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1 September 2013

South Korea Win Asia Cup Hockey Title

On 1 September South Korea defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Asia CupHockey at Ipoh, Malaysia .With this, South Korea confirmed its place in theWorld Cup at The Hague.In the meanwhile, the Asian Hockey Federationgave the details of the participants for the next AHF Champions Trophy tobe held in Kakamigahara (Japan) from 1 November 2013 to 10 November2013.In the mens section, the participants will be China, India, Japan,Malaysia, Oman and Pakistan. In the womens section, the participantsinclude China, India, Japan and Malaysia.

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Launched New HealthInitiatives For Assam

On 1 September Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam NabiAzad launched several new health initiatives worth Rs.500 crores under theNational Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for the strengthening of healthcareservices in Assam.The new initiatives are Free Generic Drug Service,Rashtriya Bal Swasthya karyakram (RBSK), National Iron Plus Initiative,Fleet of 359 New Ambulances for National Ambulance Service.Ghulam NabiAzad also inaugurated Mother and Child Tracking System Call Centre andTele-Radiology Project under NRHM.

2 September 2013

3rd India Republic of Korea Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue HeldIn Seoul

The 3rd India Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Policy and SecurityDialogue (FPSD) was held in Seoul on 2 September .The Indian side was ledby Mr. Ashok K. Kantha, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)and the Republic of Korea (ROK) side was led by First Vice Minister forForeign Affairs Mr. Kim Kyou-hyun.Both nations discussed ways to furtherexpand and deepen their Strategic Partnership. They undertook a

comprehensive review of bilateral ties, including in the fields of economiccollaboration, defense and security cooperation, cultural exchanges andpeople-to-people contacts. In this context they discussed the potential forspace and nuclear cooperation, upgrading of the bilateral ComprehensiveEconomic Partnership Agreement and collaboration in defense production.They agreed to step up cooperation in the spheres of maritime and cybersecurity.It was agreed that the 4th India-ROK Foreign Policy and SecurityDialogue will be held at New Delhi at a mutually convenient time in 2014.

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National Food Security Bill Passed By Rajya Sabha

The National Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide heavily-subsidizedfood to two-thirds of Indias 1.23 billion people, was passed by the Rajya

Sabha on 2 September.The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, on 19 March 2013 approved the National Food SecurityBill. Lok Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed the National Food Security Bill2013.

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

On 2 September Union Defence Minister AK Antony formally inducted IAFsbiggest 70-tonne heavy-lift transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster III intoservice at the Hindon Air Base near Delhi.The C-17 Globemaster III aircrafthas been procured from the US under a deal expected to be over Rs.20,000crore.The C-17, with a capability to carry around 70 tonnes of load andaround 150 fully geared troops, will replace the Russian Il-76 as the biggestaircraft in the IAF inventory till now.The IL-76 has the capability to carryloads upto around 40 tonnes.The IAF has placed orders with the US for tenC-17 aircraft under the deal signed in 2011 and three of them have alreadybeen delivered.The US Air Force is scheduled to complete the delivery of allthe 10 planes by the end of 2014.

3 September 2013

Microsoft To Buy Nokias Mobile Phone Unit and Services

On 3 September Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation announcedthat both companies have decided to enter into a transaction wherebyMicrosoft will purchase substantially all of Nokias Devices & Servicesbusiness, license Nokias patents, and license and use Nokias mappingservices.Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will pay 3.79 billionEuros to purchase substantially all of Nokias Devices & Services business,and 1.65 billion Euros to license Nokias patents, for a total transactionprice of 5.44 billion Euros in cash.Nokia Corporation is a Finnishmultinational communications and information technology corporation(originally a paper production plant) that is headquartered in Espoo,Finland.Its principal products are mobile telephones and portable IT devices.It also offers Internet services including applications, games, music, mediaand messaging, and free-of-charge digital map information and navigationservices through its wholly owned subsidiary Navteq.



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3rd All India Survey On Higher Education Launched

On 3 September Minister of State for Human Resource Development JitinPrasada launched the third All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)-2012-13 .The survey was initiated in the year 2011 to prepare a robustdata-base on higher education.Data for the year 2010-11 was collected

during the first year of the survey.Keeping in view the usefulness of datacollected during the very first year, Ministry has decided to make this surveyan annual exercise of data collection in higher education sector. The surveycovers all the Higher Education (HE) Institutions of the country includingUniversities, Colleges, and Stand-Alone Institutions.The main items of datacollection under survey are Basic details, Programme details, Teaching &Non-Teaching Staff, Student Enrolment, Examination Results andScholarships.

