Weekly Current Affairs - 3rd Week September 2024
16th to 22nd September 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
10/4/20246 min read
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
India has sent a formal notice to Pakistan for review and amendment of the
● Indus Water Treaty
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
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for America to attend the
● 'Quad Summit' on 21 September
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has launched 'White Revolution 2.0'
● To empower women, fight malnutrition, increase milk procurement and strengthen cooperatives
India remains on top after drawing with Uzbekistan in the 9th round of the
● 45th Chess Olympiad
Dhruvi Patel, an Indian-origin student from the United States of America, has won the title of
● Miss India Worldwide 2024
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda inaugurated the
● 'Global Food Regulators Summit' on September 21
● at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
The United Nations has allocated US$2 million to aid the Vietnam government following damage caused by
● Typhoon Yagi
D. Gukesh defeated top American player Fabiano Caruana on 21 September at the
● Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary
'Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo' has become the new President of the
● National Rifle Association of India
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
Presidential elections was held in Sri Lanka on
● 21 September 2024
The '55th International Film Festival of India 2024' will be held in
● Goa from 20 to 28 November 2024
Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the 3rd Regional Meeting of Western States and Union Territories on
● 15 September in Rajkot, Gujarat
In Rajasthan, medical education courses in the state medical colleges will now be available in
● Hindi
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
Senior IPS officer 'Amrit Mohan Prasad' has been appointed as the Director General of
● Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Badminton player 'Anmol Kharb' has won her first senior international title by winning the women's singles match at the
● Belgian International 2024
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
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
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Global Renewable Energy Investors Summit' and Expo in
● Gandhinagar, Gujarat on September 16
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
SpaceX Crew 'Polaris Dawn' successfully returned to Earth with four astronauts on
● September 15 after being in orbit for five days
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
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
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has released a commemorative postage stamp on
● 'Hindi Diwas' on 14 September
India and Argentina held the 7th round of 'Foreign Office Consultations' (FOC) on
● 13 September in Buenos Aires
The country's first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail was inaugurated in the state of
● Gujarat
President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the 8th India Water Week-2024 on
● September 17 in New Delhi
The ten-day long 'Ganpati festival' concluded on
● September 17 after the immersion of Ganesh idols
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Odisha government's flagship initiative 'Subhadra Yojana ' in
● Bhubaneswar on September 17
The All India Football Federation has appointed 'Santosh Kashyap' as the
● Head coach of the national senior women's team
The central government launched 'Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan 2024' across the country from
● September 17
● Theme- “Swabhaav Swachhata - Sanskar Swachhata”
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'NPS Vatsalya Scheme' on
● September 18 in New Delhi
India has launched 'Operation Sadbhav' to provide humanitarian assistance to
● Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, the countries affected by Cyclone Yagi
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
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched
● Bharat Start-up Knowledge Access Registry - Bhaskar on 16 September in New Delhi
Union Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has inaugurated the ninth container terminal at
● Thoothukudi Port in Tamil Nadu
Voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on
● 18 September
PM Modi has launched Subhadra Yojana in the state of
● Odisha
India became champion for a record fifth time by defeating China 1-0 in the final match of the
● Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2024
A two-day National Seminar-AKAY of National Disaster Management Authority and Army's Southern Command will be held in
● Chennai on September 18
India has sent 53 tonnes of flood relief material worth one million dollars to
● Myanmar as emergency assistance under 'Operation Sadbhav'
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
The first edition of the 'Indian Arts Festival' will be organised at Rashtrapati Nilayam from
● September 29 to October 6
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
Australia's renowned 'Melbourne University' has opened its first global centre in
● New Delhi
The 'Indian Defence Manufacturers Association' has signed two MoUs with the
● Emirates Defence Companies Association
● To enhance defence cooperation
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
The upcoming Commonwealth Games 2026 will be hosted by the
● Scottish city of 'Glasgow'
The Union Cabinet has approved the 'One Nation One Election' proposal to
● Conduct simultaneous elections in the country
Bollywood actress 'Aishwarya Rai Bachchan' has received the Best Actress (Critics) award at the
● 'South Indian International Movie Awards', (SIIMA) 2024
A four-day event on the food processing industry
● 'World Food India 2024' is starting from September 19 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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
The World Health Organization has declared Jordan as the
● First country in the world to be free from leprosy
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
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
The fifth River Festival was inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in
● New Delhi on September 19
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
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)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment will organize the 4th Regional Meeting with Eastern States at
● Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Miss India Worldwide 2024 title was won by
● Dhruvi Patel
India's Dhanush Loganathan won bronze medal at the
● Junior World Weightlifting Championships 2024
'World Rhino Day' is celebrated across the world on
● September 22
'World Cleanup Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● September 20
'World Bamboo Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● September 18
'World Patient Safety Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● September 17
'World Ozone Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● September 16
● Theme for the year 2024 is "Ozone for Life"
‘National Engineers' Day’ is celebrated every year on
● 15 September in India
'World Alzheimer's Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● September 21