Current Affairs September 2013 International Current Affairs Jhumpa Lahiri novel competes for Man Booker Prize Indian American author and Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiris new novel, The Lowland, has been shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker prize, organisers said Tuesday. Set in the 1960s, The Lowland, provides a view of suburban streets of Calcutta (Kolkata) through the eyes of Subhash. Gujarati film The Good Road Indias entry for Oscar Debut feature filmmaker Gyan Correas Gujarati film The Good Road has been chosen to represent India in the best foreign film category at the Academy Awards. National 27,488 government posts for SCs/STs/OBCs unfilled A staggering 27,488 government jobs reserved for scheduled castes and tribes and other backward classes are lying vacant with the maximum discrimination against these categories being in the educational sector, an NGO said Wednesday. Indias Orbiter For Mars Mission Coming Soon India has built the orbiter for the countrys maiden Mars mission in October-November, to take off from the spaceport at Sriharikota off the Bay of Bengal, an official said Wednesday. Raghuram Rajan Takes Over As 23rd Governor Of RBI Raghuram Govind Rajan Wednesday took over as the 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Rajan, 50, who was chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, took charge at the Mint Street here from Duvvuri Subbarao, the RBI said in a statement. Sikkims First Airport To Be Ready By 2014 Sikkims first airport will be completed by end-2014 providing much-needed air connectivity to the landlocked state, Tourism Minister Bhim Prasad Dhungel said here Thursday. UPSC criticized for removing Arabic, Persian from Civil Services exams The All India Association of Arabic Teachers & Scholars (AIAATS) and the All India Persian Scholars Association (AIPSA) has criticized the UPSC for removing Arabic, Persian from Civil Services exams. Business and Economy Current Affairs Indias exports rise 13 percent in August Indias exports jumped by 13 percent to $26.14 billion in August, while imports declined marginally, helping to contain trade deficit at $10.9 billion, government data showed Tuesday. Cabinet nod to plan to reduce urban poverty Aiming to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Tuesday approved restructuring of the Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) as the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in the 12th Five Year Plan at a cost of Rs.6,405 crore, an official statement said. Government sets up 7th Central Pay Commission An estimated eight million central government employees and pensioners can now look forward to higher emoluments with the constitution of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), which the government announced Wednesday. Inflation, rupee may force RBI to keep rates on hold Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan is likely to maintain his predecessor Duvvuri Subbaraos hawkish policy and keep key rates on hold due to continued inflationary pressure and the volatility in rupee, analysts say. Science and Technology Indian Nuclear Plants Notch Top Performance In 2012 The performance of Indian nuclear power plants as well as several fuel cycle facilities reached their highest levels last year, a top official said Wednesday. Indian Satellites Transponders Switched On All the 11 transponders of Indias advanced multiband communication satellite (GSAT-7) have been switched on and are performing well, the space agency said late Wednesday. Indian military satellite put into earths orbit Indias first military satellite was Wednesday put into the geosynchronous orbit, about 36,000 km above the earth, five days after it was launched Aug 30 on board an European rocket from Kourou in French Guiana off the Pacific coast. Neighbours India Contributes $1 Mn To Myanmar India Wednesday contributed $1 million to build 10 schools in Myanmars Rakhine state where ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims have clashed. Indian Defense Defining Moment As IAF Inducts C-17 Heavy-Lift Transporter With Defence Minister A.K. Antony terming it a defining moment, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday formally inducted the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft at a function here. Indian Navy gets Hawk trainer from HAL State-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Monday handed over the first naval variant of the advanced jet trainer (AJT) Hawk Mk-132 to the Indian Navy here.
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