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UN agrees global plan to step up the fight against TB

UN members have agreed on a global plan to step up a fight against tuberculosis, the world's number one killer among infectious diseases. First TB summit is scheduled on 26th Sept in New York. As per WHO, about 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016.

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World TB Day is observed on 24th March.

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'Paryatan Parv’ by the Ministry of Tourism inaugurated

The ‘Paryatan Parv’ by the Ministry of Tourism was inaugurated by HM Rajnath Singh. An exhibition on the theme “Saaf Niyat Sahi Vikas” was organised by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. It will boost Tourism in India.

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World Tourism Day is celebrated on 27th September.

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Moutaz Mousa Abdallah becomes Sudan's new PM

Moutaz Mousa Abdallah was sworn-in as Sudan's new Prime Minister at the presidential palace in Khartoum. Sudan has been grappling with an acute foreign exchange shortage and inflation above 65 percent for several months.

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President of Sudan is Omar al-Bashir

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Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Houston

Jaipur Literature Festival began in Houston at the Asia Society of Texas. The annual festival is touted as the world's largest free literary gathering. It showcases a range of voices from India and abroad. It began in 2006 and is held annually in Jaipur.

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The festival has now gone global

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Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir sign a historic agreement on the Shahpur Kandi project

Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir had signed a historic agreement on the Shahpur Kandi project. Shahpur Kandi was vital as it would allow India to fully utilise the water of river Ravi as per the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan.

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Control of River Beas, Ravi, Sutlej is with India

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VP Venkaiah Naidu invited to address Serbian Parliament

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu was extended the rare honour of addressing a special session of the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia. Earlier Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the world leaders here -while launching the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM).

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NAM was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

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Hurricane Florence smashes into the US

In the US, Flooding from Hurricane Florence swept across Carolina. The massive storm surged towards the coast, threatening record rainfall and leaving scores trapped by rising waters and thousands without power

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In India, Cabinet Secretary heads Crisis Management Cell

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India's exports record faster growth to touch a three-month high of over 19%

India’s exports rose at the fastest pace in three months to reach 27.84 billion US dollars in August on account of healthy growth in petroleum products, engineering, pharma, and gems and jewellery shipments.

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IIP stands for Index of Industrial Production

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World champion Kevin Mayer sets a new world record in Decathlon

World champion Kevin Mayer set a new world record in the decathlon with 9,126 points at the Decastar event in France. Mayer surpassed the previous holder American Ashton Eaton’s record. just the third decathlete to surpass the mythical 9,000-point barrier.

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Heptathlon is women’s equivalent of the decathlon

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Maiden Flight Test of MPATGM Successful

DRDO successfully flight tested a low weight, Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) from Ahmednagar range. The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) with a range of about 2.5 kilometres.

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G Sateesh Reddy is the Chairman of DRDO