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Monthly Current Affairs PDF file | August 2014

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Current Affairs 1 August 2014

Jacques Kallis announces his retirement

1. South African All rounder, Jacques Kallis, has announced his retirement from all format of cricket.

2. This African All-rounder has career record of scoring 11, 574 runs coupled with 250 wicket in Test cricket and 13, 289 runs coupled with 166 wicket in ODI cricket.

Lokmanya Tilak Award 2014

1. Avinash Chander has been awarded with the 32nd edition of Lokmanya Tilak award (for the year 2014).

2. He was awarded for his contribution in development of long range ballistic missiles.

3. The award carries a gold medal, memento, citation, besides cash prize of rupee 1 lakh.

3rd India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III)

1. The third edition of the IAFS will be held in New Delhi. 2. The IAFS-III is scheduled to be held in December 2014. 3. IAFS-II was held in Addis Ababa in 2011.

Militant group Ansar al-Sharia seizes second largest city of Libya

1. Recently, the second largest city of Libya “Benghazi” has fell into the hands of Islamic group Ansar al-Sharia.

2. The country has no respite since the fall of Qaddafi in 2011.

Indian Railway is to provide Wi-Fi facility

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1. The Indian railways will launch Wi-Fi facility on pilot basis in 3 rakes of Howrah New Delhi Howrah Rajdhani express.

2. Later on, government has plant to provide Wi-Fi facility in all A1 and A category stations.

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International Conference on Natural Fibers

1. To mark the Platinum Jubilee celebration of the National Institute of Research on Jute and Allied Fiber Technology (NIR – JAFT), it organized a conference in Kolkata.

2. The conference was called “International Conference on Natural Fibers”. 3. This was inaugural conference on such thing.

Varma Committee submits its report on IAS exam pattern

1. The three member committee headed by Arvind Varma on IAS exam pattern has submitted its report to the union government.

2. In its report the committee has suggested no change in the pattern of IAS examination.

3. However, this is upto the union government what decision it takes. 4. The committee was formed to give report on the IAS exam pattern especially on

the CSAT paper of the Indian Civil Services examination.

Union govt. abolishes the need of attestation

1. The Union government has given the directives to the all the ministries (union and state) for implementation of the same.

2. Now, people will be able to submit only self-attested necessary document asked at various instances

3. However, this will not be applicable in the case when/ where it will be required by law.

Russia is the largest importer of Indian Tea

1. As per the economic report 2013-14 Russia leads the countries those which import tea from India.

2. UAE stands at 2nd and Iran at 3rd in the list of Indian tea importer.

One Life is Not Enough: Natwar Singh

1. The former Indian External Affairs Minister and congress leader Natwar Singh has released his autobiography as “One Life is Not Enough”.

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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2014

1. For promoting communal harmony, Muzaffar Ali, will be honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2014.

2. The award will be presented to him on 20th August (Sadbhavna Diwas) – Birth anniversary of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

3. The award carries rupee 5 lakh, and a plaque.

20th Commonwealth Games: India finish 5th

1. In the 20th edition (year 2014) of the CWG, held at Glasgow, Scotland, Indian athletes were manages to took India at 5th position.

2. In the 20th edition of the CWG India seized – 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze – total 64 medals.

3. England finished first with 175 medal overall, followed by Australia 137 medals, Canada at third place with 82 medals, Scotland at 4th with 53 medals.

K V Chowdary: New Chairman of CBDT

1. K V Chowdary will be the new chairman of CBDT. 2. He succeeded R K Tewari. 3. Central Board of Direct Taxes regulates direct taxes and related matters in the

country.

Bachendri Pal awarded with Bharat Gaurav award

1. The East Bengal Football club highest honour “Bharat Gaurav” has been awarded to Bachendri Pal.

2. Bachendri Pal is the first Indian woman, who scale the highest peak of the earth, Mt. Everest.

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Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014

1. The Philippine award organization has announce the name of recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014.

2. The ward was instituted in 1957 in the memory of former Philippine President Mr. Magsaysay. The award is considered as the Nobel Prize of Asia.

3. This year award will be presented to – Hu Shuli (Journalist China), Saur Marlina Manurun (Social Work, Indonesia), Omara Khan Masoudi (Afghanistan), The Citizens Foundation from Pakistan (an organization), Wang Canfa (China), Randy Halasan (Philippines for Leadership).

