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INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh Court Disqualifies Jamaat-e-Islami Party

On 1 August a Bangladesh court has disqualified the countrys largest Islamic partyfrom taking part in the next general election.The High Court panel ruled that theopposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami partys regulations violate the constitutionalprovision of secularism.

Robert Mugabe Re-elected As President Of Zimbabwe

On 3 August Zanu-PF (Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front), thepolitical party of the incumbent President Robert Mugabe has won the Presidentialelection of Zimbabwe .Mugabe won 61 percent of the vote against the 34 percentwon by the Morgan Tsvangirai, the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe of Movement for

Democratic Change (MDC) party.With this win, Mugabe has won his seventh term tothe office of the President of Zimbabwe .Robert Mugabe is one of the leaders of theguerrilla movements against white-minority rule of Zimbabwe and was elected topower in 1980.

China Built Port Terminal Opens In Sri Lanka

On 5 August Sri Lankas President, Mahinda Rajapakse declared open the newInternational Container Terminal of the Colombo harbour.The $500 million ColomboInternational Container Terminal (CICT) was built by China Merchants Holdings.Thenew South Port is the only harbor in South Asia that can accommodate the Triple-EClass vessels.85-pct of the investment is by CICT and the remaining 15-pct has

been funded by the by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Elected As New President of Mali

On 12 August Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was elected asPresident of Mali.He won the Malis Presidential elections , after his opponent andEx-Finance Minister Soumala Cisse, conceded defeat. He was Prime Minister ofMali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to2007. He founded a political party, Rally for Mali (RPM), in 2001 and he has led theparty since then. In addition to serving in the National Assembly, Keita was amember of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States.

Britain Parliament Votes Against Possible Military Action In Syria

On 29 August the Britain Parliament rejected a proposal for military action in Syria.By a 285 to 272 margin British MPs rejected the governments motion to support inprinciple military action against Syria.

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INDIA & WORLD

India Signs DTAC protocol with Morocco

On 8 August India signed a Protocol amending the India Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) in New Delhi .The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha

Sharma, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government ofIndia and H.E. Mr. Larbi Reffouh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Indiaon behalf of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.The Protocol is based oninternational standards of transparency and exchange of information. It provides foreffective exchange of information including banking information between taxauthorities of the two countries.

5th India China Strategic Dialogue Held In Delhi

The 5th India-China Strategic Dialogue was held at New Delhi on 20 August .TheIndian side was led by Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh and the Chinese side wasled by Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin.The two sides discussed several issuesincluding enhancing understanding on the utilization of trans-border river waters,expanding bilateral trade and investment while addressing problems of the large andgrowing deficit faced by India, ways of maintaining peace and tranquility along theLine of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas, methods of boostingcultural cooperation as well as people-to-people exchanges and expansion ofscientific and technological cooperation.

India Third Largest Internet Using Nation

On 21 August According to research firm com Score latest report titled India DigitalFuture in Focus 2013 , India with 73.9 million Net users is the worlds third largestInternet population, overtaking Japan (4th position) but behind China (First position)and the US. (Second position) Riding on a 31 per cent year-on-year increase, Indiasonline population grew to 73.9 million.With an extended online universe in excess of145 million the market is at a tipping point for online businesses.India overtookJapan by adding 17.6 million users in 2012.

Indians Third Largest Immigrant Group In US

On 23 August According to the Migration Policy Institute latest study report , Indianshave emerged as the third-largest immigrant group in the US behind Mexicans andChinese, with nearly 1.9 million of them living in the country.Indian population in theUS has grown to over 150 times its size since 1960, when the slightly more than

12,000 Indian immigrants represented less than 0.5 per cent of the total immigrantpopulation of 9.7 million immigrants.Till 2011, Indian-born immigrants accounted foralmost five per cent (1.86 million) of Americas 40.4 million immigrants.Almost one-third of all Indian immigrants resided in just two states- California and NewJersey.More than a quarter of them lived in three major metropolitan areas- NewYork, Chicago and San Jose.Two per cent of all unauthorised immigrants in theUnited States were also from India.



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India and Iraq Signed Energy Cooperation Agreement

On 23 August India and Iraq signed an agreement on energy cooperation to boostthe bilateral ties.The agreement was signed along with three other agreements aftercomprehensive talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his IraqPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on strategic bilateral, regional and international issues.

Iraq is an important Gulf nation and has emerged as Indias second largest crude oilsupplier after Saudi Arabia.

India Announced Rs 5,000 crore For Bhutan

On 31 August India announced an aid of Rs 5,000 crore, including a special packageof Rs 500 crore, for Bhutan as part of commitment to its continued socio-economicdevelopment, a move that assumes significance against the backdrop of unease inthe bilateral ties recently. India will contribute Rs 4500 crore towards Bhutans 11thPlan, as well as Rs 500 crore towards an Economic Stimulus Package.The decisionwas announced after talks in NewDelhi between Prime Minister Manmohan Singhand Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.

NATIONAL

India Lost 220 Languages In Last 50 Years

On 9 August A two-year survey by Bhasha Research and Publication Centre basedin Vadodara has revealed that India has lost around 20 per cent of its languagesover the last 50 years.Officials of the survey, called the Peoples Linguistic Survey ofIndia (PLSI) has held that the country had 1,100 languages in 1961 of which 220have vanished. The survey has found 780 languages and might have missedanother 100, which makes it around 880.The 1961 census had recorded that Indiahad 1,652 languages in all but the number was narrowed down to 1,100 later forvariants of same languages were also included in the list. The 1971 censusregistered only 108 languages for it was decided that only those languages with over10,000 speakers will be included.

Rajya Sabha Passed The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill,2012

On 13 August Rajya Sabha passed a bill to make registration of marriagesmandatory.The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which was

passed by Rajya Sabha, seeks to provide compulsory registration of marriagesirrespective of religion. The registration of marriages will not apply to those who haveregistered their marriage under any other law.At present, there is provision forregistration of only births and deaths.

Lok Sabha Passed National Food Security Bill, 2013



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On 26 August Lok Sabha passed the National Food Security Bill, 2013.The Billseeks to give legal rights to get subsidized grains every month to 67 percent of theoverall population (of which 75 percent is rural and 50 percent is urban population).Abeneficiary will be entitled to 5 kg of rice, wheat or coarse cereals at Rs. 3, Rs. 2 andRe. 1 per kg a month, respectively.The beneficiaries will be identified by the Statesbased on parameters prescribed by the Union government.Once the Bill gets its nod

in the Rajya Sabha and Presidents accent, India will join the selected league ofcountries that guarantee food grants to a majority of its population.

