September
2012 Current Affairs
Corporate/Bussiness Current Affairs 2012. Tech Mahindra on 17 September 2012 acquired 51% stake in Comviva technology limited for 260 crore
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.The Vice-Captain of Indian Cricket team, Virat Kohli was named as the ODI Cricketer of the year at ICC Awards Function held at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 September 2012
India Current Affairs 2012. The Joint Committee on defence cooperation from Saudi Arabia and India met for creation of defence ties on 11 September 2012
Special Committee recommended and submitted the report in
favor of Hockey India managing the Game
Indu’s triumph with a bronze at World Junior
Championship, Pattava
Gaurav
Shumsher Rana became Nepal’s Army Chief
Andy
Roddick bids a goodbye to Tennis
Sixth Mekong–Ganga Cooperation meeting held in New Delhi
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales entered into
a joint venture
India established Diplomatic Relations with Niue
India ranked to be 59th in the report released by World
Economic Forum
Smita Shah turned up to be the First Indian American at
DNC parliamentarian
Jindal Steel & Power acquired Canadian firm CIC for
Rs 650 cr
Sachin Pilot commissioned as a Lieutenant in Territorial
Army
Kaushik Basu appointed as World Bank Chief Economist
India, China discussed Border security and Bilateral
Defence ties
High jumper Girisha won silver at Paralympic 2012, London
Tech Mahindra Acquired Hutchinson Global Services
Australian Scientists discovered Alzheimer's Treatment
Supreme Court directed the Government to re-fix the Pay
Scale of Army Officers
Tehran hosted the 16th NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) Summit
Scientists developed a Gene Therapy which can restore the
Sense of Smell
DCGI directed Drug Companies to submit Safety Reports of
New Drugs to It
India beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets and won the Series
2-0
Industry Leader Deepak Parekh Nominated to Competition
Commission of India
The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit was held in
Tehran
No Mobile Connection to any Foreign Tourist for more than
Three Months
India beat Cameroon in Penalty Shoot-out to win Nehru Cup
Football Tournament
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi took over as the new Indian
Navy Chief
USA slapped Sanctions on Laskar-e-Toiba’s Top Eight
Commanders
Supreme Court directed Sahara Group to refund 17400 Crore
Rupees to their Investors
Queen Elizabeth officially opened the London Paralympic
Games
The Bhilai Steel Plant won the Prime Minister’s Trophy
for the 10th Time
International/World Current Affairs September
2012. Forbes on 19 September 2012 released the list of 400 richest Americans
International/World Current Affairs September
2012. Microsoft Co-Founder, Bill Gates remained at the top position in the list
of 400 richest Americans released by Forbes Annual Ranking on 19 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs September 2012. The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received,
the US Congress highest Civilian Honour at a ceremony organized in the Capitol
Rotunda on 19 September 2012, before her meet with the US president, Barack
Obama
International Current
Affairs September 2012. Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and Nepalese authorities
signed an MoU on 19 September 2012 for granting the amount to Shri Mahendra
Higher Secondary School in Achham district
Economy Current Affairs September 2012. The
Government of India on 20 September 2012 hiked the foreign investment cap for
the broadcasting service providers to 74 percent
India Current Affairs
September 2012. Actor-director Dinesh Thakur, primarily remembered for his
cigarette smoking serious looks in the films of 1970’s died on 20 September
2012
Sports Current Affairs September 2012. Matthew
Hayden, the Australian Cricketer on 20 September 2012 announced his retirement
from all formats of Cricket
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. Former footballer from Delhi, Sardar Man Singh Batra died on 19
September 2012 following a prolonged illness
India Current Affairs September 2012. The
Supreme Court of India on 19 September 2012 refused to review the petitions
challenging the constitutional validity of the Right to Education to Free and
Compulsory Education Act 2009
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Supreme Court of India ruled that the land belonging to
scheduled castes or tribes cannot be bought by non-dalits
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs September 2012. HCL Technologies on 19 September 2012 signed a
multi-million dollar deal with the Texas-based Freescale Semi-conductor and
embedded processing solution providing company
Corporate/Bussiness Current Affairs September
2012. The ex-COO Vishnu Bhagat and former MD Subhender Singh Prem of
Reebok India along with three more executives were arrested by the Special
Investigation Team (SIT) of Gurgaon on 19 September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. AA Manavalan on 19 September 2012 was awarded with the
prestigious Saraswati Samman for his work, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum
International Current
Affairs September 2012. President of the Republic of Burundi visited India from
17 to 19 September 2012. During this visit, India and Burundi signed three
agreements
India Current Affairs
