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Current Affairs September 2014

Latest:Tamil Nadu SI Notification 2015 1078 Vacancies

Miscellaneous
TherevivedNalandaUniversity,reopenedanditsacademicclasses
commenceson1stSeptember2014.ItislocatedinRajgirofBihar.
TheUSPostServicehasplannedtoreleasestamponIndianActor
AkkineniNageswaraRao.AfterreleasingthestampAkkineni
NageswaraRaowillbecomethefirstIndianactortobehonoredby
USPostservice.
BooksinNews
TheWonderThatWasTheCylinderbyAmarNath
SharmaandAkritiSharma
StrictlyPersonal:ManmohanandGursharanbyDamanSingh(Daughterof
FormerPMManmohanSingh)
AnnihilationofCastebyB.R.Ambedkar
AndThenoneDay:AMemoirbyNasseruddinShah(BollywoodActor)
NationalWaterWay1
Worksbegantodevelopthe1620KmstretchwaterwaybetweenAllahabadandHaldia.
IWAIInlandWaterwaysAuthorityofIndiaisimplementingtheproject.
Itpassesthrough4statesnamely1.UP2.Bihar3.Jharkhandand4.WestBengal
ThePrimeMinisterNarendraModideclaredthefloodinJammuKashmirasaNationalDisaster.Also
announcedthe1000croremonetaryassistanceinadditiontothealreadyannounced1100Crorethrough
thestatedisasterrelieffund.
TheheadquartersofInternationalCropsResearchInstitutefortheSemiAridTropics(ICRISAT)is
locatedinHyderabad.
ImportantDays
September8thInternationalLiteracyDay
September16thInternationalDayforpreservationofOzoneLayer
September29thWorldHeartDay
Awards
R.KamalBawawontheMIDORIPrizeforBiodiversity2014
ImportantAppointments
SubashChandraGarg,aseniorIASOfficerwasappointedasWorldbankExecutive
Director.
RizwanAkhtarwasappointedasthenewheadofISI,whichisanintelligenceagencyof
Pakistan.
AshrafGhaniAhmadzaitobecomethenewAfghanpresident.
VoreqeBainimaramabecametheNewPrimeMinisterofFIJI.
JohnKeywasreelectedasthePMofNewZealand.Thisishisthirdterm.

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T.SubbaramiReddy,formerUnionMinister,hasbeenappointedastheChairmanofthe
CommitteeonSubordinateLegislationoftheRajyaSabha.
L.K.AdvanihasbeenappointedasthechairmanoftheEthicscommitteeofLokSabha.
LalithaKumaramangalamisappointedasthenewchairmanoftheNationalCommission
forWomen.
ChiefministerofMaharashtraPrithvirajchauhanresigned.
G.K.PillaiwasappointedasthenewchairmanofTataInternationalLtdafterthe
retirementoftheformerchairmanB.Muthuraman
SyedMuazzemAliwasappointedasthenewBangladeshhighcommissionertoIndia.
FolkDancesofGujarat
Raas,Garba
On29thSeptember2014,centenarycommemorationoftheKomagataMaruincidentwasobserved.
SripadNaik,theUnionministerofstateforculturereleasedthecommemorativecoins
ofRs.100andRs.5denominationstomarkthecentenaryoftheKomagatamaruincident.

Polity
TherecentamendmentnotifiedbytheDoPTgavemoreautonomytotheLokpalSearchPanelto
recommendnamesfortheselectionofLokpalchairmananditsmembers.
EarliertheLokpalsearchpanelcanonlyrecommendthenamesfromthelistprovidedby
thegovernment.TheamendmentdeletedthisprovisionandnowtheSearchpanelcan
recommendnamesindependently.
JusticeH.L.Dattuwasappointedasthe42ndChiefJusticeofIndiasucceedingCJIR.M.Lodha.
AndhraPradeshChiefMinisterChandrababuNaiduannounced,'Vijayawada'asthenewcapitalofthe
State
TheSupremeCourtorderedthereleaseofallundertrialprisonerswhohavealreadyservedhalfthe
maximumsentenceprovidedfortheoffenceforwhichheischargedshouldbereleasedonpersonal
bond.Butthisprovisionunder436ACrPCwillnotapplytothosewhoarechargedwithoffenceswhich
attractdeathsentence.
Article345:"theLegislatureofaStatemaybylawadoptanyoneormoreofthelanguagesinusein
theStateorHindiasthelanguageorlanguagestobeusedforalloranyoftheofficialpurposesofthat
State".
SupremecourthaltedthedecisionofKeralaGovernmentto'banliquorsinsomebarsgivingexceptions
to5Starhotelsandtoddyshops'.Alsosuggestedifthegovernmentwantstobanliquordoitfor
everyone.
SupremecourtallowedItalianmarineMassimilianoLatorre,totraveltoItalyandstaytherefor4
monthstorecoveraftersufferingastroke.HewasearlieraccusedofkillingtwoIndianfishermenoff
theKeralacoast.
AndhraPradeshChiefMinisterN.ChandrababuNaiduconductedthefirsteverpaperlesseCabinet
meetinginHyderabad.TheministerscarriedtheiriPadswiththeeCabinetappalreadyinstalledinit.
President'srulewasimposedinMaharashtra.

