World This Week: 21 September-27 September 2015

21 September 2015
• India-US Ministerial Energy Dialogue 2015 held
• UN Broadband Commission released State of Broadband Report 2015
• Researchers developed SafePay prototype system to prevent mass credit card fraud
• Richie Richardson appointed to Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees
• Alexis Tsipras sworn in as PM of Greece for second time in 8 months
• Cisco’s Executive Chairman John T Chambers elected Chairman of US-India Business Council
• Rehearsal of Chang’e-5 lunar mission conducted in China
• NASSCOM’s report on Contributions of India’s Tech Industry to the US economy released
• International Day of Peace observed globally
• EU imposed anti-dumping duty on Indian water and sewage pipes for six months

22 September 2015
• Joint Statement on the First India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue released
• Indian Diaspora in the US launched Mission 2022
• NASA developing space shotgun as part of its Asteroid Redirect Mission
• Baseball legend Yogi Berra died
• First India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue held in Washington
• Indra Nooyi, Shobhana Bhartia awarded with 2015 Global Leadership Award of USIBC
• World Rhino Day observed across the world
• OECD released International Migration Outlook 2015

23 September 2015
• Michel Kafando reinstated as president of Burkina Faso
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ireland

24 September 2015
• Hajj Stampede killed more than 700 people in Mecca
• UNICEF unveiled Assembly of Youth digital installation at the UN headquarters in New York
• Indian tribal woman Permila Tirkey won first discrimination-based Case in United Kingdom
• Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull announced 70 million US dollar package to fight domestic violence

25 September 2015
• Matthias Muller appointed as CEO of Volkswagen Group
• Conference on contemporary relevance of Bhagvad Gita held in United Kingdom
• China successfully launched carrier rocket Long March-11
• UNGA adopted Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

26 September 2015
• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won Ghangzhou Open Women’s Doubles title

27 September 2015
• Former England Fast Bowler Frank Tyson Died
• World Tourism Day observed with theme One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities
• Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix title
• Nepal imposed vehicle curbs due to fuel shortage
• Qualcomm Announced Investment of 150 Million US Dollars for Indian Start-Ups
• Google Teamed up with Indian Railways to provide free Wi-Fi at 500 Stations
• Pankaj Advani retained IBSF World Billiards Championship title in time format

India This Week: 21 September-27 September 2015

21 September 2015
• CANBANK Venture Capital Fund Ltd appointed as implementation agency of EDF Policy
• MoU for Swavlamban Health Insurance Scheme for Disabled Persons Signed
• Union Government released Draft National Encryption Policy
• SC issued notice to Telangana Government on omission of 26 castes from state BC list
• Consultative workshop on Climate Change Mitigation in Urban Sector held in New Delhi
• Rajasthan Assembly passed Rajasthan Vexation Litigation Prevention Bill 2015
• NITI Aayog constituted T Haque Expert Group on Land Leasing
• Indian Coast Guard commissioned indigenously built vessels Apoorva & C-421
• EMI-EMC & NFTR test facilities inaugurated at BEL-Ghaziabad
• Google, Tata Trusts announced the launch of Android Developer Nanodegrees programme
• Aditya Birla Group announced sale of Australian copper mine for 10.75 million US dollars
• Vikram Pawah appointed as Managing Director of Harley Davidson's India operations
• Marathi-film Court picked as India's Official entry to 88th Oscar Awards by Oscar Selection Jury

22 September 2015
• NSSO released 68th Round data on Status of Education and Vocational Training in India
• ADB lowered India’s Growth Forecast for 2016 from 7.8% to 7.4%
• 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) to be held in Los Angeles
• Union Government released National Health Profile 2015
• Union Cabinet approved signing of Joint Declaration of Intent between India and Germany
• Union Cabinet approved setting up of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre
• Draft of Revised Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour released
• Delhi Government approved Slum Policy for in situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers
• Telangana-Chhattisgarh inked Power Supply pact to buy 1000 MW power
• Haryana Government to develop Gurgaon as Smart City
• CCEA approved 1575 crore rupees road project in Odisha
• Millennium Development Goals: Delhi State Report 2014 released
• Korea Caravan 2015 organised by Korea-Andhra Pradesh Friendship Forum held in Vishakhapatnam
• Two Bills on Reservations to Specially & Economically Backward Classes passed in Rajasthan Assembly
• WADA and China signed MoU on Performance Enhancing Drugs
• Zayn Khan elected as President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
• Heritage Flying Expedition held to commemorate 1965 Indo-Pak war
• Census 2011 data on Households with or without Educational level of matriculation and above released
• CCS cleared multi-billion deals for Apache attack and Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from US
• Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai of Odisha won Community Impact Award at Google Science Fair
• 24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka
• Odia Lyricist Nizam Died in Bhubaneswar at 62
• Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission issued Notification for Solar PV Net Metering
• Bombay High Court stayed the implementation of Circular on Sedition

