Latest Current Affairs - August 2014

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1.

Government approved a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to allow for 16-18-year-olds to be treated as adults when involved in heinous crimes.

2.

Glasgow (Scotland) Commonwealth Games 2014 (20th Commonwealth Games) Organized in Celtic Park Stadium of Glasgow, Scotland. Total 4950 Athletes from 71 Countries participated in the second largest sports event in the
world after Olympics. 200 Indian Atheletes participated in it.
Clyde was the Official Mascot of this Sports Event.
Medal Tally England Topped the Medal Tally with total 174 Medals (58 -G, 59 - S, 57 - B)
Australia was secon with 139 Medals. Canada was Third with 82 Medals and Host Country Scotland was Fourth with 53 Medals.
India was at Fifth Place with 64 Medals (15 - Gold, 30 - Silver, 19 - Bronze).
India's Parupalli Kashyap won Gold in Badminton's Singles.
Vikas Gowda won First Gold for India in Discuss Throwing Evvent.
Deepa Karmakar became India's First Female Gymnast to win a Commonwealth Medal as she won Bronze in Female Gymnastics.
Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa won first ever gold medal in Squash.
Records Scotland's Erraid Davies (13 Years) becomes youngest ever Commonwealth Games medalist as she won the Bronze medal in 100 Metres Breast
Stroke Swimming.
Claudia Fragapane made record of Most Individual Gold Medals as she won won 4 Golds in Gymnastics.
Welsh Gymnast Francesca Jones chosen as Best Athlete of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014.
Next (21st) Commonwealth Games are to be Hosted by Australia in 2018.

3.

RBI has proposed setting up a GIRO (Government Internal Revenue Order) based on Umesh Bellur Committee Suggestions to implement a flexible
Anytime, Anywhere Bill Payments System Across Country. It proposes of Two New Units called BBPS (Bharat Bill Payments System) and BBPOUs (Bharat
Bill Payment Operating Units).

4.

Traditional Aadi Perukku festival was celebrated in Tamilnadu in places near Cauvery River.

5.

11 Aug - Establishment day of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It was Included into Indian Territories on August 11, 1961.

6.

12 Aug - World Youth Day.

7.

127th Durand Cup Football to be Organized in Goa.

8.

14 Aug - Pakistan's Independence Day.

9.

15 Aug - India's Independence Day. (It is also Independence day of Liechtenstein, South Korea And Congo).

10.

17th Asian Games are to be held in Incheon (South Korea).

11.

18 Aug - Indonesian's Independence Day.

12.

18th Ministerial Meeting of BASIC Countries was held in New Delhi (India).

13.

19 Aug - World Humanitarian Day.

14.

19 Aug - World Photography Day.

15.

20 Aug - Sadbhawana Diwas (Birthday of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi).

16.

29 Aug - National Sports Day (Birthday of Legendary Hockey Player Major Dhyan Chand).

17.

4 New Judges in Supreme Court - A M Sapre, R Banumathi, P C Pant & Uday Umesh lalit.

18.

8 Aug - World Senior Citizen's Day.

19.

9 Aug - International Day of the World's Indigenous People.

20.

Half Girlfriend has been written by Chetan Bhagat.

21.

Modi:Incredible Emergence of a Star has been written by Tarun Vijay.

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Passion Flower : Seven Stories of Derangement has been written by Cyrus Mistry.

23.

Strictly Personal : Manmohan and Gursharan has been written by Manmohan Singh's Daughter Daman Singh.

24.

A committee has been set up under Arvind Varma to offer recommendations for reconsideration of civil services examination pattern amid concerns over
Hindi Medium Candidates' Interests.

25.

A group of scientists and academicians have started the Right to Research (R2R) Foundation to support foreign-educated and trained Indian researchers
to help them find suitable jobs, upon their return to the country.

26.

A high level committee has been made by the Uttarakhand government to conduct detailed survey of the industries using silica dust in the state.
Additional Chief Secretary S Raju is the Chief of the this Committee.

27.

Actress Priyanka Chopra has been made brand ambassador for Banarasi sarees by Ministry of Textiles.

