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Current Affairs Today – 29th & 30th September 2019

IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES

28^th September: International Day for Universal Access to Information

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) observe International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on 28 September every year.
• The theme of this year’s celebration: Leaving No One Behind!
• UNESCO is commemorating the International Day for Universal Access to Information with a series of ‘Open Talks’ to be held in Lima, Peru.

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UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Paris, France.

• Founded: 16 November 1945, London, United Kingdom
• Formation: 4 November 1946
• Headquarters: Paris, France
• Head: Audrey Azoulay

28^th September: World Rabies Day

• The World Health Organization 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 day also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.

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WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Head: Tedros Adhanom
• Founded: 7 April 1948

29^th September: World Heart Day (WHD)

• World Heart Day (WHD) was 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.
• THEME: “My Heart, Your Heart”

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World Heart Federation is a nongovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland in 1971 In 1978 the International Society of Cardiology merged with the International Cardiology Federation to form the International Society and Federation of Cardiology.

• Founded: 2000
• Headquarters location: Geneva, Switzerland

30^th September: International Translation Day

• The United Nations 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, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security.

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United Nations: It is an International Organization. Its Objective of UN is to not only maintain International Peace and Security but also to develop Friendly relations among nations.

• Founded – 24th October, 1945
• Headquarter- New York,United States
• Secretary General- Antonio Guterres (9th SG OF UN)
• He is from PORTUGAL
• Portugal (Capital/Currency) – Lisbon/ Euro
• United States (Capital/Currency) – Washington, D.C/ US Dollar

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Midnapore becomes 5000th railway station to be Wi-Fi enabled

• Midnapore in West Bengal became the 5000th railway station in the country to be Wi-Fi enabled.
• The Railway officials to ensure digital empowerment, locals and passengers are now connected to free and fast internet in and around 5000 stations of the country.
• Rail Tel started the project of providing Wi-Fi facility at railway stations in January 201 6 from Mumbai Central station in Maharashtra.

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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.

India Hands Over Rs. 2.41 Crore Worth School Building To Nepal

• India handed over a new school building costing Rs. 2.41 crores to the Nepal government that would boost the learning environment of students from the marginalized sections in the Himalayan nation.
• The new building of Kuleshwor Awas Secondary School in Kathmandu city was jointly inaugurated by Ajay Kumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Kathmandu, in the presence of several senior officials from the Nepal government.
• Kuleshwor Awas Secondary School has 800 students and is run with community support. Around 50 per cent of the students in the school are girls and most of the students come from the marginalised section of the society.
• The new school infrastructure is a three-storey structure comprising 20 class rooms, separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls on each floor, underground water tank and furniture.

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Nepal (Capital/Currency): Kathmandu/ Nepalese rupee

• Prime Minister: K P Sharma Oli
• President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 1,058 crores 22-km stretch of Delhi-Meerut Expressway

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Delhi-Meerut Expressway phase-3, built at a cost of Rs 1,058 crores.
• The 82-kilometer long Delhi-Meerut Expressway connects Delhi with Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh.
• The third phase or package from Dasna in Ghaziabad to Hapur is over 22-km long, with a civil cost of Rs 1,058 crores.
• This 6-lane section has 2 2 lane service roads on both side, and a 4.68-km long 6-lane elevated corridor at Pilkhuwa.

Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till Dec 31

• The deadline to link permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar has been extended by three months till 31st of December.
• Earlier, the deadline was September 30. This is the seventh time that the government has extended the deadline for individuals to link their PAN with Aadhaar.

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UIDAI is mandated to issue an easily verifiable 12 digit random number as Unique Identity – Aadhaar to all Residents of India.

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founder: Government of India
• Founded: 28 January 2009, India
• Key person: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS

Ten-day Mysuru Dasara festival inaugurated in Karnataka

• The ten-day Mysuru Dasara festival was inaugurated by celebrated Kannada novelist Dr. S L Bhyrappa.
• The festival will be marked by cultural programmes, sports events, wrestling competition, film and food festival, book exhibition, flower shows.
• The festivities will culminate with the grand elephant procession on Vijayadashmi day.
• Badminton world champion P V Sindhu will launch the Dasara sports events.
• Ranu Mandal, whose singing capabilities were discovered by a video at the Kolkata Railway Station will be honoured on the occasion.

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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.

Assam: ‘Plants for Plastic’ campaign to be launched in Bongaigaon distt

• In Assam, in order to gradually collect and remove the harmful plastics from the eco- system Bongaigaon District administration is going to launch a campaign ‘Plants for Plastic’.
• The campaign aims to encourage people to collect and remove plastic from their houses, commercial establishments and educational institutions.
• Under this unique initiative, any person can deposit one kilogram plastic in the Municipality office and get a valuable sapling for free.
• In line with “Swacchata hi Seva” campaign, this event aims at minimizing the usage of plastic bags throughout the district.