CSAT Pattern partially changed by Govt.

1. Taking a soft stands against the agitators the union government has announced that the marks from English Languages comprehension in the CSAT (paper II) of civil services preliminary exam will not be taken into account for merit formation.

2. And, also, the candidates those who took part in the 2011 IAS exam will get one more chance in the year 2015 IAS exam.

NPP for Better Water Management

1. The Union government is going to implement the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for eliminating water scarcity.

2. Under the plan water will be supply from water surplus areas to the water deficient areas.

India and Nepal Agreement: PM’s visit to Nepal

1. India and Nepal government has signed three agreement. 2. One of the notable agreements among was the formation of “Pancheshwar

Multipurpose Project. 3. This will be a power project of 5600 MW of capacity.

Lit. General Philip Campose will be new Vice chief of Army Staff

1. Name of Lieutenant General Philip Campose has been sanctioned as the new Vice Chief of Army Staff.

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Arvind Gupta: new Deputy of NSA

1. Former IFS officer Mr. Arivind Gupta has been appointed as the Deputy of the National Security Advisor (NSA).

2. He was appointed in the wake of resignation of the former deputy Nehchal Sandhu.

Xavi Hernandez – A Spanish Midfielder Retires from International football

1. Xavi Hernandez has announced his retirement from the international football. 2. He is a Spanish midfielder.

First woman Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court

1. The Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Manjula Chellur has been appointed as the first woman chief justice of the Kolkata High Court.

World Population Prospect Report

1. Indian population is expected to surpass the mark on 1399.8 million (as per the Indian government) by 2026.

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18th BASIC Ministerial Meet 2014

1. The 18th edition of the BASIC ministerial meet will be held in New Delhi on 7th and 8th August 2014.

2. The acronyms BASIC stands for – Brazil, South Africa, Indian and China. 3. The meet will be of environment ministers of the BASIC countries. 4. The main agenda of the meet will be to address the issue pertaining to the climate

change.

Creator of the iconic Character Chacha Chaudhary died at the age of 75

1. Pran Kumar Sharma, a legendary cartoonist who created the legendary character such as – Chacha Chaudhary, Sabu, Raman and Billo etc. died at the age of 75 years.

Two more sites are sent by India for inclusion in the World Heritage list

1. The “Delhi Imperial Capital cities” an Mumbai’s Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble sites have been sent by Indian government for inclusion in the world heritage list (UNESCO).

Union gives its nod to the Juvenile Justice Act amendment Bill

1. The Union government has cleared the amendment to the Juvenile Justice act. 2. In the new amendment it is sought that children indulge in heinous (sexual

assault, rape etc.) crime above 16 years of age will be treated as adult. 3. But, the culprit cannot be sentenced to death or life imprisonment in such case. 4. Maximum punishment prescribed under the same amendment is 3 years’

incarceration under the correctional homes.

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Aditya Vardhan Agarwal: New VP of ICC

1. Aditya Vardhan Agarwal has been appointed to the post of Vice President of Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

2. Earlier, he was serving as the Director of Emami Group.

World’s Tallest Railway Bridge

1. In Noney (Manipur) the world’s tallest railway bridge (in terms of pillar height) has been inaugurated.

2. The tallest pillar of the same railway bridge is 141 meter. 3. The same bridge is a part of Jiribaum – Tupul – Imphal rail link. 4. However, it is expected that highest railway bridge will be made over Chenab

River during construction of the J&K rail link.

Bharat Bill Payment System (BPPS)

1. The RBI has recently laid down the guidelines for the implementation of the BPPS.

2. BPPS is a bill paying system which aims at unifying of the bill systems throughout the country.

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International Day of world’s Indigenous People: 9 August

1. In a bid to promote and protect the rights of the indigenous people across the globe the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People was observed on 9th August.

2. The theme for the same day for the year 2014 is – Bridging the gap: Implementing the rights of indigenous people.

Kapil Dev will head the committee of Arjuna Awards

1. Government has ratified Kapli Dev’s name as the chairperson of the Arjuna Awards committee.

2. Arjuna Awards are to be presented on the day of National Sport Day (29th August).

3. The committee will have responsibility to select the outstanding sportspersons for the Arjuna Awards 2014.

Ajitpal Singh will head Dronacharya Committee

1. Government has ratified Ajitpal Sing’s name as the chairperson of the Dronacharya Committee.

2. Ajitpal Singh is a former Indian Hockey captain. 3. Dronacharya awards will also be presented on the day of Nation sports Day. 4. This award is given for the excellence in sports coaching.

