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Current Affairs Today – 9th, 10th & 11th September 2019

IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES

SIWI organized 2019 World water week observed in Stockholm

• Week-long conference on global water issues the 2019 World Water Week organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) observed in Stockholm, Sweden from 25 to 30 August.
• The theme is Water for society – Including all.
• Dr Jackie King was awarded 2019 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate during the conference for her contribution to global river management.

World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 is observed on 10 September

• World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 is observed on 10 September every year.
• The day aims to raise awareness of the risks of suicide and to fund suicide prevention activities. It also aims to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides.
• THEME: Working Together to Prevent Suicide
• The Day was initiated by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The day is being observed since 2003.

BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS

RBI to launch a mobile app to aid the visually impaired

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to implement the idea to develop a mobile application with an aim to help the visually impaired people to identify currency notes.
• For this, RBI has selected Daffodil Pvt Ltd.
• Features of the app as per RBI guidelines:
• The application should be able to identify the denomination of legal tender banknotes of Mahatma Gandhi Series and Mahatma Gandhi (New) series by capturing the image of the notes that are placed in front of the mobile camera or scrolled across it.
• The mobile application should be searchable via voice option in all app stores.
• The mobile application should be able to identify the banknote denomination in 2 seconds or less.
• It shall provide multilingual support as well as audio notification.

PNB puts up 11 NPA accounts for sale to recover dues of Rs 1,234 crores

• Punjab National Bank, a government-run put up for sale nearly a dozen Non Performing Assets (NPA) to recover dues of over Rs 1,234 crore.
• The bank invited bids from Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)/ NBFCs/ banks/ financial institutions for 11 NPA accounts.
• The PNB given in-principle approval for amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India with the lander.

SBI cuts lending rates 10 bps

• SBI announced its fifth-rate cut on its marginal cost of funds based lending rate by 10 basis points (bps) across all tenors.
• The interest rate is now 8.15%. It will be effective from 10 September 2019.
• The reduction in the lending rate is expected to profit all the current SBI clients who have a home, auto and other category loans of MCLR.
• SBI has also reduced term deposit (TD) rates by up to 25 basis points.
• The aim of the rate cut is for boosting credit requests in the festival season.

UK Sinha committee recommends Telangana startup policy for startups in other states

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) backed UK Sinha committee has recommended that Telangana’s innovative model for start-ups should be assessed for possible replication in other states.
• UK Sinha, the former Chairman of SEBI, led committee submitted its report in June.

IPPB launched AePS services

• India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) rolled out Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) services.
• IPPB become the single largest platform in the country for providing interoperable banking services to the customers of any bank.
• The AePS services linked to Aadhaar can perform basic banking services such as cash withdrawals and balance inquiry irrespective of the bank
• The launch of AePS by India Post Payments Bank enhances the last mile interoperable banking infrastructure by 2.5 times.

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

PM Modi to address Annual UNGA session

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address the 74th annual high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session on 27 September 2019.
• He will also be holding a series of bilateral and multilateral discussion with his counterparts.
• On September 22, he will visit Houston where he will address the Howdy, Modi!, the Indian-American community summit. The summit is to be hosted by Texas India Forum.
• PM Modi will also be hosting a special event Leadership Matters: Relevance of Gandhi in the Contemporary World on September 24 in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber in New York, USA.

PM inaugurated AURIC

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC), India’s first industrial smart city, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
• The programme aims to boost the Government of India’s Smart Cities programme.
• PM Modi inaugurated Auric hall.
• AURIC is India’s first greenfield smart city. Aurangabad has been planned to be the new benchmark of industrial progress. It is situated in the underdeveloped Marathwada region.
• The 10,000-acre big AURIC is a part of the under-construction Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
• The city is being promoted as a major industrial hub on the DMIC.

Centre to invest USD 130 bn for fleet modernization

• The government has planned to introduce a mega plan to spend $130 billion for fleet modernization in the next 5-7 years across all armed forces.
• The government aims to speed up the modernization of the Army, Navy and the Air Force.

DPIIT to Launch Plastic Waste Management Campaign for Swachhta Hi Sewa 2019

• The theme of this year’s Swachhta hi Sewa is Plastic Waste Management. Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry is playing a critical two-fold role for the success of the campaign as mandated by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• DPIIT will ensure recycling of plastic waste collected on 2nd October 2019.

