CONTENTS Honours & Awards - 2 News Makers - 4 Appointments - 6 Science Snippets - 7 Defence - 8 Space Science - 8 Summits - 10 Deaths - 11 Economic Scenario - 12 Corporate Briefs - 14 Schemes - 15 Sports - 16 NationalRound-Up - 18 International Round-Up - 21 Knowledge Capsules - 24 Banking Awareness - 26 (For Bank PO & Clerks Exams) Current MCQ Capsules - 28 Disclaimer : All Readers of this book undertake responsibility for the relevance and accuracy of its content. The Publisher cannot Guarantee the accuracy and Reliability of Content Current News & Events 2 Latest Current Affairs Statistical Institute won the Gulzar nominated for Honours & Awards prestigious prize. Sandip Basu of the 27th Indira Gandhi Award Radiation Medicine Centre at for National Integration Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Prize 2012 bagged the prize in the medical Renowned poet and film- sciences category. maker Gulzar has been nominated Eleven scientists have been In physical sciences, for the 27th Indira Gandhi Award for selected for Shanti Swarup Arindam Ghosh of IISc and National Integration. Congress Bhatnagar Prize-2012, India’s Krishnendu Sengupta of the Indian President Sonia Gandhi will give premier awards in the field of Association for the Cultivation of away the 27th Indira Gandhi Award science and technology. Science won the prize. for National Integration to the 75- Shantanu Chowdhury of the The winners were Institute of Genomics and year-old lyricist and writer on announced by Samir K Integrative Biology and Suman October 31 in recognition of his Brahmachari, Director General of Kumar Dhar of the Special Centre yeoman work in promoting and Council for Scientific and Industrial for Molecular Medicine at the preserving spirit of national Research at a function here to mark Jawaharlal Nehru University integration in the country. the 70th foundation day of Council. bagged the prize in the field of The Award consists of a The prize is named after the biological sciences. citation and cash of Rs. 5 lakh. founder-Director General of CSIR In the area of chemical Before Gulzar, some of the other and carries a cash component of sciences, the prizes went to Rs five lakh. It is given annually to film personalities who received the Govindsamy Mugesh of the Indian young scientists below the age of award are director Shyam Benegal, Institute of Science, Bangalore 45 who have made outstanding lyricist Javed Akhtar, music (IISc) and Gangadhar J Sanjayan contributions in any field of science composer AR Rahman and writer of the CSIR National Chemical and technology. Mahashweta Devi. Laboratory, Pune. Ravishankar Narayanan of IISc and Y Shanthi Pavan of Indian Waheeda Rehman to receive Lifetime Achievement Institute of Technology-Madras won the prizes in the engineering Award sciences category. In the field of Waheeda Rehman, the veteran actress of Bollywood has been mathematical sciences, Siva nominated to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will Ramachandran Athreya and be presented to the actress during the forthcoming 14th Mumbai Film Debashish Goswami of the Indian Festival going to start from 18 October 2012 and end on 25 October 2012. C.I.D. (1956), Pyasa (1957), Solva Saal (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), and Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam (1962), Kohra (1964), Guide (1965), Teesri Kasam (1966), Mujhe Jeene Do (1966), Neel Kamal (1968) and Khamoshi (1969) are some important films by her name. The committee chaired by Filmmaker, Shyam Benegal in presence of Ramesh Sippy, Sudhir Mishra, MAMI trustee and Amit Khanna, chairman, Reliance Entertainment stated that they have made their decision to award Waheeda Rehman with life time achievement award for her contributions to Indian Cinema. Current News & Events 3 Former Presidents APJ Abdul Kalam and Shankar Dayal Aung San Suu Kyi got US Congress Highest Honour Sharma, late Prime Minister Rajiv The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received, the US Gandhi, late Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, the former head of Congress highest Civilian Honour at a ceremony organized in the Ramkrishna Math and Mission Capitol Rotunda on 19 Swami Ranganathananda, September 2012, before musician MS Subulakshmi, Aruna her meet with the US Asaf Ali, PN Haksar, Acharya Shree president Barack Obama. Tulsi Ji, Bishambar Nath Paride Before her, the recipient of and Natwar Thakkar are among the this award includes other awardees. The award George Washington, instituted in the name of late Indira Pope John Paul II and Gandhi is given in recognition to Dalai Lama-the Tibetan outstanding contribution to this Buddhist Leader. During cause by individuals or institutions. her 15 year long house arrest against the military rule in Myanmar, she Haryana Government received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008. instituted Awards to Virat Kohli became the Other players awarded at Felicitate Women the award function were ICC ODI Cricketer of the Haryana government on 18 1. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) September 2012 instituted four Year - The ICC Cricketer of the year, ICC Test Cricketer of the Year state-level awards to felicitate The Vice-Captain of Indian women who have done and the People`s Choice Cricket team, Virat Kohli was Award outstanding work in different fields. named as the ODI Cricketer of the 2. Richard Levi (South Africa) - The Three of the awards include Indira year at ICC Awards Function held ICC Twenty20 International Gandhi Mahila Shakti Award, at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 Performance of the Year Kalpna Chawla Shaurya Award and September 2012. He was picked 3. Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) - Bahin Shano Devi Panchayti Raj ahead in the competition from The Spirit of Cricket Award Award. The fourth award comprises Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kumar 4. Sunil Narine (West Indies) - The of two awards, Life time Achievers Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga. He was awarded with this title for Emerging Cricketer of the Year Award and Women Outstanding scoring 1733 runs in 31 matches 5. Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) - Achievers Award. These awards at an average of 66.65, which The Women`s ODI Cricketer of would come into effect from the included eight centuries and six the Year current financial year 2012-13. half-centuries. During this period 6. Sarah Taylor (England) - Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti of consideration for the title, he Women`s T20 Cricketer of the Award, would be given to the scored his career best of 183 runs Year women who has done exemplary in 148 balls against Pakistan in 7. George Dockrell (Ireland)- work in rehabilitation of destitute Asia Cup. Associate and Affiliate Cricketer women and children, widows, of the Year victims of atrocities and conflict disabled women and children, KC Abraham awarded aged women. Kalpna Chawla Shaurya with Business Excellence Award named after astronaut Award Kalpna Chawla, would be given to Managing Director of those who perform acts of bravery Kunnath Pharmaceuticals and the and meritorious services. The producer of world famous Musli award would carry a cash prize of Power X-tra won Switzerland 51000 rupees and a citation. Business Excellence Award 2012 Life Time Achievement on 8 September 2012 at Zurich, Award would given to woman of 60 Switzerland. He got shortlisted for years of age or above, who has the award because of his visionary excelled in administrative skills, leadership skill, hard working career or profession, leadership nature and dedication. The award quality, courage and creative work. has helped Kunnath Pharma It would carry a cash prize of Rs ceutical to become a name of 21,000 and a citation and a shawl. rapport across the nation. Current News & Events 4 Lakshmipathy elected as specialised presses, research News Makers groups, companies and chairman of the PTI Government and non- Katy Perry becomes R Lakshmipathy, the governmental organisations. Billboard's woman of the publisher of Tamil daily Dinamalar, New Member of UPSC was elected as the Chairman of the year Board of Directors of Press Trust Manbir Singh, Former Pop star Katy Perry has of India (PTI) on 24 September Secretary (Economic Relations), been named the Woman of the Year 2012 after the company's Annual Ministry of External Affairs, took the by Billboard and will accept the General Meeting (AGM). oath of office and secrecy as award at the 2012 Billboard Women Lakshmipathy, has served as PTI Member, Union Public Service in Music event in New York this Chairman twice earlier and is also Commission on September 3. The November. a member of press council. He is oath was administered by Prof. D.P. This award honors the succeeding M P Veerendrakumar, Agrawal, Chairman, UPSC. achievements of a trailblazing Chairman and Managing Director An officer of Indian Foreign female recording artist over the of Mathrubhoomi group of Service of 1976 batch, Manbir Singh past 12 months and acknowledges newspapers.Alomg with him K N has held several important her overall success in the music Shanth Kumar of Deccan Herald positions which incudes business and her leadership in was also elected as the Vice Counselor (Commerce & embracing the changing industry. Chairman of the Board. Economics) in former USSR and Since the release of her first K. N. Shanth Kumar is a later the Russian Republic, mainstream album, "One of the director of The Printers (Mysore) Minister at the Embassy of India in Boys," in 2008, Perry has continued Private Limited, publishers of the United Arab Emirates, Chief of to top the Billboard charts, setting “Deccan Herald,“Prajavani,” Protocol at Headquarters, New a number of records along the way. “Sudha” and “Mayura.” He earlier Delhi, Ambassador of India in the The 27-year-old singer is was the president of the Audit countries of Hungry, Iran and the only woman to score five Hot Bureau of Circulations which Netherlands. Singh has also 100 No.1's from one album verifies circulation data published served as India’s representative to "Teenage Dream" in the chart's 54- by newspapers and periodicals.