Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of September 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO, Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Important Weekly Current Affairs 1st Week of October 2018
1) World Habitat Day is observed every year on the – First Monday of October
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| Theme | Municipal Solid Waste Management |
2) World Vegetarian Day is observed annually around the planet on – October 1
3) The International Day of Older Persons is observed on – October 1
4) Government forms Competition Law Review Committee under – Injeti Srinivas
5) AICTE to establish country’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy in – Jaipur
6) Govt to convert 1.5 lakh Primary Health Centers into – Wellness Centers
7) Board which is brought Under RTI Act by Central Information Commission is – BCCI
8) Nobel scandal: French photographer imprisoned for rape
9) India, Uzbekistan join hands for developing – ICT Sector
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| Uzbekistan Capital | ‎Tashkent |
| Currency | Som |
| President | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
10) ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham aims at creating more employable youth in – Andhra Pradesh
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amaravathi |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
11) Walmart Foundation announced that it is to invest Rs.180 crore in India to – Improve farmers’ livelihood
12) The Uttarakhand Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to declare cow as – ‘Rashtra Mata’ or the mother of the nation
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| Uttarakhand Capital | Dehradun |
| CM | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Governor | Baby Rani Maurya |
13) State to get Ministry of cows is – Madhya Pradesh
14) India’s first Corn Festival Starts in – Madhya Pradesh
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
15) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives in – Delhi
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| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
16) 1st State to Launch Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women in Tea Gardens – Assam
17) The state that has tops the list of States with Maximum Average AUM is – Maharashtra
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
18) Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth Report is launched by – IMF, World Bank and WTO
19) RBI to inject Rs. 36,000 cr into system through purchase of – Government bonds
20) UPI payments topped by – Paytm
21) Government Cuts Gross Borrowing Estimate for Current Fiscal by – Rs 70,000 Crore
22) UNICEF’S special representative of young people is – Ravi Venkatesan
23) India-born Harvard professor who becomes chief economist of IMF is – Gita Gopinath
24) Chief of National Financial Reporting Authority is – Rangachari Sridharan
25) Sushil Modi-led GoM to examine modalities for ‘calamity tax’ under – GST
26) Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to cancer researchers – James P. Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan
27) Petroleum Minister Launches – SATAT Initiative
28) First stock exchange to launch commodity derivative contracts is – BSE
29) India releases commemorative stamps in Netherlands to mark – Gandhi Jayanti
30) UNCTAD has expected India’s economy to grow – 7.0% in 2018
31) Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India sign $150 Million Loan to – Improve Regional Connectivity
32) Arun Kumar was appointed as new Director-General of Railway Protection Force (RPF)
33) Facebook appoints Adam Mosseri as Instagram Head
34) The New Hockey India president is – Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad
35) 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is won by – Dr. Evan Atar Adaha
36) Sustainable mountain development summit from Oct 3-5 held in – Shimla
37) World Boxing Council convention kicks off in – Ukraine
38) Rank of India in world terms of largest pictorial warning on cigarette packs is – 5th
39) Multi-National Maritime Exercise ‘IBSAMAR-VI’ Starts in – South Africa
40) Joint Exercises between Coast Guards of India, Vietnam starts in – Chennai
41) Indian Captain for Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 is – Manpreet Singh
42) The event ambassador for the Airtel Delhi half marathon is – Sanya Richards-Ross
43) The bank approved issuance of preferential equity shares in favour of LIC is – IDBI Bank
44) The 46th chief justice of India (CJI) took oath at the Rashtapati Bhavan is – Justice Ranjan Gogoi
45) The newly appointed MD and CEO of ICICI Bank is – Sandeep Bakshi
46) First-ever cricketer to smash a century each on Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Test cricket debut is – Prithvi Shaw
47) The app service launched chat feature to curb spread of fake new is – Truecaller
48) List of Nobel Prize Winners 2018
| S. No. | Field | Description | Winner |
| 1. | Physiology or Medicine | For their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation | James P. Allison(USA), Tasuku Honjo(Japan) |
| 2. | Physics | For their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses in the field of laser physics | Gérard Mourou(France),
Arthur Ashkin(USA), Donna Strickland(Canada) |
| 3. | Chemistry | For control of evolution and used it for purposes that bring the greatest benefit to humankind. | George Smith (USA),
 Frances Arnold (USA), Greg Winter (UK) |
| 4. | Literature | This year no Nobel Prize for Literature | |
| 5. | Peace | For their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. | Denis Mukwege (Democratic Republic of the Congo),
Nadia Murad (Germany) |
| 6. | Economic Sciences | For work on climate change, and the endogenous growth theory | William Nordhaus (US)
Paul Romer(US) |
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49) PM Narendra Modi was presented with United Nations’ highest environmental honour called ‘Champions of the Earth’
50) The former Expedia executive appointed as Chief People Officer (CPO) of Uber is – Nikki Krishnamurthy
51) International Finance Corporation extended Rs. 1000 Crore loan to – Aditya Birla Finance
52) The bank to become a plastic-free organization in one year is – SBI Bank
53) Pictures of Mahatma Gandhi and his messages were beamed on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa to mark his birth anniversary
