Current Affairs 23 September 2015

Current Affairs 23 September 2015

National

• PM Modi departs for Ireland and US
• Railway initiates efforts for better maintenance of Kalka-Shimla world heritage track
• India Germany to boost ties in higher education sector
• Bombay high court says no dam water for Shahi snan
• Indra Nooyi and Shobhana Bhartia awarded USIBC global leadership award

International

• Netanyahu meets Putin over Russian military’s presence in Syria
• China supports Nepal on constitution amid India concern
• Ukraine president shows wish to join NATO
• EU ministers finalizes plan to relocate 120,000 migrants
• Cyber espionage is more than an irritant must stop, says US to China

Politics

• AAP criticizes Centre over its draft policy on encryption
• Haryana government refuses before SC to drop educational criteria for Panchayat polls
• Somnath bharti faces arrest as court denies bail plea
• Rajasthan assembly ratifies 2 bills for providing education and job quota to Gujjars and Economically Backward Class
• Delhi high court dismissed the PIL for issuing VISA to Bangladeshi author Taslima

Business

• EAM Sushma Swaraj calls upon business leaders of India, US to build new synergies
• Chinese group acquired 10% in reliance games’ Zapak
• Microsoft begins release of office 2016 worldwide
• Reliance industries’ venture capital arm signs agreement with Ecorithm Inc., a US based software company, to boost internet of things
• RBI to issue Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes with enhanced features

Defense

• Union Home Minister leaves for Nyoma sub division of Leh district
• PM pays tribute to 1965 Indo-Pak war martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti
• Deal to purchase 15 chinooks and 22 apache helicopter from US cleared by India
• India set to buy 15 US-2 seaplanes from japan.

Sports

• Indian men’s hockey team to visit New Zealand for six-match Test series
• Indian Wushu team wins 12 medals in 5^th International pars Wushu cup in tehran
• CBI registers case in fund embezzlement case in JK Cricket Association
• East zone wants Amitabh chaudhray to be BCCI president
• Novak Djokivic retains top rank in ATP rankings