CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/16/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/16/2015

1. SUNJEEV SAHOTA SHORTLISTED FOR 2015 ‘MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION’

i. Indian origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for fiction.

ii.  Sunjeev Sahota’s novel ‘The year of the Runaways’ is shortlisted.

iii. This novel explains about the life experience of illegal immigrants from India in Britain.

2.  INDIAN AMERICAN SWETHA PRABAKARAN SELECTED FOR ‘CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE AWARD’

i.   Indian-American Swetha Prabhakaran a 15 year old girl has been selected for champion of change award.

ii.  The award is given for his work to empower the community by imparting education of internet coding through her non-profit organization.

3.  ‘MALCOLM TURNBULL’ SWORN IN AS NEW PM OF AUSTRALIA

i.   Malcolm Turnbull sworn as new PM of Australia he replaced Tony Abbott.

ii. Turnbull defeated Tony Abbott in an internal party leadership ballot. Turnbull got 54 votes against 44 votes received by Tony Abbott.

4.  RENOWNED CLASSICAL DANCER ‘KALAMANDALAM’ DIED

  i. Veteran Classical dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama passed away in Palakkad district of Kerala.

ii.  Satyabhama is credited with purifying the Mohiniyattam dance form by weeding out external influences.

5.  THE INDIAN KALARIPPAYATTU FEDERATION IS RECOGNISED BY SPORTS MINISTRY AS ‘REGIONAL SPORTS FEDERATION’

 i. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation.

ii. It will promote and give due acknowledgement and importance to sports having regional spread.

iii. It will grant a major role to the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation in promoting and developing Kalarippayattu sport in India.

Kalaripayattu sport is a Martial art sport that is performed in Southern state of Kerala and in some parts of Tamil Nadu.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/19/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/19/2015
1.  GOVERNMENT HIKES DUTY ON EDIBLE OIL BY 5 %

i.  The government has hiked import duty on edible oil by 5% .

ii. Import duty on crude edible oil has been hike from 7.5 per cent to 12.5 per cent and on refined edible oil it is hiked from 15 to 20 per cent.

iii. Edible oil imports have been increased to 14 million tonnes in the 2014 -15 from 11.6 million tonnes in the previous year.

2.  PM NARENDRA MODI LAUNCES ‘IPDS’ IN VARANASI

i.   PM Narendra Modi launched National Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

ii.   The main aim sechme is to provide 24x7 power supply to every house.

       CM OF UTTAR PRADESH: AKHILESH YADAV

3.  ANTI-TANK GUIDED ‘AMOGHA-I MISSILE’ TEST FIRED

i.   Indigenously developed second generation anti-tank missile Amogha-I was successfully test fired at Babina Army Range, Madhya Pradesh.

ii.   Amogha-I Missile is developed by state owned Bharat Dynamics Limited.

iii.   Target range of Amogha-I is 2.8 kms.

4. INDIA AND US CREATED ‘JOINT CHALLENGE COIN’ TO MARK PARTNERSHIP

i.   India and United States jointly created a Joint Challenge coin to mark their unique partnership in creating a next-generation aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.

ii. One side of the coin will have ‘Forward Together We Go’ with ‘Chale Saath Saath’ in Hindi.

iii. The other side of the coin which is golden in colour will have the flags of India and the United States and an aircraft carrier floating on blue water.

5.  INDIA-KUWAIT WORKING GROUP MEETING ON HDYROCARBONS HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. The 4^th meeting of the India-Kuwait joint Working Group on Hydrocarbons was held on 16 September  in New Delhi.

ii. The meeting was jointly headed by Ashutosh Jindal, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation),Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Dr Ahmad Al-Qattan, representative of the Kuwaiti Oil Sector.

iii. Both countries discussed various issues of bilateral engagement in the hydrocarbon sector and expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved on the decisions taken during the 3^rd joint working group signed in 2014 in Kuwait.

iv. They have also discussed opportunities for joint investment in the oil and gas sector in India and abroad.

