Award Person Misc News Compilation for Month of September for

Award Person Misc News Compilation for Month of September for upcoming Exam

* Rajan took over the charge as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India approved the appointment of Raghuram Rajan (50) as the new Governor of Reserve Bank of India for next three years.

* The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released the book titled Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah at New Delhi. At the release function, the Vice President of India called people of India to stay in connection with the cultural roots for the purpose of overall development.

The book is written by Gulab Kothari, Chief Editor of Hindi newspaper Rajasthan Patrika.

* 5 September 2013 was designated as the Teachers Day in India. The day is dedicated to the first vice president of India and the second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on this day in South India.

* An Indian woman writer Sushmita Banerjee was killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan. The attackers shot her dead outside the house. The militants dumped her dead body outside a madarasa. 49-year old Sushmita was married to an Afghan businessman Jaanbaz Khan and recently moved back to Afghanistan to live with him. Her book entitledKabuliwaler Bangali Bou, became a bestseller in 1995. The memoir was based on her experiences in Afghanistan and her escape from the Taliban captivity in the 1980s.

The book was also a theme for a Bollywood filmEscape from Talibanin 2003.

* President of India Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013on Maestro Zubin Mehta.

Zubin Mehta is an Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music. The Government of India previously had honoured Zubin Mehta with the Padma Bhushan and with India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.

* Deepak Sandhu became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner. She was administered the oath of the office by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. Deepak Sandhu took over the office from Satyananda Mishra. Mishra served the 5 year term in the office.

* International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO on 17 November 1965. This day was first celebrated on 8 September 1966. International Literacy day is observed every year on 8 September to raise people's awareness and concern for literacy issues in the world. It aims to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities, societies and reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.

* Manomohan Singh, the Prime Minister of released a Postage Stamp in the memory of the freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament, Lala Jagat Narayan. The postage stamp was released in New Delhi.

* The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled India and Malaysia: Intertwined Strands at New Delhi. The book is authored by former Diplomat Veena Sikri.

* The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari presented the First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 to Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Government of India at a function in Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala.

* The Lowland, the book of Jhumpa Lahiri was shortlisted among the six books for the Man Booker Prize 2013.

Her first novel was The Interpreter of Maladies published in the year 1999. It won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

The Namesake published in 2003 was her second novel.

In 2008 she wrote the novel named Unaccustomed Earth.

Book entitled, Bring up The Bodies by Hillary Mantel was the winner of the 2012 Booker Prize.

The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize, was launched in 1969, aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

* Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian President was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2012 by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at a function orgainsed in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ela Ramesh Bhatt, a renowned Women social worker was the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award 2011 and in the year 2010 it was given to Lula de Silva.

* International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2013 across the world to bring awareness about the depletion of Ozone layer in the atmosphere. This event commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987.

The theme for the year 2013 isA healthy atmosphere, the Future We Want.

* Hindi Diwas was celebrated across India on 14 September 2013 for commemorating the occasion of adoption of Hindi as the official language of Constituent Assembly on 14 September 1949.

* Indian-origin American, Nina Davuluri became the first Indian-origin contestant to win the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was initially named the Miss New York 2013 and subsequently won Miss America 2014 title. She is the first Indian-origin woman to be chosen as Miss America.

* The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2011 and 2012.

The Foundation for Amity and National Solidarity, Delhi awarded for Organisational category.

* International Day of Peace observed on 21 September 2013 across the world to recognise the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and promote peace. The International Day of Peace is also a day of ceasefire.

The theme for the year 2013 isEducation for Peace.

* Gyan Correas debut Gujarati movieThe Good Road nominated as Indias official entry to 2014 Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category. The Good Road is a 2013 Indian drama film written and directed by Gyan Correa.

The film,The Good Road, the story of a boy who is lost and found while his family is on a holiday trip to the Kutch. Gujarat.

* Government of India appointed Justice Vangala Eswaraiah, former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).He was succeeded by Justice M. N. Rao, a retired Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.

* Gandhi Before India: Ramachandara Guha

Historian and author Ramchandra Guha wrote a book on early years of Mahatma Gandhi. The book titled with Gandhi Before India.

