Current Affairs 14th September 2016

Current Affairs 14th September 2016

National News:

• With the rising dengue cases inUttarakhand, CM Harish Rawat launched an awareness campaign in Dehradun and joined the state police in a clean-up drive clearing choked drains
• Direct Selling Guidelines 2016 framework by Ram Vilas Paswan
• ‘Central Sector Scheme’ with total project outlay of Rs. 3600 crore : CCEA & TEQIP
• Govt inaugurates national fair in Bengaluru
• MP, Maha, Jharkhand CMs meet over Garib Kalyan Agenda
• Aadhaar to be compulsory to book rail tickets

International News:

• India takes US to WTO over renewable energy row
• US designates India as major illicit drug producer
• The Goa Tourism department is organising its first Vintage Bike and Car Festival on October 1

New Appointments:

• V. ShanmuganathanTake additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh governor
• Vidya Balan Brand Ambassador of Samajwadi Pension Yojana

MoUs & Agreements:

• Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan
• Bilateral Technical Arrangement between India and Switzerland
• Extension of contract between India and the International Seabed Authority
• MoU between India and Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy
• India, South Africa in ICT cooperation pact

Business & Economy:

• Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna becomes a billionaire

Awards & Honours:

• Deepa Malik, who won the silver medal in shot put at the Paralympics, was the oldest ever recipient of the Arjuna award in 2012 at 42 years of age
• The Woman Who Left wins best picture at the world’s oldest film festival
• Priyanka named Hollywood royalty by W magazine
• New York’s Metropolitan Museum named world’s best

Science & Technology:

• NASA using aircrafts to measure greenhouse gases
• UK’s 1st robotic kidney transplant performed
• LinkedIn to launch 4 times faster mobile site in India

Sports:

• India’s medals in ITTF junior championships
• Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman to bag a medal at the Paralympics
• Deepa Malik has 4 Limca Adventure Records to her name
• Sushmita wins bronze at World Martial Arts Masterships
• Mariyappan India’s flag bearer for Paralympics closing
• Wrestler Sakshi Malik enters world top-5
• Kiwi blade runner breaks Oscar Pistorius’ record

Obituary:

• Veteran Journalist Ramsewak Shrivastava Passes Away