Ebola Virus: Global Health Emergency

1. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola Virus as the Global Health Emergency.

2. So far the virus has taken death toll near 1000 and infected nearly 2000 people. 3. The Ebola virus was first reported in Guinea in early 2014.

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Indian – Bangladesh Hockey Series

1. Indian hockey (men’s) team has defeated the Bangladeshi counterpart team in a 3-match series.

2. Indian team won the series by 3-0. 3. The final match was played at Dhaka.

National Hypertension Day

1. The government is planning to institute the National Hypertension Day for raising awareness about the one of the major health threats in the present world, hypertension.

2. Hypertension is one of the leading health risk in India, which accounts for around 10% of the total deaths in the country.

Uttarakhand Govt. institutes committee to check use of Silica dust in state

industries

1. The state government of Uttarakhand has constituted a high level committee for checking the use of Silica dust in the state industries.

2. The committee will be headed by Additional Chief Secretary S. Raju. 3. The committee will check the permissible use of Silica dust besides health statues of the

persons working in the same factories/ industries.

Turkish PM Won First Direct Presidential Election of the country

1. The Prime Minister of Turkey “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” has won the first direct Presidential election of the country.

Toronto masters Title

1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonaga (France) has won the Toronto Masters Title. 2. In the final he defeated Roger Federer. 3. With this win Jo-Wilfried has won his 11th career title.

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Haider al-Abadi: New PM of Iraq

1. Haider al-Abadi has been appointed to the post of Prime Minister of Iraq by the President Fuad Masum.

2. He replaced Nouri al-Maliki as the PM or Iraq.

India Finishes 5th in Archery World Cup (Stage IV)

1. India won 5 medals in the Archery World Cup (stage IV), and stood at 5th place. 2. The Archery World Cup was held at Wroclaw, Poland. 3. The top 5 teams are – United States, South Korea, Mexico, Russian and India.

J&k gets 2 new Hydro Power Projects

1. The foundation of 2 hydroelectric power project viz. – 44mw in Kargil district, and 45mw in Leh district has been laid down.

2. The Leh district power project will use hydro power of river Indus.

USPGA championship 2014

1. Rory Mcllroy (Irish) has won his 4th major career title after winning the USPGA championship 2014.

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World Elephant Day: 12th August

1. The Third edition of the world elephant day was observed across the world on 12th August 2014.

2. The day is observed to protect the endangered species of elephant across the globe.

3. At present Asian and African elephants are in the IUCN’s red list of endangered species.

Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards – year 2010, 2011 and 2012

1. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards for the year 2010, 2011 and 2012.

2. For the year 2010 award was given to Arun Jaitley, For year 2011 Karan Singh (congress leader), and for year 2012 to Sharad Yadav (JD(U) President).

121st Constitutional Amendment Bill: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014

1. In order to make the judicial appointment more transparent the government has introduced 121st constitutional amendment in the form of Judicial Appointment Commission Bill 2014.

2. The will seeks to bring about changes in the current collegium system.

3. The new bill seeks to introduce a commission – Judicial Appointment Commission (JAC) – which will be a 6 member body, and will be responsible for the appointment and transfer of judges.

New Relic of Harappan Civilization found in UP

1. In Chandayan, Baghpat District UP a Human skull with copper crown has been discovered.

2. The copper crown is 18cm long and 13 centimeter broad and in embedded with carnelian (a semi-precious stone) beads.

3. The relic is believed to be of harappan civilization, and is still yet to be confirmed conclusively.

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Expenditure Management Commission

1. The union government has appointed an Expenditure Management Commission for suggesting way for reducing the burden of subsidies in order to address fiscal deficit.

2. The commission will be headed by Bimal jalan (a former RBI Governor). 3. The commission has to submit its interim report before the 2015-16 budget. 4. However, the final report will be submitted by the commission before the 2016-17

budget.

HP to host Paragliding World Cup

1. The Paragliding World Cup Association, France has ratified the name of Himachal Pradesh as the venue for the 2015 Paragliding World Cup.

