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International Affairs
National Affairs
People in News
Science & Technology
Deaths
Business & Economy
Awards & Honros
Sports
- Today (24th September) is World Maritime Day.
- Theme of the year 2016 : "Shipping: indispensable to the world"
- The Global Burden of Disease study has ranked India 143th in a list of 188 countries, citing mortality rates, malaria hygiene and air pollution as major challenges.
- The US was ranked 28, while the UK was listed in the top five spots.
- Important Points to Note :
- Iceland topped the index.
- Central African Republic was ranked the lowest.
- The 8th edition of joint military exercise ‘Indra-2016’ between India and Russia has begun in Russian city of Vladivostok.
- Indra, a portmanteau of the names of both the countries (INDia RussiA) , is a biannual exercise which has been carried out between the two allies since 2003.
- This year, the focus is on Counterterrorism Operations in Semi Mountainous and Jungle Terrain under United Nations Mandate.
- Note : Russian troops arrived in Pakistan the same day for the first-ever Pakistan-Russia joint military exercise.
National Affairs
- The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is going to launch Mission Parivar Vikas for improved family planning services in 145 High Focus districts in seven states.
- The objective of mission is to accelerate access to high quality family planning choices based on information, reliable services and supplies within a rights-based framework.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a newly constructed war memorial in Bhopal on October 14.
- The memorial has been erected as a tribute to soldiers and carries the names of all the martyrs from Madhya Pradesh.
- Guinness World Records has recognised three records set in Navsari, Gujarat on September 17, 2016, marking PM Narendra Modi's 66th birthday.
- The records included 'highest number of oil lamps lit simultaneously at single location' with 1,000 lamps, 'biggest wheelchair logo formation' by 1,000 people, and 'most hearing aids distributed in 8 hours at single location', distributing 600 hearing aids.
People in News
- In what is being considered a first, three women from the Northeast are set to represent India at various international beauty pageants this year.
- Rewati Chetri (Assam) is set to represent the nation at the Miss International 2016.
- Priyadarshini Chatterjee (Assam) is set to represent the nation at the Miss World 2016.
- Imlibenla Wati (Nagaland) is representing India at the Miss Asia Pacific World 2016.
Science & Technology
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) today successfully fired the recently acquired long-range air-to-air MICA missile on a manoeuvring target from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft.
- With this, the IAF has become one of the few air forces in the world with the capability of such beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, said the Defence Ministry.
- The world’s largest Solar Power Plant with an installed capacity of 648MW was commissioned at Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
- The plant was set up on an area of around 5,000 acres by Adani Group at a total cost of Rs 4,550 crore. It was connected to the grid through a sub-station.
- World's first CO2-emission-free train, which will be powered by hydrogen, was unveiled at a trade show in Germany today.
- The train 'Coradia iLint' was developed by French company Alstom and will start operating in Germany next year.
- The train will run using electricity stored in batteries, which are powered by a hydrogen tank on the train's roof.
Deaths
- Renowned Hindi and Urdu writer, playwright and television personality Reoti Saran Sharma (92) passed away.
- He was pioneer in radio plays in All India Radio (AIR).
- For his contribution to theatre (dramatic literature and performance) he was conferred with Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007.
Business & Economy
- State-owned Canara Bank today announced that its board has permitted raising up to $500 million as a part of its $2-billion medium-term note programme, for funding its overseas branches.
- This would be done by issuing senior unsecured foreign currency bonds in international markets.
- The board has also approved raising up to ₹1,128 crore via a rights issue to existing shareholders.
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today approved amendments to facilitate the growth of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts.
- With this, the REITs can now invest up to 20% in under-construction real estate projects, up from the earlier 10% cap.
- Further, the REITs will become more flexible in choosing lucrative projects, analysts said.
- The Centre today cut the import duty on wheat, crude and refined palm oils, and potato to keep prices in check ahead of the festival season.
- The duty on wheat and potato was reduced to 10% from the prevailing levels of 25% and 30%, respectively.
- The duty on both the palm oils was slashed by 5%.
- The US House of Representatives has approved a bill authorising the sale of lethal weapons to Ukraine.
- Under the bill, US will not recognise Crimea's takeover by Russia.
- The bill also specifies that US sanctions against Russia will be in place until Russia stops its war in the Donbass region of Ukraine.
Awards & Honros
- Actress Priyanka Chopra is set to be honoured by the American fashion magazine 'InStyle' as the 'Breakthrough Style Star'.
- Actresses Nicole Kidman and Shailene Woodley and designer Tom Ford are among other honourees.
- Singapore has been named the best destination for expats for the second year in a row by the annual HSBC Expat Explorer Survey.
- Top 5 in the List :
- Singapore
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Note : India has ranked 26th on the list.
- American Don Budge was the first tennis player to complete the Grand Slam by winning all four majors namely Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, in a calendar year.
- On September 24, 1938, Budge won the US Open, his fourth major of the year.
- Note : Only Rod Laver apart from Budge has achieved the feat in men's singles.
- The first ever international cricket match began on this day (24th September) in the year 1844 .
- This match was played between Canada and the USA.
- Canada won the match that was played in the current Test format.
- India won the inaugural ICC World T20 tournament in South Africa on this day (24th September) in the year 2007.
Sports
- Indian tennis star Sania Mirza won her 40th WTA doubles title after winning the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo today.
- Sania and her Czech partner Barbora Strýcová, playing together in their third tournament, defeated China's Zhaoxuan Yang and Chen Liang 6-1, 6-1 in the 52-minute long tournament final.
- The Sports Ministry is going to recommend India's Paralympic medalists for the Padma awards.
- Important Points to Note :
- India's 19-member contingent won four medals, including two golds, one silver and one bronze, at the Rio Paralympics.
- India's Rio Olympic medalists, Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu were awarded the Khel Ratna, along with Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai.
- India ranked 3rd in the latest ODI rankings, which were topped by Australia.
- Among individual rankings, Virat Kohli was the top-ranked Indian, staying at second spot behind South Africa captain AB de Villiers.
- Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were at seventh and eighth place respectively among batsmen, while no Indian bowler or all-rounder featured in the ODI top 10.
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