India Defeats Bangladesh To Win 7th Asia Cup Title

India has defeated Bangladesh to win the Unimoni Asia Cup Title 2018. This was the second successive Asia Cup final where India took on Bangladesh. In 2016, India had decimated Bangladesh in the final (of the Asia Cup T20). 
Overall, this was India’s seventh Asia Cup triumph. Liton Das was the Player Of The Match and Shikhar Dhawan was declared as the Player Of The Series. 
Source- DD News 

World Heart Day: 29th September

World Heart Day takes place on 29th September every year and is the World Heart Federation‘s and the world’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. It was launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation as an annual event.
Source- DD News

Vikram Misri Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to China

Ambassador of India to Myanmar, Vikram Misri has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to China, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Mr Misri, a 1989 batch IFS officer, is expected to take up the assignment shortly. 
Source- News on AIR

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • China Capital: Beijing, Currency: Renminbi, President: Xi Jinping.

India’s 1st Corn Festival Starts in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the first corn festival of the country is being held in Chhindwara. The festival is one of a kind international event. Madhya Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing states in India, with Chhindwara being the highest corn producing district. 

Source- News On AIR

Static/Current Takeaways Important for RRB PO Mains Exam 2018- 
  • Madhya Pradesh CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Governor: Anandiben Patel. 

NITI Aayog And Oracle Sign SoI To Pilot Drug Supply-Chain

In order to fight the growing problem of counterfeit drugs in India, NITI Aayog and Oracle signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to pilot a real drug supply-chain using blockchain distributed ledger and Internet of Things (IoT) software. Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma Sciences will partner in this effort.
This agreement with Oracle and NITI Aayog’s partnership with Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma, will help ensure that Indian drug manufacturers and healthcare experts have access to a standards-based, modern technology platform – blockchain and IoT, to help eliminate fake drug distribution.
About Blockchain technology in drug supply-chain: 
Blockchain technology helps to permanently register a drug’s record in the manufacturer’s drug supply chain (serial number, labelling, scanning), leaving no scope for record tampering. 

Locate Public Toilets on Google Maps with LooReview Campaign

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U), has partnered with Google to launch the Loo Review campaign to encourage all local guides in India to rate and review public toilets on Google Maps. This campaign is part of a feature which allows all citizens to locate public toilets in their cities on Google Maps, Search and the Assistant and also provide feedback on the same.  
500+ cities in India with more than 30,000 toilets with the name of “SBM Toilet” are currently live on Google Maps. Around 3400 cities already having achieved ODF status, and other cities are gearing up towards the same. The joint campaign to be run throughout October and November 2018 is an effort to increase the awareness and ease of locating public toilets across India. 
Source- Press Information Bureau
Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Open Defecation Free States/UTs till date-24. 
  • Swachh Bharat Mission launched on – 2nd October 2014. 

2 MoU’s Signed Between India and Uzbekistan

A meeting between Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology, Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications, Uzbekistan Mr Shuhrat Sadikov was held in New Delhi for strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries in ICT sector.

Subsequently, in presence of both the Ministers Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU’s) were signed: –  
a) Agreement between National Informatics Centre (NIC), India and e-Government System development centre of the Ministry for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan for strengthening e-Governance cooperation.
b) Declaration of Intent between CDAC, India and Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Uzbekistan for cooperation in the area of capacity building in ICT sector. 

Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB)

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 

  • Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Uzbekistani som. 

8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship Begins In Thiruvananthapuram

The 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship organised by Asian Yoga Federation has begun in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will formally inaugurate the event. Nearly 450 participants representing 12 Asian countries showcasing their yoga skills will take part in the four-day event. 
Yogaratna Awards will be given away to foreign delegates who were instrumental in popularising yoga in their respective countries. Noted Saudi yoga instructor Nouf Marwaai, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri, will also participate in the event. 
Source- DD News

PM Modi Inaugurated Parakram Parv Exhibition In Jodhpur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Parakram Parv exhibition at the military station in Jodhpur to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army across the LoC. 
On September 29, 2016, the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) as a response to an attack on its base in Uri. Konark Corps is organizing this three days exhibition on Indian Army’s Combat Capability on the occasion of 2nd anniversary of Surgical Strikes. 

Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for RRB Clerk Mains Exam 2018- 
  • Nirmala Sitharaman is the present Defence Minister of India. 
  • Rajasthan Chief Minister: Vasundhara Raje, Governor- Kalyan Singh.