing income tax returns. The apex court,
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the biggest loan however, said Aadhaar is not mandatory for opening
package ever from the global body aimed at boosting the bank accounts and linking with existing accounts. SC also
country's struggling economy. struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act that allowed
World Tourism Day is observed every year globally on private companies to avail Aadhaar data.
27th September. “Tourism and the Digital
Transformation” is the theme of this year.
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Supreme Court agreed to live-streaming and video Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Ayushman
recording of court proceedings, saying “sunlight is the Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana from
best disinfectant”. The Supreme Court allowed live Ranchi, Jharkhand. Under this scheme, over 10 crore
streaming of cases of Constitutional importance that families will be provided health assurance worth five
take place in the Court of the Chief Justice of India. lakh rupees each, every year. This is the world’s largest
UN Declared the period from 2019 to 2028 as the Nelson government-funded healthcare program targeting more
Mandela Decade of Peace. than 50 crore beneficiaries. The scheme will provide
Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of cashless and paperless access to services for the
Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) have beneficiary at the point of service.
jointly developed a mobile app called Jan Dhan Darshak Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the
as a part of financial inclusion (FI) initiative. This app Maldives' presidential election, a surprise defeat for
will act as a guide for the common people in locating a President Abdulla Yameen.
financial service touch point at a given location in the The BRICS' New Development Bank has approved a
country. $525-million loan for infrastructure projects in India.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) landed a The loan will be used by the Indian government for on-
pair of rovers on an asteroid, marking the world's first lending to the Madhya Pradesh government for
moving, robotic observation of an asteroid surface. rehabilitating major district roads with a total length of
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved about 2,000 km.
procurement of 1,000 engines for fitment in T-72 tanks
of the Army at an approximate cost of over 2,300 crore
rupees.
India ranks 158th in the world for its investments in
education and health care, according to the first-ever
scientific study ranking countries for their levels of
human capital. Finland topped the list.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman of India’s second-
most valued firm ‘Reliance Industries’, has topped the
‘Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018’ for the seventh
consecutive year, with the total net worth of INR
371,000 crore.
The National Mission on Government e Marketplace
(GeM), launched by the Minister of Commerce and
Industry, Suresh Prabhu. This was followed by the
launch of the Mission in 19 States and Union Territories.
GeM has recorded till date more than 8 lakh transactions
Global research agency Fitch has raised India’s growth
worth over Rs.12,239 crores.
forecast for the current fiscal to 7.8 per cent from the
Supreme Court constituted a three-member committee
earlier 7.4 per cent.
headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy to look
State-run telecom firm BSNL has inked a pact with
into the aspect of jail reforms across the country and
Japan’s Softbank and NTT Communications to roll out 5G
suggest measures to deal with them.
and internet of things (IoT) technology in India.
FDI in the telecom sector has jumped nearly five times in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new
the last three years – from USD 1.3 Billion in 2015-16 to
airport at Jharsuguda, which will attract investors to the
USD 6.2 Billion in 2017-18.
mineral-rich area.
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pakyong
Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate change,
Airport in Sikkim on September 24, nine years after the
Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated air pollution control
foundation stone was laid. The airport is the hilly state's
device WAYU(Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit) for
first and only airport.
traffic junctions at ITO intersection and Mukarba Chowk
Andhra Pradesh has topped the charts among States in
in Delhi.
terms of “Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the
Technology giant Google has appointed its privacy
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). It was
lawyer, Keith Enright, as Chief Privacy Officer.
followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.
Luka Modric broke a decade of award dominance by
India successfully conducted an interceptor missile test
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after being crowned
off the Odisha coast, achieving a major milestone in
world footballer of the year by FIFA.
developing a two-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system.
Nepal is set to become the first country in the world to
In Badminton, Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting beat
double its tiger population as part of the World Wildlife
Japan's Kento Momota to take the Men's singles China
Foundation's (WWF) 'Tx2' programme which aims to
double the number of tigers all over the world.
