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Awards and Honours
Name of the Winner Award/Honour Key Points Tejinder Paul Australian of the Day For feeding the homeless people for years. Punjab Government Renewable Energy and For its rooftop solar system Power Generation Award India UNESCO prize ‘Award of For conservation efforts of Excellence’ 2015 Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala Jhumpa Lahiri National Humanities Medal She was a Pulitzer Prize winner Seaweed collector Lakshmi Seacology Prize 2015 Environment Award given by US Haryana Government Skoch Order-of-Merit For implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives. ISRO Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 G Satheesh Reddy 2015 Silver Medal Given by Royal Aeronautical Society Sheikh Hasina UN award for leadership on Given by UNEP climate change Ajinkya Rahane and Sania CCI's honorary membership CCI - Cricket Club of India Mirza Shivnarine Chanderpaul Icon Award Chanderpaul – West Indies Cricketer Aqeela Asifi UNHCR Nansen Refugee She is an Afghan refugee Award teacher 1. Malaysia’s Zulkiflee Anwar Press Freedom Awards Honoured in New York. Ulhaque, 2. Paraguay’s Candido Figueredo Ruiz 3. Bloggers and journalists from Ethiopia and Syria. Anupam Kher ‘Certificate of Recognition’ For his dedication to helping by US Kashmiri Hindu community. Swetha Prabakaran Champions of Change award Given for empowering the in US community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation. Indian author Sunjeev Shortlisted for Man Booker For his book "The Year of the Sahota fiction Runaways" Urdu scholar Shamim Hanfi Jnangarima Manad Given by Bharatiya Jnanpith Alankaran PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi 2015 Global Leadership Given by US India Business Award Council Hindustan Times’ Shobhana Bhartia 2 | Page WWW.DayTodayGK.com Current Affairs SEP 2015
National Cadet Corps Limca Book of Records For the "Largest Yoga performance" The Employees’ Provident Skoch Awards for Smart Given for its initiatives on Fund Organisation (EPFO) Governance Initiatives UAN Programme and Transformation of Social Security Agenda in India. Gaia Vince 2015 Royal Society Winton For her book “Adventures in prize for Science Books the Anthropocene: a Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made.” Dr Uma Rajan Community Champion Given by Indian community Award in Singapore for contributing her 38 years in the healthcare and community services. Leonardo Dicaprio “Actors Inspiration Award” Given by Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation CSIR-Central Institute of CSIR Award for S&T For “Enhancing incomes of Medicinal and Aromatic Innovations for Rural farm communities through Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Development (CAIRD) - 2014 Vetiver based Technological Lucknow Interventions”. Dr. Jacob Tsimerman 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan He is from University of Prize Toronto, Canada. Russian Activist Lyudmila Vaclav Havel Human Rights Given by The Parliamentary Alekseyeva Prize Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Shashi Kapoor Lifetime achievement award Will be given at the Jagran Film Festival Dee Patel Pride of Britain Award In the outstanding bravery category Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
Name of the Awadree Category Balasubramanian Gopal Biological Science Rajeev Kumar Varshney Yogesh Joshi Engineering Sciences Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Ritabrata Munshi Mathematical Sciences Vidita Vaidya Medical Science Bedangadas Mohanty Physical Sciences Mandar Deshmukh D Srinivasa Reddy Cultivation of Science Jadavpur Chemical Sciences Yogesh Joshi Engineering Sciences
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National Tourism Awards
Category State Comprehensive Development of Tourism Gujarat Best Maintained & Disabled-friendly Madhya Pradesh Monument National Best Heritage City Gwalior Best Civic Management of a Tourist Municipal Council of Maheshwar (Madhya Destination in B Category. Pradesh) Best Film Promotion Friendly State Gujarat Most Innovative use of Information Kerala technology Best Tourism Film “The Great backwaters of Kerala’ by Kerala Tourism Best Tourism Promotion Publicity material Coffee Table Book “Gujarat’s 50 Golden Destinations’ by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd
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Appointments
Name of the Person Position AK Jha Interim Chairman and Managing Director of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Pakistan's former hockey World Cup winning Secretary-general of the Pakistan Hockey captain Shahbaz Ahmed Federation Dr. S.A.V. Satya Murty Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and Director of General Services Organisation (GSO) of the nuclear complex located at Kalpakkam Agriculture Expert Ramesh Chand Full-time member of NITI Aayog J Manjula DRDO’s first Woman Director General Rakesh Sharma Canara Bank’s MD and CEO Hormusji N Cama Chairman of PTI Riyad Mathew Vice Chairman of PTI CVRDE Director P Sivakumar Elevated as distinguished scientist Richie Richardson Inducted in ICC Referees Panel Zayn Khan President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Stuti Narain Kacker Head of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Yudhvir Singh Malik Additional Secretary in Niti Aayog West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi Additional Charge as Governor of Tripura Arvind Panagariya New Sherpa for G-20 talks Sourav Ganguly Cricket Association of Bengal President Avishek Dalmiya Joint Secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal Syed Akbaruddin India's permanent representative at the UN Gautam Bambawale High commissioner to Pakistan (From Dec’ 15) Navtej Sarna High commissioner to London Sachin Tendulkar Brand Ambassador of Oxigen S K Sharma Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board Jennifer Lopez UN Global Advocate for Girls and Women Matthias Mueller Volkswagen’s CEO Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan Additional charge of Manipur Keerthi Kiran VP of realty projects division of Housing.com
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Banking and Finance
US extends anti-dumping duty on Currency Swap – Sri Lanka Central Bank Mushrooms receives $1.1 Billion from RBI
The United States has extended the anti- Sri Lanka Central Bank has received 1.1 dumping duty on Indian preserved billion dollars from the Reserve Bank of India mushrooms for another five years. This will under the currency swap agreement affect the domestic industries in between the two reserve banks. This will India. Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, shore up Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves and Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, J & K. Indian ease pressure on the local currency. mushrooms are exported to the U.S., UAE, Russia and Israel. RBI to issue Rs 5 coin on Golden Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak War No Minimum Alternate Tax on capital gains made by FIIs: Arun Jaitley The Banker of the Banks, the RBI has decided to issue 5 rupees coins to commemorate Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced golden jubilee year of 1965 Indo-Pak War. that the government has decided not to levy The coins will be legal tender as provided in Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) on capital The Coinage Act 2011. Existing coins in this gains made by FIIs retrospectively. The denomination will also continue to be legal government has accepted Justice AP Shah tender. Panel's recommendations that there was no basis for levy of such tax for the prior period India is among the few bright spots in the as well. The government has decided to global economy : IMF amend the Income Tax Act to clarify the issue with regard to levy of MAT on FIIs. The IMF has announced that India is among the few bright spots in the global economy. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Leaves for The announcement was made by IMF Chief Turkey to Attend G-20 Finance Ministers Christine Lagarde at the meeting of G20 and Central Bank Governors’ Meet Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors. Among emerging economies if Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left for Turkey there is any growth, that is in India. India is to participate in the two-day Conference of among the few bright spots in the global G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank economy. Governors. The two-day Meet will be held in Ankara,Turkey on 4th and 5th September, G20, OECD announce new corporate 2015. The Finance Ministers and Central governance code Bank Governors of G-20 countries will be participating the International Meeting. The G20 and OECD has announced new corporate governance principles for listed ICICI Lombard joins hands with CSB companies and regulators in all member countries to safeguard minority ICICI Lombard General Insurance has tied up shareholders’ interests and promote capital with Kerala based Catholic Syrian Bank for market as a key platform to raise funds. sale of its products through 431 branches of Regulators and policymakers across the the bank. world, which includes India's SEBI, will update their regulations.
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Snapdeal to invest USD 100-mn in Shopo India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: World Economic E-commerce major Snapdeal will invest USD Forum 100 million (about Rs 665 crore) in Shopo, which was launched in July. Shopo is a A new study by the World Economic Forum mobile-only platform, which aims to bring (WEF) has ranked India very low globally on small and medium businesses (SMBs) that most of the parameters for inclusive growth cannot register on bigger e-commerce and development. portals. Snapdeal looks to build up the recently launched venture into a one million India’s Ranking seller-strong platform. • Fiscal Transfers – 37th out of 38. G20 launches W20 grouping for Gender • Tax Code – 32nd Rank Inclusive Economic Growth • Social protection – 36th Rank • Small business ownership – 38th The G20, World’s 20 largest economies, Rank. including India, has launched W20, an • Corruption and Rents – 8th Rank. engagement grouping of women leaders, to • Business and Political ethics – 12th push for gender inclusive global economic Rank growth. The W20 group will have 20 women • Financial intermediation of real leaders from G20 nations. The W20 group economy investment pillar – 11th would host its first summit on October 2015 Rank. in Istanbul after all member countries Telangana government seeks Rs 25,000 appoint their nominees. crore World Bank aid for new projects
New numbering system in Rs 1,000 note Telangana, has sought over Rs 25,000 crore of loans from the World Bank for A new numbering system and seven new development projects. This is the state’s first security features will be incorporated in all request for such a large external debt. The currency notes, especially in high projects includes reviving rural water bodies, denomination Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, in enhancing electricity generation capacity order to check the menace of Fake Indian and increasing potable water supply. Currency Notes (FICN). The Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Limited (BRBNMPL) India to see hi-tech ATM machines in the and Security Printing and Minting next 2-3 years Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) have initiated steps for introduction of the revised India will be having world class hi-tech ATMs number pattern. in a couple of years. Since the life span of the ATMs is 5-7 years, most banks would replace NPCI to launch RuPay credit card in one old machines with high end machines that year meet the international standards. There are close to 1.80 lakh ATM machines installed in The NPCI will roll out three cards within next India. ATM installation are growing at 25 per one year. The company will launch a ‘Mudra’ cent per annum. card, a credit card and an international card.
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Doha Bank tied up with Reliance ADA Cabinet approved Sovereign Gold Bonds Group to generate business opportunities and Gold Monetization Schemes
Doha Bank has has signed as MoU with Anil Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme Ambani-led Reliance Group to generate The scheme will help in reducing the business opportunities in the Gulf demand for physical gold by shifting a part of Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and India. the estimated 300 tons of physical bars and The GCC comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the coins purchased every year for Investment United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and into gold bonds. Oman. Gold Monetization Schemes (GMS) The main objective of introducing the Cabinet allows 100 per cent FDI under modifications in the schemes is to make the automatic route for white label ATM existing schemes more effective. GMS would benefit the Indian gems and jewellery sector In order to promote Financial Inclusion, the which is a major contributor to India’s Union Cabinet has permitted 100 per cent exports. The existing Gold Deposit Scheme foreign direct investment (FDI) under the (GDS) and the Gold Metal Loan (GML) automatic route for white label ATM Scheme have been revamped. operations. Till date, foreign investment in while label ATM operations (WLAO) was Make in India : Gionee to invest $50 million allowed through the government approval route. This required some processing time Chinese smartphone maker Gionee will and projects were delayed. invest USD 50 million (about Rs 330 crore) over next three years to make handsets in Amazon opens seven new fulfilment India. The company has partnered global centres in India manufacturers Foxconn and Dixon to begin India production. Foxconn will start this To beef up its logistics operations ahead of association by manufacturing F Series and P the festive season, global online retailer Series phones from the existing Gionee Amazon said it has set up seven new portfolio. Dixon will be making feature fulfilment centres (FCs) across cities like phones and other smartphones for Gionee. Ahmedabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Gurgaon and Pune. Sebi ordered defreezing of bank, demat accounts of Gemini Communications HCL group to invest $1 billion in Tamil Nadu SEBI has finally ordered defreezing of bank The HCL group will be investing around $1 and securities accounts of Gemini billion in Tamil Nadu over the next five years Communications after it recovered pending and is also going into robotics and artificial dues of over Rs 11 lakh. Accordingly, the intelligence. HCL will spread its operations in regulator has directed banks and Madurai and Tirunelvelli districts while depositories to defreeze the accounts of the expanding its operations in Coimbatore. company. The total dues were Rs 11,30,534 Tamil Nadu is important for the HCL group as from Gemini Communications which has around 35,000 employees out of total been recoverea as full and final payment. 110,000 are in the state. The group has The dues included interests, all costs, operations in Chennai and Coimbatore. charges and expenses.
