16th September 2014 - Daily Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today had a telephonic conversation with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and told him that his recent visit to India touched the heart of every Indian.
• Abbott thanked Modi for the warm reception and hospitality accorded to him during his visit to India earlier this month. 
• Note : India and Australia had signed a landmark civil nuclear cooperation agreement during Abbott's visit.
•  They exchanged views on regional and international developments.
• Abbott told Modi that a warm welcome awaits him during his bilateral visit to Australia in November 2014 after the G-20 Summit.
• British Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to Scotland today warned that if the country voted for independence from the UK, it would not be a "trial separation" but a "painful divorce". 
• The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on the Ebola crisis on Thursday to find ways to scale up the global response to the epidemic.
• The United States has bombed militants near Baghdad in support of Iraqi forces, striking close to the capital for the first time in its expanded campaign against Islamic State jihadists.
• New data released today (September 16) by the United Nations Organization show that under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49 per cent between 1990 and 2013.
• Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India, the US says it has a very broad relationship with India and wants India to have good relationships with all the countries in the region, including China.  
• US State Department spokesperson - Marie Harf
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology has emerged as the leading varsity in the world, according to a global university ranking released Today.
• No Indian institution featured in the top 200.
• The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), is 222nd in the world, followed by 
• IIT-Delhi at 235th, 
• IT-Kanpur at 300th,
• IIT-Madras at 322nd and 
• IIT-Kharagpur at 324th positions.

Books & Authors

• "The Diary of the Nation's Conscience Keeper : Not Just an Accountant" written by Vinod Rai.
• Vinod Rai was the former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
• This book has been creating a major controversy now a days.
• This book talks about various issues observed during his 2008-2013 tenure as CAG, including Ex Pm Manmohan Singh's role at times like 2G and coal block allocations.

National Affairs

• In a boost to relief efforts in the flood-ravaged Kashmir Valley, the Jammu-Sringar national highway today reopened for traffic after remaining closed for 13 days due to landslides triggered by incessant rains.

Business & Economy

• The National Green Tribunal today gave its nod to transportation of 38,6545 metric tonnes coal in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.

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