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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL
Government launched Campaign Angikaar& E-Course on Vulnerability Atlas
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched “angikaar” a campaign for change managementand e-Course on Vulnerability Atlas of India
- ‘Angikaar campaign’, a move aimed at bringing beneficiaries of PradhanMantriAwasYojana (PMAY- U) (urban) into the fold of other central schemes such as Ujjawala and Ayushman Bharat.
- Under PMAY (U) about 88 lakh houses has been approved till now as against demand of 1.12 crore.
- The campaign will officially be rolled out in all cities with PMAY(U) on October 2 and culminate on December 10.
- The e-course on Vulnerability Atlas is offered by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs in collaboration of School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), New Delhi and Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC).
- It is a unique course that offers awareness and understanding about natural hazards, helps identify regions with high vulnerability with respect to various hazards (earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, floods, etc.) and specifies district-wise level of damage risks to the existing housing stock.
Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Aviation Jobs Portal
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched a civil aviation jobs portal for aspirants and prospective employers in the sector.
- The portal aims to provide a common platform for job seekers to register their job interests across various civil aviation sub-sectors.
- Aviation jobs portal is a unique initiative to harness the growth potential of the aviation sector to contribute to employment and re-employment in skilled aviation jobs in India
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| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs&Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Union Minister (Independent Charge) | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Constituency | – |
Centre gives Rs 47,000 crore to 27 states to boost green cover
- Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change PrakashJavadekar has handed over forty seven thousand crore rupees from Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) to 27 states
- Out of a total allocation of Rs 47,436 crores to the states, Odisha received Rs 5,933.98 crores while Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh got Rs 5,791.70 crores and Rs 5,196.69 crores respectively
- The fund will be utilized for the compensatory afforestation, catchment area treatment, wildlife management, natural regeneration, forest fire prevention, soil and moisture conservation, improvement of wildlife habitat.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE
Digital Payments growing in India at 12.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
- According to KPMG’s report ‘Fintech in India – Powering Mobile Payments,Digital payments are seeing a thriving growth and gaining traction with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.7% in the number of non-cash transactions (forecast, 2016-21).
- The global digital payments market size is expected to touch $10.07 trillion by 2026.
- The mobile wallet market is expected to continue its expansion at a CAGR of nearly 52.2 per cent by volume during 2019-23
- The volume of UPI transactions have increased at a CAGR of 246 per cent during the period from 2016-17 to 2018-19.
- The Reserve Bank of India has forecast an outcome of 50 per cent increase in mobile-based payment transactions as per its ‘2021 vision document’
Indian Bank opens MSME processing centre
- Indian Bank has opened its first MSME CPC (centralised processing centre) in Chennai
- It was inaugurated by the bank’s MD and CEO PadmajaChunduru
- MSME centralised processing centre will give a boost to its MSME portfolio
- The bank had deployed skilled manpower in the CPC to improve credit quality and shorten transaction processing time.
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| Indian Bank CEO | PadmajaChunduru |
| Indian Bank Headquarters | Chennai |
| Indian Bank Tagline | Your Tech-friendly bank |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE
Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul locks and Kandangisarees get GI tag
- Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul locks and Kandangisarees have received Geographical Indication (GI) tags
- The products were given the GI tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai
- The famous Dindigul locks are known throughout the world for their superior quality and durability, so much so that even the city is called Lock City.The abundance of iron in this region is the reason for the growth of the lock-making industry.
- The Kandangisareesare usually around 5.10 meters – 5.60 meters in length. It exude brilliant colours like bright yellow, orange, red and a minimal black in the traditional pattern of stripes or checks with broad borders woven in coarse cotton
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| Tamil Nadu Capital | Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu CM | E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor | BanwarilalPurohit |
Delhi government announces campaign against vector-borne diseases
- Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal announced the launch of a mega 10-week campaign against dengue and chikungunya
- The initiative is named ‘10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute — HarRavivar, dengue par war’
- The government has asked residents to take 10 minutes from their schedule every Sunday to clear potential mosquito breeding spots from their homes.
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| Delhi CM | ArvindKejriwal |
| Delhi Governor | Anil Bijal |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR
Eric Cantona to be honoured with 2019 UEFA President’s Award
- Former Manchester United and France legend Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award
- The UEFA President’s Award recognises outstanding achievements, professional excellence and exemplary personal qualities
- Cantona is the third Manchester United player to receive the award after Bobby Charlton in 2008 and David Beckham last year
Virgil van Dijk wins 2018/19UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award
- Virgil Van Dijk beats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win 2018/19 UEFA Player Of The Year Award
- Virgil van Dijk, has become the first defender, the first Premier League player, and the first Dutchman to win the prestigious Award
- England’s Lucy Bronze named 2018/19UEFA women’s player of the year
- Messi won the award in 2011 and 2015 and Ronaldo in 2014, 2016, and 2017
- The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was established all the way back in the 1997-98 season
- The prize’s format changed for the 2010-11 season and became the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year instead
Indian documentary ‘I’m Jeeja’ wins top award at We Care Film Festival
- Indian documentary film “I’m Jeeja” bags the top award in the ‘Under 30 minute’ category at the 14th edition of the ‘We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues’
- The festival, touted to be one-of-its-kind international travelling film festival on disabilities, awarded a total of 10 films from nine countries.
