14th September 2018 Current Affairs
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country's first NSP Mobile App
- Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first “National Scholarship Portal Mobile App” (NSP Mobile App) in New Delhi.
- This “National Scholarship Portal Mobile App” will ensure a smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system for students from poor and weaker sections.
CSO presented India’s Wholesale Price Index
- The Central Statistics Office (CSO) presented India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Inflation for the month of August 2018.
- WPI stood at 4.53% compared to 5.09% of July 2018.
G-20 meeting will be held in Argentina
- G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting is being held in Argentina on 14th September 2018.
- Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu will participate in this meeting at Mar del Plata in Argentina.
Industrial production grew at 6.6%
- Industrial production grew at 6.6% in July 2018 on the back of good performance by the manufacturing sector and high offtake of capital goods.
- The IIP growth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8% from the estimate of 7% for last month.
Udhayveer Singh has won an individual Gold Medal
- Sixteen year old Udhayveer Singh has won an individual Gold Medal in Junior Men’s 25 metre pistol event in the World Shooting Championships in South Korea.
- India are placed fourth in the medals tally with 9 Gold, 8 Silver and seven bronze medals for a total of 24.
Sawai Singh Shekhawat will be honoured with Meera Puruskar
- Jaipur-based poet and writer Sawai Singh Shekhawat will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi literature.
- Meera award is the highest award of the Rajasthan Sahitya Academy.
L K Advani has been renominated as the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee
- L K Advani has been renominated as the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
- The committee examines complaints relating to unethical conduct by members of Parliament.
Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September
- Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because, on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.
- Under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution, on 26 January 1950, Hindi, written in Devanagari script was adopted as the official language.
The Bihar government approved a scheme related to mob violance
- The Bihar government approved a scheme for providing interim relief of Rs 1lakh to those affected by mob violence besides speedy trial of such cases.
- The scheme provides for an interim relief of Rs one lakh which would be made available to victims of mob violence within a month of the incident.
K J Alphons inaugurated the country's first tribal circuit project
- Union minister K J Alphons, the Minister of State for Tourism, inaugurated the country’s first tribal circuit project connecting 13 tourism sites in Chhattisgarh.
- This project was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in February 2016 for Rs. 99.21 Crores.
Try out the quiz ?
1. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country’s first National scholarship portal mobile App (NSP Mobile App) in which city?
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched the country's first "National Scholarship Portal Mobile App" (NSP Mobile App) in New Delhi.
2. The central statistics office presented India’s wholesale price index inflation for the month of August 2018 which stood at __________ % .
WPI stood at 4.53% compared to 5.09% of July 2018.
3. Where is the G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting being held on 14th September 2018?
G-20 trade and investment ministerial meeting is being held in Argentina on 14th September 2018.
4. Industrial production grew at ___________% in July 2018 on the back of good performance by the manufacturing sector and high off take of capital goods.
Industrial production grew at 6.6% in July 2018 on the back of good performance by the manufacturing sector and high offtake of capital goods.
5. Who won an individual Gold Medal in junior Men’s 25 meter pistol event in the world shooting championships in South Korea recently?
Sixteen year old Udhayveer Singh has won an individual Gold Medal in Junior Men's 25 metre pistol event in the World Shooting Championships in South Korea.
6. Who will be honored with Meera Puraskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi literature?
Jaipur-based poet and writer Sawai Singh Shekhawat will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi literature.
7. Who has been renominated as the chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahaja?
L K Advani has been renominated as the chairman of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
8. When is Hindi Diwas celebrated?
Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because, on this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India.
9. Country’s first tribal tourism circuit was inaugurated in which state?
Union minister K J Alphons, the Minister of State for Tourism, inaugurated the country's first tribal circuit project connecting 13 tourism sites in Chhattisgarh.
