September 2015 Events
– Week 2
September 2015 Events – Week 2
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Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace
Prize for the year 2014 to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
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Kerala Government's prestigious Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram to
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod maestro)
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Dr G Satheesh Reddy
conferred with Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal
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Bangladesh PM Ms. Shiekh Hasina wins UN's
'Champions of the Earth' award
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Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota ('The Year of the Runaways')
is among six writers shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize for
Fiction for 2015
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India gave $500,000 for Syrians in distress and displaced from
their homes.
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7th session of India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held
in Minsk
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India-Maldives joint military training Exercise EKUVERIN 2015 held in Kerala
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India to give $5 million aid to Afghan Red Crescent Society for
the treatment of Afghan Children suffering from congenital heart disease
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PM Modi hold a bilateral meeting with Lankan PM Ranil
Wickremesinghe; 4 pacts signed
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Pentagon establishes first ever country specific Rapid Reaction
Cell to speed up its defence ties with India
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Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) and Integrated
Association of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises of India (IamSMEofIndia)
signed a MoU aimed at creating awareness among Micro, Small and Medium
enterprises (MSMEs) on the benefits of commodity price risk management.
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Doha Bank tied up with Reliance ADA Group to generate business
opportunities
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It is in the domain of RBI to set monetary policy (rate cuts):
Finance Minister
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Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has the
highest number of listed companies (5689) in the world: World Federation of
Exchanges (WEF)
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Union Cabinet gave its ex-post-facto approval to the capital
infusion made in the Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) of Rs. 800 crore
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Union Cabinet gave its approval for introduction of the
Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme
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White Label ATMs: 100%
FDI is permitted hereafter
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DGFT launched online certificate programme Niryat Bandhu@Your
Desktop
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Bank of Maharashtra launches Soil & Water Health Card and
PMMY
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Ease of doing business among India States (prepared by World
Bank): (1) Gujarat (2) Andhra Pradesh and (3) Jharkhand
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Flipkart opened its warehouse centre in Chennai; this is 15th
centre in India
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Bankers Chanda Kochhar and Arundhati Bhattacharya have been
ranked as top two in a list of most powerful women in Asia-Pacific prepared
by the global magazine Fortune.
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RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank signed MoU for Exchange of Supervisory
Information
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SimplyCLICK: SBI's credit card for online shopping
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Haryana has become the second State (after Rajasthan) to fix
educational and other qualifications for the candidates contesting Panchyat
Raj elections
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Andhra Pradesh Government launched e-Pragati
project to provide Integrated One Governance
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Himachal Pradesh organised organic fair and food festival to
boost organic farming
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Jayalalithaa launched 'Amma baby Care Kit';
16 products worth Rs. 1000
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Women should form 33% of paramilitary forces: Rajnath Singh
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Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand
appointed as a full time member NITI Aayog
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Haryana banned manufacture, storage, sale of gutka, pan masala
in the state
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Jharkhand Government approved the formation of an Anti-Terrorism
Squad (ATS) in the state.
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Jammu and Kashmir government approved a state-sponsored social
assistance scheme for girl child 'Ladli Beti' which
will be implemented in six districts with low child sex ratio
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Union Cabinet approved Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme to reduce
dependence on physical gold
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NITI Aayog has set up an expert committee under the chairmanship
of T Haque, former chairman of the Commission
for Agricultural Costs and Prices, to prepare a model agricultural land
leasing act in consultation with states
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Bihar Assembly elections will be held in 5 phases from Oct 12,
2015 to Nov 05, 2015; counting will be held on Nov 08, 2015; VVPAT will be
introduced in 36 Assembly Constituencies; To ensure violence-free elections,
drones will be used in sensitive and Naxal affected areas; Out of 243 seats
around 47 assembly seats are Naxal affected
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Union Cabinet has given its approval to the National Offshore
Wind Energy Policy.
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Union Cabinet gave its approval for the constitution of 21st Law Commission (Sep 01, 2015-Aug 31,
2018)
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Union Cabinet has approved additional dearness allowance, DA of
6% for central government employees.
