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Current Affairs for CLAT: September 2016

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By Prarthna Sharma

Current Affairs for CLAT - September 2016
Current Affairs for CLAT – September 2016

1st September, 2016

Magsaysay Award 2016 conferred on Bezwada Wilson, TM Krishna .

  • Bezwada Wilson and TM Krishna has been conferred with the prestigious Magsaysay Award for the year 2016  .
  • Bezwada Wilson is an Indian Activist and he is also the founder of  Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), whereas T.M Krishna is a vocalist in carnatic music.

2nd September, 2016

Army Design Bureau launched.

  • With the aim of reducing the dependence on imports and encouraging “Make in India” initiative, Army Design Bureau has been set up by Indian Army.

3rd September, 2016

India attained 35th rank in Logistics Performance Index 2016.

  • India has attained 35th  rank out of 160 countries in the Logistics Performance Index 2016, released by World Bank.

Majuli has been declared as the  largest river island in  the world.

  • Majuli, situated in Brahmaputra River, has been declared as the largest river island in the world ,by Guinness World Records.

4th September, 2016

Mother Teresa has been canonised as Saint.

  • Mother Teresa has been canonised as Saint by Pope Francis at Vatican.

5th September, 2016

5 September: National Teachers Day.

  • Marking the birth anniversary of Dr. S.Radhakrishnan,first Vice President of India, 5th September is  celebrated as Teacher’s Day, every year across the country.

6th September, 2016

China hosted G-20 Summit 2016

  • The eleventh edition of G-20 summit  was hosted by china.
  • The theme of  G20 Summit 2016: “Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy”.

7th September, 2016

‘Thithi’ conferred with the best film award at BRICS Film Festival .

  • Best Film Award at BRICS Film Festival was conferred upon Indian film, Tithi,directed by Raam Reddy.

8th September, 2016

08 September: International Literacy Day.

  • International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on 8th September across the globe.
  • 2016 Theme: ‘Reading the Past, Writing the Future‘

9th September, 2016

India wins two Gold Medals  at Rio Paralympic Games 2016.

  • India won two Gold Medals at Rio Paralympic Games 2016:
    • Mariyappan Thangavelu, won the gold medal for India in Men’s High Jump and also became the first Indian to win gold in High Jump at Paralympics.
    • Devendra Jhajharia, won  the second gold medal  for India by making a world record in  Javelin Throw .

10th September, 2016

Sarathi,  an offshore patrolling vessel, commissioned by Indian Coast Guard.

  • Sarathi, an offshore patrolling vessel,  has been commissioned by Indian Coast Guard.

11th September, 2016

Deepa Malik wins silver medal at 2016 Rio Paralympics .

  • Deepa Malik has won  the silver medal for India in Women’s shotput at Rio Paralympics 2016 ,and with  this she has created history by becoming first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympics

12th September, 2016

Stan Wawrinka wins US Open Men’s Singles title 2016.

  • Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka has won the  US Open Men’s Singles title 2016 by defeating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the finals.

13th September, 2016

Yudh Abhyas, Joint military exercise between India- US, begins in Uttrakhand.

  • 12th edition of Yudh Abhyas 2016, a joint military exercise between India and US, has begun in Uttrakhand.

14th September, 2016

14 September: National Hindi Divas.

  • National Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year on 14th September across the country with the aim of promoting Hindi language.
  • On this day Hindi was adopted as the official language by our Constituent Assembly in the year 1949. Presently India has two official languages, Hindi and English.

15th September, 2016

15 September: International Democracy Day.

  • International Democracy Day is celebrated every year on 15th September across the globe.
  • 2016 Theme: “Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development“.

Abraham Verghese conferred with National Humanities Medal 2015.

  • The prestigious National Humanities Medal 2015 has been  conferred on Indian –American Abraham Verghese by U.S President Barack Obama.

16th September, 2016

16 September: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

  • Marking the day on which the Montreal Protocol was signed, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on 16th September  every year across the globe.

17th September, 2016

Prestigious  Arjuna Award conferred on Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma

  • The Prestigious Arjuna Award has been conferred on the Cricketers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. Rohit Sharma was given the award for the year 2015 and Ajinkya Rahane for the year 2016.

18th September, 2016

Kunwar Bai to be the mascot for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

  • Kunwar Bai , A 105 year old lady from Chhattisgarh has been chosen as the mascot for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by the Union Government.

Subhankar Pramanick wins gold medal at ISSF Junior World Cup.

  •  Indian ace shooter Subhankar Pramanick has won the  gold medal at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2016.

19th September, 2016

Alka Sirohi takes charge as  UPSC chairperson

  • Alka Sirohi replaces Deepak Gupta as the chairperson of  Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

20th September, 2016

India attains 112th position  in the World Economic Freedom Index 2016 .

  • India attained 112nd rank out of 159 countries in the recently published World Economic Freedom Index 2016.

21st September, 2016

21 September: International Day of Peace

  • The International Day of Peace is observed across the world on 21st  September every year.
  • 2016 Theme: “The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace”.

22nd September, 2016

Justice G C Gupta- Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court

  • Justice G C Gupta will be the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.

23rd September, 2016

Navtej Sarna takes charge as the Ambassador to the US.

  • Navtej Sarna replaces Arun Kumar Singh as the  new Indian Ambassador to the United States.

24th September, 2016

Indra 2016- India- Russia Joint military exercise begins.

  • Eighth edition of ‘Indra’ i.e the Joint military exercise between India and Russia, has begun in Russia.

26th September, 2016

RK Pachnanda takes charge  as DG of National Disaster Response Force.

  • R. K. Pachnanda has been appointed as the  Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

27th September, 2016

27 September: World Tourism Day .

  • 27th September is celebrated as the  World Tourism Day across the globe every year.
  • 2016 Theme: ‘Tourism for all – promoting universal accessibility’.

Sudhir Pratap Singh takes charge as the DG of National Security Guard.

  • Sudhir Pratap Singh takes charge as the new  Director General (DG) of National Security Guard (NSG).

28th September, 2016

OP Singh takes charge as the DG of CISF

  • O.P.Singh is all set to take charge as the Director General of the  Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

29th September, 2016

29 September: World Maritime Day

  • 29th September is observed as World Maritime Day all over the world every year.
  • 2016 Theme: “Shipping: indispensable to the world”

30th September, 2016

Jim Yong Kim- President of the World Bank.

  • Jim Yong Kim has been reappointed as the President of  the World Bank for the second term.

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