Sunday 1 November 2015

World This Week: 28 September-4 October 2015

28 September 2015
• 1st Indo-Africa ICT Expo launched in Nairobi
• DNA sequencing-based blood test to diagnose Ebola and other pathogens developed
• Strong Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars: NASA
• India’s 1st dedicated satellite for astronomy research ASTROSAT launched
• Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping held at the UN headquarters in New York
• Indo-British van driver Dee Patel honoured with Pride of Britain Award
• China’s Didi Kuaidi joined hands with Ola to compete Uber in India

29 September 2015
• First-ever US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial dialogue held
• Zenia Bhumgara of India conferred with Merlin Award by International Magicians Association
• Indian-American environmental engineer Kartik Chandran named MacArthur Fellow
• World Heart Day 2015 celebrated with theme creating heart-healthy environments

30 September 2015
• Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif proposed 4-point Peace Initiative with India
• Palestinian flag hoisted at UN headquarters for the first time
• Russian parliament gave green signal to Putin to use troops in Syria
• WHO removed all limitations on eligibility for Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV infected people
• China launched 20th satellite for its BeiDou Navigation System
• Asian Air Gun Championships: Heena Sidhu won gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event
• Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016 released by World Economic Forum
• WTO released 2015 Annual Report
• International Translation Day observed across the world

1 October 2015
• ICC Women’s Team Rankings launched
• Laureates of 2015 Right Livelihood Awards announced
• Ratan Tata honoured by UK city of Coventry
• World Vegetarian Day observed globally
• International Day of Older Persons observed across the world

2 October 2015 
• India submitted Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to UNFCC
• The Clintons' War on Women authored by Roger Stone and Robert Morrow

3 October 2015 
• China won 2015 FIBA Asian Basketball Championship
• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won women's doubles title of Wuhan Tennis Open

4 October 2015
• Islamic State destroyed Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
• Israel barred Palestinians from entering Jerusalem’s Old City
• Ruling Social Democratic Party-led coalition won Portuguese general election
• World Bank released global poverty projections for 2015
• Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone opened to public for 1st time in 12 years
• Malaysia ordered shut down of schools due to choking smog
• Portugal’s Pinto won Asia’s premier Mountain Biking Race

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