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INDIAN AFFAIRS
The Goods and Services Passage and Implementaion:
With Tripura becoming the 23rd state to ratify the goods and services tax (GST) bill, the legislation has got
presidential assent. The approval from 16 states has come far ahead of the Centres targeted deadline of
rolling out the new taxation system from April 1, 2017.
The constitutional 122 nd amendment bill was first ratified by Assam State Assembly.
As on date 22 states are ratified the GST bill Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal
Pradesh ,Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Haryana, Sikkim , Mizoram,
Telangana , Goa , Odisha, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh , Meghalaya,
Punjaband Tripura.
First State Ratified the Bill: Assam
First Union Territory Signed: New Delhi
President -Assent
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the GST constitution amendment bill .
The enactment of the bill sets the stage for setting up of the all-powerful GST councila representative
body comprising state finance ministers and the Union finance ministerwhich will finalize the design
of GST.
The council will decide on contentious issues such as the tax rates and sharing of administrative
control between the centre and the states, as well as the revenue threshold for traders below which they
will be exempt from GST.
The States and the Centre are working overtime and talking to stakeholders to draft theCentral GST,
State GST and Integrated GST laws, which are to be passed in the winter session of Parliament.
The CGST and IGST will be drafted on the basis of the model GST law. The States will draft their
respective GST (SGST) laws with minor variation, incorporating State-based exemptions. The IGST law
would deal with inter-State movement of goods and services
Creation of GST Council
The Cabinet approved setting up of the GST Council, which would decide on the rate of tax under the new
Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime likely to start from April 1, 2017.
1.Creation of the GST Council as per Article 279A of the amended Constitution
2.Creation of the GST Council Secretariat, with office at New Delhi
3.Appointment of the Secretary (Revenue) as the Ex-officio Secretary to the GST Council
4.Inclusion of the Chairperson, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), as a permanent invitee (nonvoting) to all proceedings of the GST Council.
5.Create one post of Additional Secretary (at the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India),
and four posts of Commissioner(at the level of Joint Secretary to the Government of India).
THE GST COUNCIL:
Union Finance Minister Chairperson
Revenue Secretary- Hasmukh Adhia Ex Offcio Secretary
Arun Goyal -- Additional Secretary
The Union Minister of State,in-charge of Revenue of finance Member
The Minister In-charge of finance or taxation or any other Minister nominated by each State
Government Members
Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council hold its first meeting in the national capital.
The Central Government has proposed that small traders, having annual turnover of up to 20 to 25 lakh
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rupees, could be exempted from the GST, but state Governments have demanded that the limit be kept at 10
lakh rupees.
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurates/ launches various facilities/ services
as mentioned in the Budget Announcements 2016-17.
a. The slew of facilities includes nominating train superintendent who will be the single
person responsible for all facilities on train.
b. retiring rooms hourly booking
c. expanded commodity basket for container traffic
d. liberalized siding policy
e. optional travel insurance for train passengers
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India has sanctioned the construction of a National War
Memorial and National War Museum in New Delhi. The National War Memorial will honour the
memory of all soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice for the
nation.
Kerala has decided to enter into joint venture agreement with Railways for rail projects in the state
under the 51:49 equity partnership arrangement.
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 Crore on Uttar Pradesh government in a land
acquisition matter of Loni, Ghaziabad.
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi launched Shramdaan movement as part of Swachh Bharatand
Swachh Puducherry initiative at Seliamedu village in Bahoor.
Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress has been granted national party status by the
Election Commission of India. The party becomes the seventh national political party in India.
Union Minister of Railways, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, launched and dedicated a number of services
to the nation during a function held at Rail Bhawan as a part of fulfilment of Budget Announcements
2016-17.
Various Services,
Liberalized station to station special freight rates policy
Policy providing sub quota of 33 % to women within reserved categories for the allotment in
catering units.
Policy giving preference to local domicile holders for commercial licenses at stations.
New system of allocating vacant berths after final charting to wayside stations.
Launch of the new Train at a Glance and new Time Table effective from 1st October 2016.
The 10 Humsafar Express trains and 7 Antyodaya express trains will run between various cities
announced.The 3 Tejas trains and The three UDAY Trains also announced.
CM & Union Petroleum Minister launch Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in J&K
CSIRs Platinum Jubilee Celebrations kicked off by PM Narendra Modi. During the event, Prime
Minister Modi released seven new plant varieties developed at CSIR laboratories and also interacted
with farmers of five states through video conferencing. The plants include new varieties
of lemongrass, citronella, vetiver and canna lily plant.
Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurates Krishi Unnati Mela in Mathura
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated six major Railway projects in Kerala including the
dedication of the newly-built 9.6-km long Tiruvalla-Chengannur double line which would ease the
heavy rail traffic congestion in the Ernakulam-Kottayam-Kayamkulam section.
The Spice Route Culinary Festival held in Kochi from September 23 to 26, 2016 .This festival was
organised by the Tourism Department in association with the UNESCO and the the Union Tourism
Ministry.
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The Second meeting of High Level Group of Eminent Experts from South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries held on September 22-23, 2016 in New Delhi.
Rajasthan became the first state to adopt centres Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all
its urban local bodies (ULB). Almost 5 lakh conventional street lights were replaced with LED street
lights across the state.
Uttar Pradesh and Bihars populations have the lowest median ages or youngest populations in
India while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest median ages, according to Census 2011 data,
compiled by Bengaluru-based think tank Takshashila Institution.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the day long INDOSAN India Sanitation Conference, which is
meant for taking stock of the progress made under the Swachh Bharat mission. 19 States and the
Union Territory of Chandigarh were rewarded with performance incentive for promoting urban
reforms under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) during 2015-16.
Rs.400 cr was earmarked for reform incentive during 2015-16. 23 States/UTs applied to the Ministry
of Urban Development. After verification of claims States/UT scoring 70% marks were identified for
giving reform incentive. Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and A & N Islands could not qualify.
The Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati RajShri
Narendra Singh Tomar addressed that by 2nd October, 2016, one lakh villages will become Open
Defecation Free, ODF and 40 Districts will achieve the status of ODF Districts in this financial Year.
Sikkim is the only State which has achieved the ODF status, and Kerala, Haryana, Gujrat and
Maharashtra will soon achieve the ODF status.
A two-day international conference on empowering handloom and Khadi held in Vadodara. This two
day conference is organised by Consortium of Green Fashion (CGF) in association with the
department of clothing, textiles of Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) of Baroda.
The 18th edition of World Congress of Criminology would be held in India from December 15-19
in Sonipat, Haryana.Theme : Urbanization, Globalization, Development and Crime: Opportunities
and Challenges of the XXI Century.
Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across LoC
The West Bengal Chief Minister Ms.Mamata Banerjee has decided to install monorail from Budge in
South 24-Parganas to Ruby Connector in Kolkata at a cost of 4,216 crore rupees. The 14-kilometrelong monorail route would connect Budge Budge to Ruby via Taratala, New Alipore and Prince
Anwar Shah Road and would come up at a cost of 4216 crore rupees.
The Centre would launch Progress Panchayat, an outreach campaign to create awareness about its
programmes for the welfare of religious minorities and remove theirfear and misconceptions about
the NDA government.
The Patna high court quashed the government notification completing banning liquor in the state by
saying it was ultra vires to the Constitution.The government decided to suspend Indus water
commission talks with Pakistan. This decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to review the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan amid a heightening tension
between the two countries.
The 16 trees located in Aravali and NCR to be notified as protected natural heritage, on the lines of
recognising special monuments in Delhi, announced by Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra. Some of
the tree in the list are banyan, ailanthus, mango, arjuna, and ashok.
Union governmnet approved the name change of Gurgaon. This city as well as the district of Gurgaon
would be known as Gurugram, which is located in the state of Haryana.
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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal approved the inclusion of Gosai/Goswami, Yadav/Aahir
and Rabari Communities in the list of Backward Classes of the state on the recommendations of the
state Backward Classes Commission
The government approved signing of an MoU with Singapore in order to give boost to innovation,
creativity and technological advancement in both countries.
Union Cabinet approves an Undertaking between India and Korea on Mutual Recognition of
Certificates for Seafarers, 1978.
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its expost facto approval for the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY). This scheme was launched on
14th July, 2003 and Varistha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) 2014 launched on 14th August, 2014.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs led by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
approved Project SAKSHAM.
Parliamentary panel led by Veerappa Moily to examine merger of budgets. Besides the budget, the
panel has also selected to review the disinvestment policy, banking sector in the country, Reserve
Bank of Indias emerging role and its framework
The Indira Gandhi International Airport had become Asia-Pacifics only and one of the worlds few
airports to achieve a carbon neutral status.
BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Meeting held in New Delhi. Ministers would deliberate to
adopt the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministerial Declaration. The Two day Meeting dedicated
sessions on key thematic areas, Employment Generation, Social Security and Inclusive Development
Including Formalization.
Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication of the Telangana government
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ISROs Development & Educational
Communication Unit (DECU) to improve services of its educational channel Mana TV.
Narendra Modi unveils a special package worth Rs. 200 crore for sporting activities in J&K.
Goa is all set to host three-day bird festival from November 11 to 13, in the view of attracting
audiences from both national and international.
The Postal Department released a commemorative stamp to honor the Mother Teresas canonization in
Mumbai. Union Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha released the stamp at a function
organised at Divine Child High School in Mumbai. The commemoratives Vaswanis design
represents the classic pose of Saint Terasa.
The Adi community dwelling in the Arunachal Pradesh has celebrated their annual socio-religious
festival Solung with traditional gaiety. The CM Pema Khandu took part in the celebration and also
announced the sanction of Rs 600 crore which would be equally spread to all the 60 Assembly
constituencies of the state to carry out development works.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated first Wifi hotspot Service from Chandigarh
With this Haryanas Gumthala Garhu village became the first Wifi hotspot in the Haryana telecom
circle under the bulk plan of BSNL.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh cleared the file for use of Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide
(PAVA) also called Nonivamide as an alternative to the pellet guns. The recommended chilli-filled
grenade which will be used in the rarest of rare cases. A seven member committee headed by Joint
Secretary in the Home Ministry T.V.S.N. Prasad was constituted by the centre to find alternative to the
Pellet guns which was introduced by the state police in 2010.
Haryana Government has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the US-based Apio Inc.
for processing and packaging of horticultural products.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Bharat Ratna Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
Learning Resource Centre in NIT, Silchar and start up centre in NIT Silchar under the start up India
campaign launched by Prime Minister. The world class library is established with the help
of University of Illinois, USA.
The Central Government launched the biggest Leprosy case detection campaign in India.32 crore
people, across 19 states and union territories, will be screened under the campaign.The objective is to
detect the disease early so that those affected can be saved from physical deformity.
Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided to amend the Hydropower Policy 2006 in respect to transfer of
shares by Himachalis to non-Himachalis. So that now Himachalis can sell or transfer 49% equity
shares to non-Himachalis at any stage after allotment of projects upto 2 MW capacity and full
disinvestment after two years of commissioning of the projects.
People across western Odisha are celebrating Nuakhai the agrarian festival of the region with
religious fervor and devotion.
The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region DoNER has gone live on e-office following a
innovative initiative by the department. The e-office platform would not only digitize the entire office
correspondence and file noting but also ensure an audit trail of all entries and correspondence, thus
providing an unprecedented level of accountability.
Centre launches National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI)for nurturing
ideas & innovation into start ups worth $15 Mn
(INR 100 Cr) programme to support startups in India.
Vasundhara Raje lead Rajasthan government signed MoU with an educational institutes, which will
adopt 50 Adarsh and Utkarsh Vidyalayas in the state for developing education sector infrastructure.
United Nations, has included Sanskrit, the most ancient and traditional language of India into its
charter. A charter binds the assembly of nations. The charter being translated into the Sanskrit
language is the first of its kind attempt to make it to such an important international document.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Gas4India campaign, aimed at promoting the
use of natural gas in the country and aim towards a gas-based economy.The campaign includes social
engagement via Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, and its official blogsite, as well as hyper local,
offline events to directly connect with consumers through discussions, workshops and cultural events.
Government launches dedicated pan-India Urja Mitra Helpline 14401 launched by Department of
Telecom (DoT) to provide theinformation about outages from power distribution companies to
customers.In future consumers can also get the information through the Urja mobile app.
Bihar School Examination Board(BSEB) become the first state board in India to link students
examination forms with their Aadhaar numbers to avoid duplication and facilitate easy access to
documents announced by BSEB chairman Anand Kishor.
Railways to implement Flexi Fare system in Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Duronto trainsunder the new flexi
fare system, usually which is followed by airlines, the base fare of tickets will increase with the rising
demand. The new fare structure will, however, not be applicable to 1 AC and executive class coaches.
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally launched his new political front Awaaz-ePunjabin Chandigarh.
The Central government agreed to provide special assistance for five years along with full funding of
the Pollavaram irrigation project and tax concessions to Andhra Pradeshannounced by Finance
Minister Arun Jaitely.
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya inaugurated the first phase
of Tele-medicine services of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for providing specialist
medical services at a distance to insured workers.
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Sikkim has been awarded the cleanest state in the list depend on the condition of sanitation in rural
areas of 26 states in which Prime Minister Narendra Modis home state Gujarat is ranked 14th and
Jharkhand comes last.The survey carried out last year by National Sample Survey Office
(NSSO) under the words of Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Sindhudurg in
Maharashtra emerged as the cleanest district in the country.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani dedicated 2 mbps downloadand 512 kbps upload digital
connectivity through BSNL to 6,000 villages in Gujarat.
Union Government launched a new service integration of DigiLocker with Driving Licenses (DL) &
Vehicle Registration Certificates (RC) in New Delhi.
The 5-day Youth Voters Festival held in Nagaland under the directives of the Election Commission of
India (ECI).It aims at increasing the electoral participation through voter registration and turnout to
increase the qualitative participation in terms of ethical and informed voting and to provide a
continuous electoral and democracy education to the people.
Government of India has launched a registration module for them so that they can be reached in an
emergency. Students Registration Module has been started on madad.gov.in/ for Indian students
studying abroad.
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry sanctioned Rs.359.52 for the welfare ofdalits as part of
its special assistance scheme under the scheme of Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Scheduled
Class Sub Plan(SCSP) for the year 2016-17, the amount of Rs.359 crore has been released to 18
states.
Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma declared that there would be a complete ban on use of polythene
in all national monuments and tourist destinations to carry forward the Swachh Bharat Mission, the
government chose the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi from 2nd October.The ban would be
applicable to the protected zone or 100-m radius of the monuments.
All women PCR(Police Control Room) Vans flagged off by Delhi Police commissionerAlok Kumar
Verma in five primary areas Vigyan Bhawan, Jesus & Mary College, Khan Market Metro Station,
American Centre at Kasturba Gandhi Marg, and Moti Lal Nehru Marg .
The Department of Post (DoP) has launched a toll free helpline number 1924 that will allow users
across the country to register their grievances.
Union Cabinet, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi, has approved the creation of the Higher Education
Financing Agency (HEFA) to give a major push for creation of high quality infrastructure in premier
educational institutionswith an authorised capital of Rs.2,000 crore and the Government equity would
be Rs.1,000 crore.
Himachal Pradesh government had notified the guidelines for transparent auction and scientificmining
and hiked the penalty for offences under mining act. Imprisonment up to two years or fine up
to Rs.25,000 orboth has been made for those involved in illegal mining of minerals, their
transportation and holding.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs led by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has
approved the proposal for initiation of the Third Phase of Technical Education Quality Improvement
Programme (TEQIP).
Haryana government approved a Rs 143 crore project for re-construction of Jawahar Lal Nehru (JLN)
Canal system to achieve the goal of Har Khet Ko Pani (water to every field).
India offers additional developmental assistance of one billion dollars to Afghanistan.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched a website to provide information on the celebration
of 350th Prakash Utsav of the Sikh guru in 2017. The website has been developed by tourism
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department. Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanaks Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak
Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak.
The possession of Aadhaar number of an individual by Agencies should not be allowed to publish or
display the information publicly and would have to ensure security and confidentiality of the 12-digit
resident identification number under the Aadhaar Act. Based on the offence, the penalty could go up
tothree years imprisonment or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or both. The Act specified a severe penalty of
at least Rs.10 lakh for unauthorized access to CIDR.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar launches re-designed website of Department of Defence
Production (DDP) which is more user friendly, universally accessible and less vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the water supply and irrigation projects worth ofRs 4800
crore under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna at Limkheda in Dahod district, Gujarat on his 66th
birthday anniversary celebrations.
Indian Railways marked the Swachh Paryavaran Diwas (Clean Environment Day) by launching
the SwachhtaSaptah (Cleanliness Week). The programme was launched by Union Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced funds for renovation of churches and mosques
under the Waqf board. She has ordered release of Rs. 3 crore for the corpus fund.
A petition asked Centre to take steps to declare Hindi as Indias national language. This was
withdrawn from Delhi High Court after it declared that the constitution did not provide for a national
language.Under Article 351 (of the Constitution), Union Government is duty bound to promote and
propagate Hindi language so that it might serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the
composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment.
This judicial innovation, formalised by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the Rajiv
Gandhi killers case in December 2015, helped get rid of death penalty and addressed the genuine
concerns of the society. A three-judge Bench led by Justice J. Chelameswar observed the judgment.
The innovation involved substituting death penalty with a special category of life
imprisonment without the benefit of release on remission for prolonged periods ranging from 25 to 30
years, if not more.
The Union Cabinet decided to merge the Railway budget with the General budget and agreed inprinciple to advance the date of its presentation in Parliament from the usual February end.
Cabinet approves provision of submarine optical fiber cable connctivity between Chennai and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the proposal of Ministry of Shipping to enact Admiralty
(Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill 2016 and to repeal five archaic admiralty
statutes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved shutting down of Hindustan Diamond
Company Pvt Ltd (HDCPL). This company is a joint venture between the Centre and De Beers
Centenary Mauritius Ltd (DBCML) which supplies rough diamonds to the processing industry.
Government approves highway projects worth Rs 2,600 crore in 5 states. The states namely Uttar
Pradesh ,Nagaland, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa announced the Amma Two-Wheeler Service Training Centre across
the state.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals in association under the project title Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi
Yojana (PMJAY) ensured the availability of generic medicines at affordable prices for all by
with Central Pharma Public Sector Undertakings.
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Lutyens Delhis iconic Race Course Road, where the Prime Ministers residence is located, would be
known as Lok Kalyan Marg.A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting of the New
Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. A notification would
be issued to complete the process of renaming the road.
The Gujarat High Court rejected the governments notification granting 10 percent quota for
EBCs (economically backward classes) in educational institutions. The Anandiben Patel government
had approved the reservation to placate the Patidar community.
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bhartireleased Rs 315
crore to Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for building toilets under Swachh Bharat campaign
(Gramin) during 2016-17 along Ganga river. Till date 14,500 toilets have been constructed under this
scheme
PLACES IN NEWS
The Guinness World Records has declared Majuli in Assam as the largest river island in the world.
The beautiful river island is situated on the Brahmaputra River. It has toppled Marajo in Brazil to
clinch the record. Mjuli or Majoli is the world biggest river island in the world in the Brahmaputra
River, Assam, India.
The Rajasthan High Court launched the e-stamp facility in its Jodhpur and Jaipurbenches
simultaneously. Rajasthan has become the fourth state in the country to provide the facility.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari laid
foundation stone of Patanjali Mega food park in Mihan
The Much Awaited Spanish made Talgo train has successfully completed its speed trial in less than 12
hours between national capital Delhi and financial capital Mumbai which is four hours less than
the fastest Rajdhani Express.
An agriculture museum inaugurated at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) in
Raipur. Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Das Tandon, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan
Singh, Chief Minister Raman Singh and state agriculture minister Brijmohan Agrawalhave
participated at the inauguration ceremony.
Arunachal Pradeshs first Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Store inaugurated by MoS Shri Mansukh
Mandaviyaat Naharlagun, Itanagar.
Keralites all over the world celebrated the auspicious 10-day-long harvest festival of the state. It was
being celebrated by people of all religions in the Malayalam month of Chingam every year.
Andhra Pradesh became the second state in the country after Gujarat to achieve 100 per cent
electrification of households by the latest report. JM Financials published the report based on a
national-level survey on electrification in various states.
Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi launched Coastal Clean Up as part of the 31nd International Coastal
Clean Up Day. The drive was being carried out in all coastal pockets in Puducherry.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a district status for Dadri, the biggest subdivision in the state.Now number of districts in the State rised to 22 from 21.It is the biggest subdivision in the state.
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singhinaugurated the eVMS (e-Visitor Management System) at the Krishnapatnam port in Nellore as part of the Ease of
Doing Business initiatives.
Three Guinness World Records were created at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir and Scheme of Assistance
to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fittings of Aids/Appliances (ADIP) Camp in Navsari, Gujarat. Prime
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Minister Narendra Modis 66th birthday was marked by these three world records set at events held at
Navsari.
Kohima police recovered two bombs of the World War II era from PR Hill Colony.The bombs of the
World War II era that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
Airports Authority of India(AAI) has given its approval to a proposed site for the Pune International
Airport at Purandar in Pune announced by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
A grand spiritual gathering that happens once in 12 years and is referred to as theKumbhMela of the
Himalayas had begun in Ladakhs biggest monastery, Hemis, to commemorate the millennial birth
anniversary of the scholar saint Naropa.
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The Jamaat-e-Islami party figure Mir Quasem Ali, at Kashimpur Central Jail on the outskirts of the
capital Dhaka has been executed for war crimes including murder, confinement, torture and incitement
to religious hatred during the war which he committed in 1971.
Sri Lanka has been certified as malaria-free island country by World Health Organisation (WHO), the
island nation is the second in the WHO South-East Asia Region to eliminate malaria after Maldives.
Mexico has set up consultate in Chennai to explore Free Trade Agreement with India.It is Mexicos
third consulate in India and first consulate in south India that will cater to Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ramkumar Varadarajan was appointed as Honorary
Consul of Mexico for Southern India
Worlds longest bullet train network length of 2000kms established by China Railway. Construction of
the line started in December 2012. The line has 9 stations and trains run at a speed of up to 300 kph.
The Surgeons at John Radcliffe Hospital in the UK used Robot to remove a membrane and restore
sight of Bill Beaver for the first time. He is 70.The Preceyes surgical robot was developed by a Dutch
company, a spin-out of Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands.
Yogalates is one of the 1,200 new words added in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary
(OED). OED is one of the largest and longest-running language research projects in the world said by
chief editor of the OED, Michael Proffitt
China completes the worlds highest bridge standing 1,850 feet above the ground. This Bridge was
named Beipan River, the waterway it crosses, the incredible structure has a 720-metre-wide span
(2,363 feet) and is a part of the Hangrui Highway, a 3,405-kilometre-long (2,115 miles) national
motorway linking Hangzhou city in southern China with Ruili city on the China-Myanmar border.
India had complained to the World Trade Organization about support given to therenewable energy
industry in eight U.S. states.
The Indian government declared that the country wasfree from the contagious avian influenza (H5N1),
also known as bird flu.The Department of Animal Husbandryunder the Agriculture Ministry reported
to theWorld Organization for Animal Health. However, the ministry stressed the need for continued
surveillance.
The deployment of a U.N. political mission to monitor a cease-fire between the government of
Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC was approved by the Security
Council.
US President Obama designated the first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean, protecting
fragile deep-sea ecosystems off the coast of New England as theNortheast Canyons and Seamounts
Marine National Monument.
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Worlds largest permanent shiplift designed by Chinese and German engineers on ChinasThree
Gorges Dam began its trial. It is the largest and most sophisticated shiplift in the world.The worlds
biggest water project is located in central Chinas Hubei province .
President Vladimir Putins United Russia party won parliamentary election. With this Putin cemented
his supremacy over Russias political system when his rulingUnited Russia party took three quarters of
the seats in parliament in a weekend election, paving the way for him to run for a fourth term as
president.
The 10-week long festival Confluence: Festival of India was inaugurated by Union Tourism and
Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma in Sydney to showcase the countrys rich and diverse culture was
kicked off in iconic Sydney Opera House .
The European Union Agency for Railways launched a Safety Alert IT tool(SAIT) at the Inno Trans
fair in Berlin in an effort to increase transparency in rail safety incident.
India, the US and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their shared interests in combating terrorism and
advancing peace and security in the region.
India business, culture festival held in Chinese city Yangzhou
UNSC adopts a resolution to reinforce the objectives of a major treaty banning nuclear testamid
growing nuclear threat posed by the Democratic People s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan had moved out of the Saarc summit in Pakistan in November,
citing an unsuitable environment for the annual gathering of South Asian leaders.
Pakistans lower house of Parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the
right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the way to enacting a law aimed at protecting
womens rights
The US and Vietnam navies began their 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA, Vietnam
2016 at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang.
Colombias center-right government and the Marxist FARC(Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia) rebel group signed a peace deal on Monday to end a half-century war that killed a quarter
of a million people
China for the first time had deployed a robot to maintain security at one of its busiest airports in
Guangdong Province. The Anbot, a security robot hired for its first job at the Shenzhen airport where
it was making round-the-clock patrols through the departure hall in Terminal 3, state-run.
India and China hold a high level dialogue, where they discussed ways to enhance security and
cooperation to combat terror as officials from the two sides exchanged information on policies and
legislation to deal with terrorism at the first high-level dialogue and they reached important
consensus in Beijing, China.
SAARC have released an operation plan running through to 2025 on September 27, 2016. SASEC OP
(operational plan) is the programs first comprehensive long-term plan to promote greater economic
cooperation among members.
India dubbed Pakistan as a country with terror as its calling card and urged the United Nations to
isolate such countries which permit terrorists to carry on their activities unimpeded.
A 26-year-old woman Kate McWilliams from UK become the worlds youngest ever commercial
airline captain of easy jet. She first became interested in planes after attending an air show at age four.
India has secured the 39th rank, climbing 16 places from last year, on the annual Global
Competitiveness Index prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The list is topped by
Switzerland.
Cuba, Russia signed Agreement on Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation
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Measles has been eradicated from the Americas due to decades of vaccination efforts, making it
the first region of the world to rid itself of the disease was announced by global health authorities.
FOREIGN VISITS
PM Visit to Vietnam and China

