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9 September 2015 Current Affairs
National
- Agriculture expert Ramesh Chand appointed as Niti Aayog member
- Arun Jaitley launches digital version of Mahatma Gandhi’s collected work
- Government relaxes rules for sugar exports
- Maharashtra plans to use satellite imaging technology to determine crop yield
- Seven Indians figure in Forbes Asia’s new list of philanthropists
International
- WHO asks South East Asia to invest in emergency preparedness measures
- North, South Korea begin talks to resume reunion of families
- EU announces 500 million euros aid package for farmers
- Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe elected ruling Liberal Democratic Party chief unopposed
- china’s new law makes it compulsory for public servants to have only one child, or lose their jobs
Politics
- Modi government failed abysmally: Sonia
- targeting Modi to hide its failures: Smriti
- SC not to intervene to end FTII strike
- IAS or IPS officers to face __ for unsanctioned foreign leaves
- PAK’s NSA Sartaj Aziz accuses Modi for Anti-Pak policy, will hold meet if Kashmir issue is on list
Business
- China’s foreign trade declines, record drop of forex reserves
- Kumar Managalam Birla buys iconic Jatia House for Rs 425 crore
- FM e-auction, Day 31: 97 channels become provisional winners
- JSW energy to buy JP power unit for Rs 3000 cr.
- Nalco to invest 30K cr in Odisha.
Defence
- Indian air force to get drones to handle covert operations
- Chinese warship spotted near Andaman, navy deploys more vessels in area
- Reliance to sigh pact with Abu Dhabi ship building for manufacturing naval ship
- Indian army to get first batch of Dhanush 155mm artillery gun in November
- J Manjula appointed as Director general of electronics and communication systems in DRDO
Sports
- US Open: Paes, Bopanna set for clash in mixed doubles semifinals
- Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold in Youth Commonwealth Games
- Mytrah Energy to sponsor shot putter Inderjeet for the 2016 Rio Olympic
- Shuttler Anand Pawar fails to reach Japan Open main draw
- Anirban Lahiri becomes 1st Indian to qualify for President’s Cup team