23 September 2015
• Forbes released list of India's 100 Richest People
• Haryana Government increased the pension given to World War Soldiers
• UNDP to provide support for Arunachal Vision 2030
• Indian Air Force won 2015 Baba Farid Gold Cup hockey title
• EPFO won Skoch Award for Smart Governance Initiatives
• Filmmaker Rahul Rawail resigned from Oscar Selection Jury
• Abdul Bari Siddiqui elected Bihar Cricket Association President
• Stuti Narain Kacker appointed Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
• CCS cleared 8000 crore rupees Integrated Air Command & Control System
• Revered monk of the Hindu monastic order Swami Dayanand Saraswati died
• Uninor re-branded as Telenor India
• Ex-Penguin India publisher Chiki Sarkar launched publishing company Juggernaut
• Martin Winterkorn resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen
• EPFO won Skoch Award for Smart Governance Initiatives

24 September 2015
• Reserve Bank of India relaxed Change in Ownership Norms of Borrowing Entities
• Union Environment Ministry notified Guidelines on Sustainable Sand and Minor Mineral Mining
• MoEF Committee gave environmental clearance for Ramagundam Urea plant
• West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi got additional charge of Governor of Tripura
• Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly appointed President of Cricket Association of Bengal
• Government Chawngfiang Middle School won U-14 sub-junior Subroto Cup Football Tournament
• Union Home Minister released a Graphic booklet on Sardar Post
• Ministry of External Affairs appointed envoys for Pakistan, China, UK and other countries
• Shivinder Mohan Singh resigned as executive vice-chairman of Fortis Healthcare Limited
• Arvind Panagariya appointed as Sherpa for G-20 Summit

25 September 2015
• S K Sharma appointed as Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board
• CSI released survey report on prevalence of cardiovascular disease in India
• Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru took charge as Flag Officer Submarines
• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 to apply on Muslims also: Gujarat High court

26 September 2015
• CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow won the CSIR Award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development, 2014
• Union Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) announced Bengaluru will host 3-day North-East festival from 6 November 2015

27 September 2015
• Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed died

World This Week: 14 September-20 September 2015

14 September 2015
• UNGA adopted Document on Advancing Security Council Reforms
• Indian-Origin Lawmakers Seema Malhotra, Lisa Nandy appointed to Shadow Cabinet in UK
• Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Dethroned in an Internal Party Leadership Ballot
• Nepal Constituent Assembly rejected proposal for Hindu nation in favour of secularism
• Germany introduced border controls along Austrian border to check migrant influx from Syria
• World's longest Continental Volcanic Chain discovered in Australia
• Mount Aso, the largest volcano of Japan erupted
• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina won the United Nations Champions of the Earth Award 2015
• Ashok-Alexander Sridharan became first PIO to be elected as mayor of Bonn in Germany
• We Care Solar won $1 million ‘Powering the Future We Want’ grant of the United Nations

15 September 2015
• Hangzhou City of China chosen to host 2022 Asian Games
• India, Sri Lanka exchanged four agreements to ensure peace and stability in the region
• Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as 29th Prime Minister of Australia
• Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi awarded with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by UNHCR
• Pivot to Asia doctrine & China’s South China Sea activism shaping the meeting between Xi and Obama
• International Day of Democracy observed with the theme Space for Civil Society
• Indian-American Swetha Prabakaran chosen for Champions of Change Award in US
• British-Indian Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2015
• National Geographic selected for UNEP Champions of the Earth award in Science & Innovation category
• QS World University Rankings 2015-16 released; IISc-B & IIT-D figured in top 200

16 September 2015
• 5 cities officially named as candidates to host 2024 Summer Olympics
• Nepal's Parliament approved the New Constitution
• India, Cambodia signed two MoUs on Tourism & Mekong Ganga Cooperation Initiative
• Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation on Sri Lanka released
• 21st International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed across the world
• 4th meeting of India-Kuwait Joint Working Group on Hydrocarbons held in New Delhi

