• Uttar Pradesh-based 'HelpUsGreen' named startup has been honoured by the UN.
• The startup works to clean up the mighty river Ganga by recycling thousands of tonnes of floral waste from temples.
• 'HelpUsGreen' has come up with the world's first profitable solution to the monumental temple waste problem: 'flowercycling'.

Indian team has lifted the Asia Cup for the 7th time by defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in the final match played at Dubai . Liton Das was named the man of the match for scoring 121 runs off 117 balls. Player of the series: Shikhar Dhawan (342) Participants: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong.

Eminent Marathi litterateur and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune on 27 September 2018. She was the winner of 2011 Sahitya Akademi translation award. Her fluent translation from Urdu to Marathi of 17 short stories by Ismat Chugtai won her the 2011 Sahitya Akademi prize for best translation.

Maryse Conde won an alternative award formed in protest to the Nobel Literature Prize which got cancelled in 2018. Maryse Condé won the New Academy prize in literature.The New Academy was founded by more than 100 Swedish writers, artists and journalists. Condé is the author of some 20 novels, including Desirada, Segu and Crossing the Mangrove

Our atmosphere is divided into five layers starting from the earth’s surface;

1. Troposphere: Average height is 13 km. The air we breathe exists here. This layer contains dust particles and water vapour. All changes in climate and weather take place in this layer. Almost all the weather phenomena like cloud, rainfall, fog and hailstorm occur in this layer.  This is the most important layer for all biological activity.
2. Stratosphere: up to an altitude of 50 km from the earth’s surface. Almost free from clouds, most ideal for flying aeroplanes, Contains a layer of ozone gas (Ozonosphere). Temperature increases with height in this layer.
3. Mesosphere: Up to an altitude of 80 km. Meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space. Temperature decreases with height in this layer.
4. Thermosphere: It extends between 80-400 km. In thermosphere temperature rises very rapidly with increasing height. The ionosphere is a part of this layer. It contains electrically charged particles known as ions, and hence, it is known as the ionosphere. Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by this layer. This layer helps in radio transmission. The International Space Station and satellites orbit in this layer. Temperature increases with height in this layer.
5. Exosphere: The uppermost layer of the atmosphere is known as an exosphere. This layer has very thin air. Light gases like helium and hydrogen float into space from here.

Article 21 is the part of the fundamental right of the Indian constitution which counts from Article 21 – Article 35.

The Indian National Congress which was established in 1885 was divided into two groups (in the year 1907) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat session of Congress.

Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. Kavaratti is a census town as well as the name of the atoll upon which the town stands.

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle has been honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award. Bhosle, who is the fifth recipient of the award, was felicitated by actress Rekha during the ceremony. Bhosle illustrious music career spans 7 decades having recorded over 11,000 songs in 20 different languages. Previous recipients of the award are Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha & Shah Rukh Khan.

• The Vikramshila University was set up by the Pala Dynasty king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century at Bhagalpur, Bihar.
• The ancient Vikramshila University was intended to complement the existing world-class universities at Nalanda and Takshila.
• It lasted four centuries before being destroyed during an attack by BakhtiyarKhilji of the Delhi Sultanate.