In this book Ramachandra Guha outlined the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his birth on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat to till his return to India from South Africa in 1915.

* The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India allotted Customized Pin Code to the Supreme Court of India for the first time.The Customized Pin Code of the Supreme Court is 110 201.

Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post.

There are 9 PIN regions in the country.

The first 8 are geographical regions.

The digit 9 is reserved for the Army Postal Service.

* World Tourism Day observed on 27 September 2013 across the world to bring awareness about the importance of tourism.

The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

Theme for 2013:Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future

* Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. It is the second most powerful court of the United States. He is the first Indian-American to be on the bench of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was administered oath of office by Justice Sandra Day O Connor.

* Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank of Ambassador. She will succeed VS Oberoi. At present, Ruchira is joint secretary in Ministry of External Affairs. She is expected to take up her assignment shortly.

* Megan Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.

India's Navneet Kaur Dhillon finished among the top 20 finalists but couldnt reach final ten. She won the title of Miss Multimedia.

* The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign. The national anti-tobacco control campaign has to continue till it achieves desired results.

* Every year on 29 September celebrated as the World Heart Day since 1999.

A life course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on women and children because healthy children lead to healthy adults and healthy adults lead to healthy families and communities.

The World Heart Day is organised by World Heart Federation.

Sport news Compilation

* The Hyderabad Hotshots won the inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton league (IBL) 2013 played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Mumbai by defeating Awadhe Warriors in the finals. Saina Nehwal helped Hyderabad hotshots on level terms after defeating PV Sindhu..

Saina Nehwal was awarded as the player of the tournament, because of her undefeated feat in the complete tournament.

* South Korea defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Asia Cup Hockey at Ipoh,. With this, South Korea confirmed its place in the World Cup at The Hague.

* Serena Williams won the Womens Single Title at US Open 2013 and the pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek secured the Mens Doubles Title 2013 at the same tournament.

* The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that wrestling to be the part of Olympics in the 2020 and 2024 Games. Wrestling was approved by the IOC on Sunday as an additional sport for 2020 and 2024.

Wrestling a sport as ancient as the games themselves is back in the Olympics after seven months. It was dropped by the IOC executive board in February 2013.

* Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is the successor of Jacques Rogge of Belgium, who headed the IOC, since 2001 to 10 September 2013. He was the eighth President of IOC.

* Afghanistan won the South Asian Football Federations (SAFF) Championship 2013 by defeating India, the defending champions by 2-0 at Dashrath Rangashala stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. This is maiden international trophy lifted by Afghanistan in Football.

* Cricketers S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan were handed life ban for IPL spot-fixing by BCCI (The Board of Control for Cricket in India). Amit Singh banned for five years, while Siddharth Trivedi got banned for one year. Harmeet Singh has been excused, while a decision of Ajit Chandila will be taken later. An internal probe conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India found, Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan guilty on multiple accounts, including conceding a pre-determined number of runs per over in exchange for bribes.

* The Indian wrestler Amit Kumar bagged Silver Medal in 55 Kg Free Style category in the 2013 Senior World Wrestling Championship being held at Budapest, Hungary.

* Indian wrestler Bajrang Kumar has bagged a bronze medal in the 60 kilogram freestyle category at the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

* India's Deepika Kumari settled for a silver medal at the Archery World Cup in Paris, France. In the final, Deepika lost to the Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun, 6-4, and had to settle for a Silver in the showpiece annual fixture, held after four stages. This was Deepikas fourth successive World Cup Final appearance and second loss to Yun.

* Indian wrestler Sandeep Tulsi Yadav won bronze medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav defeated Serbia's Aleksandar Maksimovic, 4-0 to bag the bronze medal.

* India won bronze medal in the 8th Womens Asia Cup 2013 as they defeated China 3-2 via penalty shootout in the 3rd/4th place play-off played at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

* Narayanaswamy Srinivasan was re-elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term at its 84th annual general meeting (AGM) held at Chennai. He was unanimously re-elected as the president of BCCI for the term of 2013-14. Other office bearers were also elected on the same day.

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