6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 2/9September2014CurrentAffairsStudyMaterialINTERNATIONALEUImposedNewEconomicSanctionsOnRussiaOverUkraineThe European Union (EU) on 12 September 2014 imposed new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.The restrictions include financing for some Russian stateowned companies and asset freezes on leadingRussianpoliticians.JohnKeyReelectedAsThePMOfNewZealandForA3rdTermJohnKeywasreelectedasthePrimeMinisterofNewZealandforathirdterm.JohnKeyledNationalParty(NP)scoredahugevictoryincountrysParliamentaryelections.Inthe2014GeneralElectionsofNewZealandheldon20September2014,thecentrerightNationalPartyledbyJohnKeywon48percentofthevote.ScotlandRejectsIndependenceFromUKInahistoricreferendumheldon18September2014thevotersofScotlandrejecteditsindependencefromtheUnitedKingdom.Theresultofthisreferendumwasdeclaredearlyon19September2014.AshrafGhaniAhmadzaiIsNewPresidentOfAfghanistanAfghanistans election commission on 21 September has named Former Finance minister Ashraf GhaniAhmadzaiasthewinnerofthecountrysPresidentialelection.INDIA&WORLDIndiaandGermanyAgreedToCooperateInSkillDevelopmentIndia and Germany on 8 September agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solidwastemanagementandcleaningofrivers.ThisdecisionwastakenduringthemeetingbetweenGermanForeignMinisterFrankWalterSteinmeierandIndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModion8SeptemberinNewDelhi.IndiaandAustraliaSignedCivilNuclearCooperationAgreementIndiaandAustraliahavesignedtheCivilNuclearCooperationAgreement(CNCA)thatwillallowAustraliatoexporturaniumtoIndiaaswellasthreeotheragreements,includingonwaterresourcesandinsports.ThefouragreementsweresignedinthepresenceofPrimeMinisterNarendraModiandAustralianPrimeMinisterTonyAbbottinNewDelhion5September.IndiaandBangladeshSignedMoUonTraditionalMedicinesIndia and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditionalmedicinesandhomeopathy.TheMoUwassignedon9SeptemberinDhaka,Bangladesh.IndiaVietnamSignedSevenAgreementsIndia and Vietnam on 15 September signed seven agreements, including one for direct flights between theircapitals, for scouting for oil, and an extended line of credit for purchase of defence equipment. The sevenagreementsweresignedinthepresenceofIndianPresidentPranabMukherjeeandVietnamPresidentTruongTanSanginHanoi,thecapitalofVietnam.NATIONALCivilAviationMinistryLaunchedKnowYourRightsPortalUnion Civil Aviation ministry on 9 September launched a new portal namely Know your rights forpassengers.Theportalwaslaunchedtomark100daysofthenewgovernment.UnionCabinetApprovedNationalAYUSHMissionThe Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 September approved launching ofNational Ayush Mission (NAM) to address the gaps in health services through promotion of ancient andtraditionalsystemsofmedicinelikeAyurved,Siddha,UnaniandHomeopathy.6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 3/9UnionCabinetApprovedSwachhBharatMissionThe Union Cabinet on 24 September gave its approval for restructuring of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan intoSwachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission).The programme is aimed at creating a clean India by 2019with peoples participation. The sanitation mission was launched on 2 October 2014 in all 4041 statutorytowns.PMNarendraModiLaunchedMakeinIndiaCampaignPrimeMinisterNarendraModilaunchedtheMakeInIndia(MIN)campaignwithahighpitcheventheldatNewDelhisVigyanBhawanon25September.Thecampaignaimsatrevivingthejobcreatingmanufacturingsector,whichisbeingseenasthekeytotakingtheIndianeconomyonasustainablehighgrowthpath.STATESUttarakhandGovtDeclared9thSeptemberAsHimalayaDiwasUttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat officially declared September 9th as Himalaya Diwas.The statewill celebrate