CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 5 ENGLISH

1. New Delhi slips 6 notches in world's most liveable cities ranking

The national capital has dropped by six places to rank 118th on a list of the world's most liveable cities.

• It is mainly due to an increase in cases of petty crimes and poor air quality, according to an annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
• Mumbai also fell two places since last year to rank 119th on the list topped by Vienna (Austria) for the second consecutive year.

2. India jumps to 34th rank on world travel and tourism competitiveness index

According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report, India has jumped six places to claim 34th spot on world Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019.

• In 2015, India had been ranked at 52nd and at 40th in 2017.
• Spain tops the ranking index followed by France and Germany.
• According to the WEF report, over 1.5 crore international tourists arrived in India while the share of travel and tourism industry was 3.6 per cent and that of industry employment was 5.1 per cent.

3. Teachers' Day: 05 September

Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year on September 5 to honour Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary.

• Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as India’s first Vice President from 1952-1962 and as India’s second President from 1962-1967.
• Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country".
• Points to remember
• World Teachers' Day, established by UNESCO in 1994, on 5 October

4. CBI's 1st national conference on cybercrime investigation inaugurated

CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla inaugurated the 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics at CBI Headquarters in New Delhi.

• The two-day conference covers one of the mandates of CBI which is to investigate crimes with inter-state and international ramifications.
• The conference is aimed at creating the platform and bringing together investigators, lawyers, forensic experts and academia to discuss challenges related to cybercrime and ways to find solutions.

5. Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Masood Azhar declared terrorists under UAPA

India's most wanted Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Masood Azhar have been declared terrorists under the recently amended - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act.

• They have been declared individual terrorists under the amended terror law by the government.
• Masood Azhar is designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 on the 1st of May this year.

6. Delhi to include OBC, General category students in Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana

The Delhi Cabinet has decided to include other backward class (OBC) and general category students in its 'Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana'.

• The government also enhance financial assistance from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. one lakh for coaching for various competitive exams.
• Earlier, the scheme was only for the scheduled caste category students under which financial assistance of up to Rs. 40,000 would be provided.

7. RBI makes repo-linked interest rates mandatory

The Reserve Bank of India has made it mandatory for banks to link all of their new loan products, be it personal, housing or auto to an external benchmark like the policy repo rate.

• RBI issued a circular saying that banks will have to link their products to an external benchmark with effect from 1st October 2019.
• The circular informs that banks can also choose any benchmark market interest rate published by Financial Benchmarks India Private Limited - FBIL or the government’s 3-month and 6-month Treasury bill yields published by FBIL as their preferred external benchmark.

8. Central Government to invest Rs 25,000 crore in 5 years to revamp fishery infrastructure

With the objective of achieving the real goals of the ambitious Blue Revolution project, the Union Government has lined up Rs 25,000 crore investments in different sectors of fisheries in the next three to five years.

• As inland fisheries contribute only 50 per cent of the total fish production, the Government intends to outspread its potential by covering reservoirs, wetlands, rivers and streams in different parts of the country.
• Considering the low contribution of inland water fisheries, the Government looks to increase its production to six million tonnes from three million tonnes in the next three to four years.
• The announcement was made at ‘Aqua Aquaria India 2019’ at Hyderabad.

9. Sitharaman led panel weighs ordinance to ban e-cigarette sales

A panel of ministers led by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will study a health ministry proposal to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes through an ordinance.

• The panel includes ministers from commerce, health, agriculture, chemicals and petrochemicals, and food processing departments.
• In August 2018, the health ministry issued an advisory restricting advertisement of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), popularly called e-cigarettes.
• According to government data, more than 460 e-cigarette brands are available in India, with various configurations of nicotine delivery and in over 7,700 flavours.

10. FIFA unveils official emblem for Qatar World Cup 2022

FIFA unveiled the official emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup which is scheduled to be hosted in Qatar.

• The official emblem of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 shapes like number 8 and symbol infinity.
• The eight represents the number of stadiums that will host the football tournament while the infinity symbol reflects the interconnected nature of the event.
• The unveiling took place in Qatar's capital, Doha.

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