1. 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.
2. India's wholesale price based inflation jumped to 6.10 percent in August, government data showed Monday. The headline inflation, measured in terms of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), accelerated to 6.10 percent in August as against 5.79 percent in the previous month.
3. Abhinav Shiv Tiwari's "OASS", a movie on human trafficking, was named the best film at the second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF).
4. Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, is to compete for an Oscar for the first time next year with feminist film "Wadjda" directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, a Saudi official announced on Sunday.
5. Nina Davuluri (24 year old) has become the first person of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America.
6. In Turkey, clashes between anti-government demonstrators and police continued into the early hours on Monday in Istanbul.
7. Foreign banks will provide upfront financing for wealthy non-resident Indian clients to entice them to place bulky dollar deposits back home in response to India's drive for dollar funding to defend its weak currency, sources said.
8. The Union Ministry of Science and Technology, and RIKEN, Japan’s largest research organization have signed Ministry of Understanding (MOU) for Launching joint Research programs in applied science.
9. Kanoon Lugat, an Urdu law dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released on 15 September 2013 in Mumbai.
10. With huge trade imbalance in favour of China, India Monday strongly pitched for market access and invited Chinese investments in infrastructure sector to address the deficit.
2. India's wholesale price based inflation jumped to 6.10 percent in August, government data showed Monday. The headline inflation, measured in terms of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), accelerated to 6.10 percent in August as against 5.79 percent in the previous month.
3. Abhinav Shiv Tiwari's "OASS", a movie on human trafficking, was named the best film at the second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF).
4. Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, is to compete for an Oscar for the first time next year with feminist film "Wadjda" directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, a Saudi official announced on Sunday.
5. Nina Davuluri (24 year old) has become the first person of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America.
6. In Turkey, clashes between anti-government demonstrators and police continued into the early hours on Monday in Istanbul.
7. Foreign banks will provide upfront financing for wealthy non-resident Indian clients to entice them to place bulky dollar deposits back home in response to India's drive for dollar funding to defend its weak currency, sources said.
8. The Union Ministry of Science and Technology, and RIKEN, Japan’s largest research organization have signed Ministry of Understanding (MOU) for Launching joint Research programs in applied science.
9. Kanoon Lugat, an Urdu law dictionary, a first of its kind in the country was released on 15 September 2013 in Mumbai.
10. With huge trade imbalance in favour of China, India Monday strongly pitched for market access and invited Chinese investments in infrastructure sector to address the deficit.
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