Himalaya Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems. HarishRawatinhisdeclarationannouncedthatfrom2015onwards,thestategovernmentwouldcelebratetheday.BiharGovtRecognisedTransgenderAsThirdGenderTheBihargovernmenton9September2014recognisedeunuchandtransgenderasthirdgender.ThiswasdonetoextendthequotabenefitaseunuchandtransgenderweredeclaredasbackwardclassannexureIIcategory.WestBengalCabinetApprovedFarmerFriendlyProjectTheWestBengalcabineton12Septemberclearedafarmerfriendlyproject(SechBandhuPrakalpa)offering46,000newpumpsetswithpowerconnectivitytothefarmerstoboostirrigationinthestate.PresidentsRuleImposedInMaharashtraPresidents rule was imposed on 28 September in pollbound Maharashtra after Chief Minister PrithvirajChavan resigned following the breakup of 15yearold CongressNCP alliance in the state.President PranabMukherjeesignedtheproclamationforimpositionofcentralruleinMaharashtra,adayaftertheUnionCabinetrecommendedclampingofPresidentsruleinthestate.CONFERENCESG20FinanceMinistersandCentralBankGovernorsMeetingThe G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was held at Cairns, Australia on 2021September 2014. Meeting of G20 finance ministers in Australia endorses plan to automatically exchangeinformation on a reciprocal basis by end of 2018. The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for itsmembers international economic cooperation and decisionmaking. Its membership comprises 19 countriesplustheEuropeanUnion.AWARDS&HONOURSSouthAfricabasedOrganizationAwardedTheGandhiPrizeA South Africabased outfit involved in conflict resolution has been awarded the Mahatma GandhiInternational Award for Reconciliation and Peace for its efforts in promoting peace and addressing disputesglobally.GracaMachel,chairpersonofTheAfricanCentreforConstructiveResolutionofDisputess(Accord)BoardofTrusteesandformerFirstLadywhenherlatehusbandNelsonMandelawasPresident,acceptedtheaward on behalf of the institution at the Annual Gandhi Awards Celebration, hosted by the GandhiDevelopmentTrustinDurban.MSUniversityChancellorMrunalinideviConferredwithBestManagerAwardDr Mrunalinidevi Puar, Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University, has been conferred with the BestManagerawardbytheOxfordSummitofLeaders(ScienceandEducation)inUKon2September.6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 4/9IndianScientistKamalBawaWonMidoriPrizeInBiodiversity2014Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, an eminent professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston,haswontheprestigiousMidoriPrizeinBiodiversity2014forhisresearchthatincludedclimatechangeintheHimalayas.SnowdenandRusbridgerWonSwedensAlternativeNobelPrizeNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and Guardian editorinchief Alan Rusbridger on 24 September wonRightLivelihoodAward.Theawardwassharedbetweenthetwo.TheRightLivelihoodAwardisalsoknownasAlternativeNobelprizeofSweden.SPORTS&GAMESUSOpenTennisTournamentWinners2014WomensSingles:SerenaWilliamsofUSwontheUSOpenTennisTournamentwomenssinglestitleon8SeptemberinNewYork.ShedefeatedCarolineWozniazkiofDenmarkinthefinal.MensSingles: Croatias Marin Cilic won the U.S. Open mens singles title on 8 September to become thenewestwinnerofthiscovetedGrandSlamtitle.HedefeatedJapansKeiNishikoriinthefinal.LewisHamiltonWonItalianF1GrandPrix2014MercedesdriverLewisCarlDavidsonHamiltonofBritainwontheItalianF1GrandPrixon7September.USAWon2014FIBABasketballWorldCupUSAwonFIBABasketballWorldCup2014bydefeatingSerbia.TheWorldCupwasheldon14SeptemberatMadrid,Spain.LewisHamiltonWonSingaporeF1GrandPrixMercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain won the Singapore F1 Grand Prix on 21 September to take aslender3pointleadoverhisteammateNicoRosberg(Germany),whowasleadingthe2014seasontillnow.ECONOMYSBILaunchedFirstMultiCurrencyInternationalDebitCardLaunchedState Bank of India (SBI) on 8 September launched its first multicurrency international debit card to allowconsumers to use a single card to pay in multiple currencies. This card launched in a tieup with