Weekly Current Affairs - 3rd Week September 2024

16th to 22nd September 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS

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  1. Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra finished second with a throw of 87.86 metres in the

● Final of the Diamond League 2024 held in Brussels

  1. India has sent a formal notice to Pakistan for review and amendment of the

● Indus Water Treaty

  1. Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi took oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi on

● 21 September 2024

● Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena administered the oath to Atishi and members of her Council of Ministers

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for America to attend the

● 'Quad Summit' on 21 September

  1. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has launched 'White Revolution 2.0'

● To empower women, fight malnutrition, increase milk procurement and strengthen cooperatives

  1. India remains on top after drawing with Uzbekistan in the 9th round of the

● 45th Chess Olympiad

  1. Dhruvi Patel, an Indian-origin student from the United States of America, has won the title of

● Miss India Worldwide 2024

  1. Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda inaugurated the

● 'Global Food Regulators Summit' on September 21

● at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

  1. The United Nations has allocated US$2 million to aid the Vietnam government following damage caused by

● Typhoon Yagi

  1. D. Gukesh defeated top American player Fabiano Caruana on 21 September at the

● Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary

  1. 'Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo' has become the new President of the

● National Rifle Association of India

  1. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav flagged off the

● 'Bharat-Nepal Maitri Yatra Tourist Rail' from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in New Delhi on September 20

● Through this train, tourists will be able to visit religious places located on the India and Nepal border

  1. Presidential elections was held in Sri Lanka on

● 21 September 2024

  1. The '55th International Film Festival of India 2024' will be held in

● Goa from 20 to 28 November 2024

  1. Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the 3rd Regional Meeting of Western States and Union Territories on

● 15 September in Rajkot, Gujarat

  1. In Rajasthan, medical education courses in the state medical colleges will now be available in

● Hindi

  1. Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has honoured the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances with the

● ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Award’ during the Hindi Diwas Celebrations

● All India Official Language Conference was organized on the occasion of Hindi Diwas3

  1. Senior IPS officer 'Amrit Mohan Prasad' has been appointed as the Director General of

● Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

  1. Badminton player 'Anmol Kharb' has won her first senior international title by winning the women's singles match at the

● Belgian International 2024

  1. The Ministry of Civil Aviation will participate in Special Campaign 4.0 from

● 2nd to 31st October 2024

● aimed at clearing pending cases and promoting cleanliness

  1. In the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, the capital of Hungary , the Indian team has achieved spectacular victories in both the

● Open and Women's categories

  1. PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Global Renewable Energy Investors Summit' and Expo in

● Gandhinagar, Gujarat on September 16

  1. National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) is increasing the payment limit of 'Unified Payment System' (UPI) from

● One lakh to Five lakh from September 15

  1. SpaceX Crew 'Polaris Dawn' successfully returned to Earth with four astronauts on

● September 15 after being in orbit for five days

  1. The 'Indian Women Dubai Awards 2024' were presented in Dubai on

● 15 September

● To recognise the achievements of Indian women who have contributed to various fields of excellence in the UAE

  1. The 'Fourth Global Bio India 2024' conference was successfully concluded in

● New Delhi on 15 September

● It showcased Indian skills in the field of biotechnology

  1. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has released a commemorative postage stamp on

● 'Hindi Diwas' on 14 September

  1. India and Argentina held the 7th round of 'Foreign Office Consultations' (FOC) on

● 13 September in Buenos Aires

  1. The country's first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail was inaugurated in the state of

● Gujarat

  1. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 8th India Water Week-2024 on

● September 17 in New Delhi

  1. The ten-day long 'Ganpati festival' concluded on

● September 17 after the immersion of Ganesh idols

  1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Odisha government's flagship initiative 'Subhadra Yojana ' in

● Bhubaneswar on September 17

  1. The All India Football Federation has appointed 'Santosh Kashyap' as the

● Head coach of the national senior women's team

  1. The central government launched 'Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan 2024' across the country from

● September 17

● Theme- “Swabhaav Swachhata - Sanskar Swachhata”