Rajya Sabha Passed The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010

On 26 August the Rajya Sabha passed The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010was passed by voice vote .It seeks to amend the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 and theSpecial Marriages Act, 1954 which provides for irretrievable breakdown on marriageas a ground for divorce as well as grants women the right to a share in the propertyof their husbands.Under the new bill, a provision has been made to restrict the grantof decree of divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage if the courtis satisfied that adequate provision for the maintenance of children born out of themarriage has not been made consistently with the financial capacities of the parents.

Lok Sabha Passed Land Acquisition Bill

The Lok Sabha passed the landmark land acquisition and rehabilitation bill on 29 August 2013 that aims to provide fair compensation to those whose land is taken,brings transparency to the process and details measures for rehabilitation of thosedisplaced.The bill, which will now be called, The Right to Fair Compensation andTransparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2012,replaced a nearly 120-year-old law enacted during British rule in 1894.

Companies Bill 2013 Receives Presidents Assent

The new Companies Bill has received Presidents assent, that will make it into a lawreplacing the nearly six-decade old regulations that govern corporates in thecountry.The Companies Bill 2013 received assent from the President PranabMukherjee on 29 August 2013.The Companies Bill 2012 was passed in Rajya Sabhaon 8 August 2013 . Earlier, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 December2012. With the Presidents assent, the Companies Bill 2012 became the Companies

Act, 2013 (New Act).The new Bill, providing for sweeping changes in the waycompanies operate and are regulated in the country, received Parliamentaryapproval earlier this month. It would replace the Companies Act 1956.

STATES

Karnataka Becomes First State To Establish Calamities Relief Fund



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On 5 August Karnataka Government has become the first state in the country toestablish State Natural Calamities Relief fund of Rs. 125 crore.The Relief Fund willprovide for a natural calamities relief fund which would provide for building capitalassets and relief in respect of man-made disasters that are not covered under thestate disaster response fund guidelines of the Government of India.

First Public Sector Breast Milk Bank Inaugurated In Kolkata

On 7 August A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank was inaugurated at thestate-run Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital (SSKM) by West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee . This novel scheme was launched to cater to the basicneeds of a child who is just born, but does not get the milk from the mother or whenthe mother dies after giving birth to the child.The breast milk bank would helpspecially to non-lactating mothers. The stored milk can be used to feed babieswhose mothers fall ill during the six-month lactating period after pregnancy.

Indias First Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) Established In Tripura

The first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) of India was established in Tripura on 11 August .The lab was established at the Tripura High Court and the purpose of the labis to facilitate information related to court cases. The CFL was inaugurated bySupreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur.

Agar-Malwa Becomes The 51st District Of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh government gave nod to creation of the new district of Agar-Malwa,taking the number of districts in the state to 51.The district will come into existenceon 16 August.The new district will be created by bifurcating Shajapur district; it willcomprise the tehsils of Agar, Badoud, Susner and Nalkheda. Headquarters would beat Agar town.Spread over 2,785 square km, Agar-Malwa will have population of 4.80lakh.

Sonia Sonia Gandhi Launches Food Security Scheme In Delhi

On 20 August Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched the Centre-Sponsored Food security scheme on the occasion of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhis 69thbirth Anniversary.Delhi was the first state to implement the scheme.Under thescheme, a total of 73.5 lakh people will get foodgrain at highly subsidised rates.Thefood security programme would provide subsidised grains for 67 per cent of thepopulation and would see government spending an estimated Rs. 1,25,000 crore tosupply 62 million tonnes of grains. Under the scheme, beneficiaries would get wheat

at Rs. 2 a kg, rice at Rs. 3 a kg and coarse grain at Rs. 1 a kg.Congress party rulednorthern states Haryana and Uttarakhand have also launched this scheme.

Maharashtra Cabinet Approved Anti-Black Magic and Superstition Ordinance

On 21 August the Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the Anti-Black Magic andSuperstition Ordinance after the death of anti-superstition activist NarendraDabholkar.The decision was taken by the state cabinet in wake up of the protests



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that followed after the murder of Dabhokar in Pune on 20 August 2013.Dabholkarwas at the forefront of a campaign to persuade the Maharashtra government to passan anti-superstition and black magic bill.

Rajasthan Government Laid Foundation Stone For Worlds Largest Solar Park

On 21 August State Government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for worldsbiggest solar park at Bhadla of Jodhpur District of Rajasthan.The solar park withgeneration capacity of 3000 MW would be commissioned in phased manner. In itsfirst phase the solar park will generate 1000 MW.Solar Park would be established in10 thousand hectare land and Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 3000crore rupees loan for development of transmission lines of this solar park.

CONFERENCES

BRICS Business Council Meeting Held In Johannesburg

The first BRICS Business Council Meeting was held on 19 20 August 2013 inJohannesburg , South Africa.The objective of the meet is aiming to increase thetrade and investment ties between participating economies.The two-day meetingwas attended by the Chairpersons of the respective chapters of the BRICS BusinessCouncil that attended the meeting are: Jose Rubens de la Rosa (Brazil), SergeyKatyrin (Russian Federation), Onkar Kanwar (India) and MA Zehua (China).Themeeting was chaired by Patrice Motsepe, Chairman of the South African and BRICSBusiness Council.In a joint statement following the first BRICS Business Councilmeeting ,the council made several recommendations includes urging governmentsto facilitate convenience in expediting multiple entry business visas for longerperiods, as well as considering a proposal to create a BRICS business travel card ;Enhancing connectivity; and Creating a BRICS business portal, which will befacilitated by the BRICS Business Council Secretariat, among others.The council hasagreed to work together in areas such as infrastructure, mining and mineralbeneficiation, value-added manufacturing development, skills development andsustainable development.BRICS an acronym for the Brazil, Russia, India, China andSouth Africa group of countries.The BRICS Business Council was established duringthe 2013 BRICS Summit in Durban in March, with South African businessmanPatrice Motsepe named chairman of the body.

Second ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus Held In Brunei

The 2nd ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus has concluded in Brunei on 29 August .Defense ministers from ASEAN signed a declaration of commitment toenhance peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.They committed to adhere tothe principles of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit and respect for internationallaws in the handling of disputes. The defense ministers also agreed to promotebetter understanding and confidence-building measures among defenseestablishments.ASEAN Defence ministers meeting firstly convened in Vietnamscapital Hanoi on October 12, 2010, the regional event has involved 18 member



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states, including ministers from the 10 ASEAN nations.ASEAN Defence MinistersMeeting Plus was established in 2010.This forum is convened every two years.Thethird ADMM-Plus is scheduled to be held in Malaysia in 2015.