28.

Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav get outstanding Parliamentarian awards.

29.

Arvind Gupta has been appointed as new Deputy National Security Advisor.

30.

Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata achieved Record of 739 days of uninterrupted power production and left US Behind. With this achievement it
became second in world to run continuously for such duration after Pickering Nuclear Station of Canada.

31.

Aug 6 - Anti Nuclear Day & Hiroshima Day (First US Nuclear Bomb Fell on Japan's Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945).

32.

Aug 6 - Quit India Day (Bharat Chodo Divas). On Aug 09 1942, M K Gandhi announced this Slogan to flag of to Start decisive battle for freedom from the
British.

33.

Aug 9 - Nagasaki Day (Second US Nuclear Bomb Fell on Japan's Nagasaki on Aug 9, 1945).

34.

Australia decided to remove the Carbon tax and became first country to do so.

35.

Australia has approved Indian Company Adani Mining's Bid for developing a 2.2bn USD Rail Line called North Galilee Basin Rail for Australia's 15bn
USD Carmichael Coal Mine Project.

36.

B Ashok has been appointed as new Chief of IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited).

37.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank has been given the Core Banking System Initiative Award 2014 at Asian Banking Awards 2014.

38.

Central Board of Secondary Education has been charge to conduct the National Eligibility Test after UGC Did not meet the requirements for conducting
NET.

39.

Central Bureau of Investigation registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Google over Mapathon 2013 after a complaint filed by Surveyor General of
India in which Google was accused of mapping areas which were not included in the maps of the country.

40.

China Banned Use of Products of Technology Company Apple.

41.

Deepika Kumari Led Indian Archery Team won Gold by beating Mexico at World Cup Stage 4 in Poland.

42.

Delhi University Professor Dr. Sunil Kumar has been given the Global South Award by International Political Science Association (IPSA) for his excellent
work in politics in developing world.

43.

E-Commerce Retailer Flipkart became First Online retailer to collect 1 Billion USD Investment from Market.

44.

ESA (European Space Agency)'s Satellite GAIA accompanied with high power Camera meant to Create 3d Maps of Our Galaxy 'Milky Way' Started
sending images to Earth.

45.

Egypt decided to re-construct The Crucial Suez Canal parellel to the existing one with a Cost of USD 8.2 Billion.
Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years
of construction, it allows ships to travel between Europe and eastern Asia without navigating around Africa. It reduces about 7000 km to travel to
Europe from India.

46.

European Space Agencys (ESA) Spacecraft Rosetta has reached its target Comet and became first spacecraft to orbit a Comet.

47.

Film Director Muzaffar Ali has been given the Rajeev Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2014.

48.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has been honored by Raj Kapoor Memorial Award.

49.

Finance ministry has decided to limit Aadhaar's role in its welfare scheme payments and, instead, use ATM-enables RuPay cards for authentication to
withdraw money.

50.

First Indian women to scale Mount Everest Bachendri Pal has been honored by Bharat Gaurav 2014 by East Bengal Club.

51.

First Sunday of August - International Friendship Day.

52.

Foreign VIP Visits to India SAM Kuitesa, Foreign Minister of Uganda Visited India.
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Visited India.
US Secretary of State John Kerry Visited India.

53.

Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing this year's outstanding sportspersons and former
hockey contain Ajitpal Singh is likely to be in charge of selecting the Dronacharya awardees.

54.

Fuad Masum has been appointed as Iraq's New (7th) President.

55.

G20 Countries' Leading Industrialists meet in Sydney, Australia. The summit is called B-20 (Business - 20).

56.

Gautam Adani Led Adani Group bought 1200 MW Thermal Power Plant from LANCO Infratech in Karnataka.

57.

Global Trends in Antibiotics Consmption Report 2014 has stated that india is the Largest consumer of Antibiotics in the world between 2000 - 2010.

58.

Government approved Ken-Betwa river linking to benefit UP and Madhya Pradesh by meeting irrigation, drinking water and electricity needs of people.

59.