4 September 2013

U.S Senate Committee Approves Syria Attack Resolution

The U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 4 September approved aresolution , granting President Obama limited authority to launch a militarystrike on Syria in response to its reported use of chemical weapons againstcivilians.The senate committee vote, 10-7, clears the way for consideration ofthe resolution by the full Senate.The resolution states that military actionmust be aimed at deterring and preventing Syria from carrying out futurechemical weapons attacks.The resolution does not allow the use of groundforces.

Raghuram Rajan Takes Over As RBI Governor

On 4 September Chief economic adviser Raghuram Govind Rajan took overas the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He took chargefrom D. Subbarao.Raghuram Rajan was appointed as the youngest-everEconomic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December2006.Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry ofFinance, Government of India on 10 August 2012.

Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah Book Released

The Vice President of India, M.Hamid Ansari released the book titled AhmevRadha, Ahmev Krishnah, written by the Chief Editor of Hindi newspaperRajasthan Patrika, Gulab Kothari, in New Delhi on 4 September.The bookAhmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah describes the complicated issue ofpersonality development in very simple and interesting words.



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5 September 2013

Land Acquisition Bill Passed By Parliament

The land acquisition bill was passed by the Parliament on 5 September.Thebill, which was earlier passed by Lok Sabha on 29 August, went through

some amendments during its passage in the Rajya Sabha on 4September.The historic legislation will now be sent to President PranabMukherjee for his assent.The aim of the bill is providing fair compensationto people whose land has been taken away for setting up the buildings orfactories. The Bill seeks for compensation of around 4 times the marketvalue of the land in rural areas as well as two times the value in the urbanareas.The Bill established new rules and regulations for compensation of theland acquired for industry as well as infrastructure projects. The billstipulates mandatory consent of at least 70% of landowners for acquiringland for public private partnership (PPP) projects and 80% for private firms.

Loksabha Passed Waqf (Amendment Bill) Bill

The Loksabha on 5 September approved the Waqf Amendment Bill,2010,that aims to make properties under the Waqf Board more commerciallyviable.The bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha on 20 Aug 2013.According to thebill, the government will maintain the record of Waqf properties and extendtheir lease period to a maximum of 30 years.As per data, there are aroundfour lakh registered Waqf properties across the country.

Deepak Sandhu Becomes The First Woman Chief InformationCommissioner

Deepak Sandhu became the first woman Chief Information Commissionerof the country.She was administered the oath of the office by the Presidentof India, Pranab Mukherjee on 5 September.Sandhu served in many keypositions like Principal Director General (Media and Communications) in thePress Information Bureau, Director General of DD (News), Director General(News) All India Radio before taking over as Information Commissioner in2009.

6 September 2013

Rajya Sabha Passed Pension Fund Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority Bill, 2011

The Rajya Sabha on 6 September passed the Pension Fund Regulatory andDevelopment Authority (PFRDA) Bill 2011,which opens the doors to 26percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in pension funds, was approved by



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the Lok Sabha on 4 September.The Pension Fund Regulatory andDevelopment Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011, provides for market basedreturns and wide coverage based on several investment options in thepension sector with an aim to building confidence in the subscribers.The billseeks to establish, develop and regulate pension funds to protect theinterests of subscribers to schemes of pension funds and assures minimum

returns to subscribers.The Pension Bill has been hanging fire since 2005when it was first introduced in Parliament. It was reintroduced in 2011.

Lok Sabha Passed Street Vendors Bill

The Lok Sabha on 6 September passed the Street Vendors (Protection ofLivelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012, which aims toprotect the rights of street vendors in cities.The bill aims to checkharassment of urban street vendors by police and municipal authorities andto regulate street vending activities.The bill provides for certificates by localauthorities to street vendors to save them from harassment by the policeand other authorities.

Lok Sabha Passed Bill To Set Up First National Aviation University

On 6 September Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 waspassed by the Lok Sabha .The purpose of the bill is to establish the first-evernational aviation university in India, called Rajiv Gandhi National AviationUniversity, which is named after Rajiv Gandhi. The University would train

the cabin crew, pilots as well as aircraft engineers.The proposed universitywould come up at Sonia Gandhis constituency of Rae Bareli in UttarPradesh.

