Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 2nd week of September 2019. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming LIC HFL and IBPS PO/Clerk 2019 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
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Current Affairs: Important Days
| Date |
Important days |
Theme |
| September 8 |
International Literacy Day |
Literacy and Multilingualism |
| September 8 |
World Physical Therapy Day |
– |
| September 10 |
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) |
Working Together to Prevent Suicide |
| September 12 |
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation |
From Commitment to Action — Follow up to Buenos Aires Plan of Action+40 |
| September 14 |
Hindi Diwas |
– |
Current Affairs: National
- Government constitutes task force headed by Atanu Chakraborty to identify infrastructure projects worth Rs 100 lakh crore
- Project for the welfare of Children of Construction Workers ‘Bal Basera’ inaugurated at AIIMS Rishikesh
- PM Modi, Nepal PM to jointly inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhganj cross border petroleum Pipeline
- PM Modi launched National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)in Mathura,Uttar Pradesh
- PM Modihas inaugurated India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal built at Sahibganj in Jharkhand
| USEFUL INFO |
| Jharkhand Capital |
Ranchi |
| Jharkhand CM |
Raghubar Das |
| Jharkhand Governor |
Draupadi Murmu |
- Government announces target,of degraded land rehabilitate by 2030, revised from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2019at Mathura
- PM Modi launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana’ in Jharkhand
- Government to develop 3 Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) at Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Kanpur
- National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to stop illegal groundwater extraction
| USEFUL INFO |
| National Green Tribunal Chairman |
Adarsh Kumar Goel |
- Centre to set up 12,500 Ayush Health and Wellness Centres across the country
- Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the maritime communication services in Mumbai
- India has become a member of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hubs
Current Affairs: International
- India has announced a humanitarian assistance of USD 1 mn to help people in The Bahamas
| USEFUL INFO |
| Bahamas Capital |
Nassau |
| Bahamas Currency |
Bahamian dollar |
| Bahamas Prime Minister |
Hubert Minnis |
- India Pavilion inaugurated at 44th Toronto International Film Festival
- Typhoon Faxai has hit Tokyo, Japan
| USEFUL INFO |
| Japan Capital |
Tokyo |
| Japan Currency |
Japanese yen |
| Japan PM |
Shinzo Abe |
- Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm
| USEFUL INFO |
| Vietnam Capital |
Hanoi |
| Vietnam Currency |
Dong |
| Vietnam President |
Nguyen PhuTrong |
- UK government has announced 2 year post study work visa for all foreign studentsfrom the academic year 2020-21
| USEFUL INFO |
| UK Capital |
London |
| UK Currency |
Pound Sterling |
| UK Prime minister |
Boris Johnson |
- Sri Lanka flagged off ‘Make In India’ train Pulathisi Express from Colombo Fort Railway station
| USEFUL INFO |
| Sri Lanka Capital |
Colombo, Jayawardenepura Kotte |
| Sri Lanka Currency |
Sri Lankan rupee |
| Sri Lanka President |
Maithripala Sirisena |
- Thailand becomes the first country in Asia to roll out plain cigarette packaging
| USEFUL INFO |
| Thailand Capital |
Bangkok |
| Thailand Currency |
Thai baht |
| Thailand Prime Minister |
Prayut Chan-o-cha |
Current Affairs: State
- India’s first ‘water-grid’ costing Rs 3,50,000 crore will come in the parched Marathwada region of Maharashtra
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maharashtra Capital |
Mumbai |
| Maharashtra CM |
Devendra Fadnavis |
| Maharashtra Governor |
Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
- Visakhapatnam railway station sets up ‘fun zone’ for kids
| USEFUL INFO |
| Andhra Pradesh Capital |
Amaravathi |
| Andhra Pradesh CM |
Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Andhra Pradesh Governor |
Biswabhusan Harichandan |
- UNESCO and Rajasthan government join hands to promote state’s intangible cultural heritage
- Rajasthan government has launched ‘Jan Soochna’ a public information portal
| USEFUL INFO |
| Rajasthan Capital |
Jaipur |
| Rajasthan CM |
Ashok Gehlot |
| Rajasthan Governor |
Kalraj Mishra |
- Kerala to set up the country’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC)
| USEFUL INFO |
| Kerala Capital |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| Kerala CM |
Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Kerala Governor |
Arif Mohammad Khan |
- Gurugram traffic police have tied up with Google maps for traffic updates
- Haryana CM launched two insurance schemes ‘Mukhyamantri Vyapari Samuhik Niji Durghatna Beema Yojana’ and ‘Mukhyamantri Vyapari Kshatipurti Beema Yojana’
| USEFUL INFO |
| Haryana Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Haryana CM |
ManoharlalKathar |
| Haryana Governor |
Satyadev Narayan Arya |
- GeM and Punjab Government sign MoU for Setting up Project Management Unit
| USEFUL INFO |
| Punjab Capital |
Chandigarh |
| Punjab CM |
Amarinder Singh |
| Punjab Governor |
V P Singh Badnore |
| GeM CEO |
Talleen Kumar |
- Madhya Pradesh government’s Happiness Department is planning to set up a Time Bank
| USEFUL INFO |
| Madhya Pradesh Capital |
Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh CM |
Kamal Nath |
| Madhya Pradesh Governor |
Lal Ji Tandon |
- Tamil Nadu’s Srivilliputtur ‘Palkova’ set to get Geographical Indications Tag
| USEFUL INFO |
| Tamil Nadu Capital |
Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu CM |
E. Palanisamy |
| Tamil Nadu Governor |
BanwarilalPurohit |
- Uttarakhand CM Rawathas launched ‘MukhyaMantri Dal PoshitYojana’ to provide 2kgs of pulses at subsidised rates every month to the ration card holders in the state
