Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 17 SEPTEMBER 2019

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Here are the top News Headlines of 17 September 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

DRDO hands over to a new-generation wargaming software developed by New Delhi-based ISSA (Institute for Systems Studies and Analysis) to the Indian Navy
Trilateral naval exercise involving India, Singapore and Thailand in Port Blair from September 16 to 20
Himachal Pradesh: Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline ‘1100’ launched for redressal of public grievances

BSE Sensex: 37,123.31 (–261.68), NSE Nifty: 10,996.10 (–79.80)
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation unchanged at 1.08 per cent in August
RBI allows all repetitive bill payments such as school fees, insurance premiums and municipal taxes through Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) and Sa-Dhan along with FIDC (Finance Industry Development Council) launch Code for Responsible Lending (CRL)
National Centre for Clean Coal Research and Development (NCCCR&D) inaugurated at IISc, Bengaluru
Same Deutz-Fahr (SDF) India launches Agromaxx range of tractors
German consumer electronics brand Telefunken enters the Indian TV market

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed on September 16 with its theme as ‘32 Years and Healing’
Tokyo tops the list of World’s Safest Cities by The Economist Intelligence Unit; Mumbai 45th, Delhi 52nd
Russia holding Center-2019 military exercises involving other nations from September 16 to 21
India’s Raghu Rai wins the inaugural edition of the William Klein Photography Award in France
Wing Commander Anjali Singh becomes India’s 1st female military diplomat to be posted in an Indian mission abroad
President Ram Nath Kovind meets his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in capital Ljubljana
Bangladesh accords Guard of Honour to India Coast Guard Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan