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6th October 2014 Current Affairs

6th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

Today is World Habitat Day, this day is aside annually to recognize the basic right of all humanity to adequate shelter and to encourage grassroots action toward ending poverty housing.
Hong Kong stared to return to work today after more than a week of pro-democracy protests disrupted the Chinese-controlled city, with the protest movement facing a test of its stamina after more clashes with police and pro-Beijing opponents.

National Affairs

Lakhs of Muslims thronged mosques and Eidgahs today to offer prayers as mass animal sacrifices, piety and spirit of brotherhood marked Eid-ul-Zuha which was celebrated across the country with traditional fervor.
India today asked Pakistan to put an immediate end to ceasefire violations along the border in Jammu and Kashmir as the ground realities in the country had changed.
The Election Commission today issued show case notice to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on violation of model code of conduct over statements made by him in Latur district during a public meeting in Maharashtra, where Assembly elections are due to take place on 15th October.
The West Bengal Government has formed a high level composite Task Force to investigate into recent blast at Khagragarh in Burdwan District in which two persons were killed.

Business & Economy Affairs

As SEBI tightens noose on defaulters and market manipulators the number of attachment proceedings initiated by the market regulator against those having defaulted on payment of penalties has crossed the 1,500 mark.
Crude price slipped today to multi year lows owing to a build up in supplies while the doller rallied in response to a strong US jobs report as analysts warned of further losses.

Science & Technology Affairs

India along with Japan, the US, China and Canada will start work on the world's biggest telescope on Hawaii Island that will enable to identify an object as small as coin from a distance of 500 kms.
The launch of India's third navigational satellite IRNSS-1C has been postponed by a week, the Indian space agency today. In a posting on its Facebook page the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said "Due to an observation in the telemetry system, the launch has been postponed for a week."

Sports Affairs

World Junior Chess Championships begin in Pune.
After the likes of Sachin Tendulker and Virat Kojli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the latest cricketer to own a football team in the high-profile Indian Super League (ISL) investing the Chennaiyin Football Club ahead of the even starting 12th October.

5th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The Breast Cancer Awareness Month is marked across the world every October to increase awareness on early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease says WHO.
Terming the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as "Illegal" china today warned that the agitation that has paralysed the city would end up creating have in the former British colony.
Violating the ceasefire for the 10th time in October Pakistani troops today opened heavy fire on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch districh of Jammu and Kashmir.

National Affairs

Centre appeal doctors to give free insulin for poor kids.
Power tariff in Delhi may go up next month as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is all set to levy a fuel surcharge to help the private distribution companies adjust their power purchase cost.

Awards & Honors Affairs

Barack Obama has selected Indian-American Professor Thomas Kailath for the prestigious National Medal of Science, highest honour for achievement in the fields of science and engineering.

Science & Technology Affairs

A NASA-backed study is exploring the feasibility of lowering the cost of a human expedition to Mars by putting the astronauts in deep sleep.

Sports Affairs

Suryakumar Yadav, Kolkata Knight Rider's part time off-spinner has been reported for a suspect illegal bowling action becoming the fifth bowler to be called in the just concluded Champions League Twenty-20 Tournament.
Indian boxer L. Sarita Devi has escaped with a warning after apologizing for her petulant display at the Asian Games when she refused to accept her bronze medal.

4th October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

World Animal Day (4th October, 2014) celebrated across the globe.
India's intellectual property regime is fully compliant with WTO norms, the government said today, two days after the two countries decided to set up a high-level working group on IPR during Prime Minister Narendra Modi US visit to sort out the contentious issue.
Ahead of the APEC summit at Beijing next mount, China has mobilised an army of over 8,50,000 vigilantes to be in the look out for "terrorists" adding teeth to the country's war or terror, specially against militants from the restive Xinjiang province.

National Affairs

10 day long Dasara celebrations at Mysore concluded today with the famous Jamboo Savari, procession.
33 killed and several injured in stampede in Patna after Dussehra celebration. Home Minister seeks report from Bihar Government.
Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath today said that for the first time five police observers will be deployed in Haryana to ensure free, fair and clean polling in the state where election is due on 15th October.
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 65th TB seal campaign of the Tuberculosis Association of India at New Delhi today.

