Current Affair One –Liner (September)

The 193-member General Assembly adopted the new framework, “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.
Doha Bank on 7th September 2015 has tied up with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to generate business opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and India.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is the sole Indian-origin executive in Fortune’s list of 50 most powerful women in business, which has been topped by General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
Leftist leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister of Greece.
Matthias Müller (62) has been appointed CEO of Volkswagen AG with immediate effect.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has adopted Barauliya village in Amethi.
Rajasthan became the first state in the country to submit its annual action plan under the newly launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) targeting universal coverage in respect of water supply connections and sewerage connections to all urban households in the state.
The Central Government on 17th September 2015 announced the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY).
The Union Government announced to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for ex-servicemen which will be implemented from July 1, 2014 and the base year would be
Hormusji N. Cama, director of Bombay Samachar and Riyad Mathew, director of Malayala Manorama, unanimously elected as Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively of the Press Trust of India.

Sherif Ismail has sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Egypt. He was administered an oath to the office by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.
Senior IAS officer Raghav Chandra has taken over as the Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) 1st September 2015.
Stuti Narain Kacker has been appointed as the new chief of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on 23rd September 2015.
Government accepts Justice AP Shah Committee report on MAT on Foreign Institutional Investors on 1st September 2015.
J Manjula was appointed as the Director-General of the Electronics and Communication Systems cluster of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

India has won the top UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the remarkable conservation efforts of the majestic Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala, the UN body announced 1st September 2015.
President Pranab Mukherjee on 9th September 2015 presented the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014 to Indian space agency
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi has won the 2015 UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Nansen Refugee Award.
Swetha Prabakaran, a 15-year-old Indian-American girl has been honoured by the White House with the prestigious “Champions of Change” award for empowering the community by imparting Internet coding through her non-profit organisation.
On 7th September, the Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit has been named as one of the winners of the top United Nations environmental prize.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in recognition of her country’s initiatives to address climate change.
Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal. Ms. Lahiri, the author of “The Lowland,” will receive the prize in Washington from US President Barack Obama.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who has been known as the architect of BCCI, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata.
Anirban Lahiri becomes 1st Indian ace golfer to qualify for President’s Cup team.
Veteran Test cricket left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul has been honoured with the Icon Award by the Indo-Caribbean Alliance.
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has clinched the silver medal in the Asian Championships.
Virat Kohli became the co-owner of International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) franchise, UAE Royals, on 10^th September 2015. UAE Royals will be led by Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer.
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the Guangzhou Open title on 26th September 2015.
Gurpreet Singh and Jitu Rai clinched the silver and bronze respectively for India in men’s 10m air pistol event at the 8th Asian Air Gun Championship on 29th September 2015.
Durban will be the first African city to host the Commonwealth Games for 2022.
Ajay Jayaram defeated by current world champion Chen Long in the final of Korea Open.
India’s ace cueistPankaj Advani has won 2015 IBSF World Billiards Championship (Time Format) in Adelaide, Australia.
Hangzhou, a capital city ofZhejiang Province in east China, was chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 2022 Asian Games.

Note: 2018 Asian Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Cow, which is sacred to Hindus, has been declared the national animal of Nepal in the country’s newly-unveiled secular constitution.
The West-Central Railway has become the first railway zone to eliminate all unmanned level crossings from its region.
Metro Man’ E Sreedharan, the Principal Advisor toDelhi Metro Rail Corporation, has been invited to the United Nations’ High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST).
The 21st International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer was celebrated on 16th September 2015.
Queen Elizabeth II became longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom after suppressing the record of Queen Victoria who ruled for 63 years between 1837 and 1901.
Marathi film ‘Court’ on 23rd September, 2015 was selected as India’s official entry for the
Defence minister Manohar Parikkar commissioned INS Vajrakosh, the latest establishment of the Indian Navy in Karwar on 9th September, 2015.

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