Page-3 of Current Affairs - August, 2011
Current Affairs : August 10, 2011
P.C.Alexander passed away Padinjarethalakal Cherian Alexander, a former IAS officer Served in Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s staff P.C. Alexander was at different times Principal Secretary to two Prime Ministers- Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Indian High Commissioner in the United ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Current Affairs: August 9, 2011
Term of RBI Governor D Subbarao extended by 2 years Government extended the term of RBI Governor D Subbarao by 2 more years Mr. Subbarao was first appointed as the RBI Governor in September 2008 His term was to expire ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Current Affairs : August 8, 2011
Lobsang Sangay: Tibet’s PM-in-exile Mr. Lobsang Sangay took oath as Kalon Tripa, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, at a ceremony held in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh Ceremony presided over by the spiritual leader Dalai Lama Dalai Lama also ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Current Affairs : August 7, 2011
US & South Korea to practice destroying North’s WMDs US and South Korean troops will practice destroying North Korean weapons of mass destruction during a yearly joint exercise this month They will form a combined unit called the Joint Task ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : August 6, 2011
Lok Sabha passes grants of Rs. 25,707 Crore and Appropriation bill Lok Sabha passed the Supplementary demands for Grants of Rs. 25,707 Crore and the relevant Appropriation bill by a voice vote As per the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, supplementary grants ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : August 5, 2011
NASA discovers First Evidence of Water on Mars NASA Scientists claimed to have discovered the first substantiation of flowing water on Mars Evidence collected by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter the first discovery of active liquid water in the ground on ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : August 4, 2011
Single-window Clearance System approved by SEBI for prior approvals Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a single-window clearance system for market entities like stock brokers, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Current Affairs: August 3, 2011
Brahmasree Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Bhagavatham proponent Malliyoor Sankaran Namboothiri passed away in Kuruppanthara, near Kottayam ‘Bhagavata-Hamsam’ Brahmasree Malliyoor Shankaran Namboothiri (91) was a well known proponent of ritual narration of Bhagavatam-stories Obama Signs Bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : August 2, 2011
Ace Shooter Ronjan Sodhi ranked No.1 by ISSF Ronjan Sodhi : Champion double-trap shooter and Asian Games gold medalist Sodhi ranked No.1 in the world by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Sodhi won gold in the World Cup Finals ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs: August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011: Monsoon Session of Parliament commences August 1, 2011: The monsoon session of the Parliament commences Government decided to introduce 32 new bills including the Lokpal Bill Other key bills to be introduced include Land Acquisition Bill, Food ..