India and Vietnam signed 12 agreements, signalling a strong upward push in their strategic ties in the
field of defence, IT, space, double taxation and sharing white shipping information.
India grants $500 million to Vietnam to bolster defence ties andIt is noted that the Prime Minister also
announced a grant of $5 million for the establishment of a Software Park in the Telecommunications
University in Nha Trang.PM Modi presented with a hand-painted oil-painting of himself by a Chinese
painter and Chinese translations of ancient Indian texts including Bhagavad Gita and essays of Swami
Vivekananda.
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sri Lanka and Canada Visit:
Sri Lanka Visit September 26-27
During the visit, a meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Business Forum was held which was attended by
the Commerce and Industry Minister and Mr Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development
Strategies and International Trade of Sri Lanka.
India will invest up to $2 billion in Sri Lanka over the next four years in a range of sectors
including real estate, energy and infrastructure.
Canada Visit September 29 - 30:
The Minister attended 3rd Annual Ministerial Dialogue held on 29th September 2016 at Toronto, Canada.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Arrives in India for Three-Day Visit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on a three-day visit to India and to hold talks with Prime
Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to step up engagement in areas of security, counter-terrorism and
trade. It is noted thatIndia and Egypt have a strong economic relationship.
PM Modi & Egyptian President signed maritime transport agreement and India and Egypt decided to
step up their overall defence and security cooperation to tackle the twin challenges of terrorism and
radicalisation besides enhancing economic and trade engagements thereby signalling a major shift in
ties.
Nepal PM Prachanda On a three day visit to India
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachandaarrived in New Delhi for a three-day state visit to
India. The major agreements sealed between the Indian and Nepali delegations included upgrade of road
network in Nepal and two line of credit agreements between Nepal and the Exim Bank.
India, Nepal sign three agreements including improvement of road network
India and Nepal signed three agreements including improvement of road network to cement ties
between the two neighbors.
The two countries signed MoU for project management consultancy services for up gradation and
improvement of road infrastructure in Terai area of Nepal.
India also gave 750 million dollar line of credit for post earthquake reconstruction of the Himalayan
nation.
Nepal PM visited Jhakri town to inspect Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is visited Jhakri town in Shimla district
of Himachal Pradesh to inspect Asias biggest underground Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project.The
project has a power generation capacity of 1500 megawatt.
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Shri Radha Mohan Singh Concluded 3 Days Israel Visit
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh concluded his three day Israel
Visit. The Union Minister led a four member official delegation to Israel to deepen bilateral engagement in
agriculture.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCES
The two-day BRICS Convention on Tourism was flagged off on September 1 in Khajuraho Madhya
Pradesh. The BRICS nations were represented by the Minister of Tourism, South Africa Mr. D.A.
Hanekom and delegations from Russia and China.
The Environment Ministers of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries
meeting held on September 16, in Goa to strengthen mutual cooperation.
The sixth meeting of BRICS High Representatives responsible for security held at New Delhi. Shri
Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser, Government of the Republic of India presided over the
meeting.
India hosted the sixth Brics meeting on Agriculture and Agrarian Development and deliberate on
priority areas of cooperation between the five countries of the bloc. The two-day conference started
with an official-level meeting to be followed by ministerial meeting the next day.
5th BIRAC Innovators Meet kick started with the theme Biotech Innovation Ecosystem
Strategizing the Next Leapin New Delhi. The event was attended by Chief Guest Honble Union
Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhanand Guest of Honour,
Honble Minister of State (MoS), Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri YS Chowdary.
The Union government was organised a two-day BRICS Wellness workshop in Bengaluru. The
workshop to be held at Hotel Shangrila will be attended by delegates from Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa (BRICS) to explore areas of mutual co-operation.
Two days India US economic summit began in New Delhi on September 14 to provide a valuable
opportunity to assess developments across India-US trade relationship, economy and society. The
summit is hosted by the chambers of North India council.
The three-day Investment Summit (IITIS) 2016 is an initiative of the Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India in association with Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI) and
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the summit
in New Delhi.
The three day International Seafood Show held to discuss the challenges and strategies for the Indian
fishing industry which is on the road to achieving USD 10 billion exports by
2020 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The third Northeast Connectivity Summit held at the Pragya Bhavan at Agartala, Tripura to discuss
connectivity of the landlocked Northeast region that is surrounded by several foreign nations.
The 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit was the eleventh meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20). It was held
on 45 September 2016 in the city of Hangzhou. It was the first ever G20 summit to be hosted
in China and the second Asian country after 2010 G20 Seoul summit was hosted in South Korea.It is
noted that Barack Obama and Xi Jinping announced the ratification of the Paris Agreement of
the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference by their countries. After they did it, it is 26
countries which have ratified the agreement so far; the United States and China represent respectively
18 percent and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
4th ASEAN-India Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit held in Vientiane, Laos PDR with the
invitation of H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao PDR. The Summits was attended
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by Heads of State/Government of the 10 ASEAN and 18 East Asia Summit Participating Countries
respectively. In the margins, Prime Minister will also hold bilateral meetings with several leaders.
The 6th Edition of IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 held in the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu
is hosted by the State of Hawaii with the support of the Department of State of the USA.
The 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Congress will focus on the
theme Planet at the Crossroads.
17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM summit) held in Venezuela. Vice President Hamid Ansari held
talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on a host of issues of mutual interest.
The US government had decided to become a partner country for the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit, which was prepared to be held in January 2017.
UN organized first-ever summit on movement of 65.3 million refugees and migrants. Global leaders
gathered for the first of two high-profile days of meetings on the issues of migration and refugees at
the U.N. headquarters in New York. This meeting attempted to forge a global response to the plight of
the 65.3 million people forcibly displaced worldwide.
The two-day meeting is arranged by the Indian Petroleum Companies to deliberate the need for an
LPG-enabled household and use of traditional cooking fuels in Bhubaneswar.
Tea Board of India and The United Planters Association of Southern India (Upasi) were jointly
conducted the India international Tea convention at Ooty in Nilgiris.The highlight of the convention
would be the business session in which around 500 delegatesfrom around the world were expected to
participate. There would be a special focus on south Indian teas. The tea that won the12th edition of
golden leaf awards held in Dubai was featured at the event.
Sri Lankan Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe inaugurated the five day long 69th session of
WHO (World Health Organisation) Regional committee meeting at Colombo on 5 September 2016.In
the Regional meeting all the 11 countries of South East Asia including Indias Health and Family
Welfare Minister JP Nadda took part in the event.
Shri J P Nadda led the yoga session at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee of SouthEast Asia Region at Colombo, Sri lanka.Nadda was accompanied by Health Ministers of several
nations in the Yoga session and more than a hundred participants.
Sri Lanka worked with The South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHOSEARO). It is the first of WHOs six regional outfits. WHO SEARO provided leadership on health
matters and relevant policy options and technical support.
Union Minister for Chemicals and Petrochemicals Anant Kumar has inaugurated INDIA-CHEM
2016 International Conference in Mumbai. The 3-day 9th Biennial International Exhibition and
Conference begun in Mumbai includes 23 countries, 282 exhibitors alone. The Largest event of
chemicals and petrochemicals industry in India in its 9 st rd edition, i.e. India Chem 2016, would be
organized from 1 3 September 2016, jointly byDepartment of Chemicals and Petrochemicals,
Government of India and FICCI.
The Odisha government in association with International Labor Organization(ILO) organised a twoday national conference on laborin Bhubaneswar.Union minister of state for labour and
employment Bandaru Dattatreya and ministers and chairpersons of labour welfare boards of 29
states attended the conference.
First International Sikh Conclave started in Bihar, ahead of 350th birth anniversary celebration of
Guru Gobind Singh. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that the state government was
organised this conclave ahead of the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh,
the 10th Sikh guru, in Patna Sahib.
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The IoT(Internet Of Things) India Congress 2016 is Indias first completely integrated IoT
platform hosted in Benglore that aims to bring together the key stakeholders across the value chain and
verticals to collaborate, ideate and share a common road map for IoT implementation.
RANKINGS & REPORTS
Mandi in Himachal Pradesh is the cleanest district in the hilly areas of rural India whereas Sindhudurg
in Maharashtra is the cleanest among districts situated in the plains; according to Swachh
Survekshan or the Cleanliness Index for Rural India released by rural development minister Narendra
Tomar.
The World Bank has recently released a Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 report titled
Connecting to Complete 2016. The Logistics Performance Index Report is published by World Bank
every two years. India has now been ranked 35 amongst 160 countries compared to rank of 54 in LPI
2014. The list is topped by Germany.
According to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), almost 50 million children throughout
the world have been uprooted from their homes by war, violence or persecution. Around 28 million
children around the globe have been driven from their homes byviolent conflict, with nearly as many
abandoning their homes in search of a better life.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have
maintained their spots among the top 15 varsities in the world, according to Quacquarelli Symonds
(QS) global university rankings for 2016/2017. Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
emerged top in this years global rankings, while Stanford University overtook Harvard University to
take second place. In Indian Insitutions Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Bombay placed on the
top with the rank of 219.
India has slipped by 10 positions to 112th, as it fared badly across categories including legal system
and regulation, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report. Hong Kong
and Singapore, once again, occupy the top two positions. Next comes New Zealand and Switzerland,
two countries almost always in the top five.
A recent survey among the travelers revealed that Five Indian museums featured among the best 25 in
Asia while Lehs Hall of Fame has topped the India list as a must-visit place.
The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horse in China topped the Asia list.Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City tooped the overall list.
According to a new report by Google and KPMG , the Indian digital classifieds industry is projected to
grow three times to $1.2 billion by 2020. Google and KPMG the Digital Classifieds in India 2020
report, which says the next phase of growth of such ads will be driven by the rapid growth of eservices, real estate and automobiles.
For the first time in the history, 31 Indian institutes have found a place in the Times Higher Education
World University Rankings 2016-17. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is Indias top
institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17 list. The
Overall list is topped by University of Oxford in the UK.
The CBS comedy claimed TVs four best-paid actors, according to the annual list released by Forbes
Magazine. Jim Parsons, star of American humorous drama The Big
Bang Theory, had been named the highest-paid TV actor of 2016 by Forbes magazine for the second
year running.
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The City of Kolkata has entered into the top 100 in the sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations
Cities Index. Five Indian cities have made it to the top 100 destination cities for 2016.Mumbai,
Chennai, Delhi and Pune are the four other cities in the list. Kolkata ranks 62nd in the index.
According to the study, Bangkok is projected to receive 21.47 million international overnight visitors
in 2016.
A new index developed to assess each countrys achievement on a range of health indicators
ranks India at 143 in a list of 188 countries. This first global analysis to assess countries on sustainable
development goal (SDG) health performance was launched at a special event at the UN General
Assembly. The Health Index 2016 is topped by Iceland.
The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of Singapore declared Maharashtra as ranked highest
according to a broad measure of Ease of Doing Business (EDB) in Indian states. It is noted that the
new index has given 21 major states entirely different ranks when compared with the World Banks
Ease of Doing Business Index.
According to the latest RBI Report,Andhra Pradesh had emerged on the top among all other states
in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16, pushing the previous years topper Maharashtra to the
third spot. Andhra Pradesh attracted an investment of Rs.21,914crore out of the Rs.1,38,700
crore gross investments across India, the state government officially released, quoting a report by the
Reserve Bank of India was 8.1 per cent.
State Bank of India (SBI) chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar
and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma entered the list of 50 most powerful women based outside the
United States by Fortune magazine. Banco Santander group executive chairman Ana Botn repeats as
No. 1, in a time of economic and political volatility for all.
Priyanka Chopra has become the first Indian star to enter theForbes list of highest paid television
actresses in the world. Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara topped Forbes magazines annual
list of best paid television actresses for the fifth year in a row, earning $43 million.
Indias 100 Richest People : Forbes
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped Forbess annual list of Indias
100 richest tycoons with a net worth of $22.7 billion. The combined net worth of Indias 100
wealthiest is $381 billion, a rise of 10 percent from $345 billion in 2015. In the Womens list Savitri
Jindal ranked 19 th with an earnings of $5.3Bn
Fortune has released its Fortune 51 Most Powerful Women Rankings. PepsiCo CEO and chairman
Indra Nooyi is the only Indian-origin woman in Fortunes 51 Most Powerful Women list that is topped
by Mary Barra, CEO and chairman of General Motors. The list comprises of22 CEOs of major
companies and many more corner office contenders in all industries. Nine newcomers and one
return. Over $1.1 trillion in market capitalization.
BANKING & FINANCE
Eventhough the Finance Ministry is still optimistic of close to 8 per cent growth this fiscal, the Central
Statistics Office on Wednesday said the countrys GDP grew at 7.1 percent in the first quarter.
The Canadian Province of British Columbia becomes the first foreign governmententity to issue
a Masala bond, choosing London, the global home for Masala bonds, for its listing.Initial price
guidance for the benchmark-sized offering with a tenor of three years and four months is 6.68-6.73
percent.
Govt Notifies Constitution Of Monetary Policy Committee Under RBI Act
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The appointments committee of the cabinet approved the names of Chetan Ghate, a professor at Indian
Statistical Institute, Pami Dua, director at Delhi School of Economics (DSE); and Ravindra Dholakia,
professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad,
The Government has decided to raise the Employees Provident Fund ( EPF) investment in Exchange
Traded Funds from present 5 per cent to 10 per cent.
Interest rates on small savings schemes have been reduced marginally by 0.1 percent for the OctoberDecember quarter of 2016-17, leading to lower returns on Public Provident Fund, Kisan Vikas Patra,
Sukanya Samriddhi Account, among others.
Karnataka Bank has inked a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with Birla Sun Life Asset
Management Company for distribution of mutual fund products.
Maharashtra based DCB Bank launched its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) application. The UPI
interface was billed as a revolutionary of sorts in digital banking by the NCPI.
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund was appointed by the government to manage the second CPSE
exchange traded fund (ETF) comprising stocks of PSUs in the current fiscal with an estimated corpus
of Rs.6,000 crore. The appointment criteria and evaluation process comprises both technical and
financial parameters. The competitors were Reliance, HDFC SBI, UTI, Kotak and Birla Sunlife.
The RBI has given approval toRs 26,000-crore cash credit limit (CCL) for purchasing paddy in pollbound Punjab. The state government will seek approval of the Centre by sending the RBIs approval
letter for the release of funds for the purchase of paddy
The first meeting of the GST Council, the tax department today came out with three draft rules and
their formats relating to registration, invoice and payments which would be finalised by week-end.
The World Trade Organization lowered its global trade forecast, warning that antiglobalisation rhetoric and Brexit were pushing trade growth to its slowest pace since the financial
crisis. The WTO announced that global trade was now estimated to expand by just 1.7 percent this
year, compared to its April projection of 2.8 percent.
According to New World Wealth, Indias financial capital Mumbai, home to 45,000 millionaires and
28 billionaires, is the wealthiest city in the country with total wealth of $820 billion.
DCB Bank, an emerging new-generation private sector bank, announced the launch of mVisa, a
mobile based payment solution that will make payments at retail outlets much easier.Now Customers
can pay now through their smartphones by scanning the unique Quick Response (QR) code at the
retail outlet.
MobiKwik, fin-tech player has launched one-step offline payments with Bubble Pin.The pin is a
combination of numbers and alphabets. Bubble pin also makes the transaction more secure as no
phone number is required to be shared.
ICICI Bank has announced the deployment of Software Robotics for business processes across various
functions of the bank. The bank said that the software robots have reduced the response time to
customers by up to 60% and have increased accuracy to 100%.
Reserve Bank has allowed foreign investors to buy up to 100 per cent in Crompton Greaves Consumer
Electricals Ltd. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs)
can now invest up to 100 per cent of the paid up capital of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals
Limited under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).
HDFC ERGO, a leading Private sector non-life insurer has implemented Weather Based Crop
Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) in Assam, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kimand New Development Bank President K.V.
Kamath signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in addressing
global infrastructure needs in Washington D.C on Sept. 9, 2016.
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Electricity generator Tata Power and ICICI Venture grouped together to take over stressed power
assets in India. Tata Power holds a 26 per cent stake and ICICI Ventures holds 74 per cent stake in
Resurgent Power Ventures.
BSE Ltd, Indias second-biggest stock exchange filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in order to
list its shares on larger rival National Stock Exchange (NSE). Earlier BSE filed draft papers with
markets regulator Sebi to raise an estimated Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 1,300 crore through initial public
offering (IPO).
FreeCharge partnership with Axis Bank and launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) that allows
instant transactions from a smartphone using a virtual payment address (VPA)
e-nivaran(electronic resolution) for online redressal of taxpayers grievances launched
by CBDT(Central Board of Direct Taxes). Taxpayers can register complaints related todelay in
refunds, filing of e-returns, Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), PAN issues, and those pertaining to their
Assessing Officer (AO).
India is among the 10 richest countries in the world with total individual wealth of USD 5,600
billion India is among the top prospective markets for luxury brands worldwide according to the study
by New World Wealth, India, along with Sri Lanka, Vietnam, mauritius and China, offered strong
opportunity for growth in luxury and wealth management space.
Private sector Bank, Axis has tied up with Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to offer specialised
banking courses.The partnership will offer courses like Masters in Commerce (MCom), Master of
Financial Management (MFM), Master of Financial Management (Risk & Insurance) MFM RI,
Master of Foreign Trade (MFT).
The National Highways Authority (NHAI) reported that the State Bank of India,Punjab National
Bank, IDFC Bank and the digital wallet PayTM would also start issuing the tags, which were required
for electronic toll collection.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Indias foreign exchange reserves went up to$371.27
billion as on September 9. According to data released by the RBI, the reserves stood at $371.27 billion
as on September 9, as against $367.76 billion as on Sep 2.
Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited had joined hands with mobile payments
company Paytm to provide health insurance to cab and auto drivers.
Federal Bank, Kochi-based Private Sector Bank has launched its second Federal Skill Academy at
Coimbatore, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) initiatives. The first one being
inaugurated last year at Ernakulam.
Infrastructure Development Finance Company(IDFC) Limited has issued commercial Papers of
Rs.700 crore. The company issued Commercial Papers for an aggregate amount of Rs 700 crore on
September 12, 2016 having maturity date ofSeptember 29, 2016.
BSE Sensex collaborate with Twitter to provide live updates of S&P to its investors.. It is the first
collaboration in Asia between a stock exchange and a social networking site.
Moodys reported that the reform process was slow and gradual with muted private investment and
NPAs posing a challenge and announced that it could upgrade Indias rating in 1-2 years if it was
convinced that reforms were tangible.Moodys, which has a Baa3 rating with a positive outlook,
reported evidence of policymakers working towards a faster fiscal consolidation, reducing the debtGDP ratio and addressing infrastructure and monsoon volatility challenges would determine an
upgrade.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance IPO opens. ICICI Bank owns 68 percent of the company and decided
to sell 12.65% stake though this IPO.At the upper end of the price band, IPO would raise over Rs 6000
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Cr. Britains Prudential PLC, which owns nearly 26% of the company, was not selling any of its stake
in the IPO.
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan of $631
million or Rs.4228.9 crore (at Tuesdays exchange rate) for building Indias first coastal industrial
corridor between Visakhapatnam and Chennai.
World Bank will invest nearly 1,000 crore rupees in Assam for the betterment of the inland
waterways. The amount will be utilised to develop inland waterways including ghats.
Public sector lender Vijaya Bank had launched e-deposit facility to facilitate term deposits by
customers in its bid to ramp up deposit base of the bank. E-deposit would facilitate the existing Vijaya
Bank customers to open term deposit accounts through e-banking facility. The three innovative
information technology products had launched VPAYQWIK, Vijaya *99# and V-eConnect+.
Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has launched an application, Kotak Now that would allow new
customers to open an account. It is an end-to-end application wherein a customer will be able to open
a bank account within 10 minutes.
Public sector lender Andhra Bank announced that it had entered into agreements with private
insurers Cigna TTK and Reliance General Insurance to provide health and general insurance services
to its customers.
HDFC, Airtel and State Bank of India named in the Top 50 valued brands by the The third annual
BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Indian Brands report released by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown.
The list is topped by Moratge lender HDFC.
Mobile payments and loans start-up ftcash in association with ICICI Bank is the first fintech startup to launch Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to provide flexibility to our 5,000-plus merchants to
accept electronic payments at a lower cost and better convenience.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority(IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh and
another penalty of Rs 5 lakh has been imposed on SBI Life Insurance. For violations of various norms,
including guidelines on accepting business from a corporate agent after the expiry of licence. It had
done 621 policies after expiry of licence
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Chairperson of Samruddhi Cooperative
Bank Kanchan Gadkari launched the Banks first-ever RuPay Card in central India.
BUSINESS
Digital payments platform, MobiKwik andSamagra, an NGO serving urban poor launchedMGullak in Pune to promote the habit of savings among Urban Poor.
Tech giant Microsoft is setting up a cyber security centre in the heart of New Delhi to arm
governments and private agencies with all-round intelligence on cyber attacks within India.
South Koreas LG Electronics Inc is partnering with Amazon.com Inc on smart-home services,
enabling the Amazon services such as the Alexa virtual assistant on some of the electronics makers
devices.
Infosys , a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, announced the launch
of Skava Commerce, a modern, mobile-first and modular e-commerce platform that delivers
engaging omni-channel experiences.
HCL and IBM have entered a 15-year partnership for automation and development and operations.
This partnership will enable the both companies to focus their technical teams on native cloud and
cognitive solutions, as well as industry-specific opportunities.
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Tech giants Microsoft and Adobe announced a major partnership to promote the use of each others
cloud-computing tools among their mutual customers.
Sun Pharma signs deal with ICGEB to develop Indias first dengue vaccine
Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft have joined hands to announce a historic
partnership on AI and machine learning.
Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval
for closure of Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL), Kolkata as per the provisions of the Companies Act,
1956/2013, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and other relevant Acts.
The Competition Commission of India fined 11 cement companies and their lobby group Cement
Manufacturers Association (CMA) to a sum of Rs 6,714 crore for alleged cartelization. These cement
companies includes ACC, Lafarge, Ultratech, Jayprakash Associates, Binani and their trade
association the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) on charges of cartelization in the sector.
BHEL has commissioned the fourth and last unit of the 440 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric
Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal.
US based tech giants Microsoft, Google and Sales force have officially adopted the EU-US Privacy
Shield framework which enables these majors to receive personal data from the European Union (EU)
in agreement with the new standards.
TCS has partnered with Thanjavur-based SASTRA Deemed University to train over 2,000 teachers
from Tamil Nadu on digital teaching methods.
TCS unveils new unemployment insurance system to provide unemployment insurance by the
Mississippi, Rhode Island and Maine Consortium to help unemployed individuals. Mississippi is
the first state to launch this kind of Unemployment Insurance System.
A major big defence corruption probe is prepared to come to India. Its a joint US Brazil
investigation into bribery charges against Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer that has been
expanded to include the sales made to India.
The first Cyber security Index launched by Kaspersky Lab to measure the current cyber threat
levels faced by Internet users.The Kaspersky Cyber security Index is based on the data, collected from
thousands of users across the globe in 21 countries in August 2016.The index will combine three
indicators which will be measured every six months to assess the level of risk.
Government has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines that is given more freedom to states in spending
money under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) to meet local developmental
requirements. Under the new norms, flexi-funds in each CSS has been increased from the
current 10%to 25% for states and 30% for Union Territories.
BankBazaar.com, Indias leading financial marketplace, had launched the worlds first multi-brand,
paperless e-KYC platform for instant loan approval
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, had
approved the proposal of Department of Consumer Affairs on enhancing the buffer stock for pulses up
to 20 lakh tonnes.
The Punjab Cabinet today decided to abolish the stamp duty of 2% levied on immovable
property while awarding the power of attorney.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been conferred the prestigious membership of the AsiaPacific Aerospace Quality Group (APAQG) under the category Full Member with voting
rights. India, the seventh nation to join the APAQG under TRHE International Aerospace Quality
Group (IAQG).
Union Government had notified new import policy for marble & travertine blocks with effect
from October 1, 2016. The Minimum Import Price (MIP) for marble blocks had been reduced to 200
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US dollar per metric ton. The basic customs duty on import of marble and travertine blocks had been
increased from 10% to 40% to address the interest of domestic producers.
NTPC has signed a pact with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to implement energy efficient
LED lighting solutions for all its projects, stations and offices across the country. EESLis the
implementing agency for both the programmes Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)
and Street Lights.
Rays Power Infra will set up a 100 mw solar power plant in Uttarakhand under Uttarakhand
Renewable Energy Development Agencys (UREDA) competitive bidding for 2015-16.
Adani Green Energy Ltd is connected the 648 mega watt (MW) solar power plant to 400 KW
substation of Tantransco at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.
Indias largest e-commerce company Flipkart currently had 100 million registered users to becomes
the first company to reach this milestone in a single country outside the US and China.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Two Indians Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna and campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging
Bezwada Wilson were among six persons who received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award for
2016 in Manila.
Irrfan Khan was honored with the Entertainer of the Year award by CNBC in New Delhi and he was
felicitated by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Aishwaryaa ,Rajinikanth and Dhanush appointed as UN Womens Advocate for Gender Equality and
Womens Empowerment in India.
Lopamudra Raut has bagged the second runner-up spot at Miss United Continents, which was held in
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Jeslyn Santosfrom Philippines won the title of Miss United Continents.
Renowned Dalit personality, poet and Telugu writer Prof.Kalakaluri Enoch was conferred with the
prestigious Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2015.
Tirupati Airport was awarded with Best Tourist Friendly Airport under the category for State
Annual Excellence Awards (2015-16) by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.
A new Guinness World Record for the largest Lego sculpture has been set in the UK, where a 13metre high replica of the Londons iconic Tower Bridge was created using an astounding 5,805,846
individual pieces. This huge 13-metre high LEGO version of Londons Tower Bridge created for Land
Rover to launch their New Discovery car has set a new world record.
A nearly 1,000-year-old wooden pagoda in Chinas northern Shanxi province, was declared
the worlds tallest wooden pagoda by the Guinness World Records.
Music Director Uttam Singh honoured with Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement
Indian NGO Slum Soccer won the inaugural FIFA Diversity Award in Manchester on September 27,
2016 in Manchester, UK. It was received by Abhijeet Barse, CEO of Soccer.
Odisha based Eminent sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has bagged the peoples choice prize for his sand
sculpture named Mahatma Gandhi World Peace at the 9 th Moscow Sand SculptureChampionship
2016.
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has selected Human
Resource and Development Ministrys Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS) project implemented in
Malappuram for the international UNESCO Confucius Prize for literacy 2016.
Hong Kong-born Action star Jackie Chan to receive Lifetime Achievement Oscar Award 2016.
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Renowned Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick to be honoured with the 37th edition of prestigious Sarala
Award for his outstanding poetry. This prestigious Sarala Puraskar, an award instituted by the Indian
Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), an organisation established by the IMFA Group, at a
special function to be held on October 26. This award has a cash award of Rs 1,50,000 along with
citations.
A Kerala-based NGO, The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS) received the prestigious UNESCO Confucius
Prize for Literacy for its literacy-linked skill development activities at a ceremony in Paris.
Assam-based ecologist and conservation activist Bibhuti Lahkar has become the first Asian to be
awarded the prestigious Heritage Heroes Award by the International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN).
Mother Teresa St. Teresa was formally canonized thus by Pope Francis at Vatican City. She was
canonized 19 years after her death. India Post released Commoration stamp to tribute this feat.
The Worlds largest LEGO ship named Jubilee Seaways has created Guinness world record for set in
Denmark, where employees of a shipping company successfully constructed the incredible 2,860 kg
boat using over one million interlocking plastic bricks.
Renowned film maker K.G. George won the prestigious J.C. Daniel Award 2016for his overall
contribution to the Malayalam film industry.
1st BRICS film festival A five day filmy conference held in New Delhi. Many amazing films
from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as part of the BRICS film festival in New Delhi
from September 2-6. Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor was felicitated at the opening ceremony of the 1st
BRICS Film Festival. Raam Reddys Kannada film Thithi was conferred the Best Film .It is noted that
Filmmaker Jianqi Huo from China won the best director award for his film Xuan Zang. Russias Yulia
Peresild received the best actress honour for The Battle for Sevastopol. Thabo Rametsi of South Africa
bagged the best actors trophy for his role in Kalushi,
Priyanka Yoshikawa, whose father is an Indian and mother a Japanese crowned Miss Japan furthering
racial equality in the country .
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang has received Pangkor Dialogue Award 2016 inMalaysia for the
efforts made by the people of the state for environmental preservation and promotion.
Stuart Blackburns book Into the Hidden Valley wins MM Bennetts Award for historical fiction.
Renowned Odia cine actress Jharana Das and renowned Odishi dance guru Kishore Kumar Mohanty
were honored with the prestigious Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2016for lifetime achievement.
Harnaam Kaur, a 24-year-old British Sikh model-cum- campaigner sporting a six-inch-long facial hair
has entered the Guinness World Records as the youngest female with a beard.
Jharkhand was awarded with the 45th Skoch Merit Award and Skoch Smart Governance Gold Award,
2016 which was held in Hyderabad.
Four prominent Indo-Americans awarded by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater
Houston (IACCGH)
2016 Awardees:1. The Young Professional of the Year Malisha Patel
2. Woman entrepreneur award Revati Puranik, CFO, Worldwide Oilfield Machine
3. Business leader of the year Bhavesh Patel, CEO LyondellBasell while entrepreneur of the year
was given to Abezaar S Tayabji, founder and CEO Shipcom Wireless.
Odisha bagged 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 and Haryana has bagged Best
Horticulture State award for increasing the income of the farmers in horticulture at the National Level
gathering of important stake-holders in agriculture development at the Agriculture Leadership Summit
at New Delhi.Haryana bagged Best Horticulture State award.
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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with Tamil Ratna award by a body of Tamil
diaspora in America for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the functioning of
the government.
A nearly four-hour long movie about a womans thirst for revenge and her feelings of forgiveness after
30 years in jail for a crime she did not commit won the Venice Film Festivals top prize. Director Lav
Diaz had described Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left)as a testimony to the struggles
of the Philippines after centuries of colonial rule.
Indian Writer Meghna Pant to be honored with Kumaon Literary Festivals FON Fellows of Nature
South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing in October for her short story People of the Sun.
Shristi Sharma(12) from Nagpur has created history by by ice skating for 10 metres under 11 bars
placed a metre apart at a height of 33 centimetres from the ground at the iSkate rink in Gurgaon on 9th
September 2016 at the iSkate rink in Gurgaon, Shristi made history. She also campaigns actively
for Save the Girl Child.
An Indian born scientist Ramesh Raskar has bagged the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize worth
$500,000.
ActorEwan McGregor to Receive Humanitarian Award at 2016 British Academy Britannia Awards.
Kunwar Bai, a 105-year-old woman who was felicitated by PM Narendra Modi for building toilet by
selling off her goats, has been chosen as the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan mascot.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar would be honoured with a humanitarian award by a Jewish human rights
organisation for promoting human dignity, interfaith relations and tolerance among people.
Indo-American Abraham Verghese to be honored by Barack Obama with 2015 National Humanities
Medal
Indian-born researcher Dinesh Bharadia at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had won
the prestigious Young Scholar award of the US-based Marconi Society for his contribution to radio
waves.
Karnataka VikasGrameena Bank won awards from Skoch Grou. The bank, which operates in nine
districts ofKarnataka covering 57 taluks, had brought28 lakh people under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan
JyotiBimaYojna, PM Suraksha BimaYojna and PM Jan DhanYojna.
7 women get M.S. Subbulakshmi Award in Mumbai. Each of the awardees was given a shawl, a cutout of Ms Subbulakshmi, a cheque of Rs. 1 lakh and a CD with a collection of her songs.
Vocalists
Girija Devi, Kishori Amonkar, Aruna Sairam and Vishaka Hari
Dancers
Yamini Krishnamurthy, Vyjayantimala Bali
Pandavani exponent
Teejan Bai
India batsmen, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were awarded with the prestigious Arjuna Award
for 2016 and 2015 respectively, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.It is instituted in
1961; the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif and Juhi
Chawla bagged the prestigious Priyadarshini Global Awards 2016 in Mumbai.
Eminent Malayalam critic and academician Dr M Leelavathi has been chosen for the prestigious N
Mohanan Suvarna Mudra Award 2016.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (ahngsahnsoochee) of Myanmar would be honored
as the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and faculty at the Harvard Foundation.
The scripts of Adil Hussain-starrers Sunrise and Parched have been archived at the library of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Member of the UK Parliament Lord Narendra Babubhai Patel(78) honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement Award at the Asian Achievers Awards in Britain by a leading publishing group for his
work in the medical profession and being incredible role model for social justice, equality and those
less fortunate.
Bollywood Fame Abhishek Bachan had become a Guinness World Record Holder for Most Public
Appearances Made By A Film Star In 12 Hours. He travelled 1,800 kms in total through his private jet
and car on Feb 22, 2009, to make this possible. He beated actor Will Smith who made three public
appearances in two hours in the year 2004 for his filmI, Robot.
68th EMMY AWARDS 2016Winners 2016:The winners were announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.With five awards, The People
v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story took the most wins.
The two main television program categories, drama and comedy, were won by the same programs as the
previous year.
In the acting categories, there were debut dramatic wins for Rami Malek in Mr. Robot and Tatiana
Maslany in Orphan Black. The main comedic acting awards went for a second time to Jeffrey
Tambor in Transparent, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep for a fifth consecutive year.
WB to conferred Banga Bibhushan award to Lata Mangeshkar
The Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo set a world record for creating a
Canadian flag measuring about one one-hundredth the width of a human hair.
Guinness World Records granted the inaugural award for smallest national flag to the Institute for
Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo in Canada for the flag measuring 1.178
micrometers in length. It is invisible without the aid of an electron microscope.
2015-Better Performing Project Award won by Virbhadra Singh lead Himachal Pradesh government
for development of infrastructure by tourism department under the ADB Funded Project.
Govardhan Eco Village (GEV) of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) had
received the Green Apple Awards for Built Environment and Architectural Heritage Award 2016 in
UK.
The Tamil movie Visaranai written by M. Chandrakumar was chosen as Indias official entry for Best
Foreign Language film at the 89th Academy Awards to be held in 2017.
Bollywood Filmamaker Sajid Nadiadwala conferred with Frances prestigious Chevalier dans lOrdre
des Arts et des Lettres
Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal would be honoured with the annual Lalit Arpan
Samman this year. Mudgal, a Padma Shri recipient was known for her singing in genres of Khayal,
Thumri and Dadra.
Chairman of Godrej Group Adi Godrej was conferred with the 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen
Award for leadership in business and philanthropy in New York.
Syrian aid group White Helmets wins Right Livelihood Award 2016
Two Indian-American scientists are among 23 scientists who have won this years prestigious
MacArthur Fellowship for showing exceptional creativity in their respective fields. The IndianAmericans Manu Prakash and Subhash Khot are alumunus of Indian Institiute of Technology (IIT)
in Kanpur and Bombay respectively.
2 Indians selected for 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards, they were Assistant
Conservator RiteshSarothiya of Madhya Pradesh State Forest Service and Range officer Sanjay
Dutta of Belakoba Forest Range Jalpaiguri in West Bengal
The first Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award would recognize the late Muhammad Ali.
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The leading newspaper The Hindu has been awarded the Silver and Bronze awards in the Best
Reader Engagement category of the South Asian Digital Media Awards at the WAN-IFRA (World
Association of Newspapers and News Publishers) India 2016 conference in Kolkata.
The Delhi government would now have its own bravery awards and these awards would be given out
on Independence Day and Republic Day every year
Biocon MD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw appointed as Chevalier de lOrdre National de la Legion
dHonneur
APPOINTMENTS& RESIGNS
Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao
Governor of Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli
Ajei Gopal
Sushil Muhnot (Sacked)
Ravindra Marathe-Appointed
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
Jeffrey De Laurentis
IPS officer OP Singh
Vinod Sivappa
Mohit Kampani
Riyadh Mathew
Shakti Sinha
R Subramania Kumar
Michel Temer
Ashok Chawla
Anuradha Rao
K K Aggarwal
Deep Kumar Upadhyay
Anil Khanna
Kerala govt appoints Sachin Tendulkar
Shri Jawed Ashraf, IFS
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project R S
Sundar
Mukund Chaudhari (elevated)
Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting
Rio medallist Sakshi Malik
John Abraham
Henkel elevates Shilip Kumar
Nicholas Hopton
Satbir Singh
Shri J Satyanarayana
Abid Qureshi
C.K Asnani
Bakytzhan Sagintayev
Additional charge of the stateTamil Nadu (Konijeti