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Snapdeal launches instant refund facility Bankers Chanda Kochhar and Arundhati Bhattacharya top Fortune’s most Powerful Online marketplace Snapdeal has launched Women List its instant refund facility to help its customers get refunds within one hour of Bankers Chanda Kochhar and Arundhati receiving the returned products. The instant Bhattacharya have been ranked as top two refund will be completed using Immediate in a list of most powerful women in Asia Payments System (IMPS) transfers. Pacific prepared by the global magazine Fortune. State-run oil marketing company CarDekho acquired Auto portal Zigwheels Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's chairman and managing director Nishi Online auto portal CarDekho has acquired Vasudeva has also made it to the list at fifth Zigwheels, an auto portal owned by Times rank, same as previous year. Internet. This is the second big acquisition by Jaipur-based Girnar Soft, which runs the India likely to sign FTA with Australia, Chile CarDekho, BikeDekho and PriceDekho sites, soon after it bought out Naspers-backed Gaadi.com a year ago. India is likely to sign the comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia and Paytm plans to start India’s first payments Chile soon following a renewed push to the bank pacts. FTA allows duty-free or low-duty trade in merchandise between the signatories. The Paytm plans to launch India’s first payments department of commerce joint secretary bank by the end of this financial year and is Dammu Ravi said that India is very close to counting on its mobile wallet experience to signing FTA with Chile. The GOI is also having give it a clear advantage over established next level discussion with Australia for FTA business houses that will be its main rivals. agreement. Paytm expects to touch Rs 10,000 crore in deposits in the next three years, building on Ease of Doing Business Index : India Ranks existing consumer base and technological 142 among 189 Economies and costefficient set up. India continues to be a tough place for doing World Bank ranks Gujarat as most investor- business even as the country has improved friendly State regulator processes for starting enterprises and trading across borders, according to Gujarat has come out on top in the World World Bank. In terms of ease of doing Bank’s first ever ranking of States on the business Index, India is ranked 142nd among ease of doing business in India. The states 189 countries in the latest rankings issued by were assessed on the implementation, over the World Bank. Singapore is at the top a six-month period from January to June, of position, followed by New Zealand. Hong a 98-point reforms agenda. Gujarat Kong SAR (China) is at the third spot. implemented 71.14 per cent of the reforms, according to the assessment. Andhra Pradesh came second with a score of 70.12 per cent. These states are followed by Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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RBI and Nepal Rastra Bank ink MoU for RBI names 10 companies to set up Small supervisory information exchange Banks
The Reserve Bank of India has signed an The Reserve Bank of India has selected 10 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on companies to set up small banks aimed at 'Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of giving loans to those who struggle to get Supervisory Information' with the Nepal finance from traditional banks, including Rastra Bank(NRB). The MoU was signed by farmers and small businesses. The name of Nepal Rastra Bank's Executive Director the applicants that have been granted the Narayan Prasad Paudel and RBI's Executive licence include, Director Meena Hemchandra. • Au Financiers SBI Card launches credit card for online • Capital Local Area Bank shopping • Disha Microfin • Equitas Holdings SBI Card has announced a strategic • ESAF Microfinance and Investments partnership with 7 of India's biggest e- • Janalakshmi Financial Services commerce players for its newest offering, • RGVN (North East) Microfinance the SimplyCLICK SBI Card.For this new credit • Suryoday Micro Finance card, SBI Card has partnered Amazon India, • Ujjivan Financial Services BookMyShow, Cleartrip, FabFurnish, Food • Utkarsh Micro Finance. Panda, Lens Kart and Ola Cabs. Paytm has tied up with educational India ranks 34th in Business Growth institutions to introduce cashless payments Environment : Thornton Mobile commerce company Paytm has tied Grant Thornton Global Dynamism Index up with educational institutions to introduce (GDI), India has been ranked 34th among 60 cashless payments. Users will now be able to leading economies in terms of ‘business pay school fees and dues, cafeteria bills as growth environment’. India ranked 53rd out well as buy uniforms, books and of 60 in the GDI when it comes to its merchandise through the Paytm Wallet. business operating environment. India's rank in other categories are, India ranks 81st in Global Innovation Index Economic situation and growth - • report Overall ranking 2 • Availability of labour and human India has slipped to 81st position in the capital - Rank 15 Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015 report, a • Financing environment - Rank 36 decline by five positions as compared to last • Science and Technology - Rank 41 year. The GII, co-published by Cornell India Signs Loan Agreement with ADB for University, INSEAD and the World US $ 123.51 Million Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), surveyed 141 economies around the world. GOI has signed a loan agreement with ADB Switzerland topped the GII followed by the for USD 123.51 mn for upgrading Tourism United Kingdom and Sweden securing Infrastructure and Services in States of number two and three positions Punjab, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. respectively. The loan will be used for development and conservation of places of tourist attractions.
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Indian, Chinese firms ink 15 MoUs worth IRDAI fines ICICI Lombard Rs 10 lakh for $590 million violating insurance norms
As many as 15 MoUs with investment IRDAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on potential of $590 million have been signed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company between Chinese and Indian firms across for violating various insurance norms various sectors. The inked deals, which are including modification of policy wordings in worth $590 million, cover crucial sectors a case related with enrollment of khadi such as infrastructure, energy, agriculture, workers under Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya information technology, electronics and Bima Yojana (RGSSBY) in Rajasthan. pharmaceuticals. Reserve Bank of India cuts Repo Rate by 50 IDFC gets RBI nod for using Rs 2,500 crore basis points reserve The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its repo Integrated infrastructure finance company rate by 50 basis points to 6.75%, while IDFC has been granted the regulatory keeping the cash reserve ratio (CRR) approval by the RBI to utilise Rs 2,500 crore unchanged at 4%. This is the fourth rate cut non-distributable statutory reserves. The since January. The central bank has also cut amount will be used for creation of specific the FY16 gross domestic product (GDP) provisions against stressed assets. These growth target to 7.4% from 7.6% earlier. additional provisions are being created after a careful examination of the stressed assets Commodities regulatory body FMC finally portfolio and in accordance with our amalgamates with SEBI philosophy of prudent risk management and transparency. The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has merged with capital markets watchdog Bank of Baroda conferred first prize under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar Scheme with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ringing the customary stock market bell to formalise The Bank of Baroda has been conferred the the amalgamation. Sebi whole-time member first prize under the All India Rajbhasha Kirti Rajeev Kumar Agarwal would oversee the Puraskar Scheme of Government of India. commodities market regulation in the The PSU has bagged the award for merged entity under the overall guidance of outstanding performance in official language the UK Sinha, Sebi Chairman. implementation under the category of nationalized banks in the linguistic region - B NALCO to invest over Rs 65,000 cr for new - for the year 2014-15. The bank received projects the award from President Pranab Mukherjee during a function held at Vigyan Bhavan, Aluminium giant NALCO is all set to invest New Delhi on the occasion of Hindi Diwas. over Rs 65,000 crore to launch ambitious projects in the country and abroad. The company is exploring countries like Oman, Iran and Indonesia to set up the proposed smelter plant with an estimated investment of Rs 20,000 crore. The main reasons are power is cheap in Oman and Iran. Abundant coal is available at low cost in Indonesia.
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New India Assurance (NIA) to expand Government’s holding in IDBI Bank to be business to Asia, Africa, North America reduced to 49%
New India Assurance (NIA), the largest non- The government has firmed up plans to bring life insurer in the country, has charted out its down its holding in IDBI Bank to 49 per cent, global expansion plans that include areas like marking a big bang start to its commitment Asia, North America and Africa. NIA is to reform state-run banks. The department already present in countries like Mauritius of financial services in the finance ministry is and Nigeria. It has an associate company in working on the details of the proposal. Kenya which operates in Kenya and Tanzania as well. RBI norms to facilitate e-commerce
Government exempts foreign companies The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks without permanent establishments from to process and settle import and export paying MAT related payments facilitated by online payment gateway service providers. RBI has In a big relief to foreign firms, government put a cap of $2,000 on import and $10,000 has announced that the Income Tax Act will on export of goods and software as allowed be amended with retrospective effect to under the foreign trade policy. The banks exempt from MAT the overseas companies will need to sign up for exporters and that are covered under double taxation importers with global payment gateway avoidance agreements. Foreign companies providers such as PayPal, 2 checkout and that do not have a permanent establishment Digital River through merchants. in India will be exempt from paying minimum alternate tax (MAT) on profits Companies can borrow money from from April 2001. pension funds and SWFs : RBI
EU imposes anti-dumping duty on Indian In order to encourage overseas funding, RBI steel pipes has proposed to allow domestic companies The European Union has imposed a to borrow money from pension funds, provisional anti dumping duty of up to 31.2 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and percent on imports of water and sewage insurance funds as part of the ECBs. The pipes from India for six months to protect its modifications in the External Commercial industry. Indian exporters of these pipes to Borrowing (ECB) guidelines are aimed at the EU market will be impacted by the move. replacing the ECB policy with a more rational and liberal framework. Ola to invest $20 million on safety initiatives Australian dairy exporters keen on FTA with India Taxi-hailing app Ola will invest $20 million by March, 2016 on various initiatives to ensure Australian dairy exporters have asked the passenger safety. The Bengaluru-based Indian government for a free trade company has also introduced a new number agreement (FTA) in a bid to improve the masking feature on its app that does not access to the country’s huge market. The disclose the customer's mobile number to local dairy exporters were now seeking the drivers. FTA with India in the face of stiff tariff barriers of between 30 and 60 per cent on dairy products.
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SEBI penalizes PACL Rs 7,269 crore for India pips US, China as No. 1 foreign direct illegal funds investment destination
Capital market regulator Securities and India has emerged on top of the foreign Exchange Board of India has imposed a direct investment league table, overtaking penalty of Rs 7,269 crore on property China and the United States, according to developer PACL and four of its directors for the FT data service. A ranking of the top not complying with rules on selling destinations for greenfield investment investment products to public. (measured by estimated capital expenditure) in the first half of 2015 shows India at ADB lowers India's growth forecast for number one, having attracted roughly $3 2015-16 billion more than China and $4 billion more than the US. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered growth projections for India for the India ranks 55th in Global Competitiveness current fiscal to 7.4 per cent, from the 7.8 Index: WEF per cent earlier. The reasons behind the lowered projections are weak monsoon, According to the World Economic Forum’s poor external demand and inability of the Global Competitiveness Report, India has government to push economic reforms in moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a Parliament. global index of the world’s most competitive economies. Globally, Switzerland has retained its top position as the world’s most competitive economy for seventh year in a row and is followed by Singapore, the US, Germany and the Netherlands in the top- five.
