Current Affairs September 2019 - Miscellaneous

Varun Dhawan's upcoming movie "Coolie No. 1" became the first Bollywood film to go plastic-free.
The elite Fire and Fury Corps celebrated its 20^th raising day at Leh.
The Election Commission of India hosted the 4^th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies at Bengaluru.
The Election Commission of India hosted International Conference on “Initiatives and Challenges of Social Media and Information Technology in Elections".
Gujarat government has given in-principle approval for an air-conditioned passenger ferry service between Hazira port in Surat and Bandra in Mumbai to start from November 2019.
In Uttar Pradesh, rainwater harvesting will be made compulsory in all medical and engineering colleges, educational and business institutions along with government building.
After abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, the Mini Conclave of First Jammu and Kashmir Investor Summit-2019 was held in Leh.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired the 31^st meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) organised by the Department of Pensions & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.
President Ramnath Kovind embarked on three-nation tour from Aug 9^th to 17^th to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and climate change Prakash Javdekar inaugurated the new building of Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Typhoon Lingling hit Seoul, South Korea. The typhoon hit Japan before moving towards the Korean peninsula.
Hurricane Dorian made landfall in North Carolina Island, USA. It earlier hit the Bahamas causing 30 deaths.
President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Youth Summit in New Delhi organised by the Youth Awakening Mission, a youth wing of Paavan Chintan Dhara Charitable Trust, Ghaziabad.
PM narendra Modi unveiled a book titled “Transforming Rural Maharashtra”.
Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves arrived in New Delhi on a five-day official visit to India.
Britain's Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd quit the Boris Johnson cabinet due to his failure to pursue a deal with the EU.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur conferred the state-level award to the entire team of Pangaan Anganwadi Center of Child Development Project Katrain Unit for better work under the campaign Poshan Abhiyaan in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put up for sale 11 NPA accounts (non-performing assets) to recover dues of more than 1,234 crore rupees. It has invited bids from asset reconstruction companies NBFCs, banks, financial institutions etc.
Prime Minister also launched the Swachhta Hi Seva Programme with focus on reducing the usage of Single Use Plastic in the country.
Prime Minister Modi launched several other programmes concerning Livestock Health, Nutrition and Dairy Farming.
I&B Minister announced implementation of Accessibility Standard for TV Programmes for the Hearing Impaired.
The 25^th Delhi Book Fair held in Delhi, is based on theme ‘Commemoration of 150^th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’.
Ministry of Railways is observing ‘Swachhta-Hi-Seva Pakhwada’ across its entire network from 11^th September to 2^nd October.
Government has decided not to serve Income Tax notices to the tax payers directly. Notices will first go to a centralized system for examination and scrutiny and then only move further to tax payer. With this the unfettered discretion of Income Tax officers will not be there.
Bihar began the campaign against single used plastic through mass awareness campaign and holding Swatchha Hi Seva campaign till 1^st of October from Urban areas to villages.
Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmeteva paired with Latvian player Kamilla Bartone won junior doubles trophy at US Open.
Prime Minister launched 462 Ekalavya Model Schools across the country in Tribal Dominated Areas. The schools would focus to provide quality upper primary, secondary and senior secondary level education to ST Students in these areas.
ONGC will invest more than 13,000 crore rupees to raise its oil and gas exploration in Assam. ONGC will be drilling more than 220 oil and gas wells throughout the state in next five years.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that odd-even road rationing scheme will be implemented in Delhi from November 4 to 15.
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated Wi-Fi facility at 6 railway stations including Amethi.
Ministry of Human Resource and Development has prepared a module to introduce the study of Artificial Intelligence at the school level by joining hands with the technology leaders like Intel.
17 Indian peacekeepers deployed with the UN mission in South Sudan have been awarded medals in recognition of their service to the people in the world's youngest country.
Army launched recruitment drive for the first batch of women soldiers, who will be inducted in non-combat roles.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ' Nishank' presented CBSE Teacher Awards - 2018 to 34 teachers of the country.
Life Insurance Corporation of India and IDBI Bank to launch a co-branded credit card which will be marketed to customers, agents, and employees of the corporation and its subsidiaries.
Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle in Pune. The van carrying the 'SAVE WATER' message will travel to different parts of the state.
President Ram Nath Kovind has invited Swiss companies to invest in India for mutual benefit in technology and skill development.
Drones attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and an oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco.
World Bank will provide 3000 crore rupees assistance to finance, mini and mega food parks across the country.
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from 2^nd to 21^st November 2020.
Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank, has been inducted to the managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association.
Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) at Mumbai.
Jammu and Kashmir administration booked National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA) to maintain law and order.
The Government of India has launched a major programme offering 1,000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students at IITs in India.
Chief of Indian Coast Guard Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan went to a four-day visit to Bangladesh.
Railways undertook - Massive Shramdan drive with main focus on collection of plastic waste.
The Great Ganga Run-2019 was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi to to create awareness about the river Ganga.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines became the 79^th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative by India aimed at combating the threats of climate change and global warming.
The GST Network has decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for new dealers from January 2020 to check malpractices in GST.
President Ram Nath Kovind, while on a five-day visit to Switzerland, inaugurated a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Villeneuve.
The US has confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, son of terror group al-Qaeda's founder Osama bin Laden, was killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities. Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced that odd-even road rationing scheme will be implemented in Delhi from November 4 to 15.
ONGC will invest more than 13,000 crore rupees to raise its oil and gas exploration in Assam.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah awarded Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar and Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar to government departments and public sector units respectively for their contribution to Hindi.
Film editor Sanjib Kumar Datta, who has movies like Iqbal, Ek Hasina Thi and Mardaani to his credit, passed away.
Shri Shah launched the E-Saral Hindi Vakya Kosh and E-Maha Shabda Kosh Mobile App, both initiatives of the Department of Official Language that aim to harness information technology for the growth of Hindi.
Bangladesh government has proposed to set up a monument in Tripura in memory of the martyrs of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
The 63^rd Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held from 16 to 20 September 2019 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria.
The 5^th International Ramayan Festival was organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in New Delhi.
Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board has been awarded with the Eminent Engineers Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of engineering.
The Scotland Yard of the London police has returned a 12^th-century bronze statue of Buddha solen in 1961 from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) museum in Nalanda.
An unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV called 'Rustom-2' of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) crashed during a trial in an agriculture field in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
The annual Center-2019 International Command Exercise involving six nations was held in Russia from 16 to 21 September 2019.
Corporate tax rates slashed to 22% for domestic companies and 15% for new domestic manufacturing companies and other fiscal reliefs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga jointly unveiled a statue of Lord Buddha at Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar.
Union Power Minister RK Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik jointly inaugurated 15 power projects and laid the foundation stone for 20 others worth 10,000 crore rupees in the state, to ensure 24 hours electricity supply to all the citizens of the country.
Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya qualified for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar has been felicitated in the US with a prestigious Education Excellence Award 2019.
Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur announced that a cricket and sports academy will be set up in Leh, Ladakh.
International Cricket Council has banned Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya from bowling in international matches for 1 year due to illegal bowling action.
National Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Public Architecture’ was held in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park at the UN headquarters.
India's steel production has increased from 22 million tonnes in 1990 to nearly 140 million tonnes.
Former Netherlands footballer Fernando Ricksen died at the age of 43 years.
The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for elections in Maharashtra and Haryana on 21 October and counting for both the states will happen on 24 October.
Indian Bank has signed a bancassurance agreement with Max Bupa.
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze medal in men’s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the World Championship in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 150^th birth anniversary celebrations of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala founder Vaidyaratnam P S Varier at Kottakkal in Malappuram district in Kerala.
Union Minister Amit Singh laid the foundation stone of Janganana Bhawan in New Delhi.
Iconic Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has been honoured with ‘Magnificent Performing Arts Award’ at the 21^st Century Icon Awards in London, United Kingdom (UK).
Adille Sumariwalla has been elected as the member of the International Association of Athletics Federations council.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced an annual support of ₹6,000 to the victims of triple talaq till their rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid.
Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with India’s leading private sector general insurance company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to offer unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) to protect against mosquito-borne diseases.