Science & Technology Affairs

China has flight tested an upgraded version of its 10,000 Km range Dongfeng missile which could reach most of the US and European cities, days ahead of its 1st October National Day to demonstrate its nuclear capability.
Facebook said that it has stepped up its battle against spammers who promise to deliver "likes" to its members and warned users on using such scams.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

The Asian Games wrapped up today (4th October, 2014) with China dominating the gold medal count and North Korea stealing the limelight.
India finished their campaign yesterday with 11 Gold, 10 Silver and 36 Bronze and hold the 8th Spot in the medal standings.
14 world records were set during the games which brought together more than 9,500 athletes from 45 countries. Jakarta will be the host for the 2018 Asian Games.

Champions League Twenty-20 2014:-

The Chennai Super Kings won their 2nd CLT20 title against Kolkata Knight Riders defeating them by 8 wickets.
This is the Sixth edition of Champions League.
Held form 13th September to 4th October 2014.
Most Runs :- Suresh Raina (234)-Chennai Super Kings
Most Wickets :- Sunil Narine (12)-Kolkata Knight Riders.

3rd October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The Australian cabinet has given its approval for fighter jets to join the US led military action against Islamic State targets in Iraq.
Over 2 Million Muslims from around the world gathered at a desert hill near Mecca in Saudi Arabia in an act of faith and repentance during the climactic emotional and spiritual moment of the annual hajj pilgrimage.

National Affairs

People Across the Country Celebrated Dussehra to mark the victory of good over evil.
Seeking to reach out to more people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time, giving a pep talk about how to shed despondency and use their skills for betterment and prosperity of the country.
In order to increase the revenues the Indian Railways has decided to sell Tatkal tickets at a higher rate. Passengers buying Tatkal tickets for the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani and 80 other trains will have to shell out more money from today.

Science & Technology Affairs

ISRO will launch the third of seven series of satellites to put in place India's own navigation system on par with US Global Positioning System (GPS) from the spaceport of Sriharikota on 10th October, 2014.

People in News Affairs

Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Uganda in a ceremony at State House Entebbe.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014 :-

Both Men's & Women's teams bag Gold in Kabaddi.

2nd October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The UN Launched a mission to prevent the worldwide spread of Ebola as the US hunted for people who came in contact with the first African diagnosed with the deadly virus outside the continent.
Underscoring its commitment to the UN's body on gender equality and women empowerment, India has contributed USD 1 Million to the Organization for the current financial year.

National Affairs

Nation observed Gandhi Jayanti and the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Sastri today.
Political parties to now deposit their funds in banks, according to new Election Commission guidelines on financial transparency.
The Bombay High Court has asked Election Commission of India to state what action it would take against political parties who use children in election campaign or poll-related work.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014 :-

India clinch men's hockey gold after 16 years.
Indian women 4x400m relay team win gold.
Inderjeet Singh wins bronze in men's shot put.
Boxer Vikas Krishan gets bronze after losing to Kazakhstan's Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in middle (75 Kg) semis.
Boxer Satish Kumar settled for bronze medal after losing his semi-final.
India beat Pakistan and wins gold in hockey.
Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Likka, Mandeep Kaur and Poovamma win 4*400m relay by stting Asian Games record.
Indian boxer Satish Kumar wins bronze in the (91 Kg) category.

1st October 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

Today in International Day for Older Persons.
Thousands have joined pro-democracy protests demanding China to withdraw plans to vet candidates fro the next Hong Kong leadership election in 2017, whcih have spread in Hong Kong on China's 65th National Day.
PM Narendra Modi returns from his 5 day US Visit. He describes his US visit as highly successful and satisfactory.
Pakistan has decided to introduce electronic voting machines (EVMs) in two years before the next general elections due in 2018.

National Affairs

The ambitious Swachh Bharat Campaign will be launced toworrow (2nd October, 2014) the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" has now been published in Kashmiri and Punjabi languages also and the editions would be released on his 145th Birth Anniversary Tomorrow.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited the flood hit areas of Assam and Meghalaya and assured the two states of all possible help to deal with the crisis and ensure relief and rehabilitation.
Aam Aadmi Party demands clarification from the PMO India on the Government's reported decision to hike the prices of some medicines including anti-cancer tablets.
Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan urges all citizens to convert their brithdays into opportunities for donating blood.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan conferred the Vayoshreshtha Samman on Senior citizen on the occasion of International Day for Older persons.

