1. First edition of SITMEX- Trilateral Maritime exercise of Singapore, India and Thailand of 2019 begins in Port Blair

• 5 day organised maiden trilateral exercise of Singapore, India and Thailand named SITMEX was commenced on September 16, 2019 at Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands to strengthen the maritime relationships of the three countries and to enhance security.
• The maiden IN-RSN-RTN Trilateral exercise will conclude on September 20, 2019.

About IN:
1. Founded- 5 September 1612.
2. Motto- Shaṁ No Varunaḥ (May the Lord of the Water be auspicious unto us).
3. Commander in Chief- President Ram NathKovind.
4. Chief of Naval Staff- Admiral Karambir Singh.

2. Kerala govt and RCC jointly signs MoU with Maldives on cancer care

• The govt. of Kerala and the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) jointly signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Maldives to strengthen cancer care in the island nation by giving training to doctors. 
• Maldivian minister Abdulla Ameen and Kerala’s health minister KK Shylaja signed the MoU in presence of Kerala Chief Minister(CM) PinarayiVijayan.Kerala govt and RCC jointly signs MoU with Maldives

About Kerala:
1. Capital- Thiruvananthapuram.
2. Governor-  Arif Mohammad Khan.
3. Important rivers-Bharathapuzha River, ChalakkudyRiver,Neyyar River, Periyar River, Kurumali River.

3. Indian Railways undertakes “Massive Shramdan” drive with main focus on collection of plastic waste

• The Indian Railways has once again carrying out a “Massive Shramdan” drive movement aimed at collecting plastic waste from all railway premises to create awareness for a greater impact against single-use plastic.

About Indian Railways:
1. Founded : 8 May 1845
2. Headquarters : New Delhi
3. Union Minister: Piyush Goyal

4. RBI allows all recurring bill payments through BBPS

• The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has extended the use of the Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS) for all recurring(repetitive) payments such as school fees, insurance premiums and municipal taxes, Equated Monthly Installments (EMI) on a voluntary basis except for prepaid recharges to extend the scope and coverage of BBPS.

About RBI:
1. Governor-  Shaktikanta Das.
2. Headquarters- Mumbai.
3. Founded- 1 April 1935, Kolkata.

5. ECGC introduces ‘NIRVIK’ scheme to provide 90% insurance cover on the loan amount of exporters: Piyush Goyal

• The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) has released a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to ease the lending of loan to exporters so that they can get loans easily from banks.
• The details of the scheme were shared by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal during a press conference at New Delhi.

About ECGC:
1. Founded :30 July 1957
2. Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra,
3. Chairman & MD : Geetha Muralidhar
4. It provides export credit insurance support to Indian exporters and is controlled by the Ministry of Commerce. Government of India.

6. Wing Commander Anjali Singh becomes India’s first female military diplomat to join Indian Mission in Russia

• Wing Commander Anjali Singh became India’s first female military diplomat posted in an Indian mission abroad after joining the Indian Embassy in Russia as Deputy Air Attache(air force officer involved in diplomatic operations).
• She previously served the Indian Air Force (IAF) for17 years as an Aeronautical Engineer(AE) and is also trained on MiG-29 aircraft.

7. Overview of 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for 2019

• The 71st annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony for 2019 was held over two nights on September 14- 15, 2019 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, United States.
• They were presented in technical and acting categories. They were given away before 71st Emmy Awards (Primetime Emmy Awards) scheduled to be held on September 22, 2019.

8. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina was conferred 2019  DrKalamSmriti International Excellence Award in Dhaka

• Bangladesh Prime Minister(PM) Sheik Hasina was awarded DrKalamSmriti International Excellence Award for the year 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• She was awarded by T.P. Sreenivasan, Chief Adviser of the DrKalamSmriti International Advisory Council former ambassador , for her contribution in holding a healthy relation between India and Bangladesh,International peace and cooperation.
• With this award, Hasina has so far received 37 international accolades.

9. Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated NCCCR&D at IISc-Bengaluru

• Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated the National Centre for Clean Coal Research and Development (NCCCR&D) at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)- Bengaluru, Karnataka which was set up by the union government through the Department of Science & Technology (DST)

About Ministry of Science & Technology:
1. Formed: May 1971
2. Constituency of Dr Harsh Vardhan: Chandni Chowk, New Delhi

10. EAM and MHRD launched PhD fellowship programme for ASEAN students in IITs

• External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India Dr S Jaishankar and Minister of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Mr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) fellowship programme, initially launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the students from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).