Page-18 of Current Affairs - September, 2014

“Willful defaulter tag is a powerful weapon in hands of banks for resolving bad loans”: RBI Governor

September 7, 2014

“The wilful defaulter tag is a powerful weapon in the hands of creditors for resolving distressed assets. It shuts out access to credit within the Indian financial system for a borrower,” Rajan stated without naming Vijay Mallya, who was recently ..

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PM announces J&K floods 'National Disaster', declares additional aid of Rs 1,000 crore

September 7, 2014

Announcing the Jammu and Kashmir floods as national level disaster, PM Modi declared an extra Rs 1,000 Crore as distinct aid for flood relief and rehabilitation. The state govt is battling worst flood in the last 50 years. The National Disaster Relief Force ..

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Unit 5 of RAPS becomes world’s 2nd longest running reactor

September 7, 2014

India’s nuclear power programme reached a fresh milestone after Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), become the 2nd longest running reactor in the world by being in operation for 765 days nonstop. The Unit 5 of the ..

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Minsk Agreement (2014): Ukraine and Russia ceasefire agreement inked in Minsk

September 6, 2014

On September 5 2014, Representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), and the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) inked the Minsk Agreement (2014) to stop the war in the Donbass region of Ukraine. The agreement was inked ..

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Sania-Soares win US Open mixed doubles title 2014

September 6, 2014

Sania Mirza won US Open mixed doubles title with her new partner Bruno Soares (Brazil). The pair defeated the combination of Abigail Spears (US) and Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico) 6-1, 2-6, 11-9 in an exciting mixed doubles final. This was was ..

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Teacher’s Day gets a new start

September 6, 2014

September 05, marks the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President and the second President of India was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He is one the best known scholars in India in twentieth century. He contributed tremendously towards ..

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Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares win the mixed doubles, US Open Grand Slam

September 6, 2014

Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares have clinched the US Open Grand Slam title against the pair of USA’s Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico by registering a score of 6-2,2-6 and 11-9. The Indo-Brazilian duo had to overcome certain ..

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Here is Mr. Dreadnoughtus: a very, very big boy

September 6, 2014

Dinosaurs were the most gigantic species to have graced earth by their presence millions of years ago. Scientists have recently discovered the remains of one of the biggest of these species. The animal lived during the upper Cretaceous period which ..

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