AWARDS & HONOURS

Malayalam Poetess Sugathakumari Awarded With Saraswati Samman 2013

On 2 August Renowned Malayalam poetess and social activist Sugathakumari hasbeen conferred with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012 for Manalezhuthu (theWritings on the Sand), a collection of poems in Malayalam.Manalezhuthu waspublished in the year 2006.Saraswati Samman Award was instituted by KK BirlaFoundation in 1991.This award is given every year to the literary work in any Indianlanguage which is the part of Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

US Presidential Medal To Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey

On 8 August Barack Obama, the US President would confer the Presidential Medalof Freedom on former US President, Bill Clinton and talk show queen, OprahWinfrey. It is the highest civilian honour of America.

Indian American Professor Received Top US Environmental Award

On 16 August An Indian American professor of biological and agriculturalengineering has been recognised by a top US environmental and water resourcesinstitute for his pioneering work in hydrology. Vijay P Singh, professor and Caroline ;William N Lehrer distinguished chair in the department of biological and agriculturalengineering at Texas A&M University, was named a recipient of the 2013 Lifetime

Achievement Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental andWater Resources Institute (ASCE-EWRI).Singh is an internationally recognised andpre-eminent engineer specialising in water resources engineering and hydrology. Hiswork has developed the application of kinematic wave theory to the point where it iswidely used throughout the world in hydrologic models used for water resourcemodelling, flood planning and hydrologic design.

Harshwanti Bisht Selected For Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal2013

On 12 August Professor of economics, and conservationist, and mountaineer Dr.

Harshwanti Bisht has been selected to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary MountainLegacy Medal 2013.The award is presented for remarkable service in theconservation of culture and nature in mountainous regions.In 2003 the Sir EdmundHillary Mountain Legacy Medal was initiated by unanimous resolution of the NamcheConference: Parks, People and Mountain Tourism.

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On 27 August Pakistani school pupil and education activist Malala Yousafzai won theInternational Childrens Peace Prize 2013. The peace prize carries a cash value of100000 euros (133000 US dollars) which is invested in projects relating to thewinners cause. The International Childrens Peace Prize is an initiative of the

Amsterdem-based Dutch KidsRights Foundation. It was launched in the year 2005by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, when he chaired the Summit of Nobel

Peace Laureates in Rome. Since then, the prize has been awarded every year by aNobel Peace Prize Laureate. The prize is presented annually to an exceptional child,whose courageous or otherwise remarkable actions have made a difference incountering problems, which affect children around the world.

Mandela Is The First Recipient Of Mahathir Award For Global Peace

On 27 August Former South African President Nelson Mandela was awarded thefirst Lifetime Campaigner for Peace and Freedom of the Mahathir Award for GlobalPeace .Current South African President Jacob Zuma received the award on behalf ofMandela, who is in a critical condition in a hospital in Pretoria.The Mahathir Awardfor Global Peace is a peace award instituted by the Mahathir Global PeaceFoundation. The foundation was formed to contribute to worldwide peaceefforts.Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician who was the fourth PrimeMinister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003, making himMalaysias longest serving Prime Minister.

SPORTS & GAMES

India Won Bronze Medal at Junior Women Hockey World Cup

On 4 August Indian Junior Women Hockey team won its first ever Bronze medal inERGO Hockey Junior World Cup at Monchengladbac, Germany .India defeatedEngland by 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out.Indian forward Rani was declared the BestPlayer of the ERGO Junior Women Hockey World Cup 2013.The Netherland teamwon the final against Argentina and clinched the trophy for a record third time.

Parimarjan Negi Won Politiken Cup

On 4 August Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan won the Denmarks Politiken Cup atCopenhagen, Denmark by gaining 9 out of the total possible 10 points. He defeatedthe seventh seed, Italian Sabino Brunello in just 31 moves of Ruy Lopez.

Jadeja First Indian After Kumble To Top ODI Bowlers List

On 4 August Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja became the first Indian bowler to topthe bowlers chart in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings after former captain AnilKumble claimed the pole position way back in 1996.Overall, Jadeja is the fourth Indiabowler after Kapil Dev (March 1989), Maninder Singh (December 1987-November1988) and Kumble to claim the number-one spot in ODIs.



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Franklin Wins Record 6 Golds at World Swimming Championships

On 5 August American swimmer Missy Franklin became the first woman to win sixgold medals at a world-championships.She claimed her record sixth gold medal ofthe world championships , swimming the leadoff leg for the Americans in the 400-meter medley relay in Barcelona, Spain.Missy Franklin won four golds and a bronze

at the 2012 London Games, joins American men Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz aswell as German woman Kristin Otto with six golds in either a world or Olympiccompetition.Franklin became the winningest female swimmer ever at a world meet,eclipsing the record that was shared by Tracy Caulkins, who won five times in 1978,and Libby Trickett, who did it in 2007.

PV Sindhu Won Bronze Medal at World Badminton Championships

On 10 August Indian shuttler P V Sindhu lost to the Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand inthe semi-final match at the World Badminton Championships at Guangzhou, China.PV Sindhu now became the only second Indian singles player to win a medal afterPrakash Padukone .Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa had won the doublesbronze in London in 2011.

World Badminton Championship 2013 Winners

Womens Singles :- Thailands Ratchanok Intanon won the womens singles title,after defeated Li Xuerui (China) in the final at the World Badminton Championshipsat Guangzhou.This is the first time any shuttler from Thailand has won a gold at theWorlds in any category.Mens Singles :- Chinas Lin Dan reinforced his claim to being the greatestbadminton player in history after he defeated arch rival Malaysian Lee Chong Wei inthe World Championship final to become the first man to win five world singles titles.

Rogers Cup Tennis Tournament 2013 Winners

Womens Singles :- On 11 August Serena Williams (U.S) won the Rogers CupTennis Tournament Womens singles title ,after defeated Romanias Sorana Cirsteain the final at Montreal (Canada).Serena Williams won the Rogers Cup womens titlefor the third time.Mens Singles :- Rafael Nadal (Spain) won his third Rogers Cup Mens Singles title, after defeated Canadas Milos Raonic in the final.

Marion Bartoli Retires From Tennis

On 14 August Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli of France announces herretirement from professional tennis.She announced the retirement after losing in thesecond round of the Cincinnati Masters to Romanias Simona Halep. She is rankedseventh in the world.Besides Wimbledon 2013, Bartoli won seven other WTA Tourtitles, the first one was in Auckland in 2006. Recently she won two tournaments bothin 2011 at Eastbourne and Osaka, Japan, prior to Wimbledon.

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The 14th World Championships in Athletics are held in Moscow, Russia from 1018 August 2013. Russia (17 medals )topped the medal table with seven gold, four silver,and six bronze medals.The US (25 medals) came in second place at the event,receiving six gold, 13 silver, and six bronze medals. Jamaica (19 medals )placedthird, with its athletes earning six gold, two silver, and one bronze.