Rosaiahs Departs )
Additional charge of Madhya Pradesh ( Ram Naresh Yadav
Departs)
CEO of US company ANSYS
Bank of Maharashtras Chairman and Managing Director
Bank of Maharashtras Chairman and Managing Director
Next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
USs -first Cuban Ambassador in 55 years
New Director General of CISF
President of UPASI
CEO of Aditya Birla Retail
Chairman of PTI
Head of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
ED Of Indian Overseas Bank
Brazils New President
Chancellor at Teri university
MD, CEO of SBI Mutual Fund
New National President of the Indian Medical Association.
Nepals Envoy To India
Honorary Life President of the All India Tennis
Association
brand ambassador for anti- liquor & anti-drug campaign
New High Commissioner of India to the Republic of
Singapore.
elevated to the post of Distinguished Scientist
Chairman and Managing Director of MOIL
brand ambassador of Tasmania
Wrestling Director of Rohtak University
Arunachal Pradesh Tourisms brand ambassador
president of its India business
UK-first ambassador to Iran in five years
Ambassador of India to the Peoples Democratic Republic
of Algeria
Part-time Chairman of UIDAI
Obama nominates First Muslim-American Judge to federal
judiciary
UCIL Chairman
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
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Dilip Mandal
Vidya Balan
Anoop K Sharma
Sunny Verghese
Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa (sacked)
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal
Hiroshi Nakagawa
Jim Yong Kim
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Narayana Murthy
Former Home Minister Chidambaram
Mukul Roy
Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Virender Kumar
Somaiya
Young Yazidi
Atul Kumar Goel
VK Sharma
Lt Gen Surinder Singh
Alka Sirohi
Monika Kapil Mohta
Virat Kohli
Ravi Reddy
PV Bharathi
The Indians named Trisha Shetty , Ankit
Kawatra , Karan Jerath
Anandi Ramalingam
Sevala Naik
Sambhajiraje Bhosale
Mallikarjuna Rao
Alibabas Chairman Jack Ma
Jubilant FoodWorks
Anand Chandrasekaran
Bangladeshs Junaid Ahmad
ISSDA
Natvaj Sarna
Mohan M Shantanagoudar
Girish Chandra Gupta J.
Satish Kumar Agnihotri J
Tinlianthang Vaiphei J
Rakesh Ranjan Prasad J
Vijay Kelkar
Madhusudan Sahoo
Anurag Srivastava
Sanjiv Singh
Arun Goyal
Ajay Singh
MD & CEO of IDBI AMC(Asset Management Company)

