Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th week of September 2018. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming IBPS PO, Clerk 2018 and other competitive exams can make use of it.
Important Weekly Current Affairs 4th Week of September 2018
1) World Car Free Day, which is celebrated on – September 22
2) Border Security Force (BSF) has opened a new hotline in New Delhi to communicate with the – Pakistan Rangers
3) Amount that India Contributes to UN’s Ambitious Solar Project is – 1 Million
4) India’s biggest cyclotron facility becomes operational – Cyclone-30
5) Bill to protect people from fraudulent intention of financial is passed by – Meghalaya
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Meghalaya Capital | Shillong |
| CM | Conrad Sangma |
| Governor | Ganga Prasad |
6) Newly-built Jharsuguda airport to be renamed after noted freedom fighter – Veer Surendra Sai in Odisha
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Orissa Capital | Bhubaneswar |
| CM | Naveen Patnaik |
| Governor | Ganeshi Lal |
7) Government appoints four members to local boards of Reserve Bank of India – Rakesh Jain (Southern Board) Sachin Chaturvedi (Eastern Board), Revathy Iyer (Northern Board) and Raghvendra Narayan Dubey (Central Board)
8) World Bank Board has endorsed an ambitious five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for – India
9) Fitch raises India growth forecast for 2018-19 to – 7.8%
10) Reliance Jio has signed agreement with Star India to make live – all India cricket matches.
11) Infosys plans tech hub in – Arizona
12) Health Ministry partners with Dell and Tata Trusts to provide technology solution for – Healthcare Program
13) New Secretary of Central Vigilance Commission is – Anindo Majumdar
14) Bollywood Actress who won Smita Patil Memorial Award is – Anushka Sharma
15) The former Union Minister who has been appointed as new Chairman of the standing committee on Defence – Kalraj Mishra.
16) India and Niger singed an MOU for establishment of the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre in – Niamey
17) ISRO setting up new launch pad for – Gaganyaan mission
18) Short-range, Quick Reaction tactical ballistic missile tested fired is – INS Prahar
19) Women’s world boxing will held in – India
20) First time in FIFA rankings history 2 teams sharing top spot – France and Germany
21) Vietnam’s President dies recently – Tran Dai Quang.
22) International Day of Sign Languages is celebrated annually across the world on – 23 September
23) The Indian Army commemorates September 23 every year as – Haifa Day
24) World Rhino Day is celebrated on – September 22 every year
25) President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated centenary celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in – New Delhi
26) Centenary of the Battle of Haifa is commemorates by – Israel, India
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Israel Capital | Jerusalem |
| Currency | Shekel |
| PM | Benjamin Netanyahu |
27) The country which successfully lands robot rovers on an asteroid’s surface is – Japan
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Japan Capital | Tokyo |
| Currency | Yen |
| PM | Shinzo Abe |
28) World’s first country to double its Tiger population is – Nepal.
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Nepal Capital | Kathmandu |
| Currency | Rupee |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
29) Tamil Nadu Government announces scheme for protection of exotic – Neela Kurinji plants
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Tamil Nadu Capital | Chennai |
| CM | E. Palanisamy |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
30) Gujarat government declares entire Kutch district as – Scarcity affected area
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Gujarat Capital | Gandhinagar |
| CM | Vijay Rupani |
| Governor | Om Prakash Kohli |
31) PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Sikkim’s first airport in – Paykong
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Sikkim Capital | Gangtok |
| CM | Pawan Kumar Chamling |
| Governor | Ganga Prasad |
32) Naropa festival concludes with Guinness World Record in Ladakhi dance in – Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Jammu & Kashmir Capital | Jammu & Srinagar |
| CM | Vacant |
| Governor | Sathyapal Malik |
33) NSE, LSE inks MoU for dual listing of – Masala bonds
34) BRICS bank approves $525-million for – Madhya Pradesh
35) IRDAI Raised Minimum Driver Insurance Cover To – INR 15 Lakh
36) BSNL Signs Deal with Softbank, NTT To Roll Out 5G In – India
37) New Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd is – Anil Kumar Chaudhary.
38) Indian cine artist who appointed as Nepal’s tourism goodwill ambassador – Jaya
39) Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Won Presidential Election in Maldives
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Maldives Capital | Malé |
| Currency | Rufiyaa |
| President | Abdulla Yameen |
40) Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has become the first ever metro rail corporation from India to bag the International – ‘Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents’ (RoSPA) Award
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Uttar Pradesh Capital | Lucknow |
| CM | Yogi Adithiyanath |
| Governor | Ram Naik |
41) India’s official entry to Oscars 2019- Village Rockstars
42) Tamil Actor who wins Best International Actor Award for Mersal in IARA 2018 – Vijay
43) First General Assembly of International Solar Alliance to be held on 2 October in – Delhi
44) 73rd UNGA session begins in – New York
45) PM Modi Launches World’s Largest Healthcare Scheme in – Jharkhand
46) Venkaiah Naidu unveiling the coffee table book, “My Journey”, authored by – T. Devender Goud
47) India’s first indigenously developed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to achieve criticality in – 2019
48) Vaishali will be India’s first blind chess player at – World Chess Olympiad
49) Satyarup Siddhanta, Mousumi Khatua created history by climbing Asia’s highest volcanic peak – Mount Damavand
50) Gadkari dedicates to nation upgraded NH-44 in – Meghalaya
51) 1st place in Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is – Uttar Pradesh
52) Mysuru city police is to launch – Mysuraksha app
53) RBI shortlisted 5 IT firms for implementation of Centralised information and Management System (CIMS) are – Capgemini Technology Services India, IBM India, Infosys, Larsen & Toubro Infotech and Tata Consultancy Services.
54) Information utility (IU) agreement with National e-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL) is – Corporation Bank.
