CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/25/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/25/2015

1. WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR KN TRIPATHI GOT ‘ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF TRIPURA’

i.West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was appointed as  additional Governor of Tripura by the President Pranab Mukherjee.

 ii.Tathagata Roy is the present  Governor of Tripura but he is on leave  so  west BengalGoverner keshari Nath Tripathi got additional charge of Tripura.

Article 153 provides there shall be a Governor for each State but the 7th ConstitutionalAmendment Act, 1956 provides the right to appoint of same person as governor for two or more states.

 2. ‘SOURAV GANGULY’ APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF CRICKET ASSOCIATION OF BENGAL

i. Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the President of Cricket Association of Bengal.

ii. Sourav Ganguly has replaced Jagmohan Dalmiya  after the sudden demise of Dalmiya .

CM OF WEST BENGAL: Mamata Banerjee

3. ‘EPFO’ GRABBED SKOCH AWARD FOR SMART GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES

i.Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation grabbed the Skoch Award for Smart Governance.

ii.Skoch Smart Governance Award is an initiative recognising top performing government organisations working with the government, operating at local, state and national level.

iii.The award is given in the area of Health, Education, Rural Development, Urban Development, Finance, and Security.

 iv.Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, is a statutory body of the Government of India .It administers  Provident Fund Scheme, Pension Scheme and an Insurance Scheme.

4. ‘STUTI NARAIN’ APPOINTED AS CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS

i. Stuti Narain Kacker appointed as the chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

ii.Stuti Narain kackerwas appointed by the Union Women and Child Development Ministry.

iii. The main aim of the commission is to promote education, child development, elimination of child labour, child psychology, care of neglected, children under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.

5. ‘RAHUL RAWAIL’ RESIGNED FROM OSCAR SELECTION JURY

i.Filmmaker Rahul Rawail ‘ resigned from the Oscar Selection Jury

ii.Rahul Rawail gave his  resignationdue to his  differences with chairperson of the Jury Amol Palekar.

iii. The Oscars is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/24/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/24/2015

1. NITI AAYOG CONSTITUTED ‘T HAQUE EXPERT GROUP ON LAND LEASING’

i) National Institution for Transforming India Aayog constituted an Expert Group on Land Leasing.

ii) The expert group will have 10-member committee which will be headed by T Haque.

iii) The committee will review the existing agricultural laws of states and will suggest appropriate amendments, keeping in view the need to legalise and liberalise land leasing for  agricultural efficiency, equity, occupational diversification, and rapid rural transformation.

CHAIRMAN OF NITI AYOG: PM NARENDRA MODI

VICE CHAIRMAN OF NITI AYOG: ARVIND PANAGRIYA

CEO OF NITI AYOG: SINDHUSHREE KHULLAR

2. ‘I^ST INDIA-US STRATEGIC AND COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE’ HELD IN WASHINGTON

i) 1^st India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue was held in Washington, USA

ii) It was chaired by the External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj from india and USSecretary of State John Kerry chaired it from us.

iii) The purpose of the dialogue was to ramp up bilateral economic exchange to 500 billion US dollars and enhance regional security.

3. ‘HINDI WRITER DR KAMAL KISHORE’ CONFERRED WITH VYAAS SAMMAN

i) Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka has been conferred with Vyaas Samman for year 2014.

ii) The award is given for his work ‘Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan’.

Vyas Samman Award: It was started by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991. It is awarded annually for extra ordinary contribution made by writers towards the Hindi language

4. ‘MUKESH AMBANI’ INDIA’S RICHEST PERSON FOR 9TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

i) Mukesh Ambani has been named as India’s richest person for ninth consecutive year by forbes with worth of 18.9 billion dollars.

ii) Reliance india limited is India’s second most valuable company by market value after Tata Consultancy Services.

iii) Top 5 richest persons from india : Mukesh Ambani  , Dilip Shanghvi, Azim Premji , Hinduja brothers,Pallonji Mistry.

FORBES IS A MAGAZINE OF USA

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/23/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/23/2015

1. ‘INDRA NOOYI AND SHOBHANA BHARTIA’ AWARDED GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

i) Shobhana Bharatia chairperson of Hindustan Times Group  and PepsiCo CEo Indra Nooyi have been awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award .

 ii) Indra Nooyi and Shobhana Bhartia  were honoured with this award for their roles as top women leaders in the Business world and their commitment for a more inclusive global economy.

2.’ NATIONAL HEALTH PROFILE 2015’ RELEASED BY UNION GOVERNMENT

i)  Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda released the National Health Profile 2015.

ii) It was prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence.

It provides report about significant progress that has been made by the country for varioushealth outcomes, which is an encouraging signal.

iii) The E-book of National health profile was also released for the first time.

The National Health Profile provides information about demographic, socio-economic, health status and health finance indicators, along with complete information on health infrastructure and human resources in health.

3. ‘WORLD RHINO DAY’ OBSERVED ON 22 SEPTEMBER

i) The World Rhino Day was observed on 22 September.

ii) In India, world Rhino day was observed with all-day awareness programmes at Kaziranga National Park (Assam), Manas National Park (Assam) and Laokhowa Burachapori (Assam).