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Indian Affairs
GOI launches Smart National Common Union Government releases Rs 2,000 crore Mobility Card model for Employees’ Pension Scheme
The Ministry of Urban Development has The union government has released Rs 2,000 launched a Smart National Common Mobility crore to the Employees' Pension Scheme as Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless its contribution for the year 2015-16. The travel by different metros and other minimum pension for the EPS pensioners transportation systems across the country was increased to Rs 1,000 per month in besides being used for shopping as well. The September last year.The contribution of “EMV Open Loop Card with stored value” is central government is calculated at the rate an inter-operable mobility card that can be of 1.16 per cent of the monthly wages of the used across different transport systems in members contributing to the scheme. the country and which can also be used as a credit/debit card as well. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Launches Three IT Initiatives 10th World Hindi Conference to be organized Bhopal Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, the Railway Minister, has launched three IT initiatives The 10th World Hindi Conference (WHC) is developed by Centre for Railway Information being organized from 10-12 September 2015 Systems (CRIS) (the IT arm of Ministry of in the city of Bhopal by the Ministry of Railways). They are External Affairs, Government of India in 1. Paperless Unreserved Ticketing partnership with the Government of Madhya through Mobile Phone between New Pradesh. Delhi – Palwal Section (NR). 2. Currency Coin cum Card operated Law Commission recommends abolition of Automatic Ticket Vending Machines death penalty (CCoTVM) at New Delhi Railway Station. The Law Commission of India recommended 3. Mobile Application for Freight that the death penalty be abolished for all Operations (PARICHAALAN). crimes other than terrorism-related offences SC stays Rajasthan HC’s decision declaring and waging war against the country. Santhara ritual illegal
In its report, submitted to the government The Supreme Court (SC) of India has stayed by commission chairman and former Delhi Rajasthan High Court’s order declaring High Court Chief Justice A P Shah, the 10- Santhara, a Jain ritual of voluntary and member panel concluded that while death systematic fasting to death illegal. The stay penalty does not serve the penological goal order was given by SC Bench comprising of deterrence any more than life Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu and Justice imprisonment, concern is often raised that Amitava Roy. abolition of capital punishment for terror- related offences and waging war will affect national security.
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Sakhi, One stop crisis centre(OSCC) for SAARC Countries’ conference on disaster women in distress begins in New Delhi
Haryana has launched a scheme called The SAARC countries’ conference on disaster “Sakhi”. Sakhi has been proposed and has began in New Delhi. The main objective made to help the women especially who are of the conference is to chalk out and victims of sexual, mental undertake joint efforts on various disaster harassment. Kavitha Jain, Haryana’s Women related issues. India has planned an exercise and Child Development Minister named “South Asian Annual Disaster inaugurated, One Stop Crisis Center (OSCC), Management Exercise” (SAADMEx). at Karnal district in Haryana. Haryana is making constant effoorts for the safety of The main exercise will be held from women as it has also opened women police November 23-26 in the National Capital station in 21 districts. Region and will consist of three components. They are India to join UN’s Better Than Cash Alliance 1. Table Top Exercise (TTx) to achieve financial inclusion 2. The Field Training Exercise (FTx) 3. The After Action Review (AAR). The government said it's joining the United Nations' Better Than Cash Alliance as part of GOI to invest Rs 8.5 Lakh Crore in Railways its efforts to widen its financial inclusion drive. The new partnership with the Better Jayant Sinha, the Minister of State for Than Cash Alliance, made up of Finance, has announced that the governments, companies, and international government if India will invest Rs 8.5 lakh organizations, is an extension of Indian crore in Indian Railways to change the face Government's commitment to reduce cash of the sector. in its economy. Permitted Levels of Trans-Fat in Edible Oils Dr. Ruth Goodwin-Groen is the Managing Reduced: FSSAI Director of the Better Than Cash Alliance. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of Govt to sell small oil, gas fields to private India (FSSAI) has reduced permitted trans-fat companies content in edible fats and oils in the country from 10 to 5 per cent. This is applicable to Government will auction 69 small and hydrogenated vegetable oils, margarine and marginal oil and gas fields taken away from fat spreads and interesterified vegetable fat. state-run ONGC and Oil India to private firms on a new revenue sharing model, offering Unmanned level crossings eliminated in operators full marketing and pricing West-Central Railway zone freedom. The fields hold 89 million tonne of oil and gas resources which are worth Rs The West-Central Railway Zone has become 70,000 crore at current prices. The 69 fields the first zone in Indian Railways to eliminate will be clubbed into clusters and offered for all unmanned level crossings from its bidding within 3 months. system. Unmanned level crossings have been one of the reasons for increase in train accidents.
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Cabinet approves reimbursement to 4 PSUs Navy to develop INS Dega to augment civil for import of pulses and military operations
The Cabinet has approved reimbursement of Indian Navy will acquire more land to create 113 crore rupees for incurring losses on better infrastructure at INS Dega, a Naval air pulses imported National Agricultural station, located near Visakhapatnam, in Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of India. (NAFED), Metals and Minerals Trading INS Dega that presently has the only Corporation of India (MMTC), State Trading Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) squadron in the Corporation of India (STC) and PEC in 2006 country will also have a MiG-29 K squadron. to 2011 period. India considers extending maternity leave NCB to organise South Asian Sub-Regional to boost child nutrition Drug Focal Point Meeting in New Delhi The GOI is considering extending maternity The Narcotics Control Bureau is organizing leave to 24 weeks from 12 weeks. The the Sub-Regional Drug Focal Point Meeting Central Government is considering about and Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Expert extending as it would encourage more Group Consultation, South Asia under the women to breastfeed and help reduce high Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme rates of child malnutrition in the country. (CPDAP). The proposal, if approved, would give working women in all sectors i.e. public, National Nutrition Week being observed in private and even the informal sector such as West Bengal domestic workers.
The West Bengal government is observing TRAI Proposes Compensation to Consumers National Nutrition Week (Sep 1 to Sep 7) to enhance community-based initiatives in Telecom regulator TRAI has proposed educating mothers and caregivers on compensation to consumers for call drops. nutrition issues. The state government has Department of Telecom (DoT) had earlier mobilised their state-wide network of ICDS asked TRAI to seek information from centres and frontline functionaries to reach telecom operators about their infrastructure out to the maximum number of people at and capacity for providing effective services. the community level. Child rights body Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently UNICEF has also been working closely with voiced serious concern over the menace of the state. call drops.
Greenpeace India’s FCRA registration GOI to develop Bodh Gaya as spiritual cancelled capital
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has Describing Bodh Gaya as the “land of cancelled the registration of Greenpeace enlightenment”, Prime Minister Narendra India. It’s been five months that the MHA Modi has announced that the central suspended Greenpeace India’s licence to government would develop the site as the receive foreign donations. The MHA states spiritual capital for it to serve as a that Greenpeace India has “continued to civilizational bond between India and the violate FCRA norms”. Buddhist world.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi- Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with TISS for Faridabad Metro Line employment of students
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Andhra Pradesh government has signed an inaugurated the extension of the Badarpur MoU with the Tata Institute of Social line that will connect the satellite city of Sciences (TISS) to increase employability of Faridabad to the national capital. The launch students in the state. The MoU envisages of the section would allow hassle-free travel implementation of programme activities of for around two lakh daily commuters state government’s flagship initiative of AP between the national capital and the University Students Employability Skill industrial hub in Haryana. Development Programme. BSNL to offer 2 Mbps minimum broadband speed from October 1 Delhi High Court Allows Permanent Commission For Women In Navy Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a new BSNL Scheme. As per the The Delhi High Court has said that women scheme, BSNL will offer a minimum naval officers should be offered permanent broadband speed of 2 mega bit per second commission in the Navy. Thus, women can (Mbps) from October 1 onwards to its now have full term service in the Indian Navy customers, at no extra cost. The company and can enjoy retirement benefits as well. currently offers a minimum speed of 512 Kbps and the move is part of its efforts for DMRC finally cleared for Kerala’s Light revival. Metro project
First-ever Census on India’s Leopard Kerala’s Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has presented announced that the state government has cleared the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation India’s first leopard report releases and it (DMRC) as the implementing agency and makes the environment happier. It did not given administrative sanction for the surveyed the entire country. It was restricted proposed Light Metro project in Kozhikode to the tiger states, except West Bengal and and Thiruvananthapuram. ‘Metro Man’ E the North-East states. Non-tiger states — Sreedharan, advisor to DMRC, would be such as Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir, overseeing the project. Haryana or Punjab — were not covered. Based on numbers, estimate of India’s total Haryana Government bans gutka and pan leopard population was in the range of masala 12,000 to 14,000. IAF is organizing an Ultra Marathon Haryana’s Health Minister Anil Vij has announced that the state government has IAF is organizing an Ultra Marathon from Air completely banned the manufacturing and Force Station Pathankot to Air Force Station sale of gutka and pan masala, and other Hindon covering a distance of around 574 similar products containing tobacco. The ban Km in 11 days on the occasion of the Golden also includes mix of other ingredients such Jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war. A total of as heavy metals and anti-caking agents, Seven air warriors will be participating in this except to the extent of specifically permitted unique endeavour, covering on an average ingredients, silver leaf, binders, flavours, 60 Km per day. scents and fragrances.
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Parrikar commissions naval missile base INS Approval of National Offshore Wind Energy Vajrakosh at Karwar Policy
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has The Union Cabinet approved National commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest Offshore Wind Energy Policy which will establishment of the Indian Navy at Karwar provide a way to the development of this in Karnataka. This will serve as a missile renewable source of energy, including storage and replenishment facility for setting up of projects and research in the warships operating in the Western Coast. area. The policy will provide a level playing Constructed by DRDO at the most strategic field to all investors/beneficiaries, domestic location in the West Coast, the naval missile and international. The policy will help the base will store the long-range BrahMos country move forward towards attaining missiles and armaments. energy security.
Cabinet clears spectrum trading guidelines Cabinet increases DA by 6% for central govt employees The Cabinet has cleared spectrum trading guidelines under which telecom operators Cabinet increased dearness allowance (DA) will be able to sell radiowaves to other by 6% i.e from 113% to 119 per cent. The DA service providers, a move that will help hike will take effect from July 1. As per the address the problem of spectrum shortage. agreed formula, the DA rate increase is an As of now only government is allowed to average of 12-month consumer price index- allocate spectrum to telecom firms through industrial workers from July 1, 2014 to June auctions. The decision move is expected to 30, 2015. DA is paid as proportion of the increase efficient use of radiowaves by basic pay. enabling telecom operators, who have a low subscriber base or unutilised spectrum lying Center to give 33 % reservation to women with them, to trade in radiowaves. in all para-military forces
Railways to invest $140 billion, Japan to Union home minister Rajnath Singh modernize stations announced 33 per cent reservations would be provided for women in all paramilitary Japan has agreed to modernize railway forces, including Central Industrial Security stations across India while participating in Force (CISF). the country’s $140 billion investment plan in the Railways over the next five years. A Ahmadabad air judged among most dusty Japanese delegation will soon visit India to in the country study the opportunities. The public transporter has identified 400 stations to be Ahmadabad air judged as the most dusty upgraded in private investment. among 13 cities in the country. These cities air quality index (AQI) is measured daily by BSNL plans to launch 4G services by March the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). According to the recorded AQI, particulate State run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited matter levels in Hyderabad and Kanpur were (BSNL) is planning to unveil cheaper tariff almost that of Ahmadabad. plans by the end of this year and launch full- fledged 4G services by March 2016.
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OSCB begins ‘Banks on Wheels’ service in Highest number of tourists arrived on e- remote areas Tourist Visa from USA during Jan-Aug 2015
The Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited Government of India launched Tourist Visa (OSCB) on 9th September 2015 launched on Arrival (TVoA) enabled by Electronic ‘Banks of Wheels’ scheme in 20 backward Travel Authorization (ETA), presently known blocks covering 16 districts. The ‘Banks on as e-Tourist Visa scheme on 27th November Wheels’ by the OSCBL is the first of its kind 2014. At present e-Tourist Visa facility is facility in the country.The main aim of the available for citizens of 113 countries. scheme is to reach the farmers and other people in remote areas of the state. During January- August, 2015 a total of 1,69,976 tourist arrived on e-Tourist Visa as India among the worst place to grow old- compared to 17,120 during January-August, Report 2014 registering a growth of 892.9%
India stood at 71 among 96 countries and Rajasthan first state to submit Annual has been termed as the worst place for older Action Plan under AMRUT people. Switzerland has cliched the best place in the world for older people to live. Rajasthan became the first Indian state to The readings were given by Global submit its annual action plan under the AgeWatch Index 2015 compiled by HelpAge. newly launched Atal Mission for The top five Countries are: Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 1. Switzerland (AMRUT). The Plan targets universal 2. Norway coverage in respect of water supply 3. Sweden connections and sewerage connections to all 4. Germany urban households in the state. 5. Canada Maharashtra government to organise Indian-Origin Boy Sweeps Australian Tadoba festival in Mumbai Spelling Bee Contest The Maharashtra government is all set to Anirudh Kathirvel, a nine-year-old Indian- hold a three-day ‘Tadoba festival’ during origin boy is Australia’s new spelling November in Mumbai. The state champion after he won the 50,000 dollars government has planned to showcase the ‘The Great Australian Spelling Bee making the tiger sanctuary in Chandrapur competition. district a world class entity.
