Current Affair 24 September 2015
National
- PM Modi reaches Dublin, to hold bilateral talks with Irish counterpart
- Meeting of Sub-Group of CMs on Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan underway at NITI Aayog
- 24th Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka
- AMRUT: Centre approves Action Plan to be implemented during 2015-16 in Andhra
- Odisha’s girl, Lalita Prasida, bagged $10,000 award at finals of google science fair for her low cost water purifier
International
- World Anti-Doping Agency WADA signs MoU with China’s Sports Ministry to crack down on supply of PEDS
- Greek PM Tsipras appoints 2 bailout negotiators to head economic team
- Sri Lanka’s Cabinet decides to impose strict austerity measures
- Nepal Maoist leader admits to mistakes in constitution
- US backs India’s bid for permanent seat in UNSC
Politics
- Grand Alliance led by Nitish releases list of 242 candidates for Bihar elections
- Somnath Bharti should surrender and cooperate with police, says Kejriwal
- Hardik Patel to hold rallies in Nalanda and 3 other places
- Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) files 9 candidates in first two phases of elections in Bihar
- Ex-PM Manmohan Singh’s daughter gives up SPG security cover
Business
- Iran offers gas to India at 2.95 dollar per mmBtu
- Asian stocks fall as global growth worries stung Wall Street
- Sterlite technologies buys Elitecore Tech for Rs 180 cr
- Uninor changes its name to Telenor
- China to conduct high-speed rail study in India
Defence
- Parrikar asks DRDO to focus on defence technology requirements
- Army officer dies in Jaisalmer during training session
- Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag leaves for 4-day visit to Russia
- India and US agree to train peacekeepers in Africa jointly
- Government raised the industrial licence validity to 15 years
Sports
- Poland striker Lewandowski stuns Wolfsburg with 3 goals in four minutes
- India new Zealand to play hockey test series of 6 matches
- 6 Russian walkers suspended for doping
- Shoaib Akhtar is keen on buying PSL franchise
- Atletico de Kolkata decides to start football academy
