Weekly the Hindu Review : 21 September 2015 – 27 September 2015 -Here we are providing some current affairs from THE HINDU for exam and interview point of view only. You can read all previous posts from Weekly The Hindu Review Category.
Abbreviation
TSD- Technical Services Divisions
CTBT- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
NWS- Nuclear Weapon States
NNWS- Non Nuclear Weapon States
NPT- Non Proliferation Treaty
FMCT- Fissile Material Cut off Treaty
LAC- Line of Actual Control
NACO- National Aids Control Organization
OHCHR- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
DRI- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
RPMCs- Reform and Performance Management Cells
COBRA- Commando Battalion for Resolution Action
IPC- Indian Penal Code
ARAI- Automotive Research Association of India
CCMB- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Personalities
President of Nepal- Shri Ram Baran Yadav
CEO of General Electric- Jeff Immelt
Indian Ambassador to Nepal- Shri Ranjit Roy
CMD of NTPC- Shri A.K.Jha
Prime Minister of Ireland- Enda Kenny
Director General of DRDO- S. Christopher
CEO and President of JP Morgan- Jamie Dimon
Chief Economic Adviser- Shri Arvind Subramanian
First Lady of China- Peng Liyuan
President of Bridge Federation of India- Shri N.R.Kirubakara
Chief of World Bridge Federation- Gianarrigo Rona
Director of CCMB- Ch. Mohan Rao
MD World Bank Group- Mulyani Indrawati
World Bank Vice President- Annette Dixon
UNICEF Goodwill ambassador- Shakira
New Appointments
New Prime Minister of Greece- Alexis Tsipras
New (To Be) High Commissioner to Pakistan- Gautam Bambawale
New (To Be) Permanent Representative of India to UN- Syed Akbaruddin
New (To Be) High Commissioner to Bangladesh- Harsh Vardhan Shringla
New (To Be) Ambassador to China- Vijay Gokhale
New (To Be) Ambassador to Italy- Anil Wadhwa
New President of the Editors Guild of India- Shri Raj Chengappa
Book, Artist & author
Marathi Film “Court” directed by- Chaitanya Tamhane
“Care of Footpath 2” directed by- Kishan Shrikanth
Sports
Singapore Grand Prix 2015 Winner- Sabastian Vattel (Ferrari)
Host Nation of the 42nd World Bridge Teams Championship- India
FIFA world cup 2022 will be held at- Qatar
National & International Days
International Day of Peace- 21st September
World Maritime Day- 25th September
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons- 26th September
World Tourism Day- 27th September
Awards
67th Emmy Awards- 12 Award winner Drama- “Game of Thrones”
Walter P. Blount Humanitarian Award winner- Dr. S.Rajasekaran (Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Total Numbers of Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award- 11
Business & Economy
Telecom Company Uninor renamed as Telenor.
Head of the Com.mittee to Oversee the revival of Urea Plants in India- Shri Arvind Panagariya
G4 Nations- India, Brazil, Germany & Japan
National Affairs
Name of The Helicopters that will be supplied by U.S. to India- Chinook & Apache
Amount of the Deal Between U.S. & India for Defence- $3bn
Mars Orbiter Mission completed One year on 25th September 2015.
India’s official entry to the Oscar 2016- Court (A Marathi Film)
Lateral Entry for Oscar 2016- Care of Footpath 2
International Affairs
Finally, Nepal adopted a new constitution.
Death
Jagmohan Dalmia- BCCI Chief
Jackie Collins- Writer
Mohan Bhandari- Actor
All The Best.