17 September 2015
• Shivnarine Chanderpaul received Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance
• Pentagon established first-ever country special cell IRRC to speed up defence ties with India
• 8th Edition of Global Innovation Index 2015 released
• President & PM of Burkina Faso ousted in a military coup
• India, US created Joint Challenge Coin to mark partnership
18 September 2015
• 2000-year old Nangchen Stupa with Lord Buddha's relics sent by Emperor Ashoka restored in China
• India, Laos signed two MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties
• Japan’s Diet removed restrictions on overseas deployment of Self Defense Forces for military use

19 September 2015
• British-born author Jackie Collins died
• Sherif Ismail sworn in as Prime Minister of Egypt by the President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

20 September 2015
• Sebastian Vettel won 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One
• Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya won 2015 Beijing International Marathon
• Cow declared as National Animal of Nepal
• Nepal adopted first democratically-framed constitution
• Alexis Tsipras-led Syriza party won Greece elections

India This Week: 14 September-20 September 2015

14 September 2015
• Sports Ministry recognized the Indian Kalarippayattu Federation as Regional Sports Federation
• SC sought Centre's response on States' petition against ban on publication of CM photos in Govt. Ads
• Hindi Divas observed on 14 September across India
• RBI, Nepal Rastra Bank signed MoU for Exchange of Supervisory Information
• Government to provide additional 50 days work to farmers under MGNREGA in drought-hit areas
• Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha announced to set up Tamil Nadu Fibernet Corporation
• Nana Patekar established Naam Foundation to fund drought relief for farmers
• Report titled Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms released
• Hormusji N Cama elected as Chairman of Press Trust of India

15 September 2015
• Union Finance Ministry launched NXT DIGITAL-Headend In The Sky platform
• Union Government banned National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang for 5 years
• Only Marathi-speaking people to get autorickshaw permit in the state: Maharashtra Government
• Delhi government approved Victim Compensation Scheme
• Expert Group on tackling cyber crimes submitted its report to Ministry of Home Affairs
• Shauryanjali Exhibition on 1965 Indo-Pak War inaugurated
• MP government constituted one-member commission to probe Petlawad explosion incident
• Meeting of Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) on Climate Change held in New Delhi

16 September 2015
• Shot putter Manpreet Kaur shattered 18-year-old national record
• India Cements won Moin-ud Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament 2015-16
• Union Cabinet approved Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission for overall development of rural areas
• EPFO increased maximum insurance cover to 6 lakh rupees
• RBI granted In-principle Approval to 10 Applicants for Small Finance Banks
• NGT passed directions to prevent pollution of Yamuna River
• Godavari, Krishna Rivers formally linked at Ibrahimpatnam Ferry village in Andhra Pradesh

17 September 2015
• Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) launched by Union Government
• SC stayed implementation of Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015
• Renowned Marathi cricket commentator and writer Bal Pandit died at the age of 89
• Mahesh Rangarajan resigned as Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
• Union Government presented Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards 2013
• Madhya Pradesh Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app for teachers

18 September 2015
• PM Narendra Modi formally launched Integrated Power Development Scheme from Varanasi
• Elattuvalapil Sreedharan to join UN's High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
• National Tourism Awards 2013-14 presented
• National Athletic Coach Nikolai Snesarev resigned
• Indian Railways developed prototype of Hybrid Vacuum Toilet
• Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare banned sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial for human use

19 September 2015
• Veteran Leftist Sadhan Gupta died at the age 98
• P Siva Kumar, CVRDE Director, elevated as Distinguished Scientist
• Sania Mirza & Ajinkya Rahane conferred with Cricket Club of India’s honorary life membership
• Three Gulbarga varsity researchers derived soluble melanin from a micro organism
• Jammu and Kashmir government banned sale of Ambuja cement in state

20 September 2015
• Urdu scholar Shamim Hanfi awarded with Jnangarima Manad Alankaran award
• Malayalam playback singer Radhika Thilak died at the age of 45
• BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away at the age of 75
• Ajay Jayaram won Silver Medal in 2015 Korea Open Badminton tournament

World This Week: 7 September-13 September 2015

7 September 2015
• UNEP released Global Waste Management Outlook
• 7th session of India-Belarus Intergovernmental Commission held in Minsk
• North, South Korea agreed to resume family reunions
• Anirban Lahiri became first Indian golfer to qualify for Presidents Cup
• Anupam Kher conferred with Honoured Guest of Texas award
• WEF released The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015
• Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit of South Africa selected for 2015 UNEP Champions of the Earth award

8 September 2015
• Pakistan SC ordered adoption of Urdu as official language
• International Literacy Day 2015 celebrated across the world

