Current Affairs 5 September 2015
National
- PM releases commemorative coins in honour of former President S Radhakrishnan
- Centre cancels FCRA registration of NGO Greenpeace
- Entire Cable TV network to be digitised by 2016
- Maharashtra government appointed panel advises measures to resolve agrarian crisis
- Ken-Betwa river linking project cleared by Environment ministry panel
International
- Putin kicks off inaugural Eastern Economic Forum’s opening ceremony
- 42 Cabinet Ministers in Sri Lankan Cabinet sworn in
- Indonesia scraps plans for first high-speed railway
- Jhumpa Lahiri selected for 2014 National Humanities Medal
- Indian students in American universities increased by 32%
Politics
- Police should not invade people’s privacy: Bombay HC
- Lalu to meet Mulayam to resolve crisis in grand alliance
- Maoist calls for bandh before PM’s visit to Gaya
- Odisha government renames wheeler island after Abdul Kalam
- RSS says Pakistan is our brother and government must works to improve ties
Business
- PMJDY accounts to be utilized to extend insurance, pension, credit: FM
- ONGC buys 15% stake in Russia’s 2nd-largest oil field from Rosneft
- Government to invest Rs 8.5 lakh cr in Railways
- Sri Lanka Central Bank receives $1.1 bn from RBI
- HUDCO to finance Nellore’s underground drainage project
Defence
- Announcement on OROP likely in 2-3 days
- Delhi high court allows permanent commission for women in navy
- UAE foreign minister meets with defence minister Manohar Parikar to strength up defence ties
- Hunt for suitable shipyard for Construction of Second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2).
- Godrej ahead of others in make in India defence deal
Sports
- US Open : Leander Paes, Sania Mirza enter 2nd round
- Kerala to name cricket stadium after Tendulkar
- Boxer Satish Kumar enters Asian Championship semi-finals
- BCCI appoints ad-hoc committee for Rajasthan cricket
- Vikas Krishnan in finals of Asian boxing championship.
