Current Affairs news September 2013

On 26
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August Mahathir Award for Global Peace gives to Nelson Mandela.
Apollo Hospitals Group signed Mou with Rochester Varsity US
Former Indian Athlete Henry Rebello Died on 27
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August 2013
On 29
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August CCEA approved Continuation of Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme
GSAT7, India's first Defence Satellite launched successfully on 29
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August 2013.
Current Affairs Current Affairs september,2013
World Rabies Day observed on 28 September across the world to spread the awareness about Rabies
disease
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 29 September 2013 inaugurated Kerala's two major health schemes
Arogya Kiranam and Distribution of free generic medicines .
Every year on 29 September celebrated as the World Heart Day
The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on 29 September 2013 unveiled the statue of R Sankar, the First
Congress Chief Minister of Kerala
Amrita University to launch centre for spiritual studies
World TourismDay observed on 27 September across the world to bring awareness about the
importance of tourism.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Launch First Women BPO Center in Saudi Arabia on 24 September
2013
The 68th session of General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2013 signed a Declaration
Against sexual violence
Mumbai is world's second most honest city
The Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of
Correctional Administrators (APCCA)
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for implementation of the Multi-Sectoral programme to
address the Maternal and child under-nutrition
Prime Minister of India Approved Constitution of Seventh Central Pay Commission
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Methodology for Coal Block Auction on
24 September 2013
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) took some steps to promote the operationalisation
of Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs)
7th India-Russia Meeting on Trade and Investment was held at St. Petersburg
The Second Meeting of the India-Lesotho Joint Bilateral Commission of Cooperation (JBCC) was held in
Maseru, Lesotho
Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs (IICA) signed a MoU with Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. [BSE] for
Development of Indias First CSR index

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Delivered the First Hawk Mk-132 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft to the
Indian Navy
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Signed a MoU with the Solar Energy Corporation of India to construct
solar power
The Bank of Beijing Launched China's First Direct Bank in Beijing, Xi'an and Jinan
Union Government of India Finalised Setting up Worlds Largest Solar Power Project in Rajasthan
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved setting up of Information Technology
InvestmentRegion (ITIR) in Hyderabad
Tata Group signed MoU With Singapore Airlines For Setting Up Full service Airline in India
The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, the officially Inaugurated By Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N
Kiran Kumar Reddy and Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju.
International Day of Peace observed on 21 September
Multi-Lingual website was Launched by The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Chairman
Nandan Nilekani on 20 september 2013
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrated its 83rd National Day on 23 September 2013
The French Senate Approved Ban on Beauty Pageants for Children below 16 Years
133.78 Km/h: Dutch Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Broke World Land Speed Record
The Government of India signed an agreement with Latvia on Double Tax Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
The Union Cabinet approved Three proposals of the National Early Childhood Care and Education
(ECCE) Policy on 20 September 2013
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation of Powerloom Cluster
Development scheme on 20 September 2013 to promote the textiles sector.
Jaipur Metro Train was flagged off by Rajasthans Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on 18 September 2013
Indias software company, Infosys launched Finacle 11E -An Advanced universal banking solution that
simplifies banking operations
Rajasthan Government Got Approval from National Board of Wildlife [NBWL] to Draw Water from
Chambal Sanctuary
Indian rollerskater Rohan Kokane entered into Guinness Book
Thirteen Indian films were chosen to be showcased at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in
South Korea
Afghanistan First time directly sent Afghan dry fruits to India using the Chabahar port
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 14 September 2013 inaugurated the train service, built by
the Indian Railways, to the Northern Province
Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Launched First Ever Deep UltraViolet (DUV) solid-state laser
device.

