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Government planned Indias longest 600 km(5-6 hours) expressway to connect Delhi and Katran(J&K) INR 15,000Cr.
Union Gov released Rs 2,000Cr for Employees Pension Scheme
Smart National Common Mobility Card(NCMC- 47 cr) model for seamless travel across India M.Venkaiah Naidu( Urban Development ).
Developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
Gov launched Sakhi, One Stop Crisis Center (OSCC) at Karnal district in Haryana by Haryanas Women
and Child Development Minister Kavitha Jain.
To help the women, who are suffering from sexual, mental and emotional harassments.
Manipur assembly passes Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015:
2 amendment bills, Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Land
Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment) Bill, 2015.
Rajasthan High Court declared Santhara as illegal which involves voluntary fast-unto-death, illegal and
an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Law Commission of India submitted its report on Death Penalty after 53 years -272 page draft report.
Maharashtra gov given permission to amend Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA)
Act 1981 by CM Devendra Fadnavis.
India host the World Hindi Conference after a gap of 32 years in Bopal , MP-organised by Ministry of
External Affairs - Theme : Hindi Jagat: Vistar evam Sambhavnai.
Cabinet Approved Marginal Fields Policy(MFP) for development of hydrocarbon discoveries made by
National Oil Companies - principle of Minimum Government Maximum Governance.
Arun Jaitely announced that the gov has accepted the recommendations of the Justice A.P. Shah
Committee on MAT(indirect tax)- under Section 115JA pay a MAT @ 18.5%.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI- Ashish Bahuguna) reduced Permitted Levels of
Trans-Fat in Edible Oils from 10 to 5%, DG of WHO Margaret Chan.
Cabinet approved reimbursement (Rs.113.40Cr) to 4 PSUs for import of pulses
1.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), 2.Project and Equipment
Corporation (PEC), 3.State Trading Corporation (STC) and 4.Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation
(MMTC).
SAARC conference on Disaster Mitigation held in Delhi - South Asian Annual Disaster Management
Exercise (SAADMEx).
Table Top Exercise (TTx), the Field Training Exercise (FTx) and the After Action Review
(AAR).
Railway launches 3 IT initiatives developed by Centre For Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
Paperless unreserved ticket, ATVMs (Automatic Ticket Vending Machines) and
Parichalaan mobile application for freight operations.
Gov to infuse Rs. 8.5 lakh cr in Railways focus on infrastructure development in railways to boost
growth.
Indian Wind Atlas is an online GIS (Geographic Information Tool) for identification of the regional and
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brand name NXT DIGITAL - broadcasting platform will provide over 500 TV channels to cable
operators.
Andhra Pradesh accomplished countrys first river linking project Godavari and Krishna - agreement
between Maharashtra, MP and AP.
TN CM Jayalalitha has announced the housing scheme of worth Rs 1,700 crore- to
build 2,300 flats with all facilities at Ambattur in Chennai.
Union Cabinet banned Naga militant group NSCN-K, for five years for killing of 18 soldiers of the Army
in Manipur - under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Cabinet approved to promulgate the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 for 2nd time to
make prosecution easier in cheque bounce cases by allowing filing of cases where it is presented for
receiving payments.
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881-undersection 138
Gov decides to withdraw postal stamps of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi - Builders of Modern India Union Minister, Ravi Sankar Prasad.
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) decided to increase the Employees Deposit Linked
Insurance (EDLI) scheme from Rs 3.60 lakh to Rs 6 lakh.
Govt mulls raising FDI limit in private banks to 100% from 74%.
Indias ranking slipped to 81st in Global Innovation Index 2015 - Central and Southern Asian Region
(CSA) -141 economies and 79 indicators .
Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru
Dattatraya launched three new mobile based services for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members
Mobile Application(app in epfindia.gov.in), SMS based UAN Activation(SMS to
7738299899) and Missed Call service(01122901406)
Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) launched by Minister of mines and steel
Narendra Singh Tomar.
