CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2014

• Jaipur Pink Panther owned by Abhisek Bachchan won the inaugural title of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League after defeated - U Mumba owned by Unilazer Sports
• The revived Nalanda University started its first session with 15 students in its makeshift campus at - the Buddhist pilgrim town of Rajgir
• Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years defeated Australia in the one-day match played at - the Harare Sports Club
• India-Japan Annual Summit 2014 was held at Tokyo, Japan during the visit of - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Himachal Pradesh High Court banned animal sacrifice throughout the state in any place of public religious worship - to appease deities
• Union Government relaxed the import norms of Onion by allowing - fumigation in India up to 30 November 2014
• Former CJI P Sathasivam is the first Chief Justice of India to be appointed as - the Governor of a sate
• Former CJI P Sathasivam appointed as the new Governor of - Kerala
• To grant more autonomy to the Lokpal search committee, the Union Government amended - Rule 10 of Lokpal Search Committee Rules
• A Terrorist Outfit created by Al-Qaeda to spread jihad in South Asia is - Qaedat al-Jihad
• President of India, Pranab Mukherjee released a set of eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on Indian Musicians brought out by - the Department of Posts
• Mrunalinidevi Puar, Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University was conferred with the Best Manager award at - the Oxford Summit of Leaders (Science and Education) in UK
• Justice Dharmadhikari Committee recommended complete ban on dance bars in – Maharashtra
• Multiple entry visa (X Visa) for staying in India for one-year has been granted to - Taslima Nasreen, the controversial writer of Bangladesh
• Union Government approved 7 percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to - Central Government employees and pensioners, respectively
• The Supreme Court of India asked the Union Government to clarify its stand on granting dual citizenship of children who are born in India via - an Indian surrogate mother, while the biological mother of children is a foreign national
• Australian Government's New Colombo Plan for India was launched at Mumbai University on 4 September 2014 by - Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott
• Teachers Day was observed across India on - 5 September 2014
• Union Home Ministry on 5 September 2014 approved setting up of a task force to monitor and expedite - the processing of citizenship and Long Term Visa (LTV) applications
• India and Australia signed a pact on civil nuclear energy deal and opened decks for - the sale of Australian uranium to India
• A group of researchers announced that they have discovered fossilized remains of an enormous species of a long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur that weighs nearly 60 tons in - the Patagonian hills of Argentina
• India won the 5-match One-Day International (ODI) series played against - England by 3-1
• Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares lifted Mixed Doubles trophy of the US Open after defeating a team of - Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez
• Union Home Minister has directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to identify land for the rehabilitation of - Kashmiri migrants
• World number one Serena Williams won her third consecutive - US Open trophy
• Indian Air Force Chief Marshal Arup Raha at the Air Force Auditorium, Subroto Park in New Delhi inaugurated - India’s first Air Veteran Rally
• Sushma Swaraj was on a two day visit to Bahrain where she attended - the Indian Diaspora Engagement meet for Indian businesses
• WTI and TCL signed a MoU to set up India’s first of its kind Coral Garden in Gujarat at - Mithapur coastal region of Devbhoomi-Swarka district
• The 22-nation Arab League agreed to join the global coalition to counter the threat of jihadist militants from - the Islamic State Group.
• The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani as a part of International Literacy Day 2014 celebrations inaugurated - KRITI Exhibition 2014
• Marin Cilic of Croatia won the Men’s Singles title at the US Open after defeating - Kei Nishikori of Japan
• 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity winners are - Dr. Kamal Bawa (India), Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah (Ghana) and Dr. Bibiana Vila (Argentina)
• A film Court that won best debut award at 71st Venice Film Festival is – a Debut film of Chaitanya Tamhane
• Union Government cleared a 679-member squad to represent India in - the 17th edition of the Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea
• To spread the message of conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand officially declared 9 September as - Himalaya Diwas
• First Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere – TN Suresh Kumar
• Scientists at IISc have developed two electron-rich fluorescent polymers that can detect - commonly-used explosives
• Union Government has identified five locations for development of - no-frills airports in four states of India
• Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as - the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank
• National Hindi Divas (Hindi Day) was observed across India on - 14 September 2014
• Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority gave its final safety approval to restart two reactors of - Sendai nuclear plant located in south-west Kyushu, Japan
• ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action - Saeed Ajmal
• SC questioned logic behind the Kerala state government’s new policy for limiting - bar licenses to only five-star hotels.
• CCEA approved the disinvestment of the stake of - Coal Indian Limited (CIL), Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) and National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC).
