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Current Affairs Today – 18th September 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES
World Patient Safety Day is observed on September 17
- World Health Organization (WHO) declared September 17, 2019 as the first World Patient Safety Day.
- Globally, 134 million adverse events contribute to 2.6 million deaths each year due to unsafe care.
- The slogan for the day is Speak Up for Patient Safety.
- This campaign will mobilize patients and their families, health workers, policy makers, academicians, researchers, professional networks and the healthcare industry to speak up!
- The raise awareness of the need to formulate policies, creates a safe work culture, and provides care where the safety of patients is a priority.
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WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
- Founded: 7 April 1948
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
- Head: Tedros Adhanom
BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS
Airtel Payments Bank launches Bharosa savings account
- 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.
- Airtel Payments Bank launched Bharosa savings account which lets you open a savings account with just Rs 500 minimum monthly balance.
- Bharosa savings account offers Rs 5 lakh personal accident insurance on maintaining balance of Rs 500.
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Payments Bank
- The main objective of a payments bank is to enhance financial inclusion.
- This is expected to be done by providing small savings accounts.
- A payments bank is not allowed to give any form of a loan or issue a credit card.
- Customers can open a savings account with deposits of only up to Rs 1 lakh.
Airtel Payment Bank: Airtel Payments Bank is a public limited company with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. The company is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. It is the first company in India to receive a payments bank license from the Reserve Bank of India and it became the first live payments bank in the country.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: New Delhi India
- Parent organization: Bharti Airtel
- CEO: Anubrata Biswas
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
Indian Railways launches massive Shramdaan across the Country
- Indian Railways launches massive Shramdaan across the Country.
- Chairman Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav along with other members participated in Shramdaan at New Delhi Railway Station.
- This drive with its main focus on the collection of plastic waste aims to create awareness for a greater impact against single-use plastic.
- It aims to enhancing cleanliness, through the collection of plastic waste from all railway premises.
- Indian Railways to make cleanliness its work culture won the Best Union Ministry Swachhata award for 2018-19 presented by the President of India on the last Friday-6th September 2019.
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Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre and total track length of 121,407-kilometre as of March 2017.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Customer service: 139
- Chairman Railway Board: Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav
- Union Minister: Piyush Goyal
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Sadananda Gowda Indian healthcare sector is expected to record a threefold rise at a CAGR of 22 per cent
- Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the Annual Health Conference Pharma Med HD 2019 transforming the perception of Indian HealthCare Industry in New Delhi.
- Indian healthcare sector is expected to record a threefold rise, at a CAGR of 22 per cent
- India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare.
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Renamed ‘Kalyana Karnataka’
- 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.
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Karnataka:
- Capital: Bengaluru
- Chief Minister: B. S. Yediyurappa
- Governor: Vajubhai Vala
- National Park: Anshi NP, Bandipur NP, Bannerghatta NP, Kudremukh NP, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) NP.
Arunachal Pradesh CM dedicates Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to people of state
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu dedicated the Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to the people of the state.
- The 24 Mega Watt Hydroelectric Project has been installed at Dikshi Village in West Kameng District.
- It is a Run of the River project constructed on the river Phudung by Devi Energies Private Limited.
- It was completed in a record time of four years with an investment of about 430 crore rupees.
- Government of Arunachal Pradesh is the sole beneficiary of the power generation from this project.
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Arunachal Pradesh:
- Capital: Itanagar
- Chief Minister: Pema Khandu
- Governor: BD Misra
- National Park: Mouling NP, Namdapha NP
Udhampur district of J&K organized the first women-only marathon against drug addiction
- The Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) along with non-governmental organization (NGO) Dogra Kranti Dal organized the first women-only marathon.
- It was attended by chief patron Dogra Kranti Dal and former Member of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) Balwant Singh Mankotia and others.
- Women from different age groups participated in the marathon.
- The first 3 winners were given the cash prize of Rs 31,00, Rs 21,00 and Rs 11,00 respectively.
- This event was organized on the theme of drug awareness in lines with Prime minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Fit India movement.
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Jammu & Kashmir:
- Capitals- Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
- Governor- Satya Pal Malik.
