Published by My Dear Aspirants, Greetings to all of you! “What we think we become” Gautama Buddha. We all have dreams. To make dreams come into reality it takes a lot of determination, dedication, self discipline and continuous effort. We at VETRII IAS Study Circle are committed to provide the right guidance, quality coaching and help every aspirants to achieve his or her life’s cherished goal of becoming a civil servant. The class room coaching at VETRII IAS Study Circle is meticulously planned to equip the aspirants with all the relevant facts and fundamentals of the subjects. Further the VETRII IAS Study Circle Study materials aim to support the candidate by providing the most relevant study material in a comprehensive manner. Wishing You All The Very Best !! DIRECTOR (M.Shunmugam) Vetrii IAS Study Circle. CONTENT 1. HISTORY 1.1. Important Days - 1 1.2. Defence, National Security and Terrorism - 3 1.3. World Organisations – Pacts and Summits - 10 1.4. Eminent Persons - 16 1.5. Places in News - 19 1.6. Sports and Games - 20 1.7. Books & Authors - 26 1.8. Awards & Honours - 27 1.9. Cultural Panorama - 38 1.10. Latest Historical Events - 39 1.11. India and its Neighbours - 40 1.12. Appointments – Who is who ? - 41 2. POLITICAL SCIENCE 2.1. Latest Court Verdicts - 44 2.2. Political parties and Political system in India - 46 2.3. Govt – Welfare oriented schemes and their utility - 47 3. GEOGRAPHY 3.1. Policy on Environment and Ecology - 51 4. ECONOMICS 4.1. Current Socio-Economic Problems - 52 4.2. New Eonomic Policy & Govt. Sector - 53 5. SCIENCE 5.1. Latest Inventions on Science & Technology - 54 5.2. Latest Discoveries in Health Science - 62 5.3. Mass Media and Communication - 63 CONTENT CONTENT 6. NATIONAL – DAIRY OF EVENTS - 65 7. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - 75 8. TAMIL NADU AFFAIRS - 80 9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - 82 10. OTHER NEWS - 86 10. PRACTICE QUESTIONS - 91 TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS September -2018 \ History - Important Days 1. HISTORY 1.1 IMPORTANT DAYS September - 5 NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY In memory of Radhakrishnan (October 5 World Teachers Day) September - 8 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY Theme 2018 - Literacy and skill development Declared by UNESCO Celebrated for the First Time in 1967. Aim to Highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, Communities & Societies. September - 10 WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY Theme 2018 - Working Together to prevent Suicide. First observed in 2003. September 14 HINDI DIVAS DAY On this day in 1949, Hindi written in Devanagari script became the official language of India under the Article 343. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first stateof India to adopt Hindi. World First Aid Day is also celebrated on 14th September. Vetrii IAS Study Circle TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS History - Important Days / September -2018 September 15 September 21 INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY DAY WORLD GRATITUDE DAY Theme 2018 : ‘Democracy under Established by : United Nations Strain: Solutions for a Changing World’. Meditation Group First Observed on : 2007. First Observed on : 1965 Proclaimed by : united Nations General Assembly. September 27 September 15 WORLD TOURISM DAY NATIONAL ENGINEERS DAY Theme 2018 : Tourism and the Dig- Theme 2018 : “Engineering ital Challenges for Transformation. Knowledge Era”. WORLD MARITIME DAY Tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Theme 2018 IMO 70: Our Heritage - Better Bharat Ratna Shipping for a Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya Better Future. September – 28 September 16 WORLD RABIES DAY INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE First Observed on : 2007 PREVENTION OF THE OZONE LAYER Theme : ‘Rabies : Share Theme 2018 : Keep Cool and the message. Save a life’ Carry on: The To create global opportunity for people Montreal Protocol. to focus on rabies prevention. September 21 September – 29 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE WORLD HEART DAY Established in 1981 by Theme 2018 : My Heart, Your Heart. Unanimous United Nations Theme : “The Right September – 30 to Peace - The Universal Declaration INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY of Human Rights at 70” Theme 2018 Translation : Promoting Cultural Heritage in Changing Times. Vetrii IAS Study Circle TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS September -2018 \ History - Defence 1.2 DEFENCE UKraine laUNCHED Joint military eXercises with the U.S. AND OTHER NATO COUNTRIES The annual Rapid Trident military exercises are to happen in the western Ukrainian village of Starychi until September 15, involve some 2,200 soldiers from 14 countries. The Ukrainian Border Guard Service and the National Guard troops will be participating in this exercise. This is because of the rise in tension with Russia remains high over the Kremlin- backed insurgency in the country’s east. It is expected that around 350 pieces of military equipment will be used during the exercises. INDIAN Navy beats 22 other teams to win KAKADu CUP 2018 IN AUSTRALIA Kakadu Cup 2018 was organised by the Australian Navy as part of its multi-nation maritime exercise. INS Sahyadri had