September 2019 Current Affairs

#1 AWARDS

• “Global Goalkeeper Award 2019 ”
  By: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  Winner: PM Narendra Modi for Swachh Bharat

• “Acadmie des beaux-arts Photography Award - William Klein”
  Winner: Padma Shree Raghu Rai

• Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award
  Winner: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

• ‘Ambassadors of Conscience’
  By: Amnesty
  Winner: Greta Thunberg (Sweden)

• 11th International Hrant Dink Award 2019
  Winner: Agnes Kharshiing (Meghalaya)

• NEXA IIFA Awards for 2019
  Best Film- Raazi
  Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)- Alia Bhatt for Raazi
  Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)- Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat
  Best Director- Sriram Raghavan for Andhadhun

• Oscar Nomination 2020 (India)
  Film 'Gully Boy' by Zoya Akhtar

• 1st Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award 2019
  By: The Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust
  Winner: NDTV's Ravish Kumar

• 19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019
  Lifetime Achievement Award: Anil Agarwal (Vedanta Resources founder & Chairman)

• Order of Zayed II(Highest civilian honor)
  By: Govt. of UAE
  Winner: Navdeep Suri (Indian Ambassador to UAE)

#2 ACHIEVEMENTS

• “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st Century”
  #59- ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ by Anurag Kashyap

• Global Happiness Survey
  By: Ipsos (market research firm)
  #1- Canada
  #9- India

• Global Liveability Index 2019
  By: Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)
  #1- Vienna
  #118- Delhi
  #119- Mumbai

• Top 10 individual nations in gold reserves
  By: World Gold Council (WGC)
  #1- USA
  #9- India

• Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI)
  By: World Economic Forum(WEF)
  #1- Spain
  #34- India

• Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019
  By: UK based education consultancy ‘Education Advisers ltd’
  #10- DAIS, Mumbai

• Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
  #1 (In India)- IIT Ropar & IISc Bangalore

#4 IMPORTANT DAYS

• September 21-International Day of Peace or World Peace Day
• September 8-International Literacy Day (Theme ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’)
• September 10-World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 (Theme “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”)
• September 14-Hindi Diwas
• September 26-International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
• September 29-World Heart Day

#5 SPORTS

• YONEX-SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2019
  Winner: Sourabh Verma (India)
  Category:Men’s Singles
  Venue: Vietnam

• 18th Men’s World Basketball Championship 2019
  Winner: Spain
  Venue: Beijing

• IBSF World Billiards Championship 2019
  Winner: Pankaj Advani (22^nd time)
  Venue: Myanmar

• World Wrestling Championships 2019
  Winner: Bajrang Punia (Bronze) (65 KG)
  Venune: Nur-Sultan

• 24th St. Petersburg Open for 2019
  Winner: Divij Sharan (India) & Igor Zelenay(Slovkia) (men’s doubles)
  Venue: Sibur Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia

• ACC (Asian Cricket Council) U-19 Asia Cup 2019
  Winner: India
  Venue: Colombo, Sri Lanka by beating Bangladesh

• IBSF World U-16 Snooker Championship 2019
  Winner: Ranveer Duggal (Bronze Medal)
  Venue: Tyumen, Russia

• 6th Track Asia Cup cycling
  Medal Tally #1- India
  Venue: New Delhi

• All India MCC Hockey Tournament for 2019
  Winner:  IOC(Indian Oil Corporation) won 93^rd
  Venue: Chennai

• Duleep Trophy
  Winner: India Red

• Italian Grand Prix Formula 1(F1) race
  Winner: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins second successive F1 win through 2019
  Venue: Monza, Italy

• US Open 2019
  Men’s Singles: Rafael Nadal (Spain)
  Women’s Singles: Bianca Andreescu (Canada)

• 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championship
  Medal tally #1- China
  Venue: Pattaya, Thailand

• 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix
  Winner: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton

#5 OBITUARIES

• Shyam Ramsay: Famous filmmaker

• Ram Jethmalani: Well-known lawyer and former Union minister

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