Page-10 of Current Affairs - September, 2014

France attacks ISIS in Iraq

September 19, 2014

French have joined the US campaign against ISIS in Iraq. In a first move against the militant outfit, French jets pounded a logistics depot held by the Islamic State for over 3 months. French President had agreed to join the ..

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US will not send ground troops in Iraq

September 17, 2014

US President Barack Obama has insisted that US ground troops will not return to Iraq despite proposals from his top military commander who suggested that the option of sending combat troops to Iraq may be considered later if the airstrikes ..

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US to take on Ebola in West Africa

September 17, 2014

West African nations are fighting their own battle everyday with a non-human enemy which is all set to take on its victim in a deadly stride and not leave until the latter succumbs to its manifestations and gives way to ..

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Chinese President arrives in India

September 17, 2014

Chinese President Mr. Xi Jinping has arrived in India for a 3-day visit which can change the geopolitical implications of the region. Mr. Xi is expected to come with lot of investment proposals and better relations with the neighbour more ..

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Ukraine and EU sign historic agreement

September 17, 2014

Ukraine and EU leaders have signed a historic agreement which will bring Ukraine closer to the West. The agreement which will come into force in January 2016 is of great historic and geopolitical significance. The agreement involves a wide spectrum ..

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Kaushik Basu appointed as president-elect of International Economic Association (IEA)

September 17, 2014

Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of World Bank, has been appointed as president-elect of the association by the International Economic Association (IEA). Meanwhile, Basu will continue serving as Senior Vice President and World Bank Chief Economist. A ..

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Indian scientist Kamal Bawa wins the Midori Prize 2014

September 17, 2014

Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, an eminent professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, won the Midori Prize (2014) in Biodiversity for his research, including in climate change in the Himalayas. Kamal Bawa, founder president of the Ashoka ..

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“National Ayush Mission” gets Government’s nod

September 17, 2014

Government has permitted the launching of National Ayush Mission (NAM) to attend to the gaps in health services in vulnerable and far-flung parts of the country. The judgment to launch the NAM was taken in a meeting of the Union ..

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