PM OF KUWAIT: Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

CURRENCY OF KUWAIT: Kuwaiti dinar

6.  ‘GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2015’ RELEASED BY WIPO

i. 8^th edition of Global Innovation Index 2015 was released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation the rankings of countries are based on the implementation of Effective Innovation Policies for Development.

ii. The index is topped by Switzerland for being the most innovative nation.

iii. Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United States of America are the world’s five most innovative nations.

iv. India’s ranking has slipped to 81 in the list as compared to 76 in 2014.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/18/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/18/2015

1. ‘M.SHIKSHA MITRA MOBILE APP’ LAUNCHED BY MADHYA PRADESH:

i.   Madhya Pradesh Government launched Application M-Shiksha Mitra for teachers.

ii. Madhya Pardesh becomes first state to launch app for development of teachers.

iii. Teachers can use this app to browse salary slip, fund sends to school under various heads, scholarships, teachers can use this application for applying  leave and also e-attendance.

      CM OF MADHYA PARDESH-Shivraj Chauhan

2.  ‘EPFO’ INCREASED MAXIMUM INSURANCE COVER TO 6 LAKH RUPEES:

i. Employees provident fund organization increased the life insurance cover of its subscribers from 3.6 lakh to 6 lakh rupees.

ii. The life cover known as employees Deposit linked insurance that is paid to the family of the EPF subscriber in case of his/her death.

3. ‘NANA PATEKAR’ ESTABLISHED ‘NAAM FOUNDATION’ TO FUND DROUGHTHIT FARMERS:

i.   Nan Patekar established Naam foundation to fund drought relief for farmers.

ii.  It will provide help to overcome draught conditions in India.

iii. The foundation will collect funds from public and use it to provide gainful employment to youth in villages facing drought.

4. ‘PMKKKY’ LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT:

  i. Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) is launched by union government to transform the lives of people living in the areas which are affected directly or indirectly by mining.

 ii. The aim of  Yojna is to  minimize the adverse impacts, during and after mining, on the environment, health and socio-economics of people in mining districts.

 iii. The another aim is to  ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods for the affected people in mining areas by  providing drinking water,health care, sanitation, education, skill development, women and child care, welfare of aged and disabled people, skill development to ensure a prosper  life. 

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/17/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/17/2015

1. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA GRANTED ‘INPRINCIPLE’ LICENSE TO ‘10 SMALLFINANCE BANKS’

i.  RBI has granted Inprinciple approval to 10 entities, to set up small finance banks to provide basic Banking services to small formers and micro industries.

ii.  RBI gives license to banks under section 22(I) of the Banking regulation act 1949.

iii.  Inprinciple means license for 18 month

       GOVERNOR OF RBI: Raghuram Rajan

2.  OECD PROJECTED INDIA’S GROWTH AT 7.2% FOR 2015-2016

i.   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projected India’s growth at a lower pace than expected earlier.

ii.   It projected India’s growth at 7.2% for this fiscal year.

iii.  It has also projected that India is expected to be the fastest growing major economy in next two years.

     OECD: It is a group of countries describing themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common problems, identify good practices and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.

3.  ‘HANGZHOU CITY’ CHOSEN TO HOST 2022 ASIAN GAMES

i.   Hangzhou city in East China is chosen to host 2022 Asian Games

ii.  It will be the Third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou.

iii. First Asian games was held in India in 1951

iv.  In 2014: Incheon, South Korea hosted Asian Games, Jakarta is going to host in 2018 Asian Games

4. RAILWAYS SHOT PUTTER ‘MANPREET KAUR’ SHATTERED NATIONAL RECORD

i.   Railways Shot Put player Manpreet Kaur shattered 18 year old national record at national open athletics championship at Kolkata.

ii.  She broke Harbans Kaur’s earlier record of 17.43 meter by throwing shot put at 17.96 meter.

iii.  Now she has  qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics