Monday 28 September 2015

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

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