Brand ambassador of Samajwadi Pension Yojana
CMD of Shipping Corporation
board member of Business Commission
Arunachal Pradesh Governor
High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Tong
Chairman of Isuzu Motors India
second term of World Bank President
Brand ambassador of UP farmers scheme
Director of Research Centre Imarat
Parliamentary panel on home affairs
Chairperson of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and
Culture.
Chairperson of the Committee on Railways.
Par.Committee on Energy
Par.Committee on Labour.
UN Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of
Human Trafficking
Executive Director in Union Bank of India
LIC chairman
General Officer Western Command
UPSC Chairman
Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Sweden.
Brand ambassador- Punjab National Bank
Head of the International Society of Blood Transfusion
ISBT
Canara Bank Executive Director
For the UN Young Leaders for Sustainable Development
Goals
First woman director of Bharat Electronics Limited(BEL)
High Commissioner of India to the Cayman Islands
Tourism Brand Ambassador of Maharashtra
Syndicate Bank Executive Director
Adviser to UN trade body
CEO Ajay Kaul resigns
-Facebook Messenger platform
World Bank Head In India
K K Pahuja as its new president
Indian Amba`ssador to US
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Chief Justice of Calcutta
Chief Justice of Sikkim
Chief Justice of Tripura
Chief Justice of Manipur
president of Indian Statistical Institute.
bankruptcy board chiefof India
Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti
New Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Additional Secretary of GST Council
Boxing Federation of India President
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ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Infosys entered into a joint venture with the Saudi Prerogative Company to offer IT services in the
middle eastern country.The investment in the Joint Venture will be a little over $300,000 in the equity
share capital of the proposed joint venture company, Infosys.
Intel has acquired California based Movidius, a computer vison firm that has worked with DJI, Google
and Lenovo to give 3D vision to devices.
The Cabinet gave its nod to a consortium of IOC, Oil India and BPCL buying stakes in two Russian
oilfields for a total of USD 3.14 billion.
HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Companys printer business for $1.05 billion. This
transaction is expected to close within 12 months.
Online payments service provider, PayU owned by South Africas Naspers Group has agreed to buy
Mumbai based rival Citrus Pay for $130 million (Rs 865 crore).
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared proposals worth 1,900 crorerupees(close to $3
billion). All these approved proposals would be executed under Buy India by Indian contractors .
Aircel to be Merged with Reliance Communications to create the countrys 4th-biggest mobile phone
operator. The merged entity will also rope in a third partner by diluting about 25% equity to raise
around Rs 6,000 crore.
Quikr has acquired the largest and highest quality players in beauty services Staygandfor
an undisclosed sum announced on September 13,2016. It was the Quikrs 8thacquisition in 2016.
German based chemical company Bayer announced to acquire the U.S basedMonsanto for $66 billion
including debt. The deal will be the largest ever involving a German buyer, beating Daimlers tie-up
with Chrysler in 1998
Ashok Leyland Board has approved a proposal to merge Hinduja Foundries Ltd (HFL)with itself. HFL
has an accumulated loss of about Rs.1,100 crore and debt of Rs.512 crore.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) arm APO acquire the Australian firm APB from
Glencore Coal Queensland Pty Limited for AUD 19.25 million
Apple has bought Hyderabad-based machine learning and big data start-up Tuplejump. This is the
Apples first acquisition in India and fourth machine learning acquisition in a year.
SCHEMES
The central Government has notified National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to offer financial
incentives to employers for the first time. The Scheme has an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore with a target of
50 Lakh apprentices to be trained by 2019-20.
The government has approved projects worth about Rs 450 crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme for
five states, including Uttar Pradesh. This scheme was launched with an objective to develop 13 themebased tourist circuits in the country and the approval for five was given in a meeting of the central
sanctioning and monitoring committee (CSMC).
As part of his three-day visit to Kerala, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the
fourth phase of the Vidyadhanam project, piloted by Prof. K. V. Thomas Vidyadhanam Trust at
St.Teresas College. The project offers financial incentive and scholarship to Government and aided
school students, but also encourages cultivation of life skills, such as thrift and financial inclusion.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) and
inaugurated 1,000 anganwadi buildings here as part of the celebration marking birth centenary of
legendary Biju Patnaik.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti launched the CM Scooty Scheme for college
girls. The scheme was launched in Srinagar and flagged off with the Chief Minister taking a ride on
pillion seat of a scooter
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik declared all registered construction workers above60 years of
age will get pension of Rs 300 per month while workers above 80 years of age will get pension of Rs
500 per month. The rule requiring a construction worker to be registered for a minimum of five years to
benefit from the pension scheme has also been waived...
Government has adopted a comprehensive and integrated coastal security schemeto strengthen the
countrys coastal network, was stated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh after commissioning
Coast Guard ship Sarathi in Goa in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Model guidelines were issued for states in order to protect consumers from Ponzi frauds, to
regulate direct selling and multi-level marketing businesses while prohibiting pyramid structures as
well as money circulation schemes. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan released
the Direct Selling Guidelines 2016 framework and has been sent to the states and Union Territories
for adoption.
Chief Minister Raman SinghStart-up Chhattisgarh by announcing a number of sops and tax
exemptions to attract budding entrepreneurs and investors to the state.
Free bus rides for Haryana girl school students announced by Haryana Transport minister Krishan Lal
Panwar. Free travel facility also extended to girl students on the state roadways buses
The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) chaired by Union Tourism Secretary Shri
Vinod Zutshi for the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has approved projects of worth Rs. 500 Crore
for Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ludhiana District Administration has started the Selfie with my Shauchalya campaign to make
the Swachh Bharat Mission successful and encourage people to use clean toilets.Under the initiative,
beneficiaries of toilets provided by the Punjab government andBharti Foundation had been urged to
click a selfie with their toilets.
Government planned to double the number of schemes under DBT to 147 by March and had launched
pilots for paying subsidy on food, kerosene and fertiliser directly via bank accounts of
beneficiaries. Benefits and subsidies in as many as 74 schemes of 17 government
departmentsand ministries were paid directly to beneficiaries under DBT. Government planned to
extend DBT to 147 schemes by March 2017.
Central Government has announced 27 new Smart Cities from the 63 cities. The announcement was
made by Union Minister Shri Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.
27 New Cities :
The Golden Temple city of Amritsar topped the list of 27 new smart cities and eight other cities of
pilgrim and tourism importance that made to the third list of smart cities are ; Ujjain, Tirupati, Agra,
Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Varanasi. With this the number of cities selected under Smart
City Mission for financing implementation of smart city plans has gone up to 60.
The new 27 smart cities have proposed an investment of Rs.66,883 cr under smart city plans including
Rs.42,524 cr under Area Based Development.
Railways to introduce Yatri Mitra Sewa to book wheelchair cum porter services. This service could be
booked on IRCTC e-ticketing website and 139 or through a mobile. The responsibility of providing the
Yatri Mitra Sewa has been entrusted with IRCTC.
The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to enhancement of Pension for Freedom
Fighters and for the spouses, eligible daughters and dependent parents of deceased Freedom
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Fighters, under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme (SSSPS), 1980.The revised scale of
pension has taken effect from 15.O8.2016.
The rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), started by former Prime MinisterRajiv
Gandhi, has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana(PMAY), which would be
launched next month.
Tamil Nadu government had allotted Rs.204 crore towards the implementation of enhanced gold
scheme under a marriage assistance programme.
Shri J P Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare going to launch Mission Parivar Vikas in 145
districts for intensive and improved family planning services to reach the replacement level fertility
goals of 2.1 by 2025
Jayalalitha lead government issued orders to set up Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in 50 places across the
Tamil Nadu. In the first phase, 50 schools will be covered at a cost of Rs 10 crore.
MoUs
Gujarat government signed an MoU with the Ministry of Civil Aviation under the Regional
Connectivity Scheme
HP government signs MoU with Singapore Government for a Smart Township Project
Chhattisgarh Govt. inked a MoU with Ministry of Civil Aviation to boost regional air connectivity.
Jagdalpur, Ambikapur, Raigarh and Bilaspur will get connected to state Raipur through air services.
The Union Cabinet approved the signing and ratification of an extradition treaty between India and
Afghanistan.It is noted that Indiaand Afghanistan will soon sign an extradition treaty to hand over
each others wanted terrorists and other criminals with the Union Cabinet today giving its nod for the
pact.
The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of the
Technical Arrangement between India and Switzerland on the identification and return of Swiss and
Indian Nationals and its implementation.The conclusion of the BTA has been linked to the visa free
agreement for holders of diplomatic passports as a package deal.
The Union Cabinet approved extension of a contract between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the
International Seabed Authority for exploration of Polymetallic Nodules upto 2022.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing
Policy
India and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for promoting bilateral
cooperation in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and Mozambique on cooperation in the field of Youth
Affairs.
The Union Cabinet allowed the government to offer deeper concessions on tariffs while trading with
APTA countries comprising Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka.
Union Water Resources Ministry signs MoU with Agriculture Ministry to take up organic farmingto
encourage farmers of over 5,000 villages along the Ganga to take up organic farming.
Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar and Telangana IT minister K T Rama Raosigned an
memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together in IT development. ii. It is mutual cooperation
between both this two States
The Cabinet gave approval for signing and ratification of an agreement between India and Samoa for
exchange of information to curb tax evasion.
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Chandigarh Administration Secretary K K Jindal and Director of French Development Agency