Business & Economy Affairs

Core sector growth for the month of August picked up with eight core sector industries growing by 5.8 percent against 4.7 percent in same month last year. The July core sector data was 2.7 percent.
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the country's first green-field airport in the public private partnership mode, today handed over a cheque of Rs. 17.76 crore to the kerala Government as its share of profits for the last fiscal.

Science & Technology Affairs

Microsoft has unveiled its new Windows operating system and has given it a surprising name :- Windows 10.
India and teh U.S. after sending their own respective spacecraft into Mar's orbit have now agreed to cooperate on future explorations of the Red Planet, which America said will yield "Tangible Benefits" to both the countries and the world at large.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

Mary Kom becomes the first Indian Woman to clinch Gold Medal in Boxing at the Asian Games.
Sarita Devi refuses to wear her boxing medal as a protest against the controversial decision.
India women's hockey team win bronze medal after beating japan.
Indian sprinter Tintu Luka won silver medal in the 800m women's race.
Indian athlete Annu Rani won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin throw event.

30th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai's administration signed security agreements to keep U.S. and allied troops in the country beyond this year and secure billions of dollars in aid for Asia's poorest country.
The world has lost 52 percent of its biodiversity since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced in a study relased today on the state of our planet.
India will host its first ever Asian Development Tour (ADT) tournament with the launch of the Take solutions India Masters from 29th October to 1st November in Bangalore.
Thailand today announced plans to give tourusts wristbands carrying their personal details, as the kingdom falls under intense scrutiny over visitor safety following the murder of two British Holidaymakers.

National Affairs

The Election Commission (EC) has banned the display of political advertisements on State Road Transport Corporation buses and vehicles owned by Municipal Corporations etc, and other Government owned vehicles when the Model Code of Conduct is in force for State Assembly or Legislative Councile elections.
The Karnataka High Court will hear former Tami Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's bail plea tomorrow.
Indian Government is going to set up innovation labs in every district under the ambitious "Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyaan" programme, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said today.
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted 12 rapid reaction teams to counter the outbreak of any epidemic in the flood-hit state.
The Delhi High Court today directed various internet and telecom service providers to block access to 72 websites hosting teh yet-to-be released Hrithik Roshan stare "Bang Bang".

Science & Technology Affairs

Eram Scientific manufactures of the country's first eToilet, today unveiled the world's cheapest unmanned, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel and metallic platform for schools.

Sports Affairs

Bangladesh cricket authorities today sacked wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim as one-day international captain and replaced his with injury-prone paceman Mashrafe Mortaza.
Asian Games 2014 :-
- Vikas Gowda bags silver in the men's discus throw event.
- Olympain Mary Kom enters final after beating Le Thi Bang of Vietnam in Flyweight (48-51 Kg) semis, assures silver medal.
- Boxer Pooja Rani (75 Kg) settles for bronze medal after losing in the semifinal.
- India beat Korea to reach Men's Hockey Final.

29th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

37 Union Ministers and other Members of Parliament will simultaneously launch Rs. 1,000 minimum monthly pension under Employee's Pension Scheme 1995 (ESP-95), run by the EPFO across the country tomorrow.
With a view to promte rail tourism in the country and to provide reasonably priced tourism package to tourists, especially the pilgrims in the country, India Railways has finalized six pilgrim special tourist train packages in the first phase, which will kick start from 25th October, 2014.
Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for MSME unaugurated the India Pavilion at the IGA Royal Perth Show 2014.

International Affairs

World Heart Day observed today (29th September, 2014).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gest a rockstar reception at New York's Madison Square; Grand event a message to Obama government that Indian-American community can no longer be ignored in policy making.
Modi holds bilateral talks with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to increase cooperation in cyber security, agriculture and water management.
Modi calls for support from NRI's in Clean India and Clean Ganga campaigns.

Business & Economy Affairs

World's largest asset manager Black Rock will host a global investors meet in India next year, CEo Laurence Flik conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

Science & Technology Affairs

The Thai Government is set to unveil a robotic taster named "E-Delicious" machine, that will determine if the food you have ordered anywhere in the world at a Thai restaurant is genuine or not.