Government Abbounced Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana undert which each Member of Parliament would choose one Village under its Jursidiction and
develop it into an Ideal Rural Set up and define measures to be taken for the same.

60.

Government Approved FDI Limit Hike in Railways to 100%. Note that Government has also approved FDI Limit Hike in Insurance and Defence sectors to
49%.

61.

Government Decided to create an EMC (Expenditure Management Commission) to keep track of Expenditures and better Cash Management to be headed
by Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan.

62.

Government Plans to set up countrys largest ultra mega solar plant of 700 MW Capacity in Madhya Pradesh Rewa district with an investment of Rs 4,000
crore.

63.

Government Started Bank of Ideas and Innovations (BII), an initiative to promote ideas and innovation. and announced revival of CAPART (Council for
Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology), which works with NGOs for rural development.

64.

Government announced Draft Terms for setting up of Small & Payment Banks and concluded that Minimum worth to set up one will be 100 Crores as
compared to 500 Crores required to set up a fully functiona scheduled Bank.

65.

Government decided to double the Energy cess on Coal to Rs 100 per tonne.
India announced the introduction of a clean energy cess in its Budget 2010-11 to reduce the negative environmental consequences and increased
pollution levels associated with industrialization and urbanization. The clean energy cess is levied on lignite and peat at a rate of INR 50 per tonne
and on Coal at a rate of Rs, 100 per Tonne. It is applicable to imported coal as well.

66.

Government formed a Committee for suggesting measures to be adopted for revival of UGC (Universities Grant Commission) under Hari Gautam.

67.

Government gave Navratna Status to CONCOR (Container Corporation of India).

68.

Government has revised investment target for Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) from Rs 27,000 crore to Rs 80,000 crores.

69.

Government has scaled down the borrowing target from the market in the April-September by 16000 Crores bringing it down to 3.52 Lakh Crore as
compared to 3.68 Annual Borrowing target for FY 2014 - 15. It is being done to reduce expenses and better cash management.

70.

Government introduced a Bill called NJAC (National Judicial Appointments Bill 2014 - Constitutional Amendment 121) to drop the Collegium system for
appointment of Judges in Supreme Court and High Courts and create a Panel of 6 Members for The same. The Panel will be headed by Chief Justice of
India. Other members will be Two senior judges of Supreme Court, Law Minister and two other eminent personalities.

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72.

Government launched a New web portal myGov.nic.in to enable Citizens to contribute their Opinions towards various issues of National Interest.
Government started implementation of Jan Dhan Yojana as a major step towards Financial Inclusion of left out circles of the society. Under this, 15 Crores
Bank accounts are to be opened by August 2018. There will also be an Overdraft facility of Rs. 5000 and an Accidental Insurance of Rs. 100000.

73.

Government started implementation of Jan Dhan Yojana as a major step towards Financial Inclusion of left out circles of the society. Under this, 15 Crores
Bank accounts are to be opened by August 2018. There will also be an Overdraft facility of Rs. 5000 and an Accidental Insurance of Rs. 100000.

74.

Government to bring White (Milk) and Blue (Fishing) Revolutions. Rashtriya Gokul Mission have been started to promote conservation of Cows across
Country with Rs. 500 Crores Funds.

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76.

Government to set up a Cashew and Spices Research Centre in Goa.

Government to set up a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) in the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17) which will be registered as a non-banking and
non-deposit infrastructure finance company.

77.

HDFC Bank has been named as India's most valuable brand (USD 9.4 Billion) in the first ever BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Indian Brand ranking with
Bharti Airtel at second position (USD 8.2 Billion) in the ranking while State Bank of India ranked third ($ 6.8 bn).

78.

Haider Al Abadi has been appointed as new Prime Minister of Iraq.

79.

ICICI Bank announced launching of First In Country EMI (Equated Monthly Instalments) facility on debit cards to enable its customers to convert their
high value transactions into easy instalments.

80.

IDBI Bank has been probed by CBI for Providing Rs. 900 Crore Loan to the Cash Strapped Airline Kingfisher. IDBI Bank declraes Kingfisher Airlines as
Wilful Defaulter.