(AFD), Nicolas Fornage are signed a memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on Chandigarh Smart
City Project and Technical Cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Mobility during an IndoFrench workshop.
The union cabinet signed an agreement with Chile to expand the India- Chile Preferential Trade
Agreement (PTA) which was approved in April under which 86 per cent of Indias exports to Chile
will get concession .It is a step towards tapping the Latin American and Caribbean Nations (LAC)
market.
India and Greece have signed an MoU for Air Services Agreement (ASA) under the open sky policy
that proposes to allow unlimited points of call for domestic airlines in the European nation.
According to Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey, this is the first MoU with a country under the
provisions of the new civil aviation policy.
India and Canada have agreed to combat climate change through innovation and deployment of lowcarbon solutions according to provisions of the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
India and Mauritius on September 13 explored greater collaboration in the area of defence and
security even as discussions on the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Partnership Agreement
(CECPA) between the two countries restarted.
US And Israel Sign MoU For Largest-Ever Military Aidin the US State Department Treaty held in
Washington attended by US National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Israeli Ambassador to the US
Ron Dermer.
India and Sri Lanka Signed MoU to support livelihood of the fishing and farming communities by
providing them equipment worth USD 2 million in the countrys southern Hambantota district.
The 193 countries of the United Nations (UN) had signed a landmark declaration to rid the world of
drug-resistant infections or Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or superbugs.
Afghanistan and second-biggest militant group Hekmatyars Hizb-e Islami Gulbuddin signed the
peace deal agreement to seek a peaceful resolution through political dialogue and negotiation at a press
conference in Kabul.
Rajasthans education department has partnered with US-based technology firm Cisco to promote
digital learning across the state using virtual digital room solutions.
An agreement was signed between the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and M S Swaminathan
Research Foundation in Chennai for a USD 2 million project supported by the Australia-India
Strategic Research Fund.
Gionee mobile phones signed an MoU(Memorandum Of Understanding) with theHaryana state
government to set up its phone manufacturing hub in Haryana with an initial investment of Rs 500
crore.
Praj Industries, a Pune-based global process solutions leader, was partnered withIndian Oil
Corporation, Indias flagship National Oil Company, for setting up multiple second Generations (2G)
bio-ethanol plants based on indigenously developed technology.
Telangana unveils four IT sectoral policies & Telangana government, Cisco ink pact for tech
initiatives to create more employment opportunities.
Indian Oil Corp and GAIL signed MoU for taking equity stake in upcoming Dhamra LNG terminalfor
taking equity in the 5 MMTPA capacity LNG Receiving, Storage and Regasification Terminal being
set up at Dhamra Port, Odisha
With its objective of providing safe, environment friendly and economical mode of transportation
through National Waterway-1 (NW-1), the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI),Ministry of
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Shipping signed a contract with DST, Germany to design vessels, especially suited to navigate
the 1620 km stretch of NW-1.
India and France signed the 7.87 billion deal for Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and
weapon system besides multiple India-specific modifications that will give the IAF cutting edge
capability over arch rival Pakistan.
Government of India and the AfDB signed MoU to host the next annual meetings of the African
Development Bank (AfDB) Group at Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre, Ahmedabad from May 22
to May 26, 2017.
COMMITTEES
The Central Government has constituted an expert committee of four members to study the silt in the
river. The Centre will send a team to Bihar to study silt in river the river. Member of Ganga Flood
Control commission A .K. Sinha has been made Chairman of the committee.
The 22-member panel formed to look into 7th Pay Commission anomalies.The panel will be headed
by DoPT(Department of Personnel and Training) secretary.
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian -led panel asked the Centre to immediately
announce higher minimum support price (MSP) of gram (chana) to for Rs.4,000 a quintal rabi
2016 and Rs.6,000 a quintal for both urad and tur for kharif season 2017.
Centre to set up a committee to deal with complaints regarding Waqf properties. The Committee to be
set up at Central level will be headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge or retired High Court Chief
Justice.
For the 100th birthday of Deendayal Upadhyay, Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted two
committees for Commemoration of the centenary of BJPs ideologue. Modi headed the 149 member
National Committee while Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 23 member Executive
Committee.
The Government appointed three members on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), who
along with RBI nominees to review with a view to contain retail inflation at the targeted level of 4 per
cent.The named three academics Indian Statistical Institute professor Chetan Ghate, Delhi School of
Economics director PamiDua andRavindra H Dholakia of IIM-Ahmedabad as members on interestrate setting Monetary Policy Committee.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NASA Scientist discovered young cryovolcano in isolated mountain, analysis of images from NASAs
Dawn mission has revealed. The Scientists believe that it would have spewed freezing. The discovered
volcano to be expected less than 1 billion years old, much more recent than scientists thought possible.
The cryovolcanic formation on Ceres is named Ahuna Mons.
Indo-Mauritius defence co-operation got another fillip with the delivery of first fast patrol vessel,
Mcgs Victory, designed and built in-house by Goa Shipyard Ltd for Mauritius Coast Guard GSL. The
ship was handed over by R Adm. ShekharMital, NM (Retd), CMD, Goa Shipyard Ltd, to K. Jhugroo,
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mauritius Police Force, Government of Mauritius, in the
distinguished presence of senior officials from Mauritius and India.
The PSLV C35 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, carrying three satellites from India, three from Algeria,
and one each from Canada and the US, lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and the launch
was 100 per cent successful.
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The worlds first child with genes from three people was born to a Jordanian couple. The baby was
delivered in Mexico as there are no laws in the country that could block the revolutionary technique.
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket busted out on the launch pad during a trail destroying a satellite
that Facebook scheduled to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa at SpaceXs Cape Canaveral
Space Launch Complex 40 resulting in loss of the vehicle in Florida.
Worlds first Driverless minibuses began taking passengers in the eastern French city of Lyon after a
year-long experiment. Two electric minibuses with a capacity of 15 passengers each are now operating
a 10-minute route with five stops in the city centre at an average speed of 6 miles (10km) per hour.
Indian researchers have made a major discovery by understanding the mechanisms by which preterm
births (between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation) occur.
Scientists have for the first time discovered tiny magnetic particles from air pollution lodged in human
brains which could be a possible cause of Alzheimers disease.
Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) successfully conducts test flight of Light Utility Helicopter
The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO successfully placed INSAT-3DR, an advanced
weather satellite in the GSLV-F05 rocket into the intended orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. GSLV-F05 is the tenth flight of Indias Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV), launching INSAT-3DR, an advanced weather satellite, weighing 2211 kg
into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab that was given the in-principle
approval by the Union Cabinet to come up in Maharashtras Hingolidistrict. It would be third one in
the world and the first one outside the United States. The total worth of the project is 1200-1300
Crore.
Scottish university has unveiled the fossil of a mysterious Jurassic sea monster, half a century after it
was discovered. The skeleton of the creature was found on the Isle of Skye in 1966 and has been
dubbed the Storr Lochs Monster.
NASA set to launch of its first ever mission to collect dust from an asteroid that may have delivered
life-giving materials to Earth billions of years ago. This $800 million solar-powered spacecraft
mission will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid about the size of a small
mountain.
Uttar Pradesh became the first state in the country to launch the ambitious Twitter Seva project,
when in one go 122 Twitter handles were unveiled in the state capital.
Regional News Units Facebook page Chhattisgarh Newsonair was officially released by Raman
Singh
A Chinese firm has reportedly developed and tested a radar system that is capable of beating
the stealth technology of modern military craft. The first Chinese quantum radar was developed by the
Intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory of the 14th Institute in CETC. The radar was tested in
mid-August.
Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech had built a device that could see through
paper and distinguish ink from blank paper to determine what is written on the sheets.
Telemedicine app VISIT launches doctor on call service. VISIT is a platform that connects patients
with practitioners anytime, anywhere through smartphone or computer. The telemedicine app was
launched earlier this year by four BITS Pilani graduates Anurag Prasad, Vaibhav Singh, Chetan
Anand and ShashvatTripathi.
The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley launched a Web
Responsive Pensioners Service to help in speedy redressal of pensioners grievances on September
14, 2016 in New Delhi.
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The official website of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana pmujjwalayojana portal launched to curb a
number of fake websites which have connection with the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY).
Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning departments Hindi website was launched
by Himachal Pradesh TCP Minister Sudhir Sharma. Himachal Pradesh become Indias first state to
provide all TCP department services online.
Uber launches first driverless car service in the Steel City, Pittsburgh, USA.& Uber partners NSDC,
Maruti to skill 1 million by 2018.
A team of researchers at Jadavpur University developed a green energy from raw fish scales that
possess a piezoelectric property. The study was published in the journal Applied Physics Letters.
Public Broadcaster Prasar Bharati would launch a website and mobile app for All India Radios
Balochi service to reach out to the people who speak the language across the globe. The Balochi
website and mobile app would be launched by PrasarBharati Chairperson A Surya Prakash.
China launched Tiangong-2 its space lab, which is part of an ambitious plan, stretched along
several phases, to establish a manned space station around 2022.
Aarambh Initiative has launched the countrys first-ever hotline to curb child pornography.
After studying Saturn, its rings and moons for more than 12 years, NASAs Cassinispacecraft had
entered the final year of its epic voyage during which it would make the closest-ever observations of
the planet.
HRD Minister Praksh Javadekar launched PARAM-ISHAN supercomputer at IIT, Guwahati.
PARAM-ISHAN has power of 250 Teraflops and three hundred tera bites capacity.
American Scientists including those of Indian origin had successfully grown three-dimensional (3D)
lungs in the lab, using stem cells. The 3D lungs or organoids was created by coating tiny gel beads
with lung-derived stem cells and then allowing them to self-assemble into the shapes of the air
sacs found in human lungs.
The government had developed a scientific tool based on a UN model which would usesatellite
imagery and on-ground assessments to measure direct and indirect damages besides the opportunity
cost lost due to disasters.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)scientists have developed a novel spectroscopic
technique that may help NASAs new Mars rover, to be launched in 2020.
Amsterdams iconic canals might soon see the worlds first driverless boats, doing everything
from moving people and goods to providing pop-up bridges and cleaning up thousands of dumped
bicycles. The first prototypes of the so-called Roboat would launch next year.
Google has launched its messaging app Allo, which likes WhatsApp and Facebook
Messenger.Google also launched a new mobile application called Google Trips that serves as a trip
planner and travel guide for anyone. Earlier it has launched video calling app Google Duo for
Android and iOS.
Researchers from Punes National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER) had used a simple, cost-effective and quick process to convert
sugarcane bagasse into anode-grade porous, conducting, activated carbon material for use in Li-ion
batteries
Chinas online marketing giant Alibaba planned to launch the worlds first e-commerce satellite next
year to provide people with the best vegetables after analyzing agricultural cultivation and harvesting
data.
Scientists have confirmed that some of the X-ray emissions in our universe originate from a huge
bubble of hot ionised gas enveloping our solar system, a finding that strengthens our understanding of
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the solar neighbourhoods early history.