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Assam:

• Capital: Dispur
• Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal
• Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Nepal Rastra Bank issues commemorative coins on 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

• The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Dr Chiranjibi Nepal & Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri have jointly released three 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 in the program.
• This book has been published by BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation in association with the Indian Embassy in Nepal.

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Nepal (Capital/Currency): Kathmandu/ Nepalese rupee

• Prime Minister: K P Sharma Oli
• President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

Saudi Arabia looking at investing $100 billion in India

• Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter is planning to invest USD 100 billion in India in areas of petrochemicals, infrastructure and mining.
• India is an attractive investment destination for Saudi Arabia and it is eyeing long-term partnerships with New Delhi in key sectors such as oil, gas and mining.
• Saudi Arabia is looking at making investments in India potentially worth USD 100 billion in the areas of energy, refining, petrochemicals, infrastructure, agriculture, minerals and mining.
• Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil giant Aramco’s proposed partnership with Reliance Industries Ltd reflected the strategic nature of the growing energy ties between the two countries.
• India’s value chain from oil supply, marketing, refining to petrochemicals and lubricants is a key part of Aramco’s global downstream strategy.

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Saudi Arabia (Capital/Currency): Riyadh/ Saudi riyal

• King: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurates exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy at Russia

• Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated a unique exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana.
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting inaugurated a special day-long seminar.
• The seminar was organised to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi as part of 150 years of celebrating the Mahatma.
• He also inaugurated special day-long seminar organised to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi as part of 150 years of celebrating the Mahatma.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders.

• Headquarters: Beijing, China
• Founded: 26 April 1996
• Secretary-General: Vladimir Norov

Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble

• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
• President: Vladimir Putin

Walk for peace to mark Gandhi’s 150th anniversary in Dubai

• Four-Kilometre walk for Peace and Tolerance by people of different nationalities will mark the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Dubai.
• The programme organized by the Indian Consulate in Dubai along with the local community and the host government will be organized at the Zabeel Park in Dubai.
• Gandhi Bhajan and a meditation session will be other activities to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.
• Painting and debate competitions are being organized by the Indian Consulate in various schools of the United Arab Emirates as well.

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United Arab Emirates (Capital/Currency): Abu Dhabi/ ‎UAE dirham‎

• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

31st International Conference on Sindh held in London

• The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) hosted a 31st international conference on Sindh in London.
• In WSC the participants highlighted issues such as enforced disappearances of activists, human rights violations and forced conversion of religious minorities in Pakistan.
• The 31st International Conference on Sindh slammed Pakistan over its failure to respect democratic rights and curbs on by the country’s military and called on the need to tackle growing religious extremism.

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World Sindhi Congress is a human rights education and advocacy organizations for Sindh. WSC is a registered company in England and Wales and in the US, organized to carry out non-profit activities.

• Founded: 1988
• Chairman of World Sindhi Congress: Rubina Shaikh

7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 held in Mumbai, Maharashtra

• 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• THEME: “Prosperous Society: Stronger Society”
• AIM: to bring together financially successful members in Hindu society such as traders, bankers, technocrats, investors, industrialists to share business knowledge, expertise and resources with their fellow brethren.
• The World Hindu Economic Forum has earlier been organised in London, Chicago, Losa Angeles, Hong Kong, and Nairobi.

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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.

APPOINTMENT

Suresh Chitturi appointed International Egg Commission chief

• Suresh Chitturi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India’s leading poultry firm Srinivasa Farms, has been appointed as chairman of the International Egg Commission(IEC) for the next two years.
• The appointment was made at the IEC Global Leadership Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark.
• He will be the first chair from Asia in the history of the institution, as he assumes the role of the Chairman of IEC.

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IEC: The International Egg Commission exists to link people across the globe, and is the only organisation that represents the global egg industry. It is a unique community that shares information and develops relationships across cultures and nationalities.

Justice Rajendra Menon will be the new Chairperson of Armed Forces Tribunal

• Justice Rajendra Menon will be the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi as the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).
• Justice Rajendra Menon is the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
• The current Chairperson Justice Virender Singh is retiring on October 6.
• Justice Rajendra Menon born on 7 June 1957.
• He is the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
• He was appointed as an Additional Judge to the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
• He became Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
• He was appointed as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and retired on June 6, 2019.

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Armed Forces Tribunal is a military tribunal in India. It was established under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007. In 1999, the Law Commission’s 169th report stated that disciplinary and service matters required quick resolutions and proposed a special tribunal for the military and paramilitary forces.

