Monthly Current affairs: September – 2019 Dear Students, Current Affairs and General Knowledge section carry a high weight-age in all competitive exams. Being prepped up in these areas can boost your score in an exam, and improve your chances of success. Download the Current Affairs (September 2019) Compendium and update yourself with the most important affairs of the month gone by. Designed by our expert faculty, it helps aspirants focus on all the relevant news items and maximize their preparedness for these sections of the exam. It covers events of National and International importance inc ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – October 05, 2019 Ministry of Tourism launches Audio Guide facility App “Audio Odigos” for 12 sites of India   On the second day of nationwide “Paryatan Parv 2019” Shri Yogendra Tripathi , Secretary, Ministry of Tourism launched the Audio Guide facility Audio Odigos for 12 sites of India. An MoU for Gol Gumbad, Delhi with Government of Delhi and Resbird Technologies was also exchanged for the development of Tourism Amenities. Audio guide odigo offers Government of India verified content, with visuals & voice over support. With Audio Odigo ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – October 04, 2019 Vande Bharat Express Delhi-Katra train flagged off by Amit Shah   Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express train from New Delhi railway station. This was the second Vande Bharat Express runs between Delhi and Katra. The first Vande Bharat Express train runs between Delhi and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The maximum speed of Vande Bharat Express is 130 km/hour and will cover the distance in 8hours, reducing the travel time by 4 hours.   Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura emerge top three ranking railway s ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – October 02-03, 2019 ‘Consumer App’ for filing consumer complaints launched by Ram Vilas Paswan   The government launched an App that would help consumers register their grievances online as well as give suggestions on consumer-related issues. This was launched by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. The complaints which are simple in nature will be resolved within 15 days, while complicated ones will be redressed in 60 days. This can serve a one-stop solution for consumer grievance redressal and complaints filed on the app can be track ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – October 01, 2019 Kerala Tops Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index List   Kerala has emerged on top among 20 large states in terms of quality of school education, followed by Rajasthan and Karnataka, while the most-populous Uttar Pradesh was ranked at the bottom position during 2016-17, according to a report released by the Niti Aayog. The overall performance score for the large states ranged from 76.6 percent for Kerala to 36.4 percent for Uttar Pradesh. The report, titled ‘The Success of Our Schools-School Education Quality Index’ (S ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – September 29-30, 2019 ISRO initiates ‘Project NETRA’ to safeguard Indian space assets from debris and other harm   The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) last month quietly initiated ‘Project NETRA’ – an early warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites. The project estimated to cost Rs. 400 crore, when in place, will give India its own capability in space situational awareness (SSA) like the other space powers, which is used to ‘predict’ threats from debris to Indian satellites. It also goes so far a ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – September 28, 2019 Bhopal Metro To Be Called “Bhoj Metro” After Indian King “Raja Bhoj”   Bhopal metro will be named after Indian King “Raja Bhoj” and be called “Bhoj Metro” announced Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Bhoja was the king in the Paramara dynasty that ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between the 9th and 14th centuries. The inscriptions from king Bhoja’s reign have been found in present-day Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. The first phase of the metro rail network Madhya Pradesh ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – September 27, 2019 Govt reconstitutes EAC-PM till 2021, Bibek Debroy retained as chairman   The government reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister for a period of another two years. Sajjid Chenoy, India economist at JP Morgan is the new part-time member. Part-time member Ashima Goyal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and full-time members Bibek Debroy of Niti Aayog and Ratan Watal will continue to be part of the EAC-PM. Debroy retains his role as chairman of the EAC-PM while former Finance Secretary Wa ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – September 26, 2019 Mukesh Ambani with Rs. 3.8 lakh crore tops the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019   Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the list of richest Indians for the eighth consecutive year, with a net worth of Rs. 3,80,700 crore, according to the latest IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List. London-based SP Hinduja & family, with assets worth Rs. 1,86,500 crore, retained the second rank in the list, followed by Wipro founder Azim Premji at third place with a wealth of Rs. 1,17,100 crore. According to the late ..read more

Here’s your daily summary of Current Affairs – September 25, 2019 Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 16th Global SME Business Summit   Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 16th Global SME Business Summit 2019 in New Delhi. This summit is organized by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) every year. The theme of this year’s summit is: “Making Indian MSMEs Globally Competitive. “   President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurates India Water Week-2019   President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated ..read more