Current Affairs on 24th September 2013 ____________________________________________ 1. Mandela awareded humanitarian achievement award for his contribution to South-South cooperation and sustainable development. 2. Gulf countries to discuss single fuel price across the six-member group. 3. The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change opens Stockholm meet on global warming 4. RBI sets up panel on vision for financial inclusion (13-member committee) , to frame a "clear and detailed" vision for financial inclusion/deepening across the country. 5. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) will carry out a nationwide education and health survey starting from January next year 6. Justice V. Eswaraiah Takes Over as Chairperson, NCBC (National Commission for Backward Classes) 7. TRAI Notifies Amendments to the Interconnection Regulations Applicable for Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems (DAS) and Tariff Order Applicable for Addressable Systems 8. The government is planning to allow private traders to purchase wheat for sale in the open market from Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns situated in other states and not just in Punjab and Haryana, helping in swifter liquidation of stocks 9. Govt to set up infrastructure trust funds similar to real estate investment trusts in countries such as Singapore, by November to spur investments 10. Alvaro Mutis, an award-winning Colombian poet, essayist and novelist influential throughout the Spanish-speaking world, passed away in Mexico 11. In a breakthrough, researchers have created a microbicide that can trick HIV into killing itself without disturbing any healthy cells. 12. Somdev Devvarman rose to Top 100 (98th ) in ATP charts by qualifying for the singles main draw of the ATP Malaysian Open 13. First estuary under Antarctic ice discovered 14. Maldives Supreme Court suspends Presidential elections after receiving allegations of discrepancies 15. Qatar has maintained that it is in a position to host the 2022 World Cup in the summer despite mounting pressure for switching it over to the winter. 16. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav bags Bronze at Senior World Wrestling C’ships (Greco-Roman category) in Budapest, Hungary. 17. TN boys set 3 National Records on 2nd day of National Junior Athletics Meet at Kochi 18. India beat Argentina in 2nd round-robin match of Sultan Johor Cup Under-21 Hockey in Malaysia 19. Russia hand overs Bushehr nuclear reactor to Iran 20. Enrollment of tribal students in schools between class I and class XII has increased to 9.47 percent of the total school enrollment during the last decade 21. An Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood from carrying out any activity in the country 22. NIC(National Integration Council) passes resolution condemning communal violence and atrocities against women ........ Also available on thecompetitiveedge.in/current-affairs-on-24-09-2013/
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