Page-17 of Current Affairs - August, 2014

PM Modi inaugurates 44MW Chutak hydropower station at Kargil

August 13, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Chutak Hydroelectric Plant at Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir. The power station is a run-of-the-river power project on the Suru River (a tributary of Indus). The barrage of the project is ..

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M Thambidurai to be deputy speaker of Lok Sabha

August 13, 2014

With Congress supporting candidature of AIADMK leader M Thambidurai as deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, he is set to be elected unopposed for the post. Mr. Thambidurai is the leader of AIADMK in the House. He was deputy speaker from ..

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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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