Current Affairs Updates for 25 September 2015

Friends.. Here are the Important News and Events for 25 September 2015. We have compiled this Daily Current Affairs – 25 September 2015 from exam perspective and in a nut shell which is in an easy to read format./

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1) Saurav Ganguly appointed President of Bengal Cricket Association:

--> Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal, ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following the death of Jagmohan Dalmiya.

--> The announcement of Saurav Ganguly was made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in presence of senior CAB officials and state government ministers at the state secretariat building.

--> Ganguly was a joint secretary of the state association till now and after his elevation, Dalmiya's son Avishek took over the post. 

2) 14 Indians among 717 killed in Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia:

--> At least 717 people, including 14 Indians, were killed and over 860 injured in a stampede on 24 Sept. 2015 during Hajj in Mina, in the second worst ever tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow at the loss of lives in the stampede.

--> Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who chairs the Saudi Hajj committee, ordered the probe into the stampede.

3) Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya’s birth anniversary celebrated:

--> The 100th birth anniversary of the great philosopher, thinker, sociologist and organiser par excellence Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was celebrated on 25 September 2015.

--> In his tribute on Twitter, PM calls him a beacon of selfless service and an excellent organiser.

--> Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya has been organised at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library in New Delhi.

4) India’s Mars mission completes one year:

--> India's globally acclaimed Mars mission has completed one year on 25 Sept. 2015 with Indian Space Research Organisation releasing the Mars Atlas to mark the feat of the Orbiter whose life is now expected to last many more years.

--> It was on this day last year that India scripted space history when it successfully placed its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the Red Planet on its very first attempt, breaking into an elite club of three nations.

--> The space probe entered the Mars orbit on September 24, almost a year after its launch, and made its home around the Red Planet.

5) EPFO gets Skoch Awards for Smart Governance Initiatives:

--> The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been awarded SKOCH Award for Smart Governance.

--> It has been bestowed with this award for its initiatives on UAN Programme and Transformation of Social Security Agenda in India.

6) Stuti Narain Kacker appointed NCPCR chairperson:

--> National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) got a new chief on 23 September 2015.

--> Stuti Narain Kacker, a 1978 batch IAS officer, was appointed the Head of the child rights panel by Women and Child Development Ministry.

--> Kacker retired as Secretary from Disability Affairs, in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

7) PM Narendra Modi visited Ireland & creates history:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi became 1st PM to visit Ireland in last 59 years.

--> Jawahar Lal Nehru visited Ireland in the year 1956.

--> The Prime Minister of Ireland is Enda Kenny.

8) Volkswagen names Porsche chief Matthias Mueller as new CEO:

--> German carmaker Volkswagen on 25 Sept. 2015 named Matthias Mueller, head of its luxury sports car brand Porsche, as its new chief executive.

--> Mueller, 62, will take over with immediate effect, replacing Martin Winterkorn who stepped down two days earlier.

9) Facebook has rebranded Internet.org as 'Free Basics':

--> Social networking giant Facebook is rebranding its Internet.org programme, which was in the midst of a controversy over alleged violation of net neutrality, to 'Free Basics'.

--> The announcement comes days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Facebook's campus in California on September 27.

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24 September 2015 Current Affairs Daily Updates

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1) Chaitanya Tamhane's 'Court' is India's official entry to Oscars 2015:

--> Chaitanya Tamhane's critically acclaimed film 'Court' will be India's official entry this year at the Academy Awards.

--> The first time director's Marathi film 'Court' has been lauded by critics and masses alike and has even fetched National Award earlier this year.

--> Veteran actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar was heading the jury for choosing the entry this year. 

2) Mukesh Ambani is Richest Indian for 9th Year in a Row:

--> Mukesh Ambani was on 23 Sept. 2015 named India's richest for ninth year in a row with a net worth of USD 18.9 billion, while ecommerce giant Flipkart's founders made their  debut on the country's top 100 rich list of the Forbes magazine.

--> As per the magazine's latest list released tonight, Mr Ambani was followed by Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi as second richest with a net worth of USD 18 billion, while Wipro's Azim Premji retained his third place with USD 15.9 billion.

--> Flipkart's co-founders Sachin and Binni Bansal made their debut at 86th position with a net worth of USD 1.3 billion each.

3) Arvind Panagariya replaces Suresh Prabhu as G20 sherpa:

--> Government has decided to appoint NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya as the Sherpa for G-20 talks, replacing Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

--> As per the practice, the Deputy Chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission used to be the Sherpa for G-20 talks.

--> The next G20 Leaders' Summit is scheduled on November 15-16 at Antalya in Turkey in November.

4) Uninor re-brands itself as Telenor in India:

--> Telecom service provider Uninor on 23 Sept. 2015 announced it has rebranded itself as Telenor in India.

--> Norway-based Telenor entered India in 2009.

