1. World
Rabies Day being observed today
i. The World
Rabies Day is observed on 28th September (since-2007) across
the world to raise awareness about the rabies disease and its preventable
measures.
ii. The day
also marks the anniversary of French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur's
death, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
iii. The
theme for World Rabies Day-2016 is “Rabies: Zero by 30”.
2. 28th
September: World Maritime Day
i. The World
Maritime Day is being observed across the world on 28th September (last
Thursday of September) to highlight the importance of shipping safety and
maritime security.
ii. 2017
Theme: Connecting Ships, Ports and People
iii. This
year's theme was chosen to provide an opportunity to focus on the many diverse
actors involved in the shipping and logistic areas.
3. Rajnath
Singh inaugurates NDMA's 13th Formation Day
i. Today,
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the 13th Formation Day of
the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) in New Delhi.
ii. The
theme of this year's Formation Day is School Safety.
iii. Stakeholders
will discuss the roadmap, their roles, and key challenges in the implementation
of the School Safety Policy across the country.
iv. States
will share their experiences in terms of best practices and lessons learnt
through their efforts towards school safety initiatives.
4. Commerce
Ministry to set up regulatory review committee under DIPP
i. The
Commerce and Industry ministry has decided to set up a review committee under
the chairmanship of the Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy, and
Promotion, to look into regulatory issues being faced by the industry.
ii. Earlier,
the industry has raised issues related to certain laws, processes and the Goods
and Services Tax.
5. Govt.
sets up DPIDF worth Rs 10,881 cr to boost dairy sector
i. The union
govt. has set up the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund
(DPIDF) worth Rs 10,881 crore to boost the dairy sector during the period from
2017-18 to 2028-29.
ii. DPIDF
has been set up as a corpus of Rs. 8004 crores with National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
iii. 95 lakh
farmers from about 50,000 villages will be benefited through DPIDF and more
employment opportunities will be generated.
iv. DPIDF
will enable milk cooperatives and other entities which process milk to upgrade
their technology in turn directly benefitting farmers.
6. Shri
Manoj Sinha launched first ever India Mobile Congress 2017
i. The
Minister of Communication ‘Shri Manoj Sinha’ has launch “India Mobile Congress
2017” (Internet and Technology event in India) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
(till 29th September).
ii. The
India Mobile Congress is being organised by Cellular Operators Association of
India (COAI).
iii. The
largest and first ever event also has the support of the other ministries like
the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship amongst others.
iv. It will
be a congregation to display, discuss, unveil, imbibe, educate and recognise
the importance of the global and Indian telecommunications, mobile, internet,
connectivity, and digital services sector to the world.
7. Retirement
age of central govt doctors raised to 65 years
i. The Union
Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the
enhancement of age of superannuation of doctors other than Central Health
Service (CHS) doctors to 65 years (w.e.f 31st May, 2016).
ii. The
decision would help in better patient care, proper academic activities in
Medical colleges as also in effective implementation of National Health
Programmes for delivery of health care services.
iii. The
retirement age of doctors in some departments is 60 years and others 62.
iv. The
doctors other than Central Health Service including doctors of other systems of
Medicine of Central Government.
8. CARA
launches monthly “Jan Sampark” Program to facilitate adoption
i. The
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has started a monthly Jan Sampark
program to enable the public to interact with its officials for seeking
information related to adoption as well as flagging their concerns.
ii. Around
150 Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs), Adoptive Parents and representatives
of agencies participated in the session.
iii. The
event will now be a regular feature every month apart from the quarterly
Facebook live chat by CEO CARA.
iv. Special
needs adoption module of child adoption resource information and guidance
system, as well as the newly launched Grievance/Query portal were shared with
all the stakeholders.
9. Playboy
founder Hugh Hefner passes away
i. An
American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine ‘Playboy’ founder ‘Hugh
Hefner’(91-years) has passed away at his home.
ii. In 1953,
Playboy magazine was founded by Hugh Hefner and his associates in Chicago.
iii. Hefner
built a brand that defined the sexual culture of the second half of the 20th
century.
iv. Playboy
played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the
world's best-known brands, has grown into Playboy Enterprises.
10. IBBI
registered National E-Governance Services Ltd as Information Utility
i. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
has registered National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) as an Information
Utility (IU) under the IBBI (Information Utilities) Regulations, 2017 for five
years.
Ii. With
this NeSL has become the first IU registered by the IBBI.
iii. Information
Utility stores financial information that helps to establish defaults as well
as verify claims expeditiously and facilitates completion of transactions under
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in a time-bound manner.
11. 700
new FPIs registered with SEBI in 1st 4 months of 2017-18
i. Around
700 new foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) has been registered with capital
market regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) in the first
four months of 2017-18.
ii. According
to data from SEBI, the number of FPIs with the regulator's approval rose to
8,511 at the end of July 2017, from 7,807 at March-end.
iii. Foreign
investors have also pumped in more than one lakh crore rupees into the domestic
capital markets during the period under review.
iv. This
includes 84,000 crore rupees in debt, and the rest in equities.
12. WADA
suspends the French anti-doping lab
i. According
to the World Anti-Doping Agency(WADA), It has provisionally suspended the WADA
accreditation of the laboratory of the National Anti-Doping Organisation of
France due to analytical issues.
ii. The
provisional suspension came into effect on Sunday and prohibits the Paris
Laboratory from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analyses
of urine and blood samples.
13. WFI
suspends coach Kripa Shanker Patel over objectionable social media post
i. The
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has suspended coach ‘Kripa Shanker Patel’
(42-years) for an objectionable social media post.
ii. He will
remain suspended till the disciplinary committee takes the final call on the
write-up.
iii. Earlier
in the post, Patel had expressed his ire at the WFI only partially endorsing
tweaks made in wrestling rules by the international body governing it.
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