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Tata Steel won a high-speed Rail Contract of Value Rs 315.15 Crore in France-

Famous Urdu Poet Muzaffar Razmi died at Kairana in Shamli district –

 Union Government decided to launch Saksham to Educate Adolescent Boys . The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development decided to launch a scheme called Saksham to empower adolescent boys by educating them on gender sensitivity and moral behaviour

Plastic Omnium Planned to build its Third Factory in Russia . Plastic Omnium, the French Auto Part supplier on 18 September 2012 declared their plan to build a factory in Russia

Women and Child Development Ministry launched a Web Portal named Track Child

Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton =Joseph Anton the 633 page book depicts a memoir of Salman Rushdie during his 10 years long run to protect himself from the Fatwa issued by his name was released on 18 September 2012

Russia declassified the existence richest diamond field of the world . Russian government on 18 September 2012 declassified its diamond reserves formed after a 7 kilometer wide asteroid stroked the graphite rich area of Russia, about 35 million years ago

Najeeb A Majeed became the new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province .United People’s Freedom Alliance’s former minister and provincial councillor Najeeb A Majeed became the new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, on 18 September 2012

New Nuclear Safety Agency launched in Japan

World Bank appointed Onno Ruhl as the country director for India

India signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt

International/World Current Affairs 2012. India and Egypt on 18 September 2012 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in New Delhi to establish an institutional framework for their ongoing cooperation in the field of election management and administration

Delhi High Court gave a nod to installation of GPS system in Auto Rickshaws

India Offered Telecom Support to Turkmenistan

International/World Current Affairs 2012. India has assured Turkmenistan of all cooperation in Information and Communication technology (ICT) for the mutual benefit of both the countries

FICCI General Secretary Rajiv Kumar Resigned -India Current Affairs 2012. Rajiv Kumar, secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on 18 September 2012 left the industry association because he wanted to return to academics

Rajiv Mehta appointed as Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau

China signed 16 new Agreements with Sri Lanka

Cash Reserve Ratio slashed to inject Rs 17000 crore, Repo Rates remained unchanged

Economy Current Affairs September 2012.Reserve Bank of India on 18 September 2012 injected a liquidity of around Rs 17000 crore by slashing down the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent from 4.75 percent

Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar grabbed third Asian tour title

ITC launched Grand Chola a luxury five Star hotel in Chennai

US and Japan agreed to deploy advanced missile defense system

International/World Current Affairs 2012. The United States and Japan on 17 September 2012, announced an agreement to set up second advanced missile defense radar on Japanese province

.Sunita Williams, the astronaut of Indian American origin, took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012

Mariamma Koshy appointed as the full-time President of Hockey India

Wave Group was announced as the owner of Delhi Franchise of Hockey India

Sports Current Affairs September 2012.Hockey India on 17 September 2012 announced Wave Group as the owner of the Delhi Franchise of Hockey India League (HIL)

Virat Kohli became the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year

Defence Minister, A.K. Antony opened an Army Hospital in Male

International/World Current Affairs September 2012.On his three day visit from 15 September 2012 to 17 September 2012 to Maldives the Defence Minister of India, A.K. Antony opened Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) hospital, SENAHIYA at Male on 16 September 2012

Anuraag Thakur, BCCI Joint Secretary became a member of Asian Cricket Council

Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced Green Tax on vehicles entering Shimla

Chidambaram pitched for Prime Minister led National Investment Board      

IRCTC introduced Interbank Mobile Payment System