September 2012. India on 19 September 2012 test fired its nuclear-capable
surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. India`s badminton player Saina Nehwal signed up a 40-crore deal
with Rhiti Sports Management company
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. Chandrika Tarafdar became the first Indian to win a medal in
Youth World Weightlifting Championships at Kosice, Slovakia
India Current Affairs September 2012. The GAAR
report was submitted on 1 September 2012 to the finance minister of India by
the Shome Committee constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, after the
approval of Prime Minister of India
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Andhra Pradesh state government decided to set up 15 marine
police stations along its coastline in addition to the existing six ones
International/World
Current Affairs September
2012. Tata Steel, the Indian major iron and steel making company, received a
letter of intent from French, Eiffage Rail on 19 September 2012 for supplying
high quality rails for the 182 kilometer high speed line
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The famous Urdu poet Muzzaffar Razmi died on 19 September 2012
in Kairana in Shamli district
India Current Affairs September 2012. The data
presented by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 18 September
2012 claimed that the low cost airlines Indigo emerged as the leading carrier
in the month of August by carrying 12.05 lakh domestic passengers out of 43.69
lakh passengers
India Current Affairs September 2012. In wake
of the raging Coal Gate Scam, the Finance Ministry on 18 September 2012 asked
for information related to bank loans of the mining companies
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development decided to
launch a scheme called Saksham to empower adolescent boys by educating them on gender
sensitivity and moral behaviour
International/World
Current Affairs September 2012. Plastic Omnium, the French Auto Part supplier
on 18 September 2012 declared their plan to build a factory in Russia
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Women and Child Development Ministry on 18 September 2012
decided to launch a web portal named Track Child, which will serve as a central database of
all those children who have gone missing
India Current Affairs September 2012.Axis bank
on 18 September 2012 announced that 25 percent of its subsidiary, Axis Asset
Management Company was acquired by Schroder Singapore Holdings
International/World Current Affairs September
2012. Joseph Anton the 633 page book depicts a memoir of Salman Rushdie during
his 10 years long run to protect himself from the Fatwa issued by his name was
released on 18 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs September 2012. Russian government on 18 September 2012
declassified its diamond reserves formed after a 7 kilometer wide asteroid
stroked the graphite rich area of Russia, about 35 million years ago
Corporate/Bussiness Current Affairs September
2012.Tata Motors on 18 September 2012 with appointment of Ranjit Yadav, the
former country head for Samsung India Mobile and IT business as President of
its Passenger Car Business Unit (PCUB) announced name of more appointees’ at
top-level
International/World
Current Affairs September 2012.United People’s Freedom Alliance’s former
minister and provincial councillor Najeeb A Majeed became the new Chief
Minister of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, on 18 September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. Haryana government instituted four state-level awards to
felicitate women who have done outstanding work in different fields
International/World Current Affairs September
2012.Japan launched a new Nuclear Safety Agency on 18 September 2012
International/World Current Affairs September
2012.World Bank appointed Onno Ruhl a Dutch National to be the country director
for India on 10 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. India and Egypt on 18 September 2012 signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) in New Delhi to establish an institutional framework for
their ongoing cooperation in the field of election management and
administration
Corporate Current
Affairs September 2012. HDFC Bank announced the launch of credit card for
teachers, coinciding with the celebration of Teachers Day
India Current Affairs September 2012.The
division bench of Delhi High Court that comprised Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
and A. K. Sikri rejected the petitions of auto-rickshaw owners and green signalled
the installation of GPS systems in auto-rickshaws in Delhi on 17 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. India has assured Turkmenistan of all cooperation in
Information and Communication technology (ICT) for the mutual benefit of both
the countries
Corporate Current
Affairs September 2012. HDFC Bank, India’s second largest private sector bank,
on 17 September 2012 commissioned its 10001st Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at
Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram city
India Current Affairs
2012. Rajiv Kumar, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry on 18 September 2012 left the industry association
because he wanted to return to academics
Environment/Ecology Current Affairs September
2012.The endangered birds, Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican have got a