China commissioned the worlds largest radio telescope which can search for more strange object,
help in better understanding the origin of the universe and boost global hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Scientists Teleport Particle Of Light Over Six Kilometres, Set Record
DEFENCE
The Coast Guard was prepared an air enclave to step up aerial surveillance of Karnataka coast for
helping in search and rescue operations and also to check maritime crimes in Mangaluru.
The Indian Army has set up Army Design Bureau (ADB) with an aim to indigenize procurements and
reduce dependence on imports. ADB will be part of the governments Make in India initiative and
integrate various stake holders in its long-term requirements.
A permanent facility of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) named Prakampana-the first
Joint Disaster Management Exercise was inaugurated in Visakhapatinam. This program is aimed at
synchronising the resources and efforts of all agencies involved in such exercises.
The Government has given its approval for operation of helicopter services in the State of Jammu and
Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on a pilot basis in 10 sectors, as per the stipulation that the most
inaccessible destination points should be chosen.
Indo-US defence co-operation, a joint military training exercise, YudhAbhyas 2016 was prepared to
be conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to 27.The exercise inChaubattia was being conducted
by the headquarter Central Command. This is the 12th edition of the exercise hosted alternately by
both countries.
India Kazakhstan Joint Exercise, PRABAL DOSTYK-16 is being conducted in Karaganda region of
Kazakhstan and will conclude on 17 Sep 2016 to enhance interoperability while undertaking Counter
Terrorism & Counter Insurgency Operations in rural & semi-urban environment under the umbrella of
United Nations.
Chinese and Russian naval forces began joint naval exercises in the South China Sea, This added a
new twist to ongoing tensions over Chinese island-building in the region. The 8 day exercises would
highlight marine corps units in live-fire drills, sea crossingand island landing operations and island
defense and offense exercises was reported from Chinas official Xinhua News Agency.
8th edition of India-Russia Joint Military Exercise Indra-2016 Begins in Vladivostok, Russia for
Counter-Terrorism Operations in semi mountainous and jungle terrain under United Nations Mandate.
The two Cold War enemies Russia and Pakistan joined together for their first-ever joint military
exercise called Friendship 2016 to strengthen and developing military cooperation with Pakistan
in Pakistan in at the bases of Rattu.
Disaster Relief Exercise Ex SAHAYATA was inaugurated by Air Marshal RK Dhir AVSM VM
ADC Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command at IAF headquarters in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat on September 14, 2016.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) handed over the Water Jet Fast Attack
Craft (WJFAC), TIHAYU to Indian Navy. TIHAYU is the second ship of the Follow-on Series of
WJFACs while INS Tarmugli is the first ship of the same series.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarcommissioned the 105
metre vessel ICGS Sarathi into the force in Goa. The vessel, which would be commissioned in the
presence of Coast Guard Director General Rajendra Singh, is the third vessel of the Sarathi Class
vessels being designed and built indigenously by Vasco-based Goa Shipyard Limited.
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The Indian Navy launched an advanced indigenously built guided-missile destroyer, Mormugao,
in financial capital of the country (Mumbai). Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who was present when
the vessel was released into the Arabian Sea, announced that the stealth destroyer was at par with the
best vessels in the world.
India successfully test fired a new surface-to-air missile Barak-8, from a defense base in its eastern
sate of Odisha, was reported by state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR). The missile was
successfully launched. from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch pad at Chandipur in Balasore
district.
The Indian Air Force had successfully fired recently acquired long range air-to-air MICA missile on a
maneuvering target from Mirage-2000 Upgrade combat aircraft. A Defence Ministry release
announced that the missile achieved a direct hit on a target which was much smaller than an actual
aircraft and flying at a low altitude.
ENVIRONMENT
Coal India Limited (CIL)& ICFRE Signs MoU for Environment Related Issues in Coal Mining
Projects. The MoU will also help in improving the rehabilitation and reclamation of the mined out
areas.
A team of Scientists led by the University of Wollongongs (UOW) Professor Allen Nutman have
discovered the worlds oldest fossils which is about 3.7 billion years old. The discovery which further
dates back with the previous record by 220 million yearsand captures the earliest history of our planet.
According to the study published in the journal PeerJ, A team of scientists has discovered a new
species of pterosaur which is an extinct group of flying reptiles from the early Jurassic period in the
Patagonia region in Argentina.
Indonesia volcano erupted at Mount Barujari in Lombok island. The volcano, also known as the
Child of Rinjani because it sits within the Mount Rinjani caldera.
A massive typhoon named Megi made landfall in eastern China, a day after carrying strong winds
over Taiwan that felled trees and scattered debris, killing at least four people and injuring more than
260.
According to the WHO Report on Ambient Air Pollution 2016Turkmenistan has the highest rate of
deaths per capita due to ambient air pollution in the WHOs classification. India alone accounting for
over 75 per cent of the casualties caused by cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer. The three Indian
cities, New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, are in the list of 11 most-polluted mega cities, the most for
any country.China has only 2 cities in the top 10 list.
Scientists and wildlife conservationists were seeing red over the threat posed to Gangetic river
dolphins by the National Waterways project. The animal was protected under Schedule I of the Indian
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and was a declared endangered speciesUnionGovernment of India
signed a15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for exploration of polymetallic
sulphides (PMS) in Indian Ocean.
New lizard species named as Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii discovered in Mumbai.
The Karnataka State Wildlife Board, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has decided to declare
Ankasamudra tank in Hagari Bommanahalli taluk as a bird conservation reserve. The
A tiny fish species discovered near Hawaii has been named after President Obama. This maroon and
gold animal was found 300 feet deep in the coral reef off Kure Atoll in June. Its a very special fish
because as far as we know, it is the only fish species, so far, that is endemic to
the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument.
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The worlds largest gorillas are included in the IUCN Red list. It was announced at theInternational
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) global conference in Honolulu. Gorillas population decline
of more than 70% in 20 years. Just 5,000 Eastern gorillas left on Earth and Chimpanzees and bonobos
are listed as endangered.
West Bengal has reported the highest number of dengue deaths in the country. The State has 23
dengue-related deaths with 5,639 people affected by it from January to August 31. West Bengal is
followed by Odisha and Kerala, both recording nine deaths each. Karnataka has registered six deaths
due to dengue, while two people died in Delhi.
Scientific Researchers have identified a new species of extinct reptiles that lived 212 million years ago
in US. The fossils of the reptile named Vivaron haydeni was found in Ghost Ranch of New Mexico
during an excavation in 2009, co-led by Sterling Nesbitt, who was at University of Texas at Austin in
the US during the research.
According to a study by World Conservation Society scientists , the worlds wilderness had reduced
by a tenth in the past two decades. The research findings published in the journal Current Biology last
week noted the wild areas that vanished were mostly in South America and Africa, and only about
20%of the worlds land area was sorted as wilderness.
Iceland was named as the best adventure destination for luxury travel by an international network of
luxury travel specialists Virtuoso.
The Top 10 adventure travel destinations in the world:
Iceland, Galapagos Islands/Ecuador, Costa Rica and Chile/Patagonia (tie), New Zealand,
Peru, Cuba, Antarctica, Arctic/North Pole, South Africa and Australia
Zurich is the most sustainable city in the world and had unbeatable environmental credentials,
according to new research. The Swiss city drove away strong competition to take first place in
the 2016 Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index, announced Monday, which ranked 100 major cities on 32
indicators across three aspects of sustainability: people, planet and profit.
Invasive Giant African Land Snail(GALS)(Scientific name Achatina fulica) was sighted at Goa
University campus.GALS is listed as one of the worlds 100 most invasive species by the international
union of conservation of nature and natural resources(IUCN).
Indias first inter State river interlinking project Ken-Betwa project was approved by the National
Board for Wildlife (NBWL) with an Outlay of Rs.10,000 crore.This project will irrigate not only
Bundelkhand region but also submerge about 10% of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
UN Trade reported that the India and China might shielded them from the worst of the adverse
external environment was by Expanding domestic markets and enough forex reserves.
Sikkim Daughter Makes a Scientific Breakthrough Nishma Dahal Discovers a New Pika Species in
Himalayan.
SPORTS
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan made as honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Clubbecoming
the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honor.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named former Sri Lankan middle-order batsmanThilan Thusara
Samaraweera as their batting consultant for next months home series against England.
After the Rio Olympics debacle, the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is hoping for a change of
mind with the return of Italian Massimo Costantini, who takes charge as chief coach of the national
team.
International Thailand Open: ChavviKohli defeated Thai fencer and won gold medal.
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India No. 1 mens singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth claiming his place back in the top 10 of the latest
BWF World Rankings released. He is ranked ninth. In womens singles, both Saina Nehwal andP V
Sindhu climbed up the ladder despite not playing in any recent tournaments.
The Swimming Federation of India and Jharkhand Swimming Association conducted the Glenmark
70th Senior National Aquatic Championship at the Veer Budhu Bhagat Aquatic Stadium, Mega
Sports Complex, Hotwar, Ranchi. Olympian Sajan Prakash of Railways set a national record in mens
200m butterfly en route to winning the gold in the event at the 70th Senior National Aquatic
Championships in Ranchi.
Aditi Dhumatkar wins gold medal :
Aditi Dhumatkar wins gold medal in the 100m Freestyle Senior Womens category at the 70th
Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championship.
India made a historic win in the 500th test match against New Zealand at Kanpur. Indias match against
New Zealand was the the countrys 500th, a feat achieved only by England, Australia and the West
Indies. India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, the 30-year-old surpassed legends Waqar Younis and
Dennis Lillee to become the second fastest bowler to claim 200 Test wickets in his 37th Test
match, bettering Waqar and Lillee, who both took 38 Tests.
St Petersburg Open 2016 Overview
The part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2016 ATP World Tour took place at the Sibur
Arena in Saint Petersburg,Russia.
Winner list :
Title
Winner
Runner
Mens Single
A. Zverev
S. Wawrinka
Menss Double
D. Inglot / H. Kontinen
A. Begemann / L. Paes
Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel unveiled BRICS football tournament logo at
the Bambolim Stadium, Goa on September 26, 2016. The first BRICS Under-17 football tournament
will be begin in Goa on October 5, 2016.
Gaurav Gill of Team MRF won the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship fourth time in
the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship held at Obihiro, Japan.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has become only the second Indian table tennis player to win an ITTF event as
he clinched the mens singles title of the Belgium Open.
Young Indian shuttler Rituparna Das clinched the Polish Open after defeating fellow Indian Rasika
Raje in the womens singles final of the International challenge badminton event. Womens doubles
pair of Sanjana Santosh and Arathi Sara Sunil also clinched the title after defeating top seeds Natalya
Voytsekh and Yelyzaveta Zharka in the final that lasted more than an hour.
Japan will host the Asian Games for the third time in 2026 after Aichi prefecture and its capital
Nagoya were confirmed as the venue. The country Japan, hosts of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, 2019
Rugby World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics.
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 unveiled
the Official Emblem for the countrys first international football event.
PV Sindhu bags massive 50 cr deal with sports management com after historic Silver medal at Rio
Olympics 2016.
German Formula One racing driver Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix after close battle with his
teammate Lawis Hamilton who also drive for the Mercedes AMG.
Tamilnadu based tennis player Sriram Balaji who ranked 546 restrained top seed Seong Chan Hong of
Korea by 6-4, 7-6(3) for the title in the $10,000 ITF mens Futures tennis tournament held in Hua Hin
Thailand.
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The 33 year old shooter Abhinav Bindra officially announced his retirement from shooting after
2016 Summer Games. Indias first and only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra started
his Olympic journey started in Sydney in 2000.
India A rode on a solid all-round performance clinched the Quadrangular one-day series, thrashing
Australia by 57 runs in the final match. Mandeep Singh who was named Player of the Match
combined with captain Manish Pandey.
Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra defeating the Canadian pair of
Toby Ng and Rachel Honderich 21-15, 21-16 to clinch the mixed doubles title at the Brazil Grand Prix
in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil.
Agra based Young Racer Shahan Ali Mohsinhas become the first Indian to win the Asian Karting
Championship held in Malaysia.
Indias Test captain Virat Kohli retained his second spot while opener Rohit Sharma slipped a place to
seventh in the latest One-day International (ODI) cricket batting rankings.
The Indian wushu team won four silver and five bronze medals in the 6th Asian Championship held in
Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Minakshi of CISF has created a new record in the Womens Hammer Throw at the 65th All India
Police Athletics Championship in Hyderabad.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the cash prize for five athletes from
Maharashtra who took part in Rio Olympics. Lalita Babar from Maharashtra, who finished a creditable
10th at the Rio Olympics will get a cash reward of Rs 75 lakh, while her coach will get Rs 25 lakh.
Five athletes from Maharashtra, who took part in Rio Olympics will get Rs 50 lakh each. They
are, Ayonika Paul, Prarthana Thombare, Dattu Bhonkanal, Devraj Walmiki and Kavita Raut.
Mahindra and Mahindra honoured Indias Rio Olympics women medallists, shuttler P V Sindhu and
wrestler Sakshi Malik by gifting them its true blue 4X4 off-roader, the Thar.
Swimmer Ryan Lochte(32) from USA has been banned for 10-month following his bogus gunpoint
robbery story during a drunken night out at the Rio Olympics.It was officially announced by United
States Olympic Committee (USOC).
Anjum Chopra First Indian woman cricketer for honorary life membership of the Marylebone
Cricket Club (MCC).
Pankaj Arjan Advani became the first cueist from India to win a medal at the prestigious Sangsom 6
Red Snooker World Championship as he settled for a bronze after losing the semifinal to
Chinese Ding Junhui. He became the first in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6Red snooker at one time.
Manav Thakkar, Varuni Jaiswal and Ishhita Gupta won three singles gold medals, apart from the
Junior Boys doubles gold, to lift the sagging morale of the hosts in ITTF 2016 India Junior and Cadet
Open Table Tennis Championships.Indians finish with 4 gold medals.
In Womens Ranking Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa rose to 10th while Deepika Pallikal
remained at 19th in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings.
US OPEN 2016 Overview
It was the 136th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took
place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The winners and runners list
Mens Singles
Winner Stan Wawrinka,
Runner Novak Djokovic
Womens Singles
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Winner Angelique Kerber
Runner Karolina Pliskova