Death Affairs

Kavita Karkare, wife of Hemant Karkare, who was killed in the 26/11 terrorist attack, died today after she suffered a brain haemorrhage.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

Seema Punia wins Gold medal in Discus Throw.
Sania Mirza and Sakesh Myneni grab gold in Tennis mixed doubles.
Khushbir Kaur wins silver in the 20 Km race walking.
Wrestler Bajrang settles for silver in Men's Freestyle wrestling 61 Kg category.
Naveen Kumar wins Bronze medal in men's 300m steeplechase.
Saketh Sai Myneni and Sanam Krishan Singh wins silver medal in the men's doubles tennis.
Narsingh Pancham Yadav wins bronze in men's 74 Kg freestyle wrestling.
O.P Jaisha wins bronze in women's 1500m Race.

27th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The United States and dozens of other countries vowed to speed up and strengthen the U.N's overstretched peacekeeping response to crises around the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 69th session of UN general assembly in New York today.
In his summit discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the coming days, U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to push for India playing an active role on the global stage, including in the fight against the Islamic State and the scramble to contain Ebola.
Modi is scheduled to meet with Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New York tonight.

National Affairs

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Sentenced to four years jail term and fined 100 crore rupees in disroportionate assets case.
Chennai Central became teh first railway station to get Wi-Fi connectivity after railway minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the facility.
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today with 35 officers and 2000 employees of the President's Secretariat taking part in the cleanliness drive.
Cabinet gives nod for President rule in Maharashtra after resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

Indian Archers win gold in compound men's team event.
Indian Archers win bronze in compound women's team event.
Women grapplers Vinesh Phogat and Geetika Jakhar bagged a Bronze medal each in 48 KG and 63 KG freestyle events respectively.
Indian Men's squash team beats Malaysia 2-0 to win first ever gold medal in the event.
India are assured of at least five more bronze medals at the 2014 Asian Games after the tennis players put up an impressive display to reach the semifinals of five events.

28th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

Libya's New Parliament today swore in Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and his cabinet during a meeting in the eastern port town of Tobruk.
PM Modi met hsi Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu today in NEw York to discuss ways to step up bilateral relations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to visit India with a trade mission.
Narendra Modi assures Prime Minister of Nepal Sushil Koirala of India's support to ensure success of upcoming SARCC summit.
Sri Lanka becomes the 1st country to give written support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call at UNGA for International Yoga Day.

National Affairs

The Nation celebrated the 107th Birth Anniversary of the great son of the soil, Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, today.
Delhi Metro ranked 2nd among 18 international metro system in terms of overall customer satisfaction in an online customer survey.

Business & Economy Affairs

The RBI will unveil its fourth bi-monthly policy on 30th September, 2014. With retail inflation continuing to remain at elevated level, the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates in its upcoming monetary policy review.

Sports Affairs

Veteran Indian Star Leander Paes wins Malaysian Open title with new partner Marcin Matkowski in Kuala Lumpur today.
Asian Games 2014:-

India's Sandeep Kumar, Rajat Chauhan & Abhishek Verma win Gold Medals in men's team archery.
Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India's fourth gold medal.
Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20 KM Race Walking by clinching a silver.
M.R. Poovamma wins bronze in women's hammer throw.
Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare lost 6-7, 6-2, 4-10 to Taipei's Chan Chin Wei-Hsieh Su Wei in the women's doubles semifinals to get a bronze.
Divij Sharan and Yuki Bhambri bag Bronze after losing men's doubles semifinals.
Mary Kom beat Si Haijuan of china to reach the women's boxing semifinals and assured India of another medal.

26th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

India today announced USD 12 million contribution to the United Nations to help it fight the deadly Ebola virus in the African continent.
Rival Palestinian group, Fatah and Hamas reached and agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian National unity Government, representatives of both factions have announced.
Leaders of the world's most developed economies today warned Russia of more sanctions unless all fighting stops in Ukraine and vowed to stand by the war-torn country as winter approaches.

National Affairs

IN a parting shot, outgoing Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha today strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of judges, saying any other mode of appointment may impact on the independence of judiciary.
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said that the centre will bring out new crop insurance policy by removing shortcomings in the current policy and provide Soil Health Cards to all farmers in the country in next three years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in Assam and Meghalaya floods.

People in News Affairs

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Resigned today, a day after NCP broke 15 year old alliance with Congress in the state, reducing his government to a minority.

