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 28th September - 190th Gunners Day

 29th September - World Heart Day
 1-7 September - National Nutrition Week  30th September - International Translation Day
 2nd September - World Coconut Day  29-30 September 2018 - Parakram Parv
 5th September - Teacher's Day in India  30th September - International Translation Day
 5th September - International Charity Day
 8th September - International Literacy Day
 2nd Saturday of September - World First Aid Day
 Ajit Mohan - Managing Director and Vice President,
 9th September - Himalaya Diwas (Himalaya Day)
Facebook India
 10th September - World Suicide Prevention Day
 Akshay Kumar - Honrary Ambassdor, Lal Bahadur
 11th September - Patriot Day
Shastri Memorial Foundation
 12th September - United Nations Day for South-
 Alok Amitabh Dimri - India's Ambassador to Kyrgyz
South Cooperation
Republic
 14th September - Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day)
 Amitabh Chaudhry - MD & CEO, Axis Bank (from 1st
 14th September - World Fraternity and Apology Day
January 2019)
 15th September - Engineer's Day
 Anil Khosla - new Vice Chief , Indian Air Force (IAF)
 15th September - International Coastal Cleanup Day
 Anil Kumar Chaudhary - Chairman, Steel Authority of
 15th September - International Day of Democracy
India Ltd (SAIL)
 16th September - World Ozone Day
 Anindo Majumdar - Secretary, Central Vigilance
 3rd Saturday of September - International Coastal
Commission
Cleanup Day
 Anshula Kant - MD, State Bank of India (SBI)
 3rd Saturday of September - International Red
 Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi - 13th President, Pakistan
Panda Day
 Arup Kumar Goswami - Acting Chief Justice, Gauhati
 20th September - Railway Police Force (RPF)
High Court
Foundation Day
 Ashwani Bhatia - MD & CEO, SBI Mutual Fund
 21st September - International Day of Peace
 Binoy Kumar - Secretary, Ministry of Steel
 21st September - World Alzheimer’s Day
 D Shivakumar - Chairman, Advertising Standards
 22nd September - World Car Free Day
Council of India (ASCI)
 22nd September - Rhino Day (Assam)
 Daniel Zhang - CEO, Alibaba
 23rd September - International Day of Sign
 Dilbagh Singh - Director General of Police (DGP),
Languages
Jammu and Kashmir
 Last Sunday of September - World Rivers Day
 Dr VR Lalithambika - Head, India’s Gaganyaan
 Last Sunday of September - World Deaf Day
project
 26th September - International Day for Total
 Girish Radhakrishnan - CMD, United India Insurance
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Company (UIIC)
 26th September - European Day of Languages
 Gitesh Sarma - Secretary (West), Ministry of External
 26th September - 76th Foundation Day of the
Affairs
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
 Jayant Mammen Mathew - President, Indian
 27th September - World Tourism Day
Newspaper Society
 Last Thursday of September - World Maritime Day
 Kalraj Mishra - Chairman, Parliamentary Standing
 28th September - World Rabies day
Committee on Defence
 28th September - International Day for Universal
Access to Information (IDUAI)
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 Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas - Chairperson, Atomic Energy  Vibha Padalkar - MD & CEO, HDFC Life
Commission (AEC)  Vijay Kumar Chopra - Vice Chairman, Press Trust of
 Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas - Secretary, Department of India
Atomic Energy (DAE)  Vikram Misri - Ambassador of India to China
 Keith Enright - Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), Google
 Komal Lahiri - Grievance Officer, WhatsApp India Recently Appointed MD & CEOs of 10
 Kristinn Hrafnsson - Editor-in-chief, WikiLeaks Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
 Lal Krishan Advani - Chairman, Ethics Committee of
Lok Sabha  A S Rajeev - Bank of Maharashtra
 Mark Read - ED & CEO, WPP Plc  Ashok Kumar Pradhan - United Bank of India
 Mary Kom - Brand Ambassador, BSNL  Atul Kumar Goel - UCO Bank
 Moutaz Mousa Abdallah - Prime Minister, Sudan  J Packirisamy - Andhra Bank
 N. Ravi - Chairman, Press Trust of India  Karnam Sekar - Dena Bank
 Ola Källenius - CEO, Daimler  Mrutyunjay Mahapatra - Syndicate Bank
 Om Prakash Mishra - Chief Justice, Nepal  Padmaja Chundru - Indian Bank
 Poonam Khetrapal Singh - Regional Director, WHO  Pallav Mohapatra - Central Bank of India
South-East Asia Region  S Harisankar - Punjab & Sind Bank.
 Prashant Kumar - Chief Financial Officer (CFO), SBI  S S Mallikarajuna Rao - Allahabad Bank
 R Madhavan - Chairman and Managing Director,
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Government appointed 4 Members to local boards
 Rajan Wadhera - President, Society of Indian of RBI
Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
1. Rakesh Jain - Southern local board
 Rajni Kant Misra - Director General, Border Security 2. Sachin Chaturvedi - Eastern local board.
Force (BSF) 3. Revathy Iyer and Raghvendra Narayan Dubey -
 Ranjan Gogoi - 46th Chief Justice of India Northern local board.
 S Jaishankar - Member, US-India Strategic 4. Revathy Iyer and Sachin Chaturvedi - Central local
Partnership Forum (USISPF) board.
 S S Deswal - Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB)
 S. Mubarak - Ambassador of India to Republic of
Guatemala (Central America)  Anna Rajam Malhotra - India’s first woman IAS
 Sanjay Kumar - Director General of Fire Service, Civil officer post-Independence.
Defence and Home Guards (additional charge)  Bhagwati Kumar Sharma - Noted Gujarati author
 Sunil Mehta - Chairman, Indian Banks Association and journalist.
(IBA)  Biswanath Dutt - Former BCCI (Board of Control for
 Tahira Safdar - 1st Woman Chief Justice of a Cricket in India) president.
Pakistani high court (Balochistan High Court)  Brij Katyal - Noted Bollywood Storywriter.
 Tajinder Mukherjee - CMD, National Insurance  Burt Reynolds - Noted American Actor.
Company Limited (NICL)  Captain Raju - Noted Malayalam actor
 Vanlalvawna - India's Ambassador to Republic of  Ganpatrao Andalkar - former Asian Games champion
Azerbaijan Wrestler.
 Varun Dhawan & Anushka Sharma - Brand  Goura Chandra Mohapatra - Noted Freedom fighter
Ambassadors, Skill India Campaign from Odisha.

 Jasdev Singh - Noted Commentator (primarily  Satrughna Pandav (Misra Dhrupad) - Sarala Puraskar
cricket). 2018
 Kalpana Lajmi - Filmmaker.  Sawai Singh Shekhawat - Meera Puruskar by
 Kavita Mahajan - Noted Marathi writer, novelist and Rajasthan Sahitya Academy
translator.
 Pandit Tulsidas Borkar - Noted harmonium artist.
Champions of the Earth Awrd Winners
 Rita Jitendra - Noted Writer from J & K.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Satya Prakash Malaviya - Former Union petroleum  French President Emmanuel Macron.
minister  India’s Cochin International Airport - Awarded in
 Tarun Sagar - Noted Jainism monk. Entrepreneurial Vision category. It is world’s first
 Tran Dai Quang - Serving President of Vietnam. fully solar-powered airport.
 Vijay Shankar Vyas - Noted agricultural Economist.  Joan Carling - Awarded lifetime achievement award
as a prominent defender of environmental and
indigenous rights.
 Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods - Jointly
 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Meryl Streep Award for recognised in Science and Innovation category.
Excellence  China’s Zhejiang’s Green Rural Revival Programme -
 All-women crew of INSV Tarini - Tenzing Norgay Awarded in inspiration and action category.
National Adventure Award
 Anne Hathaway - Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Right Livelihood Award 2018 (Alternative Nobel Prize)
National Equality Award Winners
 Arul Chinnaiyan - Outstanding Investigator Award
 Abdullah al-Hamid
 B. K. Misra - Dr B.C. Roy National Award
 Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani
 Bibek Debroy - ‘Honoris Causa’ by UEM
 Waleed Abu al-Khair
 C N R Rao - DSc by Presidency University (Kolkata)
 Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore - Top Top 12 Worst Performing Currencies in the world (5
Indian institute year fall)
 Manoj Jhalani - UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF)
Award 1. Argentinian Peso - 546.72%
2. Turkish Lira - 221 %
 Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota - Grolsch People’s Choice
3. Russian Ruble - 117.41%
Midnight Madness Award at 43rd Toronto
4. Brazil Real - 84%
International Film Festival (TIFF)
5. South African Rand - 51.42%
 Narendra Modi - Champions of the Earth' Award
6. Mexican Peso - 47.15%
(UN's highest environmental honour)
7. Indonesian Rupiah - 28.17%
 Pankaj Kapur - Icons of Indian Cinema Award
8. Malaysian Ringitt - 27%
 Raghupati Singhania - Mexican order of the Aztec
9. US DOllar - 18%
Eagle (highest honour given to nonnationals by
10. Indian Rupee - 15.52%
Government of Mexico)
11. Chinese Yuan - 12%
 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad - ACI
12. Singapore Dollar - 9.63%
ASQ World Number 1 Award
 Ramendra Kumar - 36th International Board on
Books for Young People (IBBY) Award

