Current Affairs 27th September 2016

Current Affairs 27th September 2016

National News:

• The Indo-US Joint Military Training Exercise, Yudh Abhyas – 2016 is being conducted at Chaubattia Military Station, Ranikhet, Uttarakhand w.e.f 14 Sep 2016
• Haryana will become kerosene-free from April 1 next year, while eight of the State’s 21 districts will get the status on November 1, 2016
• Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman is on a 3-day visit to Sri Lanka
• 2nd SAARC Anti-Terrorism Mechanism was held in New Delhi

International News:

• India to Ratify Paris Climate Agreement
• A new species of a small mammal in the rabbit family has been discovered in the higher altitudes of the Himalayas in Sikkim

New Appointments :

• Anurag Srivastava as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti
• Ajay Singh has become the new President of the Boxing Federation of India

Banking:

• State-owned United Bank of India (UBI) said it has received Rs 608 crore capital infusion from the government
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Launches App To Open Accounts

Business & Economy :

• Barclays Looking At India As A Fintech Innovation Hub

Science & Technology :

• World’s Largest Radio Telescope Launched

Awards:

• Government of India has instituted Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Krishi Puruskar (National & Zonal) from this year 2016
• 4th TOF Tigers Wildlife Tourism Awards 2016 honoured men and women working to restore the green cover of India and Nepal in multiple ways
• Wildlife Tourism Related Community Initiative of the Year 2016

Sports:

• Japan’s Aichi prefecture and its capital city Nagoya were confirmed as co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games
• Asian Beach Games at Vietnam
• Indian shuttler Rituparna Das clinched the Polish Open
• Gaurav Gill of Team MRF posted his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship

Obituaries:

• Arnold Palmer, who is regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time has died at the age of 87 in Pittsburgh from complications of heart problems
• The chairman of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), Justice (retd) S K Mahajan has passed away