Latest Current Affairs of September 2018

Asia Cup 2018

Venue: Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Dates: 15 to 28 Sep 2018

Teams: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan (super four) and Sri Lanka and Hong Kong (knocked out).

Winners: India (7th title)

Runners-up: Bangladesh.

Player of the series: Shikhar Dhawan

Most runs: Shikhar Dhawan (342 runs)

Most wickets: Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman and Kuldeep Yadav (10 each)

The semi-final match between India and Afghanistan ended in a tie.

The captain of Indian team was Rohit Sharma

Ayushman Bharat

Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Points to remember

  1. Launched by the PM from Ranchi, Jharkhand
  2. Approximately 10.74 crore identified families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) will be entitled to get the benefits.
  3. There is no cap on family size and age as well as restriction on preexisting conditions.
  4. PMJAY will provide a coverage up to Rs. 5,00,000 per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization through a network of Empaneled Health Care Providers (EHCP).
  5. The EHCP network will provide completely cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiaries at the both public and private hospitals. The services will include 1350 procedures covering pre and post hospitalization, diagnostics, medicines etc.
  6. PMJAY beneficiaries will be able to move across borders and access services across the country through the provider network seamlessly.
  7. The scheme is entitlement based. No formal enrolment process is required.
  8. PMJAY will target poor, deprived rural families and identified occupational category of urban workers’ families as per the latest Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data, both rural and urban. Additionally, all such enrolled families under Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana (RSBY) that do not feature in the targeted groups as per SECC data will be included as well.

National Tourism Awards 2016-17

Best State/ Union Territory: Comprehensive Development of Tourism Rest of India

1. Andhra Pradesh; 2. Kerala; 3. Rajasthan and Goa

Best State/ Union territory: Comprehensive Development of Tourism (Jammu & Kashmir and North East including Sikkim): Sikkim

Best Maintained Differently Abled Friendly Monument: Archaeological Survey of India For Qutb Complex, Delhi

Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station: Secunderabad

Best Airport (Class X cities): Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad

Best Airport (Rest of India): Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore

Best Heritage City: Ahmedabad and Mandu (Joint Winners)

Swachhta Award: Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Best State for Adventure Tourism: Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Wind Augmentation Purifying Unit WAYU

WAYU is device to filter particulate matter and dilute air pollutants.

WAYU is developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) and funded by Department of Science and Technology.

The device can purify air in an area of 500 meter square.

The device equipped with two ultraviolet lamps and half kilogram of activated carbon coated with special chemical Titanium Dioxide, also removes poisonous gases such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbon monoxide.

The device consumes only half a unit of electricity for 10 hours of running and has a maintenance cost of only Rs 1,500 per month.

The device was inaugurated in Delhi by Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan.

The device installed at Income Tax Office (ITO) intersection and Mukarba Chowk, generates wind in order to dilute the air pollutants and removes the active pollutants like carbon (charcoal) with the help of one fan and filter.

Around 54 more such devices are to be installed by October 15 in Delhi.

Launch of website www.psbloansin59minutes.com

The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley launched the web portal www.psbloansin59minutes.com to enable in principle approval for MSME loans up to Rs. 1 crore within 59 minutes from SIDBI and 5 Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

The key features of the contactless platform include:

  2. A first for MSME borrowers-Connect with multiple banks without visiting the branch.

SAFF CUP 2018 (Football)

Hosted by: Bangladesh

Dates: 04 to 15 Sep 2018.

Matches played at: Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Winner: Maldives

Runners-up: India

Best Player: Mohamed Faisal

Top scorer: Manvir Singh

Fair play Award: Bhutan

Teams : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Launching of Satellites by ISRO

Points to remember

  1. Launch vehicle: The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C42)
  2. Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota
  3. Launch date: 16 Sep 2018
  4. Satelllites launched: NovaSAR and S1-4
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  6. The satellites belong to UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL).
  7. This was the 44th flight of PSLV and the 12th flight of the Core Alone version of the vehicle. Core Alone is its lightest version without the six strap-on motors. It is used for launching smaller payloads.

India England Test Series Aug-Sept 2018

#VenueWinnerPlayer of the Match
1.Edgbaston, BirminghamEnglandSam Curran
2.Lord's, LondonEnglandChris Woakes
3.Trent Bridge, NottinghamIndiaVirat Kohli
4.The Rose Bowl, SouthamptonEnglandMoeen Ali
5.Kennington Oval, LondonEnglandAlastair Cook

Player of the Series - Virat Kohli (India) and Sam Curran (England)

Alastair Cook announced his retirement from international cricket. He is the highest run scorer in tests from England (12,472 runs). He is the fifth highest scorer in test cricket in the world.

Testing of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)

Points to remember

  1. Developed by: DRDO
  2. Tested at: Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)
  3. Tests carried out on: 15 and 16 Sep 2018
  4. The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile which is fitted with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead.
  5. The MPATGM has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers.
  6. The first MPATGM prototype is expected to be handed over to the Indian army by the end of 2018 for user trials.

NID Act 2014

The Union Cabinet approved amendment of National Institute of Design Act, 2014 for setting up of National Institutes of Design at the following places and to declare them as Institutions of National Importance (INIs) at par with the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

  1. Amravati/Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh
  2. Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
  3. Jorhat in Assam
  4. Kurukshetra in Haryana


The Union Govt has approved a new umbrella scheme named the PM-AASHA : Pradhan Mantri Anndata Aay Sansrakshan Abhiyan

Aim: To ensure remunerative prices to farmers.

The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of -

  • Price Support Scheme (PSS): Physical procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra to be done by Central Nodal Agencies along with state govts. Central Govt to bear procurement expenditure and losses due to procurement up to 25% of production.
  • Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS): Will cover all oilseeds for which MSP is notified. Farmers will get direct payment of the difference between the MSP and the selling price.
  • Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PSPS): Participation of private sector in procurement operation to be piloted. For oilseeds, states have the option to roll out the scheme on pilot basis in selected district/APMCs involving private stockist.

India Post Payments Bank

Points to remember

  1. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) was setup under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by Government of India, on 17th August, 2016.
  2. IPPB started its operations on 30th January, 2017 by opening two pilot branches, one at Raipur and the other at Ranchi.
  3. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the first phase nationwide on September 1, 2018 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. The function was witnessed at over 3000 locations across the country.
  4. IPPB proposes to open 650 branches to cover almost all the districts of the country.
  5. Shri Suresh Sethi has been appointed as MD & CEO of IPPB.
  6. Aapka bank, aapke dwaar is the slogan of the bank.
  7. Starting with the launch of 3250 access points, IPPB will be spreading its footprint and leveraging the vast postal network of nearly 1.55 lakh Post Offices and 3.0 lakh postal employees in every district, town and village of the country.
  8. It is also planned to have 10,000+ doorstep service providers and 24x7 multilingual customer support.

Exercise Pitch Black 2018

Venue: Darwin, Australia

Participants: 16 countries including India and France

Return leg of the exercise jointly held by Indian Air Force and French Air Force at AF Station Gwalior and Agra from 01 to 04 Sep 2018

US Open 2018

Men's SinglesNovak Djokovic (Serbia)Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)
Women's SinglesNaomi Osaka (Japan)Serena Williams (United States)
Men's DoublesMike Bryan and Jack Sock (USA)Lukasz Kubot (Poland) and Marcelo Melo (Brazil)
Women's DoublesAshleigh Barty (Australia) and Colleen Vandeweghe (United States) Timeas Babos (Hungary) and Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Mixed DoublesBethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) and Jamie Murray (UK)Alicja Rosolska (Poland) and Nikola Mektic (Croatia)

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Important Days of September

International Day of Charity: 05 September 2018

Designated by: United Nations General Assembly

First observed: 2013

International Literacy Day: 08 September 2018

Designated by: UNESCO

First observed: 1966

Theme: Literacy and Skills Development

International Day of Democracy: 15 September 2018

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 2008

Theme: Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World

International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer: 16 September 2018

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 1995

Theme: Keep Cool and Carry On

International Day of Peace: 21 September 2018

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 1982

Theme: The Right to Peace: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

International Day of Sign Languages: 23 September 2018

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 2018

Theme: With Sign Language, Everyone is Included

International Day for total elimination of Nuclear Weapons: 26 September 2018

Designated by: UN General Assembly

First observed: 2014

World Tourism Day: 27 September 2018

Designated by: UNWTO General Assembly

First observed: 1980

Theme: Tourism and Ditigal Transformation

World Rabies Day: 28 September 2018

Designated by: Global Alliance for Rabies Control

First observed: 1980

Theme: Share the message, Save a life

International Day for Universal Access to Information: 28 September 2018

Designated by: UNESCO

First observed: 2016

World Maritime Day: 27 September 2018

Designated by: International Maritime Organisation

First observed: 1978

Theme: IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future

International Translation Day: 30 September 2018

Designated by: Federation of International Translators and UN General Assembly

First observed: 1953 (By FIT) and 2018 (by UN)

Important decisions by Supreme Court - September 2018

#CaseDealing with
1.Navtez Singh Johar vs Union of IndiaStriking down of Section 377 of IPC on Unnatural Offences
2.Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) vs Union of IndiaUpholding of Constitutional Validity of Aadhaar
3.Indian Young Lawyers Association vs State of KeralaAllowing of entry of women in Sabarimala
4.Joseph Shine vs Union of IndiaStriking down of Section 497 of IPC on Adultery

Joint Military Exercises - September 2018

1.Nomadic Elephant 2018India and Mongolia (Armies)Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbatar, Mongolia10 to 21 Sep 2018
2.SLINEX 2018India and Sri Lanka (Navies)Trincomalee, Sri Lanka07 to 13 Sep 2018
3.Yudh Abhyas 2018India and United States (Armies)Chaubatia, Uttarakhand16 to 29 Sep 2018
4.Vostok 2018Russia, China and MongoliaSiberia, Russia11 to 17 Sep 2018
5.MILEX 2018BIMSTEC countriesAundh Military Station, Pune10 to 16 Sep 2018
6.AVIAINDRA 2018India and Russia (Air Forces)Lipetsk, Russia17 to 28 Sep 2018
7.KAZIND 2018India and Kazakhstan (Armies)Otal, Kazakhstan10 to 22 Sep 2018

Cyclones/Hurricanes/Typhoons - September 2018

#NameCountries affectedRemarks
1.JebiJapan, Taiwan-
2.MangkhutPhilippines, Hongkong-
3.FlorenceUnited States-
4.DayeIndia (Odisha)-

Sports Awards - 2018

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

1.Ms. S Mirabai ChanuWeightlifting
2.Virat KohliCricket

Dronacharya Award

1.Subedar Chenanda Achaiah KuttappaBoxing
2.Shri Vijay SharmaWeightlifting
3.Shri A Srinivasa RaoTable Tennis
4.Shri Sukhdev Singh PannuAthletics
5.Shri Clarence LoboHockey (Life time)
6.Shri Tarak SinhaCricket (Life time)
7.Shri Jiwan Kumar SharmaJudo (Life time)
8.Shri VR BeeduAthletics (Life time)

Arjuna Award

1.Shri Neeraj ChopraAthletics
2.Nb Sub Jinson JohnsonAthletics
3.Ms. Hima DasAthletics
4.Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki ReddyBadminton
5.Subedar Satish KumarBoxing
6.Ms. Smriti MandhanaCricket
7.Shri Shubhankar SharmaGolf
8.Shri Manpreet SinghHockey
9.Ms. SavitaHockey
10.Col. Ravi RathorePolo
11.Ms. Rahi SarnobatShooting
12.Shri Ankur MittalShooting
13.Ms. Shreyasi SinghShooting
14.Ms. Manika BatraTable Tennis
15.Shri G. SathiyanTable Tennis
16.Shri Rohan BopannaTennis
17.Shri SumitWrestling
18.Ms. Pooja KadianWushu
19.Shri Ankur DhamaPara-Athletics
20.Shri Manoj SarkarPara-Badminton

Dhyan Chand Award

1.Shri Satyadev PrasadArchery
2.Shri Bharat Kumar ChetriHockey
3.Ms. Bobby AlysiusAthletics
4.Shri Chougale Dadu DattatrayWrestling

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

1.Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young TalentRashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
2.Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social ResponsibilityJSW Sports
3.Sports for DevelopmentIsha Outreach

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Important Awards - September 2018

#AwardRecipientsAward given by
1.Meryl Streep Award for ExcellenceMs. Aishwarya Rai BachchanWomen in Film and Television (WIFT) India Awards.
2.Wyler Award for Excellence in DirectionMs. Zoya AkhtarWomen in Film and Television (WIFT) India Awards.
3.WIFT Emerald AwardMs. Janhvi KapoorWomen in Film and Television (WIFT) India Awards.
4.UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) AwardShri Manoj Jhalani, Additional Secretary & Mission Director (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare UNIATF
5.Meera PuraskarShri Sawai Singh Shekhawat Rajasthan Sahitya Academy

Right Livelihood Awards 2018

Honorary Award: Thelma Aldana (Guatemala) & Iván Velásquez (Colombia), for their innovative work in exposing abuse of power and prosecuting corruption, thus rebuilding people’s trust in public institutions.

Three cash awards go to civil and human rights defenders:

  1. Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Waleed Abu al-Khair (Saudi Arabia), for their visionary and courageous efforts, guided by universal human rights principles, to reform the totalitarian political system in Saudi Arabia.
  2. Yacouba Sawadogo (Burkina Faso), a farmer, for turning barren land into forest and demonstrating how farmers can regenerate their soil with innovative use of indigenous and local knowledge.
  3. Tony Rinaudo (Australia), an agronomist, for demonstrating on a large scale how drylands can be greened at minimal cost, improving the livelihoods of millions of people.

India's official entry to 2019 Oscar Awards

Points to remember

  1. Name of the film: Village Rockstars
  2. Language: Assamese
  3. Director: Rima Das

IOWave 18 - Tsunami Mock Drill

Date: 04 and 05 September 2018

Organised by: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

No. of participants: 24

The purpose of the exercise is to increase tsunami preparedness and evaluate response capabilities in each state. The exercise would involve the evacuation of more than 1,25,000 people from the coastal communities of Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Goa.

Asian Games 2018

Held at : Jakarta and Palembang (Indonesia)

From : 18 August to 01 September 2018

Medals Tally

3.South Korea495870177
7.Chinese Taipei17193167

Points to remember

  1. No. of participating countries: 45
  2. Opening and closing ceremonies held at: Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta
  3. Mascots: Bhin Bhin (a greater bird-of-paradise), Atung (a Bawean deer), and Kaka (a Javan rhinoceros)
  4. Official musical album: Energy of Asia
  5. Games officially opened by: Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia
  6. Games officially closed by: Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, President of Olympic Council of Asia
  7. Most Valuable Player Award: Rikako Ikee (Japan) winner of 6 gold and 2 silver medals
  8. Demonstration sports: eSports and Canoe Polo
  9. Next Asian Games at: Huangzhou, China in 2022

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Current Affairs Questions

1. Who of the following doctors has been chosen to be awarded the Dr. B.C. Roy Award (Eminent Medical Person) for the year 2019?

  1. Dr. BK Mishra
  2. Dr. HS Shashidhar
  3. Dr. Ashok Seth
  4. Dr. Arvind Kumar

2. Who of the following has been chosen to be the next Chief Justice of India with effect from 01 Oct 2018?

  1. Justice MB Lokur
  2. Justice Kurian Joseph
  3. Justice Ranjan Gogoi
  4. Justice RF Nariman

3. Who of the following is the new President of Pakistan?

  1. Maulana Fazl ur Rahman
  2. Dr. Arif Alvi
  3. Aitzaz Ahsan
  4. Mamnoon Hussain

4. Which of the following countries was severely affected by Cyclone Jebi recently?

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Malaysia
  3. Indonesia
  4. Japan

5. Which organisation elected Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh as its Regional Director for South Asia region?

  1. World Health Organisation
  3. Amnesty International
  4. Commonwealth of Nations

6. Where was the 2nd World Hindu Congress held recently?

  1. Cairo
  2. Chicago
  3. California
  4. Ottawa

7. Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise conducted by armed forces of India and -

  1. Singapore
  2. Indonesia
  3. Japan
  4. Mongolia

8. Who of the following has been named as its sports ambassador by the state of Assam?

  1. Swapna Barman
  2. Hima Das
  3. Shibnath Sarkar
  4. Pranab Bardhan

9. Which of the following has become the first Bollywood film to be released in Saudi Arabia?

  1. Gold
  2. Stree
  3. Sui Dhaaga
  4. Paltan

10. Which of the following teams has won the 2018-19 Duleep Trophy cricket tournament?

  1. India Blue
  2. India Red
  3. India Green
  4. India White

11. Amitabh Chaudhary has been appointed as the CEO and MD of which of the following banks?

  1. Yes Bank
  2. ICICI Bank
  3. Axis Bank
  4. HDFC Bank

12. At which of the following places is the recommissioned nuclear reactor Apsara-U located?

  1. Rawatbhata
  2. Kakrapar
  3. Trombay
  4. Narora

13. Which of the following is not planned to be amalgamated with the other three public sector banks?

  1. Dena Bank
  2. Vijaya Bank
  3. Bank of Baroda
  4. Syndicate Bank

14. Cyclone-30, India's biggest cyclotron facility to produce radioisotopes vital for diagnosis and treatment of cancer which became operational recently is located in which of the following cities?

  1. Kolkata
  2. Mumbai
  3. Chennai
  4. New Delhi

15. Mrs. Anna Rajam Malhotra, who passed away recently was India's FIRST WOMAN-

  1. Doctor
  2. Airlines Pilot
  3. IAS Officer
  4. Journalist

16. Who of the following have been signed in as ambassadors of Skill India Mission?

  1. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli
  2. Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan
  3. Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan
  4. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor

17. In which country has the world's first hydrogen-powered train been run recently?

  1. France
  2. China
  3. Germany
  4. Japan

18. Lewis Hamilton is associated with which of the following sports?

  1. Golf
  2. Mountaineering
  3. Cycling
  4. Formula 1 Car Racing

19. In which year was the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha established?

  1. 1888
  2. 1898
  3. 1908
  4. 1918

20. In which state was the Pakyong airport inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi?

  1. Sikkim
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Mizoram
  4. Nagaland

21. Fishing vessel Osiris which rescued Commander Abhilash Tomy of India Navy participating in the Golden Globe Race belonged to which country?

  1. United Kingdom
  2. France
  3. Spain
  4. USA

22. Of which country was Ibrahim Mohamed Solih elected the new President recently?

  1. Mauritius
  2. Madagascar
  3. Maldives
  4. Mali

23. Who of the following has won the Best FIFA Men's Player Award for 2018?

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Neymar
  3. Mohamed Salah
  4. Luka Modric

24. Jasdev Singh who passed away recently was a well-known -

  1. Radio Commentator
  2. Playback Singer
  3. Hockey Player
  4. Parliamentarian

25. At which of the following places was Mahatma Gandhi Museum inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently?

  1. Porbandar
  2. Rajkot
  3. Vadodara
  4. Ahmedabad

26. Who of the following has been elected the President of Hockey India (sports organisation)?

  1. Dhanraj Pillay
  2. Mukesh Kumar
  3. Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad
  4. BP Govinda

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