Weekly Current Affairs - 2nd Week Sep 2024
8th - 15th Sep 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
9/17/20244 min read
Ganeshotsav is starting from
● 07 September across the country
· Ganpati Bappa is worshipped during the 10-day long festival and the idol is immersed with great pomp on the last day
India has successfully test fired Agni 4 ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range in
● Chandipur in Odisha
India's Nitika has won the silver medal in the
● Under-20 World Wrestling Championship in Spain
Praveen Kumar' has won the gold medal in the men's high jump T64 event at the
● Paris Paralympics 2024
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda will inaugurate two state-of-the-art hospitals in
● Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur in Bihar on September 7
Havildar Hokato Hotozhe Sema has won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F57 event at the
● Paris Paralympics 2024
Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ramamohan Naidu has inaugurated
● Digi Yatra Facility at 9 other airports
● Digi Yatra Facility Launched at Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Dabolim(Goa), Indore, Bagdogra, Ranchi, Patna, Raipur, and Visakhapatnam
● The Total Number of Digi Yatra-Enabled Airports Increases to 24
● Digi Yatra is built on a foundation of robust data security
The 78th meeting of the ‘Network Planning Group' -NPG under the Prime Minister's Gatishakti initiative was concluded in
● New Delhi
To promote women's cricket, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has officially announced the launch of
● Women's Under-19 T-20 Asia Cup competition
The Union Cabinet has approved health coverage to all senior citizens above 70 years of age under
● ' Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana'
President Draupadi Murmu has honoured the nurses with the
● National Florence Nightingale Award 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 11 September.
● The National Florence Nightingale Award was established in the year 1973 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Kerala government will host a conference of finance ministers of five states in
● Thiruvananthapuram on September 12
Recently the Government of Nagaland has approved the implementation of Inner Line Permit for
● Dimapur, Chumoukedima and Newland districts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 11 inaugurated
● 'Semicon India 2024' in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil chaired the 12th meeting of the
● ‘Ganga Conservation Empowered Task Force'
Before the Haryana Assembly elections, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have joined the
● Indian National Congress party
Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth has inaugurated a job fair for Ex-Servicemen (ESM) in
● Ranchi on September 06, 2024
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi 'Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan' was on a three-day official visit to India from
● September 08
A five-day national group art exhibition 'Hues' will be organised at the
● All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society' in Delhi from September 08
● The exhibition will conclude on the 12th of this month
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 'Sainik School' in
● Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on 07 September
The Uttar Pradesh government will organise 'Semicon India' from September 11 to 13 at
● The India Expo Mart in Greater Noida
England's legendary all-rounder 'Moeen Ali' has announced his retirement from
● International cricket
The Indian contingent performed its best ever at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and won a total of
● 29 medals including 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on September 13 launched
● Multiple Journey QR Tickets
● Which will be available on DMRC's Delhi Metro Sarathi (MoMEntum 2.0) app
The 5th edition of Nagaland's prestigious 'Brillante Piano Festival 2024' will be held in
● Bengaluru on 28th and 29th September
The Central Government has changed the name of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to
● Shri Vijayapuram
DD National will present various entertaining programs on
● Doordarshan on the occasion of its 65th anniversary
● This channel was established on 15 September 1959
'Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan 2024' will be celebrated across the country from
● 17 September to 2 October
● Theme - Swabhaav Swachhata-Sanskar Swachhata
'Tribal University' will be established in
● Nashik by the Maharashtra Government
The Asian Hockey Champions Trophy is being organized in
● China
Randhir Singh has become the first Indian to be elected President of the
● Asian Olympic Council
Nepal has become the 101st country to become a full member of the
● International Solar Alliance
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has decided to reduce the GST rate on
● Cancer drugs from 12 percent to 5 percent
India will host the ' Global Cooperative Conference 2024' in
● New Delhi from 25 to 30 November
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the '7th National Security Strategy Summit 2024' in
● New Delhi on September 13
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully field tested the light battle tank
● 'Zoravar' built for the Indian Army
Surat city in Gujarat has been awarded the prestigious 'Clean Air Survey 2024' title by the
● Union Environment Ministry
The Delhi Government has banned the production, storage, sale and use of
● Firecrackers to control pollution in the national capital
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Semicon India 2024' conference in
● Greater Noida on September 11
● Theme "Shaping the Semiconductor Future"
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav on September 09 released an amount of one thousand 574 crore rupees in the accounts of one crore twenty nine lakh women under the
● 'Ladli Bahna Yojana'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth edition of the 'Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo’' (RE-INVEST 2024) and Exhibition in
● Gandhinagar, Gujarat from September 16 to 18, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
The 111th birth anniversary of Nepal's first elected Prime Minister ' BP Koirala' was celebrated across Nepal on
● 9 September
The Independence Day of Brazil is celebrated every year on
● 7 September
Every year, 'World Literacy Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● 8 September
Every year, 'World Suicide Prevention Day' is celebrated across the world on
● 10 September
World Sepsis Day is celebrated across the world on
● 3 September
● Sepsis is a serious health condition caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal infections in the body, and can affect people of any age.
● Different types of infections like UTI, lung infection, skin infection, and GIT infections may lead to Sepsis
Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on
● 14th September
● Hindi was adopted as one of the two official languages of the Republic of India by the Constituent Assembly on 14 September, 1949
● "Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar" & "Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar" awards given annually on Hindi Diwas
Every year, the 'International Day for South-South Cooperation' is celebrated across the world on
● September 12
Every year in India, 'National Hindi Day' is celebrated on
● 14th September