Winners Of The 2013 World Championships in Athletics :-

* Jamaicas Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce both won three gold medals inthe mens and womens 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 m relay respectively to becomethe most successful athletes at the event.Usain Bolt moved to the top of the all-timeWorld Championships medal table by winning three gold medals.It was Bolts secondthree gold performance at the World Championships.With this victory Usain Bolt has

joined the club of highest (8) gold medal winners list along with American womens200m specialist Allyson Felix, and retired US track stars Carl Lewis and MichaelJohnson including relays.* Christina Obergfoll of Germany won the womens javelin title with a throw of 69.05metres .* French athlete Teddy Tamgho claimed gold in the mens triple jump event ,, with a

jump measuring 18.04m.* In the Mens 1, 500 metres race Kenyan Asbel Kiprop ( 3min:36.2 sec) won thegold and Eunice Jepkoech Sum of Kenya won gold in Womens 800 metres race(1min :57.38 sec)* Womens 10,000 meters Race :- Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)*Mens 10,000 meters Race :- Double Olympic champion Mo Farah of Britaincreated history once again in Moscow as he became the first British man to win a10,000m world title.The Somalia-born Mo Farah went down in the history books as

just the second man to win the 5000 and 10,000m races at the Olympics and theworld championships.* Mens 20 kilometres Walk :- Aleksandr Ivanov (Russia)* Womens Marathon :- Kenyas Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat becomes the firstwomen in history to defend her world championship marathon title.* Shot put :- New Zealands Valerie Adams has become the first woman to win fourindividual world athletics titles in the same event.* Mens 110 metres Hurdles :- David Oliver (USA)* Mens 400metres Hurdles :- Jehu Gordon (Trinidad)* Womens 400 metres Hurdles :- Zuzana Hejnova (Czech Republic )* Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva won gold..Yelena Isinbayeva is a two-timeOlympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007and 2013), the current world record holder in the event, who is widely considered thegreatest female pole-vaulter of all time.

Cincinnati Tennis Tournament 2013 Winners

Womens Singles :- On 18 August Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the CincinnatiTennis Tournament womens singles title.Azarenka defeated Serena Williams of theU.S in the final at Cincinnati (U.S )Mens Singles :- In the Mens category Rafael Nadal (Spain) has won the CincinnatiTennis Tournament title for the first time.He defeated John Isner (U.S) in the



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final.Nadals five Masters titles this season are a career best. Hes tied with NovakDjokovic for most Masters titles in a season since 1990. Hes won seven of the nineMasters events during his career.

Sania Mirza Jie Zheng pair Won New Haven Open Title

On 24 August Indias Sania Mirza won the womens doubles title at the New HavenOpen Tennis tournament along with her partner Jie Zheng of China.Sania and Jiedefeated the pair of Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) and Katarina Srebotnik(Slovenia) in the final at Yale.This is Sania Mirzas 17th WTA doubles title and thethird Title in 2013.

Australias Aaron Finch Hits T20 World Record

Australian batsman Aaron Finch hit a new record in Twenty20 Internationals inSouthampton (England), when he scored 156 runs off 63 balls against England atSouthampton on 29 August.Finch mashed 14 sixes and 11 fours in his innings andsurpassed the previous international record of 123, scored by New ZealandsBrendon McCullum.In the process he also became the first Australian to score a T20international century.

ECONOMY

Union Cabinet Approved the Setting up of Bharatiya Mahila Bank

On 8 August the Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of BharatiyaMahila Bank (BMB) with an initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore.The proposed bank willbe headquartered in New Delhi.The Mahila Bank will start with 6 branches oneeach in north, south, east, west, central and north eastern part of the country.Theproposed bank is likely to begin operations by November this year.

India Signed Agreement With World Bank For Low Income Housing FinanceProject

On 14 August the government of India and the World Bank signed a $100 millioncredit agreement aimed at helping low-income households in Indian cities accessloans to purchase, build or upgrade their dwellings.The Low Income HousingFinance Project would be implemented by the National Housing Bank (NHB).Thecredit agreement for the Low Income Housing Finance Project was signed between

the Government of India, National Housing Bank (NHB) and World Bank in NewDelhi.

Muslims Have Lowest Living Standard In India

According to the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) study titledEmployment and Unemployment Situation Among Major Religious Groups in Indiaamong various religious groups,Muslims have the lowest living standard in the



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country* According to the survey data , Muslims average per capita expenditure of just Rs32.66 in a day.At the other end of the spectrum, Sikh community enjoys a muchbetter lifestyle as the average per capita spending among them is Rs 55.30 per day,while the same for Hindus is Rs 37.50. For Christians it is Rs 51.43.* At all-India level, the average monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) of a Sikh

household was Rs 1,659 while that for a Muslim household was Rs 980 in 2009-10.The average MPCE for Hindus and Christians were Rs 1,125 and Rs 1,543,respectively.The survey said that average monthly per capita consumption at all-India level was Rs 901 in villages and Rs1,773 in cities. Overall, the average MPCEwas Rs 1,128.* Muslims were at the bottom in rural areas, with an average MPCE of Rs 833,followed by Hindus at Rs 888, Christians at Rs1,296 and Sikhs 1,498.* In urban areas, Muslims average MPCE was also the lowest at Rs 1,272 followedby Hindus at Rs 1,797, Christians Rs 2,053 and Sikhs at Rs 2,180.

Per Capita Income Up 6.7% in 2004-12

On 25 August According to official sources data ,the per capita income in the countryincreased 6.7 per cent per annum during 2004-05 to 2011-12, while the percentageof poor declined by 2.2 per cent over the period.For 2011-12, the PlanningCommission has estimated percentage of people living below the poverty line at 21.9per cent.The poverty line in 2011-12 in terms of monthly per capita consumptionexpenditure was estimated at Rs 816 in rural areas and Rs 1,000 in urbanareas.State-wise, Uttar Pradesh had highest number of people living below povertyline during 2011-12 at 598.19 people below poverty line out of every lakh.It wasfollowed by Bihar at 358.15 people (per lakh), Madhya Pradesh 234.04 people,Maharashtra 197.92 people and West Bengal at 184.98 people living below thepoverty line.