  1. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'NPS Vatsalya Scheme' on

● September 18 in New Delhi

  1. India has launched 'Operation Sadbhav' to provide humanitarian assistance to

● Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, the countries affected by Cyclone Yagi

  1. Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the

● Newly-built 'Siddheshwari Mandir' in Barkhathal, Tripura on 16 Sep 2024

  1. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched

● Bharat Start-up Knowledge Access Registry - Bhaskar on 16 September in New Delhi

  1. Union Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the ninth container terminal at

● Thoothukudi Port in Tamil Nadu

  1. Voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on

● 18 September

  1. PM Modi has launched Subhadra Yojana in the state of

● Odisha

  1. India became champion for a record fifth time by defeating China 1-0 in the final match of the

● Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2024

  1. A two-day National Seminar-AKAY of National Disaster Management Authority and Army's Southern Command will be held in

● Chennai on September 18

  1. India has sent 53 tonnes of flood relief material worth one million dollars to

● Myanmar as emergency assistance under 'Operation Sadbhav'

  1. The Portuguese government has issued a special coin in honour of the famous football player'

● Cristiano Ronaldo

● The Portuguese government has kept the value of the coin at 7 euros, which is Ronaldo's jersey number

  1. The first edition of the 'Indian Arts Festival' will be organised at Rashtrapati Nilayam from

● September 29 to October 6

  1. The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will start on

● 19 September at the 'MA Chidambaram Stadium' in Chennai

  1. Australia's renowned 'Melbourne University' has opened its first global centre in

● New Delhi

  1. The 'Indian Defence Manufacturers Association' has signed two MoUs with the

● Emirates Defence Companies Association

● To enhance defence cooperation

  1. In Bangladesh, the government led by 'Professor Mohammad Yunus' has given executive magistrate powers to commissioned officers of the army to

● Improve the law and order situation

  1. The upcoming Commonwealth Games 2026 will be hosted by the

● Scottish city of 'Glasgow'

  1. The Union Cabinet has approved the 'One Nation One Election' proposal to

● Conduct simultaneous elections in the country

  1. Bollywood actress 'Aishwarya Rai Bachchan' has received the Best Actress (Critics) award at the

● 'South Indian International Movie Awards', (SIIMA) 2024

  1. A four-day event on the food processing industry

● 'World Food India 2024' is starting from September 19 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

  1. Union Minister of State for Steel Bhupati Raju Srinivas Varma inaugurated a two-day conference on

● 'Green Revolution in Steel: Sustainable Innovation' on September 18

  1. The World Health Organization has declared Jordan as the

● First country in the world to be free from leprosy

  1. The Indian Coast Guard has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for marine conservation with The Habitats Trust and HCL Foundation on

● September 19 in New Delhi

  1. A poem titled 'Rashtriya War Memorial' and a chapter titled 'Veer Abdul Hameed' have been included in the

● Class VI syllabus of NCERT from this year

  1. The fifth River Festival was inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in

● New Delhi on September 19

  1. The Indian Army signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 'Tiranga Mountain Rescue' (TMR) on

● September 18 at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies, Delhi Cantt

  1. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will be awarded the prestigious 'UN Inter-Agency Task Force Award' for

● Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

  1. The Ministry of Labour and Employment will organize the 4th Regional Meeting with Eastern States at

● Bhubaneswar, Odisha

  1. Miss India Worldwide 2024 title was won by

● Dhruvi Patel

  1. India's Dhanush Loganathan won bronze medal at the

● Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2024

  1. 'World Rhino Day' is celebrated across the world on

● September 22

  1. 'World Cleanup Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● September 20

  1. 'World Bamboo Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● September 18

  1. 'World Patient Safety Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● September 17

  1. 'World Ozone Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● September 16

● Theme for the year 2024 is "Ozone for Life"

  1. ‘National Engineers' Day’ is celebrated every year on

● 15 September in India

  1. 'World Alzheimer's Day' is celebrated all over the world on

● September 21