SEPTEMBER PART – 2

IMPORTANT NEWS

GOA :  CM Manohar Parrikar has launched an online Public Grievance Redressal System at the state secretariat.

KARNATAKA : government has decided to provide free education for girls across the state from Class 1 up to graduation in all public and aided private schools and colleges. Under this scheme, student must pay the fees first at the time of admission and later get it reimbursed by the government. Karnataka government is expecting around 18b lakh students whose parents’ income would be less than Rs.10 lakh to opt for this scheme and are planning to earmark Rs.110 crore for this scheme.
[Telangana and Punjab have also launched similar schemes. Telangana has announced free education for girls from kindergarten to post-graduation, and Punjab has extended the scheme until PhD.]

DIVYA DESHMUKH : has won gold in the girls’ Under-12 category at the World Cadets Chess Championship at Pocos de Caldas, Brazil.

SATISH KUMAR : has got Rs. 25 lakh as compensation for being barred from the 14^th Asian Games 2002. He is associated with Wrestling.

M.S.DHONI : the first wicket-keeper in world cricket to effect 100 stumpings in One Day Internationals (ODI)
[He broke Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara’s record – 99stumpings in 404 matches.]
[Dhoni achieved the feat in his 301st ODI in Colombo on September 3, 2017 when he whipped off the bails to remove Sri Lankan batsman Akila Dananjaya off leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling. Till date, ]

WORLD’S HIGHEST SANDCASTLE : has built in Germany.
[It’s 54.72 feet (16.68 meter) high and it was constructed in over 3 weeks. The new sandcastle is decorated with sand models of tourist attractions such as Athens’ Acropolis, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.]

SHIRISH PAI : Marathi poet and Activist has passed away in Mumbai. She was credited with introducing Haiku to the Marathi speaking world.

AHEMDABAD : the commercial capital of Gujrat has been formally accorded the status of India’s first World heritage City by UNESCO.
[Director General of UNESCO : Irina Bokova ; Gujrat CM : Vijay Rupani]

YE INDI KA TIME HAI : event was organized at National Institute of Technology, Raipur in Chhattisgarh.
[It was held as per the directives of HRD Ministry to mark India’s 70 years of independence and 75 years of Quit India Movement.]

YALLA KERALA : “Yalla” means “Lets go”. It has been launched to target tourists from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, The UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.

INDIGENOUS SNIPER RIFLE : India’s 1^st Indigenous (स्वदेशी) Sniper Rifle was launched at the rifle factory in West Bengal. The factory has received orders from the CRPF and police forces of Haryana and Rajasthan.
[Cost: Rs. 2.5 Lakh; Weight: 6.7 Kg; Range: 800 Meter]

ANIL BAIJAL : Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal banned dumping of waste at the Ghazipur Landfill site. He ordered immediate halt (विराम) to dumping of solid waste at the landfill and clearing the site within 2 years.

APPOINTMENTS

RAJIV KUMAR : appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Ayog.
[He replaced Mr. Arvind Panagariya.]

RAJIV KUMAR : appointed as the new Secretary in the Department of Financial services (DFS).
[He replaced Anjuly Chib Duggal]

ANITA KARWAL : has been appointed as the new Chairperson of CBSE.
[She succeeded Mr. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi who has been moved to the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) as Director general.

NIRMALA SITHARAMAN : first woman Defence Minister of India.
[She succeeded Mr. Arun Jaitely]

J Y PILLAY : (an Indian-origin person) has appointed as the new President of Singapore.
[He succeeded Tony Tan Keng Yam. Capital : Singapore, Currency : Singapore Dollor]

PIYUSH GOUAL : has been appointed as Union Minister of Railways and Coal.
[He succeeded Mr. Suresh Prabhu.]

DHARMENDRA PRADHAN : has been appointed as the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and also Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
[Constituency: Deogarh, Odisha]

SURESH PRABHU : has been appointed as Union Minister of Commerce and Industries.

MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI : Minister of Minority Affairs

MoU’s

INDIA and SWITZERLAND have signed two pacts in the field of RAILWAYS for technical co-operation.
[Capital : Bern; Currency : Swiss Franc; President : Doris Leuthard]

INDIA and MYANMAR have signed a MoU for the conservation of Earthquake-damaged pagodas at Bagan.

[Capital : Naypyidaw; Currency : Kyat; Language : Burmese; President : Hitin Kyaw]

Nepal has signed a $635 million United Nations assistance package for 2018-2022 to lay out the country’s development strategy for the next five years.

CONFERENCE AND SUMMITS

RAJASWA GYAN SANGAM (RGS) Conference 2017 – New Delhi
[ jointly organized by CBEC &CBDT. CBDT Chairman: Sushil Chandra, CBEC Chairman : Vanaj N. Sarna]

BRICS SUMMIT-2017 : hosted by Xiamen, China

BANK

ICICI : NTPC has signed a term-loan for Rs. 3,000 crore with ICICI Bank for partially funding its capital expenditure for 15 years.

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

IDRBT : INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH IN BANKING TECHNOLOGY 

TOPS : TARGET OLYMPIC PONDIUM SCHEME

ECS : EMPOWERED STEERING COMMITTEE

APA : ADVANCED PRICING AGREEMENT

PGRS : PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM                    [launched by Goa CM Manohar Parrikar]

BBSRC : BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL  

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