Prime Minister to Launch Kisan Man Dhan Yojana on the 12th of September

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana on the 12th of September at Ranchi, Jharkhand.
• The Scheme shall secure the lives of 5 Crore Small and Marginal Farmers by providing a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month to attain 60 years of age.
• The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,774 Crores for the next three years.
• The small and marginal farmers who are currently between the ages of 18 to 40 years can apply for the scheme.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall inaugurate 400 Eklavya Model Residential Schools to provide quality upper primary, secondary, and senior secondary level education to ST Students in Tribal dominated areas.
• The New Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Building and lay the foundation stone for the New Secretariat Building at Ranchi.
• He inaugurates the Multi-Modal Terminal at Sahebganj.

Union Minister of State for Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates the exhibition PRA-KASHI on finest trends of contemporary weaving

• Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition PRA-KASHI in New Delhi.
• The National Museum, New Delhi in collaboration with Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi organized this exhibition.
• The exhibition will remain open for general public till 8th October 2019 between 10 am to 6 pm.

PM of St.Vincent and Grenadines visits India

• Prime Minister of St. Vincent and Grenadines Dr.Hon’ble Ralph Everard Gonsalves met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 5-day visit to India.
• PM Gonsalves also participated in the high-level United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) Symposium held at New Delhi.

PM Narendra Modi launches National Animal Disease Control Programme

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
• The programme aims at vaccinating over 500 Million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs against foot and mouth disease.
• The programme also aims at vaccinating 36 million female bovine calves annually in its fight against Brucellosis disease.
• The government will fund the programme for Rs 12,652 crore for a period of 5 years till 2024. The programme has two components: to control the diseases by 2025 and eradication by 2030.

STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS

Two UTs J&K, Ladakh will have a common high court

• State Judicial Academy of Jammu & Kashmir said that J&K and Ladakh will become two separate Union territories (UTs) from 31 October but it will have a common high court.
• This order was issued by the State Judicial Academy’s Director Rajeev Gupta.

Kerala to introduce iWTC in Kozhikode

• For the first time ever, the Kerala State government is to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC) in Kozhikode.
• It is in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• iWTC aims to boost women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity by providing women a safe place away from home to start new businesses.

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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

Campaign against single used plastic begins in Bihar

• In Bihar, the campaign against single used plastic will begin today.
• Mass Awareness Campaign will be launched by holding Swatchha Hi Seva campaign from today till 1st of October from Urban areas to villages.
• Under this campaign, single used plastic will be collected at ward level and it will be sent to collection centres of local bodies for recycling.

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Bihar:

• Capital:Patna
• Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar
• Governor: Phagu Chauhan
• National Park: Valmiki National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Rajgir WLS,Gautam Budha WLS,Kaimur WLS

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan won U17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football 2019 title

• Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) won U17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football title.
• The game started with Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) enjoying the majority.

China to invest USD 1 bn in Pakistan development projects

• China has announced its plan to invest $1 billion in the development projects in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
• The announcement was made by China’s Ambassador Yao Jing in the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) in Islamabad.
• It aims to further boost bilateral ties between the countries.

World’s highest marathon was held in Ladakh

• The eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon was held in Leh town, Jammu Kashmir.
• More than 6,000 runners from different parts of India and 25 foreign countries participated in the marathon.
• It was sponsored by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).

India participated in the 84th TIF in Greece

• The 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) was held in Greece.
• The fair is being held from 7 September- 15 September 2019.
• TIF was organized by TIF-Helexpo.
• India is the honoured country in the international trade fair.
• TIF aimed to deepen the long diplomatic relations of Greece and India.
• It stressed the need to further support the two countries’ economic relations.

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Greece (Capital/Currency): Athens/Euro

• President: Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo, Japan

• Typhoon Faxai has hit Tokyo, Japan. There were winds of up to 210km/h (130mph).
• Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a decade.
• The Authorities have issued non-compulsory evacuation warnings to more than 390,000 people.

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Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen

• Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

The 7th RCEP is being held in Thailand

• The 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting is being held from 8-10 September 2019 at Bangkok, Thailand.
• In the meeting 10 members of ASEAN countries, their six free trade agreement (FTA) partners.
• India will be represented by the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways Piyush Goyal.

Amit Shah chairs 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council 2019 in Guwahati Assam

• Amit Shah hosted the two-day event of 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council 2019 (NEC, a nodal agency for the economic and social development of the North East which consists of 8 states of the region) at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati, Assam.
• The governors and Chief Ministers of 8 northeastern states Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim participated in the event.
• He reviewed the ongoing development projects in the Northeast.

Union Environment Minister addresses the 5th Convocation of the Forest Research Institute Dehradun

• Union Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri PrakashJavadekar, addressed the 5th Convocation of Forest Research Institute (FRI) Deemed to be University at Dehradun.
• The forest officials were responsible for the protection of the wildlife possible without the help of the people living in the forests.
• The minister inaugurated the new buildings of Guest House and Women’s Hostel at the Wildlife Institute of India at Dehradun.