Business & Economy Affairs

Rating agency Standard & Poor's raised India's Credit outlook to "Stable" today, saying the prospects for reforms and fiscal management had grown under the NDA Government in a vote of confidence ahead of Prime Minister Modi's Maiden visit to the U.S.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) sold its entire 5.2 per cent stake in India gas supplier Petronet LNG ltd for Rs. 714 crore ($116.8 million) via block deals.
The Government is planning to borrow Rs. 2.4 lakh crore through bonds in the second half of the current fiscal taking the total borrowing to Rs. 5.92 lakh crore, Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram said in New Delhi.

Science & Technology Affairs

Amid the success of India's Mars Orbiter Mission to the Red Planet, ISRO scientists are working towards the launch of the country's next rocket PSLV-C26, which would carry IRNSS 1C satellite, the third in the IRNSS series from Sriharikota on 9th October, 2014.

Awards & Honors Affairs

Ten Scientists were today felicitated with prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for their outstanding contributions to field of science and technology.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games:-

Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal wins bronze medal in 50m breaststroke event of the Asisn Games.
Indian Shooters bag silver in Men's 25-Metre Centre Fire Pistol.
India slipped to the 16th position in the overall standings with tally of 17 medals on the seventh day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheom.

25th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

US President Barack Obama led the UN Security Council in unanimously approving a binding resolution on stemming the flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and Syria.
Prime Minister Modi left for the United States this evening to attend United National General Assembly in New York.
In a speech at the United Nations General Assembly today, Egyption President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi described terrorism as a plague.
The United States bombed Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in Syria today as President Barack Obama recruited more allies to fight the jihadist "Network of Death".

National Affairs

The Government declared September 25 as "Antyodaya Diwas" in memory of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, one of the key leaders of Bharatiya Jana Sangh form which the BJP later emerged.
PM Narendra Modi has launched the ambitions "Make in India" campaign.
The famous Mysore Dasara that marks the beginning of Navartri commenced today.
The Supreme Court declared the National Tax Tribunal Act as unconstitutional under which a tribunal was set up to decide tax-related cases by taking away jurisdiction of high courts in such matters.

People in News Affairs

The Calcutta High Court today ordered the lodging of an FIR and a CID probe into Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's controversial "Shoot and Rape" remarks against opposition party supporters and women during public meeting in his Krishnagar constituency in Nadia district.

Science & Technology Affairs

Just hours after making history by being the first Mars mission to succeed in its first attempt, Mangalyaan was already at work and has sent back a set of data, including high-quality images of the Red Planet.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

India rower Sawarn Singh wins bronze in men's single sculls.
India wins bronze medal in women's double trap shooting team event.
Shuttler Saina Nehwal enters women's singles quarter finals.

24th September 2014 - Daily Current Affair

International Affairs

Opening the UN General Assembly debate in New York, UN Secretary-General Ban ki-moon has warned that human rights are "under attack" throughout the world.

National Affairs

The Union Cabinet today approved a five year plan for Swacch Bharat mission which will begin from 2nd of next month.
The cabinet also approves cooperation in higher education with the United States.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 110-acre India Food Park in Tumkur, Karnataka today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch "Make in India" initiative tomorrow to make India a manufacturing hub by attracting foreign companies to set up their manufacturing units.
Government working on a new e-mail service to ensure security of its communication and data.
Supreme Court forms a 5-member committee to evaluate ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of floods.

Science & Technology Affairs

India creates history by becoming the first country to successfully get its space craft Mangalyan into Mars orbit on its maiden attempt.

Business & Economy Affairs

Top Indian lender State Bank of India today announced that its board had approved stock split of one share into 10 shares.

Sports affairs

Asian Games 2014 :-

Rower Dushiant Dushyant wins bronze in Lightweight Single Sculls.
India bags bronze medal in Rowing.

23rd September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

India will seek re-election to the UN's main human rights body for a second consecutive term in a vote to be held next month.
A wave of suicide bombings by Islamic State militants in western Iraq has killed 40 soldiers amid waning efforts by security forces to retake territory from the Sunni extremist group.
The number of Ebola infections will triple to 20,000 by November soaring by the thousands every week if efforts are not significantly stepped up to stop the outbreak, the WHO recently warned.
The U.S. and five Middle Eastern allies launched an expansive attack on extremist fighters in Syria as air strikes hit Islamic State strongholds and another anti-Western group, opening a challenging new front in an expanding Middle East war.

