Current affairs are required in almost all examination starting from banking, SSC to management interviews. Check this space for weekly current affair capsules and keep yourself updated.
POLITICS & ECONOMY
1. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously passed new set of tougher sanctions against North Korea( Textile Exports and Crude Oil imports)
- It’s 9th UNSC Sanction against North Korea since 2006 .
- Reason- North Korea recently conducted its 6th and most powerful Nuclear Test on 3rd September2017.
2. Saudi Arabia has suspended dialogue with Qatar
- Both countries had decided to hold talks (after US President Trump spoke.
- Separately with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar & UAE,)to resolve the Qatar crisis.
3. Pakistan’s fifth nuclear power plant inaugurated- at Chashma in Mianwali district of the Punjab province
- It has been developed in collaboration with China.
4. Asian Development Bank( ADB) will provide a $152 Mn to Nepal
- For implementation & enhancement of its power transmission and distribution.
5. EU ( European Union) Withdrawal Bill passed in British Parliament
- The 1972 European Communities Act which took the UK into the then European.
- Economic Community, will get repealed by this bill.
- Now the bill has to pass second test.
6. Sri Lankan Deputy Tourism Minister Arundika Fernando sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena
- Reason- He was allegedly defying the party leadership.
- Commercial Capital of Sri Lanka = Colombo ( Also the largest city).
- Official Capital of Sri lanka= Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
7. World’s most attractive financial centre = LONDON
- According to Z/Yen global financial centres index.
- 2nd position: New York.
- 3rd Position: Hong Kong.
8. Halimah Yacob- Sworn-in as the 8th President of Singapore
- She is Singapore’s 1st Female President.
- She’s of Malay ethnicity.
- She had no opponent – She was certified by the Presidential Elections Commission as the only eligible candidate. Therefore, there was no election held.
ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY
1. The International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer ( World Ozone Day)= 16th September
- Theme for 2017 = ‘Caring for all life under the sun’.
- Why on 16th Sept?? = To commemorate the date in 1987 on which the Montreal Protocol was signed on substances that deplete the ozone layer.
2. Sahara Forest Project
- Launched by Jordan to turn desert land into farming land to produce food using sun and sea water.
- Launched near the southern port city of Aqaba.
3. Hector’s Dolphin- Population has decreased by 80 % in last 50 years
- Found in New- Zealand.
- Report by “ Sea Shepherd” organization.
4. China is planning to ban petrol and diesel cars
- To boost the use of electric vehicles.
- France and Britain have already announced ban of Petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040.
ENTERTAINMENT
1. 74th Edition of Venice Film Festival concluded after 10 days
- It is World’s Oldest Film Festival.
2. Book launched ” The Girl who takes an eye for an eye” by – David Lagercrantz.
SPORTS
1. Winners of 2017 US Open.
- Rafael Nadal – Men’s Singles. (his third US Open title and his 16th Grand Slam title overall).
- Sloane Stephens – Women’s Singles( World Ranking = 83) She was the Dark Horse.
- Martina Hingis & Chan Yung-Jan – Women’s doubles title after defeating Lucie Hradecka & Katerina Siniakova.
2. Moscow Shotgun World Championships, Russia
- Italy topped with nine gold medals and a total of 17 medals.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1. ACID (The ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team Incident Drill).- held in Vietnam
- Where?- in Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City.
- 2017 was 12th year of ACID.
- Objective- To manage challenges in the cyber realm in areas like incident response, confidence building, and cyber capacity building.
2. Robot Dog Hana-Chan developed by Japanese Startup “ Next Technology”
- Can smell feet to detect odour.
3. Discovery of BORON on Mars- Scientists have concluded that it may had been habitable once.
4. The Brane Craft- an ultra-thin spacecraft to remove space debris
- It is being developed by US-based Aerospace Corporation.
5. First map of water trapped in uppermost layer of Moon’s soil created – by Scientists from Brown University.
DEFENCE & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
1. Shaheen joint Air Force training of China and Pakistan
- Venue: China
2. Turkey’s 1st major Weapons Deal with Moscow
- To buy S-400 missile defence systems.
3. INDRA 2017
- First tri-service military exercise of India & Russia.
- Venue – Russia
DEFENCE & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
1. Patrick Hickey ( involved in a scandal)resigned from his position on the International Olympic Committee executive board.
2. Longest-serving Prince of Wales in history= Prince Charles( 68 years old).
3. Graydon Carter resigned from the post of the editor of Vanity Fair.
4. Peter Thomson appointed as First Special Envoy for Oceans
- Appointed by U.N Secretary General Antonio- Guterres.
- He is the Outgoing President of UNGA ( UN General Assembly).
5. Research firm 2thinknow(specializes in analyzing innovative cities) published list of top high-tech cities of the world
- Rank 1: San Francisco (the ‘Silicon Valley’); Rank 2: New York
6. World Economic Forum’s (WEF) published Global Human Capital Index (GHCI) 2017
- Rank 1: Norway; Rank 2: Finland; Rank 3: Switzerland.
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