Page-20 of Current Affairs - August, 2016

Veteran Tamil writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam passes away

August 9, 2016

Veteran film producer, screenplay and script writer Panchu Arunachalam passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu following brief illness. He was 75. He had mostly worked in Tamil cinema and had introduced Ilayaraja (renowned film composer) as music director in his ..

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Maharashtra Government launches Quit India Movement 2 against social evils

August 9, 2016

Maharashtra Government has launched Quit India 2 Swaraaj to Suraaj Movement against various social ills during commemoration of Platinum Jubilee anniversary of the Quit India Movement. It was launched by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Union Minister ..

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India seeks help of US and European countries to crack terror fund trail from Pakistan

August 9, 2016

India has approached United States (US) and select European countries part of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to crack terror fund trail details of the Al Rehmat Trust from Pakistan. Al Rehmat Trust is financer of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad ..

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NPA of commercial banks increased by around 4%: Government

August 9, 2016

The Union Government has announced that the Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of commercial banks have increased by around 4% in the last one year (March 2015 to March 2016). It was announced by Union Minister of State for Finance (MoS) Santosh ..

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Parliament passes The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014

August 9, 2016

The Parliament passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 after it was unanimously passed by the Lok Sabha by approving all the amendments made by Rajya Sabha earlier. The bill now will go states (15 out of total 29 ..

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RBI keeps policy rates unchanged in 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy review

August 9, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17 has maintained status quo in key policy interest rate. It was last bi-monthly monetary policy review of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan who will step ..

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August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

August 9, 2016

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed every year on 9 August to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. Significance of the Day: It recognizes the contributions and achievements of the indigenous people ..

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Banned Ponzi schemes not under regulatory purview: SEBI

August 9, 2016

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) told the Supreme Court that banned Ponzi schemes do not fall under its regulatory purview. This announcement was made after the apex court had asked government and SEBI, the stock market regulator ..

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