CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 29

International Day for Universal Access to Information: 28 September

September 28 is the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI).

• This year UNESCO is commemorating the International Day for Universal Access to Information with a series of ‘Open Talks’.
• The day was inaugurated in November 2015 and was first held on 28 September 2016.
• 2019 theme : Leaving No One Behind!

World Heart Day: 29 September

World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September of every year.

• It is aimed at drawing people’s attention to heart illness and the range of associated health issues.
• The day is commemorated to promote different preventative steps and changes in lifestyle to avoid any cardiovascular diseases, like a heart attack, stroke, heart failure and any other condition related to the same.

Nepal releases coins to mark Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary

To celebrate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the Nepal Rastra Bank has issued commemorative coins.

• In special ceremony coins of 2,500, 1,000 and 100 Nepali rupees were launched in Kathmandu.
• Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal and Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri released commemorative coins.

11-day ‘Aadi Mahotsav’ starts at Expo Centre Noida

Aadi Mahotsav (Tribal Festival) organized by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), Ministry of Tribal Affairs went off to a colourful started at Expo Centre, Noida (UP).

• Smt. Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the festival.
• Artists and artisans, drawn from as many as 20 states of the country are a part of this mega cultural razzmatazz and showcase their traditional art, craft and culture. 
• The traditional tribal jewellery, rare of the rarest craft items and artefacts will be a huge attraction for the inquisitive buyers.

Rajnath Singh commissions INS Khanderi into Indian Navy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned INS Khanderi, the second of Kalvari Class diesel-electric attack submarines of the Indian Navy in Mumbai.

• The name Khanderi is inspired by the dreaded ‘Sword Tooth Fish’ a deadly fish known to hunt whilst swimming close to the bottom of the ocean.
• INS Khanderi is the second of Kalvari Class diesel electric attack submarines of the Indian Navy.
• Built indigenously by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, INS Khanderi is a lethal addition to Navy’s conventional submarine arsenal and is designed for silent and stealthy sub-surface operations.
• INS Khanderi is the follow-on to INS Kalvari, which was the first of the French origin Scorpene class submarines being indigenously constructed in India and commissioned by the Prime Minister in 2017.

Rajnath Singh launches Navy's first new stealth frigate, INS ‘Nilgiri’

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched INS ‘Nilgiri’, the first of the Navy's seven new stealth frigates, at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai.

• INS Nilgiri is the first ship of Project 17A.
• Project 17A frigates is a design derivative of the Shivalik class stealth frigates with much more advanced stealth features and indigenous weapons and sensors.
• The P17A frigates incorporate new design concepts for improved survivability, sea keeping, stealth and ship manoeuvrability.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh also commissioned the largest dry dock of Indian Navy - The Aircraft Carrier Dock at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

Air Marshal HS Arora appointed IAF Vice Chief

Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force.

• He will succeed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria who will take over as the Chief of Air Staff on September 30.
• The Center on September 19 appointed Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria the next chief of the India Air Force (IAF).
• Bhadauria, who is currently Vice Chief of Air Staff, will take over the charge as the Chief of Air Staff after his predecessor and the incumbent IAF Chief BS Dhanoa retires on September 30.
• Meanwhile, Air Marshal B Suresh has been appointed as Western Air Commander of the Air Force.

Suresh Chitturi appointed International Egg Commission chief

Suresh Chitturi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of India's leading poultry firm Srinivasa Farms, has been appointed as chairman of the International Egg Commission (IEC) for the next two years.

• The appointment was made at the IEC Global Leadership Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark.
• Suresh Chitturi will be the first chair from Asia in the history of the institution, as he assumes the role as the Chairman of IEC.

Corps Of Army Air Defence honoured with President’s Colours Award

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colours to the Corps of Army Air Defence at a function in Gopalpur in Ganjam district of Odisha.

• The award was given to the Corps on the occasion of 25 years of Army Air Defence College, AADC.
• It was received by Army AD Centre on behalf of the Corps of Army Air Defence.
• The President’s Colours is the highest military honour for the armed forces bestowed in recognition of exceptional services rendered to the nation, both during the war and in peace times.
• One of the youngest corps of Army, the Army Air Defence Corps bifurcated from the Regiment of Artillery in 1989 and established the Army Air Defence College.