2. India will host for the first time the Paragliding World Cup in 2015. 3. The Paragliding World Cup will be held from 24th October 2015 in Kangra

District, Himachal Pradesh. 4. Before this in 2013 Himachal Pradesh has hosted the Paragliding Pre-World Cup.

WHO clears use of ZMapp drug against Ebola Virus

1. In the wake of heavy death toll rising due to the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization has given permission for the use of ZMapp drug.

2. ZMapp, so far, has only tested on monkeys, therefore, the drug will be used as experimental drug at the first.

International Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in Mathematics

1. The International Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in mathematics has been awarded to 4 persons, including one Indian-origin mathematician name – Manjul Bhargava.

2. The prize in presented in every four year at the International Congress of International Mathematical Union, for outstanding discoveries in the field of mathematics.

3. The prize is also called as Nobel equivalent for Mathematics. 4. The Prize carries a gold medal and 15000 Canadian dollar.

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Vijayawada will be the Interim Capital of AP

1. Until the new capital is shorted out by the government “Vijayawada” will be the interim capital of Andhra Pradesh.

2. Now, Vijayawada will serve as the AP’s capital till the government selects a new permanent capital for the same state.

RBI Reduces number of Transaction from other ATMs

1. In its recent move the central bank of India, RBI, has cut down the limit of maximum transaction limit from other ATM (other ATMs means ATMs other than that have been issued by the same bank of which ATM is being used).

2. Now, customers can withdraw money only 3 times from other ATMs. However, money can be withdrawn from other ATM but customers have to pay rupee 20 as transaction fee for each transaction.

3. This rule will be applicable from 1st November 2014. 4. However, limit of money withdrawal from the same ATM is 5 time. 6 times in

case of cities for Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

INS Kolkata Commissioned in Indian Navy

1. For strengthening the Naval capability of the Indian Navy “INS Kolkata” has been inducted in the Indian Navy.

2. INS Kolkata is the largest indigenously built warship of India.

Posthumous Ashoka Chakra to Major Mukund Varadarajan

1. This year’s highest gallantry award “Ashoka Chakra” has been awarded posthumously to Major Mukund Varadarajan.

2. Among the 55 gallantry award disbursed by the President only on was Ashoka Chakra this year.

Kush Kumar became first Indian to reach Semifinal of World Squash Championship

1. Kush Kumar has become the first Indian to reach the semifinal of World Junior Squash Championship.

2. The championship was being held in Namibia. 3. However, Kush Kumar lost in the semifinal.

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Rajni Razdan appointed as the Chairperson of UPSC

1. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed IAS Officer Rajni Razdan as the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

2. She replaced D. P. Agrawal. 3. She will serve for the next 6 years as the chairperson of UPSC (- as per the Indian

constitution a person can maximum hold UPSC membership for 6 years or till he/ she attains the age of 65 years).

Surya Kiran VII- Military Drill

1. A 2 week joint military drill has been started in Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) between the militaries of India and Nepal.

2. In the same drill around 300 army personnel are taking part.

World Humanitarian Day: 19th August

1. The world humanitarian day was observed across the world on 19th August 2014. 2. The theme for the year 2014 is – The world Needs More…… 3. The day recognizes the efforts of the people involved across the world in

providing humanitarian relief.

Cincinnati masters 2014 title

1. In the Cincinnati Masters 2014 title – Roger Federer won the men’s title whereas, Serena Williams won her maiden women’s singles trophy.

2. It is the 6th such title for Roger Federer.

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Activist Irom Sharmila Chanu is to be released from confinement

1. An Imphal session court has granted release to the human right activist Irom Sharmila from the Army confinement.

2. She is on fast since last 13 years against the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA).

Largest Wind Power Producer of the world: Global Status Report 2014

1. As per the Global Status Report 2014 China is the largest producer of the wind power in the world.

2. United States stands at 2nd, Germany at 3rd, Spain at 4th and India at the 5th position in the terms of wind power production.

DRDO Life Time Achievement Award 2013

1. Former Director of DMRL and Chief Controller R&D, DRDO, Dr. Dipankar Banerjee has won the DRDO life time achievement award for the year 2013.