MasterCardwould,atpresent,enablecustomerstoloadfourinternationalcurrenciesinthiscard.MukeshAmbaniTopsRichestIndianListReliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani has again topped the list of richest Indian while AdaniGroup Chairman Gautam Adani has made it to the 10th spot. As per the Hurun India Rich List for 2014releasedon16September,MukeshAmbaniswealthhasrisen37percenttoRs1.65lakhcrorethisyear.IndiaRanks6thInBillionaireNumbersAccordingtotheWealthXandUBSBillionaireCensus2014,releasedon17September,Indiahasretaineditssixth position in the number of billionaires residing in the country. It is home to 100 such people, with acollectivenetworthof$175billion.Thereare2,325billionairesworldwide,withtheadditionof155newonesin2014.Onthetop40listofbillionairecountries/territories,theUSmaintaineditspositionasthefirst,withapopulationof571billionairesin2014.AlibabaBecomesWorldsLargestIPOTheIPOofChinaslargestecommerceoutfit,AlibabaGroup,hasbecometheworldsbiggesteveronstrongdemand, raising $US25.03 billion after bankers exercised an option to boost the deal size by 15 per cent.AgriculturalBankofChinapreviouslyheldtheworldrecord,witha$US22.1billionIPOin2010.TherecordwasachievedaftertheunderwritersofthepreviouslyannouncedInitialPublicOffering(IPO)exercisedinfullthe option to purchase an additional 48,015,900 American depositary shares on 22 September, from AlibabaGroupandcertainshareholders.6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 5/9SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGYIndiaSuccessfullyTestFiredNcapableAgniIMissileIndia on 11 September successfully testfired indigenously developed nuclearcapable surface tosurfaceAgniImissilefromWheelerIslandoffOdishacoast.TheAgniIhasarangeof7001250km.NASAUnveilsWorldsLargestWelderToBuildWorldsMostPowerfulRocketNASAAdministratorCharlesBoldenofficiallyunveiledtheworldslargestweldertostartconstructionoftheworldsmostpowerfulrocketNASAsSpaceLaunchSystem(SLS)rocketatNASAsMichoudsVerticalAssemblyCenter(VAC)on12September.NasasMavenSpacecraftSuccessfullyEntersMarsOrbitNasas Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft on 22 September 2014 entered orbitaround Mars, completing an interplanetary journey of 10 months and 442 million miles (711 millionkilometers). Maven is a space probe designed to study the Martian atmosphere while orbiting Mars. Missiongoals include determining how the Martian atmosphere and water, presumed to have once been substantial,werelostovertime.ISROsMarsOrbiterSpacecraftSuccessfullyInsertedintoMarsOrbitTheMarsOrbiterMission(MOM),alsocalledMangalyaanMarscraftisaMarsorbiterlaunchedintoEarthorbiton5November2013bytheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO).ItwassuccessfullyinsertedintoMars orbit on 24 September 2014. It is Indias first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourthspaceagencytoreachMars,aftertheSovietspaceprogram,NASA,andtheEuropeanSpaceAgency.Thiswasalso Indias first attempt to reach Mars orbit historically, only Europes ESA made it to Mars on its firstattempt.PERSONSINNEWSA)APPOINTMENTSPSathasivamSwornInAsKeralaGovernorFormer Chief Justice of India (CJI) Palaniswamy Sathasivam was on 5 September sworn in as KeralaGovernor.Heisthe23rdGovernorofthestate.HeisthefirstChiefJusticeofIndiatobeappointedtothepostwhichislowerinwarrantofprecedencetotheCJI.JusticeH.L.DattuSwornInAs42ndChiefJusticeofIndiaJustice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 28September2014.JusticeDattusucceedsChiefJusticeRMLodhawhoretiredon28September2014.Hewillhaveatenureof14monthsandwillretireon2December2015.B)RESIGNSMaharashtraCMPrithvirajChavanResignedPrithviraj Chavan on 26 September resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his government wasreducedtoaminority.ChavansubmittedhisresignationtogovernorofthestateCVidyasagarRao.C)DEATHSFormerAttorneyGeneralGEVahanvatiDiedFormerAttorneyGeneralofIndiaGEVahanvati(GoolamEssajiVahanvati)diedon2SeptemberinMumbai.VahanvatiwasfirstMuslimtobecomeAttorneyGeneralofIndiaandhewas13thAttorneyGeneralofIndia.Hewasappointedthe13thattorneygeneralinJune2009forathreeyeartermafterUPAgovernmentwasreelected. In 