27 crore People Live Below Poverty Line In India

Indias population was estimated at 123 crore as of March 1, 2012, while as many as27 crore people lived below the poverty line in 2011-12, Minister of State forPlanning Rajeev Shukla explained in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on 29 August.Asper the Population Census of 2011 conduced by the Office of Registrar General ofIndia, the population in the country was estimated at 121 crore as of March 1,2011.The poverty ratio in the country has decreased to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05.The rate of decline between 2004-05 and 2011-12 isthree times faster than experienced between 1993-94 and 2004-05.As per theMillennium Development Goals Report 2013, the poverty rate in India fell from 49 per

cent in 1994 to 42 per cent in 2005 and 33 per cent in 2010.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Australias Most Powerful Super Computer Unveiled



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On 1 August Australias most powerful supercomputer Raijin was unveiled inCanberra.Raijin, named after the Japanese God of thunder and rain, has costedUSD 45.2 million to build and will cost USD 10.85 million a year to run.The supercomputer, unveiled at Australian National University (ANU),and it is the 27th mostpowerful computer in the world.

Indias DRDO Launches Explosive Detection Kit In US

On 2 August the India-developed US-manufactured Explosive Detection Kit (EDK)was launched at the US Chamber of Commerce building in Washington.In a first ofits kind of reverse technology sharing between India and the US, an innovativeExplosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists would be manufactured in

America and sold globally for quick detection and identification of combinations ofexplosives.This was probably for the first time that technology developed by DefenceResearch & Development Organisation (DRDO) was being manufactured andmarketed in the US.

Japan Sends Worlds First Talking Robot Into Space

On 4 August Japan has successfully launched the worlds first talking humanoidrobot called Kirobo in to space. The robot was sent by H2B rocket from theisland of Tanegashima. The rocket carried food, water and other supplies. Kirobo willserve as a companion for Japanese astronauts.Kirobo was put through a series ofzero-gravity and other safety tests prior to sending him into space. Kirobo is 34centimetres tall and can speak Japanese. It will provide emotional support for peoplein space. Kirobo will talk to JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata when he arrives at thespace station in November. The name of Kirobo is a merging of Kibo and robot.Kirobo was designed by scientists and engineers at the University of Tokyo. It isequipped with voice-recognition and face-recognition technology, as well as acamera, emotion recognition software and natural language processing.

Japan Unveils Largest Warship

On 6 August Japan has unveiled its biggest warship since the Second World War aspart of a plan to bolster its defense of territorial claims in disputed waters.The ship,named the Izumo, is classified as a helicopter destroyer, though its flattop designmakes it look like an aircraft carrier.The ship is nearly 250 metres (820ft feet) longand is designed to carry up to 14 helicopters.Japanese Defense Ministry announcedthe ship is not intended to be used as an aircraft carrier and will not be used tolaunch fighter jets.It will also be used to bolster the nations ability to transportpersonnel and supplies in response to large-scale natural disasters.

Pinaka Rockets Successfully Test Fired

On 7 August India successfully test fired two rounds of indigenously developedPinaka rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from a defence base inChandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast.The tests were routine trialsconducted for training purpose. The tests were conducted by personnel from

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and Experimental Establishment (PXE) firing point-2. Pinaka is an area weaponsystem with a range of 40 km.Pinaka system can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44seconds. Ten rounds of Pinaka rockets were tested from the same base on 30 and31 January and 28 February this year.

INS Arihant Nuclear Reactor Activated

On 10 August India has activated the reactor on board the INS Arihant nuclearsubmarine, the first to be designed and built in India.With this success, India becamea member of the exclusive club of countries that have built their own nuclearpowered submarines along with Russia, US, UK, China and France.After the nuclearreactor is activated, INS Arihant has been undergoing trials at Navys key submarinebase in Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and would be launched for sea trialssoon since the nuclear reactor has gone critical.Nuclear triad has the ability to firenuclear-tipped missiles from land, air and sea.Arihant means destroyer of enemies inSanskrit is an Indian submarine, which is 111 meter long, 11 broad and 15 metertall.The 6,000 tonne vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV)project at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam ,at a cost of around Rs 15,000crore .INS Arihant, was introduced to the public on 26 July 2009 at a symbolic launchceremony by Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs wife Gursharan Kaur.India operatesthe INS Chakra, which is an Akula II class submarine leased from Russia for tenyears and has plans of building two more nuclear submarines indigenously.

ICGS Rajveer Commissioned

On 10 August Seventh in the series of eight inshore patrol vessels (IPV), ICGSRajveer was commissioned at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) by defencesecretary R K Mathur in the presence of vice-admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, directorgeneral of Indian Coast Guard.The IPV is equipped with the most advanced andsophisticated navigational and communication sensors and equipment. The ship ispropelled to a maximum speed of 31.5 knots and has an endurance of 1,500 nauticalmiles. The special feature include an integrated Bridge System, Integratedmachinery control system and an indigenously built 30mm gun mount with firecontrol system.

India Launched First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant

India launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 12 August.Defence Minister A K Antonys wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500 tonne carrierINS Vikrant at Kochi shipyard.This will mark Indias entry into a select club ofcountries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size. Other countries

capable of designing and building an equivalent size ship are the US, the UK, Russiaand France.Fighter aircraftMig-29K, Light Combat Aircraft and Kamov-31helicopterswill deployed on board the carrier which will also carry an array of otherweapons systems.INS Vikrant has a length of 260 metres and it is 60 metres wide.Itis behind schedule by three years.The carrier is expected to be delivered to the Navyby the end of 2018.

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On 12 August India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclearcapable Prithvi-II missile from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launchcomplex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at (Odisha) Chandipur.Prithvi-II missilewas launched by the personnel of the Strategic Force Command (SFC) from ITRsLaunch Complex-III as part of routine user training. The missile scientists of theDefence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) monitored the launch

operations.The missile, with a range of 350 km, developed by the Defence Researchand Development Organisation (DRDO) .The missile, 9 metres in height with alaunch weight of 4.6 tonnes, is capable of carrying a warhead of more than 500kg.The last users trial of Prithvi-II was successfully carried out from the same baseon on December 20, 2012.

Voyager Becomes First Man-Made Object To Leave The Solar System

According to the new research shows ,NASAs long-lived Voyager probe crossedinto interstellar space last year, becomes the first man-made object to leave the solarsystem.Voyager 1 space craft was launched in 1977 along with a sister probe,Voyager 2, to observe the outer planets. Voyager 1 is now approximately 120 timesfarther away from the sun than Earth. Voyager 2 is heading out of the solar system ina different direction.The probes are powered by the slow decay of radioactiveplutonium. Voyager 1 will begin running out of energy for its science instruments in2020. By 2025, it will be completely out of power.

Indias Super Hercules Lands At Highest Airfield On LAC

The Super Hercules C 130 J transport plane landed at the worlds highest andrecently-activated Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmirfor the first time on 20 August .The Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip located at 16614 feet(5065 metres) in the Aksai Chin area..In April, the area saw a 21-day stand-offbetween Indian and Chinese troops who came and pitched tents in the vicinity of theairfield and returned only after several rounds of flag meetings between bothsides.The achievement will enable the armed forces to use the heavy-lift aircraft toinduct troops, supplies, improve communication network and also serve as a moralebooster for maintenance of troops positioned there.C-130J is capable of lifting upto20 tonnes of load.

