September 2015 Events: Week
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September 2015 Events – Week 4
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Gaia Vince becomes first
woman to win Royal Society Winton Prize
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11 selected for Shanti
Swarup Bhatnagar Award
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Mathematician Jacob
Tsimerman of the University of Toronto, Canada was chosen for the prestigious
2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
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Indo-British van driver
Dee Patel honoured with Pride of Britain Award
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No proposal to build a
bridge between India and Sri Lanka across the Palk Strait: Lankan Prime Minister
Mr. Ranil
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India has revived its
plan to develop a port in Sri Lanka (Kankesanthurai Port),
hoping to catch up with China
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India - Sri Lanka joint
military exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2015
to be commenced in Pune from Sep 29
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India and US signed $3-bn
defence deal
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India looks forward to
Active Cooperation in Development of ICT (Information Communication
Technologies) in Africa; Launches the 1st Indo-Africa ICT Expo in Nairobi
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MHA's in-principle nod
for visa-free business trip within RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership) countries; [RCEP comprises 10 ASEAN member states and their
trading partners -- India, South Korea, Japan, China, Australia and New
Zealand]
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The first-ever
US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial dialogue was held on the sidelines of
the 70th UN General Assembly session in New York
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Reliance signed strategic
pact with EDIC to manufacture defence equipment
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Union Defence Minister
Manohar Parikkar dedicated the INS Kochi at the
Naval Dockyard in Mumbai
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Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi hold a meeting with CEOs of top financial entities in New York;
outlined his vision for “Start-Up India, Stand-Up
India”
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World Bank keen to fund
Smart Cities and AMRUT projects
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Volkswagen emissions
scandal rocks Germany's business and political establishments
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“Make in India
version 2.0” to boost manufacturing
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Adani to take over L&T Kattupalli Port; with this Adani
group will handle 10 ports in the country (4 in the east and 6 in the west)
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Major ports cago volume
increased by 5.53%; Mormugao led the pack with 27% rise in its volume
followed by VOC Port and Kolkata Port
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India is the fastest
growing startup nation in the world: Google's Sundar Pichai
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CISCO to invest $2 billion
in India this year
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It is my dream to convert
Indian economy into $20 trillion from the present $8 trillion: Prime
Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
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Forward Markets
Commission (FMC) was merged with SEBI
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Government to cut stake
in PSU banks to 52%: Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
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Amalgamation of FMC And
SEBI would bring Convergence of Regulations in the Commodities and Equity
Derivatives Markets: Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
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2.1 million Audi cars
affected by emissions scandal: Volkswagen
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India signs Loan
Agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for US $ 123.51 Million for
Upgrading Tourism Infrastructure and Services in States of Punjab,
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
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India will pay Iran $700
million to clear one-tenth of oil dues
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China’s Didi Kuaidi
joined hands with Ola to compete Uber in India
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RBI cuts Repo Rate by 50
Basis points; decreased to 6.75% from 7.25%
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India pips USA and China
as number one FDI destination: Financial Times, London
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Union Home Minister
released a Graphic booklet on Sardar Post
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Celebrating one year of Mars Orbiter Mission in Orbit; Mars Atlas
released
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One of six households has
at least one degree holder - Cenusus 2011
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Additional Secretary to
PM, Mr. Syed Akbaruddin to be made as Permanent
Representative of India to the UN (from Jan 2016)
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Can we end death penalty
and limit life term to 14 years: SC
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Judicial panel indicts
SP, BJP leaders for 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots; blame game starts once again
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Gujarat: to counter
'Patel' community agitation, government announces Rs. 1000 crore scheme for
economically backward candidates
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Centre clears
controversial anti-terror bill of Gujarat; sent the bill to President for his
assent
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Tamil Nadu's largest
solar power plant (40 MW) was commissioned near Sengottai (Virudhunagar Dt)
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JICA to develop Ponneri
in Tamil Nadu as 'Smart City' with an investment of Rs. 32, 713 crore
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Prohibition of Child
Marriage Act, 2006 to apply on Muslims also: Gujarat High court
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Arvind Panagariya appointed as Sherpa for G-20 Summit; 2015's G-20 Summit will
take place in Antalya, Turkey
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NITI Aayog forms “T Haque panel” on land lease
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Bar Council of India
suspends 15 lawyers in Tamil Nadu
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CBI raids Himachal
Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Virbhadra Singh house; becomes first serving CM
to be raided
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India to announce climate
commitments (INDCs - Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) on Oct 02
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National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF) conducted a Tsunami Mock Exercise
in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West
Bengal.
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Haryana: 10% quota for
poor students in private schools
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ASTROSAT: India's first dedicated space observatory was launched from
Sriharikota; PSLV-C30 carried Astrosat along with six other co-passengers,
one satellite each from Indonesia and Canada, and four nano satellites from
the US
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Facebook, Google give
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi an inside look into Silicon Valley
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'Ahimsa is the greatest
Dharma': Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi writes on Facebook's real wall
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Google will help India
set up base for free Wi - Fi at 400 railway stations across the country: Mr.