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Open title in Changzhou. Spain's Carolina Marin beat control, screening and management program of Non-
China's Chen Yufei to take the women's singles title. Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Former BCCI president Biswanath Dutt, best known in India has contributed one million US dollars for the
the Indian cricket fraternity as Jagmohan Dalmiya’s installation of solar panels on the roof of the imposing
mentor, passed away aged 92. UN building at the world body's headquarters in New
Renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi passed away in York.
Mumbai. She was 64. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) & ISRO signed an MoU
Yes Bank has paid Rs 38 crore in fines to the GST for setting up of an state-of-the-art Integrated Control
department for alleged violations in domestic Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) in Ministry of
remittances. Home Affairs.
DRDO successfully flight tested the indigenously
developed surface-to-surface tactical missile ‘Prahar’,
from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Balasore, Odisha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone
of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC)
in Dwarka, New Delhi.
International Day of Peace is observed around the world
on 21 September. Theme is “The Right to Peace - The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”.
Union Transport Minister felicitated Bollywood actor
Anushka Sharma during the 34th anniversary of
Priyadarshni Academy Global Award, in Mumbai. She
received the Smita Patil award for best actor.
India and Morocco signed the revised Air Services
Agreement between the two countries enabling greater
connectivity through a modernized agreement.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated
ISRO’s first Space Technology Incubation Centre(STIC) at
Insurance regulator IRDAI has raised the minimum the National Institute of Technology Agartala via remote
insurance cover for owner-driver to Rs. 15 lakh for a from Bengaluru.
premium of Rs. 750 per annum, a move to provide some India and Niger signed an MoU for the implementation of
succour to road accident victims. Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre
Rima Das’ National Award-winning feature Village (MGICC) in Niamey, Niger with the Indian government's
Rockstars has been chosen to represent India in the Best grant assistance.
Foreign Language category at the 91st Academy Awards Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has
next year, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced. approved a new scheme- Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
The Women’s Boxing World Championships, to be for Insured Persons covered under the Employees’ State
hosted by India after more than a decade, will be held Insurance Act.
from November 15-24, 2018, in New Delhi. State-owned India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and
India won 3 Gold, 3Silver and a Bronze on the opening Private Life Insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd
day of the 5th Track Asia Cup Cycling in New Delhi. (BALIC) entered into a strategic partnership to provide
Mayuri Lute won the country's first Gold in the Women's life insurance solutions, especially at the doorstep of
Junior 500 metres race. every household in the country.
India settled for the silver medal after losing to Pakistan Renowned scientist Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas has been
2-3 in the final of the Asian Team Snooker appointed the secretary of the Department of Atomic
Championship. Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh Energy and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
represented India. Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance making triple
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang died aged 61 at a talaq a punishable offence. The Supreme Court had in a
military hospital in the capital Hanoi following a period verdict in August last year declared it illegal and
of illness. unconstitutional.
World Bank Board has endorsed an ambitious five-year Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh
Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India, which counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly launched the
aligns with New Delhi's objectives of high, sustainable construction of India-Bangladesh Friendship Product
and inclusive growth. It is expected to bring between 25 Pipeline Project through video conferencing. The 130-
and 30 billion US Dollars in financial support to India. kilometre pipeline will connect Siliguri in West Bengal in
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, exchanged the India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
MoUs with the Tata Trusts and Dell to provide a Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba launched an online
technological platform for nation wide prevention, ‘e-Sahaj’ portal for grant of Security Clearance. It will
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facilitate an applicant to submit application online and insurance companies for the delay in settlement claims
also to view the status of his application from time to beyond two months of prescribed cut-off date.
time. Board of Directors of Vodafone Idea Limited, India's
A Loan Agreement for IBRD Credit of US$74 million largest telecom operator, approved the merger of the
equivalent for the Uttrakhand Workforce Development Vodafone Idea Limited with the Aditya Birla Telecom
Project (UKWDP) was signed between India and the Limited (ABTL), the parent company of Idea Cellular.
World Bank. The Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) confirmed that
India and Sri Lanka signed an MoU for construction of a Hangzhou in China will host the fourth edition of Asian
5000-metric ton temperature controlled warehouse in Para Games in 2022.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Lewis Hamilton won the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina
Bay Street Circuit, in Singapore.