2018 Balzan Prizes Winners Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2018 Winners
 Peace and Fraternity among Peoples - Terre des  Amika George (Campaign Award)
Hommes, an international children rights charity  Nadia Murad (Pagemaker Award)
based in Switzerland.  Dysmus Kisilu (Progress Award)
 Chemical Ecology - Eva Kondorosi (Hungary/France)
 Fluid Dynamics - Detlef Lohse (Deutschland) US Open Tennis 2018 Winners
 Global History - Jürgen Osterhammel (Germany)
 Men's Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia), defeating
 Social Anthropology - Marilyn Strathern (UK)
Juan Martín del Potro (Argentina). It was 14th Grand
70th Primetime Emmy Awards Winners Slam Title for Djokovic, and his 3rd US Open title.
 Women's Singles - Naomi Osaka (Japan), Defeating
 Drama Series - Game of Thrones Serena Williams (USA).
 Comedy Series - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel  Men's Doubles - USA's Mike Bryan AND Jack Sock
 Television Movie - Black Mirror: USS Callister  Women's Doubles - Ashleigh Barty (Australia) AND
 Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Claire Foy, The CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
Crown  Mixed Doubles - Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) AND
 Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Matthew Rhys, The Jamie Murray (UK)
Americans
2018 AIBA Youth Women’s & Men’s World
 Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Darren
Championships in Budapest (Hungary)
Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American
Crime Story 359 boxers from 65 countries participated. Mascot was
 Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie - Regina Hungarian Grey bull and cow
King, Seven Seconds
 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Bill Hader, Barry Indian Winners
 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Rachel Brosnahan,
 Gold -Nitu (Women’s Light Fly 45-48kg), Sakshi
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
(Women’s Feather 54-57kg)
ocial network Firm Facebook selected 3 Indian 
S
Silver - Anamika (Women’s Fly 48-51kg), Manisha
women (among 115 selected globally) for $1 million (Women’s Light Welter 64kg
award as part of its Community Leadership Programme.  Bronze - Bhavesh Kattimani (Men’s Fly 49-52kg),
They are Adhunika Prakash, Chetana Misra and Tamanna Ankit (Women’s Light – 60kg), Jony (Women’s Light
Dhamija, awarded $50,000 in fellowship each. They are : 57-60kg), Pahwa A (Women’s Middle 69-75kg),
Gaidhani S (Women’s Light Heavy 81kg), Yadav N
 Adhunika Prakash - founded non-profit (Women’s Heavy +81kg)
Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms in Pune.
 Chetana Misra - founded Mompreneurs India, Awards
community of like-minded women, allowing them to
 Best Men Boxer – Dzhambulat Bizhamov (Russia –
network, share knowledge and contacts and benefit
69KG)
from partnerships to start business and take it
 Best Women Boxer – Charlie Cavanagh (Canada –
online.
69KG)
 Tamanna Dhamija - Created Baby Destination, that
 Best Team – Team Russia
helps mothers exchange information and support
 Fair Play Award – Team Hungary
one another.

Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 (London)
 Best FIFA Men's Player - Luka Modrić (Croatia)

A ccording to Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018,
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani's
family has emerged as India's Richest Family with
 Best FIFA Goalkeeper - Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) ₹3,90,500 crore wealth.
 Best FIFA Men's Coach - Didier Deschamps (France)
 Best FIFA Women's Player - Marta (Brazil) Top 4 Richest Families in India :
 Best FIFA Women's Coach - Reynald Pedros (Lyon)
1. Mukesh Ambani
 FIFA Fair Play Award - Lennart (Germany), Missed an 2. Adi Godrej
Eredivisie match to donate stem cells to a leukemia 3. SP Hinduja
patient 4. Cyrus Mistry
 FIFA Puskás Award (Best Goal) - Mohamed Salah
(Egypt), Plays for Liverpool FC. Won for his goal in
2017–18 Premier League. K olkata has topped OpenSignal's list of 4G availability
across all of India's 22 telecom circles for the May-
July period this year.
Japan Open Badminton 2018 Winners
Top 5 in the List :
 Men's Singles - Kento Momota (Japan)
 Women's Singles - Carolina Marín (Spain) 1. Kolkata (90%)
 Men's Doubles - Indonesia's Marcus Fernaldi 2. Punjab (89.8%)
3. Bihar (89.2%)
Gideon AND Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
4. Madhya Pradesh (89.1%)
 Women's Doubles - Japan's Yuki Fukushima AND
5. Odisha (89%)
Sayaka Hirota

T
Mixed Doubles - China's Zheng Siwei AND Huang he Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has
Yaqiong been named the Top Indian institute for the 5th
straight year in the Times Higher Education World
China Open (Badminton) 2018 Winners
University Rankings and was placed in the 251-300
 Men's Singles - Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia) bracket.
 Women's Singles - Carolina Marín (Spain) Top 4 in the Rankings
 Men's Doubles - Denmark's Kim Astrup AND Anders
Skaarup Rasmussen 1. IISc, Bangalore
 Women's Doubles - Japan's Misaki Matsutomo AND 2. IIT, Indore
Ayaka Takahashi 3. IIT, Bombay
 Mixed Doubles - China's Zheng Siwei AND Huang 4. IIT, Roorkee
Yaqiong
Note : Globally, Oxford University continues to hold the
A ndhra Pradesh has topped the 'Ease of Living Index' first place, followed by Cambridge, Stanford, and MIT.
rankings released by the Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) .
U nion Government has approved Rs 8,606 crore for
60 projects being implemented under umbrella
scheme of Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM).
Top 3 States in the Index :
Important Point to Note : India shares borders with the
1. Andhra Pradesh following countries :
2. Odisha
 Pakistan (3,323 km)
3. Madhya Pradesh
 China (3,488 km)
 Nepal (1,751 km) Books & Authors

 Bhutan (699 km)
 Myanmar (1,643 km)  Constitutionalizing India : an Ideational Project,
 Bangladesh (4,096 km) written by Bidyut Chakrabarty
 Kashi : Secret of the Black Temple written by Vineet
I ndia ranks 3rd globally in terms of Number of Family-

owned Businesses with 111 companies having a total 
market capitalisation of $839 billion, according to a
Bajpai' (final book of Harappa trilogy)
Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year in Office
written by Venkaiah Naidu (Vice President)
Credit Suisse report.  Narendra Modi: A Charismatic & Visionary
Top 10 in the List (Number Of Family-Owned Statesman written by Amit Shah (BJP president)
 Shades of Truth : A Journey Derailed written by Kapil
Companies)
Sibal (Former Congress MP)
1. China (159)  Story So Far (Biography of Dutee Chand) written by
2. USA (121) Sundeep Misra
3. India (111)  The Rule Breakers written by Preeti Shenoy
4. Hong Kong (72)
5. France (45) National Sports Awards 2018 Winners List
6. Korea (43)
7. Germany (42) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018
8. Switzerland (32)
9. Italy (27)  S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
 Virat Kohli (Cricket)
10. Thailand (26)
ndia has climbed up one spot to rank 130 out of 189 Arjuna Awards 2018
I countries in the latest Human Development Index (HDI)
released by the United Nations Development
 Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
 Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson (Athletics)
Programme.  Hima Das (Athletics)
 Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton)
Top 5 Countries in the Index  Subedar Satish Kumar (Boxing)
 Smriti Mandhana (Cricket)
1. Norway,
 Shubhankar Sharma (Golf)
2. Switzerland,  Manpreet Singh (Hockey)
3. Australia,  Savita (Hockey)
4. Ireland  Col. Ravi Rathore (Polo)
5. Germany  Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting)
 Ankur Mittal (Shooting)
Bottom 5 Countries in the Index  Shreyasi Singh (Shooting)
 Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
1. Niger,  G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis)
2. The Central African Republic,  Rohan Bopanna (Tennis)
3. South Sudan,  Sumit (Wrestling)
 Pooja Kadian (Wushu)
4. Chad ,
 Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics)
5. Burundi
 Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton)
Dronacharya Award 2018

 Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa (Boxing)  Host city : Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
 Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting)  Motto : "Energy of Asia"
 A. Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis)
 Participated Nations : 45
 Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics)
 Clarence Lobo (Hockey (Life Time))  Participated Athletes : 11,720
 Tarak Sinha (Cricket (Life Time))  Events : 465
 Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo (Life Time))  Sports : 40
 V.R. Beedu (Athletics (Life Time))  Opening Ceremony : 18th August 2018
 Closing Ceremony : 2nd September 2018
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
 Official Mascots : Bhin Bhin, Atung and Kaka,
 Satyadev Prasad (Archery) representing Eastern, Central, and Western regions
 Bharat Kumar Chetri (Hockey) of Indonesia respectively.
 Bobby Aloysius (Athletics)  Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee named Most
 Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling) Valuable player in 18th Asian Games,after she had
won 6 medals which is the most for a female athlete
Heads of Selection Committees at a single Game.
 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards -  China led the medal table for the tenth consecutive
Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar time with a total of 289 medals (132 Gold, 92 Silver
 Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards - and 65 Bronze).
Justice Mukul Mudgal  Japan stood at the 2nd place with 205 medals (75
 Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar - Rahul Bhatnagar Gold, 56 Silver and 74 Bronze).
(Secretary (Sports)).  South Korea is at the 3rd position with 177 medals
 MAKA Trophy - Ashok Kumar (former Olympian). (49 Gold, 58 Silver and 70 Bronze).
 The Indian contingent bagged a total of 69 medals
2018 Asian Games Highlights (15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze), their best-ever
medal tally in the history of the event.
T he 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th 

Asian Games / Jakarta–Palembang 2018 were held
during 18th August to 2nd September 2018. Here are
19th edition of Asian Games will be hosted by
Hangzhou (China), in 2022.
some important points to note :
 10th September 2018 was observed as World Suicide Prevention Day with the theme ‘Working Together to
Prevent Suicide’.
 15th September 2018 was observed as the International Day of Democracy with the theme "Democracy under
Strain: Solutions for a Changing World".
 16th September 2018 was observed as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (International
Ozone Day) with the theme 'Keep Cool and Carry on: Montreal Protocol'.
 2 day Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts was recently held in Bhopal
(capital of Madhya Pradesh).
 21st September 2018 was observed as International Day of Peace / World Peace Day with the theme “The Right
to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70”.

 23rd September 2018 was observed as International Day of Sign Languages with the theme “With Sign Language,
Everyone is Included!”.
 27th September 2018 was observed as World Tourism Day with the theme "Tourism and the Digital
Transformation".
 28th September 2018 was observed as World Rabies day with the theme ‘Rabies: Share the message. Save a life’.
 29th September 2018 was observed as World Heart Day with the theme "My Heart, Your Heart".
 2nd September 2018 was observed as World Coconut Day with the theme 'Coconut for Good Health, Wealth &
Wellness'.
 30th September 2018 was observed as International Translation Day with the theme "Translation: promoting
cultural heritage in changing times".
 31st meeting of the Central Hindi Committee was recently held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat, and other
members of the committee participated in this meeting.
 3rd ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on ‘Global Ageing and Human Rights of Older Persons’ was held in
Seoul, capital of South Korea.
 3rd Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was recently held in Beijing. During the summit,
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60 billion (over ₹4 lakh crore) in financial support to Africa.
 4th BIMSTEC Summit concluded in Kathmandu (Nepal's Capital) with signing and adoption of Kathmandu
Declaration by all the 7 BIMSTEC members (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand).
Theme of 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2018 : ‘Towards a Peaceful Prosperous, and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region’.
 4th International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) was recentlhy held at Leiden, Netherlands.
 51st Engineer's Day was observed in India on 15th September 2018 with the theme 'Engineering Challenges for
Knowledge Era'.
 5th meeting of Boundary Working Group (BWG) between India and Nepal held in Kathmandu. During this meet,
both countries have agreed to explore possibility of using high resolution satellite images in boundary survey
work.
 5th Track Asia Cup Cycling championships held in New Delhi. India topped medal tally with 6 gold, 5 silver and 2
bronze medals. It was followed by Indonesia in 2nd place and Hong Kong in third.
 6th East Asia Summit – Economic Ministers meeting EAS-EMM) & 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting
(AEM) was held in Singapore.
 6th edition of India, Sri Lanka joint naval exercise SLINEX-2018 was held at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
 6th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Trade Ministers’ Meeting was recently held in
Singapore. Indian delegation was led by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh
Prabhu.
 7th meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry of AYUSH was held under the
chairpersonship of Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik at New Delhi.
 A 10-foot-tall bird, Vorombe titan, known to have become extinct around 1,000 years ago in Madagascar, has
been declared as the world's largest bird. With a 650-kg mean body mass, it belonged to the family of flightless
animals including the kiwi and the ostrich.
 According to recent report, Pakistan could become world’s 5th largest nuclear weapons state after Russia,
United States, France and China in terms of possession of total nuclear warheads. Pakistan currently has 140 to
150 nuclear warheads and its stockpile is expected to increase to 220 to 250 by 2025 (surpassing United
Kingdom) if its current proliferation trend continues.

