Page-14 of Current Affairs - August, 2014

South Africa government relocates Rhinos from Kruger National Park

August 13, 2014

South African Government’s Ministry of Environment has announced its plan to evacuate hundreds of rhinos from country’s famous Kruger National Park to save them from poachers. The step is part of a plan to curb illegal hunts for rhino horn. ..

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PIOs win top awards in the field of Mathematics

August 12, 2014

The International Mathematical Union (IMU) awarded mathematicians of Indian-and Iranian-origin with the 2014 Fields Medal, also considered as the “Nobel Prize of Mathematics“. Persons of India Origin (PIOs) Manjul Bhargava bagged the Fields Medal 2014 while Subhash Khot won the ..

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Names of Mathematicians for the Fields Medal 2014 announced

August 12, 2014

The names of four outstanding mathematicians for the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, have been announced. The Fields Medal is given by the International Mathematical Union to between two and four mathematicians under the age of 40 ..

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‘Vistara' is the name of Tata-SIA airline, operations to begin from October 2014

August 12, 2014

‘Vistara’ has been announced as the brand name of the Tata-SIA joint venture Airlines. Vistara is derived from the Sanskrit word, which means ‘limitless expanse’.​ The airline by the Tata Group and Singapore International Airlines is targeting to start its ..

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Resham Lal Jangde: Member of India’s first Lok Sabha passed away

August 12, 2014

Member of India’s first Lok Sabha Reshamlal Jangde (90) passed away. A law graduate from Nagpur, he contested polls on a general seat despite being a Schedule Caste and made it to the first Lok Sabha in 1952 from Bilaspur as ..

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Himachal Pradesh to host Paragliding World Cup in India for the first time

August 12, 2014

India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh has been selected as venue to host Paragliding World Cup 2015. This will be the first para-gliding World Cup to be hosted in India. The tournament will be organized under the auspices of Para-gliding ..

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Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away

August 12, 2014

Oscar-winning actor Robin McLaurin Williams (63) passed away. Williams was an American actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. He became famous with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy (1978–82). He went on to become a ..

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Archery World Cup: Indian women archers bag gold, men silver

August 11, 2014

India’s women archers’ team led by Deepika Kumari won the recurve team gold after defeating Mexico 6-0 in the final as India returned with 5 medals in the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland. Deepika clinched3 medals and a bronze ..

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PM Modi inaugurate two hydel power projects in J&K

August 11, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two hydel power projects in Leh and Kargil in Jammu & Kashmir. First he inaugurated the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh district and then dedicated to the nation the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric ..

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Sikkim becomes most favoured destination of foreign tourists in northeast India

August 11, 2014

Foreign tourists visiting the north-eastern (NE) states of India are choosing Sikkim as their most favored destination in NE region of the country. As per figures released by the Tourism Ministry, while the state received 23,602 tourists in 2011, it was ..

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