Tag: Current Affairs September 2019

Daily Current Affairs 21 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana crosses one crore beneficiaries Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has achieved a significant milestone by crossing one crore beneficiaries. The PMMVY is a direct benefit transfer scheme under which cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank account…

Daily Current Affairs 20 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Open defecation down by 47 pc in India between 2000-2017: WHO-UNICEF report As much as 43 per cent of Indians have gained access to basic sanitation, while the practice of open defecation decreased by 47 per cent in the country between 2000 and 2017, says a…

Daily Current Affairs 19 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Railways conducted “Massive Shramdan” drive, focus on collection of plastic waste Indian Railways undertook a drive of “Massive Shramdan”on September 17 with main focus on “Collection of Plastic Waste”. This drive with its main focus on the collection of plastic waste aims to create awareness for…

Daily Current Affairs 18 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS India’s 1st National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub set up in Kolkata The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has inaugurated India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub in Kolkata. The hub will aim to identify antibiotics that work best for diseases and frame a policy for antibiotic use…

Daily Current Affairs 17 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS 1.5 lakh health centres to be set up under Ayushman Bharat by 2022: Dr Harsh Vardhan More than 45 lakh poor people have been treated under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the past one year and Rs 70,5000 has been disbursed under the scheme, Union Health…

Daily Current Affairs 16 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS India to deploy latest American weapon systems for Ex-HimVijay along China border Indian Armed Forces are planning to deploy their latest American weapons systems including M777 ultra-light howitzers and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in the war games to be carried out in Arunachal Pradesh, close to borders…

Daily Current Affairs 15 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. NATIONAL NEWS Railways ministry inks MoU with CII to foster green initiatives In a move aimed at facilitation of green initiatives, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Ministry of Railways and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, greening of the railway…

Daily Current Affairs 14 September 2019 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related exams. Click here to buy the August 2019 Current Affairs PDF NATIONAL NEWS UNESCO to publish anthology of Guru Nanak Dev’s writing in world languages The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to translate and publish an anthology of the writings of Guru Nanak Dev…