PM Modi inaugurates 10th Vishwa Hindi Rajasthan gets $500 million loans from ADB Sammelan for urban services
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the three- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed day 10th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World two agreements for $500 million loans with Hindi Conference) in Bhopal. The conference the government for the management of is being organised by the ministry of external urban services in the state of Rajasthan. affairs in cooperation with the Madhya Pradesh government. The World Hindi Conference that is being held in India after a gap of 32 years.
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National highways to grow by 50,000km in Government approves $400-million plan to 6 months procure armed Heron TP drones from Israel
The road transport and highways ministry The government has quietly approved the will add nearly 50,000 km of roads to the purchase of 10 missile-armed drones from National Highways (NH) network in the Israel — a crucial acquisition that will country in the next six months. In the past enhance India's cross-border military strike 15 months, the new government has added capability. The $400-million proposal for about 7,000 km of roads to the NH length buying armed Heron TP drones from Israel and at present it's little more than one lakh was cleared. km. FSSAI proposes new rules for Government approves $400-million plan to nutraceuticals, ayurvedic products procure armed Heron TP drones from Israel The Food Safety and Standards Authority of The government has approved the purchase India (FSSAI) has issued a draft notification of 10 missile-armed drones from Israel. The for regulating norms such as mis-labelling of acquisition is worth $400-million. These ‘health supplements’. The food safety drones will be operated by the Indian Air regulator has come out with gazetted rules Force. Israel’s armed Heron drones are proposing to ban the sale of such products similar to the Predator unmanned aerial as ‘medicines’. It has also framed rules for vehicles (UAVs) that are capable of products based on Ayurveda, Sidhha, Unani reconnaissance, combat and support roles. and other traditional health systems.
National highways to grow by 50,000km in Andhra Pradesh to inter-link Godavari and 6 months Krishna rivers
The road transport and highways ministry Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N will soon add nearly 50,000 km of roads to Chandrababu Naidu will release water of the National Highways (NH) network in the river Godavari into Krishna to mark the next six months. The new government has formal linking of the two rivers. State Water added about 7,000 km of roads to the NH Resources Minister Devineni length and at present it’s little more than Umamaheswara Rao told reporters that the one lakh km. state has created history by completing the Krishna-Godavari linking project to divert Arun Jaitley launches NXT DIGITAL - about 80 TMC of water from river Godavari Headend-In-The-Sky platform river to Krishna.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan in UN high level the Headend In The Sky (HITS) digital advisory group platform initiative, under the brand name NXT DIGITAL promoted by Hinduja Group. Metro Man' E Sreedharan has been invited The launch would provide consumers with to the UN's High Level Advisory Group on wider choice. Now the viewers can have Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST). He has access to over 500 television channels of been invited by the United Nations Secretary their choice - international, national, General Ban Ki-moon to serve on his HLAG- regional and local. ST. The service is for a period of three years and Sreedharan has accepted the offer.
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"Shauryanjali"– An Exhibition on 1965 War 56 countries to participate in International Opens Textile Fair VASTRA
"Shauryanjali", an exhibition has been More than 300 overseas buyers from 56 launched showcasing the major battle countries would participate in the scenes and captured tanks of the Pakistani international textile and apparel fair Army during the 1965 war, started at central 'VASTRA' to be held from September 28-30 Delhi's Rajpath on 15th September 2015 in at Jaipur, Rajasthan. The USA, the UK, Japan, order to celebrate the golden jubilee Australia, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, celebrations of the 1965 war. The six-day Denmark, Bulgaria, Africa, the UAE, among exhibition showcases the role played by others, would participate in the three-day CRPF, International Red Cross, media, Prasar exposition. Bharati along with the armed forces, manoeuvre by fighter jets and stunts by para Environment Ministry bans multidose vial troopers. of Diclofenac to save vultures
IIT- Delhi, IISc figured in the top 200 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Rankings Climate Change has requested the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to restrict the India has finally made its debut in the pack of Diclofenac for human use in single Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list of top 200 dose only. Even after banning the use of universities globally. The Indian Institute of Diclofenac for veterinary use, the multi-dose Science, Bangalore occupied the 147 place vials available in the market for human use and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi were widely misused for veterinary purpose. (IIT-D) have been placed at 179 in the QS World University Rankings for 2015-16. Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana launched by GOI Union Government bans NSCN-K for 5 years The Central Government on 17th September The Modi government has banned Naga 2015 announced the launch of the Pradhan rebel group National Socialist Council (NSCN- Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana K) of Nagaland (Khaplang) for five years. The (PMKKKY). PMKKKY is a revolutionary and government signed a peace accord with unprecedented scheme of its kind, which will Naga insurgent group Nationalist Socialist transform the lives of people living in areas Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) - NSCN which are affected directly or indirectly by (IM) on 3rd August 2015. The NSCN-IM has mining. been demanding declaring NSCN-K a banned group. West Bengal govt declassifies 64 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Delhi will record world's largest number of premature deaths due to air pollution The West Bengal government on Friday declassified 64 files related to Netaji Subhas According to a report, After 10 years, Delhi Chandra Bose. The files were handed to the will record the world's largest number of family members first and also kept on premature deaths due to air pollution in the display in a police museum in Kolkata. world. Kolkata will be the second such city. However, the files will be allowed for public Third one will be Mumbai. viewing only by Monday. The documents are believed to be in over 12,000 pages.
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'Operation Smile' rescues 19,000 missing UIDAI shifted to IT Ministry from NITI Aayog children from slavery, abuse The Unique Identification Authority of India Home Minister Rajnath Singh's Operation (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, has Smile has rescued 19,000 missing children been shifted to the administrative control of from being pushed into prostitution and the Ministry of Communication and bonded labor to ill-treatment by parents. Information Technology from Niti Aayog. The The Operation has seen different state police decision has been taken keeping in mind the and women and child departments step up government's ambitious 'Digital India' efforts to rescue missing children, with programme as the Aadhaar numbers are Haryana and Maharashtra taking the lead. being linked with several services. Aadhaar is a 12-digit individual identification number Indian Railways develops Hybrid Vacuum issued by UIDAI. Toilets Election Commission releases NOTA symbol The Indian Railways has developed a for all polls prototype of hybrid vacuum toilets which uses only 500 ml of water for flushing. The The Election Commission (EC) has introduced design was developed by the development a symbol for "None of the Above (NOTA)" cell of the Railway Board that combines the option to facilitate voters in exercising their advantages of vacuum toilets and those of NOTA option in elections. The symbol will bio-toilets to create a new design of hybrid now appear in the last panel on all EVMs and vacuum toilet. the other ballot papers against the NOTA option in all the upcoming elections. The PM Modi launches IPDS in Varanasi to symbol for NOTA option was designed by the ensure 24×7 power supply to every house National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Prime Minister Modi launched National Parrikar adopts village in Amethi Integrated Power Development Scheme constituency (IPDS) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to provide 24×7 power supply to every house. PM laid Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has foundation stone of two power substations. adopted Barauliya village in Amethi, the The PM also laid the foundation stone of Parliamentary constituency of Congress seven other developmental projects in Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, under Saansad Varanasi. He also formally inaugurated Adarsh Gram Yojana. Former Goa Chief India's biggest Trauma centre in Banaras Minister Manohar Parrikar is a Rajya Sabha Hindu University. member from Uttar Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa inaugurates Supreme Court launches National Judicial butterfly park Data Grid for pending cases
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has The SC has launched a portal of the National inaugurated a butterfly park from the Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) for district courts Secretariat, Chennai. The park, constructed to demystify the judicial process for the at an estimated Rs. four crore over 6.7 acres ordinary citizen. The public access portal will of land at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park disseminate national, State, district and at suburban Vandalur. court-wise information about institution and disposal of cases on a monthly basis.
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All India Banjara Sangh formed to fight for BPCL all set to start work on Rs.5000-crore community's rights project
An independent organisation named All State-run oil refiner Bharat Petroleum India Banjara Sangh has been formed to take Corporation (BPCL) is all set to start work on up long pending issues of the 'Banjara' the petrochemicals complex in Kochi with all (nomadic people) community. At a meeting green clearances in place and securing a of the Banjara community leaders from all Rs.4,000-crore loan commitment from State over the country, a unanimous decision was Bank of India. The Rs.5,000-crore Kochi taken to form an independent organisation petrochemiclas project was announced in to take up the long pending issues of the December 2011 as part of a Rs.20,000-crore community. expansion of the Kochi Refinery.
Singapore most preferred destination for 528th marriage anniversary of Guru Nanak Indian travellers Dev celebrated in Punjab
According to Hotels.com's Hotel Price Index, The 528th marriage anniversary of Guru Singapore is the first preferred country by Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh religion, was Indian travelers among the overseas celebrated in this industrial town of Punjab destinations in first half of this year. amidst tight security. Hundreds of devotees Singapore has replaced Dubai, which was at participated in the religious procession the top spot last year. Hotels.com is a which started from Gurudwara Dehra Sahib, leading online accommodation booking where the marriage of Guru Nanak Dev was website with properties ranging from solemnized. The holy book Guru Granth international chains and all-inclusive resorts Sahib was placed in a palanquin as the to local favourites. devotees showered flowers.
GOI plans new body to crack down on child Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme for pornography persons with disabilities
The GOI is planning to set up a highly The Trust Fund for Empowerment of Persons sophisticated centre to tackle child with Disabilities, under the Department of pornography and online abuse. The initiative Empowerment of People with Disabilities, comes after an expert committee Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, constituted to prepare a roadmap for signed an MoU with The New India effectively tackling cyber crime. According to Assurance Company Limited on providing a the recommendations of the committee, comprehensive and affordable Health there is a need to drastically reduce crimes Insurance Scheme - Swavlamban Health against children and women, especially Insurance Scheme - for the Persons with online abuse. Disabilities (PwDs).
Two Indian Coast Guard ships Apoorva and C-421 commissioned
Two Indian Coast Guard Ships named Apoorva and C-421 were commissioned at Naval Dock, Mumbai. ICGS Apoorva, 14th in the series of 20, is a 50 meter long Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) that displaces 317 Tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 33 knots. C-421 is a water jet propelled vessel, 27th in the series of IBs constructed by L & T Limited and can achieve a maximum speed of 45 Knots.
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India exempts social media from encryption UNDP to provide support for Arunachal policy Vision 2030
The Indian government has exempted social United Nations Development Programme media applications from a new encryption (UNDP) will help in implementation of policy after public uproar over the proposed Arunachal Vision 2030 and Chief Minister’s measures. The new law would have forced Mission on Skill Development and Indians to store plain-text versions of their Employment Generation in the state. A team encrypted data for 90 days and make it from UNDP India will visit Arunachal Pradesh available to security agencies. The policy in October and finalise the modalities of sparked outrage on social media, as most collaboration. messaging services like WhatsApp use some form of encryption. Online banking and Marathi film Court selected as India’s purchases will also be exempt from the law. official entry to Oscars
Indian diaspora launches 'Mission 2022' Marathi Movie "Court" will be India’s official entry to Oscar. The film will compete in the The three million strong Indian diaspora in Best Foreign Film category at the Academy the US has launched "Mission 2022" in awards to be held in the year 2016. 'Court' partnership with the Confederation of Indian won the coveted status following a Industries to make US-India partnership a marathon screening of over 40 films, defining partnership of the 21st century. The spanning a week, in Hyderabad. Mission 2022 will have a series of dialogues with the diaspora over the next seven years Forbes India Rich List : Mukesh Ambani tops as India turns 75. for 9th year
Cabinet approves Setting up of Indian Sign In the Forbes' India Rich List, Industrialist Language Research and Training Centre Mukesh Ambani has been named India's richest for ninth year in a row with a net The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime worth of $18.9 billion. Ambani was followed Minister Narendra Modi has approved the by Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi as the setting up of Indian Sign Language Research second richest with a net worth of $18 and Training Centre (ISLRTC) as a Society billion, while Wipro's Azim Premji retained under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It his third place with $15.9 billion. The shall be located initially at the Institute for ecommerce giant Flipkart's founders made Physically Handicapped, New Delhi. their debut on the country's top 100 rich list.