81.

INS Kolkata, a new Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer Navy Ship has been inducted Into the Navy. It is part of Project 15A Alpha under which Three Ships
INS Kolkata, Kochi & Chennai are to be developed.

82.

India Building World's Highest Railway Bridge over chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir.

83.

India Decided to Cancel Secretary Level Talks with Pakistan in view of Continued Cease Fire violation by Pakistan Army at Border.

84.

India and Russia Held Joint Navy Exercise Indra 2014.

85.

India has put a partial ban on Italian defence parts maker Finmeccanica due to its UK subsidiary Agusta Westland involved in infamous VVIP helicopter
deal corruption case.

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India has rejected a US proposal at the World Trade Organization seeing it as attempts by developed countries to push through an agreement on trade
facilitation without addressing the concerns of the developing and least developed countries.

87.

India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Czech Republic Railways to earn expertise in running semi high-speed trains and modernising
signalling system of Railways.

88.

India successfully conducted trial of its indigenously developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missile, with a strike range of 25 km.

89.

India's Himachal Pradesh will host 2015 Paragliding World Cup.

90.

India's Himachal Pradesh will host 2015 Paragliding World Cup.

91.

India, US and Japan Navies conducted Joint Naval Exercise Called Malabar.

92.

Indian - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

93.

Indian Air Force Chief Arup raha has been appointed as Chief of Staff Committee.

94.

Indian Archer Deepika Kumari showed win one gold and two bronze medals in the World Cup archery Stage 4 at Wroclaw (Poland).

95.

Indian Author, Nikhil Chandwani, Becomes First Indian Writer to Bag American Literary Forum Society Award. His novel, Coded Conspiracy, has
received the Conspiracy Novel of the Year Award from the prestigious American Literary Forum Society.

96.

Indian Bank Chairman T M Bhasin has been appointed as Chief of IBA (Indian Banks' Association) for 2014 - 15.

97.

Indian Cellphone Maker Micromax has overtaken Samsung to become the largest mobile phone supplier in India in Q2 2014 (16.6 % Share).

98.

Indian Government decided to abolish 64 Year Old Planning Commission and set up a New Institution to Carry out the tasks.

99.

Indian Navjeet Kaur Dhillon clinched the bronze medal in the womens discus throw at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championship in USA.

100.

Indian Navy built a new Very Low Frequency (VLF) transmitting station at INS Kattaboman, Tirunelvelli, Tamil Nadu to enhance ability to
communicate with deployed submarines.

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102.

Indian Origin person Priti Patel has been appointed exchequer secretary in the Treasury department of United Kingdom.
Indian Public Sevtor Broadcaster Doordarshan signed an agreement with Deutsche Welle (DW), Germanys international broadcaster to gain access to its
viewers across germany.

103.

Indian Railways has launched the Next Generation E-Ticketing System that is much more fast then previous Version of the Railways Software.
It is capable of Booking 7200 Tickets Per Minute as compared to previous capacity of 2000 Per Minute.
The system, developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, will ensure that 1.2 lakh concurrent users can book e-tickets simultaneously against the earlier
capacity of 40,000 concurrent users at a time.

104.

Indian Researchers successfully deployed IndARC, Indias first multi-sensor moored observatory in the Arctic.

105.

Indian Tennis Player Sania Mirza has been appointed as Ambassador India's newly Formed 29th State - Telangana.

106.

Indian VIP Visits to Other Countries Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Visited Nepal for Inter-Ministerial Meet with Nepal after 23 Years.
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj Visited Singapore.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Nepal ans received Huge Welcome on his arrival.
During this Visit, PM Narendra Modi Addressed Nepal's Parliament.
Narendra Modi Paid Worship in Pashupatinath temple and donated Rs. 25 for its maintenance.
Pandheshwar Dam is to be constructed on Kali River for hydro power Generation.

107.

Indian-American Sampat Shivangi has been appointed as the Chairman of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health, making him the first Asian to occupy
the top health post in this southern American state.

