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Niti Aayog Chalks Up Plan to Secure 50 Medals in 2024 Olympics

According to Niti Aayog, it will polish the talent of Indian sports persons and make them at the part with their global counterparts.
Niti Aayog has devised a short-term & Medium-to- long term action plan to help India gain 50 medals in 2024 Summer Olympics.

Oxford Tops in the World University Rankings

Latest Times Higher Education ranks the Oxford University (UK) to the top in the world’s leading University list during the World Ranking Index.

The United States had 63 schools in the top 200, while the UK had 32 and Australia had 8.
Asian region’s top university, National University of Singapore was ranked 24th.
Indian Institute of Science of Bengaluru has been placed in the status segment of 201 to 250 while IIT Bombay is in the 301 to 350 section.

Calcutta HC Chief Justice is Girish Chandra Gupta

Justice Girish Chandra Gupta has declared in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.

Earlier, Mr. Gupta was functioning as the acting chief justice of the high court since 22nd August after Chellur’s transfer.
He replaces Manjula Chellur, who has taken over as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
December 1, 1954, is the Date Birth of Justice Gupta.

Mohan M Shantanagoudar New CJ of Kerala

Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar has sworn in as new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court at a function held at Raj Bhavan Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam administered the oath of office to Justice Shantanagoudar, who was the acting Chief Justice.

Anandi Ramalingam Assumes Management as BEL’s Marketing Director

According to the Today Current Affairs 23rd Sept 2016, She has selected as the Director Marketing of the Public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL).

Anandi will be the first woman director of BEL.
Ramalingam has completed her B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) from the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Earlier, Anandi was the General Manager heading the Military Communication Strategic Business Unit (SBU) at BEL’s Bangalore Complex.

Adi Godrej Conferred Clinton Global Citizen Award

The Chairman of Godrej Group Adi Godrej has conferred the 10th Annual Clinton Global Citizen Award for leadership in business and philanthropy.

The award has been presented by Hikmet Ersek (CEO and the President Western Union) in the presence of former US President Bill Clinton in New York.
Clinton Global Citizen Awards discovered in 2007, embody the old US President’s call to action by honoring outstanding individuals who exemplify global citizenship through their vision and leadership.

BPCL Lifts Title of Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament

The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has raised the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).

The BPCL team beat Railways by 3-0 (penalty shoot -outs).
Earlier, both the teams scored one goal each till the end of prescribed time.
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. team has received 51 lakh rupees.

US Fed keeps its federal fund rate unchanged

The US Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate unchanged amid recent weak economic data and modest expansion.

The Fed boosted its target range for the federal fund rate by 25 basis points to 0.25-0.5 percent in December last year.
A retardation in the global economy since the start of this year and other world financial risks have made Fed policymakers cautious to hold off on any further rate hikes.

Wisden Named Doni is the Captain of India’s all-time Test XI

The Captain of the Indian National Cricket team in limited-overs formats MS Dhoni has named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden.

The Celebrated team has picked ahead of India’s 500th Test which will play against New Zealand in Kanpur.
Openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar & Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni (wicket-keeper batsman).