dedicated land for breeding in the Shonkaliya Region of Ajmer District,
Rajasthan
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Delhi state Government announced to provide three subsidised
cooking gas cylinders to the Antodaya Anna Yojana, Below Poverty Line and
Jhuggi Ration Card holders
India Current Affairs
2012. Rajiv Mehta is appointed as a Director General of Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB) on 18 September 2012
International Current
Affairs September 2012. China signed 16 major agreements with Sri Lanka in
Colombo on a range of issues, from visa exemption and marine development to
economic and technology cooperation
Economy Current
Affairs September 2012.Reserve Bank of India on 18 September 2012 injected a
liquidity of around Rs 17000 crore by slashing down the Cash Reserve Ratio
(CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent from 4.75 percent
Sports Current Affairs
2012.Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar wrapped up a four-shot victory at the
Yeangder tournament players Championship in Chinese Taipei on 17 September 2012
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs September 2012.ITC on 17 September 2012 started Grand Chola a
Luxury Hotel in Chennai
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. The United States and Japan on 17 September 2012,
announced an agreement to set up second advanced missile defense radar on
Japanese province
Corporate/Bussiness Current Affairs 2012. Tech Mahindra on 17 September 2012 acquired 51% stake in Comviva technology limited for 260 crore
Science &
Technology Current Affairs September 2012.Sunita Williams, the astronaut of
Indian American origin, took over the command of International Space Station on
15 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.Hockey
India on 17 September 2012 appointed Mariamma Koshy of Hockey Kerala as its new
full-time President
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.Hockey
India on 17 September 2012 announced Wave Group as the owner of the Delhi
Franchise of Hockey India League (HIL)
Economy Current Affairs September 2012.In a
hunt to pull the interests of domestic tourists by making Maharaja Express
affordable, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) announced a
cut in the journey along with discounted offers for twin travellers
India Current Affairs
2012. Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs inaugurated the 7th
Heads of Indian Missions (HoMs) conference on 17 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.The Vice-Captain of Indian Cricket team, Virat Kohli was named as the ODI Cricketer of the year at ICC Awards Function held at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Pakistan successfully test fired nuclear-capable Babur
cruise missile on 17 September 2012 with a range of 700 km (435 miles)
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The 17-week training program scheduled to be conducted by the
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for the new recruits of Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon
Limited (RMGL) commenced on 17 September 2012
Environment/Ecology
Current Affairs 2012. On 16 September every year, from 1995 onwards the
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated
International/World Current Affairs September
2012.On his three day visit from 15 September 2012 to 17 September 2012 to
Maldives the Defence Minister of India, A.K. Antony opened Maldives National
Defence Force (MNDF) hospital, SENAHIYA at Male on 16 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.Anuraag
Thakur a BJP MP from Hamirpur and Joint Secretary of Board of Control for
Cricket (BCCI) on 16 September 2012 was appointed as a member of Asian Cricket
Council’s (ACC’s) executive board
Economy Current Affairs September 2012.Shimla Municipal
Corporation on 15 September 2012 introduced Green Tax on Shimla entry of
vehicles not registered in Himachal Pradesh
Economy Current Affairs September 2012.Finance
Minister P. Chidambaram on 15 September 2012 pitched for institutionalization
of a National Investment Board under the leadership of Prime Minister
Sports Current Affairs
2012.The boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali who retired from the game in the year
1981 was honoured with Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on 13 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs
eIndian Women registered a thumping win over Nepal in the final of SAF Football
Championship in Colombo
Published on:
17-SEP-2012
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) extended the ban on
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the national team till 30 June 2014
International/World Current Affairs September
2012.Student of Kazakhstan's Turan University Farida Malik a girl of Indian
Kazakh origin won the title of Miss Almaty 2012, on 14 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. Injury-plagued New Zealand pacer Daryl Tuffey announced his
retirement from both international and domestic cricket
Published on: 15-SEP-2012
India Current Affairs
2012.KS Sudarshan, the former RSS Sarsanghchalak died on 15 September 2012
Corporate/Bussiness Current Affairs September
2012.Larsen & Turbo the infrastructure and engineering giant on 15
September 2012 integrated its L&T Integrated Engineering Services with IT
business L&T InfoTech for igniting growth rate of the company in technical
arena
India Current Affairs September 2012.A.M.