2. He got the award for his contribution to the field of Metallurgy, Material Science & Combat Aircraft Program.

Ravi Shastri appointed as the Director of Indian Cricket Team

1. In the wake of massive defeat of the Indian cricket team (by 3-1) in the test series against England, BCCI has taken measure to stop slide of the Indian Cricket team by appointing Ravi Shastri as the Director of the team.

Veteran Yoga guru and Padma awardee B S K Iyengar died at 95

1. The founder of Iyengar School of Yoga – B S K Iyengar died at the age of 95 years. 2. Earlier, he also had been honoured with Padma Vibhushan.

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Metro Rail Project for Nagpur

1. The union government has approved the Metro Rail Project for Nagpur. 2. The proposed metro rail project will cover 38 km of distance in 2 corridors. 3. The two corridors will be – North-South Corridor (Automotive Square to

MIHAN) and East West corridor (Prajapati Nagar to Lokmanya Nagar).

KV Thomas: New Chairman of PAC

1. Congress leader K V Thomas has been selected as the new chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC).

2. PAC is a financial committee comprising 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha).

3. PAC discusses the financial report prepared by the CAG.

Max Verstappen: Youngest F1 Racer

1. Max Verstappen (a Dutch F1 racer) is all set to become the youngest Formula one (F1) racer in the history of the F1 race.

2. He will participate in 2015 race.

Committee for reform in FCI

1. The Union government has set up a committee for giving suggestion for the revamping in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the matters of financial and management efficiency.

2. The committee will be headed by former CM of Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar. 3. The committee has to submit its report in 3 month.

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Bangladesh government has decided to be a part of BRICS Bank

1. Bangladesh has decided to be a part of the new proposed BRICS Development Bank. 2. BRICS bank will be called as “New Development Bank”.

3. BRICS is a group comprising – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Army Chief of Thailand takes over as PM of Thailand

1. Securing 191 in favour (in 197 member assembly) the Thailand Army Chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has taken the charge of Prime Minister of Thailand.

World’s first eco-friendly Hindu Temple

1. The World’s first Hindu Eco-friendly temple has be instituted in London. 2. The temple is – Shree Swaminarayan Mandir. 3. The temple has solar panel roof and rainwater harvesting system.

Cyril Baldock Oldest Person to cross the English Channel

1. Cyril Blddock (from Australia) has become the oldest person (at the age of 70 years) to cross the English Channel.

2. He took 12 hours and 45 minutes to cross the English Channel. 3. English Channel is water body which separates England and France.

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Nation’s first IIEST Institute in WB

1. A first of its kind “Indian Institute of Engineering and Science and Technology” (IIEST) has been set up in West Bengal. 2. The Institute is set up at Shibpur, Howrah.

Padma Awardee and Kannada Writer U R Ananthamurthy Died at 82

1. Padma Bhushan (1998) recipient and renowned Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy died at the age of 82 years. 2. He was also been honoured by Jnanpith Award (in 1994) and Sahitya Akademi Award (in 2008).

T M Bhasin: New Chairman of IBA

1. The Chairman and managing director of the Indian Bank, Mr. T M Bhasin, has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Banks Association (IBA).

2. He succeeded K R Kamath. 3. He will serve for a period for 2014 -15.

Chief Economic Advisor of India

1. The government has decided to fill the vacant post of the Chief Economic Advisor of the Indian government. 2. For the CEA’s post Arvind Subramanian name has been selected by the government.

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Nagpur: First City to operate buses on Ethanol

1. Under the pilot scheme Nagpur has become the first Indian city to run public transport buses using ethanol. 2. The bio fuel operated buses stared in Nagpur under the “Green Bus Project”.

3. The ethanol run buses will minimized the carbon di-oxide emission in the environment by 70 to 90% depending the quality/ purity of this bio fuel.

R N Ravi: New Chief of JIC

1. The union government has appointed the R N Ravi as the new Chief of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). 2. He will serve for the next 3 years as the chief of JIC. 3. The JIC is the prime intelligence agency which analyzed the intelligence inputs provided by the various Indian Intelligences such as – RAW,

IB.

SC rules out 218 Coal mining licences as illegal

1. The highest court of India (the Supreme Court) in its recent ruling has cancelled all (218) coal mining licences given between 1993 and 2010.

2. The SC stated that mining rights were given by the government in an unfair and non-transparent manner. 3. However, the SC will decided on the same matter conclusively later on.

