Test : September 2019 Weekly Current Affair - 8" - Current Affairs MCQ

On September 26, 2019 Suresh Chitturi, Vice Chairman(VC) and Managing Director(MD) of India’s poultry firm Srinivasa Farms was appointed as the new Chief of the International Egg Commission(IEC) for a 2-year tenure. His appointment was announced at the IEC Global Leadership Conference in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has initiated ‘Project NETRA’ (NETRA-Network for space object Tracking and Analysis) in the middle of its Chandrayaan campaign last month, in-order to detect debris in space and other hazards in Indian satellites which would act as a step for Space Situational Awareness(SSA). The project is estimated to be worth of Rs. 400 Crore.

On September 28, 2019, The Defence Minister of India, Mr Rajnath Singh commissioned India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi. The motto of INS (Indian Navy Ship) Khanderi is ‘Akhand Abhedya Adrishya’ that implies unity of the crew and its stealth capabilities. Its name and features are inspired by the fish named ‘Kanneri’, found in Arabian Sea.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister of Thailand Mr Jurin Laksanawisit was on a first trade visit to Mumbai and Chennai, India to promote Thai products from September 25-28, 2019. Thai delegation: It comprised of officials from the International Trade Promotion Department, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand Rubber Authority and many private sector officials.

A 3-day event of 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 held at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 27- 29, September, 2019 with the theme “Prosperous Society: Stronger Society” to bring together financially successful members in Hindu society such as such as traders, bankers, technocrats, investors, industrialists to share business knowledge, expertise and resources with their fellow brethren.

The State Government of Gujarat has launched India’s 1st trading program called “Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)” in Surat, Gujarat to combat particulate air pollution.ETS, an initiative of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to buy and sell permits (in kilograms) to stay below the cap. For this reason, ETS is also called a cap-and-trade market. It is designed with the help of a team of researchers from different institutions

On September 28, 2019, The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has honored the Telugu litterateur Dr. K Siva Reddy with the 28th Saraswati Samman 2018 for the creation of his famous poetry collection ‘Pakkaki Ottigilite’ (Turning aside while lying down) in 2016 during an award-giving ceremony organized by the KK Birla Foundation in New Delhi.

2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships was held at Eastern National Sports Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand from September 18-27, 2019. It was organized by Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association and it was a qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.China topped the medal tally with 10 Gold, 5 Silver & 3 Bronze followed by North Korea and Armenia.

Overall performance for large and Small states & UT Large states category: As per the Index , Kerala has emerged at the top with 76.6 percent points in overall performance in large states category in 2016-17. Uttar Pradesh ranked at the bottom with 36.4 % points. Small states category: Among Small States , Manipur has claimed the top spot with 68.8% & Arunachal Pradesh ranked at the bottom with 24.6 percent points.

The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) for 2019 was held in Kampala, Uganda from September 22- 29, 2019 under the theme ‘Adaption, engagement, and evolution of parliaments in a rapidly changing Commonwealth’.

On September 29, 2019 the greatest and longest hindu festival of Nepal named as Bada Dashain formally began. The first day of this Dashain marks the beginning of Navaratri festival too. Seeds of maize, wheat, barley, etc are sowed in a “Ghada” (earthen pot) and kept in houses or temples as part of the vedic tradition. The sprouts are taken on 10th day which is observed as vijayadashami.This festival is also simply called as Dashain.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) eased its norms to allow smart cities raise funds through ‘Muni Bonds‘. The entities working in areas of city planning and urban development work, including municipalities, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) set up under the central government’s ambitious ‘Smart Cities Mission’ can also raise funds through debt securities.

On September 23, 2019 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named minor planet 2006 VP32 (number -300128), located between Mars and Jupiter, as “Panditjasraj”after Indian classical vocal musician PanditJasraj. By this he became the first Indian musician to have a minor planet named after him.

On September 29, 2019, India won the 3rd edition of South Asian Football Federation Under-18 (SAFF U-18) football Championship 2019 title for the first time by defeating Bangladesh in the finals held in the host country Nepal, in Kathmandu’s Halchowk Stadium. India’s Vikram Partap Singh and Ravi Bahadur Rana, each scored a goal to make up to the maiden championship title by defeating Bangladesh for 2-1.

The Korea Open 2019, a badminton Super 500 tournament was held at Incheon International Airport Skydom in Incheon, South Korea from September 24 – 29, 2019.

Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRTWLS), which is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, generates an annual income of ₹2.39 crore for the tribal communities living in the vicinity of the sanctuary in Karnataka.

Lara Super Thermal Power Station was in news recently because the State-run power giant NTPC said 800 MW Unit-I will become commercially operational in the Lara Super Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh.