Daily Current Affairs – September 13 2018
NATIONAL
Assam
Assam government to distribute over 1 lakh pump sets
- Assam government will distribute over 1 lakh pump sets to double the farmers income by 2022.
New Delhi
Battery Operated Bus services at AIIMS
- Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare flagged off the Battery Operated Bus Services at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Tamil Nadu
TN State govt bans e-cigarettes in state
- The Tamil Nadu government has banned Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, known as e-cigarettes in the state.
INTERNATIONAL
Hurricane Florence downgraded to category two storm
- Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a category two storm as it approaches the US.
Typhoon Mangkhut
- Super Typhoon Mangkhut is heading for the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
SCIENCE
Government prohibits 328 Fixed Dose Combinations drugs for human use
- Government has prohibited the manufacture, sale or distribution of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) for human use with immediate effect.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Copernicus launches premium segment e-bike
- Copernicus, an Indian motor vehicle brand that is into designing and manufacturing electric vehicles launched its first premium segment e-bike.
RANKINGS & INDEXES
United Nation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) report
- United Nation’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) says more than 18 million new cases of cancer are expected this year and it is estimated that 9.6 million people will die from various forms of the disease in 2018.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
Eastern Economic Forum
- Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, recently visited the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia.
Conference of DGPs, IGPs and Heads of Central Police Organizations of North East
- The 25th conference of DGPs, IGPs and Heads of Central Police Organizations of North Eastern Region started in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar.
IRIGC-TEC meet
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached Moscow to attend the 23rd meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Technical & Economic Cooperation, IRIGC-TEC. She will co-chair the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Yuri Borisov.
APPOINTMENTS
- Justice Ranjan Gogoi – Next Chief Justice of India
SCHEMES
Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund
- Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh launches Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund in New Delhi.
Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
- Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), approved by the Union Cabinet, will empower farmers and strengthen the Agriculture sector.
APP & WEBPORTAL
National Scholarship Portal Mobile App
- Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first National Scholarship Portal Mobile App in New Delhi for a smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system for students belonging to poor and weaker sections.
SPORTS
ISSF World Shooting Championships
- Udhayveer Singh won individual gold in the junior men’s 25m pistol event after spearheading India to the team gold in the World Shooting Championships.
SAFF championships
- India to face Maldives in final of South Asian Football Federation championships in Dhaka.
Sardar Singh announces retirement
- Former Indian captain Sardar Singh announces retirement from international hockey.
Former England captain Paul Collingwood retires
- Former England captain Paul Collingwood to retire from professional cricket.
Indian women beat Sri Lanka, clinch series
- The Indian women’s cricket team beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI, taking an 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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