National Affairs

National Award winning Hindi film "Liar's Dice", starring acclaimed actors Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been shortlisted as India's Official entry for the best foreign film category at the 87th Academy Awards (Oscars).
To restore the glory of the Ganga river the Centre has presented a blue print of short, medium and long term measures which is spread over 18 years and involves investment of thousands of crore.

People in News

Jack Ma has overtaken Mukesh Ambani and Hong Kong's Lee Shau Kee to become China's richest adn Asia's second wealthiest with a personal wealth of $26.5 billion.
Enforcement Directorate, ED, has arrested business man Gautam Khaitan in money laundering probe in VVIP choppers deal case.

Sports

Asian Games 2014 :-

Abhinav Bindra wins bronze in men's 10m Air Rifle event in his last Asian Games appearance.
Indian team comprising of Abhinav Bindra, Ravi Kumar adn Sanjeev Rajput won bronze in the men's 10m air rifle event.
Saurav Ghoshal bags India's first ever Silver medal in Squash.
Wushu player Yumnam Sanathoi Devi wins bronze in the Women's 52kg event.

22nd September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Iranian counter part Javad Zarif for talks on Iran's nuclear program and the threat posed by Sunni extremist group Islamic State, a senior State Department official Said.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has reiterated that Germany will not get involved in US and French airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Iraq and Syria. He also ruled out ground deployments.
Islamic State militants closed in on Syria's third-largest Kurdish town today as tens of thousands of people fled in terror across the border into Turkey.
The UN refugee agency said as many as 70,000 Syrian Kurds had streamed into Turkey since Friday and solidarity protests by Turkish Kurds on the border prompted clashes with security forces.
Afghanistan's new President-elect Ashraf Ghani congratulated the country today on what he called its first democratic transfer of power, but the former rival Abdullah, with whom he signed a power-sharing deal was absent from celebrations.
World leaders from 193 countries gather in New York this week to discuss a whole range of issues.

National Affairs

In a serious blow to transparency regime in the country, the Madras High Court has said RTI applicants must give reasons for seeking information as it gave relied to its Registry from disclosing file notings on a complaint against a chief metropolitan magistrate.
Delhi Metro will be observing World Green Building Week till September 27 to promote construction of environment friendly buildings.
A bill to regulate surrogacy is expected to come up before Parliament during the forthcoming Winter Session.
Government has set a target of two years to improve the level of nutrition among women and children through National Nutrition Mission Action Plan.

People in News

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon and Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio joined thousands of people for a march through the New York city to shine the spotlight on the climate crisis with the UN Chief stressing that there is no "Plan B" to halt advance of climate change as there is no "Planet B".
Barely 10 days after he resigned, CBI today arrested Odisha's former Advocate General Ashok Mohanty for allegedly abusing his official position and misappropriating funds of Artha Tatwa Group of companies in a case which is an offshoot of Saradha chit fund scam.

Science & Technology Affairs

ISRO successfully test fires the Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) inside Mangalyaan.
The Indian Coast Guard Hovercraft H-196, the third series of air cushion vehicle (ACV) built by the UK arrived at Panambur Beach of Mangalore today.

Awards & Honors Affairs

Kerala Based Amrita Institute for Medical Science (AIMS) has received the first British Medical Journal (BMJ) India Award for Paediatric Heart Programme.

Sports Affairs

India's ace shooter Abhinav Bindra has announced has announced retirement from the professional shooting.
Asian Games 2014

Squash Player Deepika Pallikal settles for bronze medal after losing women's singles semifinals in the 17th Asian Games.
India wins bronze medal in 25m Pistol women's team event at the 17th Asian Games.
Saurav Ghoshal wins men's singles semifinal to assure India of at least a maiden squash silver at Asian Games.
India assured of 2 bronze in Wushu as TS Devi, N. Grewal storm into semis.

21st September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

People under preventive detention have the right to vote, the Election Commission has said ahead of Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, and warned that there should be "No Ground" for any grievance due to non-compliance of the directive.
Rajasthan Government has launched an action plan to resolve problem of malnutrition among children in Baran district.
Textile minister Santosh Gangwar has said the Government will establish 26 Textile parks in the country.

