CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2018- CLASSES IV & V

1.) India defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in Dubai to win the Asia Cup 2018.
2.) Hyderabad Metro Rail has become the second largest metro rail network in the country after New Delhi.
3.) Nepal becomes the first in the world to double its tiger population as part of the World Wildlife Foundations (WWF) 'Tx2'programme.
4.) Indian Captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- India's highest sports honour.
5.) The President has appointed Justice Rajan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of India. He is the first Chief Justice of India from Assam.
6.) Arif Alvi elected as the President of Pakistan.
7.) India's Hriday Hazarika won gold in men's 10m air rifle at the International Shooting Sports Federation Championship.
8.) As announced by Union Government, three state-run banks of India- Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Baroda will be merged to create the third- largest bank in the country.
9.) India's Deepika Kumari wins the bronze medal in the Archery World Cup Finals in Samsun.
10.) The UN Environment jointly awarded PM Narender Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Policy Leadership category for their efforts regarding the creation of the International Solar Alliance.
11.)Parakaram Parv is being celebrated across the country to celebrate second-anniversary of Indian Army's surgical strikes.
12.) World Tourism is celebrated on 27th September.
13.)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan, a national health care scheme that will impact 50 crore Indians.
14.) National Award winning Assamese film "Village Rockstar" received the entry in Oscar.
15.) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C42  carrying two earth observation satellites for the United Kingdom.
16.)National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on 14th September to promote Hindi as Matra Bhasha (Mother's tongue) of India.
17.) The 52nd International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8th September across the World.
18.) Prime Minister Narender Modi inaugurated India's Global Mobility Summit "MOVE" in New Delhi.
19.) Teacher's Day is Celebrated on 5th September in the memory of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
20.) Women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been named India's flag- bearer for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2018.
21.)The Indonesian City of Palu was hit by a major earthquake and tsunami on 29th September 2018.
22.) India to buy 18 bullet trains from Japan.
23.) Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma signed as ambassadors of Skill India Campaign.
24.) Sikkim gets its the first Airport at Pakyong inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
25.) India's first Corn Festival was held in Chhindwada, Madhya Pradesh. The festival is one of a kind international event. Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing state in India.
26.) Kolkatta launched India's first flood forecasting and early warning system.

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