 According to the 2018 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index released by United Nations, over 270 million
people in India moved out of poverty in the decade since 2005-06. The Report stated that India's poverty rate
came down to 27.5% from 54.7% during the period.
 Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was on a visit to India. This visit comes ahead of next month’s parliamentary
polls in the landlocked country.
 After the launch of payments bank, the Indian Postal department has announced that it is going to set up an
Insurance firm as a special business unit within two years. At present, the postal department offers Life
Insurance Schemes including Postal Life Insurance (PLI), Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI), among others.
 Ahead of US sanctions on Iranian oil, Iraq has replaced Saudi Arabia as India's largest oil supplier in August.
 Amazon India launched a Hindi version of its mobile website and app for Android smartphones. None of India's
other leading e-commerce portals like Flipkart, Snapdeal or Paytm Mall currently have a local language version
of their apps or websites.
 American electronic commerce and cloud computing company Amazon is going to launch its checkout-free
'Amazon Go' grocery store in New York. The cashierless store requires customers to scan a code on an app while
entering.
 American multinational investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs downgraded Indian
equities for the first time since March 2014 citing expensive valuations and upcoming elections. The investment
bank cut India's rating to the equivalent of a 'hold' from 'buy'.
 American multinational technology company Microsoft partnered with the Data Security Council of India to
launch a three-year programme, called CyberShikshaa. Aim of CyberShikshaa : To train 1,000 women from
underserved communities in cybersecurity.
 American online social media and social networking service company Facebook announced that it is going to
build its 1st Asian data centre in Singapore. This 11-storey data centre is expected to open in 2022.
 American security and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Tata Advanced
Systems Limited (TASL) to manufacture wings of its F-16 fighter jets in India.
 Amid a rise in rape cases, Nepal has announced a ban on websites with adult content in the country.
 Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela became first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.
 Argentina has received $57.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at boosting the country's
struggling economy. This is the biggest loan package ever from the global body.
 Around 129 countries at the United Nations pledged to combat drug problem, signing a US-drafted one-page
"call to action on the world drug problem".
 As a part of the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation (Bimstec), a field
training military exercise (MILEX-18) was held at Foreign Training Node at Aundh in Pune, Maharashtra. All
member BIMSTEC countries, except Thailand and Nepal took active part in this exercise. Theme of MILEX 18 :
Counter-terrorism in semi-urban terrain.
 As part of it's 'Saudi Vision 2030' programme, Saudi Arabia inaugurated a high-speed rail line connecting the holy
cities of Mecca and Medina.
 Australia's Perth Mint has unveiled the most valuable coin ever made in the country to meet growing demand
for high-end collectables. The 2-kg coin, which is encrusted with rare pink diamonds worth ₹12 crore, depicts a
sailing ship, a gold prospector and boab trees. Called 'Discovery', the coin is considered legal tender and will be
sold to the highest bidder.
 Bengaluru International Airport has announced plans to introduce Paperless Boarding for passengers of some
airlines from next year, and will use facial recognition technology for the same.
 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay has recommissioned India’s oldest nuclear research reactor
named ‘Apsara’, which was shut down permanently in 2009 for repair. The refurbished version of this reactor
has been named as ‘Apsara-upgraded’ (Apsara-U) and also has double capacity compared to its earlier version.
 British racing driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has won the Italian Grand Prix 2018 held at Autodromo
Nazionale Monza track, in Italy.
 British racing driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the Singapore Grand Prix 2018 at Marina Bay Street Circuit,
in Singapore.
 Cab-hailing startup Ola launched a safety programme called 'Guardian' in India to monitor rides in real time.
 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100% electrification of broad gauge routes of
Indian Railways (IR) by the year 2021-22. The 100% electrification will reduce use of imported fossil fuels thereby
improve energy security.
 China and Pakistan have decided to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project towards
Afghanistan. The CPEC project aims to strategically link China's Xinjiang with Pakistan's Gwadar port.
 China is planning to bring its Second Space Lab, Tiangong-2 back to Earth in July 2019 in a "controlled deorbit".
 China participated in Exercise Kakadu, Australia's largest maritime drill for the first time. Other nations
participated in the drill include India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, New Zealand and Pakistan.
 China successfully launched a new marine satellite called HY-1C aboard a Long March-2C rocket from the
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province. Objectives : Oetter monitor China's maritime
waters and study the impact of climate change.
 China-Maldives Friendship Bridge was recently opened for traffic. It is 1st cross-sea bridge to be built in
Maldives.
 Congress MP Kapil Sibal will be releasing a new book titled "Shades of Truth : A Journey Derailed". This book is
going to be published by New Delhi-based Rupa Publications in September.
 Cyient Solutions & Systems Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between IT firm Cyient and BlueBird Aero Systems of Israel,
has bagged order from Indian Army to supply SpyLite mini UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) systems for high
altitude aerial surveillance.
 Cyient Solutions & Systems, a joint venture of IT firm Cyient and BlueBird Aero Systems of Israel) bagged order
from Indian Army to supply SpyLite mini UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems for high altitude aerial
surveillance. SpyLite mini UAV unmanned aerial system has endurance of 4-5 hours and maximum flight ceiling
of 30,000 feet, making it ideal for Indian Army operations along border with China and Siachen glacier.
 Delhi government started its 'Doorstep Dlivery of Services' programme to make 40 government services
including Driving License, New Water connection and Ration Card available at residents' doorstep in the first
phase. Available at an extra fee of ₹50, applicants have to call the helpline number 1076 to request for the
services.
 Denmark's largest lender Danske Bank's CEO Thomas Borgen resigned following an investigation into payments
of about $234 billion through the bank's Estonian branch, many of which were suspicious.
 India has signed a $74 million financing loan agreement with the World Bank for Uttarakhand Workforce
Development Project (UKWDP). Objective of UKWDP : To improve the quality and relevance of training at
priority Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and to increase the number of labour-market-relevant workers
through short term training in Uttrakhand.
 Elon Musk-led startup SpaceX revealed that Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan's largest clothing website
Zozotown, has signed up to be the world's first private passenger to fly around the Moon. The 42-year-old with
$2.9 billion net worth will be travelling to space aboard SpaceX's BFR launch vehicle.

 England’s opener Alastair Cook has announced his retirement from all formats of the cricket. Cook has scored
12,254 runs and made 32 centuries in 160 Tests all England records.
 England's James Anderson bowled India's Mohammad Shami in the fifth Test to go past former Australian
cricketer Glenn McGrath's tally of 563 wickets to become the highest wicket-taking pacer in Test cricket history.
 European railway manufacturer Alstom has launched world’s first hydrogen fuel cell train. The French company
said that the CoradiaiLint used fuel cells that turn hydrogen and oxygen into electricity.
 Ex-England captain Alastair Cook slammed his 33rd Test Century in his last-ever Test innings against India. Cook
is the fifth cricketer to score a century in his first and last Tests.
 Ex-Team India captain M S Dhoni has become India's second-most capped cricketer, achieving the feat against
Pakistan in the Asia Cup .
 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led the Indian delegation at the 23rd meeting of India-Russia
Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC-TEC). This meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
 Fields Medal and Abel Prize-winning mathematician Sir Michael Atiyah demonstrated a proof of the 159-year-old
Riemann Hypothesis, which is one of the "Millennium Problems", carrying a $1-million award for a confirmed
solution.
 Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar has announced that the boards of state-run Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and
Bank of Baroda have been advised to merge the three banks. The amalgamated entity would be the 3rd largest
bank in India.
 For the first time in the history of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) international football
team rankings, 2 teams are sharing the top spot. They are France & Belgium.
 Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the 1st high-level 2+2 talks with
their US counterparts Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis. They discussed issues of strategic and security interest. Both
the countries have agreed to work together towards India's entry in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
 Former film actress, author, columnist and producer Twinkle Khanna launched her third book titled 'Pyjamas are
Forgiving'. She has previously written two books, 'Mrs Funnybones: She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me' (2015)
and 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad' (2016).
 Former Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh announced his retirement from international hockey.
 Germany has announced to provide soft loan of euro 120 million (Rs. 990 crore approximately) to India to
strengthen sewage water treatment infrastructure in Uttarakhand in an effort to clean River Ganga under Clean
Ganga Mission.
 Germany launched the world's first zero-emission hydrogen trains which will run on a 100-kilometre stretch.
 Government has constituted 8-member search committee to recommend names for posts of Lokpal chairperson
and members. The committee will be headed by : Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (former Supreme Court judge).
 Haryana Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to set
up Ethanol plant at Bohali village in Panipat district with an outlay of over Rs. 900 crore.
 ICICI Bank announced that it is going to acquire 8.85% stake in Avenues Payment India for ₹10 crore in cash.
 In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court scrapped the 150-year old Section 497, which deals with Adultery
saying it is unconstitutional. According to the adultery law, a man can be punished for having a sexual
relationship with a married woman without the consent of her husband.
 India along with 23 other nations participated in major Indian ocean-wide tsunami mock exercise known as
IOWave18. The exercise is being organized by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
Aim of IOWae18 : To increase tsunami preparedness, evaluate response capabilities in each state and improve
coordination throughout the region.
 India and Cyprus have signed two MoUs in the field of sharing of financial intelligence and environment.
 India and France announced a working group for Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) first manned space
mission Gaganyaan. The mission would make India one of the four countries in the world after Russia, China, and
the US to launch a manned space flight.
 India and United States conducted their annual combat exercise “Yudh Abhyas” at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand
from 16 to 29 September, 2018. Aim of Yudh Abhyas : To enhance interoperability between armies. It will also
focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation.
 India Blue cricket team has won 2017-18 Duleep Trophy by defeating defending champion India Red in the final
match played at NPR College ground in Dindigul, Tamilnadu. Himachal Pradesh batsman Nikhil Gangta was
named Man of Match.
 India captain Virat Kohli has become the fastest batsman to reach 18,000 runs in international cricket. He
surpassed ex-Windies captain Brian Lara, who took 411 innings to reach the milestone.
 India celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of Surgical Strikes as Parakram Parv during 29th to 30th September
2018.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has partnered with Google to launch Loo Review campaign on
Google Map. The joint campaign has been launched under aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM–U).
 India defeat Bangladesh to win Asia Cup for the second straight time and overall seventh time.
 India has been included in the UN's list of 38 "shameful" nations for intimidating people cooperating with the
global body on human rights. China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Israel have also been included in the list.
 India has contributed $1 million to United Nations (UN) Headquarters’ Solar Project, under which solar panels
will be installed on roof of world body’s headquarters at New York, US. This contribution makes India first
responder to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for climate action.
 India has improved its ranking by one spot from 2016 and now stands 19th in the ‘Theft Ranking’ for countries
with weapons usable nuclear materials, according to recently released Nuclear Security Index. The index was
released by the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), which is co-chaired by Sam Nunn and Ernest Moni.
Australia, which was at the top in 2012, 2014, and 2016 among the 22 countries with weapons-usable nuclear
materials, this time shares the top spot with Switzerland.
 India has lost its tag as Asia-Pacific's best-performing stock market this year to New Zealand.
 India has signed two loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for construction of
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project and Kolkata East West Metro Project. Under these agreements,
Japan is going to provide Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of around Rs 5,500 crore as tranche 1 for
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project Rs.1619 crore for tranche 3 Kolkata East-West Metro Project .
 India is going to help Nepal build a railway line connecting Raxaul (Bihar) to Kathmandu (Nepal).
 India is going to purchase 18 bullet trains from Japan at a cost of ₹7,000 crore in a deal where the seller will also
have to transfer technology for local production. Each train will have 10 coaches and have cruising speeds of 350
kmph.
 India is going to supply 160 railway passenger coaches to Sri Lanka valued at around $82.64 million. The
agreement to supply the coaches custom-made in India was signed between state-owned RITES and the Sri
Lankan government.
 India is Partner Country in 87th Izmir International tradeshow in (Izmir) Turkey. India also launched its mega
business pavilion ‘Source India’ hosting 75 Indian companies in the tradeshow.
 India observed National Nutrition Week from 1st of September to 7th of September 2018. Theme of the year
2018 : 'Go Further with Food'.
 India retained the top WHO position in South-East Asia Region with Dr. PoonamKhetrapal Singh unanimously re-
elected as Regional Director for another five-year term beginning February 2019.
 India signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) with the US during the 2+2
talks in Delhi. This deal will enable India to access advanced technologies from US.
 India won silver medal after losing to Pakistan in final of Asian Team Snooker Championships, in Doha (Qatar).
 India, Afghanistan and Iran held the 1st-ever trilateral meeting at the Deputy Foreign Minister level in Kabul.
 India, Kazakhstan joint army exercise KAZIND was held between Indian and Kazakhstan Army in Otar region,
Kazakhstan from 10th to 23rd September 2018. Aim of KAZIND : To build and promote bilateral army to army
relations and exchange skills and experiences between armies of both countries.
 India, Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018 commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills
Training Area in Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia).
 India’s biggest cyclotron facility named Cyclone-30 became operational at Kolkata-based Variable Energy
Cyclotron Centre (VECC), which comes under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
 India’s first underwater robotic drone EyeROV TUNA was handed over to Naval Physical and Oceanographic
Laboratory (NPOL) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
 Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test fired indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
(BVRAAM) Astra from Su-30 figher aircraft.
 Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out it's 1st ever mid-air refuelling of indigenously developed Light
Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MK-1 at an altitude of 20,000 feet. During the process, 1,900 kg fuel was transferred.
 Indian boxing champion M C Mary Kom won her 3rd gold medal of 2018 in 48 kg category, while Jyoti Gulia
picked up gold in 51 kg of youth category of Silesian Open boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice (Poland).
 Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company Paytm has started testing the facial recognition
feature that can unlock its payments app on a user's smartphone. The platform is going to introduce the
technology for wallet payments, which do not require the second-factor authentication.
 Indian Information Technology Services corporation Wipro has announced that it has bagged its biggest ever
deal of $1.5 billion from US-based Alight Solutions that provides technology-enabled health, wealth, HR and
finance solutions.
 Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has participated in the exercise.
 Indian Navy has signed contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) located in Visakhapatnam for
construction of two Diving Support Vessels (DSV).
 Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami became the 1st bowler in women's cricket to pick 300 International Wickets after
reaching the landmark figure in India's nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka .
 Indian Pacer RP Singh announced his retirement from cricket, exactly 13 years after making his international
debut. He was a part of India's 2007 World T20-winning team, and played 82 international matches between
2005 and 2011.
 Indian shuttlers Anoushka Parikh,Saurabh Sharma AND Krishna Prasad Garaga, Dhruv Kapila won mixed doubles
and men’s doubles title respectively, at RSL Kharkiv International challenge in Kharkiv (Ukraine).
 Indian state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed a deal with
Japan's SoftBank and NTT Communications to launch 5G internet service and Internet of Things technology in
India.
 India's 37-year-old wicketkeeper M S Dhoni became the oldest player to captain India in an ODI after he led the
Indian team against Afghanistan in Rohit Sharma's absence in the Asia Cup .
 India's first all-electric hypercar concept, Vazirani Shul, designed and developed by Mumbai-based Vazirani
Automotive has been officially unveiled in the country. The car comes with an electric motor on each wheel,
making it an all-wheel-drive product with a single-ratio gearbox.