4. ‘ADB’ LOWERED INDIA’S GROWTH RATE FOR 2016 FROM 7.8% TO 7.4%

i) Asian Development Bank   lowered India’s gross domestic (GDP) growth projections for the fiscal year 2016 to 7.4 percent from 7.8 percent.

ii) Indian economy growth is forecasted at 7.8 percent which is lower than the earlier forecast of 8.2 percent.

iii) The causes for the lowering of growth projections has been the economic slowdown in industrial countries, weak monsoon, and stalled action of some key structural reforms.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/22/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/22/2015

1. NEPAL DECLARED ‘COW’ AS NATIONAL ANIMAL

i) Nepal declared Cow as the National Animal of Nepal.

ii) Nepal president Ram Baran Yadav unveiled new constitution of Nepal.

iii) Hindu religion consider cow as a sacred animal and Nepal is a Hindu country.

2.’DR. P SIVAKUMAR’ ELEVATED AS DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST BY UNION DEFENCE MINISTRY

 i) Union defence Ministry elevated Dr. P Sivakumar as Distinguished Scientist.

 ii) Union Defence Ministry promoted him in recognition of his diligence and dedication in        self-reliance effort for defence combat vehicle systems and sub-systems.

iii) He has been awarded with Scientist of the Year Award 2010.

3. ‘RICHIE RICHARDSON’ APPOINTED TO ELITE PANEL OF ICC MATCHREFEREES

i) The International Cricket Council appointed former West Indies cricket captain Richie     Richardson to the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.

ii) Richie richardson will replace Sri Lanka’s Roshan Mahanama .

4. ‘INDIAN WUSHU TEAM’ WON 12 MEDALS AT PARS INTERNATIONAL CUP

i) The Indian Wushu team grabbed 12 medals including of one gold,four silver and sevenbronze medals at the Fifth International Pars Wushu Cup held in Tehran.

ii) Gold medal is grabbed by L. Budhachandra Singh after defeating Masod Ansari of Iran.

iii) Wushu is an both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/21/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/21/2015

1.’INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE’ OBSERVED ON 21^ST SEPTEMBER

i. The International Day of Peace was observed on 21 September in world to mark the efforts of those people who have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace.

ii. The theme of International Day of Peace for the year 2015 is ‘Partnerships for Peace- Dignity for All’

iii. The United Nations General Assembly has marked this day to promote the  peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

2. ‘NEW CONSTITUTION’ ADOPTED BY NEPAL GOVERNMENT

i. Nepal government has adopted new Constitution to mark the country’s transition to a secular and democratic republic.

 ii. President of Nepal Ram Baran Yadav unveiled the new Constitution at a special ceremony in Parliament at Kathmandu.

3. ‘AJAY JAYARAM’ GRABBED SILVER MEDAL IN KOREA OPEN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT

i. India’s badminton player Ajay Jayram grabbed silver medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton tournament in Men’s singles category.

ii. Gold medal was won by World No. 1 Chen Long of China.

iii. Ajay Jayaram became the first Indian badminton player who grabbed a medal in KoreaOpen Badminton tournament.

4. SEBASTIAN VETTEL GRABBED 2015 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX OF FORMULA ONE

i. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel from Germany grabbed 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One

ii. The Event was held on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which is the first street circuit in Asia.

iii. It was his fourth victory in Singapore Grand, earlier he had won in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

5. BCCI PRESIDENT ‘JAGMOHAN DALMIYA’ PASSED AWAY

i. Board of Control for Cricket in India President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away in  Kolkata, West Bengal.

ii. Jagmohan Dalmiya was  with the BCCI from more than three decades since 1983.

iii. He became BCCI president first time in 2001, second time; he became President of BCCI in March 2015.

iv. He had also served as President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 1997 to 2000. He was first Indian and first Asian to head the ICC. 

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/20/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEP/20/2015

1. PRESIDENT PRESENTED ‘NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS 2013-14’

i. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Tourism Awards 2013-14 at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

ii. Gujarat was awarded for the Best State/UT for Comprehensive Tourism Development

iii. Gwalior The Heritage City  in Madhya Pradesh awarded as the Best Heritage City

iv. Gujarat has also been awarded for the Best Film Promotion Friendly State/Union territory.

 v. The Best Tourism Film award is given to kerala tourism.

2. ‘SANIA MIRZA & AJINKYA RAHANE’ GOT CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA’S HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

i. Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and cricketer Ajinkya Rahane were conferred with honorary life membership of Cricket Club of India.

ii. The membership of CCI is a prestigious ownership which is awarded regularly tosportsmen and eminent persons as recognition of their contribution to their respective fields.

3. ‘MARIKO KIPCHUMBA’ GRABBED BEIJING INTERNATIONAL MARATHON 2015

i. Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya grabbed  Beijing International Marathon.

ii. He finished the 42.195-km course in 2 hours 14 minutes and 25 seconds.

iii. Ethiopian women runner Betelhem Cherenet won the title in 2 hours 27 minutes and 31 seconds.

4. ‘METRO MAN E SREEDHARAN’ TO SERVE UN HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

i. Metro Man Elattuvalapil Sreedharan has been invited to the United Nations’ High LevelAdvisory Group on Sustainable Transport.

ii. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon invited him to serve on UN High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport for a period of three years.

iii. He is known for changing the face of public transport in India by launching Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro projects under his leadership.