Current Affairs August Second Week-2013

Current Affairs August-2013

Second Week

8th August:

1. Companies Bill introduced within the Rajya Sabha that geared toward protective the interest of workers and little investors. Lok Sabha had passed the companies Bill in 2012.
2. Sixth Andhra minister quits in protest against state's division.
3. Telecom and IT minister Kapil Sibal launch the web site WWW.data.gov.in which provides access to 3,500 govt information banks.

9th August:

1. Government approved fixing of all-women bank (Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd) with associate initial capital of Rs one,000 crore.
2. India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr.
3. Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu enters the semifinals of World badminton Championships when defeating Shixian Wang of China. She becomes the primary Indian lady singles player to confirm a honour at the globe malaria Championships.
4. A company from Maryland, USA Sanaria has developed a protozoal infection immunizing agent that has become the primary in providing 100% protection against malaria. The immunizing agent is thought as PfSPZ.
5. India's 1st e-library are going to be launched in Haryana's Sirsa district on august 15.

10th August:

1. Jagan Mohan Reddy equal as MP in protest against the creation of Telangana.
2. The ordinal World Championships in Athletics starts in national capital, Russia.
3. India's shuttler PV Sindhu win a laurel wreath at the globe Championships when defeating against world range 3 Ratchanok Inthanon within the semifinals 10-21, 13-21.

11th August:

1. Subramanian Swamy's Janata Party merges with BJP before the 2014 general elections.
2. Real madrid wins Champions Cup when defeating Chelsea 3-1 in MIAMI, USA.
3. Ratchanok Intanon of thailand wins badminton world championship, 2013 in women Singles when defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui within the women's singles 22-20 18-21 21-14 in guangzhou, China.
4. Lin Dan of China wins the badminton world title, 2013 in men's Singles for a fifth time.

      Current Affairs August First Week -2013

12th August:

1. The Union Government introduced associate change to the proper to information Act, 2005 to stay political parties out of the purview of this law.
2. India with success test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile, that includes a strike vary of 350 km.
3. India launches 1st indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from Kochi.
4. Usain Bolt wins 100m gold at national capital World Championships with the time of 9.77sec.
5. Shikhar Dhawan smashed the second highest score in restricted over cricket with 248 (30 fours and 7 sixes) from one hundred fifty balls for Bharat A against South Africa A at the LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria.
6. Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 to Win Women's Rogers Cup 2013.

13th August:

1. The comptroller and Auditor General of Bharat (CAG) reports that the Indian Government had didn't follow defense procurance policy rules in grant a 560 million euros luxury malaria deal to AgustaWestland.
2. Parliament proceedings paralyzed over the debate of alleged dubious land deals of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
3. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita nonappointive as the new President of mali.
4. Anna Hazare to ring bell at information system and to guide July 4 parade in the big apple.
5. Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the primary Indian to win 2 succeeding world cup gold medals suggested for the celebrated Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna whereas fourteen sportspersons picked for the Arjuna award by the choice committee. The Arjuna awardees: Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics), P V Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics).

14th August:

1. Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank with eighteen crewmen when explosion early within the morning at the high-security naval waterfront in Bombay. The reason behind the explosion remains not familiar.
2. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted components of China within which eighty seven people were harmed and over 45,000 homes broken.
3. Indian badminton League (IBL) starts from these days. half dozen groups can participate within the event.