Daily Current Affairs Update September-19 2017
The MoU has been signed to promote coloured wheat with antioxidant qualities beneficial for control of diabetes, cholesterol and obesity.
2. Ms.Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, Diageo India, has been elected as the chairperson of the board of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
3. The Hindu Group was awarded two gold and one silver at the South Asian Digital Media Awards at the WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers) India 2017 conference, in Chennai.
4. Sri Lanka Cricket bans Chamara Silva for 2 years on fixing charges
5. In the latest ICC T20 rankings of batsmen Indian captain Virat Kohli has remained on top spot with 826 points.
6. BJP MP, Mr.Mahant Chandnath, from Alwar, passed away at a hospital in Delhi.
7. INS Garhial carries relief material under ‘operation Insaniyat’ for Rohingya refugees
8. China opened a dual use highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, in China.
9. Ola ties up with Karnataka Tourism Department to launch tourism campaign
Ola and the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation initiated a campaign to promote and raise awareness about responsible tourism named “GhoomoResponsibly”.
10. West Indies legend Chris Gayle has become the first batsman to hit 100 sixes in the shortest format of the game during their Twenty20 International match.
11. International Yoga Festival Starts in Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir governor N N Vohra inaugurated the second International Yoga Festival and International Yoga Sports Championship 2017.
12. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is in Astana, Kazakhstan to co-chair the 13th Meeting of Inter-Governmental Commission (IGC) with Kazakhstan.
13. The Ministry of Women and Child Development holds the first ever National Conference in New Delhi on Mission Mode to address Under-Nutrition in the country. This conference is being organized keeping in mind the goal of “Malnutrition Free India-2022”.
14. Tripura has become the first state in the country to set up family welfare district committees to examine the complaints of women against their husbands and in-laws and find an amicable solution.
15. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu felicitated film-maker S S Rajamouli with the prestigious ANR National Award for his contribution to the Telugu film industry.
16. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to raise capital by issuing debt securities.
17. IDF and US Army Inaugurated First Permanent American Base in Israel.
18. Mahindra & Mahindra has entered into a strategic alliance with US car major Ford Motor Company to explore cooperation in the sphere of products, technologies, and distribution
19. Mark Beaumont has broken the world record for cycling around the world - by 44 days. The 34-year-old, from Perthshire, arrived in Paris one day ahead of schedule having cycled the 18,000-mile route in 79 days.
20. India’s ambitious Zero Hunger Programme through interventions in farm sector will be launched on occasion of World Food Day (October 16) with focus on agriculture, nutrition and health in a symbiotic manner.
The Programme will be initiated by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in association with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC).
21. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior IPS officer Rajni Kant Mishra (58) as new Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
22. Raquel Dodge was appointed the first woman General Prosecutor of Brazil.
23. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, would be inaugurating the first ‘Pension Adalat’ in Delhi.
24. Book title “India: Priorities for the Future” authored by Bimal Jalan is a formidable analysis of the last four decades of India’s economic journey.
25. The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017 has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee of both the Houses, under the Chairpersonship of Shri Bhupender Yadav,
26. State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) is likely to become the first foreign bank to open a wholly-owned subsidiaryalmost four years after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed overseas lenders to open local units in India.
27. Footwear retailer Khadim India has received capital markets regulator Sebi’s approval to raise an estimated Rs 550-650 crore through an initial public offering.
28. India ranks 128th in terms of meeting the UN's health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with low scores on air pollution, sanitation, hepatitis B and child wasting, according to a global health review published in The Lancet.
Singapore, Iceland and Sweden were the highest performing countries in terms of the overall health- related SDGs
29.Bandhan Tod: An Android app to fight child marriage in Bihar.
30. Akshay Kumar Appointed Brand Ambassador For Swachh Bharat Mission In Uttarakhand.
31. Riz Ahmed has become the first man of Asian descent to win an acting award at the Emmys. He is a British actor of Pakistani descent.
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