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AWARDS AND HONOURS
TCS is recognised as a Top 100 Brand in the US
Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced its ranking as the 58th most valuable US brand in an annual survey by a top brand valuation company. The Brand Finance study ‘Top 500 US Brands’ evaluates the financial value of a company’s brand name, intellectual assets and trademark as compared to companies across industries.
Quick Link – TCS-Top 100 Brand
APPOINTMENTS
Saina Nehwal is brand ambassador for ITC’s Savlon
ITC’s leading health & hygiene brand, Savlon is proud to announce Saina Nehwal, ace shuttler as its brand ambassador. In its new campaign with Saina, Savlon seeks to inspire parents to let go of their fears and encourage children to push their limits and maximize their potential to succeed in life.
Quick Link – Ambassador for ITC
Rajeev Krishnan appointed as Managing Director of Max Hypermarkets India
The Landmark Group has appointed Rajeev Krishnan as the managing director of Max Hypermarkets in India. Krishnan takes over from the outgoing managing director, Viney Singh, and the appointment has been effective from August 1, 2016. Singh will continue to be on the board of the company as a non-executive director.
Quick Link – Rajeev Krishnan
Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as Managing Director of SBI
Dinesh Kumar Khara was appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI).He is presently working as MD and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Khara for a period of three years, extendable by two years after review of his performance, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training.
Quick Link – Dinesh Kumar Khara
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Govt spent over Rs 6,500 crore on Swachh Bharat in 2015-16
The government has spent over Rs 6,500 crore to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin. Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lower House of the Parliament that Rs 6,524.52 crore has been utilised for the Swachh Bharat Mission in 2015-16. The government had allocated Rs 6,525 crore for the scheme.
Quick Link – Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin
Week-long Bharat Parv begins today
The government will organize week-long ‘Bharat Parv’, the Festival of India, in the national capital as part of the Independence Day celebrations from today. Tourism secretary Vinod Zutshi said the prime objective of the festival is to inculcate and celebrate patriotic mood among people across the nation, besides ensuring wider participation by them.
Quick Link – Bharat Parv
Encephalitis to be made notifiable disease: Nadda
Encephalitis, which claims hundreds of lives every year in eastern India, will be made a notifiable disease, the government announced in the Lok Sabha amid concerns expressed by members over “failure” to check it despite years of efforts. Nadda sought to lay the blame at the doors at the state governments, particularly the Uttar Pradesh government; saying over Rs 50 crore given to it for vector-borne disease control was lying unspent this year.
Quick Link – Encephalitis
Dharmendra Pradhan to launch LPG scheme for BPL households in West Bengal
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhanwould launch Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in West Bengal on August 14, targeting 1.06 crore BPL households of the state. West Bengal, where LPG penetration is lower than national average at 52%, would be the next destination for the launch of PMUY scheme covering all 20 districts,Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) general manager R K Mahapatra .
Quick Link – LPG scheme in WB
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
China launches Gaofen-3 high-resolution radar imaging satellite
China launched a new synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called Gaofen-3 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. According to Xinhua, the satellite, which was launched on a Long March 4C, is equipped with a radar payload that can produce high-resolution images of one meter. It will be used for civil applications such as 24-hour environmental monitoring, weather forecasting, disaster monitoring, and water resource assessments.
Quick Link – China launches Gaofen-3
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Niti Aayog partners US for energy data portal
Moving a step closer to set up a portal to host all the data related to energy sector in the country, Niti Aayog inked a pact with US energy information administration (EIA). The think-tank is working to develop India’s energy data agency, which would take three-four years to develop. The web portal will host all the data related to energy sector including oil & gas, coal, solar & thermal energy etc.
Quick Link – Niti Aayog partners US
BANKING AND FINANCE
RBI transfers Rs 65,876 crore surplus to government
The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central government its surplus profit of Rs 65,876 crore, marginally lower than the amount given last year. “The (RBI Central) Board approved the transfer of surplus of the Reserve Bank for the year 2015-16 amounting to Rs 658.76 billion to the Government of India,” the central bank said in a statement. The RBI had paid Rs 65,896 crore to the government for the previous year (2014-15) which came as a boon to the government in covering the deficit. The surplus transferred to the government was Rs 52,679 crore in 2013-14
Quick Link – RBI transfers Rs 65,876 crore surplus
OBITUARY
Pak cricket legend Hanif Mohammad passed away
Pakistan’s legendary former captain and batsman Hanif Mohammad, who held the record for the longest innings in Test cricket, passed away after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. Hanif was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013 and went to London for surgery and returned home well but his condition deteriorated in time as the cancer spread in his body.
Quick Link – Hanif Mohammad passed away
SPORTS
Rafaela Silva gives Brazil first Gold
Brazilians celebrated in the stands after Rafaela Silva won gold in women’s judo at the Rio Games claiming the first Olympic gold medal for the host country and capping a journey to the podium that began in one of the city’s most notorious slums.Silva raised her arms in triumph as she overcame top seed Sumiya Dorjsuren of Mongolia, following a pulsating semi-finals victory that went into extra time against London silver medalist Corina Caprioriu of Romania.
Quick Link – Brazil first Gold
