Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 3rd Week of September 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS RRB 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
1) National Hindi Divas is observed every year on – 14 September
2) September 15 is also celebrated as the – National Engineer’s Day
3) India’s first underwater robotic drone handed over to – NPOL
4) Power Ministry launches Chiller Star Labelling Program on energy efficiency in – chillers
5) Erratic monsoon rainfall in India partly due to Air Pollution
6) India’s first indigenous anti-nuclear medical kit is developed by – INMAS
7) First Tribal Circuit Project under Swadesh Darshan Scheme inaugurated in – Chhattisgarh
8) Uttarakhand ranked best among states in – PMGSY
9) World no 1 Airport in 5-15 Million Passengers Per Annum category – Hyderabad International Airport
10) G20 Trade And Investment Ministerial Meeting Held In – Argentina
11) Rank of India in UN’s human development index – 130.
12) Indian Coast Guard commissions indigenously built patrol vessel – Vijaya
13) India’s 102-year-old Chandigarh-based female athlete wins gold medal at World Masters – Man Kaur
14) World Ozone Day observed on – September 16
15) DEPwD organized National Conference of District Disability Rehabilitation Centres for – Divyangans
16) Which state and Centre sign MoU on implementing Ayushman-Bharat with state run CMCHIS – Tamil Nadu.
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| Tamil Nadu Capital | Chennai |
| CM | E. Palanisamy |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
17) Swachh Dhara programme for clean water flagged off in – Amaravathi
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| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amaravathi |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
18) First ever dedicated dog park was constructed in – Hyderabad
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
19) Festival of Nuakhai celebrated in – Odisha.
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
20) UBI Bank quit its Antwerp diamond hub in – Belgium
21) NABARD approves Rs 65,634.93 crore loan for 93 irrigation projects under – PMKSY
22) Iraq replaces Saudi as top oil supplier to India in – August
23) Mahindra & Mahindra to become a carbon neutral company by – 2040
24) Moutaz Mousa Abdallah becomes new PM of – Sudan’s.
25) Sawai Singh Shekhawat to be honoured with – Meera Puruskar
26) Rank of India in family-owned businesses is – Third
27) SpaceX to send tourists around the – Moon
28) Super over introduced for the 1st time ever in – Asia Cup
29) Who won gold in Silesian Open boxing tournament – Mary Kom.
30) SAFF Cup won by – Maldives
31) Hangzhou going to host Asian Para Games in – 2022.
32) September 18 is – World Bamboo Day.
33) ISRO inaugurates S–Band Polarimetry Doppler Weather Radar at – Sriharikota spaceport.
34) Mt Everest Friendship Exercise: Nepal and China conducts second joint military exercise in – Sichuan province.
35) Pacific Asia Travel Association gold awards won by – Kerala Tourism.
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| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
36) Prashant Kumar appointed as CFO of – SBI.
37) Centre to merge – Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank.
38) Reserve Bank to purchase government securities worth Rs 10,000 crore on – September 19.
39) Hindi implementation award Rajbhasha Kirti is won by – Punjab National Bank
40) Jaipur Literature Festival Begins In – Houston.
41) Ran of India in gender inequality index (GII) – 127
42) ISRO launches two satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 using – PSLV-C42.
43) Yudh Abhyas 2018: India, US joint military exercise held in – Chaubattia, Uttarakhand.
44) DRDO successfully tests low-weight indigenously developed man-portable anti-tank guided missile – MPATGM.
45) Former Odisha minister Dolagobinda Pradhan passes away.
46) Rajnath Singh inaugurated hi-tech smart fencing under – CIBMS
47) Bangladesh govt approved India to use the – Chittagong and Mongla seaports.
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| Bangladesh Capital | Dhaka |
| Currency | Taka |
| President | Abdul Hamid |
48) World’s first hydrogen powered train – Germany.
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| Germany Capital | Berlin |
| Currency | Euro |
| PM | Angela Merkel |
49) First-ever ‘dial-FIR’ scheme is launched in – Uttar Pradesh.
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| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
50) Kent RO to set up its second manufacturing plant at – Noida
51) Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch projects worth over 500 crore rupees in – Varanasi.
52) ISRO launched a space technology incubation centre in Tripura capital – Agartala
53) India gets first ever gender-neutral hostel in – Mumbai’s TISS
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
54) PayU India Gets RBI Approval To Operate Its Own – NBFC
55) No Withholding Tax On Interest Payment Of – Masala Bonds
56) WEF reports revealed machines will take over human work by – 2025
57) Brookfield to buy Ambani’s Reliance gas pipeline for – Rs 14,000 crore
58) Iconic Time Magazine Sold for – $190 Million in Cash
59) Infosys Acquires Finnish Company ‘Fluido’ For Rs 545 Crore
60) Cisco Signs Agreements With – NITI Aayog And BSNL
61) New chief of Atomic Energy Commission is – K N Vyas.