participated in the Kakadu Cup 2018 which involved swimming, running, crossing water and land obstacles. The name KAKADU is derived from Kakadu National Park, a protected area in the northern territory of Australia, 171 km south-east of Darwin. NATIONAL SECURITY ACT AGAINST PAPER LEAK ACCUSED ORDERS YOGI ADITYANATH Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment examination should be transparent and corruption-free. The government will not tolerate those trying to play with the future of youths. Strict action wastaken against those who pollute the Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment examination process. NATIONAL SECURITY ACT The National Security Act of 1980 is an act of the Indian Parliament promulgated on 23 September, 1980 whose purpose is “to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected there with”. The act extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It Contains 18 sections. Vetrii IAS Study Circle TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS History - Defence / September -2018 INDIAN COAST GUARD’S TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BEGUN IN CHENNAI It was conducted from 06 – 08 Sep at Chennai. Inaugurated by the Rajendra Singh, Director General Indian Coast Guard on 06 Sep 18. HOME MINISTER INAUGURATED DEFENCE & HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO AND CONFERENCE It is organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)in New Delhi. (Home Minister - Rajnath Singh). The expo is being organized for the first time to make leading policymakers and luminaries from diverse defence segments take part with a special focus on MSMEs in defence production and procurement. BIMSTEC MILITARY EXERCISE The first BIMSTEC field training exercise will be conducted at Foreign Training Node at Aundh in Pune, Maharashtra from September 10 and 16, 2018. BIMSTEC members: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal . Theme counter-terrorism in semi-urban terrain. Its main aim is to promote strategic alignment among member-states and to share best practices in the area of counter-terrorism. MILEX-18: FIRST MILITARY EXERCISE OF BIMSTEC COUNTRIES HELD IN PUNE The first field training military exercise MILEX-18, as part of the Bay of Bengal initiative for multi-sectoral technical and economic cooperation (BIMSTEC) commenced at Foreign Training Node at Aundh in Pune, Maharashtra. All member BIMSTEC countries, (except Thailand and Nepal) will take active part in this exercise. Thailand and Nepal will only be sending group of observers. Vetrii IAS Study Circle TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS September -2018 \ History - Defence MILEX-18 The exercise will include training in operations like search-and-cordon operations, search and destroy and handling and neutralization of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) among other things. NEPAL REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST BIMSTEC JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE Nepal has refused to participate in inaugural joint military exercise of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation countries scheduled to be held in Pune, Maharashtra Nepal’s withdrawal comes in wake of stringent criticism from ruling and opposition parties in the country. Reasons for Nepal’s Backing out The BIMSTEC military drill saying it is beyond the agenda of BIMSTEC. It also goes against country’s history of following policy of keeping equal distance from its neighbours, without ever being part of a regional bloc military. Experts believe that non- participation of Nepal in such ‘Military drill’ certainly Seems like political call and comes at time when Nepal-China relations are on upward trajectory and BIMSTEC connectively seem as counter to China’s BRI (Belt Road Initiative). INDIA –MONGOLIA JOINT EXERCISE NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2018 India, Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant 2018 commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area in Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia). Nomadic Elephant is annual bilateral military exercise started in 2006. It is designed to strengthen partnership between Indian Army and Mongolian Armed Forces. Vetrii IAS Study Circle TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS History - Defence / September -2018 Nomadic Elephant 2018 This year it is thirteenth edition of exercise aimed at developing mutual understanding and respect between armies of both country and facilitate in tackling the world wide phenomenon of terrorism. The 12 days long joint exercise will be conducted from 10 to 21 September 2018 VC 11184: HSL TO UNDERTAKE SEA TRIALS OF INDIA’S FIRST OCEAN SURVEILLANCE SHIP Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s first ocean surveillance ship by end of September 2018 or first week This ship is now simply referred as VC 11184 and will be formally named after its induction into the Indian Navy. VC 11184 It is the first of its kind ocean surveillance ship being built as part of efforts of Government to strengthen country’s strategic weapons programme This ship is being built for National Technical Research Organisation. INDIA ATTACHES ‘HIGHEST IMPORTANCE’ TO TIES WITH RUSSIA SUSHMA SWARAJ India attaches the “highest importance” to its relations with Russia.