Current affairs: ***************** > Union Government cleared a 679-member squad to represent India in the 17th edition of the Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea. > Chief Minister of Uttarakhand officially declared 9 September as Himalaya Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems. > TN Suresh Kumar became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. > The al-Khansaa Brigade is an all-female branch of ISIS. > Sir John Franklins doomed 1846 Northwest Passage expedition ship was found in Canadian Arctic on 9 September 2014. > Union Civil Aviation Ministry on 9 September 2014 launched Know Your Rights (KYR) portal of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The portal was launched to mark 100 days of the new government. Moreover, the Standards of Services Document was also released that listed the services and transactions offered by DGCA to the public. > HP government signed a MoU with GVK-EMRI to provide free drop-back service. > California-based chipmaker Intel on 9 September 2014 launched a new range of processors Xeon E5-v3 to speed up performance in data centres. > IOC and Interpol have increased their collaboration to combat match-fixing and illegal betting. > International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a report titled G20 Labour markets: outlook, Key challenges and policy responses on 9 September 2014. The report was released at a G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in Australia. > Union Government has identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in four states of India. > H Devaraj Committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university. > Union Health and Family Welfare Minister launched the first anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey of India for the year 2014-15. > Major tribal bodies in Tripura on 8 September 2014 rejected the demands for a separate state called Twipraland. > Indian institutions IARI and NAAS on 9 September 2014 awarded Doctor Honoris Causa to FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva. > Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting on 9 September 2014 conferred the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards for the years 2011 and 2012. > Fertile Crescent was in news recently due to the new initiative by the UNs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and University of Birminghams School of Biosciences. The initiative revealed that millions of people could in future face starvation as an indirect result of the violent turmoil in the Middle East. > India and Germany agreed to cooperate and prepare a roadmap in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers. > Union Government approved 28 rural road projects for building roads in Leh and Kargil districts. > American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan on 7 September 2014 won the men’s doubles titles of the US Tennis Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. > Pankaj Advani on 5 September 2014 announced to retire from the professional snooker tour. > The first evidence of water ice clouds was found on an object Brown Dwarf outside the Solar System. > Strategic Force Command of India successfully test-fired Agni-I missile. > The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 10 September 2014 approved the proposal for implementation of the Integrated Coffee Development Project (ICDP) of the Coffee Board during the 12th Five Year Plan. > Actor Richard Kiel who played steel-toothed villain role in two James Bond films died. > Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of World Bank on 10 September 2014. An order issued by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) said that Garg will have tenure of three years from the date of assuming charge of the post. > Prominent Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer Firoza Begum died. > Moody’s Analytics released the report titled India Outlook: Prospects Brighten in the second week of September 2014. > Puducherry Police established a Rape Crisis Intervention Centre (RCIC). > JNRA gave its final safety approval to restart two reactors at a nuclear plant of the Kyushu Electric Power Cos Sendai plant. > ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action. > SC questioned logic behind the Kerala state government’s new policy for limiting bar licenses to only five-star hotels. > India and Bangladesh on 9 September 2014 signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditional medicines and homeopathy. > The Bihar cabinet recognised eunuch and transgender as third gender. > CCEA approved the disinvestment of the stake of CIL, ONGC and NHPC to garner a combined 43 thousand crore rupees. > Rajasthan HC ordered to stop discrimination on caste basis in cremation at various crematoriums in Jaipur and asked JMC to submit an action taken report. > Highest percentages of hired workers in India are present in Arunachal Pradesh. This was revealed by the provisional results of the 6th Economic Census. > ICICI (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service on 10 September 2014. The service allows its customers to transfer money from their account to anyone in India with a mobile number. The recipient can withdraw without a debit card or even a bank account. > Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed on a ceasefire agreement in Minsk, Belarus on 5 September 2014. The deal is also known as Minsk agreement. The agreement was brokered by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The agreement will end almost five months of fighting between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. > Union Government mandated the scientists to formally take classes in schools and colleges.
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