Current Affairs - September 2017 Current Affairs ─ September 2017 This is a guide to provide you a precise summary and a huge collection of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering national and international current affairs for the month of September 2017. This guide will help you in preparing for Indian competitive examinations like Bank PO, Banking, Railway, IAS, PCS, UPSC, CAT, GATE, CDS, NDA, MCA, MBA, Engineering, IBPS, Clerical Grade and 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 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 a precise and interesting way. Copyright and Disclaimer Copyright 2017 by Tutorials Point (I) Pvt. Ltd. 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If you discover any errors on our website or in this tutorial, please notify us at [email protected] i Current Affairs - September 2017 Table of Contents Current Affairs ─ September 2017 ..................................................................................................................... i Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 AWARDS ................................................................................................................................... 11 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................... 19 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 22 DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 24 DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 29 ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 36 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 47 FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 50 IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 62 INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 67 MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 86 NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 89 PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................. 124 PLACES IN NEWS ..................................................................................................................... 127 ii Current Affairs - September 2017 REGIONAL ............................................................................................................................... 131 REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 142 RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 148 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 150 SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 153 iii AppointmentsCurrent Affairs - September 2017 1. Shri Rajiv Gauba took over as the Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba, IAS (Jharkhand cadre-1982 batch) took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Shri Gauba joined the Ministry of Home Affairs as Officer on Special Duty on June 27, 2017 and took charge as the Union Home Secretary upon the superannuation of Shri Rajiv Mehrishi. Prior to this, Shri Gauba was Secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development. He also served in the International Monetary Fund representing the country for four years on the Board of IMF. 2. Shri Sunil Arora took over as the new Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner of India. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer from Rajasthan cadre. Prior to joining as Election Commissioner, Shri Arora was serving as Director General (DG), M/o Corporate Affairs since 15 December 2016 after his superannuation. Mr. Arora served in several key positions namely Secretary in the M/o Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and M/o Information & Broadcasting in Government of India, Chairman & Managing Director of the then Indian Airlines between 2002 to 2005 etc. 3. Rajiv Kumar took over as the New Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr. Rajiv Kumar has taken charge as the new Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog. He replaces Shri Arvind Panagariya. Mr. Kumar was a senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). He holds a DPhil in economics from Oxford and a PhD from Lucknow University. He was a member of the National Security Advisory Board between 2006 and 2008. He also had held senior positions in the Asian Development Bank. 1 Current Affairs - September 2017 4. BSE Board approved another 5-year Term for Ashish Chauhan as the CEO The Board of Bombay Stock Exchange has approved another five-year term for Ashish Chauhan as Chief Executive Officer. Ashish has been instrumental for a strong turnaround and a highly- successful initial public offering (IPO) of the bourse with strong business expansion. Under his leadership, the BSE also set up the country's first international exchange, India International Exchange at Gandhinagar, GIFT City. Chauhan had joined BSE as deputy chief executive officer (CEO) in 2009. 5. Indian Hotels Company appointed Puneet Chhatwal as their MD and CEO The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) has appointed Puneet Chhatwal as its Managing Director and CEO. He will take over from incumbent Rakesh Sarna. IHCL is a part of TATA Group. Chhatwal is currently Chief Executive and Member of Executive Board of Duetsche Hospitality/Steinberger Hotels AG, a large European hotel chain. He has over two decades of leadership experience in the global hospitality industry. He has worked with some of the leading hotel groups in Europe and North America. 6. Dr. R.K. Raghavan appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Cyprus Dr. R.K. Raghavan has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus. Dr. Raghavan, a retired IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, is the former CBI Director from January 1999 to April 2001. He was the director-general of Tamil Nadu’s State Vigilance Directorate from 1993 to 1999. He is a recipient of the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. 2 Current Affairs - September 2017 7. Vedanta Resources names ex-CEO Kuldip Kaura as their interim Chief Executive The Board of Vedanta Limited ("Vedanta") has announced the appointment of Mr. Kuldip Kaura as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Thomas Albanese steps down as CEO and from the Board of the company. Kaura was the CEO of Vedanta from 2005 to 2008 and has been president of the office of the group’s chairperson since 2016. Vedanta Ltd is a diversified natural resources company whose business primarily involves producing oil and gas, zinc, lead, silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power. 8. Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as the new CAG of India The Union Government has appointed Rajiv Mehrishi as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He was the former Union Home secretary and was replaced by Rajiv Gauba. He will will replace current incumbent Shashi Kant Sharma. Mr Rajiv Mehrishi is a 1978-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre. Prior to his appointment as the Home Secretary, he