Indias First Defence Satellite GSAT-7 Launched Successfully

Indias first exclusive defence satellite GSAT-7 was successfully launched byEuropean space consortium Arianespaces Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport inFrench Guiana on 30 August.This launch will push ahead Indias maritime

security.GSAT7 has been built at an expense of 185 crore rupees and will act asthe countrys maiden dedicated spacecraft for defence applications.The frequencybands of GSAT-7 will help space-based marine communications. It has coverageover India landmass as well as surrounding seas.Earlier, satellite communication inships was through Inmarsat, a major provider of global mobile satellitecommunications services.The state-of-the-art satellite carrying payloads operating inUHF, S, C and Ku bands, had a lift-off mass of 2625 kg and is based on ISROs2500 kg satellite bus with some new technological elements, including the



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antennae.According to ISRO, GSAT-7 is an advanced communication satellite toprovide wide range of service spectrum from low bit rate voice to high bit rate datacommunication.Payload of the GSAT7 is designed to provide communicationcapabilities to users in distant oceanic regions. Its solar arrays generate 2900 W ofelectrical power.

US Scientists Created the Most Precise Clock of the World

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientist from U.S , revealed inthe month of August 2013 that they created the most precise clock of the world. Theticking rate of this clock varies less than two parts in one quintillion, or ten timesbetter than any clock in the world. The clock is made up of the element ytterbium.This element can be used for technological advancements beyond the timekeeping.The clock can be used for various purposes such as checking temperature,navigation systems as well as magnetic fields.The co-author of the study whichrevealed the clock, Andrew Ludlow explained that the stability of this ytterbium latticeclock paves way for other practical applications of high-performance timekeeping.

PERSONS IN NEWS

A) APPOINTMENTS

Rajeev Rishi is new CMD of Central Bank of India

On 1 August Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director ofCentral Bank of India .His appointment is for a period of five years.Prior to the newappointment, Mr. Rishi served as the Executive Director of Indian Bank, sinceOctober 2010. Before joining Indian Bank, he was the General Manager of OrientalBank of Commerce.Rajeev Rishi, who belongs to Chandigarh, holds a BA and anLLB and an expert in Banking.

Arundhati Bhattacharya Appointed Managing Director Of SBI

On 2 August Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed the managing director and chieffinancial officer of the State Bank of India(SBI).She is the first managing director atSBI, which is Indias largest bank.Arundhati succeeded Diwakar Gupta.

Hassan Rouhani Sworn In As Irans New President

On 4 August Hassan Rohani was sworn in as the new President of Iran in theceremony held at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran.Rouhani is the seventh (different)President of Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Raghuram Rajan Appointed as the New Governor of RBI

On 6 August Chief economic adviser Raghuram Govind Rajan has been appointedas the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Rajan will have a term of three



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years.He will be the 23rd Governor of RBI.He is 50 years of age and so far, he is theyoungest person to become the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.He wasappointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research(chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 toDecember 2006.Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry ofFinance, Government of India on 10 August 2012.

Dilip Trivedi is new CRPF chief

On 17 August Senior IPS officer Dilip Trivedi has been appointed as the new chief ofthe countrys largest paramilitary force CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force).Trivedi, a 1978-batch officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre has served in various positionsin the state police and has also served in the Centre as ADG of the Indo-TibetanBorder Police.He succeeded Pranay Sahay who retired on 31 July 2013.

Michel Djotodia Sworn In As Central African Republic President

On 18 August Former rebel leader Michel Djotodia was formally sworn in as theCentral African Republics President.Djotodia has been in charge of the countryduring the chaos that followed the rebels seizure of control in March 2013, whenthey swept into power from their northern bases, overpowering South African forcesprotecting former leader Francois Bozize.Djotodia was a leader of the Seleka rebelcoalition in the December 2012 rebellion; following a peace agreement, he wasappointed to the government as First Deputy Prime Minister for National Defense inFebruary 2013.

Robert Mugabe Sworn In As Zimbabwe President

On 21 August Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a new five-year term asPresident of Zimbabwe.Mugabe of Zanu-PF (Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front) party won the Presidential election (Parliamentary Election) bywinning 61 percent votes in his favour on 3 August .

Parthasarathi Shome Appointed As Chairman Of TARC

On 26 August the Union Government of India set up a commission under thechairmanship of Parthasarathy Shome to review tax laws and suggest ways for astable and non-adversarial tax administration.The seven-member Tax AdministrationReform Commission (TARC) will have a 18-month tenure to suggest variousmeasures including an appropriate organisational structure for tax governance.

Justice N V Ramana Appointed as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

On 30 August Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh,was appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court ofDelhi.Justice Ramana replaced Chief Justice D. Murugesan, who retired inJune.Justice Ramana was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra PradeshHigh Court on 27 June 2000.Ramana had enrolled as an advocate in February 1983and has practiced in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, central and state administrative



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tribunals and the Supreme Court.He holds specialisation in constitutional, criminal,service and inter-state river laws.He has specialized in Constitutional, criminal,service and Inter-State River laws. He has functioned as Panel Counsel for variousGovernment organizations.

B)RESIGNS

Egypt Vice President ElBaradei Resigned

Egyptian vice-president, Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, announced hisresignation in a letter to the interim president on14 August .The resignation comesafter scores were killed in a crackdown by security forces on loyalists of oustedIslamist president Mohamed Morsi.

C)DEATHS

Veteran Music Director Dakshinamoorthy Died

Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy, the veteran veteran carnatic musician and musicdirector died on 2 August in Mylapore, Chennai.The veteran was known as Swamyin the music industry and gave music to songs of more than 125 films in Tamil,Malayalam and Hindi.He has to his credit about 859 songs that were composed byhim over seven decades of his service to the world of Music. He debuted as a Musiccomposer in the a Malayalam movie Nalla Thanka (Nalla Thankal in Tamil) in1950.He was the proud recipient of Kerala State Film Award for best music directorin 1971.In 1998, he received the Kerala State Film Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Former Air Commodore Jasjit Singh Died

On 4 August Noted strategic analyst Air Commodore (retired) Jasjit Singh died inNewDelhi. He was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the second highest civilianaward, in the year 2006 by the former president APJ Abdul Kalam.

Former Union minister Devendra Prasad Yadav Died

On 11 August Former Union minister and senior Congress leader from Bihar,Devendra Prasad Yadav, died in NewDelhi.Yadav was a three-time Member ofParliament from Munger parliamentary seat of Bihar and had served as Minister ofState for Education between 1971-77 in Indira Gandhis cabinet.

