Page-4 of Current Affairs - September, 2019
2017-18 National Tourism Awards
National Tourism Awards for 2017-18 were presented by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on 27 September 2019 on occasion of World Tourism Day. This year a total of 76 awards were given under various categories. 2017-18 National ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Infosys wins UN Global Climate Action Award in ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category
Information Technology (IT) major Infosys has won the United Nations Global Climate Action Award (UNGCAA) in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category for “Infosys’ Journey to Carbon Neutrality”. The announcement of winners was made after UN Climate Summit in New York, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
First Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System launched
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind launched the first Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under ‘New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI)’. The launched was made at Vigyan Bhawan in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Mobile app for lawyers, litigants launched by Delhi HC
On September 27, 2019, the Delhi High Court launched a new mobile application. The app makes the services of the court digitally accessible to litigants and lawyers. It was inaugurated the Delhi High Court Chief Justice D N Patel. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Mahatma Gandhi’s 80-year-old Letter wishing Jews ‘Era of Peace’ Unveiled
The National Library of Israel unveiled an 80 – year old handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhiji on the day World War II broke out. He had wished the Jewish people an era of peace in his letter. Gandhiji had addressed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
IMD World Digital Competitiveness ranking 2019
The ranking measures the readiness and capacity of 63 economies to adopt digital technologies. It gives its ranking based on the digital exploration skills of the economies for economic transformation in governance, business and society. Rankings US topped the list ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
UAE’s Hazza Al Mansouri became first Arab Astronaut in space
The United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) Hazza Al Mansouri became the first Emirati and the first Arab astronaut to travel to International Space Station (ISS). However he is only the 3rd Arab in space after Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Right Livelihood Award 2019
The winners of Right Livelihood Award 2019 were announced in Stockholm, Sweden. The year 2019 was celebrated as the 40th anniversary of Right Livelihood Award, widely known as ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’. 2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureates The Sweden-based Right Livelihood ..