--> Initially it had a joint venture with realty major Unitech, which however exited in 2012.

--> The company subsequently started operating with the name of Telewings, and in 2014 Telenor bought 100 per cent stake in the company.

5) PM Narendra Modi arrives at New York on second leg of his two nation visit:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on 24 Sept. 2015 on the second leg of his two nation visit.

--> The Prime Minister was received at the airport by Indian Ambassador Arun K Singh.

--> During his five-day US visit, the Prime Minister will address world leaders at a landmark UN sustainable development summit and interact with top CEOs and the Indian diaspora in Silicon Valley.

6) Alexis Tsipras sworn-in as Prime Minister of Greece:

--> Alexis Tsipras of left wing Syriza party has sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece.

--> He was administered oath to the office by the President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

--> It is second time, Alexis Tsipras has sworn in as the PM of Greece.

--> Earlier in January 2015, he had sworn in for first becoming youngest PM of Greece since 1865 at the age of 40.

7) NCC cadets' Yoga Day feat enter Limca Book of Records:

--> National Cadet Corps (NCC) has been presented the certificate by Limca Book of Records for the “Largest Yoga performance” simultaneously by a single uniformed youth organisation (NCC) at multiple venues on International Day of Yoga on 21 Jun 2015.

8) Robert Lewandowski makes history with five goals in nine minutes:

--> Substitute Robert Lewandowski made Bundesliga history on 22 Sept. 2015 after scoring five goals in the space of nine minutes as Bayern Munich came from behind to rout Wolfsburg, 5-1, in Berlin and move atop the standings.
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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 23 September 2015

Hi friends..after a short break, as per the request from our dear readers we are back with the Daily Current Affairs Updates. Starting today we will daily bring all the important Current Affairs Updates. Happy reading!!!

1) Govt withdraws draft encryption policy:

--> Narendra Modi government on 22 September 2015 withdrew the controversial draft encryption policy that proposed to make it mandatory for every citizen to save all digital communications, including emails and chats, for a period of 90 days.

--> Reiterating that the Government respects freedom of social media, Union Telecom Minister Ravishankar Prasad said the government has asked Department of Electronics and IT to withdraw and rework the draft. 

2) Government clears Military helicopters deal with US aviation giant Boeing:

--> Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared a multi-billion dollar deal for 22 Apache attack helicopters and 15 Chinook heavy-lift choppers with American aviation giant Boeing.

3) 24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka:

--> Eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka was conferred with 24th Vyaas Samman for the year 2014 on 22 September 2015. He was awarded for his work 'Premchand ki Kahaniyon ka Kaal Kramanusaar Adhyayan'.

--> Goenka's work is a critical analysis of the work by Hindi literature's towering giant Munshi Premchand.

4) India to hold Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Los Angeles:

--> With a view to further increase people-to-people contacts between India and the United States, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced that India will be holding a regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Los Angeles in November this year.

5) Hyderabad to host 19th International Children’s Film Festival:

--> The 19th International Children’s Film Festival (ICFF) will be conducted between November 14th -20th, 2015 in Hyderabad, the permanent venue for the event.

--> Sunil Arora, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, said that the next film festival should be more entertaining, interactive, informative and fun for the children.

6) UIDAI control shifted from Niti Ayog to IT ministry:

--> The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which issues Aadhaar cards, has been shifted to the administrative control of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology from Niti Aayog.

--> Earlier, UIDAI was the part of Planning Commission.

7) Indra Nooyi, Shobhana Bhartia presented with USIBC global leadership award:

--> Hindustan Times Group chairperson Shobhana Bharatia and PepsiCo Chairman Indra Nooyi have been awarded 2015 Global Leadership Award of the US-India Business Council (USIBC).

--> They were honoured with this award for their roles as top women leaders in the Business world and their commitment to driving a more inclusive global economy.

8) Union Cabinet gives nod to set up India Sign Language Research and Training Centre:

--> The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC).

--> ISLRTC will be set up as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and initially will be located at the Institute for Physically Handicapped, New Delhi.

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Current Affairs Quiz – 22 September 2015

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1) Shamim Hanfi who was recently conferred with inaugural Jnangarima Manad Alankaran award of Bharatiya Jnanpith is a eminent ____ litterateur?

(A) Urdu

(B) Malayalam

(C) Marathi

(D) Kannada

2) Indian Coast Guard has recently commissioned two new ships named Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Apoorva and Interceptor Boat C-421 in the naval dockyard at?

(A) Goa

(B) Visakhapatnam

(C) Kochi

(D) Mumbai

3) International Day of Peace is observed every year on?

(A) 22 September

(B) 21 September

(C) 20 September

(D) 19 September

4) Sherif Ismail on 21 Sept. 2015 sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of?

(A) Syria

(B) Iran

(C) Egypt

(D) Afghanistan

5) Alexis Tsipras led left-wing Syriza party has emerged as the largest party in the recent general election held in which country?