India’s first woman IAS officer after Independence, Anna
Rajam Malhotra, who served in the Madras State under
then Chief Minister C. Rajagopalachari and at the Central
government, died in Mumbai.
Indigenously developed weapon system Man Portable
Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), was successfully
flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar
range, Maharashtra.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, along
with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
inaugurated the website for the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas 2019, www.pbdindia.gov.in. Prime Minister of
Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will be the Chief
Guest.
In an attempt to combat human trafficking, the West
Bengal government has rolled out a scheme,
Swayangsiddha, in different districts of the State.
Swayangsiddha, which means self-reliance, will be
Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen- executed by the West Bengal Police. It aims to empower
powered train. young boys and girls to make informed choices so that
Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved a draft agreement they are less vulnerable to trafficking and child
with India to enable New Delhi to use the Chittagong and marriage.
Mongla ports for the movement of goods to and from For the first time in India, dog owners will have a
northeast India. dedicated dog park to visit. Set up in Hyderabad, the
Tajinder Mukherjee has taken over as the Chairman and park is spread across an area of 1.3 acres.
Managing Director of National Insurance Company India ranks third globally in terms of number of family-
Limited (NICL). owned businesses with 111 companies having a total
Actors Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been market capitalisation of $839 billion, as per the ‘Credit
signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Suisse Family 1000 in 2018’ study.
Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Cisco, a U.S.-based firm, that makes networking
Chairman and MD, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., Dr telecommunications equipment, has signed two
Raghupati Singhania has been conferred with 'Mexican agreements with the NITI Aayog and Bharat Sanchar
Order of the Aztec Eagle', the highest honour accorded to Nigam Limited (BSNL) to speed up its Country Digital
non-nationals by the Government of Mexico. Acceleration programme in India.
Markets regulator SEBI approved a slew of proposals, Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh
including a revised framework for the settlement of inaugurated two Comprehensive Integrated Border
cases and new KYC norms for foreign portfolio investors. Management System (CIBMS) pilot projects along the
It approved a proposal to allow foreign investors to India-Pakistan border in Jammu region.
trade in commodity derivatives market, except for The second edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise
sensitive commodities, as well as common application (JME) named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018
form for the registration of FPIs in the domestic market. (Sagarmatha Friendship-2018) commenced in China’s
Government incorporated provision of penalties for southwestern Sichuan province.
States and Insurance Companies for the delay in Jaipur Literature Festival began in Houston at the Asia
settlement of insurance claims under the Pradhan Society of Texas.
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). As per the new International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone
guidelines, the farmers will be paid 12% interest by Layer was observed on 16th September. Theme was
'Keep Cool and Carry On: The Montreal Protocol'.
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PayU India has received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal
approval to operate its own non-banking financial inaugurated the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart (ITM
company (NBFC). 2018) in the presence of Union Tourism Minister, K J
Salesforce.com Inc. founder Marc Benioff and his wife Alphons and the Tourism Minister of Morocco, Mr.
Lynne agreed to acquire Time magazine from Meredith Mohamed Sajid, in New Delhi.
Corp. for $190 million in cash, joining Jeff Bezos among All-women crew of INSV Tarini has bagged the
tech billionaires buying venerable print publications. prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award
Infosys has acquired Finnish company Fluido, a top for beating the odds in water with their enduring skills
consulting partner of Salesforce, for 65 million euros and sailing across the world for eight long months.
(about Rs 545 crore). The government has proposed amalgamation of Bank of
Federal Bank, which is in the process of formation of a Baroda, Vijaya Bank, and Dena Bank to create India’s 3rd
wholly owned subsidiary company, has executed MOU largest globally competitive Bank.
with Infopark Kakkanad for leasing space in their Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) announced that no
campus. withholding tax will apply on interest payments made by
NASA launched its Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation an Indian company or a business trust to a non-resident
Satellite-2, known as ICESat-2, which will use an in respect of offshore rupee-denominated bonds issued
extremely precise laser to collect measurement data to between September 17, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
track the Earth's shrinking polar ice from Vandenberg Noted freedom fighter and former Odisha Minister
Air Force Base in California. Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away in Bhubaneswar.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya's birthday is celebrated on
launched PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation 15 September as Engineer's Day.
satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 in precision from the
Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh.
