September 16-20, 2014 Events in Nutshell

16-Sep-14	USA won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia
	Hurricane Odile hits the coast of Mexico
	Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the bilateral relations between India and China are moving ahead as “Inch (India and China) towards Miles (Millennium of Exceptional Synergy).”
	India Signs Loan Agreement with ADB worth $63.3 Million
	Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) program in the country under the brand name “FASTag”
	International Day for the preservation of Ozone Layer; Theme: “Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On”
	Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's new Ambassador to India
17-Sep-14	Narendra Modi launched "Swavalamban Abhiyan" - a set of 11 new pro-poor initiatives of the Gujarat Government at Gandhinagar.
	Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was appointed as United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate change.
	Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives India on a 3 day visit
	India has conveyed its consent to be the `Partner Country` at the prestigious Hannover Fair in Germany to be held from April 12 – 17, 2015.
	The combined Indo-US Military Training, Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2014 commenced at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand
	Rajasthan became the first Indian state to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014.
	Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women (NCW).
18-Sep-14	IAF handed over one Dakota aircraft from the IAF museum to the Bangladesh Air Force.
	A total of 16 documents signed between India and China
	Union Water Resources Minister Sushri Uma Bharti has said that she will personally visit Arsenic affected districts of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and UP to assess the reason for it and to find out suitable ways to tackle this problem.
	ISIS released a new video
	Of the 2.8 million newborns who die at birth worldwide, India contributes 700,000 - Union Health Minister
	President of Taiwan (Ma Ying) presneted the Tang Prize in Taipei. Award honours the outstanding contributions to the environment, human rights, medicine and Sinology. The Tang Prize is treated as Asia's version of the Nobels.
19-Sep-14	17th Asian Games begins at Incheon, South Korea; Sardar Singh (Hockey Player) is the National Flag bearer in the Opening ceremony
	US likely to appoint Richard Rahul Verma as India Ambassador
	Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion from China who took tennis in Asia to a new level, announced her retirement
	Melinda and Bill Gates call on the Prime Minister; Express appreciation for Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana; applaud PM`s focus on sanitation
	Renowned musician 'mandolin' Uppalapu Srinivas passed away
	Operation Megh Rahat - Rescue Operations Completed in Kashmir; relief and medical assistance to continue
	November 7 will be observed all over the country as National Cancer Awareness Day - Union Health Minister
	India Proposed to Establish SAARC Centre for Good Governance
	Information & Broadcasting Ministry launched free News SMS service in five Indian languages Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Dogri and Nepali of AIR News Services Division.
	Padmini Prakash became the first transgender television news anchor in India.
20-Sep-14	India won first medal in 2014 Asian Games by winning Bronze medal - Shweta Chaudry in women's 10m Air Psitol
	India won its first Gold medal in 2014 Asian Games - Jitu Rai in men's 10m Air Psitol

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