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held at Geneva

• The UN Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in its 22nd Session took up India’s initial Country Report for consideration at UNHRC in Geneva.
• India is a signatory of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
• The launch of the National Institute of psychological state Rehabilitation (NIMHR) was held Under the excellence of the RPwD Act, 2016.

ANGAN, an international conference, was held in New Delhi

• An international conference Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat (ANGAN) was held from 9-12 September in New Delhi.
• The conference focus on Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector.
• The conference was inaugurated by Shri Raj Pal, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Power and Shri Abhay Bakre, DG, BEE.
• The Conference was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power in collaboration with GIZ under the Indo German Technical Cooperation.

National conference on crop residue management 2019 was held in New Delhi

• The National Conference of Farmers on crop residue management 2019 was held in New Delhi.
• The National Conference was held with an aim to address concerns of farmers and State Governments.
• The national conference was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• Farmers from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi participated in the conference. Around 1000 farmers participated in the conference.

24th World Energy Congress commence in Abu Dhabi

• The 24th World Energy Congress commence in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.
• World Energy Congress aims to bring together international energy stakeholders, including governments, private and state corporations, academia and media.
• THEME: “Energy for Prosperity”

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UAE (Capital/Currency): Abu Dhabi/Dirham

• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

RANKS AND INDICES

Mumbai ranks 5th and New Delhi 11th in the 2019 Knight Frank Co-Living Index

• Knight Frank India, the leading international property consultancy launched a report titled Insights on Co-living an Asia-Pacific Perspective.
• Beijing is ranked 1st in the Co-living Index followed by Tokyo and Shanghai.
• Mumbai is ranked 5th in Knight Frank India’s co-living Index.

Jammu and Kashmir topped the highest consumption of iodized salt

• Jammu & Kashmir topped the highest consumption of iodized salt and Tamil Nadu ranked last as the lowest consumption of iodized salt in the country.
• The study has shown 76.3% of Indian households use iodized salt with fifteen components of per million of iodine.
• Salt producers in India:
• Gujarat produces 71% of salt in the country
• It is followed by Rajasthan at 17%
• Tamil Nadu, being the third-largest producer of Salt in India, produces 11%
• The rest of the country produces 1% of the salt produced

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J&K:

• Capitals- Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)
• Governor- Satya Pal Malik.
• National Parks(NP)-Dachigam NP, Hemis NP, Kishtwar NP, Salim Ali NP

AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED

Gurugram Police ties up with tech giant Google

• The Gurugram traffic police have tied up with Google maps for real time traffic updates.
• The traffic related information will be shared in real time for public use.
• The information such as planned road closures, diversions, traffic alerts regarding road crash etc. will be shared by Gurugram traffic police with Google maps.
• Responding to the situation, Google maps will immediately update the information on its public maps.

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Google: Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

• Founded: 4 September 1998, Menlo Park, California, United States
• Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin
• CEO: Sundar Pichai

Niti Aayog, McKinsey to Launch First Digital Capability Centre

• National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC).
• McKinsey supports five such digital capability centres across the globe – Aachen, Chicago, Singapore, Venice, and Beijing.
• DCC is a unique digital manufacturing learning centre offering company leaders and their workforces hands-on experience and workshops in next-generation technology to help them advance their operations, design and productivity and can be used at all levels of the value chain.

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NITI Aayog: The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India, established with the aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

• Formed: 1 January 2015
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• CEO: Amitabh Kant
• Chairman: PM Narendra Modi
• Vice-Chairman: Rajiv Kumar

APPOINTMENT

Kalraj Mishra took oath as Rajasthan Governor

• Former Union Minister Kalraj Mishra took oath as the new Governor of Rajasthan.
• The oath of office was administered by Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat.
• He will succeed former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.

Vijay Kumar Chopra and Vineet Jain elected as Chairman and Vice Chairman of PTI

• The Board of Directors (BoD) of Press Trust of India (PTI), India’s premier news agency 71st annual general meeting Vijay Kumar Chopra & Vineet Jain elected as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of PTI.
• He served as the Chairman of PTI in 2001-02 and 2009-10 & as the President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS).

Madras High Court Chief Justice Sends Resignation Papers To President

• Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani sent her resignation papers to President Ram Nath Kovind.
• The decision to transfer her was taken by the collegium based on the feedback received from the Madras High Court.