Mens Doubles
Winner Jamie Murray, Bruno Soares
Runner Garreno busta, Garcia-lopez
Womens Doubles
Winner Mattek-sands, Lucia Safarova
Runner Caroline Garcia, Kristina Madenovic
Mixed Doubles
Winner Laura Siegemund Croatia Mate Pavi
Runner Coco Vandeweghe United States Rajeev
Ram
Army Green beat Neroca FC 6-5 to lift Durand Cupin the final of Asias oldest football
tournament in New Delhi.
Pakistan had appointed the former wicketkeeper-batsman Wasim Bari team manager for their
upcoming series against West Indies in the UAE. Bari will replace Intikhab Alam, whose contract with
the PCB is set to expire this month.
Sikkim girl Sushmita Rai won bronze at the World Martial Arts Mastership 2016 held at Cheongju in
South Korea.
Indian Railways Men Hockey Team won MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
defending champion Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 2-1 to win the Trophy.
Railways received Rs.5 lakhs and IOC received Rs.2.5 lakhs. A. Vellayan, Chairman, Murugappa
Group, issued the prizes.
Track Asia Cup 2016 Overview
29-member Indian team participated in the third edition of Track Asia Cup 2016 from September 14 to
16 at the Indoor Cycling Velodrome at IG Sports Complex
The Asian Cycling Championships (ACC) is an annual continental cycling championships for road
bicycle racing and track cycling since 1963, exclusively for Asian cyclists selected by the national
governing body (member nations of the Asian Cycling Confederation).India ended their campaign in
the Track Asia Cup at second position
Hong Kong (18)
11 Gold 4 Silver and 3 bronze.
India 16 medals)
5 gold 4 Silver and 7 bronze
The Indian football team placed at 148th spot from 152nd in the latest FIFA rankings released on
15th September 2016. Now Indias position in top-150 for the first time since April 2015 after India
had beaten Puerto Rico 4-1 in an international friendly in Mumbai earlier this month. The list is topped
by Argentina
Indian football giants East Bengal on 16 September 2016 won the Calcutta Football League (CFL) for
the seventh consecutive time.
Rio Paralympics 2016 Overview
15th Summer Paralympic Games for athletes with disabilities governed by the International
Paralympic Committee held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 7 to 18, 2016
23 Paralympic sports and 528 events held in the 11 days of competition to yield 225 medals for women,
265 for men and 38 mixed medals.
4359 athletes from 163 countries participated in the Summer Paralympic Games 2016.
Theme Todo Mundo tem um Coracao (Everybody Has a Heart).
19 competitors (16 Men & 3 Women) participated in Rio 2016 paralympic games for India in 5 sports.
Indias flag bearer - opening ceremony - Devendra Jhajharia
Indias flag bearer -closing ceremony - Thangavelu Mariyappan
2016 Summer Paralympics medal tally :
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Rank
1
2
3
4
Country
Gold Silver Bronze Total
China
105
81
51
237
Great Britain 64
39
44
147
Ukraine
41
37
39
117
United
40
42
30
112
States
5
Australia
21
29
29
79
43
India
2
1
1
4
Ankur Dhama is the Indias first blind athlete in 30 years to participate at Paralympics this year in Rio
De Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of six, Ankur became completely blind when he was in Baghpat in Uttar
Pradesh.
Mariyappan Thangavelu (Tamilnadu ) became only the third Indian ever to clinch a Paralympic gold,
while Varun Bhati (UP) secured a bronze as the duo scripted history for the country in the mens T42
high jump event of the Rio Games.
Indian archer Pooja Khanna has finished the ranking round at the 29th spot with a total of 513 points
in the Womens Individual Recurve event of the Rio Paralympics Games in Brazil. Pooja is a lone
representative from India in archery event.
Indias Deepa Malik, a wheelchair-bound athlete, etched her name in the record books by
winningsilver in the shot-put F-53 category at the Rio Paralympics. She is the first Indian women to
win medal.She will receive a cash award of Rs 4 crore under the Haryana Sports Scheme for her feat.
Indias Devendra Jhajharia bettered his own world record to win gold in the mens javelin throw F46
event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
New Zealand sprinter Liam Malone broke the mens 200-metre T44 Paralympic Games record held
by South Africas Oscar Pistorius.
An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the mens C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics.
Paralympic weightlifter Le Van Congs final attempt in the mens 49kg paralympic weightlifting
competition made history for Vietnam as he secured the countrys first ever paraylympic gold medal at
the 2016 Rio Paralympics in Brazil.
Priyesha Deshmukh, 23-year old hearing-impaired shooter from Pune won bronze in the 10m air rifle
category at the 1st World Deaf Shooting Championships held in Kazan, Russia. She scored 180.4 in
the final to secure the third spot.
The Indian mens basketball team upstaged Chinese Taipei 80-68 in the final classification match to
finish seventh in the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 in Tehran.
German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix on September 18,2016
and re-take the lead of the Formula One Drivers World Championship from Lewis Hamilton in
Singapore.
Ankita Raina with Emily Webley Smith of Britain won the $50,000 ITF womens doubles title in
Egypt by defeating Hanyu Guo and Xinyu Jiang of China .It was the second doubles title for Ankita in
partnership with Emily
Pakistan Test captain MisbahulHaq had received Test mace by International Cricket Council (ICC)
at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket
magazine Wisden. The players of this all-time India XI.
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Former wicketkeeper MSK Prasad has been selected to lead as the chairman of Indias selection panel.
The decision was taken at the BCCIs 87th annual general meeting in Mumbai, after the board had
invited applicants for the selection job for the first time.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) joins hand with Janalakshmi Financial Services
(Jana) as an Official Partner for a period of three years.
BPCL lifted title of Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament. In an interesting match
between BPCL and Railway, BPCL won the match with 3-0 bagging the Obaidullah Khan Heritage
Hockey Cup 2016. Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhra Raje Scindia awarded the
winning team with the prize money of 51 lakh.
ISSF Junior World Cup 2016 India shooters finish second, Indian Shooters Lakshaya, Kismat
Chopra and Manavaditya Singh Rathore bagged the team bronze in the mens trap event as India
ended their campaign at the ISSF Junior World Cupwith a total of 24 medals to grab the second place
in the overall standings.
Venue : Gabala, Azerbaijan
The latest medal tally of ISSF 2016 as follows,
Country
Gold Silver `Bronze Total
Russia
12
9
4
25
India
9
5
10
24
Norway
4
1
5
China
3
4
1
8
ISSF 2016,
India finished with a total of nine gold, five silver and 10 bronze medals as the years second and final
Junior World Cup concluded.
Former Indian womens hockey captain Ritu Rani has retired from international hockey. Indian
womens hockey team qualified for the Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years under Ritus captaincy.
India were placed third while mainstay ViratKohli held the second position in thebatting chart due to
away from the 50-over format for a while, in the latest ICC ODI rankings released.India were
positioned third with 110 points behind Australia (124)and New Zealand (113).
Indias Squash player Velavan Senthilkumar defeat Jordans Mohammad Al-Sarraj to won the U-19
Asian Junior Individual squash championship title in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 24, 2016.
He is the second Indian to win the title after Ravi Dixit in 2010.
Governments think-tank Niti Aayog had devised to invent a plan, system, object, etc., using your
intelligence or imagination,a short-term and medium-to-long term action plan to help India achieve 50
medals in 2024 summer Olympics.
Indian golfer Vani Kapoor clinched the 13th leg of the womens Professional Golf Tour after
scoring another 1 under 71 on the final day at the Jaypee Greens. This is Vanis sixth title in nine
appearances this season. Gursimar Badwal finished runner-up with a total score of 222, followed by
Saaniya Sharma in third place.
Indian amateurs ended the week in tied 31st position at the end of 30th World Amateur Team
Championship (WATC) at the par-71, 6,771-yard Mayakoba El Camaleon Golf Club..
WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open An Overview
Indias Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova posted a comfortable straight-set win
over unseeded Chinese pair of Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang to lift the Toray Pan Pacific Open title
in Tokyo.
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki beat Japans Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 to win the Singles
title in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo for the second time.
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In the Doubles Category Indias Sania Mirza partner with Czech partner Barbora Strycova won
Womens double title in Toray Pan Pacific event by defeating Chinese pair of Chen Liang and
Zhaoxuan Yang.
OBITUARY
Sharad Rao - Veteran trade union leader (Mumbai)

