Page-8 of Current Affairs - August, 2014

Hanuman Akhara selected for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

August 23, 2014

Guru Hanuman Akhara, a wrestling academy based in Delhi, has been chosen for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) for year 2014. As per Sports Ministry, Guru Hanuman Akhara has been chosen for ‘establishment and management of sports academies of excellence.’ ..

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Overseas payment gateway for credit card transactions within India is now closed: RBI

August 23, 2014

The RBI has shut the overseas payment gateway for credit card transactions within India, saying that the rules need to be followed with respect to e-commerce credit card transactions “essentially taking place between two residents in India”. This means that firms such ..

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Who was U.R. Ananthamurthy?

August 23, 2014

U.R. Ananthamurthy was one of the greatest writers of India who passed away due to renal failure on August 22, 2014. The sad demise has been widely condoled by eminent personalities in the literature field and also President Pranab Mukherjee. ..

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What is the buzz about Leader of Opposition?

August 23, 2014

Opposition is an essential organ of the democratic setup as it is said to keep suitable checks on the governmental policies and directions. The person who heads the party who is next in majority to the ruling party technically gets ..

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Noted Kanada writer U.R. Ananthamurthy passes away

August 22, 2014

Eminent Kannada writer and one of the most heralded public intellectuals in the country, U.R. Ananthamurthy (82) passed away. He was a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language and is considered as one of the path-breakers of the ..

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Hockey Madhya Pradesh inducted as a new Associate Member of Hockey India

August 22, 2014

Hockey India brought Hockey Madhya Pradesh on board by inducting it as its 23rd Associate Member. Prior to being the associate member of Hockey India, Hockey Madhya Pradesh was known as Madhya Pradesh Hockey Association. Current status of Hockey India At ..

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INS Kamorta: India's first domestically built stealth warship commissioned into Navy

August 22, 2014

India’s first indigenously-built stealth anti-submarine warfare INS Kamorta was commissioned into Indian Navy by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam. The corvette has been built by the state-owned Gardenreach Shipbuilders (GRSE) in Kolkata and is the first ..

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Job Switching-The New Normal Of Job Stability

August 22, 2014

This age is marked by beliefs which stand juxtaposed to the ones we have been brought-up with. The career graphs are getting shaped in ways unthinkable a decade ago. Generation Y is not only unstoppable but unpredictable as well. They ..

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