(A) Greece

(B) France

(C) Egypt

(D) Nepal

6) Which country has recently launched a newly-developed smaller version of carrier rocket Long March-6?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) UK

7) Who won 2015 Singapore Grand Prix of Formula One?

(A) Daniel Ricciardo

(B) Kimi Raikkonen

(C) Nico Rosberg

(D) Sebastian Vettel

8) Jagmohan Dalmiya who passed away on 20 September 2015 was the president of?

(A) International Cricket Council (ICC)

(B) All India Football Federation

(C) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

(D) Badminton Association of India (BAI)

9) Nepalese constitution has recently declared which animal as the national animal of the country?

(A) Tiger

(B) Cow

(C) Elephant

(D) Horse

10) World Alzheimers Day is observed on?

(A) September 21

(B) September 20

(C) September 22

(D) September 19
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Current Affairs MCQ Quiz - 19 September 2015

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1) Who among the following was recently invited to the United Nations’ High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST)?

(A) TKM Nair

(B) E Sreedharan

(C) Sam Pitroda

(D) Jayaram Ramesh

2) Name the indigenously developed second generation anti-tank guided missile, which was successfully test fired on Sept. 10, 2015?

(A) Amogha-I

(B) Spike-I

(C) Saga-II

(D) None of these

3) Aqeela Asifi who has recently won the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award is a ___ by profession?

(A) Doctor

(B) Scienthist

(C) Lawyer

(D) Teacher

4) Union Cabinet has recently approved ____ days employment per household under MGNREGA in the drought hit areas of the country?

(A) 50

(B) 100

(B) 150

(D) 120

5) As per the newly adopted constitution of Nepal, the country will have how many federal provinces?

(A) 7

(B) 5

(C) 9

(D) 6

6) India and China are all set to conduct its bilateral military exercise named ____ from October 11 to 23 at Kunming in China?

(A) Mitra Sakhthi

(B) Surya Kiran

(C) Hand in Hand

(D) INDCHIN-I

7) Who among the following has recently broken the national record in shot put and booked her place for the Rio Olympics 2016?

(A) Manpreet Kaur

(B) Sreeja OR

(C) Jwala Kumari

(D) Mayugha

8) Who won the US Open Men's singles title 2015?

(A) Stan Wawrinka

(B) Marin Cilic

(C) Roger Federer

(D) Novak Djokovic

9) Union government has recently approved the purchase of 10 Heron TP drones from which country?

(A) UK

(B) France

(C) Israel

(D) Italy

10) Which bank recently launched "LIME", the country’s first mobile app that offers Wallet, Shopping, Payments & Banking?

(A) Axis Bank

(B) ICICI Bank

(C) Federal Bank

(D) SBI
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Current Affairs Quiz- 17 September 2015

Here is the latest Current Affairs Quiz for 17 September 2015 useful for cracking all the upcoming exams. In this quiz we have covered all the important happening for 16 September 2015 and 17 September 2015. Attempt the Online Quiz and Share your score. 

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1) Union Government on 17 Sept. 2015 launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) for the welfare of people affected by?

(A) HIV/AIDS

(B) Mining related operations

(C) Bhopal Gas Tragedy

(D) Polio

2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 17 Sept. 2015 has granted in principle approval to ___ entities to set up small finance banks?

(A) Five

(B) Fifteen

(C) Ten

(D) Three

3) Which country's constituent Assembly has recently approved a new constitution after seven years of painstaking efforts and deliberations?

(A) Nepal

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Egypt

(D) Bangladesh

4) Union Government has recently banned Naga rebel group National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) for ____ years?

(A) 3

(B) 5

(C) 4

(D) 1

5) Union Cabinet has recently approved Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) for its ambitious bid to spur social, economic and infrastructure development in?

(A) Urban Areas

(B) Slums

(C) Panchayaths

(D) Rural Areas

6) Engineers’ Day is observed in India every year on 15th September on the birth anniversary of?

(A) Homi J Bhabha

(B) APJ Abdul Kalam

(C) M Visvesvaraya

(D) R K Shanmukhan Chetty

7) Which city was on 16 September 2015 chosen to host the 2022 Asian Games?

(A) Jakarta, Indonesia

(B) Nagoya, Japan

(C) Incheon, South Korea

(D) Hangzhou, China

8) Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel?

(A) The Year of the Runaways

(B) Ours Are the Streets

(C) A Brief History of Seven Killings

(D) A Little Life

9) Sheikh Hasina who has been recently selected for the United Nations Champions of the Earth award is the Prime Minister of?

(A) Afghanistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Tajikistan

(D) Pakistan

10) Who won the 2015 US Open Women's Singles title?

(A) Roberta Vinci

(B) Simona Halep

(C) Flavia Pennetta

(D) Serena Williams
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