7 September 2013

Former UP Governor Romesh Bhandari Died

Former Uttar Pradesh governor and ex-foreign secretary Romesh Bhandaridied on 7 September.Bhandari had served as the Lieutenant Governor ofDelhi apart from serving as the governor of Tripura and Goa.He was madethe governor of UP in July 1996 when the state was under Presidents rule.He was the foreign secretary between 1985-86.He was born on March 29,1928 in Lahore, he had joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1950 asthe Vice-Consul at the consulate in New York.

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The worlds largest volcano has been discovered on the floor of the PacificOcean. The volcano, 1,600 kilometres east of Japan and called the TamuMassif, is the size of the British Isles.At 310,000 sq km (119,000 sq mi)Tamu Massif is comparable in size to Mars vast Olympus Mons volcano the largest in the solar system..The volcano consists of a vast single roundeddome in the shape of a shield, which is believed to have been formed 144

million years ago when it last erupted.Its top lies about 6,500 feet below theocean surface.

8 September 2013

Liberal Party Won The Parliamentary Elections In Australia

On 8 September Australian Liberal Party won the 44th Parliamentaryelections. Liberal Party defeated the in-power Labor Party in the generalelections held on 7 September 2013 to return back in power as the Liberal-National coalition for the first time in six years.With this win, Tony Abbottthe leader of the Liberal-National Coalition will become the Prime Minister ofthe Country and successor of Kevin Rudd of the Labor Party. The coalitionwon 88 seats in the 150 seat Parliament. The ruling Labor Party wassuccessful in winning 57 seats. Three seats were distributed between threesmall parties, and there were two seats still to return results. WikiLeaksfounder, Julian Assange failed to get elected to the Senate after running inVictoria, with his Wikileaks Party garnering just 0.62% of the popular vote.

India Has 55.48 crore Mobile Users

According to the research firm Juxt conducted survey between May andmid-July 2013 covering 109 urban centres and 196 villages in all the 28states and 3 union territories in India and prepared the India MobileLandscape report.According to this report there are 55.48 crore actualmobile users in the country and 14.32 crore internet users.Meanwhile, asper the data revealed by sectoral regulator TRAI, there are total 87.33 croremobile subscribers in the country. Of this, 73.14 crore customers werefound to be active on a particular date in June.

9 September 2013

India, Japan Signed Statement To Study LNG Pricing

India and Japan on 9 September signed a statement on conducting a jointstudy on the pricing of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) with an aim to form atransparent and globally competitive LNG price in the Asia Pacificmarket.Indias Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Veerappa Moily andJapanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegisigned the joint statement in Tokyo.



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India and Malaysia : Interwined Strands Book Released By VicePresident of India

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on 9 September released a

book entitled India and Malaysia: Intertwined Strands at New Delhi .The book is authored by former Diplomat Veena Sikri. The book is writtenfor the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. It is acomprehensive book on a very useful subject of relationship between Indiaand Malaysia.

10 September 2013

MIT and Harvard Top World University List

QS World University Rankings released on 10 September 2013.According tothe list , US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and HarvardUniversity topped an authoritative list of the worlds top 200 universityrankings that did not figure any educational institutions from India.IndianInstitute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the countrys premier institution, comesin way down at No 222, dropping from 212 last year.The list is predictablydominated with US universities, with MIT grabbing the top slot and Harvardat No 2, pushing Britains Cambridge University to No 3. The list ispredictably dominated with US universities, with MIT grabbing the top slotand Harvard at No 2, pushing Britains Cambridge University to No 3.In thelist of the top 50 universties in Asia, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay come in at 38and 39 followed by IIT Kanpur at 51 and IIT Roorkee at 66.The Hong Kong

University of Science and Technology tops the Asian rankings followed by anumber of Chinese, Japanese and Korean institutions.