Welfare of areas and people affected by mining related operations - District Mineral
Foundations (DMFs).
Keralas Perumanna Grama Panchayat becomes 1st Panchayat to declare a water policy 13 point action
plan - garbage free by 2020.
PM launches financial inclusion initiative in Varanasi
101-rickshaws, 501 pedal rickshaws and bank accounts and RuPay cards under (PMJDY).
4th edition of the International textile fair VASTRA held at Sitapura based Jaipur Exhibition &
Convention Centre (JECC) -300 overseas buyers from 56 countries - Mrs Veenu Gupta, RIICO
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned the sale of Diclofenac in multidose based on Ministry of
Environment recommendations
Actor, Vishwanath Nana Patekar established Naam Foundation to donate money to farmers with SBI.
MP School Education Minister, Paras Jain has launched M-Shiksha-Mitramobile app for teachers by
National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Supreme Court launched a public access portal of National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) - ecourts.gov.in
for district courts to demystify the judicial process for the ordinary citizen by Supreme Court
judge Justice M.B. Lokur.
Indian Railways Develops Hybrid Vacuum Toilets fitted in Dibrugarh Rajdhani for trail.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards shifted to the
administrative control of the ministry of communication and information technology from NITI Aayog.
Delhi, Mumbai among worlds cheapest cities to live in : Swiss Bank UBS - Ukrainian capital Kyiv the
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International Affairs
Highest mountain of North America Mt McKinley(25th U.S. president) renamed as Denali by Obama.
Indian-origin Sikh migrant driver named Australian of the Day for feeding the homeless in Darwin by
Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Australian Minister of Defence, Mr. Kevin Andrews and Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren
signed Bilateral Co-operation in the field of intelligence sharing, combating international terrorism and
security .
NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a joint project SERVIRMekong to strengthen regional environmental monitoring -Burma, Cambodia,
Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Russian spacecraft Soyuz with 1st Danish astronaut launches towards International Space Station500th manned launch in space travel history.
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved the draft 2030 Sustainable Development
Agenda- 17 goals.
Myawaddy- Thinggan Nyenaung-Kawkareik section (25.6 km long) of the Asian Highway No.1, which
links India to Thailand via Myanmar,bus-service between Imphal & Mandalay started.
Canada Entered 1st Technical Recession in 6Years-GDP is 0.5% in Q2(April& June) followed a by a
contraction of 0.8% in Q1(first 3 months), PM Stephen Harper.
Russia rejects Frances proposal to limit the use of veto in the UNSC at 70th celebration- Flight MH17.
India, UAE agreed to increase bilateral trade by 60% by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
and Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan - $75 billion at 11th session of
the India-UAE Joint Commission held in New Delhi.
Akshay Kumar,Hrithik Roshan and AR Rahman join Global Goal Campaign is to create and raise
awareness about sustainable development.
G-20(group of 20 major economies) and OECD(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development 34countries) issued a new corporate governance code - Host Leader,Ahmet Davutolu.
Rajavarothiam Sampanthan became 1st Tamil politician to be chosen as the Sri Lankan leader of
opposition National Alliance(TNA) in 32 years.
G20 launches W20 grouping for gender inclusive economic growth-1st Summit of W20 (Group of 20
women leaders from G20 nations) will be hosted next month in Istanbul,Turkey-Gulden Turktan,the 1st
president of W20.
Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Ranjit Rae inaugurated the renovated Bala Tripura Sundari Devi Temple at
Tripurakot located on the bank of glacial river Thuli Bheri in Dolpa district of Nepal.
Chinese and Pakistani forces launched a joint air drill, named Shaheen (Eagle)-4 held in Pakistan.
Japan reopens radiation-hit town Naraha after four years - Fukushima Daiichi plant.
India announced a cash assistance of USD 500,000 to Jordan to meet the enormous impact of Syrian
refugee crisis - Indian Ambassador to Jordan Anil Trigunayat.