54) World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on October 5
55) India aims to generate 40% power from non-fossil fuel by 2030
56) UN postal agency issues commemorative stamps on International Day of Non-Violence
57) Project Utkrisht: Railways to roll out 640 rakes by 2020 for Rs 4-bn
58) Cabinet approves 50% profit over input cost for rabi crops
59) India launches relief operation for tsunami-hit Indonesia
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| Indonesia Capital | Jakarta |
| Currency | Rupiah |
| President | Joko Widodo |
60) Kurdish leader Barham Salih elected as Iraq President
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| Iraq Capital | Baghdad |
| Currency | Dinar |
| President | Barham Salih |
61) India signs pact with ADB for safe drinking water in Bengal
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| Jharkhand Capital | Ranchi |
| CM | Raghubar Das |
| Governor | Draupadi Murmu |
62) India’s first dolphin research centre to come up soon in Patna
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| Bihar Capital | Patna |
| CM | Nitish Kumar |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
63) Haryana’s Maharshi Dayanand University declared cleanest govt university by HRD Ministry
64) Rajasthan opens much-awaited Dravyavati river project
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
65) SIDBI Launched National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign ‘Udyam Abhilasha’
66) Bank of Maharashtra closes 51 branches to cut costs
67) RBI leaves repo rate unchanged in MPC Report
68) Airtel Acquires Bengaluru-Based AI Start-Up AuthMe
69) Ravi Venkatesan appointed as UNICEF special representative
70) Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
71) Gandhiji to be posthumously honored with US Congressional Gold
72) National Khadi Festival 2018 inaugurated by Union MSME Minister
73) Russia’s World Cup hero Igor Akinfeev retires from international football
74) Manu Bhaker Named India’s Flag-Bearer at Youth Olympic Games
75) Digi Yatra: Government releases policy on biometric based digital processing of passengers at airports
76) One in three companies in India prefer hiring men: WEF Study
77) NASSCOM unveils Centre of Excellence for IoT in Haryana
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar lal Kathar |
| Governor | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
78) Alphonso mango from 5 districts of Maharashtra gets Geographical Indication tag
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
79) Government inks $150 Million loan agreement with ADB for India’s first Global Skills Park in MP
80) Government inks $110 million loan agreement with ADB to upgrade rural roads in MP
81) Rs 469-cr revival plan approved for NEPA Ltd
82) Government nod to establishment of National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation in Sehore
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| Madhya Pradesh Capital | Bhopal |
| CM | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Governor | Anandiben patel |
83) Government inks $240 million loan agreement with ADB for WB Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project         Â
84) R N Ravi appointed Deputy National Security Advisor
85) Pankaj Sharma appointed India’s Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament
86) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018
87) 4th India International Science Festival-2018 held in Lucknow
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| Theme | Science for Transformation |
88) REINVEST- 2018: 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo held in Noida
89) Government launches closing the Skills Gap Task Force
90) India ranked 28th on government’s adoption of e-payments in 2018: EIU
91) IAF successfully conducts series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
92) Sahyog HOP TAC -2018: First India-Vietnam Coast Guards exercise held in Bay of Bengal
93) Parker Solar Probe completes first Venus flyby: NASA
94) Gaganyaan: ISRO, ROSCOSMOS to work together for first Indian manned mission
95) India to expect 10 per cent rise in salary in 2019, highest increase in Asia Pacific
96) World’s first full-sized Hyperloop capsule unveiled in Spain
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| Spain Capital | Madrid |
| Currency | Euro |
| PM | Pedro Sánchez |
97) India’s 1st ‘Methanol Cooking Fuel Program’ Launched in Assam
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| Assam Capital | Dishpur |
| CM | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Governor | Jagdish Mukhi |
98) Odisha CM launches Nirman Kusuma Yojana
99) CM launches ‘Odyssey City Card’ for Bhubaneswar
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
100) RBI holds repo rate, but changes stance to ‘calibrated tightening’
101) UNCTAD expects India’s GDP to rise 7% in 2018
102) World Bank: East Asia-Pacific to grow 6.3% in 2018
103) RBI proposes Voluntary Retention Route to attract long-term investment
104) WhatsApp, Jio campaign for responsible app use
105) Reliance Health Insurance gets R3 licence from IRDAI
106) Ramon Laguarta succeeds Pepsico’s Indian-origin CEO Indra Nooyi
107) Renowned Spanish soprano Caballe passed away
108) Ruhaan Rajput bags recognition at Mid-day Young Achiever Icons Award 2018
109) Nobel laureates Nadia, Mukwege nominated for Mother Teresa Award-2018
110) Nepal bags tourism awards at Annual Travel Awards ceremony
111) India Post honors Narayan Seva Sansthan with new postal stamp
112) India, Russia ink action plan to set up 6 more n-reactors in India
113) Atal Innovation Mission & SIRIUS Sign MoU
114) India to be guest of honour at Mexico’s international cultural fest
115) India Chem 2018 Conference Begins in Mumbai
116) India to Host the 14th International GCA Conference on Media and Communication
117) Centre to release state rankings under Poshan Abhiyaan next year March
118) 36th National Games To Be Held Next Year In Goa
119) Virat Kohli becomes fastest batsman to score 24 Test hundreds since Don Bradman
120) Former England Batsman Nick Compton Retires From Cricket
121) Oscar-winning animator Will Vinton passes away at 70
122) Girl in iconic ‘Glow of Hope’ painting dead at 102
123) senior journalist Pradip Chowdhury passed away
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