CURRENT AFFAIRS 27-28th Sep., 2014

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CURRENT AFFAIRS 28th Sep., 2014

1. Renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra was conferred the 'Saraswati Samman' for his novel "Dhool Paudhon Par" published in 2008 at a function in New Delhi. Govind Mishra is the second Hindi author who was conferred this honour. This Giving award was constituted by the K K Birla Foundation and is recognised as the highest literary award in India.

2. Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London. The award, constituted by the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF), was presented to the former India World Cup-winning captain for his contribution to the sport and for his work in the field of upliftment of poor and destitute communities through the Khushii society.

3. Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has been convicted by Bangalore Special Court in the 18 year old asset disproportionate case and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment with 100 crores fine. She has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first sitting Chief Minister in the country to be found guilty under Prevention of Corruption Act and is being disqualified as MLA and losing power. Thiru O. Panneerselvam takes over as the next Chief Minister of Tamilnadu following her disqualification.

4. Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver medal. India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. China continued to maintain their supremacy with a tally of 207 followed by South Korea and Japan.

5. Tennis players accounted for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men’s singles and men’s doubles with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles). Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma won a bronze in the women’s 400m race. India is placed eighth in the table with a collection of four gold, five silver and 24 bronze.

CURRENT AFFAIRS 27th Sep., 2014

1. According to UN study, World population will reach 11 billion by 2100 and it was highly unlikely that global population will stabilize by the end of 2100. The data analysis reveals that, there is an 80 percent probability that world population, now 7.2 billion, will increase to between 9.6 and 12.3 billion in 2100 mainly due to high birth rates in Africa.

2. Prithviraj Chavan resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his government was reduced to a minority by withdrawal of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that supported Congress for the last 15 years. Chavan submitted his resignation to governor of the state C Vidyasagar Rao. President's rule is imposed in Maharashtra till assembly elections.

3. At the 3rd meeting of SAARC at New Delhi, Bamiyan was declared as the new Cultural Capital of SAARC for the year 2015-16. The Summit also declared 2016-17 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage. The Summit took place at New Delhi in September 2014.

4. CSIR announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 for ten scientists in recognition of their work. CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2014 was conferred upon Avra Laboratories Pvt. Limited, Hyderabad for Development and Commercialization of Irinotecan – a unique drug for colorectal cancer.

5. India is working on a totalisation agreement with the United States during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing US visit. The agreement will allow repatriation of social security contributions of Indian workers to India on their return home. There are 5 lakh Indian workers in US who have deposited 1 billion dollar to US social security system.