Current Affairs : Sept 14 - Sept 20

INDIAN ADMINSTRATION 

Ø  Bihar Government acknowledges TRANS GENDER as third gender.

Ø  Taking a feather from Chinese Maritime Silk Road,  India soon to launch Project Mausam.

Ø  Government Suggests amendments in Corporate Social Responsibility Spending norms.

Ø  The government has devised a training programme for IAS, IPS and Forest Service officers on dealing with problem of Naxalism.

Ø  Finance Ministry planning to double the Banks commission on Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes from 1% to 2%.

Ø 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 {AYUSH Mission: Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha andHomoeopathy}

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:

Ø  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).

Ø  Barack Obama authorized air strikes against ISIS militants in Syria

Ø  Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg, was selected as the ED (Executive Director) of the World Bank. 

Ø  Chinese president Xi Jinping Visits India.

Ø  UK votes NO for Scottish Independence Referendum.

Ø  Gates foundation funds to fight against Kala Azar.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

Ø  Union Ministry of Science and technology launches KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement Research Advancement through Nurturing) for women scientists, an unique scheme to bring out the Gender equality in Science and technology.

Ø  Grapheme based Flexible Screens Developed, pays way for folding electronic Gadgets in future.

SPORTS & GAMES:

Ø  17th Asian games begin at INCHEON, South Korea.

Ø  Sardar Singh is Indian’s Flag bearer in opening ceremony at the Asia games.

Ø  Chemuro, Vichuon, Barame are the official Mascots of Asian Games 2014.

ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY:

Ø  National Green Tribunal Bans Burning of Tyres in the Open and reuse of Tyres.

Ø  Ozone layer showing the signs of recovery.

Ø  Union Human Resource Development Ministry to fund Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign, via the Swachh Bharat Kosh.