Today’s Important News (12-09-2014)
The Hindu

National

1. Environment Minister launches online portal for zoos
2. States should take the lead in smart cities project: Venkaiah
3. Ratan Tata rallies support for protection of high seas
4. ‘3 p.c. quota for disabled covers all employees’
5. Maharashtra, Haryana polls on  October 15
6. PM seeks people’s views on his ‘Clean India’ mission
7. Himachal student makes bullet train model
8. Monitor infra projects electronically: PM to Ministers
9. Over 1,25,000 flood-hit people rescued in J&K so far
10. With SECC delayed, states lag behind on Food Act implementation
11. Veteran Journalist Jiten Paul dies at 101
12. Rajdeep Sardesai to join TV Today
13. President’s intervention sought on appointment of CIC
14. Nithari killer’s execution stayed till  Oct. 29
15. “Pottu Amman dead”

Current Affair MCQ

International

1. IS number thrice earlier estimate: CIA
2. Scottish question: pendulum swings toward the ‘No’ camp
3. WHO: Ebola death toll hits 2,400
4. Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide
5. EU imposes new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
6. Ukraine, rebels exchange prisoners in peace deal
7. Australia raises terror threat level to high
8. Japan’s centenarian population reaches new record
9. US ex-contractor indicted for ‘exporting military blueprints to India’

India  and World

1. 20 agreements, MoUs to be signed during Xi’s India visit

Business News

1. Food inflation remains flat at 9.4 %
2. Industrial production growth slows to 4-month low
3. FinMin mulling raise in stake in banks up to 52%
4. India will be made generator free: Power Minister
5. Don’t follow straightjacket approach on inflation : RBI director
6. Hero MotoCorp looks to expand global footprint

Science and Technology

1. Mars spacecraft to be ordered into orbit
2. Alien-like giant water-living dinosaur unveiled
3. India’s Arctic observatory toaid climate change studies
4. Web portal on Ganga rejuvenation launched

Sports

1. 20 races on 2015 Formula One calendar as Mexico returns
2. Indian Open snooker postponed to March next year
3. Badminton: Prannoy reaches semi-finals of Indonesian Masters
4. Rahul Dravid on courage beyond cricket
5. Karun Chandhok set for Formula E debut
6. Lack of clarity on Asiad contingent clearance

Others

1. Strategic networking in the Indo-Pacific

Editorials and Articles

1. Politics of polarisation
2. Making way for giants
3. The CBI’s crisis of credibility
4. Taming the tiger in Maharashtra