World
AustralianPMTonyAbbott'sIndiatour
IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiandAustralianPMAbbottsignedacivilnuclear
cooperationagreement.
AbbotthandedovertwoancientidolsofHindudeities.Theseidolsbelongstotemplesin
Tamilnaduwhichwasearlierstolen.
IndiasignedtheFTAFreeTradeAgreementforServicesandInvestmentwithASEAN.Theagreement
isexpectedtobeadoptedduringtheupcomingIndiaASEANsummit.
ChinesepresidentXiJinping'sIndiatour

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PMModiwillreceiveChinesepresidentXiinAhmedabad.Thisisforthefirsttimean
IndianPMtoreceiveaforeigndignitaryoutsidethenationalcapitaldelhi.
IndianPresidentPranabMukherjee'sVietnamVisit
AgreementsonOilExplorationandAirconnectivityweresignedbetweenIndiaand
Vietnam.
MemorandumofUnderstandingonairconnectivitywassignedtopromotedirectair
servicesbetweenthetwonationsunderwhichIndia'sJetAirwaysandVietnamAirlines
willoperateflights.
LetterofIntent(LoI)wassignedbetweenONGCVideshLimited(OVL)andVietnamOil
forjointlyexploringtwomoreoilblocks.
Italsomarksthe40thanniversaryofdiplomatictiesbetweenthetwocountries.
IndianPresidentmetVietnamesePresidentTruongTanSangandPrimeMinister
NguyenTanDung.
Inaperiodoflessthan5monthstheclockshavechangedinEgyptforthefourthtime.
YudhAbhyasIndoUSAjointmilitaryexercisewasheldinUttarakhand.

Environment&Health
TheUnionHealthMinistrytargetseradicationofKalaAzarby2015.
KalaAzarisfevercausedbyparasitesmainlybySandfly.
ItisthesecondlargestparasitickilleraftertheMalaria.
TheinsecticideSyntheticPyrethroidistobeusedtocontroltheSandflies.
Theusageofplasticsbelow40MicronswasbannedinMaduraiCityLimit.
MadrasHighCourtappointedU.Sagayamtoinspectandsubmitthereportwithintwomonthstocourt
aboutthevariouskindsofillegalmininginthestate.
SwachhVidyalaya(CleanSchool)
ItisapartoftheinitiativeSwachhBharatwhichmeans'CleanIndia'by2019
CentrehasdecidedtosetupSwachhBharatKoshtofundtheSwachhVidyalaya(Clean
School)whichwillbelauncedbyHRDMinistry.
NammaMetro
Mildtremorswasexperiencedbythelocalresidentswhichseemstobetriggeredby
NammaMetroworkattheCubbonParkundergroundstation(MinskSquare)Bangalore.
Lambasingi
AsmallvillageinAndhrapradeshwhichisalsoknownasKashmirofAndhraPradesh.
APTourismdepartmenthasplannedtodevelopintoatourismhotspot.
HighestNumberofEbolaVirusInfections
LiberiaranksfirstinthelistfollowedbySeirraleoneandGuinea.

ScienceandTech
INSSumitra
AnOffShoreNavalPatrollVessalbuiltbyGSLGoaShipyardLimitedandtobe
commissionedon4thSept2014.
ItisthefourthoftheseriestheformerVessalsare1.INSSaryu2.INSSunayna3.
Sumedha.
RajasthanAtomicPowerStationatRawatbhatta
The5thUnitoftheRajasthanAtomicPowerStationatRawatbhattasetsarecordof765
dayscontinuousrunatitsfullcapacityof220Mwe.
ItisthesecondlongestoperatingperiodonlynexttothePickeringNuclearGenerating
StationinCanada(894days).

