Current Affair 18 September 2015

Current Affair 18 September 2015

National

• Indian to soon ban testing of detergent and soaps on animals
• Mahesh Rangarajan step down as director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)
• CM Oommen Chandy launches Ayush projects
• India to launch ASTROSAT and 6 foreign satellites on 28 September
• Russia assures support to India for UNSC permanent seat

International

• 3 Richter quake hits Chile, kills 5
• Japanese legislative committee approves security bills
• Ashoka stupa restored in China
• Mother Teresa, Margret thatcher to be US $10 note
• Syrian Govt. launches heavy air raids on IS held Raqqa

Politics

• Supreme court continues educational barrier for panchayat candidates of Haryana
• PM likely to launch key schemes during visit to Varanasi
• Gujarat CM rebukes Hardik patel, says avoid class conflict
• SP joins hands with NCP, SJD-D after splitting of Janta parivar
• Meat ban can’t be forced down people’s throats says Supreme court

Business

• Call drop issue to be sorted out in one month says telecos
• Cognizant includes former PepsiCo President Abdalla to Board
• UltraTech gets approval for expansion of Maharashtra plant
• Hero Cycles acquires Firefox Bikes in all-cash transaction
• Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) opposes safeguard duty on steel imports

Defence

• Indian Air Force’s vintage aircraft T-6G Harvard to return to Indian skies next month
• Indian china al set for ‘Hand in hand’ exercise
• 2 naval ships of Korea reaches India as a goodwill visit
• India US creates ‘Joint Challenge Coins’ to symbolise partnership

Sports

• Jayaram lone Indian survivor, reaches quarter final at Korea Open
• FIH says interfere in Indo-Pak hockey matters
• Switzerland grants U.S. request to extradite former FIFA VP
• Dhoni to play charity match for UK army

South African boxer Mzwanele Kompolo dies from injuries in knockdown