Thomas Bach is new IOC president

Thomas Bach of Germany on 10 September has been elected as the newpresident of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Bach succeedsJacques Rogge, the Belgian who is stepping down after 12 years.Bach is alsothe first gold medalist to become IOC president. He won gold in team fencingfor West Germany in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

11 September 2013

One-Third Of Food Produced Globally Wasted Annually

On 11 September According to a new report by the UN food agency ,one-third of all food produced in the world gets wasted, amounting to a loss of



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$750 billion a year.Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted , with theAsia region including China seen as the worst culprit.The most seriousareas of waste are of cereals in Asia and meat in wealthy regions and LatinAmerica.It estimated that the region also wastes 80 kilos of cereals mainlyrice per person, warning that rice cultivation was also high-intensity incarbon and had emerged as a significant environmental hotspot.Other key

areas identified in the report in terms of waste and environmental impactwere the meat industry in North America and Latin America, as well as fruitwastage in Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Ashok Vemuri is new President and CEO of iGate Corporation

Former Infosys Ltd Senior executive Ashok Vemuri was appointed as thePresident and CEO of the US-based software services company iGateCorporation on 11 September .Earlier, Ashok Vemuri resigned from Infosysas the head of its American business and Global Head of Manufacturing andEngineering Services as well as its board member.Vermani has also servedInfosys as its Chairman for Chinese operations.

12 September 2013

National Food Security Bill Gets Approval From President

The National Food Security Bill 2013, which seeks to provide heavily-subsidised food grains to two-thirds of Indias 1.23 billion people, has nowbecome an Act after President Pranab Mukherjees assent on 12September.The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,

on 19 March 2013 approved the National Food Security Bill. Lok Sabha on26 August 2013 passed the National Food Security Bill 2013. The UpperHouse of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 2 September 2013 passed thisBill.The bill was introduced in Parliament in December 2011.Under thelegislation, beneficiaries would get five kg of grain per person per month,including rice at Rs. 3 per kg, wheat at Rs. 2 per kg and coarse grains at Re1 per kg.India will now join a select league of nations that guaranteemajority of its population cheap foodgrains.At Rs 1,30,000 crore governmentsupport, the food security programme will be the largest in the world. Itwould require 62 million tonnes of foodgrains.

Union Cabinet Approved For Second Vehicle Assembly Building atSHAR

The Union Cabinet on 12 September approved a second vehicle assemblybuilding at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (SDSC-SHAR), tobe realised in 42 months and at an estimated cost of Rs. 363.95 crore.TheCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister



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Manmohan Singh also approved a proposal to continue the AcceleratedIrrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in the 12th Plan period.

Cabinet Approved Buying $ 4.3 billion World Bank Bonds

The Union Cabinet on 12 September gave the go-ahead to the Reserve Bankof India (RBI) to invest $4.3 billion in special bonds of the World Bank as itwould help in securing additional funding from the multilateral lendingagency for infrastructure development projects.Under the arrangement, theReserve Bank of India will subscribe to special private placement of bondsby the IBRD, a lending arm of the World Bank.

13 September 2013

Indian Economy To Grow At 5.3% In 2013-14

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (of India) on 13September 2013 released the report Economic Outlook 2013-14 in NewDelhi.The economic growth forecast of India for the current fiscal 2013-14was lowered to 5.3 percent from 6.4 percent projected earlier. The PMEAChad in April 2013 projected 6.4 percent growth for Indian economy forcurrent financial year.RBI too had earlier lowered its growth projection forthis fiscal to 5.5 percent from 5.7 percent.

Important Points of the of Economic Outlook India are as following : -

* The PMEAC expects the agriculture sector to grow by 4.8 percent in the

current fiscal up from 1.9 percent, while the industrial growth has beenpegged at 2.7 percent as against 2.1 percent in 2012-13.* Services projected to grow at 6.6%in 2013-14 as against 7.1% in 2012-13.* Referring to the external sector, the advisory council expressed hope thatthe Current Account Deficit (CAD) in 2013-14 will come down to 70 billionUS dollars or 3.8 percent of GDP, from 88.2 billion US dollars or 4.8 percenta year ago.* The trade deficit ,would come down to around USD 185 billion in 2013-14,against an estimated USD 195.7 billion in 2012-13.* Between 2010-11 and 2012-13, the combined impact of higher net oil andnet gold imports on the CAD (Current Account Deficit) was almost 57 billionUS dollars or 3 percent of GDP.* The CAD may go even below $ 70 billion in 2013-14 if the recent trends inexports and imports are maintained through the year.* Net Capital flows are projected to fall to USD 61.4 billion in 2013-14against an estimated USD 89.4 billion in 2012-13 putting pressure on thecountrys forex reserves.