• Rajasthan High Court ordered to stop discrimination on basis of caste in cremation at various crematoriums in Jaipur and asked - Jaipur Municipal Corporation to submit an action taken report
• Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched the Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for - smooth transportation of perishable goods
• Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front released 45 captured Fijian UN peacekeepers that were captured from - the Syrian Golan Heights
• The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014 with a theme - Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On
• Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of BSF with BISAG project of Gujarat Government at BSF Camp in - Bhuj, Gujarat
• Youngest Indian sailor of Optimist Dinghy category who represented India at the Asian Games - 12-year-old Chitresh Tatha
• Barack Obama authorised US air strikes against ISIS militants for the first time in Syria and escalate it in Iraq on the eve of - the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attack
• Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won - Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) who were suspected of being used - to route illegal money
• The British aid worker, who was beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants - David Haines
• Chinese Army stopped Indians from using water supply and construction work at - the T-Point of Demchok area of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir
• An International Conference to help Iraq in fighting the Islamic State militants and accelerate the humanitarian relief operations was held in – Paris, France
• AIBA Executive Committee Bureau formally recognised Boxing India as the provisional AIBA National Federation to represent - the sport of boxing in India
• India and Vietnam on signed seven pacts to further strengthen their - strategic partnership in key sector
• CCEA approved 4754 crore for power transmission scheme in - Arunachal and Sikkim
• Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation in August 2014 declined to - 5-year low of 3.74 percent
• The World’s Highest and Toughest Marathon to be held at an altitude of 3534 meter (11562 feet) is - Ladakh Marathon
• Ukraine’s Parliament ratified the historic EU pact that is an Association Agreement and placed - Ukraine on the path to EU membership
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 11 schemes under - Swavalamban Abhiyan, an initiative of the Gujarat Government
• Supreme Court asked Government, why departmental action cannot be initiated for misconduct against top ranking army officers for involvement in - illegal sale of arms
• SC directed Union and state governments to give details of action taken to implement the pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques (PNDT) Act that prohibits - pre-natal sex determination
• The 17th Asian Games also known as XVII Asiad commenced at - Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea
• NTPC and Andhra Pradesh government signed a MoU for developing - 1000 MW solar power(s) in Andhra Pradesh
• The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry approved financial assistance to Delhi government for survey on - mapping and estimating the size of street children
• Goa became a permanent venue for - the International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
• The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) allowed players to wear - religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis
• Former DGP of Assam, Sanker Baruah committed suicide in Guwahati after his residence was raided by CBI in connection to - Saradha chit fund case
• International Boxing Association (AIBA) permitted Indian boxers (pugilists) to take part in the 17th Asian Games 2014 under - the national tricolor
• Rajasthan became the first Indian state to ratify - the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014
• President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm the moderate Syrian opposition taking on ISIS was approved by - the US House of Representatives and Senate
• Indian Air Force on 18 September 2014 gifted a vintage Dakota aircraft from its museum to - Bangladesh Air Force
• India and China signed sixteen agreements to strengthen the strategic and bilateral relations between the two countries during the three-day state visit of - President of China Xi Jingping
• Bangladesh Parliament unanimously passed the 16th Constitutional Amendment Bill that reinstates - Article 96 of Constitution and empowers Parliament to impeach Supreme Court Judges
• Scotland has rejected independence and decided to stay with - United Kingdom
• Music Maestro Mandolin player who died in Chennai following a failed liver transplant at the age of 45 is - Uppalapu Srinivas
• The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah launched a Unicode based mobile app in - Kannada for android phones
• To help the first generation entrepreneurs and skilled youths to set up micro and small enterprises in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gagoi launched - an Angel Fund
• India and China agreed to establish a Joint Working Group to promote facilitation in - the film sector
• The Supreme Court asked the Union Government to make its stand clear on fixation of the price for gas from - Krishna-Godavri basin
• All India Radio News started free SMS service to provide news in - Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Dogri and Nepali
• The CBI will investigate the circumstances of the FIPB approval given by the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in - the Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006
• Union Urban Development Ministry and International organisation Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation agreed on a partnership to promote - user friendly toilets to improve sanitation system in India
• The Prime Minister has called for making Mission Swacch Bharat a mass movement so that the aim of creating a clean India can be achieved by - 2019
• In Punjab, veteran Akali leader and former president of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee - Jagdev Singh Talwandi died at Ludhiana
• Rescue operation undertaken by Indian Army during Jammu and Kashmir floods - Operation Megh Rahat
• President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm the moderate Syrian opposition taking on ISIS was approved by – the US House of Representatives
• The state to be the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014 that was passed by the Parliament in August 2014 is – Rajasthan
• Indian boxers (pugilists) has been permitted by International Boxing Association (AIBA) to participate in the 17th Asian Games 2014 under the national tricolor after – Hockey India got provisional recognition of AIBA
• Prithviraj Chavan resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his government was - reduced to a minority
• Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the country under the brand name – FASTag
• FIBA allowed players to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a – trial basis of 2-year
• The Delhi’s Narula brothers who became the first ever contestants to win 7 crore rupees in Kaun Banega Crorepati show, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan are - Achin and Sarthak Narula
• To provide prompt help to the victims of crime against women, the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to open - Nirbhaya Centers in all districts of the state
• To put an end to the violence in the country and replace the government in power, the Yemen President signed a peace deal with - Shiite Houthi rebels
• The UK Parliament backed the resolution that seeks British participation in the US-led air strikes against - militants of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq
• Chinese People's Liberation Army pitched seven tents within the Indian Territory at - Point 30R Post in Chumar area of Ladakh
• The annual Indo-US combined military exercise that was held at Ranikhet in Uttarakhand - Yudh Abhyas 2014
• The BCCI Working Committee extended Ravi Shastri’s tenure as Director of Indian Cricket team till end of - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
• Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski won - the ATP Malaysian Open men’s doubles title
• Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was sworn-in as - the 42nd Chief Justice of India
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York in - Hindi
• Special Court in Bangalore found Jayalalithaa guilty in the disproportionate assets case and jailed her for - 4 years with a fine of 100 crore rupees
• United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) estimated that the Indian economy will grow - at 5.5 percent in the current fiscal
• CSIR on 26 September 2014 announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 for - ten scientists in recognition of their work
• SBI, the country’s largest lender announced that it has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) of 500 million dollar with - Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank)
• India’s market regulator, SEBI notified the final rules for setting up of - the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Regulations 2014 and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) Regulations 2014
• World Heart Day was observed across the world on 29 September 2014 with its theme - Heart Choices NOT Hard Choices
• Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of Australia were selected as - Bradman Honouree 2014
• The year-long centenary commemoration of 1914 Komagata Maru Incident was inaugurated by - Union Ministry of Culture on completion of 100 years after the incident
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the Living Planet Report 2014 and suggested that wildlife numbers have plunged by - at least 50 percent in just 40 years
• Pro-democracy protesters of Hong Kong demanding free elections took streets and warned - for a new civil disobedience plans.