flagship airline plans to open new frontier by flying planes to Antarctica for s

cientists and their crews.

Australias most powerful super computer, Raijin, was unveiled in Canberra.
Pakistan's national science and technology, the university banned its female st
udents to wear jeans. Female students in the campus should be with masks.
September 26
External Affairs Ministers of G-4 nations (Brazil, Germany, Japan and India) pa
ssed a resolution stressing the need for UNSC reforms to make it more representa
tive, efficient and transparent. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms
on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Brazil
*Capital: Brasila
*Currency: Brazilian Rial
*President: DilmaRousseff
Germany
*Capital: Berlin
*Currency: Euro
*Chancellor: Angela Merkel
Japan
*Capital: Tokyo
* Currency: Japanese Yen
*Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe
Ukraine entered into consortium for natural gas production and sharing which wa
s led by Exxon and Shell. This will help Ukraine towards energy diversification
as well as reduced dependence on Russia.
Ukraine
*Capital: Kiev
*Currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia
*PM: MykolaAzarov
September 27
Iraq Government ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) at 68
th session of UN General Assembly at New York making it 161st nation to do so.
* To enter into force, the CTBT must be signed and ratified by 44 specific state
s, only 36 of which have done so including France, Russia and Britain. The remai
ning eight are China, the United States, India, Pakistan and North Korea, Israel
, Iran and Egypt.
Iraq
* Capital: Baghdad
*Currency: Iraqi Dinar
*President: JalanTalabani
*PM: Nouri Al Maliki
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution unanimously with bind
ing obligations on the Syrian government to eliminate its chemical weapons.
* The resolution was passed by a voice vote by all 15 members of UN Security Cou
ncil.
* The resolution asks the Organisation for Prevention of Chemical weapons (OPCW)
, Director General and the U.N. secretary-general to report non-compliance to th
e Security Council.
* If there is non-compliance, the Security Council by another resolution will im
pose measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter which allows for s
anctions and or use of military force.
* According to estimates Syria has more than 1000 tones of Sarin, Mustard and VX
gases which have to be destroyed by Mid-2014.
OPCW
*Director General: AhmetUzumcu
*Head Quarters: The Hague
UN
*Secretary General: Ban Ki-Moon
*Head Quarters: New York
India and USA signed a joint declaration in defence cooperation, research in de
fence, defence technology transfer, co-development and co-production of defence
articles and services and protecting each others sensitive technology and informa
tion.
Historic high level talks started between US and Iran for the first time after
more than 30 years. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Irans Foreign Minister M
ohammad JavedZarif held a brief meeting wherein they discussed on issues relatin
g to Irans nuclear programme.
September 30
Russia successfully launched a Proton-M rocket with a European communication sa
tellite on board, marking a return of its most important unmanned space vehicle
three months after one explored on takeoff.
* This is launched from the Baikonur space centre, that Russia leases from the n
eighboring Centre Asian nation of Kazakhstan had been originally scheduled for J
uly 21.
* India-Canada nuclear cooperation agreement came into force. Canada Minister Jo
e Oliver announced that in Ottawa capital of Canada.
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October 1
India was re-elected in the new Council of International Civil Aviation Organiz
ation as one of the states making the largest contribution to the provision of f
acilities for international civil air navigation.
October 2
Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Russia for its first nuclear plant that
would be designed to generate 2000 MW. India and Pakistan are the other two cou
ntries in south Asia have been generated nuclear power
.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries India's biggest drug maker by market capital and
USA based Intrexon Corporation, a leading player in synthetic biology announced
to establish a joint venture to develop controllable gene-based therapies for th
e treatment of eye diseases.
The Gambian Government announced that it is pulling out of the Commonwealth wit
h immediate effect.
Gambia joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1965.
* The decision came after the Government rejected a proposal by the Commonwealth
in 2012 to create commissions in Banjul to protect human rights, media rights a
nd fight against corruption.
* The last country to be withdrawn from the Commonwealth group was Zimbabwe in 2
003.
* Continent of Gambia: West Africa
* Capital of Gambia: Banjul
The International Energy Agency announced that the net oil imports of Southeast
Asia will be more than double by the year 2035.
October 4