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Current Affairs Today – 22nd & 23rd September 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES
Rose day is observed on 22 September
- Rose Day is observed on 22 September every year.
- It is for the welfare of cancer patients.
- The day marks hope for cancer patients that cancer is curable.
- The Day aims to spread a message to all cancer patients that they can fight the disease with strong willpower and spirit.
- It also reminds the patients that there are many individuals and services that are providing support to them medically, financially and emotionally.
- The rose day is observed in the memory of a 12-year-old Melinda Rose of Canada
World Rhino Day is observed on 22 September
- World Rhino Day is observed on 22 September.
- The event aims to celebrate the world’s five rhinoceros species and to reflect on the challenges facing them.
- There are 5 rhino species living in Africa and Asia.
- The World Rhino Day was first announced by World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-South Africa in 2010.
- In the year 2011, World Rhino Day grew into an international success.
- The day encompasses both African and Asian rhino species.
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WWF: The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
- Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland
- Founded: 29 April 1961, Morges, Switzerland
- President: Pavan Sukhdev
- President Emeritus: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
International Day of Sign Languages is observed on 23 September 2019
- International Day of Sign Languages is observed on 23 September 2019 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.
- THEME: Sign Language Rights for All
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World Federation of the Deaf: The World Federation of the Deaf is an international non-governmental organization that acts as a peak body for national associations of Deaf people, with a focus on Deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends.
- President: Joseph J. Murray
- Founded: 1951
- Purpose: Human, Civil, and Linguistic rights of Deaf people
- Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
- Type of business: INGO
- Main organ: Board
BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS
Max Bupa and Indian Bank signed bancassurance tie-up for health insurance
- Indian Bank has signed a bancassurance agreement with Max Bupa to provide Max Bupa’s suite of health insurance products to its customers.
- Under the agreement, Max Bupa will provide comprehensive health insurance solutions and services to over 40 million customers of Indian Bank spread across 2800 branch network, through a slew of digital touch points.
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- MD & CEO of Max Bupa: Ashish Mehrotra
Indian Bank: Indian Bank is an Indian state-owned financial services company .It has 20,924 employees, 2900 branches with 2861 ATMs and 1014 cash deposit machines and is one of the top performing public sector banks in India.
- Established: 1907
- Headquarters: Chennai
- Tagline: Your Own Bank
- CEO: Padmaja Chunduru
BOB launched Baroda Kisan for farmers
- The state-owned Bank of Baroda has launched its Agri digital platform Baroda Kisan.
- The Baroda Kisan platform can be accessed on mobiles by farmers.
- The web-based portal Baroda Kisan is expected to meet all the needs of farmers.
- It provides details including weather forecasts, crop conditions, the moisture levels of the soil, information on crop worms, market prices, special crop-related consultation
- The application will help farmers with inputs related to the purchase of different products such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural equipment on rent, consultancy services.
- It will also provide innovative financing options for the sale of agricultural products.
BOB has introduced two loan schemes.
1) A scheme for the construction and renovation of toilets as well as domestic drinking water facilities under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
2) Other loan schemes will help people with the construction of houses in rural areas.
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Bank of Baroda is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services company. It is owned by Government of India. It is the second largest public sector bank in India with a business mix of close to US$225 billion. Based on 2019 data, it is ranked 1145 on Forbes Global 2000 list.
- Headquarters: Alkapuri, Vadodara
- CEO: P. S. Jayakumar
- Tagline: India’s International Bank
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
Indian Railways installs first PET bottle crusher machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express
- The Western Railway has installed a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express for the first time ever.
- The PET bottle crusher machine was installed in the train under the Indian Railways’ Swachh Bharat and Go Green missions.
- The move also ties in with an impending ban of single-use plastic by the Centre.
- The installation of the PET bottle crusher is expected to reduce carbon footprints by 100% recycling.
- This will also avoid littering in landfill from bottle waste.
