Monday 28 September 2015

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

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