Latest GK Current Affairs Questions September 2013

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Latest GK Current Affairs Questions September 2013

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• Chancellor Angela Merkel won a third term by a landslide victory in German elections on 22 September 2013.
• The US-based VGS Group on 25 September 2013 completed the design of its second 400 million US dollars Floating LNG Regasification Unit
• A five-member Pakistani delegation of Indus Water Commission visited India from 22 to 25 September 2013
• UN-backed Court upheld War Crimes Convictions of Charles Taylor
• The committee headed by the former Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) submitted its report on 26 September 2013 to the Union Government.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 24 September 2013 tied up with Saudi Aramco and General Electric (GE) to set up the first all-female BPO in Saudi Arabia.
• Mobile telephony and data services provider Aircel signed an agreement with handset maker Micromax for integrated device sales and activation 
• General Assembly of The United Nations Signed a Declaration Against Sexual Violence
• Randall Oliphant appointed on 25 September 2013 as the Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC) .He was succeeded by Ian Telfe
• TRAI on 25 September 2013 recommended implementation of full Mobile Number Portability by the telecom service providers, within six months.
•  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 25 September 2013 imposed a life ban on former IPL Comissioner Lalit Modi
• Reserve Bank of India on 25 September 2013 banned zero per cent interest rate schemes for purchase of consumer goods.
• Union Government on 25 September 2013 approved a proposal of funding Rubber Plantation in over 50000 Acres of Land in Maoist-Affected States.
•  External Affairs Minister of India Salman Khurshid paid an official visit to Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan

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•  Mahindra & Mahindra Limited on 23 September 2013 appointed Dr Pawan Goenka as the executive director of the company for the period of five years.
• Historian and author Ramchandra Guha wrote a book on early years of Mahatma Gandhi.
• A high-level panel headed by Arvind Mayaram that looked into alleged irregularities at NSEL submitted its report to Government on 24 September 2013.
• BN Talukdar, director for exploration in Oil India Ltd. (OIL) was appointed the new director general of Directorate General of DGH
• Australia unveiled its most powerful super computer Raijin in Canberra on 31 July 2013
• Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine on 22 September 2013 announced it’s newly developed a nano-medicine for drug-resistant blood cancer.
• Russia and China held a joint anti-terrorism military exercise called Peace Mission 2013 from 27 July 2013 to 15 August 2013
• Ramlubhya retired IAS officer was appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner on 24 September 2013. He was succeeded by A K Pandey.
• CCEA on 24 September 2013 approved the methodology for auction by competitive bidding of the coal blocks
• The Finance Minister announced on 25 September 2013 that Manmohan Singh approved constitution of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
•  The Union Government of India on 24 September 2013 constituted a committee for evaluation of research and rankings.
• Researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand revealed that the dose of sugar in the form of gel can help premature babies.
• The Reserve Bank of India on 24 September 2013 relaxed trade credit norms to raise funds from abroad
•  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 23 September 2013 took some steps to promote the operationalisation of Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs).
• Researchers from the University of Southampton revealed that prescribed anti-depressants led to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
• The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013 approved an ordinance to protect convicted law makers from facing immediate disqualification.
• Government of India on 24 September 2013 approved the construction of the Rajaswa Bhawan as the National Tax Headquarters at New Delhi.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 24 September 2013 approved the proposal on exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oil.
• The Union Home Minister inaugurated the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) in New Delhi on 24 September 2013.
• The Union Cabinet on 24 September 2013 approved the proposal for implementation of the multi-sectoral programme in the 12th Five Year Plan.
• Chinese paddler Liu Shiwen on 23 September 2013 won women’s table tennis World Cup after defeating teammate Wu Yang
• The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill, 2013 received the assent of the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 23 September 2013.
• A team led by a scientist of Indian origin made a roadmap to develop universal flu vaccine
• The Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013received the assent of the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 23 September 2013
• Former South African President Nelson Mandela on 22 September 2013 presented with a humanitarian achievement award.
• The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2013 received the assent of the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 23 September 2013.
• Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, an award-winning Colombian poet, essayist and novelist influential throughout the Spanish-speaking world, died on 23 September 2013.
• Rock Wrens, most distinct songbird species made a comeback from extinction because of the New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) project.
• Sikkim government set up an exclusive cell in the police department to engage with the public on social media on a regular basis
• Apollo Hospitals and Saarum Innovations formed a JV for establishing Sapien Biosciences, the first commercial bio bank of India.
•   The Supreme Court of India on 23 September 2013 held that Aadhaar cards or Unique Identification number (UID) will not be mandatory for availing services.
•  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on 23 September 2013 delivered the first Hawk Mk-132 advanced jet trainer aircraft to the Indian Navy in Bangalore.
• The Government of Delhi on 23 Sept 2013 advised the hospitals to rely only on the ELISA Test for confirmation of dengue.
• The G20 Leaders' Summit took place in St. Petersburg on 5-6 September 2013 presided by Russia
• The Egypt Court on 23 September 2013 banned the Muslim Brotherhood from carrying out any activities in the country.
• Armed terrorists allied with al-Shabab, a Somali group loyal to al-Qaeda attacked the Westgate Mall in Kenyan capital of Nairobi on 21 September 2013.
• TRAI on 23 September 2013 warned all the banks as well as financial institutions of India against the unregistered telemarketers.
• Cambodia's Parliament on 23 September 2013 approved a new five-year term for long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen
•   Indian Institution of Corporate Affairs signed an MoU with Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. in Mumbai on 23 September 2013 for developing CSR index
• Bunker Roy and Pakistan's teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai on 23 September 2013 declared as winners of the 2013's Clinton Global Citizens Awards.
• Government of India appointed Justice Vangala Eswaraiah the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on 23 September 2013
• RBI on 23 September 2013 announced the appointment of a Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households
• TRAI released a Consultation Paper on USSD-based Mobile Banking Services for Financial Inclusion on 23 September 2013.
•  India and China on 23 September 2013 signed 15 MoUs for procurement of Indian products worth value of 338 million US Dollar
• The resolution was adopted by the National Integration Council in its 16th Meeting held in New Delhi on 23 September 2013.

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