62) Emmy Awards 2018 Announced: Complete List Of Winners
| Sl. No. | Category | Winner |
| 1. | Best Comedy | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| 2. | Best Drama | Game of Thrones |
| 3. | Best Actress, Comedy | Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” |
| 4. | Best Actor, Comedy | Bill Hader, “Barry” |
| 5. | Best Actress, Drama | Claire Foy, “The Crown” |
| 6. | Best Actor, Drama | Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” |
| 7. | Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie | Regina King, “Seven Seconds” |
| 8. | Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie | Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” |
| 9. | Writing for a Comedy Series | Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”) |
| 10. | Writing for a Drama Series | Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, “The Americans” (“Start”) |
| 11. | Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama | William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, “Black Mirror: USS Callister” |
| 12. | Directing for a Comedy Series | Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“Pilot”) |
| 13. | Directing for a Drama Series | Stephen Daldry, “The Crown” (“Paterfamilias”) |
| 14. | Directing for a Limited Series | Ryan Murphy, “The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” |
63) India, Malta sign three MoUs in – Maritime Cooperation, Tourism and Training
64) India, Germany sign pact to boost – Vocational education, training
65) Piyush Goyal inaugurates the first ever India tourism Mart 2018 in – New Delhi.
66) Rank of India in Family-Owned Business List – Three.
67) Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu recommended for – 2018 Khel Ratna Award
68) First Indian woman IAS officer, passed away – Anna Rajam Malhotra.
69) First country in world to develop document on cooling action plan – India.
70) India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project inaugurated along – Indo-Pak border
71) President Launches Logo, Web Portal for – Mahatma’s Birth Anniversary
72) India committed to become $5 tn economy by – 2025.
73) AAI to develop project report for – Sri Lanka’s Palaly airport
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| Srilanka Capital | Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
74) Maharashtra Government to set up new – Cyber University
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| Maharashtra Capital | Mumbai |
| CM | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Governor | Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao |
75) World Bank to lend $74 mn for workforce training in – Uttarakhand
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| Uttarakhand Capital | Dehradun |
| CM | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Governor | Baby Rani Maurya |
76) Odisha CM launches star-rating system for industries to reduce – Air Pollution
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| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
77) Salman Inaugurates Special Children’s Centre Umang In – Jaipur
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| Rajasthan Capital | Jaipur |
| CM | Vasundra Raje |
| Governor | Kalyan Singh |
78) Interest Rates on PPF, NSC, Other Small Savings Schemes Raised
| Sl. No. | Instrument | Rate of interest (01.07.2018 to 30.09.2018) | Rate of interest (01.10.2018 to 31.12.2018) | Compounding frequency |
| 1. | Savings Deposit | 4.0 | 4.0 | Annually |
| 2. | 1 Year Time Deposit | 6.6 | 6.9 | Quarterly |
| 3. | 2 Year Time Deposit | 6.7 | 7.0 | Quarterly |
| 4. | 3 Year Time Deposit | 6.9 | 7.2 | Quarterly |
| 5. | 5 Year Time Deposit | 7.4 | 7.8 | Quarterly |
| 6. | 5 Year Recurring Deposit | 6.9 | 7.3 | Quarterly |
| 7. | 5 Year Senior Citizen Savings Scheme | 8.3 | 8.7 | Quarterly and paid |
| 8. | 5 Year Monthly Income Account | 7.3 | 7.7 | Monthly and paid |
| 9. | 5 Year National Savings Certificate | 7.6 | 8.0 | Annually |
| 10. | Public Provident Fund Scheme | 7.6 | 8.0 | Annually |
| 11. | Kisan Vikas Patra | 7.3 (will mature in 118 months) | 7.7 (will mature in 112 months) | Annually |
| 12. | Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme | 8.1 | 8.5 | Annually |
79) Government Appoints New MD & CEOs At 10 PSBs:
80) Brand ambassadors of Skill India Campaign are – Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma
81) Delhi airport gets top honour at ASQ Awards 2017
82) 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism held in – Seoul
83) Sundeep Misra to write a book on sprinter Dutee Chand – Story So Far
84) Website, helpline number launched for prospective beneficiaries of – Ayushman Bharat
85) DAC approves procurement of upgraded – Akash missile system
86) Exercise Aviaindra-18 Commences at – Lipetsk (Russia).
87) UGC asks universities to celebrate ‘Surgical Strike Day’ on – September 29
88) Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on – 21 September.
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| Theme | The Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70 |
89) Health Ministry launches sputum sample transportation through – Department of Post
90) Monthly e-Newsletter of MSME Ministry launched – MSME Insider
91) Sex offenders’ registry launched with – 4.4 lakh entries
92) The World Anti-Doping Agency lifts ban on – Russia
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| Russia Capital | Moscow |
| Currency | Rubble |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
93) Australia to host major cultural festival in – India
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| Australia Capital | Canberra |
| Currency | Dollar |
| PM | Scott Morrison |
94) Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to be third partner in – CPEC
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| Pakistan’s Capital | Islamabad |
| Currency | Rupee |
| PM | Imran Khan |
95) Punjab government to launch programme to curb – Oral Cancer
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| Punjab Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Amarinder Singh |
| Governor | V P Singh Badnore |
96) Haryana to be made stray cattle-free by – January 26
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| Haryana Capital | Chandigarh |
| CM | Manohar lal Kathar |
| Governor | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
97) Bengaluru tops among Asian cities for technology enterprises
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| Karnataka Capital | Bangalore |
| CM | Kumarasamy |
| Governor | Vajubai Rudubai Wala |
98) For insurance products sale India Post Payments Bank tie up with – Bajaj Allianz
99) Vodafone to introduce 1,000 5G sites by – 2020
100) New Independent director on board of Air India – D Purandeswari
110) Tajinder Mukherjee designated as CMD of – NICL
111) 7th UNWTO Global Summit on Urban Tourism held in – Seoul
112) Employee’s State Insurance rolls out – Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna
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