Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 19 SEPTEMBER 2019

Here are the top News Headlines of 19 September 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

National Current Affairs

• Four High Court Chief Justices V. Ramasubramanian, Krishna Murari, S. Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh Roy appointed as Supreme Court judges.
• Arunachal Pradesh: Resurfaced runway at Advance Landing Ground in Vijay Nagar inaugurated by IAF
• Union Cabinet approves ordinance to ban production, import, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes
• Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs launched at WAWE Summit 2019 organised by AICTE

Economy & Business Current Affairs

• BSE Sensex: 36,564 (+83), NSE Nifty: 10,841 (+23)
• Govt scraps import duty on open cell TV panel used to make television sets
• Skill India and IBM jointly launch Train-the-Trainer program in Artificial Intelligence
• Telangana government declares 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year
• Hero Cycles ties up with Japan’s Yamaha Motor Co to launch Lectro e-cycle series

International Current Affairs

• US President names Robert O’Brien as the new National Security Adviser
• India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million strong diaspora: UN
• Israel’s ruling Likud party led by PM Benjamin Netanyahu wins 32 seats in the 120-member Parliament (Knesset)

Sports Current Affairs

• Vinesh Phogat wins bronze medal in women’s 53 kg at the World Wrestling Championships at Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan)
• ‘Bing Dwen Dwen’ (panda) and ‘Shuey Rhon Rhon’ (lantern) unveiled as mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics respectively