Ex-Ekuverin 2015 is the sixth of the at Pangode Military Station, Trivandrum
7 Indians Feature in Forbes Asias Heroes of Philanthropy List :
Infosys co-founders Senapathy Gopalakrishnan, Nandan Nilekani and SD Shibulal,Rohan
Murthy another co-founder of Infosys, Entrepreneur Sunny Varkey founder of GEMS Education,
Entrepreneurs Suresh Ramakrishnan and Mahesh Ramakrishnan the founders of Whitcomb &
Shaftesbury Tailors, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
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United States and South Korea conduct Joint anti biochemical exercises against Republic of Korea - Able
Response (AR) 15 exercise is the fifth in the series.
More than 1.3 million people died in South-East Asia, by the consumption of tobacco-WHO
An Indian-origin entrepreneur Payal Kadakia, CEO and co-founder of ClassPass has been named among
the most promising businesswomen of 2015 by Fortune magazine.
1. Brit Morin Founder and CEO, Brit + Co.
2. Jody Miller Co-founder and CEO, Business Talent Group
3. Payal Kadakia CEO and co-founder, ClassPass
India was among 119 nations that voted in support of a UN General Assembly resolution granting the
right to non-member observer States of Palestine.
8 against :Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,
Palau, Tuvalu and the US.
Number of people aged 100 and above has hit 60,000 in Japan in 2015, September
Singapores ruling party PAP wins 2015 General Elections -56-year grip on power -13th Parliament.
Egypts PM Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned amid corruption probe.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi (2nd) in Fortunes 50 powerful women in business list
Russian Cosmonaut Genady Padalka(totally 879 days) returned to Earth with a new record for the most
time spent in space.Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev of Russia who spent 803 days.
US based Hindi Sangam Foundation will organize 3rd International Hindi Conference at Rutgers
University, New Jersey to promote Hindi in America from March 4-6, 2016.
Indian bankers Chanda Kochhar(1st ) and Arundhati Bhattacharya(2nd) ranked as top two in a list of most
powerful women in Asia-Pacific prepared by the global magazine Fortune.
Indian-origin Ashok Sridharan becomes Mayor of Germanys Bonn city.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif inaugurated five Pakistan China Friendship Tunnels - 275$ million in
order to restore a strategic road link to China Via Gilgit-Baltistan.
China builds museum in honour of first nuclear, space scientists on the Huairou campus of CAS
University.
Betty Cantrell won the Miss America 2016 Pageant - 89th Miss America.
December 9 declared as International Genocide Commemoration Day - UN
UN General Assembly adopted a negotiating text for the Security Council reforms, setting the stage for
talks on the long pending process at the 70th session of the global body.
India Ranks 142 in Ease of Doing Business Among 189 Economies: World Bank
Singapore(1st), New Zealand(2nd) and Hong Kong SAR (China-3rd)
Constituent Assembly of Nepal rejected the proposal to declare Nepal as a Hindu State.
Hungary declares a state of emergency in two countries, shares their border with Serbia.
Yongbyon nuclear plant of North Korea continues operation -manufactured the fissile material - shut
down in 2007.
Nepal approves new constitution after 7 years of painstaking efforts and deliberations. It replaced Interim
Constitution of Nepal, 2007
India, Cambodia ink 2 MoU for bilateral cooperation in Tourism, Mekong Ganga Project -Vice President
Hamid Ansari and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh - $50,000
Pentagon established a first-ever country special cell,India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC), to speed up its
defence ties with India(only) - IRRC is headed by Keith Webster.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) set up a separate global body NHAI International to
build roads and highways in Iran, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
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Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released
the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1, of 2015-16.
Q1 of 2015-16 is estimated at 27.13 lakh Cr, growth rate of 7.0%.
RBI proposes formula to calculate Base Rate- include cost of funds, negative carry on CRR/SLR, unallocable overhead costs and average return on net-worth.
RBI to issue Rs 5 coin on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war-Coinage Act 2011
ICICI Lombard General Insurancetied up with Catholic Syrian Bank(CSB) for sale of its products
through 431 branches of the bank.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) received USD 1.1 billion from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), under
the currency swap agreement - CBSL Governor Arjuna Mahendran.
