The Hindu current affairs for the second week of September 2015. As we all know the IBPS PO PRE 2015 and IBPS Clerk Pre 2015 are approaching very fast. It may be very useful to secure good marks in general awareness section of IBPS PO Mains and IBPS Clerk Mains exams.
Abbreviation
BMD- Ballistic Missile Defence
INTACH- Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
IEDs- Improvisex Explosive Devices
CISF- Central Industrial Security Force
NAAC- National Assessment and Accreditation Council
PMKVY- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna
GCMMF- Gujrat Co-operatipe Milk Marketing Federation
FIDC- Finance Industry Development Council
MDGs- Millennium Development Goals
SDGs- Sustainable Development Goals
Personalities
Chief of International Monetary Fund- Christine Lagarde
Governor of Assam- Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
President of Nasscom- Shri R. Chandrashekhra
Chief General of Pakistan’s Army- Gen. Raheel Sharif
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee- K.V.Thomas
Chairman of New Delhi Muncipal Council- Shri Naresh Kumar
Director General of CISF- Shri Surendra Singh
TRAI Chairman- Shri R.S.Sharma
Chief Election Commissioner of India- Nasim Zaidi
Chairman of National Statistical Commission- Pronab Sen
CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. – Shri S. Varadarajany
Director of FIDC- Anuradha Chenoy
Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir- Shri Nirmal Singh
Governor Of Punjab and Haryana- Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki
New Appointments
Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library- Dr. Mahesh Rangarajan
New Air India Chief- Shri Ashwani Lohani
New Home Secretary of Bihar- Shri Sudhir Kumar Rakesh
New Leader of Labour Party in Britain- Jeremy Corbyn
Book , Artist & Author
“Awakenings” written by- Oliver Sacks
Sports
Australian Cricketer Shane Watson took retirement from Test Cricket.
Winner of Rubik’s Cube World Championship in blind fold category- Abyanil Talukdar (India)
Subroto Cup related to- Football
Anirban Lahiri related to- Golf
U S Open 2015 Mixed Double Winner- Martina Hingis & Leander Paes
National & International Days
International Literacy Day- 8th September
Himalaya Diwas- 9th September
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation- 12th September
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Awards
Gandhi Peace Prize 2014- Indian Space Research Organization
Sister Nivedita Gold Medal- Shri Biswaranjan Chakraborty (An Eminent Painter)
Business & Economy
Next Monetary Policy Review date by RBI- 29 September
Place
Nagarjunsagar Dam situated on- Krishna River
World Economic Forum’s annual meet of the Champion 2015 held at- Dalian, China
World Assembly of Women with Disabilities held at- South Korea
Place of the exercise AUSINDEX 15- Visakhapatnam
National Affairs
One Rank One Pension cleared for Armed Forces including early retirees.
Mission Indradhanush- To vaccinate all Unimmunised & Partially immunised children and Pregnant women. (Launched by Union Govt.)
First City of the India to Give free 4G Network- Sangli, Maharashtra.
Import of loose Amonium Nitrate banned in India.
International Affairs
Name of Atomic Bomb used in Hiroshima- Little Boy
Name of Super Bomber by which Little Boy executed- Enola Gay
Theme of the 10th World Hindi Conference- Hindi Jagat: Vistar avm Sambhavna
The Name of the First Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Australia and India- AUSINDEX 15
Death
Ramaswamy R. Iyer- A Water Policy Expert
All The Best.
