Date: 16th Sept 2012

Important News of the Day

1. World Ozone Day- 16th Sept.
2. IMG- Inter-Ministerial Group.
3. BCCI scouts for new IPL team, shortlists 10 cities.
4. Montek: 8.2% growth target necessary for inclusive growth.
5. Cricketer of the year: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI);
Test cricketer of the year: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI);
One-day cricketer of the year: Virat Kohli (IND);

Women's one-day cricketer of the year: Stafanie Taylor (WIS);
Emerging cricketer of the year: Sunil Narine (WIS);Associate and Affiliate cricketer of the year: George Dockrell (IRL);
Twenty20 international performance of the year: Richard Levi (RSA) for his 117 not out off 51 balls v New Zealand;
Women's Twenty20 cricketer of the year: Sarah Taylor (ENG);
Umpire of the year: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI);
Spirit of cricket award: Daniel Vettori (NZL);
People's choice award: Kumar Sangakkara (SRI);

Date: 15th Sept 2012

Important News of the Day

1. Govt Clears 51% FDI In Retail, 49% In Aviation.
2. Stake sale in 4 PSUs cleared viz Hindustan Copper, Oil India, MMTC and Nalco, which are likely to raise up to Rs 14,000 crore.
3. Retail mkt may attract up to $16bn FDI in 3 yrs.
4. Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI Team of the Year.

Date: 14th Sept 2012

Important News of the Day

1. Diesel price up by record 5/litre, Subsidy On Only 6 LPG Cylinders/Yr.
2. Govt cracks down, scraps 4 coal block allocations, Bank Guarantee Of 3 Others To Be Forfeited.
3. Only retd judges may head RTI commissions, says SC.
4. Sistema in talks to acquire Aircel.
5. Exports shrink 10% to $22bn in Aug.

Date: 13th Sept 2012

Important News of the Day

1. US envoy to Libya killed in attack over prophet film.
2. Govt plans new taxes to clear roads, Urban Transport & Congestion Tax May Force Shift To Public Transport.
3. Agartala set to become 1st solar city in North-East.
4. Narmada bachao andolan leader- Chittarupa Palit.
5. Police arrest Jal Satyagrahisstanding in Narmada river in MP's Harda town,

demanding land as compensation & reducing water level height in Indira Sagar Dam.
6. Govt suspends clearance of 93 mining leases in Goa.
7. German court okays Eurozone rescue fund of Euro 500bn.
8. IIP crawls up to 0.1% in July.
9. Coal India may spend Rs 14,500 cr more on 12th plan capital expenditure (capex).

Date: 12th Sept 2012

Important News of the Day

1. Delhi slaps blanket ban on plastic bags, New Rules To Be Implemented Within A Year.
2. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) dethrones Cambridge as world’s top university.
3. Govt may unveil mega reform steps, FDI In Multi-Brand Retail, Aviation Set To Be Announced This Week.
4. RBI eases ECB guidelines, It raised the maximum limit of ECB to 75% of the average foreign exchange earnings in the past three fiscal years, or 50% of the highest export earnings in any of the three years, or whichever is higher.