Bharat Dynamics ties up with ECIL to Union Government gives nod to IAF’s develop missiles and underwater weapon Integrated Air Command & Control System systems (IACCS)
Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), an unit under the GOI gave nod to IACCS with approximate Ministry of Defence, has signed a Investment of Rs. 8,000-crore. IACCS is a memorandum of understanding with project of Indian Air force. Cabinet Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL), Committee on Security (CCS) took the under the Department of Atomic Energy, to decision. PM Narendra Modi sanctioned the work together. project which was proposed by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).
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Arvind Panagariya to head panel to oversee INS Viraat, world's oldest active aircraft revival of 3 urea plants carrier, in Kochi
GOI has set up a committee, headed by NITI The oldest operational aircraft carrier in the Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya, to world, INS Viraat of Indian Navy may oversee the revival of three urea plants as decommissioned next year in 2016 in Kochi. well as the progress of Jagdishpur-Haldia gas The ship started its Journey in 1958. One of pipeline. The three closed state-run urea the crew member said for the last 28 years," plants are in Gorakhpur (UP), Sindri the ship had been periodically upgraded (Jharkhand) and Barauni (Bihar). Gas to all with all its weapons and censors with these urea plants would be provided at the equipment on board and "that is how the pooling price from the Jagdishpur-Haldia Navy has been able to keep it running so pipeline which requires an investment of Rs effectively." 5,000 crore. Reliance, EDIC sign pact to manufacture Facebook to test wireless broadband defence equipment services in India Reliance Defence Ltd has signed a strategic From being just a social media platform, pact with UAE's Emirates Defence Industries Facebook is transforming itself as an enabler Company (EDIC) to collaborate in the sector, of Internet access through various initiatives especially in maintenance, repair and aimed at reaching the next billion users. overhaul category. The two companies have Facebook has announced that it has agreed to jointly explore the opportunity for partnered with Internet Service Providers in manufacturing and building capabilities in India to launch wi-fi enabled broadband defence vehicles, aviation and associated services in rural areas. Called Wi-Fi Express, areas, defence equipment and armament the initiative is part of Facebook’s manufacturing..etc Internet.org platform as it looks to expand its user base beyond the saturated markets Suresh Prabhu launches railway knowledge in the US and Europe. portal
Bajaj Auto finally launches quadricycle Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu has named ‘Qute’ launched the Indian Railway Knowledge Portal, www.kportal.indianrailways.gov.in, Bajaj Auto has launched its much-awaited which has aggregated most of the available RE60 quadricycle, which has been named knowledge about Indian Railways in one ‘Qute’, at a free-on-board (FoB) price tag of place. $2,000 (around ₹1.35 lakh). The vehicle is meant only for export markets for now. Qute NLC sets up first renewable energy project is powered by an all new water-cooled DTSi, four-valve 217cc engine that has a fuel Neyveli Lignite Corporation has set up its economy of 36 kmpl and a maximum speed first 10 MW solar power plant at Neyveli. of 70km per hour. The 10 MW solar photo voltaic project at Neyveli, set up at a cost of Rs 74.60 crore,NLC sets up first renewable energy project. The plant spread across 54 acres, has 48,000 solar photo voltaic modules, each with power generating capacity of 240 watt.
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India inks deal to launch 23 foreign Sachin Tendulkar lends voice to Swachh satellites Bharat Anthem
Antrix Corporation is the commercial arm of Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has lent his Indian space agency Indian Space Research voice to Swachh Bharat anthem, created Organisation (ISRO), has announced that under a government initiative to make the India has signed up contracts to launch 23 “Clean India” campaign a public movement. foreign satellites soon. Out of 23 foreign The anthem, composed by musical trio satellites, two will go in two separate Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and sung by Shankar rockets. The remaining 21 satellites will Mahadevan and others, will be released on piggy-back on bigger Indian satellite. October 2, marking one year of the launch of Swachh Bharat campaign on Mahatma INS Kochi commissioned into Indian Navy Gandhi’s birth anniversary.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has Wipro selected as member of Dow Jones commissioned INS Kochi, a Kolkata-class Sustainability World Index Guided Missile Destroyer, to the Indian Navy. It is a second ship of the three ships Wipro has announced that it has been Kolkata-class Guided Missile Destroyer to be selected as a member of the global Dow inducted. Earlier in 2014, Prime Minister Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) – 2015 for Narendra Modi had commissioned INS the sixth year in succession. Wipro is Kolkata. The third and last ship of Kolkata- included in both the DJSI World and class Guided Missile Destroyer INS Chennai is Emerging Markets Indices. A total of 1,845 expected to join Indian Navy in 2016. companies were assessed from around the world of which 317 have been chosen as the Union Ministry of Road Transport launched DJSI World constituents for the year 2015- Green Highways Policy, 2015 16.
Union Minister of Road Transport & Microsoft launches commercial cloud Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari services from local datacentres in India launched Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification and Microsoft has launched its local datacentres Maintenance) Policy, 2015. The policy that in India, which will offer its Azure cloud seeks to promote green covers along services. Office 365 services will be available National Highway corridors was launched at from October 2015. Dynamics CRM Online the National Conference in New Delhi. The services will follow suite early next year. The aim of the policy is to promote greening of company has opened three data centres in Highway corridors with participation of the Pune, Chennai and Mumbai. Microsoft also community, farmers, private sector, NGOs, expects an impact on Indian citizens as this and government institutions. move holds potential to accelerate e- governance and roll-out of citizen services by governments, thereby pushing the Digital India and Smart Cities programme.
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Defence Minister to Lay the Foundation Stone for BEL’s Defence Systems Integration Complex in AP
Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is setting up a Defence Systems Integration Complex at Palasamudram, Gorantala Mandal in Anantapuramu district of Andhra Pradesh. It will be the largest such facility in the country once it is commissioned, covering an area of over 900 acres. The Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will lay the foundation stone for this facility.
Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani Launches National Institutional Ranking Framework Document and Webportal
Union HRD Minister launched the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for educational institutions. Developed by a team of experts in education and heads of institutions, the portal and the framework is presently available for engineering and management institutions. Over the next month, methodologies, parameters and process for ranking universities along with architecture and planning institutions would also be available online.
Government of India announces One Rank One Pension
Government of India has announced the acceptance of the long-pending demand for ‘One Rank One Pension’. The ex-servicemen who have been on agitation rejected the key details of the decision and said their 84-day long stir will continue. • As per the announcement there would be revision of pension every five years as against two years demanded by the ex-servicemen. • Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners retiring in the same rank and with the same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum pension in 2013. • The Ex-servicemen who have taken voluntary retirement would not be eligible for the scheme. • The government is also setting up a one-member judicial committee to work out details of implementation of the OROP which will file a report in six months. • Arrears will be paid in four half-yearly installments. All widows, including war widows, will be paid arrears in one installment.
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International Affairs
99% sea birds will have plastic in their guts Rajavarothiam Sampanthan – First Tamil to by 2050 lead Sri Lanka opposition in 32 years
According to the study from researchers Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a Tamil of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial lawmaker became leader of the opposition Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Imperial in Sri Lanka’s parliament for the first time in College London, majority of the world's 32 years. The 82-year-old moderate heads seabirds have plastic in their gut. In 1960, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which less than five percent of seabirds had plastic emerged from last month’s election as the in their stomachs. Now the number has third-largest force with 16 seats in the 225- increased to 60%. If this continues, by 2050, member assembly. 99% of sea birds will have plastic in their stomachs. Kazakhstan : 60,000 Saigas Antelopes Died in 4 Days Canada’s economy falls into a recession Saigas, a type of antelope known for their The Canadian economy shrank again in the prominently shaped noses, have been dying second quarter, putting the country in at alarming rates this year. Though other recession for the first time since the financial species occasionally experience massive die- crisis, with a plunge in oil prices spurring offs, this one is particularly worrisome, companies to chop business investment. because there are only a few saiga herds left The last time Canada was in recession was in in the world: several in Kazakhstan, one in 2008-09, when the U.S. housing market Russia and one in Mongolia. meltdown triggered a global credit crisis. Thousands of Migrants Pour Into Austria, Palestine Mountain Gazelle now Germany After Hungary Trek Endangered Thousands of migrants poured into Austria Gazelles, the Middle East’s most iconic and Germany, as escalating tensions in mammals, whose habitat is in Israel and the Hungary forced the two countries to open Occupied Palestinian Territories, have their borders to one of the largest waves of dropped to about 2,000 identified people since World War II. The Austrian individuals. The tan, white and black gazelles police said more than 4,000 people had are a familiar sight in the Jerusalem forest. crossed over its border from neighboring Hungary, while German officials said they Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez expect as many as 10,000 migrants to arrive Molina ordered to Jail in the country by the end of the day.
A Guatemalan judge has ordered former Japan reopens radiation-hit town president, Otto Perez Molina, to be held in prison while hearings take place over his Japan has invited residents to return to a alleged role in a huge bribery scheme. town evacuated in 2011 after the Fukushima Recently, Congress stripped him of his nuclear plant disaster. Naraha is the first immunity from prosecution which opened town to allow people to return permanently, the way for criminal charges to be brought following several years of decontamination against him. He has denied any wrongdoing. work.
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No legal limit to asylum seekers Germany World loses South Africa-sized forest area can take: Merkel in 25 years: FAO
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel said Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2015 that her country won't stop anyone from Global Forest Resources Assessment, the seeking asylum, as thousands of migrants world’s forested area declined from 31.6 to desperate to leave Hungary made their way 30.6 percent of the Earth’s land surface. This westward to Germany and Austria. German represented a loss of 129 million hectares of officials recently predicted that up to forest — equivalent to nearly 500,000 800,000 migrants would arrive by the end of square miles. According to the United the year, many of them refugees fleeing war Nations, that’s “an area almost equivalent in and persecution in Syria, Iraq and Eritrea. size to South Africa.”It’s also nearly two Texases. China and Pakistan launch joint Shaheen (Eagle) – 4 Air Drill Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Shaheen (Eagle)-4, a joint drill between the air forces of China and Pakistan has began in Queen Elizabeth II has surpassed her great- China. The Chinese contingent includes great Grand Mother Queen Victoria’s record fighter jets, fighter bombers and early as the UK’s longest serving monarch. Queen warning planes while its Pakistani Elizabeth II has now reigned over Britain and counterpart dispatched fighter jets and early the Commonwealth for 63 years and 217 warning planes. The joint exercise is part of a days. The queen has been on the throne series of military exchange programs since she was 25. between the two air forces. Japan evacuates 100,000 as floods swamp South Korea and United States launch joint city of Joso drills against biological threats Japan has evacuated about 100,000 people South Korea and United States have from their homes, after rare torrential rains launched a joint anti-biological exercise to unleashed floods. Some people are reported step up their combined response to to be missing. A further 800,000 people potential biological attacks. The three-day across eastern Japan have been advised to Able Response 15 exercise will involve the evacuate after officials issued predawn defence departments of both the countries warnings of unusually harsh rainfall. as well as the local health ministry and dozens of other institutions. New species of human relative discovered in South Africa Indra Nooyi ranks second in Fortune’s powerful women in business list Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new human-like species in a burial chamber PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the only Indian- deep in a cave system in South Africa. The origin executive in Fortune’s list of 50 most researchers claim that the discovery will powerful women in business, which has change ideas about our human ancestors. been topped by General Motors CEO Mary The discovery of 15 partial skeletons is the Barra. India-born Nooyi is ranked 2nd on the largest single discovery of its type in Africa. list, moving up a notch from her third The reserch was published in eLife. position last year.
