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NATIONAL NEWS Union Health Minister JP Nadda declared conversion of 1.5 lakh Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and sub- centres into wellness centers by 2022. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U) partnered with Google to launch the Loo Review campaign. Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry, over 15 per cent of the 54.95 lakh houses sanctioned in last three years under the Centre‟s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the “Conference on Empowerment of Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) & Organic Farmers Co-operatives from Dantewada, Bastar Region” in New Delhi. Association of Mutual Funds of India‟s (AMFI) statistics, Maharashtra topes the chart for state with the maximum penetration and Assets Under Management (AUM). Kolkata launched India‟s first flood forecast system with $1 mn assistance from ADB Goa government inked a pact with Portugal in the field of water supply, waste water management and sanitation for a period of 2 years. Railway Board Chairman, Ashwani Lohani launched Swacchta Hi Sewa Pakhwara at New Delhi Railway Station Uttarakhand state assembly declared cow as the „Rashtra Mata‟ or the mother of the nation. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched „Kalahandi Dialogue‟ at Bhawanipatna, in Kalahandi, Odisha. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has secured number one position among Indian universities in the Times Higher Education‟s World University Rankings for 2019 BoB, Vijaya Bank approved merger proposal with Dena Bank to create second largest PSU lender BSE, PTC, ICICI to set up India‟s 3rd electricity exchange World Bank-ADB report estimated Rs 25,050 crore for rebuilding Kerala President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to Karnataka Good Samaritan and Medical Professional (Protection and Regulation during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative. Scientists from Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore discovered two new species of lizards belonging to two new genera in Western Ghats. Central government released the 1st installment amounting Rs. 122 crore to the Himachal Pradesh government. Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI) approved micro-insurance disbursal through point-of-sales (PoS). Wage Compensation scheme for Pregnant Women in tea gardens of state of Assam launched in Guwahati, Assam Odisha launched its State Food Security Scheme covering 25 lakh poor people on Gandhi Jayanti BSE became the first stock exchange in the country to launch the commodity derivative contracts in gold and silver. Haryana‟s Maharashi Dayanand University declared cleanest government university by HRD Ministry 10th edition of Agriculture Census data for 2015-16 released by Agriculture Ministry Indian Railways launched its Project „Utkrisht‟ to upgrade 140 rakes of Mail/Express trains in the first phase. i. The project aims to do the following: Installing „Swachh Rail Toilet‟, Fitting of energy-efficient LED lights – in the main interior, doorway, gangway and inside toilets, Braille signage & night glow stickers, LED panel photo frame in first AC coaches, new types of bottle holders, big size mirrors, Anti-graffiti vinyl wrapping in the gangway area, New types of fire extinguishers, Health faucets, auto janitors, odonil containers, big size mirror etc. Union Minister for Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated a month long- National Khadi Festival 2018 in Mumbai. National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) signed an MoU with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for training of 2.5 lakh urban poor in the construction sector. IIT-Kharagpur was named the national coordinating institute of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the „Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham‟ scheme in Amaravati. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh declared Manipur as the 23rd state in the country to become Open Defecation Free (ODF) in India. Joint exercise of „Sahyog-Hop Tac 2018‟ commenced off Chennai coast between Vietnam and India. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in its Trade and Development Report predicted the GDP growth of India for 2018 to be at 7%. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched a six-day national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign–Udyam Abhilasha. Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Russia on bilateral cooperation in the Road Transport and Road Industry. Government cuts excise duty on fuel by Rs 2.50, appeals States to lower VAT Assam state assembly passed an amendment in the Assam Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act 2018. 2018 Government E-Payments Adoption Ranking (GEAR), compiled by The Economist Intelligence Unit commissioned by payments company Visa ranked India as 28th country to progress in the digital transformation journey. INTERNATIONAL NEWS Ministry of AYUSH sets up AYUSH Information Cell in Romania Fossil of earliest known animal Dickinsonia discovered International Finance Corporation (IFC) the finance arm of World Bank approved investment of $ 100 million in India Resurgence Fund (IRF). NSE Indices launched 2 dynamic asset allocation indices designed to combine equity and debt. Japan‟s Minerva-II-1 rovers send back first video from asteroid Ryugu 280 million km away China launched its Centispace-1-s1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China. IMF, World Bank and WTO launched Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth Report 14 –day 6th edition of IBSAMAR, a joint Multi – National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies commenced at Simons Town, South Africa. India launched „Operation Samudra Maitri‟ in Central Sulawesi Province of the Republic of Indonesia. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India sign $150 Million Loan to improve Regional Connectivity in North Bengal and North-East Japan‟s Hayabusa2 probe launched the French-German Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, or MASCOT, towards asteroid Ryugu‟s surface. First Global Guidelines on Sanitation and Health launched by WHO Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $100 million loan agreement with India for continuation of sewage and water treatment in Kolkata. State Bank of Mauritius‟ India operations hit by cyber fraud MobiKwik launched an instant loan approval and disbursal product called „Boost‟. Astronomers have made a discovery, which might be the first exomoon i.e. the first known moon outside our Solar System. AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS Arun Kumar was appointed Director-General of the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Rajesh Agrawal Takes over charge as a New Member (Rolling Stock), Railway Board Nobel Medicine Prize 2018: James Allison, Tasaku Honjo honoured for „immune checkpoint‟ cancer therapy UNICEF has appointed Ravi Venkatesan has its special representative of young people. International Monetary fund appointed Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. Rangachari Sridharan was appointed the first chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora took over as the new Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Gandhinagar . UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) conferred 2018 Nansen Refugee Award to Dr. Evan Atar Adaha in Geneva, Switzerland. Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn-in as the 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI). Barham Salih elected as Iraq‟s new president Sudhir Garg appointed as CMD of National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) US scientists Frances Arnold and George Smith and British researcher Gregory Winter won the Nobel Chemistry Prize. Forbes India Rich List 2018: Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian for 11th consecutive year with $47.3 billion Ministry of Railways was named the best department for its contribution to “Swachchta Pakhwada” under the “Swachchta Hi Seva” category of awards. Madan Bhimarao Lokur took charge as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA). Chanda Kochhar resigns as ICICI CEO, Sandeep Bakhshi to take over Ramon Laguarta succeeds Pepsico‟s Indian-origin CEO Indra Nooyi Justice Surya Kant named Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice SPORTS Neymar Appointed Permanent Captain Of Brazilian Football Team Ekalabya committee selected Odia hockey player Lilima Minz for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar, 2018. Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was elected the new President of Hockey India (HI). Samsun 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup Final was held in Samsun, Turkey. Mercedes‟ Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix in Russia. 2018 ATP Shenzhen Open (Tennis) was held in Shenzhen, China. Yuvraj Wadhwani lifts 25th Asian junior individual squash championship title in Chennai Rohit Sharma has improved two places and reached 2nd spot and Shikhar Dhawan has secured 5th position in the latest ICC (International Cricket Council) ODI Rankings for Batsmen. OBITUARY Renowned harmonium player Pandit Tulsidas Borkar passed away Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council member M V V S Murthy passed away IMPORTANT DAYS International Translation Day – September 30 World Habitat Day – October 1 International Day of Older Persons – 1 October World Vegetarian Day – October 1 International Coffee Day – October 1 International Day of Non-Violence – October 2 Gandhi Jayanti – October 2 .