Current Affairs 8th September 2016

World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized India as the world’s first Yaws-free country and declared it free from maternal and neonatal tetanus
Union Government launches Leprosy Case Detection campaign
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created ‘UrjaMitra Helpline’ through which customers can get information on power outages from distribution companies by dialing 14401
The Union Minister of State Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Gas4India campaign for the aimed at promoting the use of gas in the country
London-based Institute of Masters of Wine has declared Mumbai-based wine professional Sonal Holland as the world’s first Indian ‘Master of Wine’
Odisha celebrates Nuakhai Festival
The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to issue yellow identity cards to prosecution witnesses in criminal cases
Centre approves chopper service for J&K, Himachal

The 2016 G20 Summit was held for two days on 4 September and 5 September 2016 at the Hangzhou International Exhibition Centre, Hangzhou, China. the theme of 2016 G20 Summit was Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy
China may soon grant market access to India’s non-basmati rice exports, after Pakistan, Acceding to a long-pending request from New Delhi
Sanskrit becomes part of United Nation’s charter
Nearly 50 million children uprooted worldwide: UNICEF
Twelve-year-old Jeremy Shuler is a freshman at Cornell University in New York, becoming the youngest student the Ivy League school has on record

Nicholas Hopton,a Middle East specialist and former British ambassador to Qatar and Yemen, was appointed as UK ambassador to Iran
Hamid Baeidinejad, a key figure in the Iranian nuclear negotiating team, was appointed as the Iranian ambassador to the UK
Arunachal Pradesh Tourism appointed John Abraham as a brand ambassador
Religare Enterprises gets new CEO Sunil Godhwani