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First Dengue Treatment comes closer to India, Canada, Singapore and Egypt eyeing reality French Mistral warships
As per a new study, first dengue treatment Canada, India, Singapore and Egypt are has come closer to reality. Clinical trials for a showing interest in buying France’s two dengue fever treatment could start within a Mistral warships. Paris scrapped the deal to year, following a discovery by University of sell the vessels to Russia due to the Ukraine Queensland scientists. Dengue virus is crisis. estimated to infect up to 400 million people globally each year. The World Health World’s first human head transplant Organisation ranks it as the most important scheduled for 2017 mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. An Italian-Chinese medical team has planned Palestine flag to fly over UN headquarters to perform the world’s first head transplant on a 30-year-old Russian computer scientist The UN General Assembly has in China and the procedure may take place overwhelmingly approved to raise Palestine by December, 2017. Dr Sergio Canavero, an flag over the UN in New York. The move is Italian neurosurgeon, plans to perform the seen as a symbolic step in the pursuit of procedure which is expected to last up to 36 statehood. The motion was passed by 119 hours. votes, with eight nations, including Israel and the United States, voting against it. Antarctic Ocean’s carbon dioxide absorption increased Europe launches two more Galileo satellites The findings that Antarctic Ocean which has Europe has put up another two spacecraft in been absorbing increasing levels of carbon its Galileo sat-nav system. The satellites dioxide over the past decade, may have were launched on a Soyuz rocket from ocean’s carbon sink might have begun to French Guiana.With the successful launch, “saturate”. seasonally absorbs vast amounts Europe came a step closer to setting up its of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and own satellite navigation system. The releases it back later. accounts for 40 per European Space Agency’s Galileo project is cent of the global oceanic uptake of that meant as a European Union alternative to man-made carbon dioxide. the U.S. Global Positioning System. Singapore ruling party PAP wins 2015 Third International Hindi Conference to be General Elections – Returns to Power held in New Jersey Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong US based Hindi Sangam Foundation will be return to power again in a massive victory organising the Third International Hindi for the 12th time since independence. It has Conference at Rutgers University, New won every elections since 1965. The PAP got Jersey from March 4-6, 2016 to promote 83 of the 89 seats in Parliament while the Hindi in America. Rutgers has agreed to host opposition Workers’ Party captured six. The the 2016 conference as it foresaw great senior Lee became the country’s first prime potential in establishing a strong bond with minister in 1965 and remained in office until the Indian-American community. 1990, a period of rapid development and prosperity. His son has been prime minister since 2004.
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China builds museum in honour of 1st nuke, Embee International to invest Rs 5000 crore space scientists in Egypt’s Agro Sector
China has built a museum to commemorate Indian corporate Embee International is in those who made the country’s first hydrogen the process of acquiring 33,000 acres of land bomb and satellites in the 1960s and early for farming in Egypt where it will invest over 1970s. Located on the Huairou campus of Rs 5,000 crore to grow pulses and CAS University – some 60 kms from Beijing, vegetables. The company, which is into the museum is housed at the site of the textile business in Egypt for the last 28 years, Academy’s former rocket test base founded said the land is being given to it by the in 1958. Egyptian government on lease for 50 years which can be renewed thereafter. Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is Crowned Miss America 2016 UN adopts text-based negotiations on UNSC reforms Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell was crowned 2016 Miss America on Sunday in a pageant The UN General Assembly chose the path of that was overshadowed by a scandal from text-based negotiations for carrying out three decades ago. She was crowned by last Security Council reforms. India's goal of year’s winner Kira Kazantsev. The new becoming a permanent member of the UN winner will inherit a lifestyle that could see security council took a significant step her log 20,000 miles of travel per month. forward. However, the US, China and Russia did not contribute to the text, a move which Malcolm Turnbull becomes the Prime was seen as an attempt to thwart India’s bid Minister of Australia for permanent membership of the global body. Malcolm Turnbull becomes the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. He has won the Hungary Declares state of Emergency over election with 44 votes out of 54 Refugee Influx consequently defeating the former Prime Minister Tony Abott. On 15th September Hungary closes down a key border crossing 2015, Mr. Turnbull on his first Question Time from Serbia overnight leaving thousands of session in parliament, Mr Turnbull paid migrants stranded. Many spent the night in tribute to Mr Abbott, and said these are "the the open at the border crossing in Horgos. most exciting times to be an Australian. The Hungarian Government has declared a state of emergency to cope with the influx of Indian-origin MP Seema Malhotra refugees, as almost 10,000 people were appointed shadow chief secretary in UK detained for illegally crossing the border from Serbia. Seema Malhotra, 43-year-old Indian-origin British MP, has been appointed as the Rapid increase of ISIS activities in Maldives shadow chief secretary for Treasury by the and Bangladesh newly elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. She became MP for the London seat of The rapid increase in activities of the ISIS in Feltham and Heston in 2011 in a by-election India’s neighbourhood, particularly in following the death of Alan Keen Maldives and Bangladesh, has risen the fear (Conservative). of its impact in the country.
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World's longest Continental Volcanic Chain North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility discovered in Australia resumes operation
Scientists have just found the world's longest North Korea has resumed normal operations chain of volcanoes in Australia, hiding in at the Yongbyon complex, the country's plain sight. New research reveals a hidden main nuclear facility. North Korea appears to hotspot once churned beneath regions with be intensifying nuclear and ballistic missile no signs of surface volcanism, connecting development efforts that could lead to these separate strings of volcanoes into one further international sanctions against the megachain. That 1,240-mile-long (2,000 Kim Jong Un regime. kilometers) chain of fire spanned most of eastern Australia, from Hillsborough in the 500,000 children on the run from Boko north, where rain forest meets the Great Haram: UNICEF Barrier Reef, to the island of Tasmania in the south. UNICEF says attacks by armed extremist group Boko Haram have forced 500,000 London fifth-priciest city in the world but children to flee their homes in the last five earnings lag behind: UBS months. The U.N.’s children agency says 1.4 million children overall are “on the run” in London is the fifth most expensive city in the Nigeria and neighboring countries where the world to live in but wage levels have failed to group has sown terror in recent months. keep up compared to other major centers, a More than half of the 1.2 million children report by Swiss Bank UBS has found. The who have fled northern Nigeria alone are British capital ranked behind Zurich, Geneva, under 5 years old. New York and Oslo when it came to the relative cost of goods, including rent, but Syria crisis: 'Deadly air raids' against IS in was in 13th place on a comparison of gross Palmyra salaries. Syrian government war planes have Obama nominates Eric Fanning - the first launched one of the heaviest bombardments openly gay US Army secretary yet on the city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State (IS) militants. About 25 air In a historical move, US President Barack strikes left at least 26 people dead, including Obama has nominated Eric Fanning as Army 12 militants. IS captured Palmyra, which secretary and make him the first openly gay includes a UNESCO World Heritage site, in person to serve in that role. Fanning has May. Elsewhere, air strikes on Idlib killed 17 been active in gay rights and served on the people. board of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, a Indonesia pledges 29 per cent emissions cut group that aims to increase “the number of by 2030 openly LGBT officials at all levels of government.” Indonesia has pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 29 per cent by 2030 through stepping up protection of forests and boosting the renewable energy sector. Indonesia, one of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters, said it would reduce deforestation and restore degraded forests.
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France announces first air strikes on Islamic WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio- State in Syria endemic countries – Africa
France announced its first air strikes against The WHO took Nigeria off the list of polio- the Islamic State group in Syria on 26th endemic countries, hailing a "historic September 2015. France cited legitimate achievement" more than a year after the last defence as its rationale for planning the recorded case of the disease in Africa's most strikes, while ruling out ground operations. populous nation. The announcement, made A statement called for a "comprehensive in a statement and at a meeting of the response (to the) Syrian chaos", saying: Global Polio Eradication Initiative in New "Civilian populations must be protected York, leaves just two countries — Pakistan against all forms of violence, that of Daesh and Afghanistan — on the list. (ISIS) and other terrorist groups, but also against the murderous bombings of (Syrian Cow is the National Animal of Nepal President) Bashar al-Assad. Cow has been declared as the national Uninor re-branded as Telenor India animal of Nepal in the country's newly secular constitution.Some lawmakers have Telenor Group has announced that it had proposed the one-horned rhino as national changed its brand identity along with legal animal. Since Nepal is a Hindu Country and company name from Uninor, its subsidiary in cow is the sacred animal among Hindus. India, as Telenor India Communications Pvt. Nepal had adopted a new constitution on Ltd. The company headquartered in Oslo, 20th September 2015. The declaration of Norway provides tele, data and media cow as an animal has led to the banning of services in the Nordics, Central and Eastern Cow slaughtering in Nepal. Europe and Asia. In Asia it is operational in Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China launches 20th satellite for its BeiDou India and Myanmar. Navigation system
Alexis Tsipras returns to power with China has successfully launched 20th new decisive vote win generation satellite for its BeiDou Navigation system, moving a step closer to build its own Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into Global Positioning System to compete with office with an unexpectedly decisive election the US-operated GPS. Launched from victory, claiming a clear mandate to steer Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Greece's battered economy to recovery. The southwestern province of Sichuan, the vote ensured Europe's most outspoken satellite was boosted by a Long March-3B leftist leader would remain Greece's carrier rocket. dominant political figure, despite having been abandoned by party radicals. Taliban captures Northern Afghan city of Kunduz
Taliban insurgents launched a massive assault on the northern city of Kunduz, seizing a courthouse, a hospital and other government buildings, and freeing hundreds of inmates from a prison, despite a series of battles with government forces. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told The Associated Press that “Kunduz city has collapsed into the hands of the Taliban.”
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Seventeen New UN Development Goals for 2030
1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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Foreign Relations
Ban Ki-moon calls for "direct dialogue" INS Trikand to Participate in Exercise between India & Pak Konkan 2015
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has KONKAN 2015, the 10th edition in KONKAN called for a "direct dialogue" between India series, will be conducted from 05 - 11 Sep and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions 15, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the between the two nuclear-armed South Royal Navy (RN) in two phases. The harbour Asians neighbours. The UN Chief had phase at Devonport will involve professional expressed regret over the calling-off of the exchanges, exercise planning conferences, planned meeting on August 23-24 between sporting fixtures and socio-cultural events. the National Security Advisors of India and The elaborate sea phase to be held off the Pakistan, and had hoped that leaders of the South Coast of UK, will involve surface, sub- two countries will use “all opportunities” to surface and air exercises of varying resume talks at an early date. complexities. Explosive Ordinance Teams of both navies will also participate in the India-Myanmar-Thailand Highway Becomes exercise. Operational India and Thailand to strengthen bilateral The Myawaddy-Thinggan Nyenaung- defence ties Kawkareik section of the Asian highway linking India, Myanmar and Thailand has India and Thailand have pledged to take been put into service. With the 25.6-km-long bilateral defence ties to greater heights, section becoming operational, travel time calling for cooperation in several areas between Thinggan Nyenaung and Kawkareik including disaster management, information will be reduced from three hours to 45 exchange and “sea migration”. The air chief minutes. is on a four-day visit to Thailand and Vietnam to further boost bilateral relations India and UAE have agreed to increase with the armed forces of the two southeast bilateral trade by 60% in next 5 years Asian countries (Thailand and Vietnam).