| USEFUL INFO |
| Uttarakhand Capital |
Dehradun |
| Uttarakhand CM |
Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Uttarakhand Governor |
Baby Rani Maurya |
- Arunachal Pradesh CM PemaKhandu dedicated the Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to the people of the state
| USEFUL INFO |
| Arunachal Pradesh Capital |
Itanagar |
| Arunachal Pradesh CM |
PemaKhandu |
| Arunachal Pradesh Governor |
BD Mishra |
Current Affairs: Banking and Finance
- RBI to launch mobile app for visually impaired to identify banknotes
- RBI increased loan exposure limit of banks to a single NBFC (excluding gold loan companies) from 15% to 20%
- RBI has reduced the risk weight requirement for consumer loans to 100%from 125%
| USEFUL INFO |
| RBI Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| RBI Governor |
Shaktikant Das |
| RBI Deputy Governor |
BP Kanungo, N S Vishwanathan, and Mahesh Kumar Jain |
- India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has rolled out Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) services
| USEFUL INFO |
| India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) |
| IPPB CEO |
Suresh P. Sethi |
| IPPB Headquarters |
New Delhi |
| IPPB Tagline |
Aapka Bank AapkeDwaar |
- India & ADB sign $200 million loan to improve rural connectivity in 34 districts of Maharashtra
| USEFUL INFO |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
| President |
TakehikoNakao |
| Headquarters |
Mandaluyong, Philippines |
- IDBI to launch co-branded credit card with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
| USEFUL INFO |
| IDBI Bank MD & CEO |
Rakesh Sharma |
| IDBI Bank Headquarters |
Mumbai |
| IDBI Bank Tagline |
AaoSocheinBada |
| Life Insurance Corporation |
| LIC Chairman |
M R Kumar |
| Headquarters |
Mumbai |
- World Bank will provide Rs 3,000 crore funds to finance mini and mega food parks across the country
| USEFUL INFO |
| World Bank |
| Headquarters |
Washington, D.C., United States |
| President |
David Malpass |
Current Affairs: Appointments
| Justice Harish Chandra Mishra |
Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court |
| Vijay Kumar Chopra |
Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) |
| Vineet Jain |
Press Trust of India (PTI)’s vice-chairman |
| Rajiv Kumar |
Managing directorof Microsoft India R&D |
| Justice VikramNath |
Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court |
| Ranveer Singh |
global brand ambassador of JBL |
| Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra |
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India |
| AbhijitGuha (retired Indian lieutenant general) |
head of theUN mission in Hodeida, Yemen |
| Hima Das |
Brand ambassador for Gatorade
(Sports drink of PepsiCo) |
- Karnataka Bank chief Mahabaleshwara MS has been inducted into Indian Banks’ Association committee member
Current Affairs: Resignation
| Jack Ma |
Chairman of Alibaba |
| Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani |
Chief Justice of Madras High Court (HC-CJ) |
Current Affairs: Awards and Honours
| 1. |
Lata Mangeshkar |
Daughter of the Nation title ( on her 90th birthday ) |
| 2. |
Odia writer Pradeep Dash |
40th Sarala Puraskar Award for his poetry work Charu Chibar O Charjya (cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation) |
| 3. |
Pandit Harmohan Khuntia |
‘Ila Panda Sangeet Samman’ (cash award of Rs 1,50,000) |
| 4. |
Lalat Mohan Patnaik |
‘Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman’ (cash award of Rs 1,50,000) |
| 5. |
Geoffrey Boycott & Andrew Strauss (England cricketer) |
Knighthood Award by Theresa May |
| 6. |
Navdeep Singh Suri (outgoing Indian Ambassador to the UAE) |
Order of Zayed II |
| 7. |
UshaKhanna |
“Lata Mangeshkar Award” for 2019-2020 by Maharashtra government (cash reward of Rs 500,000,) |
- 23-Year Old AnupriyaLakra becomes first woman pilot from Odisha’s Maoist-hit region
Current Affairs: Ranking
| Index |
India’s Rank |
Top |
Least |
Other info |
| “Insights on Co-living – An Asia-Pacific Perspective.” index |
Mumbai – 5th
New Delhi – 11th Bengaluru – 19th |
Beijing |
– |
Released by
Knight Frank |
| global malaria cases in 2017 |
India – 4th |
Nigeria |
– |
By Lancet journal |
- Eritrea topped the list of the 10 most censored countries in a report released by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
| USEFUL INFO |
| Eritrea Capital |
Asmara |
| Eritrea Currency |
Eritrean nakfa |
| Eritrea President |
Isaias Afwerki |
- University of Oxford of United Kingdom has topped the ‘Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020’
- Gujarat has retained its first position in the country in the ‘Logistics Ease Across Different States’ (LEADS) report 2019
Current Affairs: MOU
- NITI Aayog joins hands with McKinsey for first digital capability centre(DCC)in New Delhi
| USEFUL INFO |
| NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) |
| CEO |
Amitabh Kant |
| Vice Chairman |
Rajiv Kumar |
- Indian Railways signs MoU with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for facilitation of green initiatives
Current Affairs: Science and Technology
- Samsung unveiled two apps ‘Good Vibes’ and ‘Relumino’ to provide communication tools to the deaf-blind and people with low vision in the country
Current Affairs: Summit and Conference
- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to participate 8th Asian Ministerial Energy Round-tablein Dubai
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Visit Maldives for 4thIndian Ocean Conference
| USEFUL INFO |
| Maldives Capital |
Malé |
| Maldives Currency |
Rufiyaa |
| Maldives President |
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
- India will host the 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in New Delhi
- International conference Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat (ANGAN) focussed on energy efficiency begins in New Delhi
- The India’s first-ever helicopter summit.
