NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Finance Minister announces New
Measures to Boost Exports and Housing: Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman made few announcements to boost the Export Sector and
Housing Sector. In total, she made 15 announcements, out of which 12 are for
Export and 3 are for the housing sector. The key highlights of the announcement
are listed below:
New
Measures to Boost Exports: New Scheme for Remission of Duties
or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP)– It will replace the Merchandise Exports
from India Scheme (MEIS). Existing dispensation in textiles of MEIS + old ROSL will
continue up to 31.12.2019. Annual mega shopping festivals– Annual mega shopping
festivals in India will be organized in 4 places across 2020 March in 4 themes
(Gems & Jewellery, Handicrafts/Yoga/Tourism, Textiles and Leather). Fully
automated electronic refund route for Input Tax Credits (ITC) in GST. Time-bound
adoption of mandatory Technical Standards. Affordable testing and certification
infrastructure. Enable handicrafts industry to effectively harness e-commerce
for exports
Measures
to Boost Housing Sector: Special Window for affordable and
middle income Housing to be setup. For the construction of unfinished units in
Housing Sector, A Special Window to provide last mile funding for housing
projects which are non- NPA and non-NCLT Projects and are Net worth positive in
affordable and middle income category to be set up. Relaxation of ECB
guidelines for Affordable Housing. House Building Advance- The interest rate on
House Building Advance shall be lowered and linked with the 10 Year G Sec
Yields.
2. Government sets-up new house
committees: The Central Government has announced the
formation of new house committees and appointed its members and chairpersons.
The names of committee and the chairperson is listed below:
Committee
on Defence– Jual Oram (BJP MP)
Parliamentary
Committee on Finance– Jayant Sinha (BJP MP)
Committee
on Information Technology– Shashi Tharoor (Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram)
Committee
on External Affairs– PP Chaudhary (BJP Lok Sabha MP)
Committee
on Commerce– V Vijayasai Reddy (YSR Congress Party MP)
Committee
on Home Affairs– Anand Sharma (Congress Rajya Sabha MP)
3. Prakash Javadekar flags off
‘Jaldoot’ water conservation initiative: Prakash
Javadekar, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting flagged off a
vehicle named ‘Jaldoot’ to spread the message of water conservation in Pune. Jaldoot
will travel across 8 districts in Maharashtra to create awareness related to
water conservation and highlight work done in this connection by the Narendra
Modi government.
4. Tata firm, Nelco, launches India’s
first maritime broadband: VSAT solutions provider Nelco, a Tata
enterprise, launched a maritime communication service, becoming India’s first
company to provide broadband services to the maritime sector. The launch was
done by Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information
Technology and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad at Mumbai. Nelco
through global partnerships, infrastructure including transponder capacity on
satellite of ISRO Indian Space Research Organization) and a comprehensive
service portfolio will help Energy, Cargo and Cruise vessels by enhancing
operational efficiency, improving crew welfare and enabling customer services.
5. Multi-city international Ramayana
Fest begins: The fifth edition of the International
Ramayana Festival will be inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Home Minister Amit
Shah. It will be held between September 17-19. After the national capital, the
festival will be held in Lucknow between September 20-22 and in Pune on
September 21. It will also travel to the city of Ayodhya. Cultural groups from
eight nations including Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will stage musicals and plays
based on the epic in New Delhi, Lucknow and Pune. The purpose of the festival,
organised by ICCR is to explore cultural diplomacy through the Hindu epic,
which is popular in several countries. Eight countries will take part in the
event- Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka,
Mauritius, Bangladesh and Fiji.
6. National Engineer’s Day: September
15: Every year, since 1968, the Engineer’s Day is
celebrated in India on September 15 to recognise the contribution of engineers’
in the development of the nation. Theme 2019: Engineering For Change. The day
marks the birth anniversary of the engineering pioneer of India, Sir
Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya, popularly known as Sir MV. Famous as “Father of
Modern Mysore”, Visvesvaraya was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ for his exceptional
contribution to the building of India in 1955.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. 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 in
world languages to mark his 550th birth anniversary. The government is also
holding a series of events and has initiated projects to mark 550th birth
anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. These include the construction of Kartarpur
Corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district in Punjab to the
international border, the development of the historic town of Sultanpur Lodhi
as a heritage town on the smart city principle, the upgradation of Sultanpur
Lodhi railway station and release of commemorative coins and postage stamps.
2. UN chief appoints Indian Army
veteran Abhijit Guha as head of Hodeidah mission:
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Lieutenant General
(Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen.
Besides leading the UN Mission in support of the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA),
Guha will also assume the chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee
(RCC), tasked with redeploying forces of the Yemeni warring parties in
accordance with their agreement.
3. International Day of Democracy:
September 15: The International Day of Democracy is
celebrated globally on 15 September each year. It was established through a
resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments
to strengthen and consolidate democracy. The theme for 2019 International Day
of Democracy is “Participation”.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World
Billiards Championship to win his 22nd World Title: Pankaj
Advani has won the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2019.
This is the short format of billiards and Advani has won 5 titles in this is
the last 6 years. With this win the total number of World Title won by Pankaj
Advani is now 22.
2. Sourabh Verma wins Vietnam Open
title (Badminton): Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma defeated
Fei Xiang Sun of China 21-12, 17-21, 21-14 to win the Vietnam Open BWF Tour
Super 100. The event was held at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Verma is from
Madhya Pradesh and had won the Dutch Open and Korea Open last year.
3. Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen
Clinches Belgian International Challenge: In
Badminton, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched men’s singles title at the
Belgian International Challenge held at Leuven, Belgium. The 18-year-old
Lakshya defeated second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games,
21-14, 21-15. The YONEX BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL 2019 badminton tournament was
held from 11 – 14 September.
4. Shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer wins
Myanmar International Series: Indian shuttler
Kaushal Dharmamer won the men’s singles title at the Myanmar International
Series 2019 (Badminton).
He
defeated Karono Karono of Indonesia. Kaushal Dharmamer is ranked 187th in the
Badminton Ranking.
DEFENCE
1. Indian Army to conduct Exercise
‘HimVijay’ in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam: The Army
will conduct the Exercise ‘HimVijay’ in October 2019 in Arunachal Pradesh and
Assam with its newly created Integrated Battle Groups (IBG). It will be
conducted close to the borders of China. The Panagarh based 17 Mountain Strike
Corps will conduct Exercise HimVijay spread over a month and half with three
newly created IBGs. IBG was an idea by Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat.
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