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September 4th Current Affairs

1)An Tsunami mock drill exercise called IOWave18 began in Indian Ocean organised by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO.
2)A Working Group on Inventory and Revival of Springs in the Himalaya for Water Security was formed by NITI Aayog and setup a mission to save spring water systems in Himalayan region.
3)Airport Authority of India and International Air Transport Association began International Aviation Summit in New Delhi.
4)An app called Coffee Connect and digital mobile extension services for coffee stakeholders named  Coffee KrishiTharanga was launched by Suresh Prabhu.
5)A Joint Military exercise called Rapid Trident was organised by Ukraine.US,NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)and Ukraine participated in it.
6)US-India Business Council(USIBC) held its first  annual general body meeting in Mumbai.The theme of the conference is US and India connecting our future.
7)NABARD has sanctioned 335 Crores to West Bengal under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund(RIDF).
8)Mauritius has topped the list of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India for 2017-2018.
9)A new tool called Trade Finance Scorecard was launched by Asian Development Bank to fight to fight money-laundering and terrorism.
10)E@secure a cyber Insurance Policy was launched by HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company.
11) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Arif Alvi emerged victorious in Pakistan’s presidential elections.
12)National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) won 5 awards at Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation (MEMC) week.



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