Current Affairs 12th September 2016

Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar has inaugurated the two day BRICS Wellness Workshop at Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Buddhist Conclave to be held in India in sarnath
Karnataka’s Inchal village, with a population of about 6,000, reportedly has at least one teacher in every house, with the highest number being 13 for one family
The 2-day Indo-US Economic Summit will begin in New Delhi from September 13
Govt plans to build memorial for Sant Kabir in UP
Patanjali Mega Food and Herbal Park in Mihan at Nagpur

WHO’s South-East Asian Regional Committee decided to set up health emergencies in the region
Vietnam wins 1st Paralympic gold with world record
Half Girlfriend 1st Indian film to be shot at UN
World’s smallest theater seats only 8 people
UK hosts fashion festival for plus size women
China, Russia have world’s best developers: HackerRank

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) launched e-nivaran to resolve Income Tax grievances
Qatar National Bank (QNB) in India
FPIs invest INR 6.8k cr in capital markets in September
Equity mutual fund inflows hit 1-yr high in August

Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle launched his autobiography ‘Six Machine’, which contains extensive details about his life and career

World’s 1st robotic eye operation performed in Britain
A British company has developed a concept headset called ‘Viewi’ to diagnose and monitor glaucoma at home using smartphones
Iran, Russia start building second nuclear plant

Indian Test captain ViratKohli remained the top-ranked T20I batsman, according to ICC’s latest T20I rankings
14 of 19 Indian Paralympians ranked in world’s top 10
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is the second most attended Paralympic Games in the history of the event
Newly crowned world number one Germany’s Angelique Kerber beat Czech Karolina Pliskova to win US Open title
Jamie Murray-Bruno Soares win US Open doubles title