September 2011 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of September 2011 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

30 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
The Union government increased the foreign direct investment limit for FM radio from 20 per cent to 26 per cent. The government also exempted the education sector and old-age homes from the conditions imposed in the construction sector.
29 September 2011 | Technology Current Affairs
China is all geared up to launch into space the first part of its maiden space lab Tiangong-1, which will form the test-bed for a larger 60-ton space station to be put in place by 2020.
28 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Leading Punjabi playwright and theatre personality Gursharan Singh popularly known as bhajji died. Gursharan Singh was known to have developed the character of Bhai Manna Singh through his plays.
27 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
As per the provisional data released by the the Commerce Ministry, the eight core infrastructure industries registered an output growth of 3.5 per cent in August 2011 lower than the 4.4 per cent growth witnessed in the corresponding period in 2010
26 September 2011 | Awards Current Affairs
The Board of trustees of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust decided to award the contract for its fourth container terminal to the consortium of Singapore's PSA and the ABG group in India.
25 September 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
Chen Long claimed his second title in two weeks when he shocked World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to win the men's singles badminton title at the Japan Open.
24 September 2011 | Technology Current Affairs
Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface medium range missile, Shaurya, was test-fired from Chandipur-on-sea off the Orissa coast.
23 September 2011 | Economy Current Affairs
Securities and Exchange Boar of India (SEBI) notified the new takeover rule under which an entity buying 25% stake in a listed firm will have to mandatorily make an open offer to buy an additional 26% shares from the public.
22 September 2011 | Appointments Current Affairs
Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman its president and CEO. Whitman replaced the harshly criticized Leo Apotheker in a bid to restore investor confidence in company. Leo Apotheker became the third straight HP CEO to be fired.
21 September 2011 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
India and Zimbabwe agreed to expedite the ratification process of Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA) during the visit of Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Jyotiraditya Scindia. 
20 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
Goa became the first state in India to launch Swarnajayanti Aarogya Bima Yojana providing health insurance cover for the entire resident population of the State. The State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ICICI Lombard which is the implementing agency for the new health insurance cover.
19 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
India signed DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with Estonia and forged a pact to work with it in the field of information, communications and technology (ICT).
18 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Veteran musician, musicologist and revered guru T.K. Govinda Rao passed away. A highly regarded musician and practioner of Carnatic music Govinda Rao received his initial training under Chembai Vaidhyanatha Bhagavathar and much of his advanced music training under the legendary Musiri Subramania Iyer.
17 September 2011 | Sports Current Affairs
Sri Lankan golfer Anura Rohana completed pole to finish victory in the Global Green Bangalore Open thereby ending a decade-long wait for a title on Indian soil.
16 September 2011 | Economy Current Affairs
Uttarakhand state government announced a complete waiver of the state’s share of 25 percent of the VAT on petrol, bringing down petrol prices in the state by 78 paise per litre.
15 September 2011 | Technology Current Affairs
NASA's Kepler mission made the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet -- a planet orbiting two stars -- 200 light-years from Earth.
14 September 2011 | Economy Current Affairs
The Reserve Bank of India sold US dollars to save the local currency (rupee)from a sharp slide.
13 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Bollywood's legendary photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha passed away in Mumbai. Born in 1950 in Mumbai, Rajadhyaksha went on to become synonymous with Bollywood portrait photography during the 80s and 90s and also experimented in film making and writing screen plays.
12 September 2011 | Person Current Affairs
Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe in Sau Paulo, Brazil.Lopes is a business management student in Great Britain, where she was crowned Miss Angola UK on 8 October 2010, the official representative of the Angolan community in the United Kingdom to the 2011 Miss Angola pageant.
11 September 2011 | World Current Affairs
Iran made the announcement that it would donate USD 100 million to Pakistan to help rehabilitate its flood affected people in the country's Sindh province.
10 September 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Rajasthan government has decided to fix quota in promotion for SC and ST employees  working with the state government. This will be 16 per cent for SC employees and 12 per cent for ST employees.
9 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
ESPN-STAR Sports, the official broadcaster and commercial partner of Nokia Champions League (NCL) Twenty20, announced Shah Rukh Khan as the face of the tournament. The announcement was made.
8 September 2011 | Awards Current Affairs
The Maulana Azad Dental Institute bagged the FICCI Excellence Award. The health care operational award was given away by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry after rounds of assessment. Maulana Azad Dental Institute is the first dental institution, catering to more than 2.5 lakh patients annually across the country.
7 September 2011 | Politics Current Affairs
The Haryana government introduced a policy to provide security to whistleblowers and RTI activists in the state. The notification issued by the government stated that a whistleblower or a RTI activist could submit an application to superintendent of police or local police commissioner, in case there is any threat to his (whistleblower) life.
6 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Eminent sculptor Ganapati Sthapati died in Chennai. He had sculpted the famous Tiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari and Buddha statue in Hussainsagar.
5 September 2011 | Summit Current Affairs
India-Japan global partnership summit 2011 was held in Tokyo, Japan on 5-7 September 2011. To mark 10 years of the announcement of India-Japan Global Partnership Agreement, the India Center Foundation organized this summit. 
4 September 2011 | Indian Current Affairs
The five-day 71st International Congress of FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation) inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil concluded on 8 September in Hyderbad.
3 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
The doyen of industry in Andhra Pradesh, Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad died. He was the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Sugars.
2 September 2011 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Veteran journalist Kalyan K. Chaudhuri died. He was a Special Correspondent for Frontline magazine from August 1991 till retirement in December 2003.
1 September 2011 | Business Current Affairs
In Kerala, the IT enabled round the clock public grievance redressal cell in Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's office began functioning.

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