 India's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory ASTROSAT has completed 3 years in Earth's orbit.
Launched on September 28, 2015, ASTROSAT has helped scientists confirm the presence of younger stars in
globular clusters, earlier believed to contain only old stars.
 India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) is going to to run 10,000 ATMs on solar power in the next two
years. At present, the bank has 1,200 ATMs which run on solar power.
 India's second-largest IT services company Infosys has formed a joint venture with Singaporean holding company
Temasek to support the investment company’s digital transformation. Shveta Arora (Vice President at Infosys)
has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the new venture.
 Insurance regulator IRDAI has raised the minimum personal accident cover for owner-drivers to ₹15 lakh and has
fixed the premium for the cover at ₹750 per annum. Earlier, the mandatory cover was ₹2 lakh for cars and ₹1
lakh for two-wheelers.
 Island nation Mauritius remained the top source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India in 2017-18
followed by Singapore, a recently released data by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated.
 ISRO Chairman K Sivan announced that India will get internet speeds of over 100 Gbps before the end of next
year. He added that India's GSAT-19, launched in 2017, and the yet-to-be-launched GSAT-11, GSAT-29 and GSAT-
20 will together provide high bandwidth connectivity and bridge the digital divide.
 Junior Shooters Divyansh Singh Panwar and Shreya Agarwal bagged the Bronze medal in the Junior 10m air rifle
mixed team event at the ISSF World Championship.
 Junior World wrestling championships held in Trnava (Slovakia), with India winning total 7 Medals (Silver - 4,
Bronze - 3).
 Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the Supreme Court-appointed probe into the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal,
has been named Chairman of the 11-member selection committee to pick this year's Dronacharya and
Dhyanchand awardees.
 Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin (Germany), smashing previous best as he
clocked 2 hours 1 minute 39 second.
 Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has become the quickest Indian spinner to take 50 wickets in ODI cricket,
achieving the feat in his 24th ODI against Hong Kong in Asia Cup. The previous quickest Indian spinner to achieve
the milestone was Amit Mishra, who reached the 50-wicket mark in 32 ODIs.
 Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh's capital) is going to host its 1st International match in 24 years after the BCCI (Board of
Control for Cricket in India) announced that the Indian cricket team will face the Windies in a T20I match on
November 6.
 Mahendra Singh become 2nd most capped player for India in international cricket as he played his 505th match
for India, in Asia Cup 2018 against Pakistan. Dhoni overtook Rahul Dravid as 2nd most capped player for India.
 Maldives opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the Presidential elections after having received
134,616 votes as compared to 96,132 votes received by incumbent President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
 Man Kaur, 102-year-old Indian athlete won 200m race in 100-104 age group category at World Masters Athletics
Championships in Spain. Last year, Man Kaur won 100m gold at World Masters Games at Auckland (New
Zealand).
 Man Kaur, a 102-year-old Chandigarh-based athlete, won the 200m race in the 100-104 age group category at
the World Masters Athletics Championships in Spain.
 Medved International Wrestling tournament held in Minsk (Belarus). India's Sakshi Malik won silver in 62 kg
category. India’s Pooja Dhanda won a Bronze medal in 57 kg category.