Renowned Naturalist and Ornithologist Zafar Futehally Died

On 11 August Zafar Rashid Futehally an Indian naturalist, ornithologist andconservationist has died on 11 August at Kihim in Maharashtra.Zafar Futehally ledthe early years of the conservation movement in India and served as a link betweenconservationists and corporate.He was conferred with several national andinternational honours, including the Padma Shri in 1970.He also edited and



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published an anthology of writings by Indian birdwatchers, India through its birds,which was published in 2007.

Former Nepal Prime Minister Man Singh Shrestha Died

Former Nepalese Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha has died in Kathmandu

on 15 August.He had served as Nepals Prime Minister for about four years till April1990, when the political parties launched an agitation to restore democratic rights.

Kapil Devs Former Coach Desh Prem Azad Died

On 16 August Desh Prem Azad, the former coach of cricketer Kapil Dev andDronacharya awardee died in Mohali.He trained cricketers such as Kapil Dev,

Ashok Malhotra, Chetan Sharma and Yograj Singh in the late 1970s.Desh Prem Azad represented Haryana, the Maharaja of Patialas XI and Southern Punjab, whileplaying 19 first-class matches. In these matches, he scored 658 runs while grabbed8 wickets in all.

Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Died

Elmore Leonard, one of Americas best known crime novelists,has died on 20 August.Twenty-six of his books and short stories have been adapted for the screen,including Hombre, Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, (based on 1992s Rum Punch)and Justified, a TV shows based on 1993s Pronto, 1995s Riding the Rap andthe 2001 short story Fire in the Hole. His most recent novel, Raylan, wasreleased in 2012.

Eminent Classical Singer Raghunath Panigrahi Died

On 25 August Eminent Indian classical singer and music director Pandit RaghunathPanigrahi died in Bhubaneswar.Pandit Panigrahis effort to popularise poetJayadevas Gita Govinda.Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi was born at Gunupur inOdishas Rayaga (earlier Koraput) district.Pandit Raghunath was the first Odia singerto be honoured by the French government for his Gita Govinda composition wayback in the 70s.He was also conferred with the Padmashri award in the year 2010.

Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney Died

On 30 August Irish writer and poet Seamus Heaney, who won the 1995 Nobel Prizein Literature, died in Dublin.Seamus Heaney was born on 13 April 1939 in NorthernIreland.Northern Ireland-born Heaney published his first major collection of poems,

Death of a Naturalist, in 1966 and went on to become one of the Englishlanguages leading poets.Heaney worked as the professor of poetry at OxfordUniversity between 1989 and 1994.

D)VISITORS

Afghanistan Vice-President Mohammad Karim Khalili Visited India



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The vice president of Afghanistan, Mohammad Karim Karim Khalili visited India from20 22 August.During the visit Khalili met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Newdelhi .In the meet both nations discussed security issues and trade among otherbilateral issues.Khalili also meets Indias president Pranab Mukherjee, vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, and external affairs minister Salman Khurshidand discussed on both countries bilateral issues.

Iraqs Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Visited India

Nouri Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq visited India from 22 -25 August.During his four day visit , Maliki met with the Prime Minister of India,Manmohan Singh and President of Indian Union, Pranab Mukherjee, Vice Presidentof India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.Both the nations exchanged views on bilateral,regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest and reached a broad consensus.The discussions enabled better understanding and appreciation of each othersconcerns and perspectives and helped in forging closer understanding at the highestpolitical level and also several MoUs were signed between the two nations. This wasthe first visit of Maliki to India

E)MISCELLANEOUS

Amazon Founder & CEO Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post

Amazon Founder & CEO Jeff Bezos has purchased the Washington PostNewspaper of US. Seattle-based Amazon owner Jeffrey P Bezos has agreed to buythe newspaper assets of The Washington Post Company for USD 250 million.Bezos,whose entrepreneurship has made him one of the worlds richest men, will pay $250million in cash for The Post and affiliated publications to The Washington Post Co.,which owns the newspaper and other businesses.The Washington Post (WP) is an

American daily newspaper. It is the most widely circulated newspaper published inWashington, D.C., and oldest extant in the area, founded in 1877.

11-year-old UK girl has higher IQ than Einstein

On 5 August An 11-year-old schoolgirl in the U.K. has achieved the highest possiblescore of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, making her brainier than scientists StephenHawking and Albert Einstein. Cerys Cooksammy-Parnell, a grade six schoolgirl tookup the test with the aim of beating her fathers score of 142. She also scored thehighest mark possible in the test, scoring 162 on the Cattell B scale.

Sharapova Tops Forbes List of Best Paid Female Athletes

On 6 August Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has topped the Forbes list ofhighest-earning female athletes for the ninth-straight year, raking in $29 million overthe last 12 months.American Serena Williams is second on the list with earnings of20.5 million US dollars, Chinese star Li Na in third with $18.2 million and Victoria

Azarenka of Belarus in fourth with $15.7 million.

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On 9 August A team of three young Indian American students defeated teams from17 other regions to win top honours at the 11th National Geographic WorldChampionship in Russias St Petersburg.The team was made up of captain GopiRamanathan from Sartell, Minnesota; Asha Jain from Minocqua, Wisconsin; andNeelam Kaur Sandhu from Bedford, New Hampshire.In the biennial competition,teams of students answered questions on physical, cultural and economic

geography.Ramanathan, already has won his state geography bee twice. He hadfinished seventh in the 2012 National Bee in Washington, DC. The competition wassponsored by Google, and presented by the US National Geographic Society inpartnership with the Russian Geographical Society.

Canadian Street Named After Mahatma Gandhi

On 15 August A street in Canadas Winnipeg city has been named after MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of Indias 67th Independence Day. The street leading to theCanadian Museum for Human Rights will now be known as Honorary MahatmaGandhi Way. At a ceremony , the Mayor of Winnipeg Sam Katz explained that thestreet was named so after an individual who is synonymous with the struggle forhuman rights.

Dhoni Beats Rafael Nadal Usain Bolt In Forbes List Of Highest PaidAthletes

On 20 August Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked16th in the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes with an earning of $31.5 million(around Rs.180 crore).In the list, he was placed above Rafael Nadal and UsainBolt.As per the latest Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the world, dhoni earned$31.5 million between June 2012 and June 2013.List of places don above F1Fernando Alonso, who is on the 19th, Lewis Hamilton on the 26th, Novak Djokovicon the 28th, Rafael Nadal is in 30th place, and Usain Bolt in the 40th grade.Doni hasrisen 15 places in this years list. It took 31 th rank in the last year. Sachin Tendulkaris the only Indian athlete, who is one of the rank of 31 and a total annual revenue of$ 22 million (Rs 125 crore).List is topped by golfer Tiger Woods, who made $ 78.1million last year, followed by Roger Federer, who earned $ 71.5 million, basketballplayer Kobe Bryant with earnings of $ 61.9 million.The calculation is based onearnings estimates, which includes salaries, bonuses and cash prizes from both theclub and the national team, as well as approval of revenue.