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Worlds Oldest Man Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez Died

The worlds oldest man, a former musician and coal miner, SalustianoSanchez-Blazquez has died at the age of 112 in Grand Island, New York on13 September.Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez was officially certified byGuinness World Records as the worlds oldest man.He was born on 8 June

1901 in Spain.

14 September 2013

US and Russia Agreement on Removing Chemical Weapons on Syria

The United States and Russia have on 14 September agreed on a frameworkfor removing chemical weapons from Syria .The break- through wasannounced after three day talks between the US Secretary of State JohnKerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva.The USA andRussia have agreed that Syrias chemical weapons must be destroyed orremoved by mid-2014. USA outlined a six-point framework under whichSyria must hand over a full list of its stockpile within a week.

Japan Launches New Epsilon Rocket

Japan has launched a comparatively cheap and simple solid-fuel rocket onits first mission on 14 September. The Epsilon successfully delivered itspayload, a telescope for remote observation of planets, about an hour aftertakeoff. Formerly called the Advanced Solid Rocket, the Epsilon uses solid

fuel, a less powerful but more cost-effective source than liquid-fuel rockets.This throwback prototype is JAXAs first new model since the launch of thefirst H2A rocket in 2001.The liquid-fueled H2A remains JAXAs primaryrocket, but Epsilon is suitable for delivering items to low-earth orbit withconsiderably less cost and complexity.Epsilon is half the size of the H2A,and JAXA reported that production and development cost three times less at 3.8 billion yen (29 million euros, $38 million).

15 September 2013

Sikkim Records Steepest Fall In Poverty Level

On 15 September According to the latest data released by the PlanningCommission , Sikkim has recorded steepest fall in poverty level in thecountry on account of increase in per capita consumption and theproportion of the poor living below poverty line in the urban area is lowestamong all states.In Sikkim, the proportion of people below the poverty line(BPL) came down from 30.9 per cent in 2004-05 to 8.19 per cent in 2011-12.States with the least proportion of poor living below poverty line are Goa(5.09 per cent), Kerala (7.05 per cent), Himachal Pradesh (8.06 per cent),



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Sikkim (8.19 per cent), Punjab (8.26 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (9.20 percent).

India Successfully Test Fired Nuclear Capable Agni V Long Range

Missile

Indias most deterrent nuclear capable ballistic missile, Agni-5 wassuccessfully test fired on 15 September from Chandipur Test Range inBalasore district off Odisha coast.Developed by the Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation (DRDO), the Agni-5 can carry a single nuclearwarhead of over 1000 kg and can strike with precision targets in China andEurope.The indigenously developed missile Agni-V is capable of striking arange of more than 5000 km. It is about 17 meter long and 2 metres widewith launch weight of around 50 tonnes.The first test flight of the Agni-5 on19 April 2012 was a phenomenal success after which India joined the selectclub of the United States, Russia, France, Britain and China who have suchcapabilities.Agni-5 will give India the ability hit back or have second-strikecapability even after a nuclear attack. The missile is Indias fastest-travellingobject and the first one to cross the Equator when launched from India.Inthe Agni series, India at present has Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with2000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2500 km to more than 3500 range.

16 September 2013

John Abraham Honoured With Pride of the Nation Award

Bollywood actor John Abraham has been conferred with the Pride of the

Nation award on 16 September for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue offormer prime minister Rajiv Gandhis assassination through his role as aRAW agent in Madras Cafe.The award was presented by Anti Terrorist Frontchairman Maninderjeet Singh in New Delhi. All-India Anti-Terrorist Front(AIATF) is an anti-terrorist organisation led by Maninderjeet Singh Bitta.InMadras Cafe film John Abraham made a courageous attempt to unravel theconspiracy behind the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. The film Madras Cafeis set in the late 80s and early 1990s, during the time of Sri Lankan civilwar and the assassination of then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Finance Ministry Launched Insurance Repository System

Union finance minister P Chidambaram on 16 September launched theIRDAs insurance repository system (IRS) in (Andhra Pradesh) Hyderabad.The insurance repository system set up by the regulator will be the first ofits kind in the world.The objective of creating an insurance repository is toprovide policy holders the facility to keep insurance policies in electronicform.



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Worlds Highest Airport Opens In China

China has opened the worlds highest civilian airport named DaochengYading on 16 September in a restive and remote Tibetan region of

southwestern Sichuan province.The Daocheng Yading airport in Ganziprefecture in southwestern China is the worlds highest civilian airport.Theregion is a gateway to Tibet.Daocheng airport in Garzi, a heavily ethnicTibetan part of Sichuan, is 4411 metres above sea level, and overtakesQamdo airport in Tibet, which sits at 4334 metres above sea level, for thetitle of worlds highest.