- To create awareness to the people about the ban on single-use plastic, the Western Railways has put up selfie points at Churchgate and Andheri stations.
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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
CBDT to set up NeAC in Delhi
- Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) has set up the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) in Delhi.
- NeAc aims to expand the scope of e-governance and ease of doing business.
- NeAc will assess tax returns electronically without any personal contact between officials and taxpayers.
- It will reduce human discretion in assessments and scrutiny.
- This will put an end to corruption by using new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, video conferencing, telecommunication application software and mobile applications.
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Actor Govinda appointed as the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh government will appoint filmstar Govinda as brand ambassador to promote the state’s traditions and tourist places.
- The focus is the state’s traditions and tourist destinations should reach the masses.
- The government also has plans to set up a film city in the state and plans to promote Madhya Pradesh as a destination for film making.
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Madhya Pradesh:
- Capital: Bhopal
- Chief Minister: Kamal Nath
- Governor: Lalji Tandon
- National Park: Bandhavgarh NP, FossilNP, Kanha NP, Madhav NP, Panna NP, Pench NP, Sanjay NP, Satpura NP
Ravi Shankar inaugurated Bihars first all women employee post office
- Union Minister of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated Bihar’s first all-women employee post office on the campus of Bihar Public Service Commission.
- The post office will deal with all correspondent materials of BPSC competitive examinations.
- It will also help aspirants in providing required postal services. It is a move to encourage the empowerment of women.
- Besides a regular counter, multi-purpose counters have also been made operational with proper display of services made therein.
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Bihar:
- Capital: Patna
- Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
- Governor: Phagu Chauhan
ECI announces election dates for Maharashtra and Haryana
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the schedule for elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will take place on 21 October 2019 and counting for both the states will happen on 24 October.
- The announcement was made by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora.
- The model code of conduct (MCC) has come into effect immediately with the announcement of the schedule.
- MCC provides a level playing field in elections.
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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.
Haryana:
- Capital: Chandigarh
- Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
- Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya
- National Park: Sultanpur National Park, Kalesar National Park
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
India and Bangladesh to boost maritime ties
- India is to join Bangladesh to commemorate 100 years of Bangabandhu, the founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 2020.
- It also commemorates an International Fleet Review in 2021 to mark 50 years of the Liberation of Bangladesh.
- Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh is on a four-day visit to Dhaka.
- His visit aims to further consolidate maritime cooperation between the two countries.
- He will also be holding discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury on other maritime and security issues.
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Bangladesh (Capital/Currency): Dhaka/Taka
- Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
Petronet LNG signs USD 7.5 billion deal with Tellurian Inc
- The state-run Petronet LNG signed an initial agreement with the U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian Inc.
- The deal was signed in Houston in the presence of PM Modi.
- Under the initial agreement the Indian company and its affiliates are to buy up to 5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
- The estimated cost of the agreement is $7.5 billion.
- Currently, India is the sixth-largest buyer of US LNG.
- The Indian companies have invested $4 billion in US shale gas assets to source crude oil and LNG from the US.
- Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India plans to reduce carbon emissions by 33-35% from its 2005 levels by 2030.
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Petronet LNG:Petronet LNG Limited is formed as a joint venture (JV) by Indian govt. that aims to import LNG and set up LNG terminals in the country.
- Headquarters: New Delhi, India
- Chairman: Shri M. M. Kutty
- MD & CEO: Shri Prabhat Singh
SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES
NIDM organized a one day National workshop on PDNA
- The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) organized a one day National workshop on Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).
- Under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP), NIDM undertook the study for developing a scientific tool on Post Disaster Needs Assessment.
- The PDNA workshop aims to disseminate the outcome documents of the study to all the relevant stakeholders.
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NIDM: National Institute of Disaster Management abbr. NIDM, is a premier institute for training and capacity development programs for managing natural disasters in India, on a national as well as regional basis.
