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  • The C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) presented the Annual Best Teacher Award 2019 to G. Thangaraj, a teacher at Chennai Corporation school.
    • He was awarded for creating awareness among children for over 2 decades.
  • Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that from 2020, all 15 All India AIIMS and JIPMER, Puducherry, will admit students in MBBS/BDS courses through NEET-UG scores.
    • Since they are Institutes of National Importance they were earlier exempted from NEET and were eligible to conduct their own national-level entrance examination.
  • Union Government plans to bring non-banking finance companies (NBFC) within the ambit of a modified version of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
  • In a move that will enable more borrowers to avail loans from microfinance institutions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to raise the lending limit per borrower from 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh.
  • India spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up his 200th Test wicket and became the became the fastest left-arm bowler to reach the milestone. (44th Test Match)
  • World Dyslexia awareness day is observed every year on October 4. Dyslexia is a learning disorder.
  • Olympic Champion Dalilah Mohammed of USA broke her own record in the 400 metres hurdles event of the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 held at Khalifa Stadium, Qatar.
    • She won gold with a record time of 52.16 seconds.
  • “Tamil Nadu’s Quest For Gold”, a book that provides a comprehensive look into the modern history of sports in Tamilnadu, written by the late historian and chronicler S.Mutiah has been launched.

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