17 September 2013

Snowden Nominated For EU Human Rights Prize

American Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker who iscurrently in asylum in Russia, has been selected as one of seven nomineesfor the European Parliaments 2013 Sakharov Prize for Freedom ofThought for his enormous service in disclosing the United Statessurveillance program.Past winners include Nelson Mandela, Aung San SuuKyi, and Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.Edward Joseph is an Americancomputer specialist and a former CIA and NSA employee who has leakeddetails of several top-secret United States and British government masssurveillance programs to the press.

Malala Yousafzai Received Amnesty International Award

Pakistani education rights activist, Malala Yousafzai has been named as therecipient of 2013 Amnesty Internationals highest award.Malala receivedAmnesty Internationals Ambassador of Conscience Award along withAmerican singer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte at ceremony on17 September in Dublin, Ireland.The Ambassador of Conscience Award isthe human rights groups highest honour, recognizing individuals who havepromoted and enhanced the cause of human rights through their life and byexample.She made her first public appearance on 12 July 2013, her 16thbirthday, when she delivered a speech at the United Nations GeneralAssembly in New York.

18 September 2013

Former Heavyweight Champion Ken Norton Died

Former world heavyweight champion Ken Norton, who broke MuhammadAlis jaw when they fought in 1973, has died on 18 September at Nevada,US.He is known most commonly for his 12-round victory over Muhammad



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Ali by breaking his jaw in 1973. He was the only second heavyweightchampion to defeat Muhammad Ali as the professional. The first one to doso was Joe Frazier in the 15-round competition in the year 1971.

Bihar Govt. Declared 33 Districts as Drought-Affected

The Bihar Government on 18 September 2013 approved the proposal ofDisaster Management department for declaring the 33 districts of Bihar asdrought-hit.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over byChief Minister Nitish Kumar.

19 September 2013

India Gets Authorizing Nation Status For IT products

India on 19 September has been granted status as authorizing nationunder the international Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA)to test and certify electronics and IT products with respect to cybersecurity.The status of authorizing nation will enable India to test IT andelectronics products and issue certificates, which will be acceptableinternationally. The recognition would also enable investment in setting upinfrastructure and labs in public and private sectors in India for testingElectronics and IT products.

Nintendos Former President Hiroshi Yamauchi Died

Former Nintendo Co Ltd President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who built thecompany into a video game giant from a maker of playing cards during morethan half a century at the helm, died on 19 September in Japan.HiroshiYamauchi, the third president of Nintendo.He is the mastermind behind themost popular Nintendo game, Super Mario.Nintendo is a maker of SuperMario and Pokemon games along with Wii U home console. Nintendo wasformed in the year 1889.Hiroshi Yamauchi is one of the richest men inJapan

20 September 2013

Aamir Khan To Get Award For Satyamev Jayate

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has been selected for a US award on 20September for his television show Satyamev Jayate along with eminentAmerican director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center onNonviolent Conflict (ICNC).They will be honoured at the inaugural awards



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dinner by the America Abroad Media (AAM) in Washington DC on October28.

Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh Died

Freedom fighter Ranjit Singh, a close associate of Netaji Subhas ChandraBose, died on 20 September .He was 97 year old.Ranjit Singh was memberin the Indian National Army.He was working president of All India FreedomFighter Organisation.Post retirement, he started work for the welfare offreedom fighters families.

21 September 2013

Prime Minister of India Laid the Foundation Stone for New Airport inAjmer

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 21 September laid the foundation stonefor a new airport at Kishangarh town in Ajmer District, Rajasthan.PrimeMinister Dr. Manmohan Singhon also announced that small destinations inthe country will have air connectivity with a network of more than 100airports, planned to meet the expected passenger load capacity of 30 crore,by 2020.

International Day Of Peace Observed On 21 September

The International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day, is observedon 21st September across the world. It is dedicated to world peace, andspecifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned bya temporary ceasefire in acombat zone for humanitarian aid access.Thetheme for the year 2013 is Education for Peace.The day was first celebratedin 1982.