International Affairs

People around the world observe 2014 International Day of Peace today with the theme "The Right of Peoples to Peace".
Third India Bangladesh joint consultative commission met.
Committing to a global response to deal with cross border tax avoidance and evasion, the G20 today decided to put in place a mechanism for automatic exchange of tax information by 2017.

People in News

Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president on Sunday , hours after signing a power-sharing deal with his rival Abdullah that ended a prolonged standoff over the disputed result.

Deaths Affairs

Actress Poplly Bergen (84), best known for her role in 1962 film "Cape Fear" passed away.
Former Editor in Chief of National Herald A.N. Dar passes away. He also served as Resident Editor of Indian Express in New Delhi.

Science & Technology

Public Broadcaster Doordarshan plans to start broadcasting directly a bouquet of 20 free-to-air channels in partnership with private media houses on mobile phones from next year.

Sports Affairs

Asian Games 2014

Taiwan's Hsu Shu-ching broke one world record and equaled another as she took the women's 53kg class weightlifting gold at the Asian Games today.
Indian men's team wins bronze in 10 air pistol.
Indian woman's Badminton team settles for bronze after loss to South Korea.
Dipika assures India its first women's singles medal.
Saurav Ghosal confirms third consecutive men's singles medal.
The Indian Olympic Association has been fined $10,000 for withdrawing teams from the Asian Games at a late stage, but all India Tennis Association chief Anil Khanna is hopeful that the penalty would be withdrawn.
South Korea currently lead the medal table with 18 golds with China in second with 15.
China is currently on 10th position, tied with Hong Kong with four medals each.

Kings XI Punjab beat Barbados Trident by 4 wickets in the Champions League Twenty 20 at Mohali.

20th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

The India-Africa summit, which was scheduled to be attended by 53 countries in December, has been cancelled this year due to Ebola outbreak in that continent.
A United Nations-led team is headed to Liberia to assess the response to the Ebola virus, while a senior UN health official said a vaccine could be ready by the end of this year.
France has recently said that its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State insurgents who have taken over parts of the country.

Sport Affairs

Asian Games 2014:-

Shooter Shweta Chaudhary wins first medal for India, clinches bronze in 10 Air Pistol Finals.
Shooter Jitu Rai gives India first gold, wins 50m Air Pistol event.
India is assured of its first ever women's singles medal in the Asian Games after top players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa won their respective openers today and set up an exciting contest in the quarterfinals.

Sania Mirza and her partner Cara Black win doubles title at Toray Pacific Open Tennis Tournament 2014.

People in News Affairs

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key won an emphatic victory in New Zealand's general election to return fro a third term, a result that will be seen as endorsement of the way his National Party has handled the economy.
Senior leader and former Odisha Minister Prafulla Chandra Ghadai was today expelled from the ruling BJD (Biju Janata Dal) by Party supermo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik for anti-party activities.

MOUs Affairs

India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh to cooperate on the historic Nalanda University Project.

Awards & Honors Affairs

A 28 Year Old Indian architect, Alok Shetty has been named "Young Leader of Tomorrow" by Time magazine for his pioneering work in designing affordable flood-proof houses for slum dwellers.

Science & Technology Affairs

Kerala State Science and Technology Museum of Thiruvananthapuram has drawn up various programmes to mark the entry of "Mangalyaan" India's Mars Orbiter Mission, into the Orbit of the red planet, expected to happen on 24th September.

19th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

The Centre launched a programme "India Newborn Action Plan (INAP)" to reduce infant motrtality and bring down the number of deaths to a single digit by 2030 from the current 29 deaths per 1,000 live births.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today inaugurated the revived Nalanda University, renowed as a centre for learning till it was burnt down 800 years ago by an invading Turkish army.

International Affairs

Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after votes decisively rejected independence.
The World population may grow higher than previously estimated, reaching 11 billion people by the century's end, according to a UN-led analysis published recently.

MoUs Affairs

Nepal has endorsed the Power Trade Agreement with India and signed a deal with the GMR authorizing the India company to build the largest hydropower project worth USD 1.15 Billion in the energy starved nation.
With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns the Urban Development Minister and the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have agreed on a partnership to promote user friendly toilets to ensure universal sanitation in the country.