SEBI notified Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015- time period of ninety
days provisions of Companies Act, 2013.
RBIs proposal to allow Non-Competitive bidding in T-bills for retail -Government Securities (G-Secs)
have short-term maturity long-term maturity.
SEBI has directed banks and depositories to defreeze the bank and securities accounts of Gemini
Communications after it recovered pending dues of over Rs 11 lakh.
Sahara India Pariwar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the license of its holding
company Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited (SIFCL).
Union Cabinet allowed 100% FDI in White Label ATM operations -more than 1.82 lakhs ATMs operated
in the country by 54 banks.
Rs100 cr, Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act 2007, Tata Communications
Payment Solutions Limited(Indi Cash),Indias first White Label ATM Indicash
at Chandrapada in Thane, Maharashtra.
Odisha State Cooperative Bank Limited (OSCB) launched Banks of Wheels scheme in 20 backward
blocks to reach the farmers and other people in remote areas of the state by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
Managing Director and CEO Satish Kumar Andhra Bank e-launched the 2600th branch at Yadgirigutta
and the 3000th ATM at Sunshine Hospital in Secunderabad.
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Bank of Maharashtra Launch of Soil & Water Health Card in Mumbai and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
(PMMY) in Delhi Zone - Mr. R.K.Gupta, Executive Director
RBI signed MoU on Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information with Nepal
Rastra Bank (NRB), Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
SBI launches SimplyCLICK an online specific credit card in association with seven of biggest ecommerce partners - Indias 1st ever credit card - more than Rs.2 lakh.
Paytm to launch Indias first payments bank-Rs 10,000 crore in deposits
RBI Names 10 Companies to Set Up Microfinance Banks
1. Au Financiers (India) Limited, Jaipur
2. Capital Local Area Bank Limited, Jalandhar
3. Disha Microfin Private Limited, Ahmedabad
4. Equitas Holdings P Limited, Chennai
5. ESAF Microfinance and Investments Private Limited, Chennai
6. Janalakshmi Financial Services Private Limited, Bengaluru
7. RGVN (North East) Microfinance Limited, Guwahati
8. Suryoday Micro Finance Private Limited, Navi Mumbai
9. Ujjivan Financial Services Private Limited, Bengaluru
10. Utkarsh Micro Finance Private Limited, Varanasi.
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) gets RBI nod for using Rs 2,500 crore reserve as
provision against bad loans MP 3 districts.
SEBI has slapped its highest ever fine of 7,269 crore, on PACL and its directors.
Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) launched MUDRA Card for Micro and Small entrepreneurs - loans up to Rs
5.00 lakh by Shri. S. Muhnot, CMD of BOM
RBI allowed banks to use e-payments for imports with Online Payment Gateway Service Providers
(OPGSPs) - not exceeding USD 2,000.
Gov decided to bring down its holding in IDBI Bank to 49 per cent follow the model of Axis Bank.
RBI would allow banks to convert the status of their loans to a company into standard ones if the entity is
sold to a new major stakeholder - existing promoter/promoter group 51% capital under Strategic Debt
Restructuring Scheme.
IDFC Bank announced no ATMs, free service at other machines motto is hatke bank MD & CEO
Mr. Vikram Limaye.
SEBI to absorb FMC(Forward Markets Commission) will be absorbed seven director-level officials by
the capital market regulator.
Forward Markets Commission (FMC) merged with SEBI first ever merger of two regulatory bodies Union Budget of 2014-15.
RBI cuts Repo Rate from 7.25 Percent to 6.75 Percent, Reverse Repo Rate 5.75%, CRR 4% and SLR
21.5%.
Business
Googles logo gets a new look by Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt
Overseas arm of ONGC, ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) bought a 15% stake in Vankorneft, a subsidiary of
the Russian oil giant Rosneft for $1.25 billion.
