IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF SEPTEMPER 27th & 28th 2019
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 27th & 28th 2019
1.
World Heart Day is being observed on 29th September 2019.
a. The World
Heart Day is an international campaign held on 29th September by the World
Heart Foundation to inform people about cardiovascular diseases, which are the
biggest cause of death.
b. This day promotes
preventative measures to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
c. Theme of
World Heart Day 2019 : "My Heart, Your Heart"
2.
World Rabies day was observed on 28th September 2019.
a. World Rabies
Day is an international campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies
Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters in the US and UK.
b. Theme
of World Rabies Day 2019 : “Rabies: Vaccinate to eliminate”
3.
A joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan
named KAZIND-2019 is scheduled to be held in
Pithoragarh district, Uttarkhand from 3-15 October 2019.
a. The main
focus of this exercise is counter terrorism operation.
4.
Finance Ministry in a notification announced the deadline
to link PAN with Aadhaar has been extended from September 30 to December
31, 2019.
a. The
government is yet to notify the implications in case the linkage isn't done by
the specified deadline.
b. The rule
regarding the consequences of not linking PAN with Aadhaar was revised in the
2019 Budget.
5.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today
launched 'WING - Women Rise Together', a capacity development
programme for women-led startups.
a. Supported by
the government's Startup India, the programme aims to support aspiring and
established female entrepreneurs by giving them access to incubation, workshops
and investors.
6.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
initiated Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) against Lakshmi
Vilas Bank (LVB) due to high level of bad loans, lack of
sufficient capital to manage risks and negative return on assets for two
consecutive years.
a. The RBI move
comes amidst the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing registering a complaint
against the board of LVB alleging cheating and misappropriation of funds.
7.
India is among the top 20 countries that have
improved the most on the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business 2020
report.
a. India made it
easier to do business in four areas measured by the bank's annual survey such
as starting a business, resolving insolvency, trading across borders and
construction permits.
b. Note : The
detailed report will be published on October 24.
8.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has banned the export
of all varieties of onions with immediate effect
amid rising prices.
a. Price of
onions touched as much as ₹80 per kilogram in
several states across the country.
9.
The Indian Railways has now enabled QR
code-based paperless ticket booking at 12 stations of the North
Western Railway (NWR) zone.
a. Travellers
can book unreserved tickets at the last minute using the facility.
10. To hear a
bunch of petitions related to abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and
Kashmir, the Supreme Court has set up a 5-judge
Constitution bench.
a. The bench
will be headed by : Justice NV Ramana.
11. Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh today launched INS Nilgiri.
a. INS Nilgiri
is the first of the Indian Navy's seven new stealth frigates featuring enhanced
stealth features, weapons and sensors.
12. Former
Foreign Secretary K.P.S. Menon (Jr.) (90) passed
away.
a. Mr. Menon was
Foreign Secretary from 1987 to 1989.
b. A 1951 batch
of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), he had also served as Ambassador to
Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Hungary and China.
13. Mexican
singer and six-time Grammy Award nominee José José (71)
passed away.
a. Referred by
his fans as 'El Príncipe de la Canción' (The Prince of Song), José
had been battling pancreatic cancer.
14. Joseph
Wilson (69), the American diplomat who challenged
former US President over the invasion of Iraq, has passed away.
a. He had disproved
allegations used by the Bush administration as grounds for invasion that
then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had bought uranium from Africa.
b. He was the
acting ambassador to Iraq in the run-up to the 1991 Gulf War.
15. Vice
President, M Venkaiah Naidu today presented the prestigious Saraswati
Samman award to Telegu poet K Siva Reddy for
his collection of poems titled Pakkaki Ottigilite (Turning
Aside While Lying Down).
a. This award
was conferred by the KK Birla Foundation.
16. Bollywood
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana won the Actor of the
Year award at the 11th edition of GQ Men of the Year Awards held
in Mumbai.
a. Shahid
Kapoor won the Ultimate GQ Man award and the Rule Breaker of the Year
award went to Katrina Kaif.
b. Hrithik
Roshan was given the Game Changer of the Year award.
17. Eminent
Archeologist Dr. G.B. Deglurkar was conferred with
prestigious Punyabhushan Award for his long-standing
contribution to the field of Indian Archaeology through renowned Deccan College
Post graduate & Research Institute.
18. On the
occasion of World Tourism Day, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has presented
the National Tourism Awards for the year 2017-18. Here are some
important names :
a. Best State
for Comprehensive Development of Tourism : Andhra
Pradesh
b. Adventure
Tourism Category : Goa & Madhya Pradesh
c. Best Film
Promotion Friendly State : Uttarakhand
d. Best state in
innovative use of IT category : Telangana
19. Indian
multinational corporation Infosys has won the United
Nations Global Climate Action Award (UNGCAA) in the ‘Climate
Neutral Now’ category for “Infosys’ Journey to Carbon Neutrality”.
20. The Indian
Air Force (IAF) has appointed Air Marshal B Suresh as Western
Air Commander of the Air Force in New Delhi.
a. He is going
to replace Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar on October 31.
21. 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).
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