Govindarasu (A.M. Gopu), the veteran communist leader and the Freedom Fighter
passed away on 13 September 2012 at Chennai
International Current
Affairs September 2012. The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon visited
India from 1 to 4 September 2012.This was the fifth visit to India by President
Emomali Rahmon
Economy Current
Affairs September 2012.The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2012 cleared the
proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand
retail chains and 49 percent in Aviation power exchanges industry
Sports Current Affairs September 2012.Mahendra
Singh Dhoni, the captain of Indian Cricket team has been named as the Captain
of ICC’s ODI team of the year
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched
Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012
International/World Current Affairs
2012.Innocence of Muslims, written and produced by Sam Bacile turned up to be
the reason for protests across the Islamic nations
India Current Affairs 2012.Indian inflation
rose from 6.87 percent recorded in July 2012 to 7.55 percent August 2012 as per
the data released by the government on 14 September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Chhattisgarh High Court on 11 September 2012 annulled the
acquisition of thousand acre of fertile land in Raigarh as well as in Champa–Janjgeer
districts of the state
India Current Affairs 2012.Supreme Court
passed a judgment on 13 September 2012 for Gujarat Sales Tax case allowing
Essar Oil to pay back the sales tax dues in phases
Published on:
14-SEP-2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. Uttar Pradesh state government launched the Samajwadi Swasthya
Seva, the biggest emergency medical transport service in the country
India Current Affairs 2012. Justice Altamas
Kabir has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India on 13 September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Supreme Court on 14 September 2012 lifted the gag order on
media reporting of troop movement ordered by the Allahabad High Court
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. Railways lifted the overall Trophy in the 52nd National Open
Athletics Championships on 13 September 2012
India Current Affairs 2012.K.N. Tilak Kumar
was appointed as the president of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year
2012-2013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper
Society
International Current
Affairs September 2012. Guatemala, in the second week of September 2012
evacuated tens of thousands of people after the Fuego volcano started spewing
ash and lava
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidential elections of
Somalia on 10 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012.After two days of his being appointed in the office, the
Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud survived an assassination attempted by
the Shebab a group Islamic rebels from Al-Qaeda, on 13 September 2012
India Current Affairs 2012. FICCI Healthcare
Excellence Award-2012 went to the Jaipur based Fortis Escorts hospital for its
operational excellence in the category of private hospital with multi-specialty
hundred beds
India Current Affairs
2012. Ranganath Misra, the former chief justice of India died on 13 September
2012
International Current
Affairs September 2012. Sheryl Kumar was crowned Miss India Fiji 2012 at a
glittering ceremony in Suva on 8 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012.In the Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012 published on
12 September 2012, by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), India was placed
at the top position in the chart of 10 countries
Sports Current Affairs
2012.A Smiling Armadillo is declared to be the official mascot for the 2014
FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012
India Current Affairs
2012.The environment clearance of 99 Mines of Goa was suspended with respect to
the report presented by the Justice M B Shah Commission on 12 September 2012
The Islamabad Women’s
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the PHDCCI on 12 September 2012 signed an
MoU. The objective of the MoU is to develop policies in trade, investment and
tourism between Pakistan and India
Published on:
13-SEP-2012
Environment/Ecology
Current Affairs 2012.The environment ministry on 12 September 2012 suspended
the clearance of environmental guidelines issued to 93 mines across Goa
Corporate Current
Affairs September 2012. State-owned Bank of India (BoI) opened its first branch
in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and
India
International/World
Current Affairs 2012.United state ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens with three
other embassy staff were killed on 9 September 2012 after some fundamentalist
mobs fumed and protesting over a film mocking Prophet Mohammed, attacked
Consulate building in Benghazi city of Libya
India Current Affairs
2012.The cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was released from the Arthur Road Jail on 12
September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. Government on 11 September 2012 reduced interest rates on
rescheduled crop loans from 12 to 7 per cent in drought-affected areas
India Current Affairs 2012. The Joint Committee on defence cooperation from Saudi Arabia and India met for creation of defence ties on 11 September 2012
India Current Affairs
2012. Supreme Court refused to frame any guideline for pressing up of the court
proceedings of the sub-judicial matters, on 11 September 2012
India Current Affairs
September 2012. Punjab state government amended the section 70 of Canal and
Drainage Act, 1873
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. Information training company NIIT Ltd partnered with
Microsoft on 12 September 2012 for courses in Cloud computing
India Current Affairs
2012. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topping the list of best
universities issued by the QS World University Rankings for 2011-2012 for the
first time that there is a massive rise in the tech-based universities of the
world
Economy Current
Affairs 2012. The EGoM (Empowered Group of Ministers) on 11 September 2012
declared to slash down the interest rate from 10 to 12 percent to 7 percent in
the entire 350 drought hit Talukas of the four states namely, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan and Karnataka
India Current Affairs
2012. The uninhabited group of Islands Senkaku or Diaoyu turned up to be the
cause for mounting tensions in between China and Japan
International Current
Affairs September 2012. India, Myanmar and Thailand on 10 September 2012
reviewed the eagerly awaited trilateral connectivity project and decided to make
all efforts to implement this by 2016
Published on:
12-SEP-2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Japan on 11 September 2012, announced that it has
purchased the three uninhabited islands in the Diayo Islands from its owner
family based in Tokyo
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Delhi government decided to impose a blanket ban on the
manufacture, sale, storage and use of plastic bags in the national capital
India Current Affairs
2012. Jeet Thayil, 53 years has been shortlisted for £ 50,000 the Man Booker
Prize for the year 2012 on 11 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. India's Virender Singh won the bronze medal in the Men's 84 kgs
free style category in the third World Deaf Championship at Sofia
Environment/Ecology
Current Affairs 2012. The Zoological Society of London and International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a list of 100 different species to
be first in line for extinction from 48 different countries during the World
Conservation Congress held in Republic of Korea on 11 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a support
of $10 Million to Palestine during a meet with Palestine’s National Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas on 11 September 2012
India Current Affairs
2012. Vice president of India Hamid Ansari released the book “Muslim in Indian
cities” on 10 September 2012
Economy Current
Affairs 2012. Karnataka showcased a gesture of goodwill on 10 September 2012 in
front of the Supreme Court of India and agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of
water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River, till 20 September 2012
The Department of
Economic Affairs (DEA) published its annual publication- India’s external debt:
a status report 2011-12.
A production- Sharing
Contract (PSC) was signed by Australian BHP Billiton and UK’s BG Group on 10
September 2010.
Welspun Energy
declared that it was successful in finding the funds of Rs 355 crore for its 50
MW Solar Power Project in Rajasthan on 10 September 2012.
