September 2014 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 2014 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 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
Mary Kom, Indian Woman Boxer in 48-51kg Fly division, won Gold Medal. Indian Women’s Hockey team won bronze by beating Japan 2-1. In 800m women’s final, Tintu Lukka won bronze and finished race at a time of 1:59.19s. In protest of her controversial defeat in the semi-finals, boxer Sarita Devi refused wearing the Bronze medal.  
29 September 2014 | Indian Current Affairs
Foodgrain procurement burden will lessen as the Punjab government has been allowed for the next few months to purchase as well as distribute grains in advance to beneficiaries of National Food Security Act (NFSA). During these months, the Centre only restricts itself to footing subsidy bill.?
28 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
India reached 9th rank after winning 4 Gold medals.  Besides Gold, till now India has won 5 Silver and 26 Bronze medals, taking the total tally to 35 medals. Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won the 4th Gold medal for India. In 20km Race Walking, Khushbir Kaur became first Indian woman to win a medal, creating a new national record (Time - 1:33:07). She won silver. M R Poovamma won Bronze in 400m race for women. India won 3 Bronze medals in women's doubles, men's doubles, and men's singles (Yuki Bhambri) Tennis events.
27 September 2014 | Appointments Current Affairs
Justice HL Dattu has been appointed as the 42nd Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office on Sunday in Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The earlier Chief Justice of India RM Lodha demitted office on 27th September. Justice HL Dattu's term will end on December 2, 2015.
26 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
Sandeep Sejwal won the bronze medal in the 50 m breaststroke at the Asian Games on Friday. He took 28.26secs to complete the swimming competition. It was way back in 1986 when Khajan Singh won a silver medal in the 200m butterfly at Seoul and Virdhawal Khade won a bronze medal four years ago.
25 September 2014 | Politics Current Affairs
Standoff between China and India has been resolved at the Ladakh Border, Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister, informed the press. Withdrawal of China’s PLA troop started from September 26 (Friday) and the process will be completed by September 30. She described this issue as a ‘big accomplishment’.
24 September 2014 | Politics Current Affairs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Make in India Campaign’ before visiting the US. During his speech he said that FDI to Indians mean First Develop India for foreigners. The audience at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi consisted of 500 CEOs who have pledged to transformIndiainto a manufacturing hub. The PM also unveiled the logo of ‘Make in India’ campaign – Lion made up of cogs and the Ashok Chakra – which represent national pride, strength, and manufacturing. Mar’s Orbiter Mission was highlighted to show the potential ofIndia.
23 September 2014 | Indian Current Affairs
India has become the first Asian country to successfully place its Mangalyaan spacecraft in Mars’ orbit on 24 September 2014? at the very first attempt. A senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that the Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) was accomplished successfully, 515 km away from the surface of Mars.
22 September 2014 | Social Current Affairs
The 10th Transparency Report of Google shows that India ranks among the top 5 countries that seek private information of internet users. Precisely, India ranks second on the list, coming only after the US. From January to June 2014, the Indian government made 2,794 requests for 5,002 user accounts. The US leads the race with 12,539 information requests on 21,576 users. The total number of data requests during the period was 32,000, which is 15 per cent more than corresponding period of 2013.
21 September 2014 | Science Current Affairs
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) has entered Mars Gravitational Sphere of Influence (MGSI), which means the aircraft is within 5.4 lakh km radius. On November 5, 2013, the spaceport was launched from Sriharikota and is scheduled to enter the Martian Orbit on September 24, 2014. ISRO today successfully woke up the main rocket engine inside the spacecraft for 4 seconds that has been lying dormant for the last nine months.
20 September 2014 | Awards Current Affairs
The Narula brothers Achin, 24, and Sarthak, 23 from Delhi are the first from the city to win the maximum prize money of Rs 7 crore in the Jodi Special episode of TV reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati. The show is hosted by none other than Amitabh Bachchan. The duo were expecting to win Rs 25 lakh but the outcome was totally shocking for them. They gave all the answers very calmly.
19 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
Jitu Rai  gave India its first gold medal of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range in Incheon, South Korea, after winning the men's 50 metre pistol event?. On the same day Shweta Chaudhry also won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol event.
18 September 2014 | Person Current Affairs
India-born PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has been ranked as the 3rd most powerful woman in business by Fortune. The first two positions went to Ginni Rometty (IBM Chairman and CEO) and Mary Barra (General Motors CEO). Indra Nooyi is the only woman to figure in the prestigious list of the Most Powerful Women in Business 2014. Last year, she was at second spot of the list. Her emphasis on R&D has helped PepsiCo to expand its market.