Ahmet Davutoglu: New PM of Turky

1. Replacing Recep Tayyip Erodogan as the Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, has been appointed as the PM of Turkey. 2. Now, Recep Tayyip Erodogan (former PM) is now serving as the Turkey’s first directly elected President.

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India’s First All India Institute of Ayurveda

1. India’s first All India Institute of Ayurveda on the line/ foot prints of the All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) has been opened at Jasola, Delhi.

2. The new institute will facilitate referral and teaching facilities in the field of Ayurveda.

19th Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award

1. The Bureau of Indian Standards has imparted the 19th Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award (for the year 2012) the various enterprises.

2. Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore got the “Best of All Award”.

Union Textiles Ministry Flipkart Join hand for Marketing

1. In order to provide excellent online marketing platform for the handloom weavers the Textile Ministry has decided to collaborate with the online marketing/ shopping portal Flipkart.

2. The measure will provide marketing facility to the handloom weavers across India.

Special Director General of CRPF

1. The Central Reserved Police Force (CRPS) has got its new Special Director General. 2. Mr. Ramesh Chand Tayal will be its Special Director General.

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Union Government Launches .bharat domain

1. The Indian government has launched a domain name extension as “.bharat” in devanagari script.

2. The domain extension .bharat will be, for now, available in 8 Indian languages (including Hindi, Marathi, and Konkani).

3. However, the NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India) will launch the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) in other Indian languages too.

4. The other languages will cover languages such as – Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla and Urdu etc.

R Ramanujam Committee on Obsolete Laws

1. The union government has instituted a committee for giving recommendation on obsolete laws (which are no longer needed).

2. The committee will be headed by R Ramanujam. 3. The committee has to submit its report in 3 months. 4. The committee will also identify the laws which are outdated concerning the present

scenario.

Shah Rukh Khan: Interpol’s Turn Back Crime campaign Ambassador

1. Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as the ambassador for the Turn Back Crime campaign of the Interpol.

2. He is the first Indian to be appointed for such a campaign. 3. The Campaign aims at role of individual in preventing crime. 4. Other celebrities who are also associated with the same campaign are – Fernando Alonso

(F1 racer), Jackie Chan (Actor), Lionel Messi (Football player).

C S Verma: President of ISA

1. The Indian Steel Association (ISA) has got its inaugural president as “C S Verma”.

Xabi Alonso Quits International Football

1. Xabi Alonso, a Spanish midfielder, has call it a day to the international football matches. 2. He has career of 16 goals in 114 international football matches.

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5th International Day against Nuclear Test

1. The 5th International Day against Nuclear Test was observed on 29th August. 2. The day is being celebrated since 2000 in an effort to make the world free form

nuclear armaments/ weapons.

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

1. In a bid to remove financial hurdles/ problem from among the Indian masses the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana” has been launched by the Union government.

2. The scheme seeks to attach every household from banking system. 3. Under the scheme - the bank account opened before 2015 republic day (26th

January) will offer RuRay debit card, 1 lack rupee accident insurance cover, rupee 30000 life insurance etc.

4. Tagline – “Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhat”.

Libyan Govt. Collapses

1. Abdullah at-Thinni, Libyan Prime Minister, has resign the post along with his cabinet resulting in the collapse of government.

2. Therefore, now fresh election are likely to happen.

Monthly Pension hiked to rupees 1000

1. The government has decided to raise the monthly pension ceiling to rupee 1000 and maximum wage to rupee 5000 under the social security schemes of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization.

2. The new direction will be effective from 1st September 2014.

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World Badminton Championship 2014

1. Indian seed P V Sindhu has entered into the semifinal of the World Badminton Championship 2014.

2. With this she will surely get, at least, Bronze medal in the same championship. 3. She has also become the first Indian badminton player to win medal in the 2 consecutive

World Badminton Championships (last year she won bronze medal).

SC Rejected Gujarat Govt. Plea to remove Gir Lions

1. The Supreme Court has declined the plea submitted by the Gujarat Government against the union government’s decision to relocate the Gir Lions from the Gir National Park in Gujarat.

2. The Union government was seeking to relocate the lions in the Kuno Palapur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.

Indian Govt. Signs Agreements with WB for MSRP II

1. The Indian Government has signed loan agreement with World Bank for the development of the Mizoram State Roads Project (MSRP II).

2. World Bank will provide assistance for USD 107 million.

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