Days in Focus
- Theme of the International Day of Peace 2019 (World Peace Day) (21 September) - Climate Action for Peace.
Defence
- A Kalvari class diesel-electric attack submarine that will be commissioned on 28 September - INS ‘Khanderi’ Scorpene submarine.
Economy
- This bank has launched Retail loans and loans to Micro & Small Enterprise linked with External Benchmark Rates published by FBIL w.e.f. 01st October - Allahabad Bank.
- New Corporate tax rate for domestic companies - 22%.
- New Corporate tax rate for new domestic manufacturing companies - 15%.
International
- Taiwan and this country called off their diplomatic relations amid Taiwan’s tensions with China - Kiribati.
National
- New award in the prestigious line of civilian honor for exemplary efforts towards national integration, announced by Government of India - Sardar Patel National Unity Award (shape of a lotus leaf made up of fine silver and gold).
Sports
- The 2019 World Championships played in - Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
- First Indian male boxer to reach the finals at the World Boxing Championships - Amit Panghal.
State Current Affairs
- NTPC Ltd. will setup a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar park (biggest in the country) in - Gujarat.
- This state government has announced that it is to ban the private practice by doctors working in government hospitals - Andhra Pradesh.
- Three citizen centric services of the Chandigarh Police that launched on 20 September - Emergency Response Support System (Dial 112), ‘E-Beat Book’ System and the ‘E-Saathi App’.
- The Annual Naropa Festival organised in - Ladakh.
Science and Technology
- New scheme awareness programmes to create awareness of the solutions to teachers and students in Higher Education - National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Artificial Intelligence (AI).
General Knowledge
- Place of the United Nations Peace Bell - New York City, USA.
- Shondol dance is a traditional dance of - Ladakh.
- Taiwan - Capital: Taipei; Currency: New Taiwan dollar.
- Kiribati - Capital: South Tarawa; Currency: Kiribati dollar.
- NTPC Ltd. – Founded in: 1975 (07 November); Headquarters: New Delhi.