 Modi inaugurated a new airport in Jharsuguda. It is first airport in Odisha to provide necessary connectivity to
Bhubaneswar, Raipur and Ranchi under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (UdeDesh Ka AamNaagrik)
Scheme.
 Moroccan Defence Minister Abdeltif Loudyi was on a two day visit to India. This was the first ever visit of a
Moroccan Defence Minister to India. During this visit India and Morocco have agreed to enhance bilateral
cooperation in the fields of Defence and Security.
 Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio is going to use satellites to provide 4G services in rural and remote areas of
India. It will use capacity from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and satellite technology from Hughes
Communications.
 Multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to provide US $150 million loan for establishing first
multi-skills park in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This new flagship GSP campus will be established in
state capital Bhopal from where about 20,000 people are expected to be benefited.
 Municipal elections were held in Syria for the first time since the civil war broke out in the country in 2011. Over
40,000 candidates are competing for more than 18,400 council seats.
 National Award Winning Assamese language film "Village Rockstars" has been selected to represent India for for
this year's OSCARS.
 National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) have signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on creating dual listing route for masala bonds and foreign currency bonds
of Indian issuers.
 Nepal flagged off a bus service between its capital Kathmandu and the Buddhist pilgrimage town of Bodhgaya
(Bihar).
 Nepal has refused to participate in the 1st ever joint military exercise among the armies of the Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) Nations that was hosted by India.
 Nepal took part in 'Sagarmatha Friendship-2' a 12-day-long military exercise with China. The exercise took place
in China's Chengdu city.
 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became the 1st female world leader to attend the United Nations
General Assembly with a newborn.
 North and South Koreas opened a Liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong for the first time since the
Koreas were divided at the end of World War II in 1945.
 One of the "Big Three credit rating agencies (other two are Moody's and Standard & Poor's), Fitch Ratings in its
Global Economic Outlook has revised up India’s growth forecast for current fiscal year (2018-19) to 7.8% from
7.4% projected earlier.
 Pakistan hiked its key interest rate by 100 bps to a three-year high of 8.5%, citing rising inflation and concerns
over large fiscal and current account deficits. The hike comes amid speculation that Pakistan may need another
bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to implement the country's citizenship laws that would grant
citizenship to all Afghan and Bangladeshi refugees born on Pakistani soil.
 Policy think tank of the Government of India, NITI Aayog has singed Statement of Intent (SoI) with US
multinational computer technology corporation Oracle to pilot real drug supply-chain using blockchain
distributed ledger and Internet of Things (IoT) software to fight growing problem of counterfeit drugs in India.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli inaugurated 400-bed Nepal-Bharat Maitri
Pashupati Dharamshala in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina have launched 3 key projects via
video conferencing. They are : Rehabilitation of Kulaura-Shahbazpur section of Bangladesh Railways, 500 MW
additional power supply from India to Bangladesh via Bheramara-Baharampur interconnection, 15 km Akhaura–
Agartala Rail Link.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated the
construction of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project through video conferencing. The 130-kilometre-
long pipeline will connect Siliguri in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Bangladesh's Dinajpur district.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will issue a policy on electric vehicles and
vehicles running on alternative fuels. The new policy will be aimed at strengthening e-mobility drive in the
country.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Maldives' President-elect,
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a ₹13,000-crore project to revive Talcher fertiliser
plant in Odisha. Once commissioned, it will produce 1.27 million tonnes of neem-coated urea per annum.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched commencement of work for India’s first Coal-gasification based
fertilizer plant with pet coke blending at Talcher (Odisha).
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) which will go live with 650
branches and 3,250 access points. The government aims to link all 1.55 lakh post offices to the India Post
Payments Bank system by December 31.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ' Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-
PMJAY)' scheme, deemed as the world's largest government-funded healthcare programme covering over 50
crore beneficiaries. This scheme offers an annual cover of ₹5 lakh to economically weaker sections of society.
This is the world's largest public health insurance scheme.
 Prime Ministyer Narendra Modi inaugurated Pakyong Airport near Gangtok in Sikkim. This is India's 100th airport
and the state's first airport situated at an altitude of 4,500 feet above sea level. S
 Qatar amended its residency laws to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their
employers.
 Qatar has become the 1st Gulf nation to offer permanent residency to expatriates ( a person temporarily or
permanently residing in a country other than their native country).
 Rajasthan’s 1st Lion safari was inaugurated at Nahargarh Biological Park. The park is located on Delhi-Jaipur
National Highway in the Aravalli foothills, nearly 12 kilometers from state capital Jaipur (known as Pink City).
 Russia began delivering the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria which will reach in two weeks. Russia
approved the sale after its military jet was mistakenly shot down by Syria earlier this month.
 Russia recently began 'Vostok-2018' at eastern Siberia. This is Russia's biggest military exercise since the Cold
War, involving around 3 lakh troops, 36,000 vehicles and over 1,000 aircraft.
 Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to visit India from October 4-5. During this visit, he will attend the 19th
India-Russia Annual Summit. The main highlight of the meeting is likely to be the gifting of three Mig-21 fighter
jets to Russia.
 Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, who is nicknamed 'Colonel', retired from professional tennis one win short of 500
career wins.
 Sara Iftekhar, a Pakistani-origin student from northern England became the 1st hijab-wearing finalist of the Miss
England beauty pageant.
 Simranjit Kaur (64kg), Monika (48 kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81 kg) claimed gold medals at Ahmet Comert
Tournament in Istanbul (Turkey).
 South Africa entered recession for the first time since 2009 in the second quarter. Its economy contracted by
0.7% in the second quarter, led by declines in the agricultural, transport and retail sectors.
 South African conglomerate Naspers-owned online payments service provider PayU has received a licence from
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open its own Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). The licence will be used
to start a new credit business, PayU Credit. Through the service, PayU will issue personal loans and equated
monthly instalments for consumers. MD of PayU (India) : Jitendra Gupta.
 South Korea's BTS band became the 1st K-Pop group to address the United Nations.
 State-owned India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and private life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd (BALIC)
have entered into strtegic partnership to provide life insurance solutions. It will allow IPPB customers across
segments to access wide array of life insurance products and services at doorstep.
 State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has made oil and gas discoveries in Madhya Pradesh and West
Bengal that may potentially open up two new sedimentary basins in country. They are category-III basins, having
hydrocarbon and are considered geologically prospective for exploration.
 State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has bagged an order worth Rs. 9,200 crore for supply of 7 Long Range
Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) systems to Indian Navy.
 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven became the country's first leader to be ousted in a no-confidence vote.
 Tamil Nadu government has announced Scheme for protection of exotic Neela kurinji (Strobilanthus kunthianus)
plants that flower only once in 12 years. This scheme comes following complaints that these rare and
ecologically unique flowers are being packaged and sold on the commercial basis.
 Tamil Nadu has issued an order banning the manufacture, sale (including online sale) and possession of e-
cigarettes with immediate effect.
 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became the 2nd Indian company to cross ₹8 trillion in market capitalisation after
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.
 Thailand's Royal Police Cadet Academy has announced it will not admit female candidates from the next
academic year. The academy, which began admitting female students in 2009, has produced about 700
policewomen.
 The 182-member Gujarat Assembly passed a bill to increase MLAs' monthly salaries by over ₹45,000. The MLAs
who were earlier paid ₹70,727 will now get ₹1,16,316, which is effective from December 22, 2017, so they will
also receive the arrears.
 The 2 day Regional Conference on Good Governance with Focus on Aspirational Districts was held in Bhopal
(Madhya Pradesh).
 The Andhra Pradesh government launched an app titled e-Rythu, to digitise agricultural marketplaces and
payments. This app will help farmers buy, sell and receive payments for their products through phones in an
easy and secure way.
 The Asia Index Pvt Ltd has launched S&P BSE Private Banks Index to measure the performance of private banks.
This index is designed to provide market participants with transparent and rules-based benchmark that
measures performance of private banks listed in India.
 The bi-annual talks between India and Bangladesh border forces recently held in New Delhi. The meeting was
aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation in checking trans-border crimes such as smuggling of drugs and
narcotics, cattle lifting and gun running across the international border between the two countries.
 The biography of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of India's biggest sprinting stars, is
going to be punished as a book with the title "Story so far". The book is being written by journalist, author and
filmmaker Sundeep Misra, who has previously authored a biography of hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay.
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has hired former left-handed Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan
Seneviratne as Team India's throwdown specialist to help Indian batsmen prepare for left-arm fast bowlers in
the Asia Cup.

