Monday, September 2, 2019


 important current affairs
1.     Delhi government launched 10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute - Har Ravivar, dengue par war campaign to spread awareness against dengue and chikungunya.
2.     India's Elavenil claims maiden World Cup gold medal in shooting in the women's 10m air rifle competition at Rio de Janeiro.
3.     India appoints Pavan Kapoor as ambassador to UAE
4.     Wing Commander S Dhami becomes the first female officer to become Flight Commander
5.     Indian Air Force's Wing Commander S Dhami has become the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.Dhami took over as Flight Commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase, recently.
6.     Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer
7.     Iran to let women attend football World Cup qualifier
8.     Statue of Unity, Mumbai's Soho House among Time's 100 greatest places in the world
9.      Komalika Bari (Jharkhand) wins World Archery Youth Championships
10.Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that India has set target to restore 50 lakh hectare of its degraded landby 2030. He made this announcement at curtain raiser event for 14th meeting of Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) to be held in India for first time from September 2-13, 2019. India will take President of COP14 for two years from China. 
  1. Indian documentary titled 'I'm Jeeja' has won the top award in the 'Under 30 minute' category at the We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues. The film tells the story of specially-abled activist Jeeja Ghosh who suffers from cerebral palsy. 
  2. A mobile application called 'Maitri' which connects children at orphanages with senior citizens in old-age homes, developed by five 12th class girl students from Noida, Uttar Pradesh has won the bronze medal at global tech competition called ‘Technovation Challenge’ held in San Francisco, United States.
  3. Shashi Shanker, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was honoured with Distinguished Fellowship of Institute of Directors (IOD), 2019 during 29th Institute of Directors (IOD) Annual Day Ceremony held in New Delhi.
  4. The 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference will be held in Thailand’s capital city Bangkok. India will be represented by Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff- Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa.Theme of conference Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference 2019 : “Collaboration in a free and Open Indo – Pacific”.
15.23rd August was observed as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
  1. Maharashtra government will conduct door-to-door screening todetect leprosy and tuberculosis cases in the state. 
  2. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to provide 70 litres of free water per person in the 13 desert districts.
  3. Former opener Vikram Rathour will replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting coach while Bharath Arun and R. Sridhar were retained as bowling and fielding coaches.
  4. Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launched the book titled 'The Diary of Manu Gandhi’ at a function in New Delhi. The book has been brought out by National Archives of India, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in collaboration with Oxford University Press.Manu Gandhi was a grand niece of Mahatma Gandhi.This book has been originally written in Gujarati language has been edited and translated by a well known scholar Dr. Tridip Suhrud. The first volume of the book covers the period of 1943-1944.
  5. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended accreditation of India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for 6 months due to "non-conformities with International Standard for Laboratories." 
  6.  ISRO has signed an agreement with space agency of France to develop a constellation of satellites.
  7.  Punjab has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for implementing Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).
  8.  Saputara Monsoon Festival is celebrated in Gujarat.
  9.  Meeta Narain has been awarded the Pushkin Medal 2019 by Russian government.
  10.  A new statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be inaugurated in the British city of Manchester.
  11.  Haryana Police gets FICCI Smart Policing Awards.(Digital)
  12.  In Madhya Pradesh, Banjari village of Katni district became an integral part of the digital map of the country.
  13. Intel launched first artificial intelligence chip named Nervana NNP-l or Springhill.
  14. Chhattisgarh will launch a pilot project on Nyuntam Aay Yojana.
  15.  The SCO military exercise-2019 will be held in Russia.
  16.  The United Nations 68th Annual Civil Society Conference has organized in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.
  17.  Mother Teresa’s 109th birth anniversary has been celebrated on 26th August.
  18.  Allahabad High Court imposes a ban on playing DJs (Disk Jockey) in Uttar Pradesh fine of up to Rs 1 lakh and will face a 5- year jail term.
  19.  Lt. Governor of Delhi Anil Baijaj launched a ‘QR Code Scheme’ on the Himmat Plus app in Delhi. This mobile app launched by the Delhi Police to ensure the safety of women.
  20.  Bureau of Police Research and Development has observed 49th Foundation Day on 28th August.
  21.  The 18th meeting of Conference of the Parties (CoP 18) of Convention on International Trade in  Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora was held in Geneva, Switzerland from August 17- August 28, 2019.
  22.  Pramod Agarwal to succeed Coal India chairman AK Jha.
  23.  Lionel Aingimea becomes the new President of Nauru.
  24.  Govt. of India extends tenure of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Chairman Pramod Chander Mody by one year.
  25.  Punjab MLA Rajnish Kumar Babbi has passed away. (Congress).
  26.  Ajantha Mendis, spinner from Sri Lanka has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
  27.  Microsoft India has launched a programme called ‘Digital Governance Tech Tour’ to train Government employees.
  28.  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission has been conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access(PAiSA).
  29.  Centre releases Rs. 47,436 crores for afforestation to various states.
  30.  Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched the school education Shagun Portal in New Delhi.
  31.  Elavenil Valarivan won a Gold medal at the Shooting World Cup in Rio de Janeiro in the 10m air rifle category.
  32.  25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship will be held in Arunachal Pradesh (Pasighat in East Siang District).
  33.  International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on 30st August.
  34.  Air India will ban the single use Plastic from October 2.
  35.  Peacock Parachute Spider : Rare tarantula sighted for first time in Pakkamalai Reserve Forests(Eastern Ghats) near Gingee in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. (Critically Endangered).
  36.  Pakistan test-fires nuclear capable Ghaznavi missile.
  37.  Peru and Columbia have proposed for emergency summit for amazon forest.
  38.  Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul lock and Kandangi Saree got GI tag.

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