- National Parks: City Forest (Salim Ali) National Park, Dachigam National Park, Hemis National Park, Kishtwar National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Baltal-Thajwas WLS, Changthang Cold Desert WLS, Gulmarg WLS, Jasrota WLS, Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) WLS etc
US company TI to set up research lab at NIT in Trichy
- Texas Instruments (TI), a US company, engaged in the design and development of semiconductors and software will set up a hi-tech, cutting edge research lab at National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Trichy, Tamilnadu.
- It envisages joint R&D projects over a period of three years for the development of new technologies in various engineering domains.
- The MoU in this regard was inked recently, in the presence of Director, NIT Trichy, Dr Mini Shaji Thomas and India University Programme Director, Sanjay Srivastav.
- As a part of the MoU, TI will deliver products and EVMs worth USD 25,000.
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Tamilnadu
- Capital: Chennai
- Chief Minister: Edappadi K.Palanisamy
- Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
- Chief Justice of Madras High Court: Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani
- National Park: Guindy NP,Gulf of Mannar Marine NP, Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP, Mudumalai NP, Mukurthi NP.
Ooty to host 2nd flower festival during North East Monsoon
- Udhagamandalam – Ooty – in Tamilnadu will be hosting the second flower festival of the year during the North East Monsoon in October and November.
- Preparatory works for the elaborate exhibition of colourful and fragrant flowers have started in the famous Botanical Gardens in Udhagamandalam.
- More than eighty five exotic varieties, including predominantly English flowers like Dahlia, Merigold, Calentula and Daisy will be exhibited during the festival.
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Tamilnadu
- Capital: Chennai
- Chief Minister: Edappadi K.Palanisamy
- Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
- Chief Justice of Madras High Court: Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani
- National Park: Guindy NP,Gulf of Mannar Marine NP, Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP, Mudumalai NP, Mukurthi NP.
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
Sri Lanka unveils South Asias tallest tower, funded by China
- SriLanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower, costing over $100 million, 80% of which has been funded by China under the controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
- The 350-metre-tall 17-storey Lotus Tower, located in the heart of Colombo city, comprises a television tower, a hotel, a telecommunications museum, restaurants, auditorium, an observation deck, a shopping mall and a conference centre.
- The tower, spread over an area of 30,600 sq. metres constructed at a cost of over $100 million.
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Sri Lanka (Capital/Currency): Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte/ Sri Lankan rupee
- President: Maithripala Sirisen
China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi
- President: Xi Jinping
New York Becomes Second US State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
- New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes.
- The ban comes into force with immediate effect.
- Michigan became the first state to declare a ban earlier this month, but that law has yet to be implemented.
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USA (Capital/Currency): Washington, D.C./ United States Dollar
- President: Donald Trump
SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES
Fifth International Ramayan Festival is organised in New Delhi
- Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah presided as Chief Guest for 5th International Ramayana Festival.
- It is organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi.
- International Ramayana Festival is organized for 5th year in a row.
- 17 countries have participated with their artists and rendered their versions of Ramayan.
AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED
ISRO and DRDO ink MoUs to provide technologies for human centric systems
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the development of human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human space flight capabilities
- To provide technologies for human centric systems and technologies specific to the Human Space Mission.
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ISRO: The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Government of India.
- Founded: 15 August 1969
- Headquarters: Bengaluru
- Founder: Vikram Sarabhai
- Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and development.
- Founded: 1958
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Motto: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्; “Strength’s Origin is in Science” (Sanskrit)
- Chairman: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Kerala govt inks MoU with Maldives on cancer care
- Kerala signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maldives to strengthen cancer care in the island nation.
- The Kerala government and the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) have jointly signed the MOU with the health ministry of Maldives as part of improving cooperation between the two countries.
- The MoU was signed between Maldivian Minister Abdulla Ameen and Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja in the presence of the state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Kerala:
- Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
- Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan
- Festivals: Onam, Vishu, Thrissur Pooram, Nehru Trophy Boat Race
- National Parks: Anamudi Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Periyar National Park,Silent Valley National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Aralam WLS, Chimmony WLS, Idukki WLS, Periyar WLS, Wayanad WLS, Peppara WLS, Neyyar WLS, Kurinjimala WLS, Malabar WLS etc
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
US swimmer Sarah Thomas criss-crosses English Channel in 54-hour
- 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 diagnosed with cancer a year ago.
