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National News

1. Prithvi Defence Vehicle

India has tested ‘Prithvi Defence Vehicle’ successfully from Abdul Kalam Island of the Integrated Test Range,Odisha.
DRDO Chairman :- Dr G Satheesh Reddy

2. Cyclone-30

It is India’s biggest cyclotron facility
It has made operational at Kolkata-based Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), which comes under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

3. Parakram Parva

A three-day event ‘Parakram Parva’ from 28th to 30th September 2018 to mark the second anniversary of Surgical Strike
On September 28-29, 2016 Special Forces of Indian Army destroyed terror launch pads across the Line of Control inflicting maximum damage to terrorists.

4. Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

Narendra Modi has inaugurated Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana from Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Over 10 crore families will be provided health assurance worth five lakh rupees each, every year.

International News

1. General Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)

Inaugural General Assembly of International Solar Alliance will be held on 2nd October 2018 in New Delhi.
ISA was started by Narendra Modi and then French President Francois Hollande at the UN Climate Change Conference, Paris on November 30, 2015.

2. 5th meeting of Boundary Working Group

The 5th meeting of Boundary Working Group between India and Nepal held in Kathmandu.
The use of high resolution satellite images in boundary survey work.

3. National Stock Exchange of India and London Stock Exchange

Both have signed MoU to collaborate on creating dual listing route for masala bonds and foreign currency bonds of Indian issuers.
About NSE :- Market cap: US$2.27 trillion (April 2018) || No. of listings: 1,952 || Headquarters: Mumbai || Currency: Indian rupee (₹) || CEO: Vikram Limaye

Business News

1. India Post Payments Bank with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd

Both have signed a bancassurance pact.
About IPPB Founded: 1 September 2018 || Parent organization: India Post || Area served: India || Key people: : Anant Narayan Nanda; (Secretary, Department of Post); Suresh Sethi; (MD & CEO)

3. Centralised Information and Management System (CIMS)

RBI has shortlisted 5 IT firms to implement the ‘Centralised Information and Management System’.
Infosys
Tata Consultancy Services
Capgemini Technology Services India
IBM India
Larsen and Toubro Infotech

3. New Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd

Anil Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed as new Chairman of Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Headquarters: New Delhi || CEO: Prakash Kumar Singh

4. India’s first Coal-gasification based fertilizer plant

The coal gasification based fertilizer plant has started working in Talcher (Odisha).
It is developed by Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL).

Sports News

1. Fifa’s The Best Awards – 2018

Puskas Award for Best Goal :- Mohamed Salah(Liverpool) vs Everton
Men’s Coach of the Year :- Didier Deschamps – France
Women’s Coach of the Year :- Reynald Pedros – Lyon

2. FifPro Best XI – 2018

FIFPro invited all professional men’s footballers in the world to compose the best men’s team of the year, named the FIFPro World XI.
David De Gea; Dani Alves, Raphaël Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Luka Modrić, N’Golo Kanté, Eden Hazard; Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo.

3. Fifa’s Player of the Year – 2018