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SolarNetMeters
Thedomesticconsumersofelectricitycaninstallthesesolarnetmetersattheirpremisesif
theygenerateelectricitybyinstallingtheSolarpanels.
Iftheconsumergeneratesmoreenergythanheconsumestheremainingexcessenergywill
besenttothePowergrid.Thisisconsideredasexport.Iftheexportisgreaterthanthe
importattheendofthecycletheamountwillbecreditedtoconsumer.
Theconsumercanalsoimportenergywhentheproductionshortfallshisneed.Itwillbe
consideredasimport.ThiswillbebilledbytheElectricityBoard.
Agni1
SuccessfullytestfiredfromthewheelerislandofOdishabytheStrategicForcesCommand
(SFC)personnel.
ItisaSurfacetosurfacenuclearcapableballisticmissilepoweredbysolidpropellant.
Range:700Km
BISBureauofIndianStandardhasplannedtoreleasetherevisedstandardforhelmet,whichwill
beapplicableforthewholecountry.
iPSTransplantation
JapanbecamethefirstcountrytoconducttheiPSstemcelltransplantation.Theseinduced
PluripotentStem(iPS)cellshavethepotentialtoturnintoanytypeofhumancellinthe
body.
MarsOrbiterMission
Commandstoputthespacecraftintothemartianorbithavebeenuploadedon14th
September.Thesecommandswillbeusedtofirethe'440newtonengine'aliquidengine.
On24thSeptember,MOMwassuccessfullyplacedintheorbitaroundtheMarsPlanet.
TheobjectivesaretostudytheMar'smineralcomposition,compositionofmethaneetc..,
Withit'ssuccess,IndiabecamethefirstcountryintheworldtosuccessfullyreachMarsin
it'sfirstattempt.
Alsobecamethefourthcountrytoreachit.Thefourcountriesare
1. Europe
2. USA
3. Russia
4. India
NASA'sMAVEN
On22ndSeptember,NASA'sMAVENreachedtheMartianOrbit.
ThemainObjectiveistostudytheclimatechangeandabouttheupperatmosphereof
Mars.
FASTagETC
TheETCElectronicTollCollectionunderthebrandname'FASTag'waslaunchedbythe
MinistryofRoadandhighwaystoenhancecashlesspaymentsystemtoavoidthehaltof
thevehiclesatthepollplazas.
Underthis,auniqueRFID(RadioFrequencyIdentification)tagwillbefixedatthewind
shiedofthevehicles.EachtimewhenthevehiclepassesthededicatedETCtoll,the
amountwillbeautomaticallydeductedfromtheuser'saccount.

Economy
NoFrillsAirporttobesetupinthefollowingDistricts
TezuinArunachalPradesh
KishangarhinRajasthan
JharsugudainOdishaand

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HubliandBelgauminKarnataka
TheNoFrillsAirportwillhaveallthebasicsafetyandsecurityfeaturesbut
valueaddedserviceslikefoodmarks,shoppingareas...willnotbeavailableto
cutdownthecost.
T.SuvarnaRajutobeappointedasthenextChairmanofHindustanAeronauticsLtd.succeedingthe
presentChairmanR.K.Tyagi.
Indiacontributed12MillionUSDollartoUNtotackleEbolainAfricancontinent.
FinancesecretaryArvindMayaramannouncedthatthetotalborrowingforthefiscalyearhasbeen
revisedto5.92lakhcroreagainstthebudgetestimateof6Lakhcrores.

Sports
USOpen2014
MixedDoubles
SaniaMirza(India)andBrunoSoares(Brazil)wonthetitlebeatingAbigail
Spears(USA)andSantiagoGonzalez(Mexico)
USAwontheFIBABasketballWorldCup2014bydefeatingSerbiainthefinalwhichwasheldat
Madrid,Spain.
EdwardMawthoh(IndiaMeghalaya)haswonthebronzemedalattheWorldKickboxing
Championships2014heldatItalyinthe48kgcategoryoftheUnder16.
17thAseanGames
Theopeningceremonyofthe17thAsianGames2014washeldatIncheoninSouth
Korea.
TheIndianteamwasledbySardarSingh,captaintheMen'sHockeyTeaminthe
openingceremony.
TheNext18thAsianGames2018willbehostedbyIndonesia.
LiNa
TennisPlayerfromchinaandtwotimegrandslamchampionannouncedherretirement
recently.
WTATorayPacificOpentournament2014(Tokyo)
T ren d in g : T NPSCGro u p 4Resu lts2014 |An n u alPlan n er2015|
SaniaMirza(India)andCaraBlack(Zimbabwe)wonthewomen'sdoublestitleby
defeatingGarbineMuguruza(Spain)andCarlaSuarezNavarro(Spain).
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