State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) bagged the
"Rajbhasha Kirti" award for outstanding performance in
implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-
18.
State Bank of India announced that Prashant Kumar has
taken charge as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the
Bank.
Moutaz Mousa Abdallah has become Sudan’s new Prime
Minister.
Indian five-time world boxing champion M C Mary Kom
clinched her third gold medal of the year in 48 kg
category, while Jyoti Gulia picked up the country’s lone
gold in 51 kg of the youth category of the Silesian Open
boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland.
Maldives have lifted the 2018 South Asian Football
Federation (SAFF) Cup. The festival of Nuakhai is being celebrated in Odisha.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world PM Modi, launched the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ Movement,
record in Berlin (Germany), smashing the previous best to boost nationwide public participation in the Swachh
as he clocked 2 hours 1 minute 39 second. Bharat Abhiyan, and catalyse the fulfilment of Bapu’s
Simranjit Kaur (64kg), Monika (48kg) and Bhagyabati dream of a Clean India.
Kachari (81kg) claimed gold medals at the Ahmet India and Serbia signed agreements on cooperation in
Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. plant protection and plant quarantine and on-air
Former Union petroleum minister Satya Prakash services, following the talks between Vice President
Malaviya passed away in Delhi. Venkaiah Naidu and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project was inaugurated The International Day of Democracy is observed globally
by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along the Indo- on 15th September. Theme was 'Democracy under
Pak border at the BSF Headquarters in Ploura, Jammu. Strain: Solutions for a Changing World'.
Bilateral meeting on Tourism Cooperation between Government has announced an array of steps to check
India and Morocco held in New Delhi. the rising Current Account Deficit (CAD), and the fall in
Delhi government signed an MoU with the Seoul rupee. It decided on a number of steps to contain CAD,
Metropolitan Government to work closely in the fields of which widened to 2.4% of the GDP in the first quarter of
environment, tourism, wastewater and solid waste 2018-19.
management, infrastructure and public health. India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services
combined) in April-August 2018-19 (as per the RBI
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exhibiting a positive growth of 20.70% over the same for the national carrier.
period last year.
Sardar Singh has announced his retirement from
international hockey.
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi launched the country's first "National Scholarship
Portal Mobile App" (NSP Mobile App) in New Delhi.
Union minister K J Alphons, the Minister of State for
Tourism, inaugurated the country's first tribal circuit
project connecting 13 tourism sites in Chhattisgarh.
Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because, on
this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had
adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official
language of the Republic of India.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led the Indian
delegation at the 23rd meeting of India-Russia
Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC-TEC) to discuss
the expansion of Russia-India relationship across all
sectors.
The Global Climate Action Summit 2018 was held at San
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Moscow,
Francisco, California, United States.
Russia. During this visit, she attended the meeting of
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu
23rd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on
participated in G-20 trade and investment ministerial
Technical and Economic Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).
meeting at Mar del Plata in Argentina.
As per a UN report on the ‘state of food security and
President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as
nutrition in the world’, the number of undernourished
the next (46th) Chief Justice of India. He will assume the
globally increased to 821 million in 2017, which means
office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the
that one in every nine people, does not have enough to
retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak
eat.
Misra.
India, Iran and Afghanistan held their first tripartite
meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan during which
implementation of the Chabahar port project and a host
of other issues including ways to deepen counter-terror
cooperation were discussed.
After launching the world's largest mobile phone-
manufacturing factory in Noida in July 2018, Samsung
has now opened its biggest experience centre in
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Renowned agricultural economist and former PM's
Economic Advisory Committee member Professor Vijay
Shankar Vyas died.
Sixteen-year-old Udhayveer Singh has won an individual
Gold Medal in Junior Men’s 25 metre pistol event in the
World Shooting Championships in South Korea.
The Union Cabinet approved new Umbrella Scheme
'Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, PM-
AASHA. The Scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative
prices to the farmers for their produce.
The Union cabinet approved a proposal for the complete
electrification of Indian Railways by 2021-22, reducing
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