August 2015 Events – Week 3
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Bangladesh novelist Zia Haider Rahman won the James Tait Black award 2015 for his debut
novel In the Light of What We Know.
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Historian Babasaheb Purandare bestowed with Maharashtra
Bhushan Award 2015
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India’s High Commissioner to Singapore, Vijay Singh Thakur, has
received ‘Asian of the Year 2014’ award by
leading Singapore daily The Straits Times, on behalf of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Singapore.
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India and UAE would set up a $75 billion fund to support
investments in infrastructure
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Prasar Bharti, Digital Television Russia inked MoU
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India has accepted China's invitation to a military parade in
Beijing (on Sep 3) to celebrate the end of WW II
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India and Australia signed MoU on cooperation in the fields of
education, training and research
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Signing of Revised Air Services Agreement between India and
Seychelles
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Modi hold bilateral meetings with the PMs of Fiji, Papua New
Guinea, Vanuatu and President of Nauru at Jaipur on the sidelines of Second
FIPIC Summit
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India to assist in establishing a ‘Space Technology Applications
Centre’ in any one of the Pacific Island Countries
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NSA talks b/w India and Pakistan called off
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ICICI Bank launched locker facility named Smart Vault
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RBI suspends 7 NBFCs licences
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Lenovo to roll out 'Make in India' smartphones
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Moody's cuts India's GDP growth rate to 7% from 7.5%
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Foxconn in talks with TN Government to set up manufacturing
facility
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With an aim to aid small enterprises and to boost funding for
start-ups in the country, the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched
two funds – the India Aspiration Fund (IAF) and SIDBI Make in India Loan for
Enterprises (SMILE) under Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
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RBI granted 'in-principle' approval to 11 Payment Banks
applicants
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LIC launched 'Edowement Plus'
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Full day holiday for banks on second and fourth Saturdays from
Sep 01
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World's most innovative companies: Tesla Motors top the list;
India's HUL at 41st; TCS at 64th and Sun Pharmacies at 71st
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RBI’s High Powered Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)
headed by RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi in its
report has recommended conversion of UCBs with business size of 20000 crore
rupees or more into regular banks
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Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd and cab hailing app Uber have
entered into a strategic partnership in India to make cab rides easy and WiFi
enabled.
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Bandhan Bank (with
501 branches across the country) was launched at Kolkata by Arun Jaitley
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Odisha government approved State Capital Region Improvement of
Power System scheme
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Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao launched a
flagship programme Grama Jyothi across
the state. The scheme is aimed at comprehensive development of rural areas
allowing planning and execution of works by villages themselves.
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Kerala government signed a MoU with Adani Group led Adani
Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd for developing 7525 crore rupees Vizhinjam
International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport near Kovalam beach
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Delhi government announced a new City Taxi Scheme
2015 under which permits will be issued to 600 CC vehicles.
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Md Naveb Yakub (the lone Pakistani terrorist) undergone
Polygraph test
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Uttar Pradesh: no idol immersion in the Rivers Ganga and Yamuna
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Himachal Pradesh: women travelling in state government buses to
get 25% slash in the tickets
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Himachal Pradesh: Sanskrit will be mandatory subject at all
government schools (after Haryana implemented such scheme)
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Karnataka: if parents show that they voted in local body
elections, theirs child will be awarded with some internal marks
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The Union Tourism Ministry will confer the title of `twin national heritage cities' on the temple
towns of Rishikesh and Haridwar
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Allahabd HC directed government servants, politicians to send
children to government schools
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Modi offered poll-bound Bihar Rs. 1.25 lakh crore package
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SC warns Kerala temples against cruelty to elephants
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Madhya Pradesh tops the crime chart in India as per NCRB; Madhya
Pradesh accounts for 9.6% of the total crimes in India
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Telangana: school bus app (TS School Bus) for children's
security
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Actor Anupam Kher has been named as an advocate for the UN's campaign on gender equality
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Union Government has removed Iran from the list of countries put
under the 'restricted visa' category
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Inter ministerial committee favours ban on all junk food in
schools
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Kerala: 'Chengalikondan' banana variety of nendran gets GI tag
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Golden Handshake scheme for
families in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve; each family would be given an
alternative dwelling place and a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh
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The Union Government constituted a three member team to assess
the situation over the student protest in Film and Television Institute of
India (FTII) in Pune (headed by S M Khan)
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Himachal Pradesh Government launched the Rajiv Gandhi
Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement (RISHTA) project, an
efficient smart LED based street lighting project
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VasudhaivaKutumbakam (the world is one) - Modi's speech at the
Second FIPIC Summit
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International Conference on “Ocean economy and Pacific Island
Countries” in New Delhi in 2016.
