Daily Current Affairs 21 September 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 21 September 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 21 September 2018. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 21 September 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna

Employee’s State Insurance approved ‘Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna’ scheme for Insured Persons.
This scheme is for those who rendered jobless due to changing employment pattern.
The Insured Persons will be covered under the ‘Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948’.

2. ‘Sputum sample transportation’ Project

It is launched by Department of Post and Health Ministry.
The aim is to transport the sputum sample of TB Patient for TB Diagnosis.
Sputum is a thick fluid that is produced in the lungs, is collected by the person coughing.

3. Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum Portal- ‘MSME Insider’

It is the monthly e-Newsletter of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Officeholder: Giriraj Singh (MOS independent charge) || Headquarters: Udyog Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi

4. National Surgical Strike Day

On 29 September 2016, eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducted “surgical strikes” against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
University Grants Commission asked all the Universities to observe September 29 as Surgical Strike Day.

International News

1. Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre

Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC) will be implemented in Niamey, Niger.
India and Niger signed an MOU for the same.

2. Exercise Aviaindra-18

It is the joint Air Force exercise between India and Russia.
It has started at Lipetsk in Russia.

3. Palaly airport

It is the first project in Sri Lanka by Airports Authority of India.
The detailed report of the project will be completed in 3 months.

Business News

1. New MD and CEOs of 10 Public Sector Banks

Ashok Kumar Pradhan – United Bank of India
S Harisankar – Punjab and Sind Bank
Atul Kumar Goel – UCO Bank
SS Mallikarajuna Rao – Allahabad Bank
Karnam Sekar – Dena Bank
Padmaja Chundru – Indian Bank
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra – Syndicate Bank
Pallav Mohapatra – Central Bank of India
Packirisamy – Andhra Bank
AS Rajeev – Bank of Maharashtra

2. Veer Surendra Sai Airport

Jharsuguda airport to be named as Veer Surendra Sai Airport.
Odisha State Assembly passed the resolution for the same.

3. Four new members to RBI’s local boards

Rakesh Jain in Southern local board
Sachin Chaturvedi in Eastern local board
Revathy Iyer and Raghvendra Narayan Dubey in Northern local board

Sports News

1. Football FIFA Rankings

Belgium and France are as the joint leaders in the rankings.
3. Brazil || 4. Croatia || 5. Uruguay || 6. England || 7. Portugal || 8. Switzerland || 9. Spain || 10. Denmark.
There is no team with Second Rank.

2. Indo International Premier Kabaddi League

New Kabaddi Federation of India has launched Indo International Premier Kabaddi League.
This is the first edition which would start on 26 January 2019.

3. Story So Far – A book