- Founded: 1995
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Headquarters location: New Delhi
- Motto: Resilient India- Disaster free India; आपदा प्रतिरोधी भारत – आपदा मुक्त भारत
RANKS AND INDICES
ISB Hyderabad ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in Forbes Best International 1-Year Business Schools 2019
- Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, Telangana ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in the Forbes Best International 1-Year Business Schools 2019 rankings.
- The Forbes surveyed more than 100 schools.
- The annual Forbes list ranked the schools on their 5-year MBA (Master of Business Administration) gain.
- ISB participated in the ranking for the first time.
- ISB’s Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) is currently ranked 24 worldwide as per the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2019.
The top most institutes are:
1 International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Lausanne, Switzerland
2 Insead Fontainebleau (France) & Singapore
3 Judge Business School Cambridge, United Kingdom
4 SDA Bocconi School of Management Milan, Italy
5 Said Business School Oxford, United Kingdom
APPOINTMENT
IndiGo board appoints Pallavi Shardul as an independent director
- InterGlobe Aviation Limited operated IndiGo has appointed advocate Pallavi Shardul Shroff as independent woman director in the company.
- The appointment was approved by the board of directors of the airline.
- The appointment comes after the proposal initiated by IndiGo’s co-promoter Rakesh Gangwal who demanded the appointment of an independent woman director in the airline’s board.
- She is is currently a director on the boards of premium companies like Apollo Tyres Ltd., Trident Ltd., Asian Paints Ltd., Paytm’s One97 Communications Ltd and Juniper Hotels Ltd.
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IndiGo is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It is the largest airline in India by passengers carried and fleet size, with a 48.1% domestic market share as of June 2019.
- CEO: Rahul Bhatia
Madhukar Kamath has been elected as the chairman of ABC
- Madhukar Kamath, the chairman emeritus of advertising firm DDB Mudra Group, has been elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2019-20.
- The board has also selected Devendra V Darda as Managing Director and Lokmat Media as deputy chairman.
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Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC): Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) founded in 1948 is a not-for-profit, voluntary organization. It consists of publishers, advertisers, and advertising agencies as members. ABC conducts pioneering work to develop audit procedures to certify the circulation figures of publications which are members of ABC.
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Amit Panghal settles with historic silver in World Championships
- Amit Panghal settled for the silver medal at World Boxing Championships after he lost to Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov 3-2 in the 52kg category final.
- He became the first Indian male pugilist to win a silver in World Championships at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
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Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble
- Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
- President: Vladimir Putin
Rahul Aware wins bronze in 61 kg free-style category at World Championship
- Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze medal in men’s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- He beat 17th seeded American Tyler Lee Graff 11-4 to ensure he finished on the podium.
- It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver and 4 bronzes.
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Kazakhstan (Capital/Currency): Nur-Sultan/ tenge
- President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
India recorded best ever performance in 2019 World Wrestling Championships
- India won a total of 5 medals in the World Wrestling Championships.
- It is recorded as their best-ever medal haul in an edition of World Wrestling Championships.
| WINNER | AWARD | CATEGORY |
| Deepak Punia | Silver | 86kg category |
| Ravi Kumar | Bronze | 57kg category |
| Rahul Aware | Bronze | 61kg category |
| Bajrang Punia | Bronze | 65kg category |
| Vinesh Phogat | Bronze | 53kg category |
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2019 World Wrestling Championships:
- The 2019 World Wrestling Championships was held from 14 Sep 2019 to 22 Sep 2019 at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- The tournament served as qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- The top 6 wrestlers from each category had earned their National Olympic Committees (NOCs) a qualification.
AWARDS
Ladakhi Shondol dance creates history by entering into Guinness book of World record
- Shondol dance, which is known as the royal dance of Ladakh, has created history by entering into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Ladakhi dance.
- Shondol is a famous dance, which artistes used to perform for the king of Ladakh.