108.

International Congress of Mathematics 2014 was organised in Seoul (South Korea). Indians were Awarded during this conference as mentioned Manjul Bhargava was honored by Field Medal (Noble of Mathematics).
Subhash Khot was honored by Rolf Nevanlinna Prize.

109.

International Congress of Mathematics 2014 was organised in Seoul (South Korea). Indians were Awarded during this conference as mentioned Manjul Bhargava was honored by Field Medal (Noble of Mathematics).
Subhash Khot was honored by Rolf Nevanlinna Prize.

110.

International Olympic Committee appointed Yao Ming (Retired Chinese professional basketball player) as Ambassador of 2014 summer Olympics to be
organized in China.

111.

International Physics Olympiad was held in Kazakhstan. Indians Chitraang Murdia and Aniket Bajpai won gold medals individually.

112.

Joko Widodo has been elected as new President of Indonesia.

113.

K V Chaudhary is the new chief of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes).

114.

K V Thomas has been appointed as Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas has been appointed as Chief of Public Accounts Committee.

115.

Kerala magician Samraj received the prestigious international Merlin Award-2014 in the "Scary Magic" category.

116.

Kush Kumar became first Indian player to reach semi final of World Junior Squash Championships held in Namibia.

117.

LIC of India has been allocated privileges of operating the re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana.

118.

M Thambidurai has been appointed as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha. He is a Leader in AIADMK Party.

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120.

Manjula Chellur has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
Meghalaya Chief Minister (Mukul Sangma) launched Chief Minister's Social Assistance (CMSA) Scheme for welfare of widows and persons with
disabilities.

121.

Michael Fallon has been appointed as new Defence Minister of United Kingdom.

122.

Mr India Title Winner Miihier Singh to represent India at the 48th Asian Bodybuilding Championships in China.

123.

Mridula Sinha has been appointed as new Governor of Goa.

124.

NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority) has been shifted to the New Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

125.

Nagoya Protocol on Effective use of Genetic Resources and conservation of Biodiversity received the 50th ratification mandatory for its becoming
effective.

126.

National Sports Awards 2014 (Selection committee headed by Kapil Dev) Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards - No Awardee
Arjuna Awards: Akhilesh Varma (Archery), Tintu Luka (Athletics), H.N. Girisha (Paralympics), V. Diju (Badminton), Geetu Ann Jose (Basketball),
Jai Bhagwan (Boxing), Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket), Anirban Lahiri (Golf), Mamta Pujari (Kabaddi), Saji Thomas (Rowing), Heena Sidhu
(Shooting), Anaka Alankamany (Squash), Tom Joseph (Volleyball), Renubala Chanu (Weightlifting) and Sunil Rana (Wrestling).
Dronacharya Awards: Mahabir Prasad (Wrestling), N. Lingappa (Athletics - Lifetime), G. Manoharan (Boxing - Lifetime), Gurcharan Singh Gogi
(Judo - Lifetime), Jose Jacob (Rowing - Lifetime).
Dhyan Chand Awards: Gurmail Singh (Hockey), K.P. Thakkar (Swimming - Diving), Zeeshan Ali (Tennis).

127.

Navtej Singh Sarna has been appointed as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

128.

Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form a Joint Force to counter Terrorist Group Boko Haram.

129.

Opportunity, National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Mars rover, which was sent to MARS in 2004, has set a record for the longest
distance travelled by a rover.

130.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax
Matters to better fight Tax Invasion and exchange of Taxation Data between countries.

131.

PM Modi Inaugerated Three Hydro Power Projects in Jammu & Kashmir. One is 44 MW Chutak Hydro Power Project in Kargil, Second is 45 MW Nimoo
Bazgo Project in Leh District and third is 240 MW Uri - II in Baramula District.

132.

PM Modi announced 8000-crore package for development of four highways in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

133.

PM Modi urged to bring a Saffron (Kesar) Revolution in Jammu and Kashmir by giving a boost to production of Kesar in the state.

134.