Ratan Tata invests(14th investment) in Food Tech Startup Holachef -$1 billion
Snapdeal will invest USD 100 million (about Rs 665 crore) in Shopo.
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Siemens, the German Conglomerate will invest 1 Billion Euros in India - Joe Kaeser, Chief Executive of
Siemens - Make in India programme.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence Ltd(RDL) signed an MoU with Abu Dhabi Ship Building(ADSB) to
set up a strategic partnership for construction of naval ships.
Doha Bank tied up with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to generate business opportunities in the Gulf
Cooperation Council nations and India.
Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) has the highest number of listed companies in the world by World
Federation of Exchanges (WEF) report - 5689 companies.
Snapdeal launched instant refund facility to help its customers get refunds within 1 hour of receiving the
returned products using Immediate Payments System (IMPS),CEO of Snapdeal : Kunal Bahl.
Mahindra Group enters e-commerce segment with M2ALL launch -16.9 billion USD.
India ranks 34th out of 60 in business growth environment Thornton
53rd out of 60 in the GDI in business operating environment
Toronto and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) signed MOU to engage
in mutual co-operation.
Lycos(Suresh Reddy) and Apollo International Ltd(Raaja Kanwar) signed an agreement to launch a joint
venture (JV) that will provide B2B e-commerce.
Telecom operator, Uninor renamed as Telenor(Vivek Sood) and tagline changed from Sabse Sasta
to Ab life full paisa vasool.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence Ltd signed a pact with UAEs Emirates Defence Industries Company
(EDIC) to work together in the defence sector in maintenance, repair and overhaul category.
Wipro selected as Dow Jones Sustainability World Index member and Emerging Markets Indices.
Awards
Punjab Gov won award for achievement in rooftop solar power output by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister
of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy.
UNESCO prize Award of Excellence 2015- Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage
Conservation to Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur.
UNESCOs Award of Merit to Sino-Portuguese former residence of a Thai aristocrat.
Obama presents the National Humanities Medal to Indian-American Jhumpa Lahiri.
Haryana wins the Skoch Order-of-Merit National Award for e-governance and IT initiatives-163 eGovernance services.
The prestigious Seacology Prize to be awarded to seaweed collector M Lakshmi(1st Indian Woman) for
her contribution in conversing the marine resources and cultural traditions of Chinnapalam.
Maharaj Sayyajirao Bhasha(Founder) Samman introduced by Bank of Baroda for creating awareness and
spreading Hindi .
National Literacy Award is given to three districts for implementation of the Total Literacy Campaign
(TLC), Post Literacy Programme (PLP) and Continuing Education Programme (CEP)-Bastar,
Chhattisgarh, Haveri in Karnataka,Dharampuri in Tamil Nadu and the Gram Panchayat of Girod.
15yr-old prodigy K Vilasini is a holder of 5 world records, including the highest IQ and IELTS
(International English Language Testing System).
A nine-year-old, Indian-origin Anirudh Kathirvel, crowned champion of The Great Australian Spelling
Bee Contest.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher presented with the Honoured Guest award by the U.S. state of Texas for
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Marathi film Court selected as Indias official entry under Best Foreign Film Category to
the 88th Academy Awards, 2016.
Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 for
Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan by KK Birla Foundation.
Konte Venkata Narayana, CMD of TSNPDCL has received the prestigious Skoch Order-of-Merit
Award at the 41st Skoch Summit held in New Delhi
Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai from Odisha wins Community Impact Award at the prestigious Google
Science Fair in California. bio absorbent based water purifier.
Gaia Vince becomes 1st woman to win Royal Society Winton Prize National Cadet Corps enters Limca
Book of Records for the largest Yoga performance concurrently by NCC at multiple venues on
International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2015.
Indian-Singaporean doctor Dr Uma Rajan won tabla! Community Champion Award by Indranee
Rajah, the Minister of State for Law and Education, Singapore.
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio receive Screen Actors Guilds Actors Inspiration Award
at 30th Anniversary Celebration of SAG will be held in Beverly Hills November.
Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology announced prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
award
1. Biological Science Categor : Balasubramanian Gopal
2. Field Of Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean And Planetary Sciences :Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray
3. Field Of Engineering Science : Yogesh Joshi
4. Field Of Mathematical Sciences : Ritabrata Munshi and K Sandeep
5. Field Of Medical Science Category : Vidita Vaidya
6. Field Of Physical Science Category : Bedangadas Mohanty and Mandar Deshmukh
7. Field Of Chemical Science Category : D Srinivasa Reddy and Pradyut Ghosh
Mathematician Jacob Tsimerman conferred with SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2015.
Actor Shashi Kapoor honoured with lifetime achievement award at 6th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai.
Veteran Russian Activist Wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE) President Anne Brasseur.
Porter Prize 2015
1. Porter Prize for Leveraging Unique Activities - JSW Steel
2. Porter Prize on Industry Architectural Shift - Mahindra Rural Housing and Finance
3. Porter Prize on Exploiting Tradeoffs - Abbott India
4. Porter Prize for Creating Distinctive Value- DHL
5. Porter Prize for Value Based Healthcare - Apollo
6. Porter Prize on Creating Shared Value - Jain Irrigation and JSW Group
7. Porter Prize for Enabling Social Progress - Reliance Foundation
8. Porter Prize for Excellence in Corporate Integration & Governance - Tata Power
Indo-British van driver Dee Patel honoured with Pride of Britain Award he risked his life to save
others.
Indo-American Kartik Chandran an environmental engineer conferred with 2015 MacArthur Fellow, his
area is treatment of wastewater by transferring it into useful resources.
Sprinter Machettira Raju Poovamma (Athletics) and Wrester Babita Kumari honoured with Arjuna
Award 2015 by Minister of State for Youth affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.
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Delhis Deputy CM Manish Sisodia given the additional charge of the Law Ministry of the city will
replace Kapil Mishra.
AK Jha appointed as interim Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC Limited.
S A V Satya Murty is the new Director of IGCAR(Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research),
Kalpakkam-TN, replaced P R Vasudeva Rao.
ABB appointed Bazmi Husain(1st Indian) MD of ABB India as the global CTO (Chief Technology
Officer).
Vinod Dasari appointed as President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)
Edelweiss Financial Services roped Saina Nehwal as the brand ambassador.
Smita Purushottam appointed as Indian Ambassador to Holy See.
Ashok Kumar appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Minister of State for Prime Ministers
Office Jitendra Singh.
Dr.Ramesh Chand,Agriculture expert appointed as a new member of NITI Aayog(The National Institute
of Transforming India), by the govt.
Brij Raj sharma appointed as chief secretary of Jammu & kashmir
Manjula becomes the first woman chief of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
JSW Energy to acquire 100% stake in 500MW Bina Thermal power plant for Rs.3500 crore which is
located in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
Senior bureaucrat Ramnganing Muivah took charge as secretary of the North Eastern Council.
Rakesh Sharma appointed as Canara Bank MD and CEO
Professor Kumkum Dhar was given additional charge of Vice Chancellor of Bhatkhande Music Institute
replaced by Shruti Sadolikar Katkar.
Shashidhar Sinha elected as chairman of ABC(Audit Bureau of Circulation)
FC Goa to appoint Sukhvinder Singh as CEO.
Hormusji N Cama, MD of Bombay Samacha elected as Chairman of PTI(Press Trust of India).
Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as 29th Prime Minster of Australia.
Indian-Origin Britsh MP Seema Malhotra and Lisa Nandy appointed as the shadow chief secretary to
the Treasury and secretary for energy and climate change.
Union Cabinet agreed to create 4 posts of directors for National Institute of Design (NIDs) - National
Design Policy 2007
1.KurukshetraHaryana,2. BhopalMP, 3.JorhatAssam and 4.VijayawadaAP
Dr Nikolai Snesarev resigned as National Athletic coach due to poor infrastructure and a lack of facilities.
