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Current Affairs – September 2016 Current Affairs – September 2016 Current Affairs September 2016 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and big collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of September 2016. This guide helps you in preparation for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade etc. Audience Aspirants who are preparing for different competitive exams like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade, Officer Grade etc. Even though you are not preparing for any exams but you are willing to have news encapsulated in a roll which you can walk through within 30 minutes, then we have put all the major points for the whole month in precise and interesting way. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] 1 Current Affairs – September 2016 Table of Contents Current Affairs September 2016 ...................................................................................................................... 1 Audience.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Copyright and Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................. 1 Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. 2 APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 AWARDS ................................................................................................................................... 16 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 33 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 36 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 40 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 44 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 51 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 61 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 65 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 75 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 80 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 98 NATIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 103 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................. 145 PLACES IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................... 149 2 Current Affairs – September 2016 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 155 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 168 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 173 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 176 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 182 3 APPOINTMENTSCurrent Affairs – September 2016 1. Ashok Chawla appointed as the new Chancellor of Teri University The Teri University officially appointed former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as the new Chancellor. The University also ended its official association with the Head and former Chancellor R K Pachauri, who was accused of molesting a female colleague in 2015. The new Chancellor Chawla is also the Chairman of Teri since February 2016. A former head of the Competition Commission of India and Finance Secretary, Chawla is also the Chairman of the National Stock Exchange. His work experience of over 40 years spans various sectors in the Government of India and in international agencies. 2. Ajei Gopal named the CEO of ANSYS Indian American Ajei Gopal has been appointed as the CEO of Pennsylvania- based ANSYS with effect from January 1, 2017. He has been appointed as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the company effective immediately and will continue to serve on the Board. ANSYS’ Chief Executive Officer, James Cashman, will become Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective from January 2017. ANSYS produces engineering simulation software used for testing product designs across a wide spectrum of industries including rockets and wearable technology. 4 Current Affairs – September 2016 3. SBI Mutual Fund appointed Anuradha Rao as its MD & CEO Anuradha Rao has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd effective from August 25, 2016. She took over from Dinesh Kumar Khara, who has been appointed as the Managing Director of the State Bank of India (Associate & Subsidiaries). Before taking up this new assignment, she was the Deputy Managing Director at SBI handling the New Business Portfolio. She has also worked as the Chief General Manager of personal banking at the bank. SBI Mutual Fund ranks amongst the top 5 fund houses in the country. 4. Mukund Chaudhari takes charge as the CMD of MOIL Mukund Chaudhari has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL (Manganese Ore India Limited) Ltd. Chaudhari has been appointed for a period of five years from the date of assumption of charge on or after September 1, 2016, or till the date of his superannuation. He was inducted in the Board of Directors of MOIL in August 2012 as the Director (Finance). MOIL is the largest producer of Manganese Ore in the country with an annual production of 1.1 million tonnes (MT) and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel. 5. Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao appointed as the acting Governor of Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao has been sworn-in as the Acting Governor of Tamil Nadu at a ceremony held in Raj Bhavan by the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, S K Kaul. He has been given the additional charge of Tamil Nadu as the tenure of K Rosaiah as the Governor ended on August 30. He was the Union Minister of State for Internal Affairs in 1999. He was elected to the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Karimnagar in Telangana as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. 5 Current Affairs – September 2016 6. Mr. K K Aggarwal elected as the National President of IMA Mr. K. K. Aggarwal has been unanimously elected as the National President of the Indian Medical Association for the year 2016-17. He is currently the Secretary General of the IMA. Dr. R. N. Tandon will take over as the Secretary General. Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar from Maharashtra will be the National President for the year 2017-18. Indian Medical Association is the only representative, National Voluntary Organization of doctors and has over 2,53,000 doctors as its members through more than 1,650 active local branches spread across the country. 7. Religare Enterprises appoints Sunil Godhwani as their CEO Religare Enterprises has appointed Sunil Godhwani as CEO of the company. He was re- designated as Whole Time Director and CEO of the company for the remaining period of tenure. The decision was taken at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was presided over by Malvinder Mohan Singh, Non-Executive Chairman. Sunil Godhwani has been the Managing Director since 9th April 2007 and Chairman since 6th April 2010 of the company. Religare has one million clients in India and more than 1700 offices across India. 8. CK Asnani took charge as the CMD of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited The
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