• Founded: 2007

RBI appoints Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as new administrator for PMC Bank

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) superseded the Board of crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Ltd. Mumbai
• She is appointed Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as the administrator of the bank.
• The RBI increased the amount of withdrawal allowed to the depositors from Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000.
• The directives of RBI shall remain in force for a period of six months.
• The development comes at a time when the lender’s suspended MD reportedly admitted to the RBI that the bank’s actual exposure to the bankrupt HDIL is over Rs 6,500 crore four times the regulatory cap or a whopping 73% of its entire assets of Rs 8,880 crore.

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RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.

• Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Sumit Nagal wins title at ATP Challenger Tournament

• Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has won the men’s singles title at the ATP Challenger Tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• He defeated Argentina’s Facundo Bognis by 6-4, 6-2 to win the title.
• He jumped of 26 spots to achieve a career-best ranking of 135.

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Argentina (Capital/Currency): Buenos Aires/ Argentine peso

• President: Mauricio Macri

Aryna Sabalenka wins WTA Wuhan Open

• Aryna Sabalenka has won the WTA Wuhan Open held in Wuhan, China.
• She became the first player to claim back-to-back titles in Wuhan.
• She defeated American Alison Riske in the summit clash by 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
• She has also joined Petra Kvitova as the only two-time Wuhan Open champion.

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China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi

• President: Xi Jinping

DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS

INDO-KAZAKHSTAN Joint Military Exercise KAZIND 2019

• Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
• The exercise will comprise of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian and Kazakhstan Army who would be sharing their experience gained during conduct of various counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the past.
• Exercise KAZIND-2019 is the 4th 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 an emphasis on counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain.
• The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation further fostering bilateral relations between the two nations.

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Kazakhastan (Capital/Currency): Nur-Sultan/Tenge

• Prime Minister: Askar Mamin

Rajnath Singh launches website of DefEXpo

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today launched the website of 11th edition of DefEXpo, to be held in Lucknow from 5th to 8th February next year.
• The website, www.defexpo.gov.in provides online services to exhibitors, besides hosting informative content about the product profile of Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories.

AWARDS

Tapan Mishra honoured with the National Tourism Award

• Odisha’s Tapan Kumar Mishra has been honoured with the National Tourism Award for the Category of “Best Tourist Guide” for the year 2017-18 during celebration of the World Tourism Day.
• He is a freelance Tourist Guide approved by the Union Ministry of Tourism.

Kallie Puri awarded with “India’s Most Powerful Women in Media”

• India’s Kallie Puri has been awarded with “India’s Most Powerful Women in Media” award at the famed Confluence Excellence Awards.
• She received the prestigious award at the British Parliament.
• She is the Vice-Chairperson of the India Today Group.

Documentary on Real Kashmir FC nominated for BAFTA Awards

• A documentary on Srinagar-based football club Real Kashmir FC has nominated in the prestigious British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
• The documentary, aired by BBC Scotland earlier this year on the journey of former Rangers ace David Robertson at the helm of Real Kashmir FC, 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.

Thanu Padmanabhan gets 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.

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M P Birla Memorial Award 2019

• The M P Birla Memorial Award comprises a citation, trophy and a cheque for Rs 2,51,000.
• The award was introduced in 1993 in recognition to the excellence in research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Science and related areas.

Ayushmann named Actor of the Year at GQ Men of the Year Awards 2019

• Ayushmann Khurrana won the Actor of the Year award at the 11th edition of GQ Men of the Year Awards held in Mumbai.
• Shahid Kapoor won the Ultimate GQ Man award and the Rule Breaker of the Year award went to Katrina Kaif.
• Hrithik Roshan was given the Game Changer of the Year award.
• The environmentalist Afroz Shah presented with Eco-Warrior award for his efforts at cleaning the beaches of Mumbai.

K Siva Reddy to get Saraswati Samman Award

• Telugu poet K Siva Reddy conferred the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018 for his collection of poems titled Pakkaki Ottigilite.
• The award instituted by the KK Birla Foundation, is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any official Indian languages and published during the preceding 10 years.
• The highest recognition in the field of Indian literature and carries a cash purse of Rs 15 lakh.
• Reddy is counted among the most renowned modern poets in Telugu.
• He has also taught English literature and produced 23 volumes of poetry.

OBITUARIES

Former Foreign Secretary KPS Menon (Junior) passes away

• Former diplomat KPS Menon (junior) passed away.
• He was a 1951 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.
• He had served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 1987 to 1989.
• He served as an ambassador to various countries, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan and China.

Veteran actor Viju Khote passes away

• Veteran actor Viju Khote, passed away in Mumbai today.
• He was 78.
• He had acted in more than 300 Hindi and Marathi films.
• He gained fame for his character Kaliya in the blockbuster film Sholay.

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