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Wed 25 Sep, 2024
NATIONAL NEWS
16th ASOSAI
- 16th Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (ASOSAI) Assembly was organised by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in New Delhi.
CAG
| Related Article: 148 of the Constitution of India | First CAG: V. Narahari Rao | Founded: 1858 |
Interactive TB Vaccines Dialogue
- Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel delivered the keynote address at the “Interactive TB Vaccines Dialogue” event organized by STOP TB Partnerships on the sidelines of the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, USA.
Tuberculosis (TB)
| Cause: Bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Prevention: BCG vaccine | Symptoms: Cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, weight loss, fever |
Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0
- Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav launched the second edition of Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0 at a hybrid event held at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
WAVES Anime and Manga Contest
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in collaboration with the Media and Entertainment Association of India, has officially launched the WAVES Anime and Manga Contest (WAM).
10th CPA India Region Conference
- The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Chaired 10th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference organized in New Delhi.
- The CPA India Region was created in 2004 from the erstwhile CPA Asia Region as one of the nine regions of the CPA.
Meghalaya signs MoU
- Meghalaya and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have signed an MoU to improve health, nutrition, and agriculture in the state.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
22nd CREDAI National Conference
- Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal attended 22nd CREDAI National Conference on second day of Australia visit.
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ECONOMY & BANKING
Exporting locomotives to Africa
- Indian Railways-wabtec jv's Marhowra Plant to begin exporting evolution series locomotives to Africa by 2025.
- India set to become global locomotive manufacturing hub with first-ever exports from Bihar’s Marhowra Plant.
Biggest trading partner of Nepal:India
- According to Nepal Trade Statistics released by the Department of Customs, India continues to be the largest trading partner of Nepal.
Nepal
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DEFENCE
Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference
- Lieutenant General JP Mathew, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) participated in Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference titled ‘The Future Indo-Pacific : Building a Resilient and Interconnected Region’, from 18 to 20 September 2024 at Hawaii, United States.
41st Indian Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st edition of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi.
PERSON IN NEWS
Harini Amarasuriya
- Harini Amarasuriya officially sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister.
Sri Lanka
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IMPORTANT DAYS
Antyodaya Diwas
- India celebrates Antyodaya Diwas annually on September 25 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
SPORTS
Hangzhou Open Doubles title
- Indian tennis duo Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the doubles title in the ATP 250 Hangzhou Open 2024 by defeating the German pair of Constantine Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Centre.