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Sep 28, 2019

Bengaluru Airport Wants Citizens to Donate Plastic Waste, Will Be Used To Build Roads

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is seeking donations, but of a different kind — plastic waste. The airport authorities have asked citizens of the state capital to donate their plastic waste to build 50-lane-km roads in the airport campus.
The campaign, called the #PlasticBeku (Want Plastic) campaign, is part of an ongoing plan to lay roads at the Kempegowda International Airport using collected plastic waste.

Kerala Election Results

The ruling CPM-led LDF in Kerala won the by-election to Pala Assembly constituency, wresting the seat from the opposition Congress-led UDF.
LDF candidate Mani C Kappan defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunnel of the opposition Congress-led UDF in a closely contested fight.
Kappan, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, defeated Pulikkunnel, a faction leader of the Kerala Congress (M) by 2,943 votes.

Union Agriculture Minister Inaugurates Rural Investors and Start-Up Conclave 2019

During his address, the minister stated that villages and agriculture were crucial for the economic advancement of India.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated Rural Investors and Start-up Conclave (RISC) 2019.
Emphasising on the need for start-ups in rural areas, the minister stated that it was crucial for start-ups to emerge in order to cater to the future employment needs of the country.

Chhattisgarh Election Results

Congress candidate for bypoll in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada has won the seat by a considerable margin. The result of the election held on September 23, 2019.
The Naxal-affected constituency witnessed a two-prong fight between Congress candidate Devti Karma and Bharatiya Janata Party's Ojaswi Mandavi.
After the 19th round of counting, Devti Karma was leading by 11,319 votes against her nearest rival Ojaswi Mandavi. Karma had secured 49,907 votes, while Mandavi had got 38,588 votes.
The polling on the seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes was necessitated after BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi was killed in a Maoist attack in April, 2019.
In the 90-member state Assembly, the Congress won 68 seats last year and the BJP 15. The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and the BSP had bagged 5 and 2 seats, respectively. With the win, the Congress has further consolidated its grip in the Assembly.

MASCRADE 2019 Organised By FICCI in Delhi

'Movement against Smuggling and Counterfeit Trade scheduled', an annual flagship FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) event was held from 26-27 September 2019 in New Delhi. This year was the sixth edition of MASCRADE event which was organised by FICCI CASCADE (Committee against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy).
The theme for MASCRADE 2019 was 'Containing Counterfeiting, Smuggling and Piracy: A Winning Strategy'.

Tripura Assembly Election

BJP's Mimi Majumder wins Badharghat Assembly seat by 5,276 votes.
The BJP, which was leading since the counting began, emerged victorious with a margin of more than 5,000 votes over CPM.
After the sixth and final round of counting, BJP candidate Mimi Majumder secured 20,471 votes, while the nearest rival – CPM's Bulti Biswas ended up winning 15,211 votes.
Meanwhile, the Congress, who fielded Ratan Das, bagged the third spot with 9,101 votes.

World Hindu Economic Forum

World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF), a business networking platform to promote enterprise amongst Hindus globally, was held for the first time in Mumbai from September 27 to 29, 2019.
Saffron-robed Swami Vigyananand, initiator of the forum, watched on as Shriraj Nair, Mumbai's Jt Secretary Konkan Chapter and national spokesperson of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), said, "The theme this year is 'prosperous society: stronger society' and there is going to be building on business opportunities and networks. This is not just an impressive sounding term but will have solid meaning."
The three-day annual conference of the forum will see 354 foreign delegates and 650 Indian delegates from 37 countries and has been divided into 14 sessions, with politicians, and businessmen in attendance.

Hamirpur Election Results 2019

BJP candidate Yuvraj Singh won the bypoll to the Hamirpur Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of over 17,000 votes.
Singh secured 74,374 votes, defeating his nearest rival Samajwadi Party candidate Manoj Prajapati.
Fifty one per cent polling was recorded in the bypoll, held on 23rd September 2019.

Sep 27, 2019

UP To Launch Industrial Projects Worth Rs 65,000 Crore In Dec 2019

After laying the foundation of industrial projects worth more than Rs 1.25 trillion over the past 15 months, Uttar Pradesh government is planning to launch additional projects totalling Rs 65,000 crore in December 2019.
UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said projects worth Rs 65,000 crore were in pipeline and the government will decide the dates for holding their groundbreaking ceremony sometime in December 2019.

