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Current Affairs news September 2013

On 26th August Mahathir Award for Global Peace gives to Nelson Mandela.

Apollo Hospitals Group signed Mou with Rochester Varsity US

Former Indian Athlete Henry Rebello Died on 27th August 2013

On 29th August CCEA approved Continuation of Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme

GSAT7, India's first Defence Satellite launched successfully on 29

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August 2013.

Current Affairs Current Affairs september,2013

World Rabies Day observed on 28 September across the world to spread the awareness about Rabiesdisease

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 29 September 2013 inaugurated Kerala's two major h ealth schemesArogya Kiranam and Distribution of free generic medicines .

Every year on 29 September celebrated as the World Heart Day

The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 29 September 2013 unveiled the statue of R Sankar, the FirstCongress Chief Minister of Kerala

Amrita University to launch centre for spiritual studies

World Tourism Day observed on 27 September across the world to bring awareness about theimportance of tourism.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Launch First Women BPO Center in Saudi Arabia on 24 September2013

The 68th session of General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2013 signed a DeclarationAgainst sexual violence

Mumbai is world's second most honest city The Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of

Correctional Administrators (APCCA)

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for implementation of the Multi-Sectoral programme toaddress the Maternal and child under-nutrition

Prime Minister of India Approved Constitution of Seventh Central Pay Commission

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Methodology for Coal Block Auction on24 September 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) took some steps to promote the operationalisation

of Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs)

7th India-Russia Meeting on Trade and Investment was held at St. Petersburg

The Second Meeting of the India-Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission of Cooperation (JBCC) was held inMaseru, Lesotho

Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs (IICA) signed a MoU with Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. [BSE] forDevelopment of Indias First CSR index


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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Delivered the First Hawk Mk-132 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft to theIndian Navy

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Signed a MoU with the Solar Energy Corporation of India to constructsolar power

The Bank of Beijing Launched China's First Direct Bank in Beijing, Xi'an and Jinan

Union Government of India Finalised Setting up Worlds Largest Solar Power Project in Rajasthan

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved setting up of Information TechnologyInvestmentRegion (ITIR) in Hyderabad

Tata Group signed MoU With Singapore Airlines For Setting Up Full service Airline in India

The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, the officially Inaugurated By Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh NKiran Kumar Reddy and Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju.

International Day of Peace observed on 21 September

Multi-Lingual website was Launched by The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman

Nandan Nilekani on 20 september 2013

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrated its 83rd National Day on 23 September 2013

The French Senate Approved Ban on Beauty Pageants for Children below 16 Years

133.78 Km/h: Dutch Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Broke World Land Speed Record

The Government of India signed an agreement with Latvia on Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)

The Union Cabinet approved Three proposals of the National Early Childhood Care and Education(ECCE) Policy on 20 September 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation of Powerloom Cluster

Development scheme on 20 September 2013 to promote the textiles sector.

Jaipur Metro Train was flagged off by Rajasthans Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 18 September 2013

Indias software company, Infosys launched Finacle 11E -An Advanced universal banking solution thatsimplifies banking operations

Rajasthan Government Got Approval from National Board of Wildlife [NBWL] to Draw Water fromChambal Sanctuary

Indian rollerskater Rohan Kokane entered into Guinness Book

Thirteen Indian films were chosen to be showcased at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) inSouth Korea

Afghanistan First time directly sent Afghan dry fruits to India using the Chabahar port

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 14 September 2013 inaugurated the train service, built bythe Indian Railways, to the Northern Province

Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Launched First Ever Deep UltraViolet (DUV) solid-state laserdevice.


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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September

Hindi Diwas was Celebrated Across India on 14 September

Nina Davuluri on 15 September 2013 Became the First Indian-origin to win the Miss America pageant

China opens world's highest civilian airport in Sichuan to boost Tourism

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 12 September 2013 among the ICSI, the ICAI and theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India for setting up a Centre of Excellence and Ethics at Ajmer

CCEA approved an additional allocation of five million Tonnes of Foodgrains to families below thepoverty line (BPL)

The Union Cabinet of India on 12 September 2013 approved Second Vehicle Assembly Building at SatishDhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

European Commission on 11 September 2013 adopted a plan for telecom market reform calledConnected Continent

India and Japan to consider development of Japanese Electronics Manufacturing Township

