current affairs sept.2014............................................. =Russian hackers on 11 September 2014 have leaked around Five millions Gmail Passwords. =The Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at 70 years for M.D and CEO in private sector banks =Supreme Court on 10 September 2014 asked the Union government to respond on the process undertaken by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung =A report titled Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 2014 was released. =WHO honoured Bangladesh and Timor-Leste with South East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public Health. =Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 8 September 2014 launched a New Payment Gateway Integrated to e-Filing System of IPOI =Supreme Court issued notice to Centre and all states on a plea to preserve wetland. =Rays Power Experts announced to set up 50 mw Solar Power Generation Park in Andhra Pradesh. =The US President, Barack Obama on 11 September 2014 authorised US air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants =The European Union on 12 September 2014 imposed new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. =SEBI found BSE guilty of lapses while conducting 6000 crore rupees share sale of NDMC and censured the bourse for its conduct. =Supreme Court on 8 September 2014 asked the Union Government to reinstate Rajeshwar singh as permanent Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED). =12-year-old Chitresh Tatha, a sailor of Optimist Dinghy category is the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games. =Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of BSF with BISAG project of Gujarat Government at BSF Camp in Bhuj, Gujarat. =PMO constituted a six-member committee to facilitate utilisation of mineral resources in Meghalaya. =Union government on 11 September 2014 decided to wind up HMT Watches in a phased manner. =Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra Front released 45 captured Fijian UN peacekeepers. They were captured from the Syrian Golan Heights. =The skeleton of a giant water-living Dinosaur was unveiled in Morocco. =Puducherry CM N.Rangasamy presented a tax free budget for 2014-15 financial year. =Union Agriculture Minister launched Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for smooth transportation of perishable goods. =Apple Inc unveiled its iWatch on 9 September 2014 in United States. =Freedom fighter and veteran journalist Jitendra Chandra Paul died. =BlackBerry acquired a U.K-based mobile technology start-up Movirtu. =Tata Technologies Ltd appointed Warren Harris as CEO and Managing Director of the company. =Union Government mandated the scientists to formally take classes in schools and colleges. =Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agreed a ceasefire in Belarus. =ICICI launched a Cardless Cash Withdrawal service. =Highest percentages of hired workers in India are present in Arunachal Pradesh. This was revealed by the provisional results of the 6th Economic Census =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. =CCEA approved the disinvestment of the stake of CIL, ONGC and NHPC to garner a combined 43 thousand crore rupees. =The Bihar cabinet recognised eunuch and transgender as third gender. =India and Bangladesh on 9 September 2014 signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditional medicines and homeopathy. =SC questioned logic behind the Kerala state government’s new policy for limiting bar licenses to only five-star hotels. =ICC suspended Pakistani off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action. =JNRA gave its final safety approval to restart two reactors at a nuclear plant of the Kyushu Electric Power Cos Sendai plant. =Puducherry Police established a Rape Crisis Intervention Centre (RCIC). =Moody’s Analytics released the report titled India Outlook: Prospects Brighten in the second week of September 2014. =Prominent Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer Firoza Begum died. =Actor Richard Kiel who played steel-toothed villain role in two James Bond films died. =ACC appointed Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as the Executive Director in World Bank for a tenure of three years. =Strategic Force Command of India successfully test-fired Agni-I missile. =CCEA approved the proposal for implementation of the Integrated Coffee Development Project =The first evidence of water ice clouds was found on an object Brown Dwarf outside the Solar System. =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 =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. =ILO released a report titled G20 Labour markets: outlook, Key challenges and policy responses. =IOC and Interpol 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. =HP government signed a MoU with GVK-EMRI to provide free drop-back service. =The portal was launched to mark 100 days of the new government.
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