"Dial 112" Delhi Police Launched Single Emergency Helpline Number

Delhi Police launched the single emergency helpline number '112' for immediate assistance. This Emergency Response Support System was launched by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy.
New number replaced the earlier functioning three helpline numbers- 100, 101 and 102 for the sake of convenience.
With the implementation of new Emergency Response Support System the police response time is reduced tremendously.
In this new system, the call simultaneously passes to the Police Control Room as well as to at least five people nearby through a mobile app.
The main call centre has been set up in Shalimar Bagh in Delhi, which is operating under the control of DCP.

Sep 25, 2019

Amit Shah Launches Portal For Private Security Agency Licencing

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a government web portal to help private security agencies get the licence.
'Private Security Agency Licensing Portal' will help private agencies in police verification of security guards, expand their business across the country apart from providing other facilities.
Speaking at the launch event at Ambedkar International Centre, Shah said the portal will reduce formalities to get the licence and expand the business.

Amit Shah Pays Tributes To BJP Ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay

BJP President Amit Shah paid tributes to party ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay on his birth anniversary. Mr Shah paid floral tributes at his statue in party headquarters in New Delhi.
BJP Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda paid floral tributes to the leader at his statue in Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Vatika in the national capital.

Sep 24, 2019

PM Modi Vows To More Than Double India's Non-Fossil Fuel Target To 450 GW By 2022

India's renewable energy target will be increased to 450 GW, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Mr. Modi reiterated India's commitment to the creation of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 under the Paris Climate Agreement.India would spend approximately $50 billion in the next few years on the Jal Jeevan Mission to conserve water, harvest rainwater and develop water resources, he added.
Mr. Modi also said India planned to considerably increase the proportion of the biofuel blend in petrol and diesel.

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates Steel "Chintan Shivir"

Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the Chintan Shivir.
It is a step towards a vibrant, efficient and globally competitive Indian steel sector, organized by Ministry of Steel.
The event aims to bring all stakeholders together to deliberate on a roadmap for making Indian Steel Sector more vibrant, efficient and globally competitive.
Minister of state for Steel, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste was also present on the occasion.
Addressing the inaugural session, Shri Pradhan stated that country aspires to achieve quantum jump to achieve transformational outcome.
Quoting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that India is not ready to accept incremental growth, the minister said that we all must step up to meet this aspiration.
He said Steel industry has an important role to play in the transition to making India a $5 trillion economy.

ECI Appoints Former IRS Officers As Special Expenditure Observers For Maharashtra Polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed former IRS officers named Madhu Mahajan and B Murali Kumar as special expenditure observers for the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
The appointments were made by the poll body exercising the powers conferred on it under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 20B of The Representation of the People Act 1951, the Election Commission said in a statement.
Madhu Mahajan would watch the conduct of elections with special emphasis on controlling the abuse of money power, in consultation with the Chief Electoral Officer at Mumbai, while Murali Kumar would similarly be based in Pune to look into matters in rest of the state with officers and election authorities as deemed necessary.

Sep 23, 2019

National Workshop On Post Disaster Needs Assessment To Be Organized

National Institute of Disaster Management is organizing a day-long National Workshop on Post Disaster Needs Assessment in New Delhi. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai will be the Chief Guest on this occasion.
The focus of this workshop is to disseminate the outcome documents of the study to all the relevant stakeholders so that these may be utilized as a reference document while preparing the memorandum for submission to the Home Ministry in post-disaster phase.
The workshop will also discuss the issues and challenges faced by states in assessment of damage and loss along with the capacity gap for undertaking such detailed exercise.

HM Amit Shah Lays Foundation Stone For Janganana Bhawan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for Janganana Bhawan at Mansingh Road in New Delhi. The work of the seven-storey green building which will be built at the cost of 44 crore rupees will be completed by 2021.
Addressing a gathering, Mr Shah said, the Government will complete the massive Census exercise in March 2021.
He said, census is the basis of development of the last man in the queue and lays the blueprint for future of the country.

Voting Begins For Dantewada Assembly By-Poll in Chhattisgarh

Voting for the bypoll to the Maoist-affected Dantewada Assembly constituency began amid tight security.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi in a Maoist attack.
A total of 1,88,263 voters, including 89,747 men and 98,876 women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the constituency, which has 273 polling stations.
A massive security blanket of around 18,000 personnel, including those from paramilitary forces, and drones have been thrown around the Dantewada Assembly segment, which is part of the insurgency-hit Bastar region, for conducting peaceful polling.
The counting of votes will be taken up on September 27, 2019.
Nine candidates are in the fray for the seat, which was the only one in Bastar division that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) managed to win in 2018's Assembly election.

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