PM Narendra Modi Tuesday announced new agricultural-irrigation scheme to ensure ample water supply to farmers round the year. with name Pradhan
Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.

135.

Peter Gilchrist (Singapore) won Glasgow Open Billiards by Beating Indian Rupesh shah.

136.

Philip Hammond has been appointed as new Foreign Minister of United Kingdom (Previously was Defence Minister of UK).

137.

President Pranab Mukherjee gave the Gallantry Awards on 68th Independence Day on Aug 15, 2014.
Total 55 Medals were presented to honor the Brave.
1 Ashok Chakra wes presented. It was received by Major Mukund Varadarajan posthumously.
12 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Sena Medals, 1 Nausena Medal & 2 Vayu Sena Medals.

138.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announced the 2,050 km Jagdishpur - Phulpur - Haldia gas pipeline to serve as the 'Energy Highway' of Eastern States to
carry efficient fuel to West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and UP and is to be built by GAIL with Rs. 10,000 crores.

139.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dedicated the 1000MW Mouda Super Thermal Power Project to the nation in Mouda (Nagpur district Maharashtra).

140.

R Banumathi has become the first woman judge from Tamil Nadu to be elevated to the Supreme Court.

141.

RBI allowed Banks to reduce number of Free Transactions from ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) of Other Banks to Three in a Month (From Five).
Banks are also allowed to charge fee on more then Five Transactions from their own ATMs in a Month.

142.

RBI has approved changing RBI Board Structure changes suggestions made by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. It Includes appointment of a Fifth Deputy
Governor and called him COO (Chief Operating Officer). Nachiket Mor is likely candidate for this new proposed title.

143.

RBI has further Tightened the Norms for ARCs (Asset Reconstruction Companies) and stated that they will have to pay upfront 15 per cent of the bid value
of non-performing loans, against five per cent earlier. Also, those planning to buy bad loans will get more time (at least two weeks) to carry out due
diligence before bidding for stressed assets.

144.

RBI issued draft Guidelines for setting up of a Trade Receivables Accounting System (TReDS) for Financing to MSMEs and help them convert Trade
Receivable into Liquid Funds.

145.

RBI kept its Monetary Policy Rates Unchanged in its Bi-Monthly review of Monertary Policies. Only the SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) has been changed
to 22 % (From 22.5% Initially)
Monetry Policy Rates as on Aug 31, 2014 - Bank Rate - 9%. Repo Rate - 8 %. Reverse Repo - 7 %. CRR - 4%.
GDP Growth Rate in the Current Year (2014 - 15) expected at 5.5%.

Consumer Price Index based Inflation expected to come down to 5% by January 2015 and 6% by January 2016.
146.

RBI to issue new notes of Rs. 20 with Inset Letter E.

147.

RIMPAC 14 - (Rim of the Pacific Exercise), the largest Naval Exercise in the world organized with participants from 23 Countries.

148.

Rajasthan State Started Bhamashah Scheme regarding Opening Bank accounts in name of women of the Beneficiary Families.

149.

Rajni Razdan has been appointed as Chairman of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).

150.

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2014 () Hu Shuli (China)

Saur Marlina Manurung (Indonesia)
Omara Khan Masoudi (Afghanistan)
The Citizens Foundation (Pakistan)
Randy Halasan (Philippines)
About Prize Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asias highest honor and is widely regarded as the regions equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
The award is given every year to individuals or organizations in Asia who manifest the same selfless service like Filipino leader Ramon
Magsaysay after which it was named.

151.

Ravi Shastri has been appointed as Team Director of Indian Cricket Team by BCCI.

152.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been appointed as 12th President of Turkey.

153.

Researchers have found India's First jellyfish Lake in a town Armabada in Gujarat.

154.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the foreign institutional investors' (FIIs') sub-limit in government bonds by $5 billion, after the existing $20billion limit was almost exhausted. Note that total Investment limit for FIIs has been kept at USD 30 billion.

155.

