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Aug 17, 2015

[CA] August 2015 Events: Week 2




Goa Tourism Minister Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 award
Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germany's Cross of Order of the Merit
President Pranab Mukherjee presented Saraswati Sammaan to Dr. M Veerappa Moily
Vice President Hamid Ansari presents “Gujar Mal Modi Award for his commendable contribution in the field of Science and Technology” to Prof. Mustansir Barma
The two young men, Rakesh Sharma and Vikramjit from Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir, who overpowered and caught alive a suspected Pakistani terrorist, were given Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Bravery award by the All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF)
Maldivian president assured Indian PM that his country will not allow any foreign power to set up a military base
MoU between India and Nepal for construction of petroleum products pipeline from Raxaul (India) to Amlekhgunj (Nepal)
MoU between India and United States of America on cooperation to establish the Pace Setter Fund (a fund to support the Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy)
MoU between India and Mongolia to establish basis for cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy
MoU between India and France to establish basis for cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues
MoU signed b/w India and Slovakia on technical cooperation in Railway sector
Can't forget support India gave us during difficult times: Iran Foreign Min (Javad Zarif)
India-US Combined Military Training Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2015, will commence on Sep 09-23, 2015 at USA
India and Bangladesh agreed to work in close to curb the fake currecny
'Made in India' vehicles for UN Mission in Mali
Xiaomi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to Launch Company's 1st India-Made Phone
India has become the 7th country in the world to produce Titanium sponge commercially (at Chavara in Kerala)
China devalues its currency Yuan by 1.9%
POSCO to set up first steel plant in India (at Maharashtra)
India Signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 308.40 Million for National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project-II
$500mn Taiwan Electronic Cluster in Bengaluru
Rs. 70000 crore big-ticket reform to revamp Public Sector Banks
Jaitley unveiled 'Indradhanush', a major banking plan that includes setting up a Bank Board Bureau to monitor performance
Axis Bank launched the First Multi-Currency Contactless Card service in India
A P Shah committee on MAT (Minimum Alternate Tax) of FIIs submitted to SC
Parliamentary Committee examining the Lokpal Bill has got two months extension
Freedom fighters to get 218% DA hike: Rajnath Singh
Union Government launched "School Nursery Yojana" to bring students closer to nature
Param Tyag Chakra Initiative launched to honour families of martyrs
Dr. Najma Heptulla, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs launched a new Central Sector Scheme 'Nai Manzil' in Patna
Government is not for moral policing; but child porn sites to be blocked: Centre in SC
Jains practice of fast unto death suicidal, punishable: Rajasthan HC
Kochi became first Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation Council
Aadhaar is not a must - SC; the personal info collected must be used only for PDS and LPG
Maharashtra: decided to impose 'drought tax'
63 militants killed in J&K this year
ISRO's "Bhuvan" to map 500 smart cities
Government's new scheme: “Hamari Dharohar” - to preserve the rich heritage of the Parsi minority community
Om Prakash Rawat Appointed as New Election Commissioner
Alcohol prohibition in a phased manner is possible: SC to Kerala Government
Rs. 1000 crore sanctioned for integrating Chennai airport terminals
President approved 67 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel (2 Kirti Chakra; 10 Shaurya Chakra and others)
Assam passed Witch Hunting Bill, 2015
69th Independence Day across the country
Modi's I-Day speech: "Start Up India, Stand Up India"; announces initiative to set up pan-India network to generate jobs for Dalits and Tribals
Agriculture Ministry is renamed as 'Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare'
Kerala: CM announces the State as 'Complete Digital State'
1st recipient of APJ Abdul Kalam Award: ISRO Scientist Dr. N. Valarmathi; Erode truck driver Ms. Jothimani Gowthaman won Kalpana Chawla Award (TN Government)
