Page-4 of Current Affairs - September, 2016

New lizard species named as Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii discovered in Mumbai

September 28, 2016

A new species of a ground-dwelling lizard has been discovered in Goregaon’s Aarey Colony and Thane’s Badlapur forested belts in Maharashtra. It has been named as Cyrtodactylus Varadgirii or Giri’s Geckoella after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri. It was discovered ..

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IGI becomes Asia-Pacific’s first carbon neutral airport

September 28, 2016

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has become Asia-Pacific’s only and one of the world’s few airports to achieve a carbon neutral status. The announcement in this regard was made by the Airports Council International (ACI) during the Airport Carbon ..

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Gurgaon officially renamed Gurugram

September 28, 2016

The Union Government has given its approval to change the name of Gurgaon to ‘Gurugram’. With this both the city as well as the district of Gurgaon would be known as Gurugram. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal ..

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Colombia, FARC sign Historic Pact ending 52-year Civil War

September 28, 2016

The Colombian Government and left-wing FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war. The agreement was signed by President Juan Manuel Santos and rebel leader ..

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Cuba, Russia sign Agreement on Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation

September 28, 2016

Russia and Cuba have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful atomic energy use. The agreement was signed between Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom and Cuba’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment in Vienna. Key Facts The ..

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RK Pachnanda appointed as DG of National Disaster Response Force

September 27, 2016

Senior IPS officer R. K. Pachnanda was appointed as Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). He is a 1983 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from West Bengal cadre. Prior to this appointment he was serving as ADG ..

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Sudhir Pratap Singh appointed as DG of National Security Guard

September 27, 2016

Senior IPS officer Sudhir Pratap Singh has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of counter-terrorism force National Security Guard (NSG). He is a 1983 batch India Police Service (IPS) officer of Rajasthan cadre. Prior to this appointment he was ..

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OP Singh appointed as DG of CISF

September 27, 2016

Senior IPS officer OP Singh was appointed as Directors General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He is 1983-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. Prior to this appointment he was working as Director General of ..

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