Daily Current Affairs 22 September 2019

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This post contains important current affairs of 22 September 2019. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 22 September 2019. 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 22 September 2019 Current affairs test.

National News

1. Book ‘The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas’

Book ‘The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas’ is authored by journalist Dhaval Kulkarni.
It presents the political journey of Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray.

2. Jammu International Film Festival

The first ever ‘Jammu International Film Festival’ will be held in Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a state from 1952, constituting the southern and south-eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century.

3. Loan Melas

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that Public Sector Banks will organise ‘Loan Melas’ in 400 districts.
Public Sector Banks are a major type of bank in India, where a majority stake is held by a government. The shares of these banks are listed on stock exchanges. There are a total of 12 Public Sector Banks alongside 1 state-owned Payments Bank in India.

4. National Geoscience Awards 2018

22 Scientist across the country were awarded the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018 by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, Shri Pralhad Joshi.
Dr Sohini Ganguly of Goa University, was conferred with the Young Scientist Award-2018.
Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi, CSIR has received the Award for Excellence for his significant global contributions

5. India’s Entry to the Oscars

Zoya Akhtar’s Movie ‘Gully Boy’ is India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards.
‘Gully Boy’ focuses on the life of an aspiring rapper in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum.

International News

1. World Rhino Day

World Rhino Day is observed on 22 September by the World Wildlife Fund.
World Rhino Day was started by World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-South Africa in 2010.

2. International Day of Peace

International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
Theme: ‘Climate Action for Peace’.

3. India with Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (BLUE)

The 16th Session of Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) was held in New Delhi.
Luxembourg is a small European country, surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany.
Luxembourg: Capital: Luxembourg || Currency: Euro
Belgium: Capital: Brussels || Currency: Euro

Business News

1. Visa with BillDesk

Visa has partnered with BillDesk to launch interface for recurring payments ‘Standing Instructions (SI) Hub’.
Visa Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Foster City, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, gift cards, and debit cards.
Visa: CEO: Alfred F Kelly Jr || Headquarters: San Francisco
BillDesk is an Indian online payment gateway company based in Mumbai, India. As of 2015, the company is worth USD 1 billion.
Founded: 2000 || Headquarters location: Mumbai || Area served: India || Founders: Karthik Ganapathy, M.N. Srinivasu, Ajay Kaushal

2. Google Research India

Google will open an Artificial Intelligence based research lab ‘Google Research India’.
The Google Research India AI lab will be led by Dr. Manish Gupta.
Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook.

3. Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit.
It is jointly organized by AICTE and Institute of Waste Management (IIWM) at Jaipur.

4. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship with IBM India

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’s DGT has signed an agreement with IBM to induct ‘Train-the-Trainer programme’ in AI.
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries.
CEO: Ginni Rometty || Founder: Charles Ranlett Flint || Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United States

Sports News

1. Latest FIFA ranking

1. Belgium
2. France
3. Brazil
Indian football team has slipped to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings.
Indian football team coach: Igor Stimac.

2. World Wrestling Championships 2019

The 2019 World Wrestling Championships are currently held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan from 14 September to 22 September, 2019.
Men’s freestyle 57 Kg: Ravi Kumar Dahiya of India || bronze medal.
Men’s freestyle 61 Kg: Rahul Aware of India || bronze medal
Men’s freestyle 65 Kg: Bajrang Punia of India || bronze medal
Women’s freestyle 53 kg: Vinesh Phogat of India || bronze medal

3. AIBA World Boxing Championships 2019

The 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from 9 to 21 September 2019.
Men’s Flyweight: Amit Panghal of India Silver
Men’s Lightweight: Manish Kaushik of India with Bronze

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