Deaths affairs

Renowned Mandolin exponent Uppalapu Srinivas (28th February, 1969- 19th September, 2014) popularly known as Mandolin Srinivas Passed away.

Sports Affairs

The 17th edition of Asian Games has kicked off at Incheon with a grand opening ceremony.
Li Na, a two time grand slam champion from China who took tennis in Asia to a new level, has retired due to recurring knee injuries.

18th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visit Canada (Ottawa):-

He spent his trip to Ottawa warmly thanking Canada for its support, but also made it clear his country needs additional assistance through expanded loan agreements, intelligence sharing and freer trade.

China backed India's bid for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Beijing Dominated security grouping.

Chinese President's Visit to India Affairs

India and China inked 12 pacts in a range of areas including railways and outer space as Beijing pledged investments of USD 20 billion over five years in a bid to boost economic ties and address India's concerns over trade deficit. Below are few more highlights:-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of Chinese incursions with the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping their Meeting.
Chinese President expressed hope that China and India will take their strategic and cooperative partnership to a higher plane.
India and China signed a Five Year agreement for economic and trade development, followed by one on audio visual co-production.
Two agreements on railways strengthening cooperation and implementation plan.
Work plan on drug administration exchanged.
Pact on cultural cooperation signed.
India and China sign pact on peaceful uses of outer space.
Twinning agreement between Mumbai and Shanghai.
Xi invites Modi to pay a visit to China early next year.

National Affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the "Make in India" campaign at in Delhi next week at a mega function that will be attended by about a thousand global and domestic business leaders.
The ancient Nalanda University which had attracted students from the world over, will be formally inaugurated tomorrow in its modern "Avatar" by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
India has never followed the "Policy of expansionism" Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured Nepal as he emphasized that security of the two nations are intrinsically linked and there is a need for more focused effort to check terror activities along the border.
Government is targeting about 80 lakh subscribers under its Swavalambam pension scheme, a part of the ambitious financial inclusion Jan-Dhan Yojana, by the end of this fiscal year, the PFRDA Chairman said today.

Sports Affairs

Indian men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh will be flag bearer of India at 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon.
India slipped eights places to be ranked 158th in the latest FIFA ranking headed by world champions Germany.
Former Italian international and World Cup winner Alessandro del Piero arrived India to be part of the inaugural India Super League (ISL) where would turn out for Delhi Dynamos in the eight-city football league slated for 12th October to 20th December.

17th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs

International Affairs

President Pranab Mukherjee returned home after a "Highly Successful" four day visit to Vietnam during which key pacts to further stregthen bilateral ties were signed.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Kathmandu tomorrow to attend the sixth meeting of SAARC Home Ministers to be held on Friday.
Saudi Arabia's top religious body "The Council of Senior Ulema", today warned Muslims against joining militant groups, saying their "deviant doctrine" has no place in Islam.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India today on a three day visit. Three MoUs signed on infrastructure, railways and a sister city agreement between Ahmedabad and China's Guangdong provice.
Egypt has summoned the ambassadors of European Union countries to protest a recent EU statement to the UN Human Rights Council which criticized the country's human rights records.

National Affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched 11 welfare schems of Gujarat Government today under the title of "Swavlamban Abhiyan".
India is no the "Brink of an Urban Revolution" with its population in towns and cities expected to reach 600 million by 2031, according to a new UN-backed report which pegged the gap in urban infrastructure investment in the country over the next 20 years at a whopping $827 billion.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, sought cooperation of Australia in helping the state government build infrastructure projects and strengthen roads and drainage networks in the new state.

Awards & Honors Affairs

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio appointed as UN Messenger of Peace.
The sports ministry has finally agreed to give the Arjuna Award to boxer Manoj Kumar.

Death Affairs

Former Assam Director General of Police Shankar Barua, whose premises were searched by the CBI in connection with saradha scam last months, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence today.

Sports Affairs

The Asian Games torch arrived in host city Incheon today, two days before the opening ceremony that will formally inaugurate the two-week competition featuring almost 10,000 athletes.
International basketball's governing body FIBA said that players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis in some competitions.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy made its first public appearance in Pakistan on Wednesday at the iconic Minar-e-Pakistanin Lahore as part of its global tour.