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INS ‘Vajrakosh’ was
dedicated to the nation from Karwar base, Karnataka
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SC agrees to review its verdict on government advertisements;
filed by the state governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam and West
Bengal
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CBSE schools to train girls in self defence
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Smriti Irani launched National Web Portal for Apprenticeship
Training
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Investments touches to Rs. 2, 42, 160 crore for Tamil Nadu in
GIM 2015 held at Chennai
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Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to submit
State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT)
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IIT Bhubaneshwar
becomes the first IIT in country to introduce dance as BTech subject
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Shauryanjali:
exhibition to commemorate the golden jubilee of India - Pakistan war 1965; Arun
Jaitley released the commemorative coins, at the Special Exhibition on 1965
Indo-Pak War
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Every Indian household will have electricity by 2019: Piyush
Goyal
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Operatin Hamla: in 13
coastal districts of Tamil Nadu
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E-Tourist Visa scheme extended to 37 more countries
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DMRC to execute 6769 crore rupees worth Vijayawada Metro Rail
Project
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Union Government formed Mihir Shah Committee on
restructuring water agencies
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Sign in Hindi: Mr. Rajnath Singh tells Government Servants
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Centre, has notified 56,825 sq km spread over six states
--Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu-as ecologically sensitive area (ESA)
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Ken-Betwa to be model link Project of Inter-Linking of Rivers:
Uma Bharti
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A high level committee headed by Gulshan Rai
recommended to create a National body (Indian Cyber Crime Coordinating Centre
or I-4C)
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Andhra Pradesh: Rivers Godavari and Krishna to be interlinked
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Maharashtra: autorickshaw permits to only who knew Marathi
language
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Tamil Nadu
Government has decided to make it mandatory for all
new multistorey (more than four floors) buildings to have solar
power generation facility: Ms. Jayalalithaa in Assembly
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Andhra Pradesh unveils “New Tourism Policy”
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Madhya Pradesh government constituted one-member commission (Retired High Court judge Justice Aryendra
Kumar Saxena) to probe Petlawad explosion incident
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Sep 08: International Literacy Day; Theme: 'Literacy and Sustainable Societies'
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Sep 10: World Suicide Prevention Day; Theme: "Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and
Saving Lives"
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Sep 15: International Day of Democracy; Theme: 'Space for Civil Society'
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Hindi Divas observed on 14 September across India
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UN adopted Resolution proclaiming 9 December as International
Genocide Commemoration Day
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Arun Jaitley launched digital version of Mahatma Gandhi's
collected work
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BSNL to upgrade Broadband speed to minimum 2 Mbps at no
additional cost
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Anirudh Kathirvel (9 year old) Indian-origin boy is Australia's
new spelling champion
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India's first gay ambassador Nakshtra Bagwe is the one of the
contestants of 'Bigg Boss 9'
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Homo Naledi: new species of Human ancestors
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Experts discovered existence of thriving port town in Thanjavur
district in Sangam Era
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Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-Free India was launched
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Mumbai based 'Sunni' Muslim group issued fatwa against A R
Rahman and Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi for their film `Muhammad: Messenger
of God
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A Spanish cancer patient gets world's first 3D printed ribs
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Hindi Divas observed on 14 September across India
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QS World University Rankings 2015-16 released; IISc-B (147th)
& IIT-D (179th) figured in top 200; (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) of the USA was adjudged as the top university in the world)
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Ashok Sridharan: Indian-origin born is the new mayor for City of
Bonn
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Documentary film "India's
Daughter" to be screened in Women's Film Festival in Beijing; the
film which was based on 2012 gang rape incident in Delhi is banned in India
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Longest chain of (2000 km) of volcanoes found in Australia
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2018 World Cup (Football) Qualifying match: Iran beats India;
held at Bengaluru
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Anirban Lahiri becomes the first Indian to qualify for the
prestigious Presidents Cup
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IPTL: Roger Federer joins UAE Royals team (co-owned by Virat
Kohli)
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CYG 2015: India finished at fifth
position in medals table (19 medals = 9 gold + 4 silver + 6
bronze)
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Infosys to be exclusive tech partner of ATP (the governing body
of men’s professional tennis)
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Sports Ministry recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation
as Regional Sports Federation
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Narsingh Pancham Yadav won
bronze at 2015 World Wrestling Championships and qualified for
2016 Rio Olympics
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US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic and Flavia Pennetta won the
Men's and Women's Singles titles respectively
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US Open 2015:
India's Sania Mirza (along with Martina Hingis) and
Leander Paes (along with Martina Hingis)
won the Womne's Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles respectively
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10th World Hindi Conference held
at Bhopal; theme: 'World of Hindi:
Expansion and Scope'
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UK has decided to give its public a chance for the first time to
name storms that hit Britain and Ireland
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Queen Elizabeth II
completes 63 years of service as the monarch; becomes Britain's longest
reigning monarch
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi opens election campaign on Facebook
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Pakistan SC ordered adoption of Urdu as official language
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France to close its oldest nuclear plant (Fessenheim) by 2018
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Tropical storm Etau swept
across Japan's main island of Honshu; Nearly 1 lakh forced to leave their
homes
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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly approved
the Resolution on Raising of Flags by Non-Member Observer States (Palestine
and Vatican would be flying their flags at UN headquarters)
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US marked 14th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
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Singapore's ruling party PAP (People's Action Party) won a
majority in parliamentary elections
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Mount Aso, the
largest volcano of Japan erupted
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Malcolm Turnbull sworn
in as 29th Prime Minister of Australia
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Germany introduced border controls along Austrian border to
check migrant influx from Syria
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Will continue military support to Syira: Russian President Mr.
Vladimir Putin
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In lieu of the migrant crisis, Hungarian Defence Minister Csaba
Hende resigned
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Indian-Origin Lawmakers Seema Malhotra, Lisa Nandy appointed to Shadow Cabinet in UK
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Jeremy Corbyn elected as leader of Labour Party in UK
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SEPTEMBER 2015 EVENTS
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