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Gujarat High Court stays state government's order on compulsory
voting
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Noted academician Amitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K
CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
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Nagaland Christian outfits oppose the Centre's move to construct
a memorial for 'Rani' Gaidinliu
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DRDO tied up with Patanjali Yogpeeth of yoga guru Baba Ramdev
for manufacturing and marketing some of the herbal supplements and food
products developed by DRDO
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Nirbhaya fund (Rs. 700 crore) for installing for 20000 CCTVs in
railway coaches
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Uttar Pradesh gets Rs. 4000 crore for railway infrastructure
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Housing.com acquired Bengaluru-based HomeBuy360
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12th World's Down Syndrome Congress in Chennai; Theme: 'Panch Tatvas'
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World's first airport that goes completely solar: Cochin
International Airport
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Aug 19: World Humanitarian Day (Theme: “Inspiring the World’s Humanity”)
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Desi Hoppers Become 1st Indian Dance Crew to Win ‘World of
Dance’ Competition
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Palekar to head jury for India's Oscar entry
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Yasutaro Koide (112 years) of Japan is the World's oldest
man
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Asiatic wild ass is now endangered
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YouTube tied-up with Whistling Woods International to set up
YouTube Space
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Infosys launched three new services 'Aikido'
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Andy Murray won Rogers Cup Masters tournament
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India's Anirban Lahiri (Golf) made history by finishing tied at
5th at PGA Championship in Wisconcin
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Andy Murray won the ATP Montreal Masters
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Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar won silver medal at the junior World
Championships (held at Brazil)
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Bangladesh Under-16 team won their first-ever South Asian
Football Federation (SAFF) under-16 title
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Britain's Sebastian Coe - new president of International
Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)
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Golf: Aditi Ashok becomes first Indian to win Ladies British
Amateur
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World Athletics Championships 2015 (at Beijing): Jamaica's Usain
Bolt won 100m in 9.79 seconds
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Pro Kabaddi League 2015: U Mumba team won the title after
defeating Bengaluru Bull in the final
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Belgian Grand Prix 2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the
championship
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Ministry of Tourism for the first time come up with a cleanliness index for 36 cities for 2015 [Gangtok
- 1st; Chennai - 16th; Raipur - 36th]
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Thailand: bomb blast kills 27 people
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Sri Lanka: 70% votes polled in Sri Lankan Parliament election; Ranil Wickremesinghe won the election by
defeating Mahinda Rajapakse
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Iran: won't allow US interference after nuclear deal
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Ecuador and Sweden in talks over Assange probe
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Pakistan and Russia signed defence agreement that includes the
sale of four Mi-35 helicopters
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US approve 'Addyi' (1st female
viagra?)
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South Korea's first female PM Ms. Han Meyong - Sook was sent to
jail for illicit funds
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Greek PM Mr. Alexis Tsipras resigns; calls for snap polls in
September
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China to build $10 billion nuclear plants in Pakistan
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In a first, women register for vote in Saudi Arabia
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The United States has launched the largest NATO (North Atlantic
Treaty Organization) airborne drills in Europe since the end of the Cold War,
named “Swift Response 15”, to enhance security and
stability in the region.
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Bangladesh became the first country to receive funds from the
United Nations (UN) for its fast growing solar home systems.
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North Korea warns of war with South Korea
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Typhoon Goni kills
14 in Philippines
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UK reopens Iran embassy after 4 years
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August
2015 Events
Week 01 (Aug 01-Aug
08) [Click Here]
Week 02 (Aug 09-Aug
16) [Click Here]
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23) [You are Here]
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