CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/11/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/11/2015

1.  UNION CABINET GIVES CONSENT TO CONSTITUTE 21ST LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA:

i) The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its consent to constitute the 21st Law Commission of India.

ii)  It will have a term of 3 years with effect from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2018.

iii) It will undertake research in law and review of existing laws in India for making reformstherein and enacting new legislations. It shall also undertake studies and research for bringing reforms in the justice delivery systems for elimination of delay in procedures, speedy disposal of cases, reduction in cost of litigation etc.

iv) The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory and non-constitutional body constituted by the Union Government.

2.  HRD MINISTRY LAUNCHED ‘NATIONAL WEB PORTAL’ FORAPPRENTICESHIP TRAINING:

i) Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the ‘National Web Portal’for apprenticeship training.

ii) It is launched for promoting National Apprenticeship Scheme for Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders.

iii) The Union Ministry also released a Logo and a Slogan ‘Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat’ for the National Web Portal.

3. INS VAJRAKOSH COMMISSIONED INTO INDAIN NAVY

i) The INS Vajrakosh was commissioned by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Karwar, Karnataka into  the Indian Navy.

ii) INS Vajrakosh will be the biggest missiles, ammunition and spares dump on the Western Sea Board.

CHIEF OF INDIA NAVY: ADMIRAL R.K DHOWAN

4. ‘WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY’ OBSERVED ON 10^TH SEPTEMBER

i) World Suicide Prevention Day was observed on 10 September.

ii) The theme of the World Suicide Prevention Day 2015 was ‘Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives’.

iii) The day is observed to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world.

5. ‘WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE’ BEGINS IN BHOPAL

i) The Tenth World Hindi Conference started in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

ii) The Theme of  world Hindi conference is ‘Jagat-Vistar and Sambhavnaye’

iii) It has been organised in India after 32 years.

iv) The First World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur chaired by former Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi.

CM OF MADHYA PRADESH: SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/10/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/10/2015

1. WRITER JHUMPA LAHIRI HONOURED WITH NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL 2014

i) Writer and novelist Jhumpa Lahiri honoured with  National Humanities Medal 2014 by    United States.

ii) The National Humanities Medal started in 1997.

iii) The award is given to individuals or groups who have worked for deepening the nation's understanding for the humanities and broadening citizens engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy, and other humanities subjects.

2. ABITHA MARY AND ANAMIKA DAS GRABBED BRONZE MEDALS IN 2015 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

i) Abitha Mary Manuel and Anamika Das have won bronze medals in Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in Apia, Samoa.

ii) Abitha Mary Manuel won the medal in girls 800m race and Anamika Das won it in shot put.

  MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS: SARBANANDA SONOWAL

3. UNION GOVERNMENT ALLOWS 100 PER CENT FDI UNDER AUTOMATIC ROUTE FOR WHITE LABEL ATMS

i) The Union Cabinet has allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) under the automatic route for white label ATM operations (WLAO).

ii) It will expedite and ease FDI inflows in white label ATM operations.

iii) It will promote the government’s ambitious effort for financial inclusion in the country, including the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).

iv) Earlier foreign investment in WLAO was allowed through the government approval route which required long processing time and projects were delayed.

White labeled ATMs: Private non-bank companies that own and operate their own brand of ATMs are known as White labeled ATMs. They were meant to expand the reach of ATMs. According to the RBI guidelines, it is mandatory to non-bank companies owning white labelled ATMs to provide banking services to customers based on cards (credit/debit/prepaid) issued by banks.

4. ANUPAM KHER CONFERRED WITH ‘HONOURED GUEST OF TEXAS AWARD’

i) Bollywood actor Anupam Kher conferred with the Honoured Guest of Texas award for his contribution to the cinema and the world of art.

 ii) Earlier as a result of his success in US,Anupam  Kher was  appointed as UN ambassador for the “HeforShe” campaign for gender equality.

5. PRESIDENT CONFERRED GANDHI PEACE PRIZE ON ‘ISRO’

i) President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

ii) It was awarded for its contribution in development of space technology and satellite-based services like launch of Manglayan, PSLV, and others.

iii) The Gandhi Peace Prize is given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

 CHAIRMAN OF ISRO: A.S KIRAN KUMAR

6. ‘TELANGANA LANGUAGE DAY’ OBSERVED ON 9^TH SEPTEMBER

i) First Telangana Language Day observed on 9 September 2015.

ii) It was observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of noted poet Kalo Ji Narayana    Rao, who was known as People’s Poet.

iii) Kaloji Narayana Rao’s 100th birth anniversary is observed as ‘Telangana language Day’

CM OF TELENGANA: K. CHANDRASHEKAR RAO

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/09/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/09/2015

1. JHARKHAND APPROVED THE FORMATION OF ANTI-TERRORISM SQUAD :

i)   Jharkhand Government has cleared the formation of an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the state.

ii) It will be headed by an official of the rank of Superintendent of Police.

iii) Jharkhand has become home for terrorists, the two terrorists involved in the 2002 American Centre attack in Kolkata were from Jharkhand.The accused of Patna's Gandhi Maidan bomb blasts in 2013 was also arrested from the Jharkhand.

CM OF JHARKHAND: RAGHUBAR DAS

2. TAMIL NADU LAUNCHED ‘AMMA BABY CARE KIT SCHEME’

i) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched the Amma Baby Care Kit scheme.

ii)Tamil Nadu government will provide accessories for the newborn children and their mother.

iii) It will include a towel, a mosquito net, an infant mattress, an infant dress, napkin, oil bottle, baby shampoo etc

iv) Amma Baby Care Kit is the latest in the list of social welfare schemes under the brand name Amma launched by the Tamil Nadu government. Jayalalithaa is popularly addressed as Amma  by her supporters.

CM OF TAMILNADU: J.JAYALALITHAA

3.  ‘DEEPAK LATHER’ GRABBED GOLD IN 2015 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

i) Indian weightlifter Deepak Lather grabbed a gold medal in the 62 kg weight category of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games  in Apia, Samoa.

ii) It is India’s second gold in weightlifting after Jamjang Deru a 17 year old who won a gold medal in the 56 kg category.

4. ANDHRA PRADESH LAUNCHED ‘E-PRAGATI PROJECT’

i) Andhra Pradesh Government launched the Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) ‘e-Pragati project’.

ii) It is launched to bring all the government services under one roof.

iii) The aim of this project is to provide integrated one governance that will be centric on citizens, transparent and effective.

CM OF ANDHRA PRADESH: N. CHANDRABABU NAIDU

5. ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHED DIGITAL VERSION OF MAHATMA GANDHI'S COLLECTED WORK

i) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley launched the ‘e-version’ of the 100 volumes of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.

ii) It will provides varied, numerous and logical profiles of Gandhi’s life and thought, action and engagements.