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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September
Hindi Diwas was Celebrated Across India on 14 September
Nina Davuluri on 15 September 2013 Became the First Indian-origin to win the Miss America pageant
China opens world's highest civilian airport in Sichuan to boost Tourism
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 12 September 2013 among the ICSI, the ICAI and the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for setting up a Centre of Excellence and Ethics at Ajmer
CCEA approved an additional allocation of five million Tonnes of Foodgrains to families below the
poverty line (BPL)
The Union Cabinet of India on 12 September 2013 approved Second Vehicle Assembly Building at Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
European Commission on 11 September 2013 adopted a plan for telecom market reform called
Connected Continent
India and Japan to consider development of Japanese Electronics Manufacturing Township
The Sports Ministry decided to form a Steering Committee to manage sports events till the Tokyo
Olympics in 2020
The 7th India-Lao Joint Commission Meeting (JMC) on Bilateral Cooperation was held in Vientiane on 9
September 2013
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya
Sabha
Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) declared Government would fast-track around 95
hydro power projects with Capacity of 40000 MW
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Launched All India Radio's Free News SMS service on 9
September 2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 8 September 2013 announced that wrestling to be the
part of Olympics in the 2020 and 2024 Games
Australian Liberal Party won the 44th Parliamentary elections on 8 September 2013
The Rajya Sabha passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011
The Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari launched the online portal for the Bharat
Nirman Campaign on 9 September 2013
China, world's third largest investor after US and Japan
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya Sabha
India's First Marine Eco-Sensitive Zone declared in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat
Scientists discovered the World Largest Volcano beneath the Pacific Ocean Called Tamu Massif
Ryan Campbell Became the Youngest Pilot to fly across the World on a Single Engine Aircraft
Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013

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The Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Street Vendors Bill, 2012 for Protection of the Vendors.
Lok Sabha passed the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill,
2012 on 6 September 2013
India Gave one million US dollars to UNRWA for providing Food and Medicines to Palestine refugees
Tokyo on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
International Literacy Day was celebrated Across the World on 8 September 2013
Kerala state government on 5 September 2013 launched an E-payment facility
Teachers Day Celebrated across India on the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Indian Railways Decided to Install a New Fuel saving Device called Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in Diesel
Locomotives
Novo Nordisk, Worlds Largest Insulin Player, Announced Launch of Insulin Injection Tresiba
FCIL Signed MoU with Coal India, GAIL India and Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) for
revival of Talcher Urea Plant in Odisha
The Human Resource Development Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju inaugurated the sixth Global Skills
Summit (GSS) at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
Indian Railways Developed a Fire and Smoke Detection system on all the coaches for the Safety of the
Passengers
Lok Sabha passed the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011 on 4
September 2013
The Union Cabinet of India approved the proposal for setting up of National Institute of Solar Energy
(NISE) for R&D
India to host the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) in New
Delhi from 22 to 27 September 2013
A National Symposium on Development and Nurturing of Emerging Interface between Medical Science
and Biotechnology held in Gauhati University on 2 September 2013
The Union Government of India approved the proposal for setting up of the Bharat Rural Livelihood
Foundation (BRLF) on 3 September 2013
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for restructuring of the centrally
sponsored Scheme of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
Diana Nyad, 64 Became the First Women to Swim across Florida Straits from Cuba without any shark
cage on 2 September 2013
On 2nd September 2013 Rajya Sabha Passed the National Food Security Bill 2013 through the Voice
Vote
Researchers: From University of Lausanne (IUMSP) revealed that the Heart Risks [Cardiovascular Risk]
increase in the cold weather
Federal Bank Limited Launched Electronic Version of Passbook Called FedBook
Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala declared as Smoke-Free districts in Punjab on 31 August 2013

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The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released the Delhi Human Development Report 2013
Minister of State V Narayanasamy of Puducherry inaugurated the Bharat Nirman Public Information
Campaign at Karaikkal, Puducherry
The Union Government of India gave its approval to three projects under the Electronic Manufacturing
Clusters (EMC) scheme
Indian Air Force inducts C-17 Globe Master, its biggest transport aircraft
The Union Government of India planned to increase the fund outlay for different schemes related to
technical textile sector
Personalities Current Affairs september,2013
Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2013-14
Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO
Megan Young of Philippines on 28 September 2013 was crowned Miss World 2013
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced Rahul Dravid as Brand ambassador for National
Tobacco Control Campaign
Rajnath Singh, the BJP President Became the campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls on
29 September 2013
NCA Chairman Ranjib Biswal Appointed as chairman of the Indian Premier League on 29 september
2013
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi Won the Bronze Medal in the World Junior Chess Championship
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) Appointed Sundeep Sikka, as its Chairman on 26
September 2013
University of British Columbias Faculty of Law presented Anna Hazare with the Inaugural Allard Prize
for International Integrity
KC Ponnappa, Took over as the Chairman of Nilgiri Planters Association (NPA) for 2013-14 on 26
September 2013
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded with the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for
Financial Economics 2013
Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013
Sanjay Govind Dhande, Former Director of IIT Kanpur, Appointed as a Member of UGC for a term of
three years
BN Talukdar, Director for Exploration in Oil India Ltd. (OIL), was appointed as the New Director
general of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH)
Pawan Goenka Appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited for the period of five
years.
On 25 September 2013 Randall Oliphant Appointed as The Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC)

