IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 30, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 30, 2016

• World Heart Day: 29 September
• World Heart Day is being observed annually on 29 September across the world. 
• The objective of this day is to inform people around the world about the danger of heart disease and stroke.
• The World Heart Day 2016 theme is 'Light Your Heart, Empower Your Life'.
• PMUY launched at Srinagar
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in the state of Jammu & Kashmir at Srinagar by Hon’ble Chief Minister of J&K Mehbooba Mufti.
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which was launched by the Prime Minister on 1st May 2016 at Ballia (Uttar Pradesh).

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 29, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 29, 2016

• World Rabies Day: 28th September
• World Rabies Day has observed on 28 September 2016. 
• The theme for the World Rabies Day - Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate.
• The day is annually celebrated to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating the disease. 
• India jumps 16 places in global competitiveness ranking
• India has climbed 16 places to the 39th rank on the Global Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic Forum.
• Switzerland has topped the list for the 8th straight time.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 28, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 28, 2016

• World Tourism Day: 27 September
• The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed annually on 27th September to raise awareness about the importance of tourism.
• Theme for the World Tourism Day is - "Tourism for all promoting universal accessibility’. 
• Govt removes Sushil Muhnot as CMD of Bank of Maharashtra
• The Centre has removed Sushil Muhnot from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Maharashtra.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 27, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 27, 2016

• ISRO launches 37th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota
• The Indian Space Research Organisation has launched its 37th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, carrying 8 satellites from its Sriharikota base.
• Out Of the eight satellites, three each are from India and Algeria, and the remaining are from Canada and the United States.
• Anurag Srivastava appoints Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti
• Shri Anurag Srivastava, presently Ambassador of India to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti, with residence in Addis Ababa.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 26, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 26, 2016

• Madhya Pradesh passes GST Amendment Bill 
• The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has passed the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill. MP became the seventh state in the country to ratify the historic tax amendment bill. 
• Before Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have already passed the bill in their respective assemblies. 
• Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova crowned women’s doubles champions at Pan Pacific Open
• India’s Sania Mirza along with her partner Barbora Strycova from Czech Republic produced a straight sets win over China’s Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang  in the final to win the women’s doubles titles at Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on 24 September 2016.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 25, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 25, 2016

• Union Cabinet clears new India-Cyprus DTAA
• The Cabinet has approved a revised Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Cyprus that provides for source-based taxation of capital gains on transfer of shares instead of one based on residence.
• Committees for the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
• The PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the constitution of two committees for the commemoration of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
• The Prime Minister will chair a 149 member National Committee, and the Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, will chair a 23 member Executive Committee.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 24, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 24, 2016

• President, PM launch VP's book titled "Citizen and Society"
• President Pranab Mukherjee has released Vice President Hamid Ansari’s book ‘Citizen and Society’ at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The book is a collection of lectures delivered by Hamid Ansari ranging from the role of women in a multicultural society to other dynamics of a democratic nation.
• Important Union Cabinet Approvals 
• Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to the enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 23, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 23, 2016

• Delhi's Race Course Road renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg
• Delhi's Race Course Road has now been renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence is located on this road.
• Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes' 100 Richest Indians list
• Forbes India has released the annual India rich list and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes' '100 Richest Indians' list.
• India's richest pharmaceutical magnate Dilip Shanghvi remains at 2nd.
• Centre appoints three members to Monetary Policy Committee
• The Centre has appointed 3 members to the Monetary Policy Committee.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

• Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani is on a Two day visit to India.
• This is his 2nd visit to the country.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi received him and expressed concern over the continued use of terrorism in the region for achieving political gain. 
• The two leaders called for an end to all sponsorship, support, safe havens, and sanctuaries to terrorists, including for those who target Afghanistan and India.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 14,2016

• Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa removed as Arunachal Pradesh governor
• Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Jyoti Prasad  Rajkhowa was removed from the post  of Arunachal Pradesh Governor. 
• The V. Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya has been given the charge of Arunachal Pradesh by President Pranab Mukherjee .
• Subramanian Swamy was awarded ‘Tamil Ratna’ in US
• BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with ‘Tamil Ratna’ award by a body of Tamil diaspora in New York for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the functioning of the government.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

• On September 12, 2016 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation was observed.
• China and Russia have started naval drills in the disputed South China Sea On September 12, 2016. 
• China claimed that the "routine" drills, which are expected to last eight days, are only aimed at strengthening cooperation. 
• This comes amid tensions in the contested waters after a UN court ruled that China does not have "historic rights" over the region. 
• The government On September 12, 2016 approved the Human Resource Development Ministry's proposal to set up a Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) that will pro vide funds for research-oriented infrastructure in premier institutions like IITs and IIMs. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 11,12, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 11,12, 2016

• Thai and Malaysian leaders have On September 11, 2016 announced that they are considering building a border wall to combat transnational crime and smuggling. 
• The two countries already signed a security cooperation deal to step up intelligence sharing against cross-border terrorism.
• This comes after bombings in Thai tourist towns in August allegedly​ by Muslim separatists, according to police.
• The two-day International Buddhist Conclave is going to be held during 3rd and 4th October 2016 at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

• The United Nations Charter has been translated into Sanskrit for the first time since coming into force in 1945. 
• The translation work was promoted by the National Mission for Manuscripts in India and authored by Dr Jitendra Kumar Tripathi.
• The Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the world, will be held in India for the first time this November. 
• Slated to be held on November 12 and 13 in Delhi, it will feature performances by Indian and international DJs. 
• Note : It has previously been held in various US cities, Japan, Brazil and the UK.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

• The 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) Summit was held in Hangzhou, China from 4th to 5th September 2016 .
• It was the 11th meeting of the G20. 
• 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. 
• Aim : To discuss efforts to reform global economic governance. 
• Theme of the year : “Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy”.  
• During this Summit, the leaders, including those from India, China, and the US, have pledged to roll back protectionist measures on trade and investment by 2018-end and ensure a transparent multilateral trading system.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

• Urjit Patel takes over as RBI governor
• Urjit Patel today assumed charge as the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
• He succeeds Raghuram Rajan, whose 3-year term came to end on September 4.
• India Post releases commemorative postage stamp on Saint Teresa
• The Postal Department has released a commemorative stamp to honour the Mother Teresa’s canonization in Mumbai. 
• Teresa, who worked for the destitute in Kolkata and became a global icon of Christian charity, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 4,5, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 4,5, 2016

• India, Vietnam Sign 12 Agreements to Boost Bilateral ties
• India and Vietnam have signed 12 agreements for cooperation in areas, including defence and IT, to boost bilateral ties. 
• PM Modi said New Delhi will provide $500 million credit line for Vietnam for defence cooperation. India also offered a grant of $5 million to set up a software park in Vietnam. 
• This is the first bilateral prime ministerial visit from India to Vietnam in 15 years.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 2,3, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 2,3, 2016

• Kiran M Shaw appointed 'Knight of Legion of Honour' by France
• Biocon chairperson and managing director (M) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has been appointed 'Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur' (Knight of the National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Biosciences and Research field globally.
• The award will be conferred on behalf of the President of the French Republic at a special ceremony later this year.
• Deep Kumar Upadhyay re-appointed as Nepal's envoy to India
• Deep Kumar Upadhyay was re-appointed as Nepal's ambassador to India. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 1, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEP 1, 2016

• Goa Assembly ratifies GST Bill
• The Goa Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the amendments to the Constitution to pave way for the presidential assent to the Goods and Services (GST) Bill, 2016.
• Goa is the 15th State Assembly to ratify the Bill. With this, 50% of States have passed the Bill paving way for the presidential assent. 
• NPCI launches Bharat Bill Payment System pilot project
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a pilot project for Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) with 26 Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units (BBPOUs).