current affairs 12 & 13 Sep

Rajasthan became the first state in the country to submit its annual action plan under the newly launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is the new avatar of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

Rakesh Sharma appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bengaluru-headquartered Canara Bank

Indra Nooyi, CEO PepsiCo is 2^nd most powerful women of 2015 edition of Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. General Motors CEO Mary Barra top the list.

Third position: Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM.

Renowned water policy expert Ramaswamy R. Iyer passed away in New Delhi. He was instrumental in drafting India’s first National Water Policy in 1987.

Anirban Lahiri becomes the first Indian golfer to qualify for a Presidents Cup.The championship is scheduled to be held at Incheon in South Korea.

 First Australia and India maritime exercise begins in Visakhapatnam- AUSINDEX15

Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, an eminent missile scientist of DRDO has been conferred with prestigious Silver Medal by London based Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)

JK Tyre has signed a binding agreement with Kesoram Industries to acquire its Haridwar unit in Uttarakhand in a decal value of 2,200 crore rupees

In 2015 Singapore General Elections, People’s Action Party (PAP) led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has emerged victorious. With this victory, governing PAP has secured their 14th consecutive term in office since independence of city-state in 1965.

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