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela Honoured with Humanitarian achievement award on
22 September 2013
Ramlubhya Retired IAS officer was appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner on 24
September 2013
Veteran athletic coach A K Kutty passes away at the age of 75
Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh Passed away at the age of 97
Justice Vangala Eswaraiah Appointed as the Chairperson of National Commission for Backward Classes
[NCBC] on 23 September 2013
India Environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan's Teenage Education Activist Malala Yousafzai
Selected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards for the year 2013
Award Winning Colombian Writer Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, Died at 90
Jawaid Akhtar Elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council
The Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Darmar Murugesan, appointed as Member of the National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 21 September 2013 Laid the Foundation stone for a New
Airport at Kishangarh, Rajasthan.
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi laid the Foundation stone of HPCL Refinery-Petro chemical Complex in
Rajasthan on 22 September 2013
Former Indian tennis player Anand Amritraj appointed as Non-Playing Captain of the Indian Davis Cup
Team
Mohan Singh, the Veteran Samajwadi Party politician passed away at the age of 68
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Third president of Nintendo Passes away at the age of 85
Former BCCI Secretary Jaywant Lele passed away at the age of 75
Veteran Time Magazine Writer Nancy Gibbs appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine on 17
September 2013
Indian Freedom Fighter Jawaharlal Darda was posthumously Conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award
at UK's House of Commons on 12 September 2013
Ken Norton, the Former Heavyweight champion Died at 70
Miss Nigeria, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola won the Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title
The National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) appointed Saji Cherian as the new Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer of the company on 16 September 2013
Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed as the New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court on 19
September 2013
Ratan Tata Nominated as Board member of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on 18
September 2013
P. Sudhakar took over as the Chairman & Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India
Limited (ECIL) on 16 September 2013

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Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia's New Prime Minister on 18 September 2013
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the First Engineers Conclave-2013 on 17
September 2013
Former Toyota Motor Corp President and Chairman Eiji Toyoda, a key figure in Toyotas Rise Dies at the
age of 100
World's Oldest Man Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died at the Age of 112
The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited India
Bollywood actor John Abraham was Honoured with the Pride of the Nation award
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Filippo Grandi
visited India
South East Asian Regional Organisation (SEARO) Countries elected Indias Poonam Khetrapal Singh as
the Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region on 12 September 2013.
The First Democratically Elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was conferred with the Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
Puneet Talwar, an Indo American was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military
Affairs
Ashok Vemuri was appointed as the President and CEO of the iGate Corporation on 11 September 2013
The Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India
Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the Ninth President of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) on 10 September 2013
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular &
Peace Award 2013 to Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Harish Lakshman elected as the new President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of
India (ACMA) on 10 September 2013
Manomohan Singh released a Postage Stamp in the memory of the Freedom fighter and Former Member
of Parliament, Lala Jagat Narayan on 9 September 2013
Rochus Misch, the Former Bodyguard of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler died at the age of 96
Zubin Mehta to be Honoured with Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013
Ronald H. Coase, The winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science passed away at the age of
102
Tommy Morrison, the Former heavy weight champion died
Raghuram Rajan takes charge as 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Rakesh Sood appointed as Prime Ministers Special Envoy
British broadcaster and writer David Frost died at 74
Gandhi Heritage Portal was launched by Prime Minister of India on 2 September 2013

