Page-3 of Current Affairs - September, 2018

ADB approves US $150 million loan for establishing first multi-skills park in MP

September 28, 2018

Multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US $150 million loan for establishing first multi-skills park in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This new flagship GSP campus will be established in state capital Bhopal from where about 20,000 ..

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Senior IPS officer SS Deswal appointed as DG of Sashastra Seema Bal

September 28, 2018

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior IPS officer S S Deswal as Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). He will hold post for period up to his superannuation on August 2021. Prior to this appointment ..

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Senior IPS officer Rajni Kant Misra appointed Director General of BSF

September 28, 2018

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior IPS officer Rajni Kant Misra as Director General of Border Security Force (BSF). He has been tasked to head BSF for period up to his superannuation on August 31, 2019. He ..

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World Tourism Day: September 27

September 28, 2018

The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed every year on 27th September to raise awareness about importance of tourism. Observance of day aims to foster awareness among international community of importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and ..

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World Maritime Day celebrated on September 27

September 28, 2018

The World Maritime Day (WMD) is observed every year on last Thursday of September to acknowledge the maritime industry and to highlight importance of shipping safety, maritime security and marine environment and to acknowledge maritime industry. This it was observed ..

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G4 Ministers from India, Brazil, Germany, Japan review UNSC reform

September 27, 2018

G-4 Nations viz. India, Brazil, Germany and Japan have voiced concern over lack of substantive progress in long-pending United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reform. It was convened during meeting of Ministers from four G4 Countries which was hosted by External ..

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International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: September 26

September 27, 2018

The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is observed every year on 26 September across the world. The day aims to provide an occasion for world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as high ..

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Government launches online platform for Agmark quality certification

September 27, 2018

Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched online software for processing applications Agmark quality certification mark for agricultural products. It was launched by Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. Agmark Agmark is certification mark that assures conformity to set of ..

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