9 September 2015
• India, Indonesia signed pact to cooperate on criminal matters
• Levels & Trends in Child Mortality Report 2015 released
• Queen Elizabeth II became longest-reigning UK monarch

10 September 2015
• UNGA adopted Resolution on Raising of Flags by Non-Member Observer States
• Hollywood Actor John P Connell died
• Acclaimed writer Jhumpa Lahiri awarded with 2014 National Humanities Medal by White House
• World Suicide Prevention Day observed with theme Preventing Suicide: Reaching Out and Saving Lives

11 September 2015
• Leander Paes, Martina Hingis won US Open Mixed Doubles Title 2015
• Indian-Australian Navy Bilateral Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX-15 started

12 September 2015
• Ruling People’s Action Party won Singapore general elections for record 12th time
• DGs of BSF and Pakistan Rangers held Bi-annual talks in New Delhi
• Flavia Pennetta won 2015 US Open Women’s Singles title
• Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Frank D Gilroy died

13 September 2015
• Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer to win 2015 US Open Men’s Singles title

India This Week: 7 September-13 September 2015

7 September 2015
• First-ever Census on India’s Leopard presented
• Tamil Nadu Government launched Amma baby care Kit Scheme
• Haryana Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015
• Andhra Pradesh Government launched e-Pragati project to provide Integrated One Governance
• Maharashtra government to abolish LBT on petrol and diesel within 15 days
• MCX Ltd, IamSMEofIndia signed MoU to unveil benefits of Commodity Price Risk Management
• Brij Raj Sharma appointed as Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir

8 September 2015
• CCI imposed penalty on Kerala Film Exhibitors Federation for Contravening Competition Law
• Union Government inaugurated New production facility for producing prosthetic systems
• Jharkhand Government approved the formation of Anti-Terrorism Squad in State
• Haryana banned manufacture, storage, sale of gutka, pan masala in the state
• Himachal Pradesh organised organic fair and food festival to boost organic farming
• Weightlifter Deepak Lather won Gold in 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
• Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand appointed as a full time member Niti Aayog
• Arun Jaitley launched digital version of Mahatma Gandhi's collected work

9 September 2015
• J Manjula appointed as Director-General of Electronics and Communication Systems cluster of DRDO
• DGFT launched online certificate programme Niryat Bandhu@Your Desktop
• Union Cabinet approved National Offshore Wind Energy Policy 2015
• Union Cabinet approved constitution of 21st Law Commission of India
• Union Cabinet approved India’s Preferential Treatment to LDCs in Trade in Services in the WTO
• SunEdison Inc, Tamil Nadu Government signed MoU to develop 2-GW projects
• Telangana Language Day observed to commemorate birth anniversary of Kaloji Narayana Rao
• Election Commission of India announced election dates for Bihar Assembly polls
• Union Government approved 6% hike in DA for Central Government employees
• Union cabinet approved guidelines for spectrum trading between service providers
• Union Cabinet approved 100 percent FDI in white label ATMs through automatic route
• Union Cabinet gave nod to transfer regulatory authority on potable alcohol to states
• Union Cabinet approved introduction of Gold Monetization Schemes
• Union Cabinet approved Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme to reduce dependence on physical gold
• Abitha Mary Manuel and Anamika Das bagged bronze medals in 2015 CYG
• Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R Iyer died
• INS Vajrakosh commissioned by Defence Ministry at Karwar
• President conferred Gandhi Peace Prize on ISRO

10 September 2015
• Union HRD Ministry launched National Web Portal for Apprenticeship Training
• Management of minority educational institution cannot exploit its employees: Allahabad HC
• Global Investors Meet 2015 held in Tamil Nadu
• Virat Kohli became co-owner of IPTL’s franchise UAE Royals
• Mumbai Dialogue: Towards a TB-free India launched
• Former Member of Parliament Balkrishna Wasnik died

11 September 2015
• Union Government approved the purchase of 10 Heron TP drones from Israel
• Rajasthan first state to submit Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission (AMRUT)
• Prof Kumkum Dhar appointed as Vice Chancellor of Bhatkhande Music Institute

12 September 2015
• DMRC to execute 6769 crore rupees worth Vijayawada Metro Rail Project
• 10th World Hindi Conference held in Bhopal

13 September 2015
• Indian Railways partnered with Google to provide free Wi-Fi services under Project Nilgiri
• Dr G Satheesh Reddy conferred with Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal
• Experts discovered existence of thriving port town in Thanjavur district in Sangam Era