17 September 2014 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
The US has officially said they will press India for signing the WTO deal when Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Obama at White House during September 29-30, 2014. In late July, India had blocked the WTO deal over the issue of food subsidies. Analysts believe this contentious issue may dampen the euphoric mood of Modi’s visit to the USA for revitalising strategic partnership.
16 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
Boxer and 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar will finally be given Arjuna Award by the Sports Ministry after the award committee led by Kapil Dev earlier refused to oblige
15 September 2014 | Indian Current Affairs
India has been placed by the USA among the 22 countries that produce or transit 22 major illicit drugs. The Obama administration has recently released the list of these countries and also stated that these countries affect the USA significantly. Some other important country names include Venezuela, Burma, Bolivia, and many more.
14 September 2014 | Politics Current Affairs
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has conducted India’s first “eCabinet” with his council of ministers. Through this Andhra Pradesh state cabinet has not only gone paperless but also taken a step further in eGovernance. The cabinet meeting took place with ministers having iPads in their hands.
13 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
Yo Yo Tigers wins a kabaddi match in World Kabaddi League (WKL) at the Rajindra College Hockey Stadium Bathinda, Punjab by defeating Punjab Thunder by 61-58. Stamping their fourth win, Yo Yo Tigers earned eight points from six matches.
12 September 2014 | Politics Current Affairs
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad? (ABVP?) won all the four seats in the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections. Mohit Nagar of the ABVP won the post of president and received 20,718 votes, Parvesh Malik with 21,935 votes won the post of vice president whereas Kanika Shekhawat won the post of secretary with 18,617 votes and Aashutosh Mathur received 23,133 votes to become the joint secretary.
11 September 2014 | Science Current Affairs
ISRO and NASA are interacting over a possible Joint Mars Working Group. Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN?) spacecraft is all set to enter orbit of the red planet in a couple of days.
10 September 2014 | Social Current Affairs
Extremely popular social networking application, Whatsapp, is becoming the preferred tool of citizens in Uttar Pradesh in checking crime. UP police have started getting numerous complaints through this app. Some of the most popular complaints are related to corruption, traffic violations, and many more.
9 September 2014 | Technology Current Affairs
Apple will release its well-awaited flagship iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on October 16, 2014, with the price ranging from Rs 62,500 to Rs 80,500.? It is going to be a treat for the Indians as the release will be done just one week before Diwali. Aircel and Bharati Airtel are listed by Apple as the sellers of these new flagship models.
8 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
25-year-old Croatian Marin Cilic wins US Open Tennis title for the first time. He is the second Croatian after Goran Ivanisevic to win a major Grand Slam title. Goran Ivanisevic, who is also the coach of Martin, won Wimbledon title back in 2001. Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. During this 28th Grand Slam event,  Cilic fired 38 winners, 17 aces, and 9 break points.
7 September 2014 | Geography Events Current Affairs
Jammu and Kashmir is facing one of the worst floods in around 60 years. Thousands are marooned and over 160 have already died. Most of the places in Srinagar, the capital city, are submerged and people are waiting on their rooftops and terraces for rescue. The communication facilities are also down even as the Indian Air Force and the Army continue their massive rescue operations
6 September 2014 | Indian Current Affairs
RAPS-5 unit of the Rawatbhata Rajasthan Atomic Power Station with 765 days safe reactor operations has achieved the second best position globally. As per official report RAPS-5 started performing on Aug 2, 2012 and since then it has been operating at full power.
5 September 2014 | Indian Current Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed millions of students and teachers on the Teacher's Day across the nation. He delivered a very powerful speech and showed his concern over the diminishing status of teachers over the years.
4 September 2014 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is on an India visit. Indian PM Narendra Modi received him through a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. This ceremonial reception was given before the two PMs met for an important meeting. After landing from his flight in Mumbai on September 4, 2014,Abbot was received by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy.
3 September 2014 | Appointments Current Affairs
The Narendra Modi government overlooked the apprehensions of judiciary as well as opposition parties and appointed P Sathasivam, the former Chief Justice of India, as the new Governor of Kerala. He is the first ever retired CJI to be appointed as Governor.
2 September 2014 | Sports Current Affairs
After the emphatic win of Indian Cricket Team, Indian Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the most successful Indian ODI captain. The visitors beat England by 9 wickets in the fourth One-Day International at Birmingham?. Dhoni thanked the former as well as present team for helping him achieve this feat. He now has 91 ODI wins to his credit.
1 September 2014 | Collaboration Current Affairs
Prime Ministers of both Japan and India have pledged boosting cooperation in fields of science and technology. A letter of intent was signed between Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences of India for launching cooperation in the field of ocean and earth science and technology.

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