The Sports Ministry decided to form a Steering Committee to manage sports events till the TokyoOlympics in 2020

The 7th India-Lao Joint Commission Meeting (JMC) on Bilateral Cooperation was held in Vientiane on 9September 2013

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was passed by the RajyaSabha

Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) declared Government would fast-track around 95hydro power projects with Capacity of 40000 MW

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Launched All India Radio's Free News SMS service on 9September 2013

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 8 September 2013 announced that wrestling to be thepart of Olympics in the 2020 and 2024 Games

Australian Liberal Party won the 44th Parliamentary elections on 8 September 2013

The Rajya Sabha passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011

The Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari launched the online portal for the BharatNirman Campaign on 9 September 2013

China, world's third largest investor after US and Japan

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya Sabha

India's First Marine Eco-Sensitive Zone declared in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat

Scientists discovered the World Largest Volcano beneath the Pacific Ocean Called Tamu Massif

Ryan Campbell Became the Youngest Pilot to fly across the World on a Single Engine Aircraft

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013


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The Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Street Vendors Bill, 2012 for Protection of the Vendors.

Lok Sabha passed the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill,2012 on 6 September 2013

India Gave one million US dollars to UNRWA for providing Food and Medicines to Palestine refugees

Tokyo on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games

International Literacy Day was celebrated Across the World on 8 September 2013

Kerala state government on 5 September 2013 launched an E-payment facility

Teachers Day Celebrated across India on the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Indian Railways Decided to Install a New Fuel saving Device called Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in DieselLocomotives

Novo Nordisk, Worlds Largest Insulin Player, Announced Launch of Insulin Injection Tresiba

FCIL Signed MoU with Coal India, GAIL India and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) for

revival of Talcher Urea Plant in Odisha

The Human Resource Development Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju inaugurated the sixth Global SkillsSummit (GSS) at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Indian Railways Developed a Fire and Smoke Detection system on all the coaches for the Safety of thePassengers

Lok Sabha passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011 on 4September 2013

The Union Cabinet of India approved the proposal for setting up of National Institute of Solar Energy(NISE) for R&D

India to host the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) in NewDelhi from 22 to 27 September 2013

A National Symposium on Development and Nurturing of Emerging Interface between Medical Scienceand Biotechnology held in Gauhati University on 2 September 2013

The Union Government of India approved the proposal for setting up of the Bharat Rural LivelihoodFoundation (BRLF) on 3 September 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for restructuring of the centrallysponsored Scheme of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)

Diana Nyad, 64 Became the First Women to Swim across Florida Straits from Cuba without any sharkcage on 2 September 2013

On 2nd September 2013 Rajya Sabha Passed the National Food Security Bill 2013 through the VoiceVote

Researchers: From University of Lausanne (IUMSP) revealed that the Heart Risks [Cardiovascular Risk]increase in the cold weather

Federal Bank Limited Launched Electronic Version of Passbook Called FedBook

Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala declared as Smoke-Free districts in Punjab on 31 August 2013


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The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released the Delhi Human Development Report 2013

Minister of State V Narayanasamy of Puducherry inaugurated the Bharat Nirman Public InformationCampaign at Karaikkal, Puducherry

The Union Government of India gave its approval to three projects under the Electronic ManufacturingClusters (EMC) scheme

Indian Air Force inducts C-17 Globe Master, its biggest transport aircraft

The Union Government of India planned to increase the fund outlay for different schemes related totechnical textile sector

Personalities Current Affairs september,2013

Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2013-14

Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO

Megan Young of Philippines on 28 September 2013 was crowned Miss World 2013

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced Rahul Dravid as Brand ambassador for NationalTobacco Control Campaign

Rajnath Singh, the BJP President Became the campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls on29 September 2013

NCA Chairman Ranjib Biswal Appointed as chairman of the Indian Premier League on 29 september2013

Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Won the Bronze Medal in the World Junior Chess Championship

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) Appointed Sundeep Sikka, as its Chairman on 26September 2013

University of British Columbias Faculty of Law presented Anna Hazare with the Inaugural Allard Prizefor International Integrity

KC Ponnappa, Took over as the Chairman of Nilgiri Planters Association (NPA) for 2013-14 on 26September 2013

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded with the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize forFinancial Economics 2013

Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013

Sanjay Govind Dhande, Former Director of IIT Kanpur, Appointed as a Member of UGC for a term ofthree years

BN Talukdar, Director for Exploration in Oil India Ltd. (OIL), was appointed as the New Directorgeneral of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)

Pawan Goenka Appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited for the period of fiveyears.

