NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
Commemorative coins of
Rs 125 and Rs 10 released in honour of former president S Radhakrishnan: PM
Modi released two commemorative coins of 125 rupees and 10 rupees in the memory
of former president SarvepalliRadhakrishnan. This was done on the eve of
Teachers’ day, which is celebrated across the country on 5th
September to mark the birth anniversary of India’s 2nd president.
II. Union Government
cancelled FCRA registration of NGO Greenpeace: It
cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Contribution
Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. This move of the government will make the NGO
ineligible to receive funds from abroad, which means it my force it to close
down its operations in India.
III. InSPA, global alliance
of 107 sunshine countries to be launched in New Delhi:
The term InSPA was in news as the Union Government is planning to launch the
global alliance on solar energy at a conclave in New Delhi in the 3rd
week of November 2015 ahead of the COP-21 of the UNFCCC in Paris. InSPA stands
for International Agency for Solar Policy and Application. Its launch event is
expected to be attended by 107 member countries that are located between tropic
of cancer and tropic of Capricorn including China and Australia.
IV. Vinod Dasari appointed
as President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers:
He is also the MD of Ashok Leyland.
V.
SAARC countries’
conference on Disaster Mitigation begins in New Delhi:
The two day conference seeks to chalk out and undertake various joint efforts
on various issues related to disaster mapping and mitigation in the member
nations. The meet is named as SAADMEx (South Asian Annual Disaster Management
Exercise).
VI. Punjab Government
established Special MGNREGA cell: This cell will
monitor implementation of Union Government’s flagship 100 days employment
guarantee scheme of MGNREGA.
VII. Maharashtra Government
approved ordinance to amend MPDA Act, 1981:
The Maharashtra Government gave nod to an ordinance for amending the
Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981 which will
enable it to put sand mafias behind the bars without any bail for one year.
VIII. The Delhi High Court
directed the Union Government to treat Group-A officers of all paramilitary
forces as organised services.
IX. J&K High Court
ordered CBI probe into multi-crore JKCA scam: It
ordered CBI probe into the multi-crore scam in the state’s cricket association.
The scam occurred during the tenure of former CM Farooq Abdullah as its
President.
X. Andhra Pradesh assembly
passed Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Bill, 2015:
It was passed for the constitution of special courts to facilitate time bound
disposal of corruption cases and attachment of assets.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I. NASA and ISRO jointly
working on NISAR mission: NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar is a dedicated US and Indian mission
in partnership with ISRO, optimized for studying hazards and global
environmental change.
II. India and Australia
agreed to deepen bilateral Defence Partnership: India
and Australia have agreed to deepen their bilateral defence partnership based
on their strategic interests by setting up of a joint working group on defence
research and material cooperation. The 1st ever bilateral Maritime
exercise AUSINDEX between both countries is scheduled to be held in September
2015. The decision was taken after the delegation level talks between both
countries defence ministers in New Delhi.
III.
ONGC buys 15% stake in
Russia’s 2nd largest oil field Vankor from Rosneft.
IV. 11th session
of India-UAE joint commission meet concluded: The
meeting for Technical and Economic Cooperation held at New Delhi was co-chaired
by His highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nayhan and External Affairs
Minister SushmaSwaraj.
V. R Sampanthan became
first tamilian to lead opposition in Sri Lankan parliament in 32 years.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I. Lloyd’s City Risk Index
2015-2025 released: The index is 1st
of its kind as it quantified the expected loss to cities’ GDP from various
natural and manmade threats. While Taipei topped the list, Mumbai is expected
to face maximum risk in India.
II. RBI to issue Rs 5 coin
on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war: These
coins will be issued under The Coinage Act, 2011 and will be considered as
legal a tender.
SPORTS:
III. Kerala
to name cricket stadium after Sachin Tendulkar: The Kerala Cricket Association is all set to name the new
stadium built by it after Sachin Tendulkar.The new stadium is built at
Wayanad and recently hosted the two four-day matches between South Africa A and
India A.
IV. Mourinho,
Ronaldo, Djokovic receive Guinness World Records certificates: Some of the biggest names in the sporting
world Frank Lampard, Jose Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lewis Hamilton, Novak
Djokovic and many more have been included in the New Guinness World Records
book and were honoured with certificates.
V. Marvan Atapattu
resigned as Head coach of Sri Lankan Cricket team:He resigned just two days after the team’s test series
loss to India at home.
VI. Naxal hit Bastar district wins Literacy
Award: The
Naxal hit Bastar district of Chhattisgarh has won a national award for
achievement in the field of literacy.
VII. Haryana bags Skoch Order of Merit
National Award for implementing e-governance,
IT.
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