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Modi to launch first National Handloom Day in Chennai
India
> National
Handloom Day > 7th August
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the first National Handloom
Day at a function in Chennai on 7th August 2015. On this day in 1905,
the historical Swadeshi movement was launched in India. The event
will see distinguished handloom personalities conferred with Sant
Kabir awards and National awards for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014.
The Handloom Day will be celebrated all over the country in
cooperation with state governments.
Global
satellite to be named after Abdul Kalam
Science
and Technology >
Satellites > 7th August
The
UN-led GlobalSat for DDR is to be renamed as ‘UN Kalam GlobalSat’
after A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the vision of the
celebrated rocket scientist and former Indian president who died July
27. The renaming is expected to inspire the next generation of
scientists, engineers and space explorers. The GlobalSat satellite
will be used for earth observation and disaster risk reduction with
no barriers to entry for participating nations.
Xiaomi
ties up with Foxconn for first India plant
Corporate
> Make
in India > 10th August
Keen
on gaining a larger foothold in the booming handset business in
India, Xiomi has announced the launch of a mobile phone manufacturing
unit in Andhra Pradesh which will be built in partnership with
Taiwan’s Foxconn. The second local manufacturing unit of Xiomi
outside of China has started assembly of a new handset ‘Redmi 2
Prime’. This has given a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
Make in India programme.
Sundar
Pichai is the new CEO of Google
Corporate
> Google > 11th August
Google
recently announced that it would subsume within its new parent
company Alphabet and appoint Chennai-born Sundar Pichai as the CEO
of the slimmed down Google. As Larry Page the former CEO of Google
leaves to head Alphabet, the position of Google CEO became available.
Larry expressed his confidence on Sundar's capibilities and his
happiness of handing over the responsibility to a highly talented
employee of Google. Mr. Pichai started at Google in 2004, where he
was known as a “low-key manager” who worked on the Google toolbar
and then led the launch of the market-beating Chrome browser in 2008.
He was then promoted to Product Chief in October 2014.
Others
Assam
Gramin Vikash Bank ties up with Brickwork Ratings
Banking
and Insurance >
Assam Gramin
Vikash Bank > 6th August
An
MoU was signed between Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB) and Brickwork
Ratings on mutual understanding and mutual benefit. The pact aims to
assign performance and credit ratings to MSME borrowers of the bank
and hence work towards MSME development. According to Brickwork
Ratings, playing a promising role in North-East India's growth
segment is their foremost aim.
Japan
marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
World
> Hiroshima > 6th August
Japan
marked 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing at the end of
World War 2. One minute's silence was observed at Hiroshima's Peace
Memorial Park in the presence of Prime minister Shinzo Abe and
foreign delegates. The bomb had killed around 140,000 people and
others died from the radiation exposure. Opinion still remains
divided over whether the twin attacks on Japan were justified.
RBI
increases flexibility available to banks in shifting or closing of
urban branches
Banking
and Insurance >
RBI > 6th August
Now
banks will be able to shift, merge or close all branches except rural
branches and sole semi-urban branches at their discretion and no
prior approval of RBI will be required, following a notification
issued by the Reserve Bank of India. RBI has asked banks to ensure
that branches are shifted within the same or to a lesser population
category, i.e., semi urban branches to semi urban or rural centres.
Cyber
attacks on India mostly from Pakistan, China: Government
Politics
and Government >
Cyber Crime > 7th August
A
report informed Parliament that the computer networks of Indian
organizations were being attacked by hackers from Pakistan,
Bangladesh, China and the US. Minister for Communications and
Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said that a rise in the
incidents of cyber attacks in the past years with increase in the
proliferation of IT and related services was seen. Identifying the
source of such attacks is a difficult task as the attackers use
techniques that hide their identity.
Government
plans 'Suraksha Bandhan' drive
Politics
and Government >
Social Security > 9th August
A
'Suraksha Bandhan' drive that would encourage people to gift 'social
security' plans has been planned by the Government against the
backdrop of the forthcoming festival 'Raksha Bandhan'. The new drive
is aimed at taking forward the government's objective of creating a
universal social security system in the country, targeted especially
at the poor and the under-privileged. The enrollment drive will be
launched by banks and insurance companies during August-September.
Freedom
fighters to get a hike in pension: Rajnath
India
> Pension
For Freedom Fighters > 10th August
On
the occasion of 73rd anniversary of Quit India movement, Home
Minister Rajnath Singh announced a hike of 218 per cent in DA in
2014-15 for freedom fighters. The hike in pension is applicable to
former Andaman political prisoners, freedom fighters/spouses and
unmarried/unemployed daughters. Presently, the number of freedom
fighters, widows and eligible dependents add up to 35,900.
India's
Amity School wins NASA competition
India
> NASA > 10th August
The
prestigious 20th Annual International Space Settlement Design
Competition 2015 was won by a team of 12 students from the Amity
International School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The contest which aims to
impart industrial skills in students took place from August 2 to 4.
The competition saw students from all over the world.
PM
Narendra Modi to visit UAE on August 16-17
Politics
and Government >
UAE > 10th August
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is gearing up for his visit to the United Arab
Emirates on August 16-17 which will be a first visit from an Indian
Prime Minister in 34 years. The prime purpose of the visit is to
strengthen the ties between India and the Arab country. A spectacular
reception of Modi has been planned by the Indian Community at the
Dubai International Cricket Stadium grounds.
PM
Narendra Modi may announce a universal health cover scheme on
Independence Day
India
> Health > 11th August
An
announcement by PM Narendra Modi regarding a universal health
insurance plan which will cover all members of a family under a
single sum insured is expected on this Independence Day. While the
last Independence Day had Modi announce a massive financial inclusion
drive Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), this year the focus has
been shifted on health polic and the new universal policy will not
have any subsidy element but the policy has to be sold by insurers at
highly subsidised premium rates.
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