NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. J&K 3rd state to adopt
RADMS : Jammu and Kashmir became the third state in the country to
use the ‘Road Accident Data Management System‘ (RADMS) for standard and
accurate data on road accidents.RADMS is a geographical information system
(GIS) solution for identification of black spots, wrong driving practices, road
infrastructure.In 2015, the ‘Supreme Court committee on road safety‘ had
mandated all states to use RADMS.
2. ‘Startup India Telangana
Yatra’ from Sept 15 : The Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC) is launching ‘Startup
India Telangana Yatra‘ from September 15, 2018.Startup Yatra will
promote entrepreneurship in Tier II and III cities of Telangana.The
‘Startup Yatra‘ will spread awareness about the State Innovation Policy and the
initiatives taken by the Telangana government.
3. Delhi government launched
‘Dial 1076’ service : Delhi government launched helpline number ‘1076’ that will
allow people to reach various government facilities at their door-steps.Delhi
government will provide 100 services from 40 departments such as
driving license, ration card, new water connection, domicile etc at home
with an extra charge of Rs. 50.For this scheme, 11 call centers have
been set up in 11 districts of the city.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
10th September:
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) : The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is being observed on 10thSeptember
to raise awareness around the globe that suicide can be prevented.The WSPD is
organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention
(IASP). WHO has been co-sponsor of the day.The theme of 2018 is “Working
Together to Prevent Suicide”.
2. NASA’s Dawn mission is coming
to an end : Dawn — NASA’s space
probe for the asteroid belt — is coming to an end due to lack of a key
fuel.It was launched to study two of the three
known protoplanets of the asteroid belt Vesta and Ceres, which
when combined, make up 45% of the mass of the main asteroid belt.It was
launched in September 2007.The spacecraft is likely to run out of a key fuel
known as hydrazine.
3. Russia prepares for biggest
war games : Russia will launch the
biggest military drills in its history involving 300,000 troops as well as
Chinese soldiers.The military exercise named “Vostok-2018” (East-2018) will
start in eastern Siberia on September 11, 2018.The Russian army will
roll out: Iskander missiles that can carry nuclear
warheads, T-80 and T-90 tanks and its recent Su-34 and Su-35
fighter planes.
4. Aishwarya received ‘Meryl Streep
Award” : Aishwarya Rai was felicitated with
the ‘Meryl Streep Award for Excellence‘ at the first edition
of Women In Film and Television (WIFT).The award has been established
to honour the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood.Filmmaker Zoya
Akhtar received the ‘Wyler Award for Excellence in Direction‘ at the same
event.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BANKING/FINANCE:
1. ICICI Bank launches overdraft facility : ICICI Bank announced a
new overdraft facility for Medium, Small and Micro
Enterprises (MSME) based on their GST returns.The facility is known as
‘GST Business Loan’ and it would be available to any such business,
including non-customers of the bank.The overdraft amount could range
between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore and would be up to 20% of the
turnover reported in the GST return.
SPORTS:
1.
Ankur Mittal wins double trap gold in World Championship
: Ankur Mittal has won the men’s double trap
gold medal in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World
Championship in Changwon, South Korea.The multiple World Cup medallist shot 140
out of 150 to go into a shoot-off for gold with China's Yiyang Yang and
Slovakia's Hubert Andrzej.Ankur also won the team bronze in the event along
with compatriots Md. Asab and Shardul Vihaan, their tally of 409 points putting
them behind China's 410 and the gold-winning team Italy's tally of 411.India
has also secured two Olympic quotas, making it the country's best performance
ever at the World Championship
2. Luka Modric wins 'UEFA men's player of the year award : Real Madrid's Luka Modric has been named the 2017-18 UEFA Men's
Player of the Year Award.Modric surpassed former Madrid team-mate Cristiano
Ronaldo and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.Modric's Madrid team-mates Keylor
Navas and Sergio Ramos won the best goalkeeper and defender awards respectively
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