Current Affairs 4th September 2019: Daily gk Updates Quiz

Exp.On September 2, 2019 Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) inaugurated the ‘72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia’ in New Delhi and was also unanimously elected as the chair of the 72nd Session of the WHO(World Health Organisation) Regional Committee for South-East Asia.

Exp.Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahalad Singh Patel has inaugurated the first-ever architectural LED illumination at the historic Qutb Minar in New Delhi. With the illumination, the architectural beauty of the 12th century monument will display its historic magesty after sunset. The new illumination comprises lighting that accentuates the silhouette of the monument with the interplay of light and shade.

Exp.In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh will soon open India’s first ‘Garbage Cafe’ in the city of Ambikapur. This initiative is a step towards making the city plastic-free. In this unique Cafe’ poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for 1Kg of plastic, while breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of plastic is brought to the cafe. The collected garbage will be sold at Solid Liquid Resources Management Centre (SLRMC).

Exp.The agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ has recently celebrated with great pomp and gaiety by the people of western Odisha districts. This major agrarian festival of this region is being celebrated in every nook and corner collectively with much fanfare and religious fervour. The Nuakhai Juhar is a major ritual of the festival. It is an exchange of greetings with friend relative and well-wishers. The elders are wished Nuakhai Juhar and they give blessings for long life, happiness and prosperity.

Exp. ECL Finance Ltd and Central Bank of India have signed an agreement for priority sector lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME’s) customers.

Exp. India batswoman Mithali Raj has announced retirement from International T-20 Cricket.

Exp. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir has been adjudged as the “Best Swachh Iconic place” in the country.

Exp. The Cabinet has approved a capital infusion of Rs 4,557 crore into IDBI Bank to help it to come out of Prompt Corrective Action framework of the Reserve Bank of India and in its efforts to return to profitability.

Exp. The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX), a maritime exercise between the regional bloc and US will start from the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and end in Singapore.

Exp. The Government of India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.