22 September 2013

Tulsi Yadav Becomes First Indian To Win Bronze Medal at WorldWrestling Championship

Wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav created history by becoming the first Indianwrestler to win a bronze medal in 66 kg weight category of Greco RomanStyle at World Wrestling Championship in Budapest on 22 September.Thisis the first medal which has won by any Indian Greco Roman Style Wrestlerin Senior World Wrestling Championships.



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Disgraced Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai Sentenced To Life

Top Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai was sentenced to lifeimprisonment by a Chinese court on 22 September ,which held the chargesof bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power against him. The courtsentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison on the bribery charges, 15 years for

embezzlement and 7 years for abuse of power. Bo Xilai, was sacked as thehead of the Chongqing city last year and removed from the rulling partyfollowing allegations of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power againsthim.

23 September 2013

Universal Flu Vaccine Blueprint Discovered

A team led by a scientist of Indian origin has made a blueprint for auniversal flu vaccine. The influenza virus that causes flu is known to be oneof the worlds most rapidly changing organisms. Flu vaccines becomeredundant after every season and arent effective against every straincausing cough, cold and other complications. So, scientists have to createnew vaccines with new strains of the virus each year. A team led byprofessor Ajit Lalvani from the National Heart and Lung Institute at ImperialCollege London used a 2009 pandemic virus strain to analyse why somepeople appear to resist severe illness, to create the worlds first universal fluvaccine. The volunteers were asked to donate blood samples just as theswine flu pandemic was in progress so that their response could be analysedover the next two flu seasons.

Colombian Writer Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo Died

Prolific Colombian writer and poet Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo died in Mexicoscapital on 23 September.Alvaro Mutis, who was 90, won the prestigiousPrincipe de Asturias award in 1997 and the Cervantes award in 2001, two ofthe top Spanish language literature prizes.Alvaro Mutiss best known worksinclude Diary of Lecumberri (1959) about his time in prison; The AraucaimaMansion (1973), The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (1986); andThe last stop of the Tramp Steamer (1990).

24 September 2013

Cabinet Approved Methodology For Coal Block Auction

The Cabinet on 24 September approved the methodology for auctioning coalblocks, providing for upfront and production-linked payments andbenchmarking of coal sale prices.The methodology provides for auctioningthe fully explored coal blocks and also provides for fast tracking the auction



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by exploration of regionally explored blocks through up gradation ofgeological data to a reasonable level of certainty.

Ramlubhya Appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner

Retired IAS officer Ramlubhaya has been appointed Commissioner ofRajasthan State Election Commission on 24 September.He was succeededby A K Pandey. He will assume the office from 1 October 2013.He previouslyworked as Additional Chief Secretary in the Water Resources department ofRajasthan.

25 September 2013

RBI Banned Zero Percent Interest Rate Schemes for Purchase ofConsumer Goods

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 25 September banned zero per centinterest rate schemes for purchase of consumer goods though credit cardsahead of the festival season.The decision has taken in order to protectconsumer interest.In this regard Reserve Bank of India issued a notificationto all the Schedule Commercial Banks and local area banks.

Sikkim Sets Up Cell To Monitor Social Media Content

The Sikkim government in the month of September 2013 has set up an

exclusive cell in the police department to engage with the public on socialmedia on a regular basis.The move was taken to counter any hatepropaganda and rumour. The state government designated nodal officers formonitoring the content of social networking sites to take immediate actionagainst any false propaganda.

Indian Athletics Coach A.K.Kutty Died

Eminent athletic coach AK Kutty, who trained some of countrys leadingtrack-and-field stars like M D Valsamma, died on 25 September inPalakkad, Kerala.He was the coach of Asiad silver medal winning longjumper Mercy Kuttan. He had also served as trainer for the Railways.A.K.Kutty was conferred the Dronacharya Award in 2010.

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NASA says Curiosity rover finds evidence of water on Mars



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NASA scientist say the Curiosity rover has found evidence of a vigorousthousand-year water flow on the surface of Mars.

Sandeep Patil appointed as the Chief for BCCI Senior SelectionCommittee

Former Cricketer and all-rounder, Sandeep Patil was appointed as theChairman of the five member senior selection committee of BCCI on 27September 2012. The other four members of the committee include SabaKarim, Roger Binny, Vikram Rathour and Rajinder Singh Hans.

Ex-Navy chief Admiral Verma to be envoy to Canada

Nirmal Verma, the former navy chief on 27 September 2012 was appointedas Indias high commissioner to Canada.


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