On 25 September 2013 Randall Oliphant Appointed as The Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC)


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Former South African President Nelson Mandela Honoured with Humanitarian achievement award on22 September 2013

Ramlubhya Retired IAS officer was appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner on 24September 2013

Veteran athletic coach A K Kutty passes away at the age of 75

Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh Passed away at the age of 97

Justice Vangala Eswaraiah Appointed as the Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes[NCBC] on 23 September 2013

India Environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan's Teenage Education Activist Malala YousafzaiSelected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards for the year 2013

Award Winning Colombian Writer Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, Died at 90

Jawaid Akhtar Elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council

The Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Darmar Murugesan, appointed as Member of the National

Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 21 September 2013 Laid the Foundation stone for a NewAirport at Kishangarh, Rajasthan.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi laid the Foundation stone of HPCL Refinery-Petro chemical Complex inRajasthan on 22 September 2013

Former Indian tennis player Anand Amritraj appointed as Non-Playing Captain of the Indian Davis CupTeam

Mohan Singh, the Veteran Samajwadi Party politician passed away at the age of 68

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Third president of Nintendo Passes away at the age of 85

Former BCCI Secretary Jaywant Lele passed away at the age of 75

Veteran Time Magazine Writer Nancy Gibbs appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine on 17September 2013

Indian Freedom Fighter Jawaharlal Darda was posthumously Conferred a Lifetime Achievement Awardat UK's House of Commons on 12 September 2013

Ken Norton, the Former Heavyweight champion Died at 70

Miss Nigeria, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola won the Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title

The National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) appointed Saji Cherian as the new Managing Director andChief Executive Officer of the company on 16 September 2013

Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed as the New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court on 19September 2013

Ratan Tata Nominated as Board member of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on 18September 2013

P. Sudhakar took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of IndiaLimited (ECIL) on 16 September 2013


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Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia's New Prime Minister on 18 September 2013

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the First Engineers Conclave-2013 on 17September 2013

Former Toyota Motor Corp President and Chairman Eiji Toyoda, a key figure in Toyotas Rise Dies at theage of 100

World's Oldest Man Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died at the Age of 112

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited India

Bollywood actor John Abraham was Honoured with the Pride of the Nation award

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Filippo Grandivisited India

South East Asian Regional Organisation (SEARO) Countries elected Indias Poonam Khetrapal Singh asthe Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region on 12 September 2013.

The First Democratically Elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was conferred with the Indira

Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

Puneet Talwar, an Indo American was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-MilitaryAffairs

Ashok Vemuri was appointed as the President and CEO of the iGate Corporation on 11 September 2013

The Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India

Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the Ninth President of the International Olympic Committee(IOC) on 10 September 2013

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular &Peace Award 2013 to Dr. Shashi Tharoor

Harish Lakshman elected as the new President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association ofIndia (ACMA) on 10 September 2013

Manomohan Singh released a Postage Stamp in the memory of the Freedom fighter and Former Memberof Parliament, Lala Jagat Narayan on 9 September 2013

Rochus Misch, the Former Bodyguard of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler died at the age of 96

Zubin Mehta to be Honoured with Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013

Ronald H. Coase, The winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science passed away at the age of102

Tommy Morrison, the Former heavy weight champion died

Raghuram Rajan takes charge as 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Rakesh Sood appointed as Prime Ministers Special Envoy

British broadcaster and writer David Frost died at 74

Gandhi Heritage Portal was launched by Prime Minister of India on 2 September 2013


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The Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch Inaugurated exhibition on IndianEmbroideries- named Resurgence

Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court was appointed as theNew Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney passed away at the age of 74

Sports Current Affairs september,2013

Sudha Singh of Railways won Gold Medal in Womens 3000m steeplechase in 53rd National OpenAthletics Championship.

Venkat Rahul Ragala won weightlifting gold at Asian youth Games in Guangzhou.

