Current Affairs 23rd September 2016

Current Affairs 23rd September 2016

National News:

• Tamil Nadu government has allotted Rs 204 crore for ‘Thaaliku Thangam’ (Gold for Mangalsutra) scheme for the year 2016-17 to benefit 12,500 women
• The ‘world’s largest solar power plant’ with an installed capacity of 648MW was commissioned at Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu Set up by Adani Group
• Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has adopted ‘Dheerpur Village’ and ‘Ghoga’ the last village under the North Delhi under the ‘Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’
• Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan on the occasion of the 64th Foundation Day Celebrations of Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI) in Pilani launched the ‘Ksheer Tester’
• NHAI, PFC Allowed to Raise 31,300cr
• Incredible India Tourism Summit

International News:

• Global Innovation Conference 2017 in Turkey
• L&T Bags $100m Order from Vietnam
• China Foreign Expenditure Takes Lead

New Appointments : 

• Navtej Singh Sarna 1980 batch IFS Officer has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United State of America
• Monetary Policy Committee Gets Members – Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua, Ravindra Dholakia
• Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prashad sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court

Banking:

• Private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has launched an application ‘Kotak Now’ that would allow new customers to open an account in a more simpler and cost-effective manner
• Pakistan’s Habib Bank has opened a branch in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Business & Economy:

• Mukesh Tops Forbes Richest Indians List
• Vodafone Invests Rs 47,700 crore

Awards & Honours:

• Tamil film ‘Visaaranai’ is India’s official entry to Academy Awards 2017 in the Foreign Language Film category
• 1st Jesse Owens Award to be given to Muhammad Ali
• Shubha Mudgal will be honoured with the annual ‘LalitArpan Samman’ this year

Science & Technology : 

• Reliance Defence has got a contract for the refit of three naval warships at its facility at Pipavav in Gujarat

Sports:

• Dhoni named captain of Wisden’s all-time India Test XI
• Misbah-ul-Haq receives ICC Test Championship mace in Lahore

Obituary:

• Oscar-winning writer and director Curtis Hanson dies