- The awards were given in categories based on the duration of the films—under five minutes, 30 minutes, and 90 minutes
- “I’m Jeeja” directed by Swati Chakraborty tells the story of disability activist JeejaGhosh who suffers from cerebral palsy.
- The film attempts to explore the lives and battles of people living with the disability.
National Urban Livelihoods Mission Conferred The Prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award
- DeendayanAntyodayaYojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) has been conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Gold Award for its Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access (PAiSA)
- DAY-NULMa flagship mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- PAiSAis, a centralized IT platform which simplifies and streamlines release of interest subvention under the Mission, was launched in November 2018
- It offers end to end online solution for processing, payment, monitoring and tracking of interest subvention claims from banks on a monthly basis.
- The portal has beendesigned and developed through the Allahabad Bank.
- As of now, 28 States/UTs and 74 Banks including 21 Public Sector, 18 Private and 35 Regional Rural Banks have been on boarded on the portal.
- Till now approximately 1.50 lakh beneficiaries have been paid Rs. 27 Cr (approx.) as interest subvention through PAiSA.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Maruti Suzuki launched ‘Service On Wheels’ Doorstep Car Service programme
- Maruti Suzuki has launched ‘Service OnWheels’ doorstep repair, service programme in India.
- Under the program Maruti will offer paid and free services including repairs, underbody inspection, oil changing, filter cleaning etc.
- All Maruti cars including petrol, diesel and CNG models are covered under this program.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOBILE APPLICATION
Mobile App ‘IndTokyo’launched to help Paralympians to look up accessible places in Tokyo
- A mobile app was to help para-athletes to look up accessible places in Tokyo during their visit to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games.
- The application named ‘IndTokyo’, which was launched by ArhanBagati, Awareness and Impact Ambassador of Paralympic Committee of India, at the ‘Countdown to Tokyo 2020’ event
CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOU
TikTok partners with IIMC to train students on online safety
- Chinese short-form video platform TikTok has partnered with the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) to rain students on online safety
- Under the partnership, TikTok and the IIMC will organise a series of workshops with students and professors of the educational institute across its six regional campuses over the next two months
- As part of the partnership, TikTok and IIMC have curated a workshop in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz, India’s largest youth online community for social issues.
- The initiative is part of TikTok’s ‘#WaitASecToReflect’ ongoing campaign to promote responsible online conduct among India’s netizens.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS
Book ‘Obama: The Call of History’ gives in-depth account of Barack Obama’s years in office
- A new book on Barack Obama will give an in-depth account of the former US President’s years in office
- “Obama: The Call of History” written by Peter Baker, the Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times
CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE
IMD hands over Kochi Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building to Indian Navy
- India Meteorological Department (IMD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy to hand over Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building to naval forces for meteorological purposes.
- The CDR building was constructed during the period 1983-86 inside the Naval Base, having an S-band Cyclone Detection Radar installed by M/s Bharat Electronics Limited, an official release said.
- The facility was operated by IMD from 1987-2017 to provide weather support for civil aviation at the old Kochi Airport – presently the Naval Air Station INS Garuda.
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| India Meteorological Department (IMD) |
| IMDHeadquarters | New Delhi |
| IMDDirector General | Dr.MrutyunjayMohapatra |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX
Mumbai ranked 45th, Delhi 52nd on world’s safe cities Index
- Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th, while Delhi stood at the 52ndsafest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI)a report by Economist Intelligence Unit
- Tokyo crowned world’s safest city
- Cities in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region made up six of the top-10 safest cities, APAC cities such as Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka continue to rank within the top-three cities in the Index
- Lagos is the lowest scoring cities in the world
- The Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019 ranks 60 countries worldwide across five continents and measures the multi-faceted nature of urban safety, with indicators categorised as digital, infrastructure, health and personal security.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS
Sri Lanka spinner AjanthaMendis retires from all forms of cricket
- Sri Lanka spinner AjanthaMendis has announced his retirement from all forms of the game.
- He was best known for his deceptive “carrom balls”, played 19 Tests, 87 ODIs and 39 T20Is for his country and picked up 288 wickets in the process.
VK Vismaya wins gold In 400m at Josef Seckr Memorial
- Indian sprinter V K Vismaya clinched the gold medal in the women 400m run at the International Athletic Meeting — Josef Seckr Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic
- She produced a personal best timing of 52.12s at the women 400m run
- She had earlier scored a personal best of 52.48 at Nov MestonadMetuj (CZE) last month
CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARY
Veteran Bengali actor NimuBhowmik passed away
- Veteran Bengali actor NimuBhowmik has passed away
- He played different role in ‘Ganadebata’ (1979), ‘Baghini’ (1968), ‘DadarKirti’ (1980), ‘GuruDakshina’ (1987). Bhowmick acted in over 60 films.
- His last film, ‘Dash Mash Das Diner Galpo’, was released last month