IAS probationers will start their career from Delhi instead of cadre state they have been allocated - Jitendra Singh
Pranab Mukherjee hosted an ‘At Home’ reception for freedom fighters on the occasion of the 73rd   anniversary of the Quit India Movement at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Amitabh Bachchan is roped as Maharashtra's "Tiger Ambassador"
Sundar Pichai is new Google CEO
Indian army tops popularity charts on Facebook
Aug 13: National Organ Donation Day
2015 US - India Cyber Dialogue was held at the US Department of State in Washington
Union Government’s ambitious Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme was acknowledged as the world’s largest cash transfer program (households) by the Guinness Book of World Records
Smile torch campaign: to raise awareness on the need for Orthodontics
Documentary on Rajinikanth ('For The Love of A Man') to be screened at Venice International Film Festival
'Kikiki Huna': world's smallest insect measuring of about 0.16 mm
Taj Mahal is the first monument in the world on Twitter
Around 1.5 lakh children in Delhi use drugs
Minister of communications and information technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a new mobile app ‘DISHA’ – Digital Saksharta Abhiyan to aid digital literacy in Bihar
Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc
Researchers discovered evidence of lake in Mars
Junior Federation Cup Athletics Championships 2015: Winner: (1) Kerala (2) Haryana; Men's team: (1) Haryana (2) Tamil Nadu; Women's team: (1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu
Junior Federation Cup Athletics Championships 2015: Best Male athlete: Ajay Kumar (Haryana); Best Female athlete: Stuti Singh (Uttar Pradesh)
Algorithm: a documentary on young visually challenged chess players
India emerges as Championships (with 17 medals) in the Asian Youth Chess championships (at Suwon, South Korea)
Honorary Madras Cricket Club membership to Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman
Pankaj Advani won his 13th World Snooker Championships
India's Prakash Nanjappa has earned a quota for 2016 Rio Olympics in shooting; sixth India to book berth in Rio Olympics
Sania Mirza becomes the second tennis player to be recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
PR Sreejesh, Satish Sivalingam, Jitu Rai among 17 recommended for Arjuna Award
India's Chain Singh won the 2016 Rio Olympic Quota place in men's 50m rifle 3-position
World Badminton Championships: India's Saina Nehwal settles for Silver; Spain's Carolina Marin won the title
World Archery Championships: Indian recurve mixed pair (Deepika Kumari and Mangal Singh Champia) won Silver medal
World Archery Championships: India's Abhishek Verma won Gold medal;  World Archery Championships held at Poland
India retained its top spot as the world's largest exporter of beef
According to the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2015, India ranks 52nd position (last year it was in 65th place)
Bill Gates: richest techie in the world followed by Larry Ellison (Oracle) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Azim Premji is richest Indian techie - placed at 13th position followed by Shiv Nadar
Tamil Nadu is at the top of employment generation in the country in 2012-13: ASSOCHAM
Singapore celebrated its 50th National Day
Scotland to ban GM crop cultivation
PM of Libya Abdullah al-Thani announced his resignation live on television
Government would remain opposed to gay marriage during the current Parliament - Australian PM Abbott
Change of guard in Boko Haram head; Abubakar Shekau was replaced by Idriss deby
China, Pakistan signed deals worth 1.6 billion US dollars to implement CPEC
Japan: restarted Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Explosion in Chinese warehouse kills more than 50
Swedish government dropped sexual assault case against Julian Assange as the time limit on the case had expired
John Kerry unveiled US flag at the embassy in Cuba
Denmark opened its first LGBT elderly home
Indonesian airlines crashed; 54 feared dead
Protest over new Nepal Constitution
Exercise Joint Sea - 2015 (II) b/w China and Russia in Sea of Japan

August 2015 Events
Week 01 (Aug 01-Aug 08) [Click Here]

Week 02 (Aug 09-Aug 16) [You are Here]

Week 03 (Aug 17-Aug 23) [Click Here]

Week 04 (Aug 24-Aug 31) [Click Here]
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