- The event was held on the concluding day of the ongoing Buddhist carnival Naropa festival near the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh.
- As many as 408 women attired in traditional dresses and beautiful headgears performed the dance, which broke the previous record of 299 artists dance of Shondol in the 2018 festival.
71st Emmy Awards 2019 declared
- The 71st annual primetime Emmy Awards honours handed out at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Here is the complete list of Winners of EMMY AWARDS 2019:
| No. | CATEGORY | WINNER |
| 1 | OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES | Game of Thrones (HBO) |
| 2 | OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES | Fleabag (Amazon) |
| 3 | LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA | Billy Porter, Pose |
| 4 | LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA | Jodie Comer, Killing Eve |
| 5 | LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY | Bill Hader, Barry |
| 6 | LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY | Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag |
| 7 | SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA | Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones |
| 8 | SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA | Julia Garner, Ozark |
| 9 | SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY | Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel |
| 10 | SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY | Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel |
| 11 | OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES | Chernobyl (HBO) |
| 12 | OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (Netflix) |
| 13 | LEAD ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us |
| 14 | LEAD ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon |
| 15 | SUPPORTING ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal |
| 16 | SUPPORTING ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE | Patricia Arquette, The Act |
| 17 | COMPETITION PROGRAM | RuPaul’s Drag Race |
| 18 | VARIETY SKETCH SERIES | Saturday Night Live |
Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold Awards
- Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan.
- The awards are given for an ethnic food restaurant run by women at Kumarakom(Kerala) under its Responsible Tourism(RT) mission, the second one for Kerala tourism campaign advertisement ‘Come Out and Play’ and the third one was for its website keralatourism.org.
- This year(2019), Kerala Tourism won the highest number of PATA awards in the South Asia region.
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Kerala:
- Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
- Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
- Governor: Arif Mohammad 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
Sonu Nigam has been honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award
- Sonu Nigam, the Popular Bollywood playback singer, was honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the 21st Century Icon Awards in London.
- Nigam was among a host of winners across a range of categories at a gala awards ceremony held at the UK.
Other winners of the award included:
| CATEGORY | WINNER | CURRENT POSITION |
| Outstanding Media and Entertainment Award | Kalli Purie | Vice-Chairperson of India Today Group |
| Specialist Professional Award | Charlotte Crosswell | CEO of Innovate Finance UK
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| Inspirational Icon Award | Asha De Vos | Marine Biologist, Ocean Educator and Pioneer Blue Whale Research within the Indian Ocean |
| Competitive Sports Award | Rachael Burford, | Rugby Player and Founder of Burford Academy the UK
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Gully boy has been nominated for 92nd Oscar Awards
- The movie Gully Boy has been selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards.
- The ceremony has been scheduled to take place on 9 February 2020.
- The Zoya Akhtar directorial has drawn inspiration from the lives of Mumbai street rappers Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh aka Naezy.
- The story revolves around the underground rap movement in India.
- Gully Boy was starred by Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt along with Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Vijay Raaz in pivotal roles.
- The film received a number of awards including the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea and Best Film at the Indian Festival of Melbourne in August 2019.
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- 92nd Academy Awards will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
- The award honors the best films of the year 2019.
- The award ceremony will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on February 9, 2020.
OBITUARIES
Veteran American Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert S Boyd passes away
- Noted American Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Skinner Boyd passed away.
- He worked as the Washington bureau chief of Knight Ridder for 20 years, once the nation’s 2nd -largest newspaper chain with properties like The Philadelphia Inquirer and Miami Herald.
Veteran actor and multi-faceted artiste S.K. Padmadevi passes away
- Veteran actor and multi-faceted artiste S.K. Padmadevi passed away.
- She was part of the first Kannada talkie film Bhakta Dhruva (1934).
- She starred in Samsara Nouke. It is the first Kannada social film (1936).
- She was the recipient of R. Nagendra Rao award for lifetime achievement by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy in 2016.
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