SEPTEMBER 2013

SEPTEMBER 2013

INTERNATIONAL

1.        Tony Abbott is Australia’s new Prime Minister

2.        US and Russia Agreement on Removing Chemical Weapons on Syria

3.        European Union Pledges 650 million euros To Somalia

4.        232 Million Global Migrants Living Abroad World Wide

5.        Egyptian Court Bans Muslim Brotherhood
INDIA & WORLD

6.        3rd India – Republic of Korea Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue Held In Seoul

7.        Government Approves India-Abu Dhabi Air Services Agreement

8.        7th India-Laos Joint Commission Meeting Held In Vientiane

9.        India, Japan Signed Statement To Study LNG Pricing

10.     India – China Agreed To Enhance Cooperation In Media Sector

11.    India and US signed First Commercial Agreement Under Nuclear Deal

NATIONAL

12.    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Launched ‘ Gandhi Heritage Portal ‘ In NewDelhi

13.    3rd All India Survey on Higher Education Launched

14.     Judicial Appointments Commission Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha

15.     Lok Sabha Passed Bill To Set Up First National Aviation University

16.     Cabinet Committee On Economic Affairs Approved Proposal For Restructuring SJSRY

17.    President Gave Assent To Land Acquisition Bill

STATES

18.     Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Launched New Health Initiatives For Assam

19.     Himachal Pradesh Scrapped Palchan-Rohtang Ropeway Project

20.     Kerala Government Launched ‘ E-Payment ‘ Facility

21.     MP Government Decided To Constitute State Disaster Emergency Response Force

22.     Union Government Approved 1000 crore Proposal To Develop J&K sports

23.    Prime Minister Manmohan Laid The Foundation Stone For New Airport In Rajasthan

CONFERENCES

24.     8th G-20 Summit Held In Saint Petersburg

AWARDS & HONOURS

25.     Zubin Mehta Received Tagore Award

26.     Amitabh Bachchan Honoured With ‘ 2013 Global Diversity’  Award

27.     Indian Freedom Fighter Gets ‘ House of Commons Award ‘

28.     John Abraham Honoured With ‘ Pride of the Nation Award

29.     Malala Yousafzai Received ‘Amnesty ‘ International Award

30.     President of India Presented National Communal Harmony Awards For The Year 2011 & 2012

31.  Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai Received Clinton      Global Citizens Awards

SPORTS & GAMES

32.     US Open Tennis Tournament 2013 Winners

33.     Tokyo To Host 2020 Summer Olympics

34.     Wrestling Selected for 2020 Olympic Games

35.     Afghanistan Won SAFF Championship 2013

36.     Mohameddan Sporting Won Durand Foot Ball Cup

37.     Sania Mirza Wins Pan Pacific Open Doubles Title

38.      India Won Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey Tournament 2013

ECONOMY

39.     Microsoft Decided To Buy Nokia’s Mobile Phone Unit and Services

40.     India Now Has 7850 Ultra Wealthy Individuals

41.     Cabinet Approved Buying $ 4.3 billion World Bank Bonds

42.     Indian Economy To Grow At 5.3% In 2013-14

43.     RBI Increases Repo Rate By 25 Basis Points

44.     ‘ India Entertainment & Media Outlook 2013 ‘ Report Released

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

45.     Indian Air Force inducts its Biggest Transport Aircraft ‘ C-17 Globemaster III ‘

46.     NASA Launches Spacecraft To Study Moon Atmosphere

47.     World’s Largest Volcano Discovered Under Pacific Ocean

48.     Japan Launches New Epsilon Rocket

49.     India Successfully Test Fired Nuclear – Capable ‘ Agni V ‘ Long Range Missile

50.     US Launches Unmanned Cygnus Cargo Ship To ISS

51.     Himachal Pradesh Scrapped Palchan-Rohtang Ropeway Project

52.     Kerala Government Launched ‘ E-Payment ‘ Facility

53.     MP Government Decided To Constitute State Disaster Emergency Response Force

54.     Union Government Approved 1000 crore Proposal To Develop J&K sports

55.    Prime Minister Manmohan Laid The Foundation Stone For New Airport In Rajasthan

PERSONS IN NEWS

A)  APPOINTMENTS

56.     Rakesh Sood Appointed as PM’s Special Envoy on Disarment and Non-Proliferation

57.     Deepak Sandhu Becomes The First Woman Chief Information Commissioner

58.     Kulkarni Becomes First Indian American State Judge In Northern California

59.     Thomas Bach is new IOC president

60.     Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed First Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

61.     Srinivasan Re-Elected As BCCI President For The Third Term

62.    Ranjib Biswal Appointed as new IPL chairman

B)RESIGNS

63.    Rajasthan Minister Babulal Nagar Resigned

C)DEATHS

64.     Audio Pioneer Ray Dolby of famed Sound System Died

65.     World’s Oldest Man Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez Died

D)VISITORS

66.    Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Visited India

E)MISCELLANEOUS

67.     Malala Yousafzai  Inaugurates Europe’s Largest Library In UK

68.     Zardari Becomes First Pakistani President To Serve Full Term

69.     Diana Became First Woman to Swim Across Florida Straits without Shark Cage

70.     Nina Davuluri Wins ‘ Miss America ‘ 2014 Title

71.    Megan Young Crowned Miss World 2013

PLACES  IN  NEWS

72.     China Inaugurated World’s Highest Daocheng Yading Civilian Airport

73.    Strong Earthquake Hits Pakistan

BOOKS IN NEWS

74.    ” India and Malaysia : Interwined Strands” Book Released By Vice President of India

COMMITTEES

75.    Nachiket Mor Committee To Frame Vision For Financial Inclusion

IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES

76.     International Day of Peace Observed on 21 September

77.    World Rabies Day Observed on 28 September

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