Nalinidhar Bhattacharya- Eminent Assamese poet
Len Maddocks - Australias oldest surviving Test player
Islam Karimov - Uzbekistans President
Vera Caslavska - Czech Olympic champion gymnast
Jon Raymond Polito - American actor and voice artist.
Jerry Heller--Former N.W.A Manager (American)
Arif Beg -- Two-term Lok Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
Hugh OBrian --The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp star
Sachin Kheda - Television Journalist (Faridabad)
Ramsewak Shrivastava - Veteran Journalist
CaptAyub Khan - Former Union Minister and War Hero of 1965
Edward Albee US playwright
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi - Italys Former President
Narottam Mohanty - First Football Referee Of Odisha
Lindsay Tuckett -Worlds oldest cricketer (South Africa)
Swapan Mukherjee Senior CPI(ML) leader
Curtis Hanson--- Oscar-winning director of LA Confidential
Reoti Saran Sharma Hindi and Urdu writer
S K Mahajan - The chairman of Film Certification Appllate Tribunal . He was the Former Delhi High
Court judge.
Max Walker- Former Australian cricketer
K Madhavan- Freedom fighter
Shimon Peres- former Israeli president
Shamsul Haq -Eminent Bangla poet
Arnold Palmer -US golf legend
Herschell Gordon Lewis- The horror filmmaker known as Godfather Of Gore
Vaishnavacharya Goswami Indirabetiji - Spiritual leader.
Yuvraj Singh --Veteran socialist leader and former MP
BOOKS & AUTHORS
AB de Villiers to share his life in AB: The Autobiography which was released by Pan Macmillan
across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
The biography of Bollywoodactor and politician Shatrughan Sinha titled Anything but Khamosh was
launched inNepal. The book on Sinha written by journalist Bharti Pradhanhighlights life and struggle
of the actor-turned BJP MP in the field of film as well politics.
13th-century Mayan document The Grolier Codex is one of the rarest books in the world. The
document was founded in a cave in Mexico in the 1960s by Josue Saenz.
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A Jamaican cricketer Chris Gayle has penned down his life story in an autobiography called Six
Machine. His autobiography was published by Viking Penguin UK.The book was unveiled
by Anurag Singh Thakur, President of the BCCI and Virendar Sehwag at a gala event in Delhi.
A book titled Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi written by author and journalist Radhika Nagrath
released by Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul in Dehradun. Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi was
written in Hindi language by Radhika Nagrath.
The Consul General of Malaysia in India EldeenHusaini Muhammad Hashim released the translated
version of Sai CharitraGranth, a book on the life of Sai Baba.Sri Sai Gurucharitra is a biography on
the life of Sai Baba of Shirdi, written by hisdevotee Ganpatrao Dattatreya Sahasra-buddhe, better
known as Das Ganu Maharajto divine consciousness, would lead the disciple through the jungle of
spiritual training
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr
Jitendra Singh released the NEC Coffee Table Book, 2016 North Eastern Council: A Story of
Sagacity and Success. This book describes the achievements of the NEC engaged in all round
development of the North-Eastern Region (NER).
The book Citizen and Society written by Vice President Shri Mohd Hamid Ansari released by
President Pranab Mukherjee at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
IMPORTANT DAYS
Date
Sep 1-7
September 2
Day
National Nutrition Week
World Coconut Day
September 5
National Teachers Day or Dr.

Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
International Day of Charity
World Literacy Day
World Anti-Suicide Day, World First Aid Day
South-South Cooperation
Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day
International Day of Democracy, International
Engineers Day
World Ozone Day
September 5
September 8
September 10
September 12
September 14
September 15
September 16
September 20
September 21
September 21
September 22
September 25
September 25
September 25
September 26
September 26
RPF Foundation day

World Peace Day or International day for Peace
and Non-violence (UN)
World Alzheimers Day
World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
International Day of the Deaf
World Rivers Day
World Pharmacists Day
World Contraception Day
World Environmental Health Day
Theme
Poshak Aahar, Desh ka Aadhar
Coconut for Family Nutrition, Health and
Wellness
Reading the Past, Writing the Future
Ozone and climate: Restored by a world

united
The Sustainable Development Goals:
Building Blocks for Peace
Remember Me
Pharmacists: Caring for you

Tobacco Control a response to the
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global tobacco pandemic
September 26
September 27
International Day for the Total Elimination of

Nuclear Weapons
World Tourism Day
September 28
World Rabies Day
September 28
September 29
September 29
September 30
109th birth anniversary of revolutionary socialist Shaheed Bhagat Singh

World Heart Day
Light Your Heart, Empower Your Life
World Maritime Day
Shipping: indispensable to the world.
International Translation Day
Translation and Interpreting:
Connecting Worlds
Tourism for All promoting universal

accessibility
Rabies: Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate.
STATIC GK September 2016

Assam :
Assam is rightly termed as the State of Eternal
Blue Mountains.
Haflong is the only hill station of Assam.
Canada:
Capital: Ottawa
Currency: Canadian dollar
Prime minister: Justin Trudeau
Hill Forts of Rajasthan :

The Hill Forts of Rajasthan situated in
Rajastahan. It includes six majestic forts in
Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Sawai
Madhopur,Jhalawar,Jaipur and Jaisalmer.
Cuba :
Capital: Havana
Currencies: Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso
President: Ral Castro
Kerala:
Minister for Tourism: A C Moideen.
Formed on 1 November 1956.
Kerala is also known as Gods Own Country
Kerala is the only state in the country which has
three functional international airports.
Afghanistan :
Capital: Kabul
Currency:Afghan afghani
President: Ashraf Ghani
Algeria :
Capital: Algiers
Currency: Algerian dinar
President:Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Cayman Islands :
Capital: George Town
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar
Continent: North America
Chile :
Capital: Santiago
Currency: Chilean peso
President: Michelle Bachelet
France:
Capital: Paris
President: Franois Hollande
Currencies: Euro, CFP franc
Hawaii :
Hawaii is a U.S. state.It is an isolated volcanic
archipelago in the Central Pacific.
Capital: Honolulu
Iceland:
Capital: Reykjavik
Currency: Icelandic krna
Prime minister: Sigurur Ingi Jhannsson
Laos:
Capital: Vientiane
Currency: Lao kip
President: Bounnhang Vorachith
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Kazakhstan :
Capital: Astana
Currency: Kazakhstani tenge
President: Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kenya :
Capital: Nairobi
Currency: Kenyan shilling
President: Uhuru Kenyatta
Kingdom of Tong:
Capital: Nukualofa
Currency: Tongan paanga
King: Tupou VI
Mauritius :
Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian rupee
President: Ameenah Gurib
Prime minister: Anerood Jugnaut
Mozambique :
Capital: Maputo
Currency: Metical
President: Filipe Nyusi
Prime minister: Carlos Agostinho do Rosrio
Indonesia :
Capital: Jakarta
Currency: Indonesian rupiah
President: Joko Widodo
Israel:
Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli new shekel
Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Pakistan :
Prime Minister: Nawaz Sharif
Currency: Pakistani rupee
Capital: Islamabad
Republic of Djibouti:
Djibouti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a
country located in the Horn of Africa
Capital: Djibouti
Currency: Djiboutian franc
Russia :
Currency: Russian ruble
Capital: Moscow
President: Vladimir Putin
Samoa :
Capital: Apia
Currency: Samoan tl
Singapore :
Capital : Singapore
Currency: Singapore dollar
Singapore PM : Lee Hsien Loong
Sri Lanka :
Capitals: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee
President: Maithripala Sirisena
Prime minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
South Africa :
Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
Currency: South African rand
President: Jacob Zuma
Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Currency: Swedish krona
Switzerland :
Capital : Bern
Currency: Swiss franc
USA :
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Currency: US Dollar
President: Barack Obama
United Kingdom:
Capital: London
Currency: Pound sterling
Prime minister: Theresa May
Venezuela :
Capital: Caracas
Currency: Venezuelan bolvar
President: Nicols Maduro
African Development Bank (AfDB):
Formation: 10 September 1964
President: Akinwumi Adesina
Headquarters: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
India became in 1983.
ADB:
Head Quarters in Manila.
Established in 1966.
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International Atomic Energy Agency:

Head Quarters:Veinna , Austria.
Founded: July 29, 1957.
Head : Yukiya Amano.
WTO:
Founded: January 1, 1995
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Leader: Roberto Azevdo
International Labour Organization (ILO):
Headquarters: Geneva, Swizterland
Founded: 1919.
Head: Guy Rider.
UNCTAD:
The United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964
as a permanent intergovernmental body.
UNCTAD has 194 member states
UNCTAD conference only takes place every four
years
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC):

Headquarters: Mumbai
Founded: September 1, 1956
UPSC:
The Commission consists of a chairman and ten
members.
The Chairman and other members of the UPSC
are appointed by the President of India.
Formation 1 October 1926
Headquarters New Dellhi
About PNB:
Headquarters: New Delhi
Founder: Lala Lajpat Rai
Founded: 1894, Lahore, Pakistan
MD & CEO : Usha Anantha Subramanian
Canara Bank:
Headquarters: Karnataka
CEO: Rakesh Sharma
Slogan: Together we Can
FIFA :
Headquarters: Zrich, Switzerland
President: Gianni Infantino
World Bank:
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.,
Founded: December 27, 1945
President : Jim Yong Kim
International Cricket Council (ICC):

Founded: 1909.
Headquarters: Dubai, UAE
President: Zaheer Abbas.
New Development Bank :

Headquarters: Shanghai, China
Founded: July 15, 2014
President: K. V. Kamat
WHO :
Founded: April 7, 1948
Head: Margaret Chan
Andhra Bank:
Head Office: Hyderabad.
CEO and MD: Suresh N Patel
Tagline: Where India Banks.
Olympic Council of Asia:

Headquarters: Kuwait City, Kuwait
President: Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed
Al-Sabah
Membership: 45 National Olympic Committees
IRDAI:
It was constituted by an Act of Parliament called
the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority Act, 1999
The agency operates from its headquarters at
Hyderabad, Telangana .
Chairman: T.S. Vijayan
UBI(Union Bank of India):

CEO: Arun Tiwari
Founded: November 11, 1919
IDBI Bank :
CEO: Kishor Kharat
Founded: 1964
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CEO: Murali M. Natrajan
Founded : 1930
Karnataka Bank :
Headquarters: Mangalore
Founded : 1924
CEO : Polali Jayarama Bhat
Syndicate Bank:
Syndicate Bank is one of the oldest and major
commercial banks of India.
Headquarters: Manipal
CEO: Arun Shrivastava
Bank of Maharashtra :
Headquarters: Pune
Founded: 1935
DCB Bank:
Headquarters: Maharashtra
Indian Overseas Bank :

Headquarters: Chennai
CEO: R. Koteeswaran
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