1) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed its 100th Mission:
ISRO launched its 100th satellite named PSLV-C21 on Septmeber 7, 2012 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, 80 kms north of Chennai.

2) Kaushik Basu has been appointed as the chief economist and senior vice president of The World Bank whose term begin on October 1,2012. He succeeded Mr Justin Lin of China.

3) Raghuram Ranjan former IMF chief economist, took charge as the chief economic advisor (CEA) in Finance Ministry in New Delhi. He succeeded Kaushik Basu. Mr Ranjan will be a key official of finance minister P. Chidambaram’s team.

4) Sachin Pilot who is Minister of state for Communications and Information technology and also a young politician has recently been commissioned as Lieutenant in the territorial army.

5) New York became the first city in US to ban the sale of large sodas and sugary beverages in restaurants. This step is taken to curb Obesity.

6) End of IPL road for Deccan Charges- A Hyderabad based franchise:
The BCCI terminated the IPL contract of debt-ridden Deccan Chargers stating that the  only reason to take this decision is  due to the absolute inability of the franchise to effectively run the team.

7) Andy Roddick’s Announced his retirement from Tennis:
Andy Roddick’s US tennis star and former No. 1-ranked player has announced to leave the game he loves following the U.S. Open. He announced his planned retirement during a news conferences during his 30th birthday.

8) Salman Rushdie released his new book named “Joseph Anton” :
Salman Rushdie’s new book reveals his life, at the time when he was issued an Iranian fatwa that ordered his death for the publication of The Satanic Verses in 1988. In the book, Salman Rushdie has characterized himself as Joseph Anton and the name is the combination of the first names of his favourite writers Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov.

9) Bank of Baroda one of the nationalised bank has recently opened its first branch in South Africa.

10) Aditya-1′ is India’s first Solar Satellite. It may help satellites dodge solar radiation.
Click here to understand more about Aditya-1.

11)  Vijay Kumar is World No. 2:
London Olympics silver medallist Vijay Kumar (with 2871 points) has added another feather to his cap as he achieved the World No. 2 ranking in the latest list issued by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

12) Girisha bags first Paralympic medal for India:
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave India its first medal at the Paralympic Games after bagging a silver in the Men’s High Jump F42 event. Iliesa Delana of Fiji won the gold, while Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland settled for bronze.

13) McDonald’s to open first vegetarian outlet:
The world’s second-biggest restaurant chain after Subway already tailors its menus to suit local tastes which in India means no beef to avoid offending Hindus and no pork to cater for Muslim requirements. It will open its first vegetarian outlet in the middle of year 2013 near the Golden Temple in Amritsar. It will be the first time we have opened a vegetarian restaurant in the world. The U.S. chain has plans to launch a vegetarian outlet at Katra, near the Vaishno Devi cave shrine in Kashmir. It sees the potential for many more vegetarian restaurants across the country. McDonald’s in India already has a menu that is 50 per cent vegetarian. Its McAloo Tikki burger, which uses a spicy fried potato-based patty, is a top seller at Rs. 28, accounting for a quarter of the total sales.

14) Milk man of India is no more:
Verghese Kurien, father of “White Revolution” and founder of the cooperative dairy movement in the country, died, aged 90.From one milk project to a larger one, the “Milkman of India” saw India emerge from a milk-deficient country into the largest milk producer in the world, overtaking even the once milk-abundant Netherlands. It is because of Dr. Kurien that India today contributes about 17 per cent of the total milk production in the world.

15)  India falls 3 places to 59th in WEF’s global competitiveness index:
India’s ranking declined by three places to 59th position in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013, due mainly to ”disappointing performance” in the basic factors underpinning competitiveness.Switzerland, for the fourth consecutive year, tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, released today by the World Economic Forum. Singapore remains in second position and Finland in third position.

16) Andy Murray first Britisher to win Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years:
Andy Murray has overpowered Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in five gruelling sets in a classic US Open final to become the first Britisher to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title in 76 years.

17) Deveshwar appointed on RBI board:
The government has appointed ITC chairman Y.C. Deveshwar as a director on the central board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India.

18) Aditi Mukherjee, a Delhi based scientist, won the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award in Field Research and Application. Mukherjee was picked for the award for her work in transforming access to water for thousands of farmers in West Bengal. The award carries 10000 dollar cash prize. The Borlaug Award is restricted to scientists under 40.

19) The Xenon pickup cab has been launched by Tata Motors.

20) 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held at TEHRAN.The theme of the summit was Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance. Venezuela was selected the host for the 17th NAM Summit in 2015.

21) Vice president of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book “Muslim in Indian cities”. The book speaks about Muslim life in India. Numbering more than 150 million, Muslims constitute the largest minority in India, yet they suffer the most politically and socioeconomically.

22) Air India gets its first Dreamliner aircraft named Boeing 787. The 787 aircraft will allow Air India to open new routes in a dynamic marketplace and provide the best in-flight experience for the passengers.

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