CTS appointed former president of Pepsico Zein Abdalla to its Board of Directors.
United Liberation Front of Asom ULFA (Independent) claimed that Dr Abhijit Asom is
their chairman and not Dr Mukul Hazarika.
Mahesh Rangarajan resigned as director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML).
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, Principal adviser of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in UN high
level advisory group
P.V. Chandran elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Replaced of Kiran B.
Vadodaria.
Vikas Purohit, leader of Amazon Indias fashion and lifestyle category quit.
Sunil Duggal appointed as CEO of Hindustan Zinc Limited
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Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma and Hollywood actors Matt Le Blanc and Salma Hayek joined a antipoaching campaign to save the wild animals of Africa.
Sherif Ismail sworn in as new Prime Minister of Egypt
Ciscos John Chambers replaced Ajay Banga as USIBC(US-India Business Councils Board of Directors
) chairman.
GOI appointed CANBANK Venture Capital Fund Ltd (CVCFL) in order to implement the Electronics
Development Fund (EDF) -Fund of Funds to participate in Daughter Funds
Rahul Chhabra, Ambassador of lndia to Hungary appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
L & T elevated S.N Subrahmanyan as deputy managing director and president - replaced K.V.
Venkataraman
US based Harley Davidson appointed Vikram Pawah as Managing Director (MD) of its Indian operations
- succeed Anoop Prakash.
Zayn Khan elected as President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).
Stuti Narain Kacker appointed as NCPCR(National Commission for Protection of Child Right)
Chairman.
Yudhvir Singh Malik(CEO , FSSAI) appointed as Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
Filmmaker Rahul Rawail resigned from Indias Oscar Selection Jury
K. M. Singh appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of NHPC
Rajat Sharma reappointed as the President of News Broadcasters Association (NBA).
Alexis Tsipras sworn in as new Prime Minister of Greece
Syed Akbaruddin made Indias permanent representative at the UN -replaced Asoke Mukerji.
Keshari Nath Tripath appointed as Governor of Tripura.
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned from his position.
Oxigen Services, digital payment solution appointed Sachin as brand ambassador
Abdul Bari Siddiqui elected as President of Bihar Cricket Association (BCA).
S K Sharma appointed as Chairman of BBMB(Bhakra Beas Management Board) replaced A B Agrawal.
George Raju appointed Indias next Ambassador to Iraq - succeed Ajay Kumar.
Sourav Ganguly appointed President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), as
a successor of Jagmohan Dalmiya.
Gov decided to appoint NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya as the Sherpa for G-20 talks,
replacing Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu - November 1516 at Antalya in Turkey.
UN Foundation Announces Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez named as first-ever global advocate for girls
and women
Diesel dupe VW appoints Matthias Mueller as new CEO replacing Martin Winterkorn.
Reliance Industries owned Network18 Group CEO shifted as Advisor to Chairman
Shivinder Mohan Singh resigned as Executive Vice-Chairman of Fortis Healthcare Limited
David Haggertyf ormer USTA head elected as ITF(International Tennis Federation) President.
Meghalaya Governer V Shanmuganathan appointed as Manipur Governor.
Banker Woman Kidwai to stepdown as Chairperson of HSBC(Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation) India.
Former ambassador Jayant Prasad appointed the next Director General of the Institute for Defence
Studies and Analyses (IDSA).
Ambassadors for Digital India :
Satwat Jagwani (17) All India IIT-JEE
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India signed an agreement to launch 23 foreign satellites as per Antrix Cooperation and to launch 6
Singapore satellites , Antrix Corporation signed pact with US to launch 9 small satellites.
ISRO launched Indias 1st dedicated multi wavelength space observatory satellite ASTROSAT for
astronomical research from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota along with six foreign
satellites(Inodonesia, Canada and USA) - Vehicle PSLV 30.
Evidence of flowing water on MARS - hydrated salt crystals containing molecules of water - Compact
Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM).
