Current Affairs 10-SEP-2014: ------------------------------------------------------- Union Government approved 28 rural road projects for building roads in Leh and Kargil districts. India and Germany agreed to cooperate and prepare a roadmap in skill development, solid waste management and cleaning of rivers. 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 UN FAO and University of Birminghams School of Biosciences. Indian institutions IARI and NAAS on 9 September 2014 awarded Doctor Honoris Causa to FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva. Major tribal bodies in Tripura on 8 September 2014 rejected the demands for a separate state called Twipraland. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister launched the first anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Survey of India for the year 2014-15. H Devaraj Committee on 8 September 2014 reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university. Union Government has identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in four states of India. International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Interpol (International Police agency) have increased their collaboration to combat match-fixing and illegal betting. California-based chipmaker Intel on 9 September 2014 launched a new range of processors Xeon E5-v3 to speed up performance in data centres. Union Civil Aviation Ministry on 9 September 2014 launched Know Your Rights (KYR) portal of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Sir John Franklins doomed 1846 Northwest Passage expedition ship was found in Canadian Arctic on 9 September 2014. TN Suresh Kumar became the first Indian to visit to the stratosphere, the second layer of the Earth’s atmosphere. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand officially declared 9 September as Himalaya Diwas to spread the message of conservation of the Himalayan ecosystems. 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. A new solar power technology Electrodialysis unveiled in India in second week of September 2014. The state government of Assam withdrew Assamese as official language in Barak Valley. Pankaj Advani on 5 September 2014 announced to retire from the professional snooker tour. 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
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:41:32 +0000