Madonna Tops Forbes 2013 Highest-Paid Celebrities List

On 27 August According to Forbes 2013 list of highest-paid celebrities Madonna

was the worlds highest-earning celebrity in 2012-13.Madonna made $US125 millionbetween June 2012 and June 2013.Veteran film director Steven Spielberg tooksecond place in the list, while musical talent show mogul Simon Cowell tied for thirdwith Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James and disc jockey Howard Stern.

Most Wanted Indian Mujahideen Terrorist Yasin Bhatka Arrested



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Indian Mujahideen co-founder and one of Indias most wanted terrorists, YasinBhatkal was arrested on 30 August.Yasin has been on the run since 2008. The IMleader is wanted in a string of terror attacks in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bangalore, Pune,Delhi and Hyderabad.Yasin, who co-founded IM in 2008 along with brother Riaz, isalso wanted in the German Bakery bomb blast in Pune on February 13, 2010.

PLACES IN NEWS

Strong Earthquake HitsChina

On 14 August China hit by strong earthquake with magnitude of 6.1.The earthquakeoccured in jolted parts of Tibet.Due to this earthquake at least 87 people wereinjured and over 45,000 homes damaged .The epicenter of the earthquake wasidentified nearer to the Ringo town.

Submarine INS Sindhurakshak Sinks After Major Blast In Mumbai

On 14 August in a huge setback to the Indian Navy, a conventional submarine INSSindhurakshak exploded after a fire on board and sank in the naval dockyard inMumbai , in which 18 personnel, including three officers are feared killed.A smallerintensity explosion was followed by two massive blasts, causing a major fire in theRussian-made submarine.In 2010, a fire broke out on board Sindhurakshak leavinga sailor dead and two others injured. INS Sindhurakshak was a Russian-made Kilo-class 877EKM(Sindhughosh-class) diesel-electric submarine of the IndianNavy.Commissioned on 24 December 1997, it was the ninth of the ten Kilo-classsubmarines in the Indian Navy.On 4 June 2010, the Indian Defence Ministry andZvezdochka shipyard signed a contract worth US$80 million to upgrade andoverhaul the submarine. After the overhaul, it returned to India from Russia in 2013.

1300 People Killed In Chemical Attack On Syria

On 21 August nearly 1300 people, including children were killed in in Damascus, thecapital of Syria..This was one of the deadliest chemical attacks in the civil war ofSyria. Toxic gas was fired from the rockets.

ABBREVIATIONS

DRDO Defence Research and Development OrganisationSAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

AGOC Asian Games Organisation Committee

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FEMA Foreign Exchange Management Act

FIPB - Foreign Investment Promotion Board

IFTU International Federation of Trade Unions

IRDA Insurance Regulatory Development Authority

NABARD - National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

SEBI - Security Exchange Board of India

UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees

WMO World Meteorological Organisation

BOOKS IN NEWS

The Moon Baller Book Released

On 5 August Former India No.1 and tennis ace Nirupama Vaidyanathansautobiographical account The Moon Baller was released at a function held at theMadras Cricket Club.The book, which goes back in time to chronicle the times whenprofessional tennis for Indian women was quite unheard of, was launched by tennislegend Vijay Amritraj.

My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions by Abdul Kalam Released

In the month of August My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions by formerPresident of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was launched by the Rupa Publication.Inhis new book Kalam shares the inspiration and the lessons he learned from personalstories of his life. The book describes the lesser known events from his life.

Dhyan Chand The Wizard of Hockey Book Released

The first-of-its-kind graphic biography on former Indian Hockey player Dhyan Chandtitled Dhyan Chand-The Wizard of Hockey was launched at Dhyanchand Stadiumin New Delhi on 29 August .The biography was launched on the National Sports Dayto commemorate the 108th birth anniversary of the legend.The book has been

written by Luis Fernandes, who researched extensively on the subject.The book isbeing printed by comic-series publication Amar Chitra Katha.The book focussed onDhyan Chands achievements and goal-scoring feats at 1928, 1932 and 1936Olympics that got him the title The Wizard.

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Virginius Xaxa Committee To Asses Status Of Scheduled Tribes

On 17 August On the pattern of Sachar Committee for Muslims, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh has set up a committee to assess the status of scheduled tribeswith an aim of ensuring their uplift, particularly in socio-economic, health andeducation fields.Prof. Virginius Xaxa was appointed as the chairman of the seven-

member committee.The committee will finalise and present its report within ninemonths from the date of this notification.The Prime Ministers decision of setting up acommittee came after the government found that the STs, who form 7.5 percent ofthe countrys population, are not getting enough dues despite the special status inthe constitution.

IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

The United Nations (UN) observes the International Day of the Victims of EnforcedDisappearances on August 30 each year.The UN General Assembly declared thisday by its resolution 65/209, on 21 December 2010. The UN General Assembly, bythis same resolution also welcomed the adoption of the International Convention forthe Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The involuntary orenforced disappearances are a result of abduction, detention or arrest or otherfactors or reasons. Also, there are growing numbers of reports which include ill-treatment, harassment as well as intimidation of the witnesses of thesedisappearances or of the persons or the relatives who have disappeared.

National Sports Day Is Observed On 29 August

National Sports Day in India is observed on 29 August of every year tocommemorate the birth anniversary of Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand.Nationalsports day celebrated every year on 29 August to bring awareness about sports inpublic.This year, events like walkathon and football tournaments were held acrossthe country for the first time as part of the National Sports Day celebrations. On theoccasion of National Sports Day, a scheme known as Come and Play has beenlaunched for general public to make optimal use of Sports Authority of India stadia.Major Dhyan Chand is an iconic Indian hockey player who is remembered as amagician of Indian hockey. He was the prime member of Indian hockey team whichbrought three Olympic gold medals in field of Hockey in 1928 (Amsterdam), 1932(Los Angeles) and 1936 (Berlin).He was honored with Padma Bhushan by the

Government of India in 1956 for his outstanding contribution to Indian Hockey.MajorDhyan Chands birthday, 29 August is celebrated as National Sports Day in India.Major sports awards like Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya awards arepresented on this occasion to the sportsperson who has shown tremendouscommitment towards the game and made the Country proud.


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