China launched navigation satellite BDS I2-S(plough or big dipper constellation)- featured with hydrogen
atomic clock ) - 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System launched by Long March3B
carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Environment
Sports
Sports Ministry recognized Yoga as a sports discipline and place it in the Priority category.
Mumbai won Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy of Cricket defeated Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
Districts (TNCA) in Chennai.
India beat Sri Lanka to won first test-series on the Lankan soil in 22 years. The last series win in the
island nation in 1993.
Cheteshwar Poojara named as Man-of-the-match.
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passed away.
Mohiniyattam dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama passed away
Former England goalkeepeer Springett passed away
Former England captain Brian Close passed away.
South African boxer Mzwanele Kompolo passed away after knocked out in the first round of a fight in
the Eastern Cap.
Australian Boxer Davey Browne Jr. died after he was knocked out by Carlo Magali of
the Philippines at IBF super-featherweight regional title.
Marathi cricket commentator Bal Pandit passed Away
Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away
British novelist Jackie Collins passed away - novel Hollywood Wives
Noted Odia lyricist Nizam passed away
Veteran Communist leader MP Sadhan Gupta passed away
Radhika Thilak Malayalam playback singer passed away
Swami Dayananda Saraswati passed away
Australias oldest cricketer Harold Stapleton passed away
Former England cricketer Frank Tyson passed away.
Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passed away.
Noted environmentalist Pokkudan passed away
Renowned Hindi poet and Sahitya Academy awardee Viren Dangwal passed away.
The Duels of the Himalayan Eagle authored by Air Marshal Bharat Kumar.
M. Hamid Ansari released 5 volume set of books entitled Khirman formed on the collection of Late Shri
Muztar Khairabadis compiled by grandson of Muztar khairabadi Shri.Javed Akhtar.
To the Brink and Back: Indias 1991 Story by former Union Environment and Forest Minister
(Independent Charge) Jairam Ramesh.
Kalburgi Murder - Kannada writer returned Pampa award
Vice President Releases the Book Feminist and Orientalist Perspectives A Study of Lady Mary
Montagus Turkish Embassy Letters by Dr. Farha Hiba Parvez.
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights written by British Indian novelist Sir Ahmed
Salman Rushdie.
Pranab Mukherjee received 1st copy of a book Building a Just World: Essays in honour of Muchkund
Dubey from Trustee of India International Centre, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan.
New York Yankees icon Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra passed away
Union Home Minister,Rajnath Singhreleased a graphic booklet on Sardar Post at Rann of Kutch in the
1965 lndo-Pak War.
Hungry Bengal: War, Famine, Riots and the End of Empire authored by Janam Mukherjee.
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Important Days
Sep 2 : World Coconut Day Coconut for Family Nutrition, Health and Wellness
Sep 5 : National Teachers Day Teachers for gender equality
International Day of Charity(death of Mother Teresa) Sep 6 : International Peace Day Partnerships for Peace Dignity for All
Sep 8 : International Literacy Day Literacy and Sustainable Societies
Sep 10 : World Suicide Prevention Day Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out & Saving Lives
Sep 12 : United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation - Scaling-up Global Support for South-South
Sep 13 : World Chocolate Day
Sep 14 : Hindi Diwas - Hindi Meri Pehchan
Sep 15 : International Day of Democracy Space for Civil Society
National Engineers Day
Sep 16 : International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 30 Years of Healing the Ozone
Together
Sep 19 : International Red Panda Day
Sep 21 : International Day of Peace Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All
World Alzheimers Day
Sep 22 : World Rhino Day What is Home Sweet Home For The Rhino?
Sep 24 : World Maritime Day - Maritime education and training
Sep 26 : International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Maintaining the Caribbean
and Latin America as a Zone of Peace'
Sep 27 : World Tourism Day One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
World Deaf Day Connect and Communicate
Sep 29 : World Heart Day Creating heart-healthy environments
Sep 30 : International Translation Day The Changing Face of Translation and Interpreting
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