The most outstanding
demonstrations of its own kind in Khandawa district of Madhya Pradesh named Jal
Satyagraha continued for 17 days at Omkareshwar Dam Project came to an end on
10 September 2012.
Published on:
11-SEP-2012
Science &
Technology Current Affairs September 2012. Researchers discovered that two
proteins that work together to kill self-reactive immune cells can protect
against diseases such as type1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis
India Current Affairs
2012. World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10
September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to
prevent suicides, with various activities around the globe
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. The sales of cars in India declined in the month of
August 2012 by an overall 19 percent
India Current Affairs
2012. In a petition filed against 69 per cent quota in educational and
employment institutions of Tamil Nadu by ten meritorious students, Supreme
Court of India issued a notice on 10 September 2012 as the granted quota
exceeds the limits decided by the judgement issued by Mandal Commission
India Current Affairs
2012. In case of Abu Salem’s extradition to India, Supreme Court of India
granted a two weeks time to the centre to analyse the judgement of Portuguese
Court and pass a statement in relation to the gangster on 10 September 2012
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. Infosys, one of the largest software companies of India,
acquired Switzerland based global management consultancy firm Lodestone on 10
September 2012 with an enterprise value of $350 million
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The Goa Government ordered temporary suspension of all mining
operations in the state.The suspension came into effect from 11 September 2012
Sports Current Affairs
2012. Ukrainian, Vitali Klitschko managed to defend his WBC heavyweight title
on 8 September 2012 at 30,000 seater Olimpiyski indoor sports arena
Sports Current Affairs
2012. The 76 year old tennis history for Britain was re-written after Andy
Murray won the US Open Grand Slam Singles Championship by defeating Novak
Djokovic 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 on 11 September 2012
Published on:
10-SEP-2012
International Current
Affairs September 2012. The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held at
Tehran, Iran on 30-31 August 2012
International Current
Affairs September 2012. External Affairs of India, SM Krishna visited Pakistan
from 7 to 9 September 2012 to review progress in the Dialogue process. During
his visit, India and Pakistan issued a joint statement
India Current Affairs
September 2012. The West Bengal government signed an agreement with a leading IT
firm TCS to monitor management of the MGNREGA
Sports Current Affairs
September 2012. Serena Williams of USA won her fourth Women's Singles US Open
title in New York on 9 September 2012
The Golden Lion Prize
for best movie was given to the South Korean Movie, Pieta directed by Kim
Ki-duk at the 69th Venice Film Festival on 8 September 2012.
M V Amsterdam a
merchant vessel carrying hazardous and inflammable materials was on fire at a
distance of four nautical miles from the Prongs Reef Lighthouse in south Mumbai
on 9 September 2012.
Published on:
10-SEP-2012
Lewis Hamilton, the
driver of McLaren's became the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2012 on 9
September 2012.
An agreement of Rs 103
crore was signed in between the IT Service firm Tata Consultancy Services and
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in West
Bengal on 7 September 2012 for providing an end-to-end ICT solution.
With the launch of
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) on 9 September 2012, at 9:53 am
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed its 100th mission.
India Current Affairs.
Charged for the acts of insulting the national symbols, the Kanpur based
cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested and sent on a remand for seven days by
the Bandra Holiday Court, on 9 September 2012
India Current Affairs
2012. The man responsible for bringing white revolution in India and founder of
world’s largest dairy company Amul, Verghese Kurien (90) took his last breath
in a hospital at Nadiad, on 9 September 2012
The two corporate
giants Alstom Grid and Toshiba Corp entered into partnership for their smart
grid business by signing a Memorandum of Understanding on 6 September 2012.