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) India, Indonesia sign pact to cooperate on agreed to enhance their cooperation in all criminal matters areas of bilateral relations and to increase their trade by 60 per cent over the next five India and Indonesia have signed a pact for years. The 11th session of their Joint repatriation of each other's wanted Commission Meeting was held on 3rd prisoners and cooperate in all criminal September 2015. The meeting was held in matters, including gathering evidence. New Delhi and was co-chaired by External Under the agreement, India will execute Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and UAE summons to an accused person or to any Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed person requiring to attend and produce al Nahyan. documents or a search-warrant issued by an Indonesian court. Indonesia will reciprocate with similar action if there is any request from any Indian court.
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India-Australia naval exercise – ‘AUSINDEX India and Cambodia ink 2 MoUs in different 15’ fields
India and Australia have begin their first India and Cambodia have signed two MoUs bilateral naval exercise that will focus on to boost bilateral cooperation in tourism, anti-submarine warfare as the two countries healthcare, agriculture and women look at deepening defence cooperation empowerment (through information and especially in the Indian Ocean. AUSINDEX 15 communication technology) under the Quick is being conducted off the east coast of India Impact Projects Initiative. Indian Vice from September 11-19. President M.Hamid Ansari, who is on official tour, has signed these important pacts with MoU signed by FICCI to facilitate Indo- his Cambodian counterpart Prime Minister Canadian co-productions Hun Sen in Phnom Penh.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of NHAI global arm to build roads in Iran, Sri Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Toronto Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to engage in mutual The National Highway Authority of India is all co-operation in the fields of film, television, set to launch its international body - NHAI visual effects and gaming. The MoU was International, to build roads and highways in signed between Toronto Mayor John Tory, Iran, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. NHAI Consul General of India in Toronto and FICCI- International will be a set-up outside the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & existing ambit of NHAI and will have its Comics Forum Chairman Dr Ashish Kulkarni. offices in several countries. It will work as a contractor mostly in neighbouring countries India and Laos sign key agreements on the same model as railways PSUs -- IRCON, Railtel and RITES -- are undertaking Vice President Hamid Ansari held delegation construction and consultancy projects level talks with the Laotian leadership. India internationally. and Laos signed Air service agreement and another agreement on India's grand Pentagon Creates India Rapid Reaction Cell assistance for quick impact projects were signed after the talks. The Vice President The Pentagon has established a first-ever urged Laas Leadership to continue its active country special cell to speed up its defence support to India for the reforms in UNSC. He ties with India and accelerate the process of identified three key areas - Mining, co-development and co-production of hi- Plantation, and SMEs for investments by tech military equipment in the country. Indian companies. Established soon after Defence Secretary Ashton Carter assumed Pentagon's India and Pakistan hold Brigade leadership role in February, India Rapid Commander level flag meeting on LoC in Reaction Cell (IRRC) is headed by Keith J&K Webster, Director, International Cooperation Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for The Brigade Commander level flag meeting Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. between the Indian Army and Pakistani Army was held at Chakkan-Da-Bagh Cross LoC point in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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India and Sri Lanka sign important Ninth Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas agreements (RPBD)
1. Orbit frequency coordination of satellite In a Joint statement with the US Secretary of for SAARC region. State John Kerry, the Minister for Overseas 2. MoU was exchanged regarding supply of Indian Affairs and External Affairs Sushma medical equipment. Swaraj has declared that the GOI will be 3. Letters were exchanged on establishment organizing the 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya of emergency ambulance services in Sri Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles on the 14th and Lanka. 15th November 2015. The Theme for RPBD 4. MoU was renewed regarding India's grant Los Angeles will be – “The Indian Diaspora: assistance for implementation of SDP. Defining a New Paradigm in India-US Relationship”. India and Germany to strengthen ties in education sector Cabinet approves MoU with Cambodia for tourism GOI has approved a proposal to bolster ties between India and Germany in higher The Union Cabinet has approved an education sector especially in the field of agreement signed between India and research, skill development and faculty Cambodia for bilateral cooperation in the development. The Union Cabinet chaired by tourism sector that aims at enhancing Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its investment and promoting exchange of approval to the enhanced ties with the experience in marketing, destination signing of Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) development and management in this field. between the two countries with some minor amendments in the earlier MoU. The JDI will UK hosts first Bhagvad Gita conference in facilitate implementation of 'Indo-German London Partnerships in Higher Education'. The United Kingdom hosted the first India signs deal with Boeing to purchase Bhagvad Gita Conference at London. Indian Apache and Chinook helicopters and British experts came together with an aim to seek answers to the innumerable India has signed a contract with Boeing to questions. The Indian Council of Cultural purchase 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters Relations and the High Commission of India and 22 Apache attack helicopters. The deals organised the conference in collaboration will ensure that the U.S. remains among the with the Department of the Study of top military suppliers for the Indian armed Religions at the School of Oriental and forces for some years to come. It will also African Studies (SOAS), University of London. help in further advancing the nascent efforts by the Indian private sector to create an aerospace industrial base in India. India-Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2015 begins in Pune
MITRA SHAKTI 2015, the third edition of India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise has begun at Aundh Military Station in Pune. The exercise seeks to build Military to Military co-operation and interoperability. It would be held over a period of 14 days, with the basic objective of enhancing confidence and trust between the two militaries, which are often called upon to engage in anti-terrorism operations.
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Science and Technology
NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to help India to launch Indonesian satellite LAPAN monitor environment in Southeast Asia A2/Orari
The National Aeronautics and Space India will launch a second multi-spectral Administration (Nasa) and the US Agency for remote sensing Indonesian satellite that will International Development (USAID) have help the country to monitor land-use, launched SERVIR-Mekong project to natural resource and in disaster mitigation. strengthen regional environmental The name of the satellite is LAPAN A2/Orari. monitoring in five countries in the lower LAPAN A2/Orari satellite is a successor to Mekong region of Southeast Asia. LAPAN A1/Tubsat.
The focus of this project is to host vital issues One in five Indian women suffer from PCOS: in the Mekong river basin region in the five Study countries which is often called as rice bowl of Asia. According to a study conducted Metropolis Healthcare, one in five Indian women suffer Soyuz rocket with three astronauts blasts from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a off for ISS condition characterised by hormonal imbalance. PCOS leads to difficulties in A Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts on conceiving. The study states that women in board blasted off towards the International the age group of 15-30 years were at high Space Station. Veteran cosmonaut Sergei risk. Volkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos is leading a team that also Indian scientists decode Tulsi plant genome includes first-time flyers Aidyn Aimbetov from Kazakhstan and Andreas Mogensen of Indian scientists have deciphered the entire European Space Agency. genetic make-up of Tulsi, a herb widely used for therapeutic purposes. The genome map Stems Cells result in Disheartening-Study will help in making new medicines using the plant. A multi-institutional team led by Stem cell therapy that held promise for Sowdhamini Ramanathan from the National treating heart attack and heart failure fails to Centre of Biological Science, Bengaluru live up to its expectations. Though initial revisited the age-old knowledge of the plant trials conducted on animals and select and its medicinal effects in their patients did show some positive results, a laboratories. study led by AIIMS and Army (Research and Referral) Hospital on over 250 patients has Facebook launches Signal: A news gathering concluded there is no significant benefit of tool for journalists injecting stem cells to improve the heart function. Social networking giant Facebook has released a new tool to help journalists find, organise and publish content found on its extensive network. The tool called Signal, helps journalists find, source, and embed content from Facebook and Instagram. The tool will be free for journalists.
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Google, RailTel join hands for one of the Nasa Scientist find evidence of flowing world's largest Wi-Fi projects water on Mars
Internet major Google and state-run RailTel Scientists have for the first time confirmed Corp of India have joined hands to equip 400 liquid water flowing on the surface of Mars, railways station in the country with high a finding that will add to speculation that speed Wi-Fi networks, making it one of the life, if it ever arose there, could persist now largest public Wi-Fi projects in the world. that gives possible niches for life. NASA The Wi-Fi project was announced by researchers uses an imager aboard the Mars Google's India-born CEO Sunder Pichai after Reconnaissance Orbiter which confirmed the his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra water flows. Modi.
ISRO Launches ASTROSTAT Successfully China successfully tests new space rocket
ISRO has launched ASTROSTAT, India’s first China has successfully launched a new satellite for astronomical study, successfully model of carrier rocket Long March-11 for from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in sending four micro satellites into space from Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR) in the country's northwestern province. The Nellore. Other than the ASTROSTAT, the rocket blasted off from from the Jiuquan Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C30 (PSLV C- Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern 30) carries four satellites from the U.S. and province of Gansu. The rocket will mainly be one each from Indonesia and Canada. The used for launching micro-satellites. total payload weight of PSLV-C30 would be 1,631 kg.
China launches newly-developed smaller Facebook’s Internet.org now renamed Free version Long March-6 carrier rocket Basics
China launched a new, smaller type of Facebook has decided to rebrand/rename rocket from its "Long March" family on 20th it's Internet.org as ‘Free Basics by Facebook’. September 2015. The Long March-6 is a The announcement was made at Facebook carrier rocket which uses liquid propellant. It Headquarters in Melno Park, California by VP took off from a launch base in the northern of Internet.org Chris Daniels. The app as well province of Shanxi. China believe that the as web platform offers access to more than new model will also significantly improve 250 services, which are now available in 19 their ability to access space. countries across the globe including India.
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Sports
Fifteenth IAAF World Championships in FIFA rankings: India gain a place to 155th Athletics concluded in Beijing The Indian football team has climbed up a The XV IAAF World Championships in place to occupy 155th spot in the latest FIFA Athletics has been concluded at the Beijing’s rankings. Earlier in July, India had dropped National Stadium in China. Kenya topped the 15 positions to 156th place after two medals table with 16 medals (7 Golds), successive defeats in the 2018 FIFA World followed by Jamaica with 12 medals (7 Cup qualifiers. Golds), and USA with 18 medals (6 Golds) at the third position. Argentina topped the ranking followed by Belgium and Germany. Colombia and five- Mumbai win Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy time world champions Brazil are in the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. Mumbai has defeated Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) Districts XI team by six Top ranked Indians for ITF tourney wickets and clinched the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in the All India invitation Top Indian players such as Ramkumar cricket tournament. Ramanathan, V M Ranjeet, Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Vishnu Vardhan will be seen India wins the Test Series against Sri Lanka in action at the LMW ITF Futures tennis tournament. The five-day event haas also India registered its first Test series win in Sri attracted participants from China, Lanka in over 22 years by defeating Angelo Philippines, Russia, Kazaksthan and Spain. Matthews’ side by 117 runs. India’s last This is the third time Coimbatore will be series success in Sri Lanka came under hosting the event. Mohammad Azharuddin’s captaincy in 1993 when they won 1-0. India’s Gagan Narang becomes Asia Number one in Men’s 50m Rifle Sports Ministry recognizes Yoga as a sports discipline India’s Olympic medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang has achieved the number one The Sports Ministry has decided to recognize spot in the Asian rankings of the men’s 50m Yoga as a sports discipline and place it in rifle prone category. The 32-year-old Narang the Priority category. The Ministry also has rediscovered his old form and has 971 decided to upgrade Fencing from ‘Others’ to points to his credit while China’s Shengbo ‘General’ category, based on the past Zhao is placed second with 896 points. performance in major international events. Apurvi Clinches silver at World Cup Finals Durban to host 2022 Commonwealth Games Young Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela once again proved herself as she clinched the The South African city Durban has been silver medal in women’s 10m air rifle event selected as the host city for the 2022 of the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Finals Commonwealth Games. in Munich, Germany. She finished second on the podium after she tallied 206.9, just 0.6 behind Ahmadi Elaheh of Iran.