Results of 6th Economic Sensus (Conducted by Central Statistics Office) Number of Employed persons rose by 34.35% to 12.77 Crore and Number of Establishments rose by 41.7% since last census in 2006 (in Eight years).
Maharashtra created most Jobs with 11.26% of all jobs in country, followed by UP, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Rate of Job creation was most in Manipur (83.3%), followed by Assam, Sikkim and UP.

156.

Rogers Cup Tennis 2014 Male - France's Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga beat Swiss Roger Federer.
Females - Poland's Azarenka Radwanska beat USA's Venus Williams.

157.

Sanjay Kothari took over as Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

158.

Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014 has been approved by Lok Sabha which will provide the securities market regulator Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) powers to effectively pursue fraudulent investment schemes (ponzi schemes) with guidelines for the formation of special fast trial
courts. It Includes Pyramid Schemes and Multi-Level-Marketing schemes.

159.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) cleared launch of Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (REITs & InvIT).More...

160.

Shakuntala Jakhu has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Haryana.

161.

Sikkim has been named as the Most favorite tourist destination among the North-East States.

162.

Singapore to help India in Developing 100 'smart cities' for which Rs 7,000 crores were allocated in its recent budget.

163.

Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered a method of showing the variation in the DNA of individuals, will receive the Copley Medal of the Royal Society in
Britain.

164.

South African Famous Cricketer Jacques Kallis retired from International Cricket.

165.

South American Country Argentina has defaulted on its debt Second time in 13 Years after talks with creditors broke down.

166.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) launched F-Cube technology to promote football at the grass-root level.

167.

State Bank of India started flexible Home Loan scheme called 'Home loan on Wheels'.

168.

Subhash Sheoratan Mudra has been appointed as Fourth Deputy Governor of RBI (Reserve Bank of India). Other Three RBI Deputy Governors are H R
Khan, Dr Urjit Patel, R Gandhi.

169.

Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill for banning entry of persons wearing 'dhoti' in public places a cognisable offence punishable with jail term.

170.

Tamilnadu government started a new award in the name of poet Ilango Adigal who authored Tamil epic Silappathikaram to be given to people doing
pioneering work in literature.

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172.

Tata-SIA Airlines Limited will launch Services in October 2014 under Brand Name Vistara.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended a Rs.2,400-crore project to connect Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep islands with strong
cable-based networks to replace the satellite mode of transmission.

173.

The Lives of Others has been written by Neel Mukherjee. It has been nominated for Prestigious Literary Honor - Man Booker Prize 2014.

174.

The Lives of Others has been written by Neel Mukherjee. It has been nominated for Prestigious Literary Honor - Man Booker Prize 2014.

175.

To promote Research and Development in bulk drugs a National Centre for Research & Development in Bulk Drug (NCRDBD) is to be set at NIPER,
Hyderabad.

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Traditional International Minjar fair Started in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.

177.

UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Predicted 5.5% GDP Growth for India in 2014 - 15.

178.

US Provided USD 225 Million in Emergency Funding to Israel for its Iron Dome Missile Defence System in view of on going Israel - Hamas Conflict.

179.

US announced its interest in Co-producing its Anti Tank Guided Missile Javelin with India.

180.

US has pledged African leaders to Invest $33 billion across continent to help African Counteries develop their natural resources.

181.

USA's Berklee College of Music will honour Indian Composer A. R. Rahman with an honorary doctorate for his Achievements.

182.

Unesco and Kerala Tourism partnered up to retrace the Spice Route through several districts of Kerala.

183.

Vijayawada has been chosen as capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after its division into Telangana and rest of Andhra Pradesh.

184.

Vinay Sheel Oberoi appointed as acting chief of National Commission for Women.

185.

Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) won the 101st Tour De France Cycling Championship.

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WHO (World Health Organization) has declared Ebola Virus as an International Health Emergency. Ebola has seen widespread in African Countries and
has claimed Numerous Lives so far.

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West Bengal State observed Kanyashree diwas on Aug 14 to mark 13 lakh enrollment of the girls under this unique 1000 Crore scheme of West Bengal
Government for welfare of Girls.

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Y Sudarshan Rao has been appointed as chief of Indian council of Historical Research (ICHR).