Important Latest GK/GS Current Affairs Questions September 2012 for Bank PO/Clerk/SSC

Latest Current Affairs

• Smiling Armadillo to be the official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
• Environment clearance of 99 Mines in Goa suspended
• The Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the PHDCCI signed MoU
• Suspension of Environment clearances for 99 Mines in Goa
• State-owned Bank of India opened its first branch in South Africa
• US Diplomat to Libya killed in Benghazi Attack
• Cartoonist Assem Trivedi granted bail by Mumbai High Court
• Government reduced Interest Rates on rescheduled Crop Loans from 12 to 7 Percent

National Current Affairs

• Supreme Courts Notice to Tamil Nadu on the petition that challenged 69% quota in the state
• Environment clearance of 99 Mines in Goa suspended
• Supreme Court: media can be restrained from pressing trials during proceedings
• Government reduced Interest Rates on rescheduled Crop Loans from 12 to 7 Percent

International Current Affairs

• Differences grew in between China and Japan over the disputed Diayo Islands
• The Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the PHDCCI signed MoU
• US Diplomat to Libya killed in Benghazi Attack
• India and Saudi Arabia held their first talk on defence ties

Economy Current Affairs

• Cabinet gave a nod to two subsidiaries of Air India: AIESL and AITSL
• Government cleared Rs 808 crore FDI proposal by Cloverdell
• EGoM cut down the loan interest rate to 7 percent in the drought affected areas
• Karnataka agreed to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu

Sports Current Affairs

• Andy Murray became the first British man to capture a Grand Slam single championship after 76 years
• Lewis Hamilton became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012
• Smiling Armadillo to be the official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil
• Klitschko retains his heavy weight title by defeating German Manuel Charr

Environment and Ecology Current Affairs

• Jal Satyagraha came to an end after 17 days demonstration on a victory note
• Supreme Court asked the Centre to Prepare revised Guidelines for Tourist Activities
• Supreme Court extended the ban on Tourism Activities in Tiger Reserves
• Suspension of Environment clearances for 99 Mines in Goa