Science &
Technology Current Affairs 2012. India has managed to enter into its first
multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations
by the approval of projects for networking and social science research
cooperation in between the researchers of these nations on 5 September 2012
Economy Current
Affairs 2012. To split off the ground handling and engineering services of Air
India, Union cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh approved a proposal of Rs 768 crore on 6 September 2012
India Current Affairs
2012. The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies on 5 September 2012, on
the occasion of teacher’s day felicitated Dr. AN Purohit with siksha ratna
award
Economy Current
Affairs 2012. Mauritius based, Cloverdell Investments Ltd. got a clearance for
their foreign direct investment proposal of investing Rs 808 crore on 6
September
India Current Affairs
2012. The ‘Bloomberg Markets’ magazine has included West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamta Banerjee in the list of 50 most influential people in the finance
category
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. ICICI Bank announced on 6 September 2012 that it is going
to launch its services on social media platform ‘Facebook’ in order to expand
its internet banking services
India Current Affairs
2012. Managing Director of Kunnath Pharmaceuticals and the producer of world
famous Musli Power X-tra won Switzerland
India Current Affairs
2012. The Union Cabinet on 6 September 2012 gave its approval to continue
interest subsidy to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs),
Cooperatives Banks and NABARD enabling them to provide short-term crop loans of
up to Rs 3 lakhs to farmers at 7% p.a. during the year 2012-13
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. The title of ‘terrorists’ assigned to Communist Party of
Nepal (Maoists) by United States has been uplifted on 6 September 2012
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. India and Tajikistan on 3 September 2012 signed six
agreements in the field of sports, health, culture, education, labour, textiles
and energy
Sports Current Affairs
2012. In a long going fight for, who will manage the game of hockey in India,
the special committee came up with a decision in favor of Hockey India (HI) on
5 September 2012
Special Committee recommended and submitted the report in
favor of Hockey India managing the Game
Sports
Current Affairs 2012. In a long going fight for, who will manage the game of
hockey in India, the special committee came up with a decision in favor of
Hockey India (HI) on 5 September 2012
Indu’s triumph with a bronze at World Junior
Championship, Pattava
Sports
Current Affairs 2012. Indu Choudhary, the 20 year old Indian grappler won
Bronze in the World Junior Championship at Pattava on 6 September 2012
Gaurav
Shumsher Rana became Nepal’s Army Chief
India
Current Affairs 2012. Gaurav Shumsher Rana an India-educated lieutenant general
took over the position of Nepal’s Army Chief, on 6 September 2012
Andy
Roddick bids a goodbye to Tennis
Sports
Current Affairs 2012. Andy Roddick the legendary tennis player from US
announced his retirement during the US open on 6 September 2012 after facing a
defeat from John Martin del Potro
Sixth Mekong–Ganga Cooperation meeting held in New Delhi
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Mekong–Ganga sixth Cooperation meeting was held in New
Delhi on 3-4 September 2012
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Thales entered into
a joint venture
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), the defense public
sector unit of India and French security solutions company.
India established Diplomatic Relations with Niue
International/World
Current Affairs 2012. Minister of State for External Affairs of India E Ahamed
and Prime Minister of Niue H. E. Toke Talagi signed a Joint Communiqué on the
establishment of Diplomatic Relations between India and Niue, at Cook Islands,
on 30 August 2012
India ranked to be 59th in the report released by World
Economic Forum
India
Current Affairs 2012. India slipped down with 3 ranks to 59th position from its
previous year ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 released
on 5 September 2012 by the World Economic Forum
Smita Shah turned up to be the First Indian American at
DNC parliamentarian
India Current
Affairs 2012. Smita Shah a close supporter of US President Barack Obama became
the first person from Indian-American origin to serve as a parliamentarian for
Democratic National Convention on 6 September 2012
Jindal Steel & Power acquired Canadian firm CIC for
Rs 650 cr
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) bought CIC Energy
Corp of Canada for Rs 650 crore
Sachin Pilot commissioned as a Lieutenant in Territorial
Army
Published on: 06-SEP-2012
India
Current Affairs 2012. Indian Union Minister of state for Telecommunication and
Information Technology is commissioned to be a Lieutenant in Territorial Army
on 6 September 2012
Kaushik Basu appointed as World Bank Chief Economist
India
Current Affairs 2012. On 5 September 2012, The World Bank appointed Kaushik
Basu, as its chief economist and senior vice president. Basu, an Indian
national and a Cornell University professor most recently served as chief
economic adviser of the India's Union Ministry of Finance
India, China discussed Border security and Bilateral
Defence ties
India,
China discussed Border security and Bilateral Defence ties for expanding
defence cooperation, on September 4 2012.