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Joshana gets hurt but wins women's title Anirban Lahiri becomes first Indian to qualify for President’s Cup team National champion Joshana Chinappa clinched the women's title in the USD 15,000 Ace golfer Anirban Lahiri has become the NSCI Open JSW Indian Squash Circuit 2015 first Indian to qualify for the prestigious after upstaging Egyptian top seed Habiba President’s Cup. Lahiri, World No.40, came Mohammad in straight games in the final. through as one of the automatic qualifications for the International Team, Australian all-rounder Shane Watson retires which will take on United States in the from test cricket after new injury biennial Presidents Cup in Korea.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold in announced his retirement from Test cricket, fifth Youth Commonwealth Games effective immediately. Watson, an often maligned figure within the Australian team, Deepak Lather won a gold in the 62 kg retires after 59 Tests, 3,731 runs at 35.19 category. He has created a new CYG record and 75 wickets since his debut in 2005. and 138 kg in clean and jerk. Jamjang Deru also won the gold medal in the 56 kg weight Lewis Hamilton Celebrates his victory in category on the opening day of the event. Italian F1 Grand Prix Veteran Australian Keeper Brad Haddin Lewis Hamilton’s celebrates his 40th career Retires victory on 06th September 2015( Italian Grand Prix). He has been confirmed as the Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has winner of the Italian Grand Prix after announced his retirement from cricket, stewards rules his car was NOT illegal, following Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and despite a post-race stewards inquiry. Chris Rogers in stepping down in the wake of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was second as the Ashes series defeat. Haddin played his Rosberg suffered an engine failure with last match in the opening Test of the three laps to go. recently concluded Ashes series against England in Cardiff in July. Ruthvika, Lakshya win Junior International Badminton Championship Leander Paes wins US Open mixed doubles title with Martina Hingis India’s Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Lakshya Sen have won the Women’s and Men’s Leander Paes created history by winning the singles titles respectively at the Sushant US Open mixed doubles title with Swiss Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior partner Martina Hingis and surpassed International Badminton Championship. compatriot and former partner Mahesh Bhupathi’s record. The 42-year-old Paes now In men’s doubles, Indian pair of Krishna has won nine Grand Slam mixed doubles Prasad Garaga and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy titles, against Bhupathi’s eight. beat Thailand’s Warit Sarapat and Panachai Worasaktyanan 21-15 21-17 to win the crown.
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Ravi Shastri to continue as team director till US Open Tennis 2015 : Title Winners T20 World Cup in 2016 Men’s Singles World number one Novak Djokovic beat Ravi Shastri has been retained as the Team Roger Federer in four dramatic sets to win Director of the Indian cricket team till the his second US Open and 10th Grand Slam 2016 T20 World Cup at home, based on the title. recommendations of the BCCI advisory Women’s Singles committee. Shastri, who was appointed Italy’s Flavia Pennetta defeated compatriot Team Director in August 2014, has been Roberta Vinci (Italy) in straight sets 7-6 and given another seven-month extension till the 6-2. completion of the World T20 in April. Men’s Doubles Title French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and India placed 22nd in new Asian football Nicolas Mahut won the Men’s Doubles technical ranking trophy of the US Open. They defeated Jamie Murray of United Kingdom and John Peers of A new technical ranking system of the Asian Australia by 6–4, 6–4 score. Football Confederation (AFC) has placed Women’s Doubles Title India in 22nd spot among the continent’s 46- India’s Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s member countries, the highest among South Martina Hingis Women’s Doubles Title of the Asian nations. The new ranking system is US Open. In the final match, they defeated, based on the performance of the national Casey Dellacqua (Australia) and Yaroslava team and clubs (at AFC competitions) of a Shvedova (Kazakhstan) pair by 6–3, 6–3 particular country in the last four years. score.
Sourav Ganguly To Coach Tripura U-16 And Yuki Bhambri wins Shanghai Challenger U-19 Teams Indian Tennis Player Yuki Bhambri clinched Former Indian cricket captain Sourav his first challenger level singles title of the Ganguly assured the Tripura Cricket season by defeating Di Wu in the Shanghai Association (TCA) that he will return to the ATP challenger Finals. Fourth seed Yuki came state in November to coach the Under-16 back from behind to overcame the home and Under-19 teams. boy 3-6 6-0 7-6(3) in a gruelling two-hour contest. It was Yuki’s fourth Challenger level Sports Ministry Grants Recognition to title. Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation Narsingh Pancham Yadav books an Olympic berth for 2016 Rio games Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Narsingh Pancham Yadav on 13th September Federation as Regional Sports Federation 2015 secured an Olympic quota place for with immediate effect. This recognition India after bagging a bronze medal in the means granting a major role to the Indian Men’s 74kg Freestyle category. With this Kalarippayattu Federation (IKF) for win, Narsingh became the only Indian to win promotion and development of a medal at the prestigious tournament as Kalarippayattu sport in India. well as book a berth for the 2016 Rio Games.
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ICC gives go-ahead to Tendulkar-Warne Skeet shooter Mairaj Khan books Olympics Series quota
The International Cricket Council has given Veteran skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan its clearance to the three-match T20 series celebrated the biggest day of his 12-year (Tendulkar-Warne Series) promoted by career when he clinched a Rio Olympics Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne in the quota place for India at the ongoing ISSF United States. The ICC nod came after talks Shotgun World Championship. This is India's with the two legends. first quota place for the 2016 Olympics in the shotgun disciplines. Khan had previously India secures double trap team bronze at won gold in the men's Team Skeet event at Archery World Championship the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
India concluded their campaign with a Dutee Chand: Indian sprinter wins on return solitary bronze medal in the men's from gender test ban compound team event of the Archery World Cup Stage 4. The Indian trio of Sarvesh Indian sprinter Dutee Chand won gold (100 Pareek, Sandeep Kumar and Isaiah Rajender m) at the National Open Athletics Sanam, who were seeded sixth, beat a Championships in Salt Lake. She finished in higher ranked Venezuela 231-222 in a one- just 11.68 seconds. It should be noted that sided bronze medal play-off. Chand was banned under athletics' hyperandrogenism policy, which found she Chinese City Hangzhou to host 2022 Asian had naturally high levels of testosterone Games above a permissible level.
The Chinese city of Hangzhou has been India win 7 medals in Asian Rowing confirmed as the host of the 2022 Asian Championships Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced at its General Assembly in India bagged seven medals, including five Ashgabat. Hangzhou in eastern China - best silver and two bronze at the 16th Asian known for the West Lake, a placid and much- Rowing Championships that concluded in painted tourist attraction - was the only Beijing. candidate city to stage the 19th edition of Asia's biggest multi-sports event. Abhinav Bindra shoots down gold in Asian Air Gun Championships Shot putter Manpreet Kaur shatters national record Beijing Olympics champion Abhinav Bindra clinched the gold in the men’s 10m Air Rifle Manpreet Kaur, the Patiala-based shot event of the Asian Air Gun Championships, putter, became the latest Indian athlete to held in New Delhi. The 32-year-old Bindra qualify for next year's Olympics. She shot 208.3 to bag the top prize ahead of shattered an 18-year-old national record en Kazakhstan’s world number eight Yurkov route to a sixth title at the 55th National Yuriy (206.6) and Korea’s Yu Jaechul (185.3) Open Athletics Championship. She threw on the first day of competition. 17.96 metres in her second attempt to claim the gold medal, a hat-trick of titles at the National Open after she returned to field in 2013.
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Sebastian Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix Hidekichi Miyazaki - Japan's 'Golden Bolt' stuns medical science to set world record Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix and runaway championship A Japanese man has raced into the Guinness leader Lewis Hamilton retired mid-race, World Records after running 100 m in 42.22 injecting new life into the fight for the seconds in Kyoto, western Japan. Hidekichi Formula One title. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen Miyazaki – also known as the "Golden Bolt" finished third. – set the record in the over-105 age category, in which no mark had previously WADA inks MoU with China’s Sports existed. Hidekichi Miyazaki, born on Sept. Ministry to crack down on supply of PEDS 22, 1910, turned 105 the day before the race. WADA inks a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sports Ministry of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win China. This MoU has been entered to Guangzhou Open title shorten the manufacture of performance- enhancing drugs (PEDS) in the country. The world number one team of Sania Mirza Currently, China is world’s top producer and and Martina Hingis continued its dominating exporter of PEDS. PEDS are openly sold run by winning their sixth title of the year at online on Chinese websites and shipped to the Guangzhou Open. The top seeds other countries around the world by regular hammered Xu Shilin and You Xiaodi 6-3, 6-1 mail. in the final to win their second WTA title in a row. It was Sania's seventh title of the 2015 Cueist Pankaj Advani pockets 14th World season and sixth with Hingis. title Lewis Hamilton overtakes Nico Rosberg to Panjak Advani, India's most successful cueist, win in Japan has added another feather to his cap by winning the IBSF World Billiards Lewis Hamilton regained his total dominance Championship held in Adelaide, Australia. He of Formula One with his eighth victory of the outplayed his opponent in the final to take season. Pole-sitter Rosberg was forced off his world title count to 14. Advani, 30, the track and out of the title race via a slight defeated Singapore's Peter Gilchrist by 1168 push at turn two from Hamilton, who points. Bengaluru's 'Golden Boy' was in dominated this Japanese Grand Prix from roaring form and appeared keen to not only start to finish. Sebastian Vettel, shock defend his Time format world title but also winner in Singapore, took third with Kimi avenge his loss of the Point format Raikkonen fourth in the second Ferrari. They championship to Gilchrist, which happened were followed by Bottas (Williams) and Nico recently. Hulkenberg (Force India).
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Obituary
Name of the Person Related Field Points to Note Wes Craven Cinema Referred as Horror of Cinema Binny Yanga Social Worker Received Padma Shree in 2012. Wilfred De Souza Former Goa Chief Minister He served as CM for three times. Guru Kidangoor Rama Kutiyattam exponent It’s one of the dances of Chakyar Kerala. Aadesh Shrivastava Bollywood music composer- Died due to Cancer director Lance Naik Mohan Nath Special Forces Commando Died in a fight against Goswami militants. Aadesh Shrivastava Music Composer Died due to Cancer Ramaswamy R Iyer Water Policy Expert Died due to Viral Fever John P Connel Hollywood Actor Died at the age of 91 Kalamandalam Mohiniyattam Dance 2014 Padma Shree Winner Sathyabhama Bal Pandit Marathi cricket commentator He gave commentary in All India Radio for over four decades. Ram Kapse Senior BJP leader He served as Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Viren Dangwal Hindi Poet Sahitya Academy award Winner in 2004. Frank Tyson Former England Fast Bowler Nicknamed Typhoon Syed Ahmed Manipur Governor He was a former Congress leader from Maharashtra Kallen Pokkudan Noted environmentalist Played a crucial role in planting mangroves in various parts of Kerala Mohan Bhandaari TV Actor Died due to Cancer Swami Dayananda Sanyasi Prime Minister Narendra Saraswati Modi's guru Yogi Berra New York Yankees Player Died at the age of 90 Nizam Odia lyricist Died due to illness Sadhan Gupta Communist Leader Died at the age of 98 Radhika Thilak Malayalam Playback Singer Died due to Cancer Jagmohan Dalmiya Board of Control for Cricket Referred as Architect of BCCI in India (BCCI) president Jackie Collins Novelist Died due to Breast Cancer
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Important days observed in September
Observed Day Date Theme National Teachers Day September 5 Birthday of Sarvelli Radhakrishnan International Vulture First Saturday in September Awareness Day Sep 5 in 2015 International Literacy Day September 08 “literacy and sustainable societies” United Nations Day for September 12 South-South Cooperation World First Aid Day September 12 Hindi Divas September 14 Engineers Day September 15 “Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era” International Day for the September 16 “Ozone: All that is there Preservation of the Ozone between You and UV” Layer International day of Peace September 21 “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All”. World Alzheimer’s Day September 21 “Remember Me” International Day for the September 26 Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons World Tourism Day September 27 “one billion tourists, one billion opportunities.” World Rabies Day September 28 “End Rabies Together” World Heart Day September 29 “creating heart-healthy environments”
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