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The Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch Inaugurated exhibition on Indian
Embroideries- named Resurgence
Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court was appointed as the
New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court
Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney passed away at the age of 74
Sports Current Affairs september,2013
Sudha Singh of Railways won Gold Medal in Womens 3000m steeplechase in 53rd National Open
Athletics Championship.
Venkat Rahul Ragala won weightlifting gold at Asian youth Games in Guangzhou.
N. Srinivasan was on 29 September 2013 Re-elected as the President of BCCI for a third term
BCCI imposed a Life Ban on Former IPL Comissioner Lalit Modi on 25 September 2013
Chinese Paddler Liu Shiwen Won Womens Table Tennis World Cup 2013
Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF)
India's Deepika Kumari Won Silver Medal at the Archery World Cup in Paris on 22 September 2013
Indian Wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav won Bronze Medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at Senior
World Wrestling Championships
India retained its top position in the latest One Day International (ODI) rankings, released by ICC on 17
September 2013
Indian wrestler Bajrang Kumar Won bronze medal in the 60 kilogram freestyle category at the World
Wrestling Championships 2013.
The Indian wrestler Amit Kumar Won Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category in the Senior World
Wrestling Championship 2013 .
Afghanistan defeated India by 2-0 to win the South Asian Football Federation Championship 2013
Trophy
Parupalli Kashyap Climbed up a place to 13th in the Badminton World Ferderation (BWF) Ranking
Serena Williams Defeated Victoria Azarenka to win 5th US Open Title 2013
Golfer Henrik Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Title 2013
Sonia Rai won the Gold Medal in Women's 25-Metre Sports
India retained Its Top Position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings Table in the latest list issued on 1
September 2013
South Korea defeated India 4-3 in the Final of the Asia Cup Hockey at Malaysia
Technology Current Affairs september,2013
Australia unveiled its Most Powerful Super Computer Called Raijin

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Indian IT Company Wipro Ltd signed agreement with the US-based Kana Software to provide customer
service solutions to its global insurers
Software Giant Microsoft Corporation Decided to acquire Nokias mobile devices and services on 3
September 2013.
Acer Launched Worlds First 4k Recording Smartphone with a 6-inch screen called the Liquid S2
Education Current Affairs september,2013
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched the third All India Survey on Higher
Education (AISHE)-2012-13
Oracle offered to Introduce Train the Trainer initiative courses in Uttar Pradesh schools.
Astronomy Current Affairs september,2013
Astronomers have discovered densest galaxy ever
Indias Most Deterrent Nuclear capable Ballistic Missile, Agni-5 was successfully test Fired from
Chandipur
Union government of India to launch ISROs ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in November 2013
Indias advanced multi-band communication satellite GSAT-7 was successfully placed in the
Geosynchronous Orbit on 3 September 2013
Astronomers found a Twin Star to Earth's own Sun Called HIP 102152
World Organisations Current Affairs september,2013
India and United States of America (USA) signed a Joint Declaration on 27 September 2013 in Defence
cooperation.
Russia and China held a Joint Anti-Terrorism Military Exercise called Peace Mission 2013
On 23 September 2013 India and China signed 15 MoUs for procurement of Indian products worth value
of 338 million US Dollar
The Union Ministry of Science and Technology, and RIKEN, Japans largest research organization have
signed Ministry of Understanding (MOU) to Launch joint Research Initiatives
The First meeting of India-Germany High Technology Partnership Group was held in Berlin on 10
September 2013
The Indo-Japan Monorail and Light Rail Transit (LRT) seminar held at New Delhi on 3 September 2013
The 3rd India-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue (FPSD) was held in Seoul
on 2 September 2013
The Union cabinet of India on 3 September 2013 approved the India-Abu Dhabi bilateral air services
agreement
Books And Authors Current Affairs september,2013
Historian and Author Ramchandra Guha Wrote a Book Titled Gandhi Before India
Kanoon Lugat, The First Urdu law dictionary was released on 15 September 2013 in Mumbai

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The Lowland, the book of Jhumpa Lahiri was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize
2013
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled India and Malaysia: Intertwined
Strands
The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released the Book Titled Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah
Honours And Awards Current Affairs september,2013
Eight scientists on 26 September 2013 selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2013.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan Selected for a US Award For His Television Show 'Satyamev Jayate' on
21 Septmber 2013
Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola presented the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar &
National Safety Awards for the Performance Year 2011
Tigmanshu Dhulia Won the Best Director Award for Paan Singh Tomar movie at the 11th Norway
Bollywood Film Festival
Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte received Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience
Award for 2013 on 17 September 2013
OASS movie won best film Award at Ladakh International Film Festival
The President of India presented the National Awards to 336 teachers for their meritorious performance
on the occasion of the Teachers Day

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