Nissan CEO Saikawa resigns

• Nissan Motor CEO Hiroto Saikawa has resigned his position.
• Saikawa was appointed as CEO of Nissan after a 40-year career in April 2017. Previously he served as co-CEO with Ghosn from November 2016.
• He will be temporarily replaced by chief operating officer (COO) Yasuhiro Yamauchi.

Rajiv Kumar appointed as the new MD of Microsoft India

• Rajiv Kumar as the new managing director of Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt Ltd (MIRPL).
• Rajiv, who is currently the Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft’s Experiences and Devices) Group.
• He will replace Anil Bhansali.
• He will continue as the Corporate Vice President of Cloud & Enterprise.

PK Mishra appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Modi

• The government has appointed PK Mishra as the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• He was currently serving as the additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.
• He replaces Nripendra Misra, who stepped down last month as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Bandaru Dattatreya sworn in as governor of Himachal Pradesh

• BJP senior leader Bandaru Dattatreya toady sworn in as governor of Himachal Pradesh in a ceremony at Rajbhwan in Shimla.
• Himachal Pradesh High Court Judge Dharam Chand Chaudhary administered the oath of office and secrecy to Bandaru Dattatreya.
• He succeeded Kalraj Mishra, who has been appointed the governor of Rajasthan.

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Himachal Pradesh:

• Capital: Shimla
• Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur
• Governor: Kalraj Mishra
• National Park: Pin Valley NP, Great Himalaya NP, Inderkilla NP, Khirganga NP, Simbalbara NP,
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Bandli WLS, Daranghati WLS, Dhauladhar WLS, Nargu WLS, Pong Dam Lake WLS, Shilli WLS, Talra WLS

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Rafael clinched the 2019 US Open title

• World number two Rafael Nadal won the 2019 US Open title.
• He defeated world number five Daniil Medvedev.
• This is Nadal’s fourth US Open title.
• He received a top prize of $3.85 million.
• Men’s title:
• Singles: Rafael Nadal
• Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal, Robert Farah
• Women’s title:
• Singles: Bianca Andreescu
• Doubles: Elise Mertens, Aryna Sabalenka
• Mixed doubles title: Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Jamie Murray

Kenyas Kosgei sets new record in 2019 Great North Run

• kenya’s Brigid Kosgei won the women’s half-marathon event in 2019 Great North Run in Newcastle, England.
• She finished the run with a time duration of 1 hour four minutes and twenty-eight seconds.
• Her time was twenty-three seconds faster than Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei on September 8th, 2019 in London.

DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS

SLINEX 2019 is being held at Visakhapatnam

• The annual Joint Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise named SLINEX 2019 is being held from 7-12 September at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
• The seventh edition of the joint drills exercise is being held.
• SLINEX 2019, the bilateral maritime exercise, aims to help the two Navies to understand each other’s procedures and to contribute towards maritime security in the Indian Ocean region.

AWARDS

Anil Agarwal honoured with a lifetime achievement award at 19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019 held in London

• The Chairman of Vedanta Resources Anil Agarwal conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the 19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards.
• BBC News Economics Editor Faisal Islam chose for the media achievement award.
• The Deputy Mayor of London Rajesh Agrawal received the editor’s award for public service.

Pawan Munjal to be honoured with Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame

• Managing Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, Pawan Munjal will be inducted into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame.
• He will be inducted for his support to “Golf” in India and around the world.
• The induction ceremony will be held at the 2019 Asian Golf Awards Gala Banquet.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Chandrayaan 2 Lander has been located in Moon

• Chandrayaan-2’s Lander module Vikram has been located on the lunar surface.
• The Lander was located by the image sent captured by the on-board camera of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.
• The image also showed that rover Pragyan is housed inside it.
• The Indian space agency also said the data that was received is being analyzed.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

A book titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past, 1883-1924” released

• A book titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past, 1883-1924″ is penned by Bengaluru-based historian Vikram Sampath and published by Penguin.
• This book describing the life of freedom fighter and Philosopher Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar.

OBITURIES

Former Union minister Ram Jethmalani passed away

• Former Union minister and eminent lawyer Shri Ram Jethmalani passed away on 8 September at his official residence in New Delhi.
• He was 95 years old.
• He was suffering from prolonged illness.

Tamil actor, cinematographer and director Rajasekar passes away

• Tamil Film Director, Actor and Cinematographer Raja Sekar passed away. He was a part of the director duo Robert-Rajasekar.
• Along with Robert Ashirwatham, he had directed films such as Palaivanacholai, Chinnapoove Mella Pesu, Dhooram Adhigamillai, Manasukkul Mathappu and Paravaigal Palavidham.

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