Current Affairs 3 - 2009

1. United States of America is the Largest Supplier of arms in 2008.
2. Australian Skipper Ricky Pointing retires from T20 International.
3. Three Paintings painted by Adolf Hitler were auctioned off for a total of $60,000.
4. Pankaj Advani beat defending champion Mark Russel to win the World Professional Billiards Championship-2009
5. Government to create Rs 150 cr IT facilities for small and medium firms to modernise their Operations.
6. For third year in a row,Andhra Pradesh with its pilgrim spots remain a hit with Domestic tourists while Delhi contiues the most visited by Foreigners.
7. Ramadorai will be appointed as Tata Elxsi Chairman after he retires as CEO of TCS on October 5th 2009.
8. Brazil celebrated 187 years of Independence on 07-09-09.
9. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the Sakshar Bharat Mission with the objective to reduce illeteracy especially among the women .
10. Government to open four new centres of Indian Institute of Mass Communication(IIMC) – one each in Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram as also one each in the Southern and Western India.
11. The 154th OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting held in Vienna,Austria.
12. Japan's new Prime Minister is Yukio Hatoyama(Democratic Party of Japan).
13. Government approved a 5% increase in the DA(Dearness allowance) for Central govt employees and pensioners.
14. Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) increased to India by 56% in july 2009 to $3.5 billion as against $2.6 billion in the same month last year.
15. India climbed to No.1 spot in ODI Rankings by beating New Zealand in Srilankan Tri-Series on 11-09-09.