 The Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved a $455-million loan for a
road project in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh. The project aims for construction and upgradation of more than
6,000 km of roads connecting around 3,300 rural habitations in Andhra Pradesh.
 The board of state-run Vijaya Bank gave in-principle approval for merger with Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank.
 The BRICS' New Development Bank has approved a $525-million loan for infrastructure projects in India. The
loan aims to improve connectivity of the rural interior with the national and state highways.
 The Cabinet approved the New telecom policy titled National Digital Communications Policy-2018. Aim of
National Digital Communications Policy-2018 : To attract $100 billion in investments and create 4 million jobs in
the sector by 2022.
 The Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-
AASHA) to protect income of farmers growing pulses, oilseeds and copra. It will be a mix of sub-schemes
involving direct procurement from farmers, involvement of private players for procurement on a pilot basis, and
paying farmers the difference between the MSP and the selling price.
 The Cabinet cleared a proposal to convert GST Network (GSTN) into a 100% government-owned company. 50%
stake will be owned by the Centre and the remaining by the states.
 The Defence Ministry announced that Aero India 2019 will be held in Bengaluru from February 20-24 next year.
 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the indigenously
developed surface-to-surface tactical missile ‘Prahar’, from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Balasore, Odisha.
 The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under Union Ministry of Science and Technology has signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Energy Agency (IEA) for enhancing innovation for
Clean Energy Transition. The MoU seeks to deepen co-operation in support of clean energy innovations to
accelerate research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of clean energy technologies in India.
 The European Union and Iran have announced to create a new payment system to enable legal trade with Iran in
a bid to avoid the US' sanctions.
 The government has appointed a panel under Bimal Jalan (former Reserve Bank of India governor) to select the
next Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) in the finance ministry.
 The government has doubled the Overdraft Cap from ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan
Yojana. The scheme, which earlier aimed to provide a bank account to every Indian household, will now provide
a bank account to every individual. The age limit for availing overdraft has been increased to 65 years.
 The government has hiked Interest rate on small savings schemes including Public Provident Fund (PPF), which
will now fetch 8% interest rate for the October-December quarter, up from existing 7.6%. The 5-year Senior
Citizen Savings Scheme will fetch 8.7%, while Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme 8.5%.
 The government has raised Import duties on 19 "non-essential items" including air conditioners, refrigerators,
washing machines and jewellery items in a bid to reduce the Current Account Deficit. The total value of imports
of these items in FY18 was about ₹86,000 crore.
 The government has set up a Panel to review the Competition Act to ensure that the legislation is in line with the
changing business environment. The nine-member panel will be headed by Injeti Srinivas (Corporate Affairs
Secretary).
 The Haryana cabinet approved a scheme under which a Monthly pension will be provided to Acid Attack
survivors. Any woman or girl who suffered an acid attack on or after May 2, 2011 will be eligible for the pension.
 The Haryana government has settled the first claim of ₹9,000 under the public insurance scheme Ayushman
Bharat for a baby girl born in Karnal's Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College. The scheme's first
beneficiary Mousami gave birth to Karishma through a caesarean section on August 17 and the claim amount
was paid to the treating hospital on August 31.

 The Home Ministry has announced it will collect data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for the first time in the
2021 Census.
 The inaugural General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) is going to be held on 2nd October 2018 in
New Delhi.
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully carried out first ever midair refuelling of indigenously developed Light
Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. The midair refuelling test conducted involved dry linkup, meaning no fuel was
actually transferred between IAF Il-78 tanker and Tejas fighter jet through its air-to-air refuelling probe.
 The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned indigenously built patrol vessel ICGS Vijaya in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu. It is second in the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) commissioned by ICG.
 The Indian Navy has defeated teams from 22 other nations to win Kakadu Cup 2018 which was organised by the
Australian Navy as part of its multi-nation maritime exercise. INS Sahyadri had participated in the Cup which
involved swimming, running, crossing water and land obstacles.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to conduct 19 missions, including 10 satellites and nine
launch vehicles, in the next seven months between September and March. It will include the launch of India's
second moon mission Chandrayaan-2.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to set up a Satellite ground control station at the North
Pole for a "14-orbit coverage" to efficiently download data from India's Earth-observing satellites. The space
agency already has two ground stations, IMGEOS at Telangana's Shadnagar (built in 2011) and AGEOS in
Antarctica.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up 3rd launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh to
undertake Gaganyaan manned space flight programme.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its PSLV-C42 rocket carrying two British
Earth observation satellites from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. The two satellites, NovaSAR and S1-4, are
intended to improve UK's disaster management capabilities.
 The Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) has developed India’s first indigenous medical kit
for protection against nuclear warfare or radioactive leakage. The kit will ensure protection from serious injury
and aid faster healing of wounds due to nuclear warfare or radioactive leakage.
 The International Aviation Summit which was organized by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Ministry of Civil
Aviation and International Air Transport Association (IATA) was recently held at New Delhi.
 The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has predicted that India’s unemployment rate in 2018 will stay at 3.5
per cent while China’s would edge up from 4.7 per cent to 4.8 per cent.
 The International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 was recently held at Kathmandu (Nepal's capital). Theme
of International Women Entrepreneurs Summit 2018 : “Equality begins with Economic Empowerment”.
 The Internet Society (ISOC) has signed an MOU with Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) to
undertake activities to promote security of network infrastructure in India to make the web safe for business and
consuers alike.
 The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced implementation of the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and
Control) Act, 2017. The act criminalises any kind of discrimination against people suffering from AIDS in terms of
treatment, employment and workplace.
 The Nagaland government has declared the Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as an elephant reserve making it the
30th reserve for Elephants in India. This reserve is located in Mon district of Nagaland and spreads over an area
of 5825 acres (2357 hac).
 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its most advanced space laser, ICESat-2, a
$1-billion mission that will shoot lasers towards Earth to track the planet's melting ice.

 The Nelson Mandela Peace Summit was recently held at New York city. India was represented by Externatl
Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj.
 The Ocean Cleanup foundation (founded by 24-year-old Dutch innovator Boyan Slat) launched world’s first
ocean cleanup array titled System 001, from San Francisco, marking start of cleanup of Great Pacific Garbage
Patch, a collection of marine debris in North Pacific Ocean. The patch is larger than area of France.
 The Oscar-winning duo of composer A R Rahman and lyricist Gulzar is creating the Anthem song for the
upcoming Men's Hockey World Cup 2018, which is set to be held in Odisha later this year.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked all Scheduled Commercial Banks with more than 10 branches to appoint an
Internal Ombudsman (IO).
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred Bandhan Bank from opening new branches, and also ordered freezing of
the bank's CEO salary over failure to stick to shareholding rules. Headquartered in Kolkata, Bandhan, which
started as a micro-finance company in 2001, received banking licence by Reserve Bank of India in 2014.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the undivided area of the single largest piece of a damaged
₹2,000 note must be 88 square cm for a full refund and 44 square cm for half refund. For exchanging ₹200 notes,
78 square cm of undivided area is needed for a full refund, and 39 square cm for half refund.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Yes Bank's Managing Director and CEO Rana Kapoor to step down
after a term extension up to January 31, 2019.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has bought Gold for the first time in nearly 9 years in the financial year 2017-18.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a ₹10 million penalty on Union Bank of India for failing to detect
and report fraud on time.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 3 crore on 3 state-run banks (Union Bank of
India, Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra) for delay in detection and reporting of fraud in some accounts.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to purchase Government securities (G-secs) worth Rs 10,000 crore on
September 19, a move aimed at inducing liquidity in the system. The purchase of the government securities will
be done through Open Market Operations (OMO).
 The state governments of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
build a ₹250-crore ropeway connecting two renowned Sikh and Hindu shrines. The 3.5 km-long ropeway
project, expected to be completed in three years, will connect the birthplace of Khalsa Panth at Takht Kesgarh
Sahib in Punjab and Himachal's Mata Naina Devi temple.
 The Supreme Court lifted the centuries-old ban on entry of women aged between 10 and 50 years in Sabarimala
Temple (Kerala), thereby allowing women of all ages to enter the 800-year-old temple.
 The Supreme Court ruled that the linking of a person's Aadhaar to his/her bank accounts is not mandatory.
However, the court said that a person may choose to give Aadhaar voluntarily as identity proof.
 The Supreme Court scrapped parts of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the 1862 law which
criminalised homosexuality. With this, the court ruled that homosexuality is not a crime in India anymore.
 The Supreme Court set up a 3-member committee to look into issues afflicting Indian prisons and recommend
steps towards prison reforms. Head of this Committee : Amitava Roy.
 The UN Security Council (UNSC) held its 1st-ever meeting on corruption and its linkages to global conflicts. UN
Secretary-General António Guterres said that corruption is linked to illicit trafficking of arms, drugs and people as
well as terrorism.
 The Union Cabinet approved the ordinance making Triple Talaq a punishable offence, after the bill to criminalise
triple talaq got stuck in the Rajya Sabha.