55) Scientist who is heading India’s First Human Space Mission is – Dr VR Lalithambika
56) 3 Saudi human rights activists awarded – “Alternative Nobel”
| 1 | Abdullah al-Hamid |
| 2 | Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani |
| 3 | Waleed Abu al-Khair |
| 4 | Thelma Aldana of Guatemala |
| 5 | Ivan Velasquez |
57) Asian News International, ANI and Emirates News Agency signed an MoU, for bilateral cooperation in the area of the free news exchange in – Abu Dhabi
58) Best Performing States in “Ease of Living Index” Under Amrut is – Andhra Pradesh
59) NASA’s satellite TESS that has discovered two new Earth-like planets named – Super-Earth and Hot Earth.
60) MS Dhoni overtakes Dravid to become – India’s 2nd most capped cricketer
61) World Contraception Day takes place on – September 26th every year
62) VP Naidu to inaugurate world’s largest dome in – Pune on October 2
63) India to organise ‘Gandhi March’ in – Netherlands
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Netherlands Capital | Amsterdam |
| Currency | Euro |
| PM | Mark Rutte |
64) Statue of Nelson Mandela unveiled at United Nations and UN is declaring 2019-2028 the – “Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace”
| USEFUL INFO | |
| US Capital | Washington DC |
| Currency | Dollar |
| President | Donald Trump |
65) Indian Culinary Institute inaugurated in – Tirupati
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Andhra Pradesh Capital | Hyderabad, Amaravathi |
| CM | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
66) India’s 2nd largest metro rail network is – Hyderabad Metro
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
67) Dr. Harsh Vardhan Inaugurated Air Pollution Control Device ”WAYU” In – Delhi
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Delhi Capital | New Delhi |
| CM | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Governor | Anil Bijal |
68) Assam government to provide electricity connection to all households by – 31 December
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Assam Capital | Dispur |
| CM | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Governor | Jagdish Mukhi |
69) World Bank estimates Rs 25,050 crore for rebuilding – Kerala
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Kerala Capital | Thiruvananthapuram |
| CM | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Governor | P. Sadasivam |
70) FDI in Telecom Sector Jumped five times in – Three Years
71) According to Arun Jaitley Indian economy to grow at – 8%
72) RBI told banks to share a maximum 80% credit risk for priority sector loans jointly with – NBFC
73) ICICI Prudential Life and Saraswat Bank partnered up for – Bancassurance
74) India loses “Asia’s best stock market” tag to – New Zealand
75) B. S. Mubarak appointed as next Ambassador of India to – Republic of Guatemala
76) Facebook India appoints former Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan as – MD & Vice-president
77) Panel formed to settle land acquisition issues of Ratnagiri refinery under – D.M. Sukthankar.
78) FIFA best player of the year award is won by – Croatia’s Luka Modric.
79) Bangladesh’s official Oscars entry is – Irrfan starrer Doob
80) Interfaith Alliance Forum in November 2018 is hosted by – UAE
81) World Bank, UN launch mechanism to prevent – Famine
82) Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurates workshop on – National e-Vidhan Application
83) The government also announced a banking services infrastructure locator app – “Jan Dhan Darshak”
84) India ranked 158th among 195 countries for investment in health care and education – The Lancet
85) World Tourism Day as international observances on – September 27
86) India’s 1st electric hypercar concept unveiled by – Vazirani Shul.
87) AYUSH Information Cell set up at the Indian Embassy in – Romania
| USEFUL INFO | |
| Romania Capital | Bucharest |
| Currency | Romanian leu |
| PM | Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă |
88) Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Odisha Bhawan in – Chennai.
89) New PTI chairman is – N. Ravi.
90) ADB keeps growth forecast of Asia as – 6%
91) According to PHD Chamber India is approaching towards USD 100 billion FDI inflow per annum by – 2022
92) Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with online financial services company – RupeeBoss.com
93) The new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force is – Anil Khosla.
94) Pankaj Kapoor to be honoured with ‘Icons of Indian Cinema’ Award at – Jagran Film Festival
95) Cabinet nod for NITI Aayog-MEDRF MoU for – Economic development.
96) Commerce Ministers of India and Bangladesh hold Bilateral Meeting in – Dhaka
97) Indo-Uzbekistan joint exhibition inaugurated at – National Museum
98) PCI send-off for Indian Contingent at Asian Para Games 2018 chief guest of the section id – Shah Rukh Khan
99) Second Anniversary of Surgical Strike was celebrated as – Parakram Parv
100) Government and Google launch campaign to review public toilets – LooReview Campaign.
101) US, Morocco launch GCTF Terrorist Travel Initiative to curb – Terrorist travel
102) India’s Largest war memorial of India will be built in – Jharkhand
103) Tripura to set up flute performance research institute in – Agartala
104) India’s first flood forecast system is launched in – Kolkata
105) PM inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi Museum at – Rajkot
106) J-K Sports Council organises orientation course to promote – Girls football
107) MP announces 52nd district, decision to come into effect from – October 1
108) Jaipur Art Summit to open in – Delhi
109) RBI slaps Rs 5 crore penalty on – Karur Vysya Bank
110) Government launches Rail heritage digitisation project in collaboration with – Google
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (22nd to 30th September 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (15th to 21st September 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (8th to 14th September 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (1st to 7th September 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (22nd to 31st August 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (15th to 21st August 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (8th to 14th August 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (1st to 7th August 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (22nd to 31st July 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (15th to 21st July 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (8th to 14th July 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (1st to 7th July 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (22nd to 30th June 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (15th to 21st June 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (8th to 14th June 2018) | Click Here to Download |
| Important Weekly Current Affairs Revision (1st to 7th June 2018) | Click Here to Download |