2012, the term was extended by another two years. He resigned from the position of AttorneyGeneralon27May2014followingtheregimechangeattheCentre.D)VISITORS6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 6/9IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiVisitedU.SIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited U.S from 26 30 September 2014. During his five day visit,Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 69th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) inNew York on 27 September. In his speech addressing IndianAmericans at Madison Square Garden in NewYork,NarendraModiannouncedlifetimevisasforPIOs(PersonsofIndianorigin).IndiaandUShasissuedajoint vision statement declaring cooperation in energy, economic growth, science, technology health andeducation.TheVisionStatementtitledChaleinSaathSaath:ForwardTogetherWeGowasissuedaftertheSummitlevel meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama at WhiteHouse in Washington DC. In the meeting, the two sides had decided to take steps for extension of the pactbesidesagreeingtoenhancecooperationinjointproductionanddevelopmentofdefenceequipment.E)MISCELLANEOUSKiraKazantsevCrownedMissAmerica2015MissKiraKazantsevwascrownedMissAmerica2015.ShebelongstoNewYork.ThisisthethirdyearinarowthatthecontestantfromNewYorkhaswon.Kazantsevreceivedthecrownon14SeptemberatAtlanticCitysBoardwalkHallfromoutgoingMissAmericaandMissNewYorkNinaDavuluri.PLACESINNEWSLondonRankedAsWorldsMostExpensiveCityLondon has overtaken Hong Kong as the worlds most expensive place to live and work. This fact wasrevealed in the 5th edition of the Savills Live/Work Index that was released on 26 September 2014. At theotherendofthescale,Mumbairemainedthecheapestworldcityinwhichtolocateemployees.ABBREVIATIONSNATONorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationESCAPEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacificFICCIFederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustryNCERTNationalCouncilofEducationResearchandTrainingBOOKSINNEWSMSSwaminathanInConversationwithNityaRaoBookReleasedThe book entitled M S Swaminathan, in conversation with Nitya Rao The Ethics and Politics of Sciencewas released on 10 September by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu was in New Delhi.This book is incontinuationoftheearlierbookreleasedinAugust2013.COMMITTEESFinanceMinistrySetsUpHRKhanCommitteeOnUnclaimedPPF,SmallSavingsDepositsFinance Minister Arun Jaitley has set up a committee on 3 September under Reserve Bank of India (RBI)DeputyGovernorHRKhantoassesstheamountofunclaimeddepositinthepopularPublicProvidentFund(PPF) and Post Office saving schemes, and suggest steps for utilisation of funds for the benefit of seniorcitizens.IMPORTANTDAYSANDDATES6/11/2015 CurrentAffairsSeptember2014StudyMaterial|FreeJobAlert.comhttp://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/september2014currentaffairsstudymaterial/7748/ 7/9WorldTourismDayObservedAcrossTheWorldWorld Tourism Day (WTD) was observed across the world on 27 September 2014. The theme of the WorldTourism Day 2014 is Tourism and Community Development. The 2014 WTD is focused to highlight theability of tourism to empower people and provide them with skills to achieve change in their localcommunities.WorldHeartDayObservedAcrossTheWorldWorldHeartDaywasobservedacrosstheworldon29September2014.Theobjectiveofthedayistoinformpeoplearoundtheworldofthedangerofheartdiseaseandstroke.2014themeforWorldHeartDaysisHeartChoicesNOTHardChoices.TheWorldHealthOrganizationontheoccasionsaidthatthereisaneedtoreducetheconsumptionofsaltthatislinkedtodeathofpeoplefromcardiovasculardiseases.Otherarticlesyoumightbeinterestedin:1. September2014NationalCurrentAffairs2. 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