N. Srinivasan was on 29 September 2013 Re-elected as the President of BCCI for a third term

BCCI imposed a Life Ban on Former IPL Comissioner Lalit Modi on 25 September 2013

Chinese Paddler Liu Shiwen Won Womens Table Tennis World Cup 2013

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF)

India's Deepika Kumari Won Silver Medal at the Archery World Cup in Paris on 22 September 2013

Indian Wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav won Bronze Medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at SeniorWorld Wrestling Championships

India retained its top position in the latest One Day International (ODI) rankings, released by ICC on 17September 2013

Indian wrestler Bajrang Kumar Won bronze medal in the 60 kilogram freestyle category at the WorldWrestling Championships 2013.

The Indian wrestler Amit Kumar Won Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category in the Senior WorldWrestling Championship 2013 .

Afghanistan defeated India by 2-0 to win the South Asian Football Federation Championship 2013Trophy

Parupalli Kashyap Climbed up a place to 13th in the Badminton World Ferderation (BWF) Ranking

Serena Williams Defeated Victoria Azarenka to win 5th US Open Title 2013

Golfer Henrik Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Title 2013

Sonia Rai won the Gold Medal in Women's 25-Metre Sports

India retained Its Top Position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings Table in the latest list issued on 1September 2013

South Korea defeated India 4-3 in the Final of the Asia Cup Hockey at Malaysia

Technology Current Affairs september,2013

Australia unveiled its Most Powerful Super Computer Called Raijin


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Indian IT Company Wipro Ltd signed agreement with the US-based Kana Software to provide customerservice solutions to its global insurers

Software Giant Microsoft Corporation Decided to acquire Nokias mobile devices and services on 3September 2013.

Acer Launched Worlds First 4k Recording Smartphone with a 6-inch screen called the Liquid S2

Education Current Affairs september,2013

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched the third All India Survey on HigherEducation (AISHE)-2012-13

Oracle offered to Introduce Train the Trainer initiative courses in Uttar Pradesh schools.

Astronomy Current Affairs september,2013

Astronomers have discovered densest galaxy ever

Indias Most Deterrent Nuclear capable Ballistic Missile, Agni-5 was successfully test Fired from

Chandipur

Union government of India to launch ISROs ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in November 2013

Indias advanced multi-band communication satellite GSAT-7 was successfully placed in theGeosynchronous Orbit on 3 September 2013

Astronomers found a Twin Star to Earth's own Sun Called HIP 102152

World Organisations Current Affairs september,2013

India and United States of America (USA) signed a Joint Declaration on 27 September 2013 in Defencecooperation.

Russia and China held a Joint Anti-Terrorism Military Exercise called Peace Mission 2013

On 23 September 2013 India and China signed 15 MoUs for procurement of Indian products worth valueof 338 million US Dollar

The Union Ministry of Science and Technology, and RIKEN, Japans largest research organization havesigned Ministry of Understanding (MOU) to Launch joint Research Initiatives

The First meeting of India-Germany High Technology Partnership Group was held in Berlin on 10September 2013

The Indo-Japan Monorail and Light Rail Transit (LRT) seminar held at New Delhi on 3 September 2013

The 3rd India-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) was held in Seoul

on 2 September 2013

The Union cabinet of India on 3 September 2013 approved the India-Abu Dhabi bilateral air servicesagreement

Books And Authors Current Affairs september,2013

Historian and Author Ramchandra Guha Wrote a Book Titled Gandhi Before India

Kanoon Lugat, The First Urdu law dictionary was released on 15 September 2013 in Mumbai


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The Lowland, the book of Jhumpa Lahiri was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize2013

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled India and Malaysia: IntertwinedStrands

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released the Book Titled Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah

Honours And Awards Current Affairs september,2013

Eight scientists on 26 September 2013 selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2013.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan Selected for a US Award For His Television Show 'Satyamev Jayate' on21 Septmber 2013

Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola presented the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar &National Safety Awards for the Performance Year 2011

Tigmanshu Dhulia Won the Best Director Award for Paan Singh Tomar movie at the 11th NorwayBollywood Film Festival

Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte received Amnesty International's Ambassador of ConscienceAward for 2013 on 17 September 2013

OASS movie won best film Award at Ladakh International Film Festival

The President of India presented the National Awards to 336 teachers for their meritorious performanceon the occasion of the Teachers Day

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