 The Union Cabinet cleared a ₹5,500-crore incentive package for the Sugar industry. Under the package, the
government will give transport subsidies of ₹1,000-3,000 per tonne to sugar mills, depending on their distance
from ports.
 The Union Cabinet has approved National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP 2018). It replaces existing
National Telecom Policy-2012 to cater to the modern needs of the digital communications sector of India.
 The Union Health Ministry has released Draft Rules on sale of Drugs by e-pharmacies in order to regulate online
sale of medicines. The draft rules state that all the e-pharmacies will have to be registered compulsorily with the
Central Drugs Standard Control Organization. The e-pharmacies will not be allowed to sell tranquiliser,
psychotropic drugs, narcotics and habit-forming drugs.
 The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a High Level Committee on Corporate Social
Responsibility – 2018 (HLC-2018) under Chairmanship of Injeti Srinivas. It will review existing framework and
guide and formulate roadmap for coherent policy on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has cleared proposal of Jharkhand Government to rename Nagar Untari
town and railway station as Banshidhar Nagar, after Banshidhar Temple, which is dedicated to Krishna in Garhwa
district of state.
 The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has announced that it is going to participate in
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) after gap of 9 years. It will send team of officers to Paris
to negotiate India’s terms of participation in PISA 2021.
 The Union Ministry of Tourism has inaugurated India’s first tribal circuit project connecting 13 tourism sites in
Chhattisgarh under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The circuit connects Jashpur, Kunkuri, Mainpat, Kamleshpur,
Maheshpur, Kurdar, Sarodadadar, Gangrel, Kondagaon, Nathiya Nawagaon, Jagdalpur, Chitrakoot, and Tirthgarh
in Chhattisgarh.
 The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development had inaugurated a widows’ home titled ‘Krishna Kutir’ at
Vrindavan in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Krishna Kutir is special home for 1000 widows set under Swadhar Greh
scheme and is the largest ever facility of its kind created by government organization.
 The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the administrative body for association football in Europe,
has announced that Germany will host the 2024 European Championship. This is Germany's first major football
championship since the World Cup 2006.
 The US military has decided to cancel 300 million dollars aid to Pakistan over its failure to take decisive actions
against terror groups.
 The World Hindu Congress (WHC-2018) was held Chicago, United States from 7th to 9th September 2018.
Theme of WHC-2018 : “Sumantrite Suvikrante”, which means - "Think collectively, achieve valiantly”.
 The World Summit on Accreditation (WOSA-2018) was recently held New Delhi. Theme of WOSA 2018 :
“Challenges and Opportunities in Outcome Based Accreditation”.
 The world's first self-driving tram, fitted with multiple radar, LiDAR, and camera sensors, has successfully been
tested in Potsdam, Germany. The tram, which relies on AI algorithms, can react to trackside signals and respond
to hazards like crossing pedestrians and vehicles.
 To boost dairy sector, the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has launched Dairy Processing &
Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) Scheme with an outlay of Rs. 10881 crore. Under this scheme, eligible
milk organisations will be provided financial assistance in the form of a loan at 6.5% interest for building an
efficient milk procurement system and other dairy processing infrastructure.
 To ensure a high standard of cleanliness across the country before Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary (2nd
October), Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'Swachhata Hi Seva' movement.

 To help scientists, data journalists and others find data required for their work, search Engine gaint Google
launched a new search engine called 'Dataset Search'. 'Dataset Search' will let people find "datasets wherever
they're hosted, whether it's a publisher's site, a digital library," Google said.
 To help train medical students, US-based company Gaumard Scientific has developed a child robot called HAL.
The robot, which is worth around ₹35 lakh. is made of sensors which give the robot a pulse, help respond to
certain questions, bleed and convulse.
 To mark fight against malnutrition, the National Nutrition Month (Rashtriya Poshan Maah) is being observed
across India in September 2018.
 To mark the second anniversary of Surgical Strike carried out by the Indian Army, India observed a three-day
event titled 'Parakram Parva (पराक्रमपर्व)' from 28th to 30th September 2018.
 To promote local handset production, the government has waived basic customs duty on 35 capital goods used
for making mobile phone components. Items such as motherboard coating machine, PCB assembly loader and
unloader were exempted from the customs duty.
 Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the 1st Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental
Cup as he clinched the Bronze Medal.
 Ukraine has launched annual joint military exercise titled Rapid Trident with United States and other NATO
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries. Aim of Rapid Trident 2018 : To practice countering
armed aggression in conditions of the hybrid war.
 Union Bank of India has announced that it will close its branch in the global diamond hub of Antwerp within a
year.
 Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and member banks
under BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism on Collaborative Research on Distributed Ledger and Block chain
Technology in context of development of digital economy.
 Union Finance Ministry has doubled Pecuniary limit to Rs. 20 lakh from Rs.10 lakh for filing loan recovery
application in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks and financial institutions. It means that bank or financial
institution or consortium of banks or financial institutions cannot approach DRTs if pecuniary limit amount due is
less than Rs 20 lakh.
 Union Government has enhanced its contribution in State Disaster Response fund (SDRF) from 75% to 90%. Now,
Central government will contribute 90% and all States will contribute 10% to the SDRF.
 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 3-day Defence & Homeland Security Expo and Conference –
2018 in New Delhi. It was jointly organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
 Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated air
pollution control device WAYU (Wind Augmentation PurifYing Unit) for traffic junctions at ITO intersection and
Mukarba Chowk in New Delhi.
 Union Ministry for Minority Affairs has launched India's 1st National Scholarship Portal Mobile App (NSP Mobile
App). It aims to provide smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system for students from poor and
weaker sections.
 Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched National Mission on Government eMarketplace (GeM) for
increasing awareness and accelerating use of GeM by major central Ministries, State Governments and their
agencies.
 Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) have signed
agreement for implementation of e-VidyaBharati and e-AarogyaBharati (e-VBAB) Network Project in Africa.

 Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched India’s National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO). With
this, India became the 9th nation to maintain such thorough database.
 Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO) to set up of state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response
(ICR-ER).
 Union Ministry of Power has launched Chiller Star Labelling Program to encourage deployment of energy
efficient chiller systems in the country. It was launched as part of occasion of 24th World Ozone Day and 31st
Anniversary of Montreal Protocol, which are being observed (16th September 2018).
 US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, intensifying the trade war
between the world's largest economies. China also announced tariffs on US goods worth $60 billion, in
retaliation to the 10% import tariffs.
 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order enabling sanctions on foreign countries or people who try
to interfere in the US political process.
 US technology giant Google has agreed to store data from its payment service Google Pay in India as mandated
by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
 US-based aircraft maker Boeing is setting up an electronics manufacturing and avionics assembly facility in
Bengaluru at an investment of ₹1,152 crore. The 36-acre facility will be Boeing's second-largest after its Seattle,
Washington unit and is said to create about 2,600 direct jobs on completion. President of Boeing India : Pratyush
Kumar.
 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the state ranks 1st in the implementation of the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
 Uttarakhand passed a resolution to declare Cow the 'Rashtra Mata' (Mother of the Nation).
 Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The
main objective of ICI is to institutionalize mechanism to support efforts intended to preserve, document,
promote and disseminate Indian Cuisine.
 Watergate reporter Bob Woodward's new book titled 'Fear: Trump in the White House' is recently in news due
to it's controversial claim saying that the US President Donald Trump mocked Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-
Sisi.
 West Bengal government has made it compulsory for all cinema halls and multiplexes in the state to screen
Bengali films with immediate effect.
 Women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Rajasthan will soon get free mobile phones under the
Bhamashah Yojana.
 Women’s Boxing World Championships, to be hosted by India after more than a decade, in November 2018 in
New Delhi.
 World Bank board has approved ambitious 5-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for India that is in line
with Government of India’s objectives of high, sustainable and inclusive growth. The framework is aimed at
supporting India’s transition to higher middle-income country by addressing some of its key development
priorities resource efficient and inclusive growth, job creation and building human capital.
 World number 19 Naomi Osaka won her maiden Grand Slam title after defeating her childhood idol and 23-time
Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the US Open women's singles final .
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