- She said the hardest part of the swim was dealing with the saltwater, which left her throat and mouth sore.
Dinesh Mongia announces retirement froms all form of cricket
- Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
- He ended with an aggregate of 57 ODIs but never played a Test.
- His first-class record of 121 matches included 21 centuries.
Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat qualified for the 2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah Hildebrandt in the World Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- She scored an impressive 8-2 win over the world championship silver medalist to secure her place at the Tokyo Games.
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The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and commonly known as Tokyo 2020, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Host city: Tokyo, Japan
- Dates: Fri, 24 Jul, 2020 – Sun, 9 Aug, 2020
- Stadium: New National Stadium
DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS
India successfully flight-tested indigenous air-to-air missile 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.
- The missile was tracked using radars, electro-optical tracking sensors and struck its target successfully.
- The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the premier research and development organisation of the armed forces.
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DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and development.
- Founded: 1958
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Motto: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्; “Strength’s Origin is in Science” (Sanskrit)
- Chairman: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
India to achieve 26 bn dollars Defence Industry by 2025
- Defence minister Rajnath Singh has said, India will achieve 26 Billion dollars Defence Industry by 2025.
- Defence sector has been identified as one of the most prominent sectors under Make in India initiative to realize 5 Trillion dollar Economy by 2024.
- A target of 5 Billion dollars for exports has been set till 2024.
- It has been planned to develop 25 Defence Specific Artificial Intelligence products by 2024.
AWARDS
Documentary On Farmer From Remote Himalayan Village Nominated for Oscars
- Moti Bagh, a documentary based on a Uttarakhand farmer’s life nominated for the Oscars.
- The documentary film, directed by Nirmal Chander is based on the life of a farmer called Vidyadutt.
- The film explains about the issue of migration of people from villages, especially from the remote villages in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand.
- The film covers Nepali farmers who settled in the region to plug in the gap and faced discrimination at the same time with locals calling them names like Nepali and Bahadur.
- The information was shared by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
- The Chief Minister appealed to young farmers to play a leading role in preventing migration from villages and take advantage of the schemes launched by the state government.
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Uttarakhand:
- Capital: Dehradun
- Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat
- Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
- National Park: Corbett NP, Gangotri NP, Govind NP, Nanda Devi NP, Rajaji NP, Valley of Flowers NP.
V K Yadav, Chairman of Railway Board awarded with Eminent Engineers Award
- The Union Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, awarded Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of Railway Board with Eminent Engineers Award.
- The award was presented at the special event to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day organised by the Institution of Engineers in New Delhi.
- The award was for his outstanding contributions in the field of engineering.
- The theme of 52nd Engineers’ Day was “Engineering for change”.
Veteran music director Usha Khanna to be honoured with Maharashtra government’s “Lata Mangeshkar Award” for the year 2019-20
- The Cultural Affairs Minister of the government of Maharashtra Mr. Vinod Tawde announced the “Lata Mangeshkar Award” for the year 2019-20.
- Veteran music director Usha Khanna has been awarded the Maharashtra government’s “Lata Mangeshkar Award” for the year 2019-20.
- The award was instituted in 1993 and consists of Rs 5,00,000 cash, a citation and a memento.
- The previous recipients of the award include Krishna Kalle, Ram-Laxman, Uttam Singh, Pushpa Pagdhare and other personalities.
- Khanna began his career through the Bollywood film “Dil Deke Dekho” (1959).
- Her last movie as a music composer was “Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya” (2003).
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Maharashtra:
- Capital: Mumbai
- Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis
- Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- National Parks: Chandoli National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Gugamal National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Amba Barwa WLS, Bor WLS, Great Indian Bustard WLS,
- Lonar WLS, Melghat WLS, Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS, etc.
OBITUARIES
American historian and Francis Parkman awardee Jean Edward Smith passed away
- Washington (America) born famous historian Jean Edward Smith passed away at the age of 86 in Huntington, West Virginia, America, after suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
- His final book “The Liberation of Paris,” about how Allied forces drove Nazi occupiers out of Paris in 1944, was published in July 2019.
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