High jumper Girisha won silver at Paralympic 2012, London
High
jumper Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, India won a silver medal (F42 single
leg, amputations minimal disability category) at London Paralympic Games.
Tech Mahindra Acquired Hutchinson Global Services
Corporate/Bussiness
Current Affairs 2012. Tech Mahindra on 4 September 2012 acquired the back
office unit of Hutchison Global Services (HGS), for $87.1 million (Rs 484.03
crore)
Australian Scientists discovered Alzheimer's Treatment
Science
and Technology Current Affairs 2012. Australian scientists along with US
experts claimed that they are a step closer to create a treatment for Alzheimer
patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities inside brain cells
Supreme Court directed the Government to re-fix the Pay
Scale of Army Officers
India
Current Affairs September 2012. The Supreme Court of India directed the Union
Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the
Fourth Pay Commission
Tehran hosted the 16th NAM(Non-Aligned Movement) Summit
International
Current Affairs September 2012. The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was
held at Tehran, Iran on 30-31 August 2012
Scientists developed a Gene Therapy which can restore the
Sense of Smell
Science
& Technology Current Affairs September 2012. Scientists of the University
of Michigan developed a gene therapy which they claimed could restore the sense
of smell in human beings
DCGI directed Drug Companies to submit Safety Reports of
New Drugs to It
India
Current Affairs September 2012. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on
3 September 2012 directed drug companies to submit mandatory safety reports of
new drugs to it every six months
India beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets and won the Series
2-0
Sports
Current Affairs September 2012. India won the second cricket test against New
Zealand by 5 wickets on 3 September 2012
Industry Leader Deepak Parekh Nominated to Competition
Commission of India
Corporate
Current Affairs September 2012. The Union government of India nominated
industry leader Deepak Parekh to Competition Commission’s Eminent Persons Advisory
Group (EPAG)
The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit was held in
Tehran
International
Current Affairs September 2012. The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was
held at Tehran, Iran on 30-31 August 2012
No Mobile Connection to any Foreign Tourist for more than
Three Months
India
Current Affairs September 2012. The Government asked telecom service providers
not to give mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist
visiting India
India beat Cameroon in Penalty Shoot-out to win Nehru Cup
Football Tournament
Sports
Current Affairs September 2012. India won Nehru Cup football tournament on 2
September 2012 after beating Cameroon 5-4 via penalty shoot-out
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi took over as the new Indian
Navy Chief
India
Current Affairs September 2012. Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (DK Joshi) took
over as the new Indian Navy chief on 31 August 2012
USA slapped Sanctions on Laskar-e-Toiba’s Top Eight
Commanders
International
Current Affairs August 2012. The United States of America slapped sanctions on
Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's top eight commanders, including
Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Sajid Mir
Supreme Court directed Sahara Group to refund 17400 Crore
Rupees to their Investors
Corporate
Current Affairs August 2012. The Supreme Court of India directed Sahara Group's
two companies to refund around 17400 crore rupees to their investors within
three months with 15 per cent interest
Queen Elizabeth officially opened the London Paralympic
Games
Sports
Current Affairs August 2012. Queen Elizabeth officially opened the London
Paralympic games, which will be the biggest in the event's 64 year history
The Bhilai Steel Plant won the Prime Minister’s Trophy
for the 10th Time
Corporate
Current Affairs September 2012. The Bhilai Steel Plant won the prestigious
Prime Minister's Trophy for the 10th time. Bhilai Steel plant is the flagship
unit of India’s largest public sector steel maker, Steel Authority of India Ltd
(SAIL)
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