Page-16 of Current Affairs - September, 2016
15 September: International Democracy Day
The International Democracy Day is being observed every year on 15 September to raise public awareness about the democratic system. The observance of the day provides an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world. It focuses on ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Indian-American Abraham Verghese selected for National Humanities Medal 2015
Indian-American physician-author, Abraham Verghese (61) has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama will bestow the honour upon Verghese along with 11 others recipient’s at a ceremony to be held in Washington on 21st September ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
US sign 38 billion dollars defence deal with Israel
United States has signed a 38 billion dollars Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israel to provide the country with military assistance over a 10-year period. The MoU will be valid from 2019 through 2028. This defence deal is the largest ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Reliance Communications and Aircel to be merged
Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed a deal with Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB) for merger of wireless businesses of Aircel Limited with itself. The merger is considered as the largest-ever consolidation in the Indian telecom sector. The merged ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
India-born innovator Ramesh Raskar wins 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize
India-born innovator and scientist Ramesh Raskar has won the prestigious 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize. He is an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT’s) Media Lab. He is known for his co-invention of an ultra-fast imaging camera that can see ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
India Blue wins Duleep Trophy tournament
Gautam Gambhir-led India Blue has won the inaugural day/night 2016-17 Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament played with a pink ball. The 2016–17 was 55th season of Duleep Trophy. In the final match held in Greater Noida, India Blue defeated India Red, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Subramanian Swamy awarded Tamil Ratna award
Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with Tamil Ratna award by America Tamil Sangam (ATS) in New York. He was bestowed with this award for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
14 September: National Hindi Divas
The National Hindi Divas (हिंदी दिवस), an annual literary-day is being observed on 14 September in Hindi speaking regions of India and other countries with Hindi speaking population. Observance of the day seeks to propagate Hindi language and its cultural ..