Sundar Pichai (to begin with Mumbai Central Railway Station); termed as 'Project Nilgiri'
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Google will launch an
Android next month enabling users to type in 11 Indian languages: Mr. Sundar
Pichai
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Government proposes
independent Commission to recommend MPs’ salaries
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Expert committee (under
the head of B. S. Baswan) constituted to
revisit IAS exam pattern: Dr. Jitendra Singh
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Kerala Tourism to sign
MoU with St Petersburg’s tourism
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UNDP to provide support
for Arunachal Vision 2030
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7 textile parks to be set
up in Rajasthan
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Union Ministry of Road
Transport launched Green Highways Policy, 2015; Centre to spend Rs. 5000
crore on Green cover along the NHs
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Neyveli Lignite
Corporation (NLC) set up its first 10 MW solar power plant at Neyveli. It is
the first renewable energy project of the corporation.
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Ministry of Railways
launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal
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Grant citizenship to Chakma-Hajong Refugees within 3 months:
Supreme Court
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Western Zonal Council meeting held at Panaji, Goa (States of Goa, Gujarat,
Maharashtra; Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli)
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Telangana: government to
seek Rs. 35000 crore from NDB (New Development Bank)
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‘Amma’ mobile phone
scheme to help women self-help group (SHG) trainers supervise work: Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa
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Maharashtra Government declared
2017 as Visit Maharashtra Year
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Delhi HC admitted plea
challenging validity of Article 370 of Constitution of India
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India to have its own
ranking system on higher centres of learning - National Institutional Ranking
framework for higher educational institutions: Union HRD Minister, Ms. Smriti
Irani
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National Cadet Corps
(NCC) was presented the certificate by Limca Book of Records for the ‘Largest
Yoga performance simultaneously by a single uniformed youth organisation
(NCC) at multiple venues on International Day of Yoga on 21 Jun 2015
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Singer-actress Jennifer
Lopez has been named the first-ever global advocate
for girls and women at the United Nations Foundation.
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G4 (Brazil, Germany,
India and Japan) Summit in New York – Security Council Reforms on Agenda
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The G-4 leaders (Brazil,
Germany, India and Japan) stressed that a more representative, legitimate and
effective Security Council is needed more than ever to address the global
conflicts and crises
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Governor of Manipur, Dr.
Syed Ahmed passed away
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Conference on
contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in United Kingdom
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World Tourism Day on
September 27 ; theme: "Millions of
tourists, millions of opportunities"
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World Heart Day on
September 29; theme: “creating
heart-healthy environments”
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International Translation
Day on September 30; theme: “The
Changing Face of Translation and Interpreting”
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17th All-India Govt Whips
Conference held in Visakhapatnam
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Indian Super League ropes
in Actor Dhanush as brand ambassador for Tamil Nadu
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Edward Snowden draws over
4, 50, 000 followers hours after first tweet
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Ambassador for Digital
India: Krati Tiwari, Satwat Jagawni, Pranav Mistry and Ankit Fadia
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Dr. Cherian relases his
biography "Hand of God"
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A Commemorative Stamp on
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was released
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Rare 'Super Blood Moon' on Sep 28 in sky; can't be seen in India; visible in Americas,
Europe, Africa, West Asia and the East Pacific
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SafePay: First anti-fraud system to use existing credit card readers
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Wipro selected as member
of Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
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NASA's MRO (Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter) founds water on Mars
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Google along with LG
launched 'Nexux 5x' smartphone; Google along with Huawei launched 'Nexus 6P'
phablet
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Target for India is to
win 10 medals in 2016 Rio Olympics: Union Sports Minister Mr. Sarbananda
Sonowal
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Sania Mirza-Martina
Hingis win Guangzhou Open title 2015 (held
only for women); this is their seventh win in 2015
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Abhinav Bindra shoots gold
at Asian Air Gun Championship
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Japanese Grand Prix 2015:
Lewis Hamilton won
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Pankaj Advani won his
14th world championships in Billiards
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Asian Rowing championship
(held at Beijing): India won 7 medals (5 S + 2 B); table topped by China with
as much as 15 Gold medals from 16 events
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Death toll in deadliest
Saudi Haj crush rises to 1100; 805 injured
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Syria uses Russian jets
to strike ISIS
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Colombia and FARC rebels
to ink historic peace deal
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Singapore shuts the
schools as air quality worsens
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UNGA adopted Transforming
Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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WHO (World Health
Organisation) takes Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries
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Nepal's former Maoist
premier Baburam Bhattarai resigned from his party and parliament protesting against
the newly drafted Constitution
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Iraq, Russia, Iran and
Syria to form IS intelligence wing
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France launches air
strikes against Islamic State in Syria
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Global strategy for
Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health was launched by UN (help to end preventable
deaths)
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UNICEF unveiled Assembly
of Youth digital installation at the UN headquarters in New York
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Maldives President Yameen
Abdul Gayoom escapes unhurt in blast; seeks help from USA and Australia for
the investigation
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Separatists win Catalonia polls; vowed to push on for independence; Spanish government promised
to keep the country united
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