- Ministry of Civil Aviation organised the First helicopter summit in Dehradun
| USEFUL INFO |
| Uttarakhand Capital |
Dehradun |
| Uttarakhand CM |
Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| Uttarakhand Governor |
Baby Rani Maurya |
- India Participated in 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in Greece
| USEFUL INFO |
| Greece Capital |
Athens |
| Greece Currency |
Euro |
| Greece PM |
Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
- National Conference on Crop Residue Management was held for the farmers from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
- 24th World Energy Congress is being held in Abu Dhabi, UAE
| USEFUL INFO |
| UAE Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
| UAE Currency |
Dirham |
| UAE PM |
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum |
- National Conference on ‘Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails: Vulnerability of Inmates and Jail Staff and their Protection’ organized by BPR&D
- 22nd Session of United Nations Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Held in Geneva
Current Affairs: Defence
- Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise – SLINEX 2019 to be held at Visakhapatnam
- DRDO successfully flight-tested indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) system
- DRDO has handed over the second ‘Netra’ Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEW&CS) system to the Indian Air Force (IAF)
| USEFUL INFO |
| DRDO –Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| DRDO Chairman |
G Satheesh Reddy |
| DRDO Headquarters |
New Delhi |
- India’s 2nd Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi set to be commissioned into the Navy
- India signs with Russian company to modernise radar missile systems on P-15 class ships
- Indo-Thailand Joint Military Exercise ‘Maitree – 2019’ held at Umroi, Meghalaya
Current Affairs: Books
| Author |
Book |
| “Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924” |
VikramSampath |
| ‘Phoolproof: Indian flowers, their myths, traditions and usage’ |
Jhelum Biswas Bose |
| ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet that spun India to glory’
(The book on India’s 4 spin legends – Bishan Singh Bedi, ErapalliPrasanna, BhagwatChandrashekhar and S. Venkataraghavan) |
AdityaBhushan and Sachin Bajaj
|
| “The Daughter from a Wishing Tree” |
Sudha Murthy |
Current Affairs: Sports
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) has won Formula 1, Italian Grand Prix 2019
- Bianca Andreescu clinched US Open Women’s singles title
- India Red beat India Green to clinch Duleep Trophy title
- Rafael Nadal beats Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to win US Open men’s final title
- Mo Farah and Brigid Kosgei wins 2019 Great North Run event men’s and woman’s title respectively
- The 8th edition of Ladakh Marathon concluded in Leh
- Brazilian tennis player Diego Matos has been banned for life for match fixing
- Hero MotoCorp MD Pawan Munjal Inducted Into 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame
- Sports Ministry has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of Indiafor sports code violation
- National Basketball Association (NBA) has appointed Rajesh Sethi managing director of its India business
- Megan Schutt scripted history by becoming the only woman cricketer from Australia to claim a hat-trick in One Day Internationals
US Open 2019
| Category |
Winner |
| Men’s Singles |
Rafael Nadal |
| Women’s Singles |
Bianca Andreescu |
| Men’s Doubles |
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah |
| Women’s Doubles |
Elise Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka |
| Mixed Doubles |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jamie Murray |
Current Affairs: Obituaries
| Person |
Field |
| Ram Jethmalani |
Veteran lawyer and former Union minister |
| Abdul Qadir |
The legendary Pakistan leg spinner |
| Heeralal Sharma |
Freedom fighter |
| DilipSatpathy |
Senior Odisha journalist |
| Veeru Krishnan |
Actor-Kathak dancer |
| Rajasekar |
Tamil film actor & director |
| AkilisiPohiva |
Tonga’s Prime Minister |
| BN Yugandhar |
Former bureaucrat and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s father |
