Current Affairs Aug 2013

• Bangladesh Developed World's First Zinc-Enriched Rice Variety
• Bharat Biotech International Ltd launched the typhoid vaccine called Typbar TCV
• Rupee hits record low of 66 a dollar, Sensex tanks 578 points
• Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to Expand Economic Cooperation
• The Rajya Sabha passed The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill,2010
• World Bank Assisted National AIDS Control Support Project Launched
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards 2013 announced by the Government
• The second South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC) will be hosted by Singapore
• The Government of India has decided to include Hysterectomies as a component in the National Family Health Survey-4
• The 19th Delhi Book Fair started off at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 23 August 2013
• State Government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for world's biggest solar park on 21 August 2013
• The Union Cabinet of India approved the amendments to the Representation of the People Act, 1951
• Cambridge announces Manmohan Singh PhD scholarships 2013
• Welspun Energy Ltd Unveiled 55-MW Solar Plant in Rajasthan
• NMDC Power Limited and IEDCL Signed MoU to Set Up JV Thermal Power Plant
• India's Internet population reaches 73.9 million, 3rd largest in world
• The State Government of Maharashtra on 21 August 2013 approved Anti-Black Magic and Superstition Ordinance
• Delhi Metro Recorded the Highest Ridership with over 26 lakh Commuters on 19 August 2013.
• Rupee slumps to new record low of 64.25 against dollar
• Earth Overshoot Day observed on 20 August 2013
• India's aircraft carrier INS Vikrant a threat: Chinese media report
• C-130J Super Hercules Transport Plane of Air Force landed at Daulat Beg Oldie Airstrip
• Scientists from CCMB and AIG Discovered Gene Causing Chronic Pancreatitis
• 3000 Years Old Stone Shields Excavated by Archeologists from Xinjiang
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni Beat Nadal and Bolt in Recent Forbes List of Highest-Paid Athletes
• Statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug Unveiled at New Delhi
• Scientists Unearthed Fossil of the Oldest Known Ancestor of Modern Rats in China
• Bharti Airtel launched 1 Rupee Entertainment Store
• Union Ministry of Finance unveiled the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme
• World Photography Day Celebrated across the Globe to Unite the Photographers
• The Union Government on 14 August 2013 announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2012
• The Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2013 passed Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012
• Egypt Clashes:Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei resigned in Protest
• The 39-member Indian Police team won 83 medals at the World Police & Fire Games Belfast 2013
• Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban storms into the third round of chess World Cup
• Import Duty on Gold, Silver & Platinum hiked to 10 Percent by Central Government on 13 August 2013
• The Olinguito:For the First Time in 35 Years, A New Carnivorous Mammal Species Discovered in the American Continents
• King Penguin Missy, the Oldest Penguin of the World, Turned 36 Years Old on 12 August 2013
• The Melia Brand of Hotels in Spain Unveiled the First Twitter Hotel of the World
• Double Trap Shooter Ronjan Sodhi Recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
• India won six medals at the 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championships 2013
• Submarine INS Sindhurakshak damaged in a Fire Incident at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai
• 13 August was designated as the International Lefthanders Day by The Left-Handers Club. First annual event was observed on 13 August 1992.
• International Youth Day observed on 12 August
• The First Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) of India was established in Tripura High Court on 11 August 2013.
• First public sector Breast Milk Bank inaugurated at Kolkata, West Bengal
• International Day of the World's Indigenous People observed on 9 August
• Indian Wrestlers won 5 gold medals in the World Police and Fire Games
• Shree Ganeshan Chundan won the 61st edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2013 held in Kerala.
• Maharashtra Became the First state in the country to Disburse salary of its staff through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
• Sagarika Ghosh won the Cadet Girls singles Title on 11 August 2013
• India launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
• Gitanjali the Collection of Poems by Tagore released in 14 Languages
• The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inaugurated Data portal of India in New Delhi
• Japan pledged Huge Spending Cuts amounting to 83 Billion US Dollars
• Bhumi Sena Scheme launched in UP for transformation of Barren Land
• Amazon launches site for purchase of fine art
• Japan on 6 August 2013 unveiled its biggest warship called Izumo
• NDSC has planned to create a Skill Development Council for the National Aerospace and Aviation Industry at Bangalore
• ONGC signed the crude oil sale agreement with Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL)
• The Ministry of Rural Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NGO Pradan for development in Naxal Areas
• On 6 August 2013 Microsoft launched Office 365 for University Students in India
• According to Research: Dolphins have the longest memories among the non-human species
• Turkey on 6 August 2013 successfully completed a Trial Run of World's Deepest Rail Tunnel
• The National Green Tribunal on 5 August 2013 restrained sand mining from riverbeds across the country
• Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi of India won the Denmark's Politiken Cup
• China Radio International's Tamil service completes 50 years
• India-B'desh land agreement likely to be discussed in Monsoon Session
• On 5 August 2013 European Union approved merger of US Airways Group and AMR Corporation became This forms  largest airline of the world 
• Airways on 3 August 2013 launched week-long sale of low-fare domestic tickets
• Arundhati Bhattacharya was appointed the managing director and chief financial officer of the State Bank of India(SBI).
• Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Central Bank of India
• XV World Police & Fire Games 2013 Organised in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Two projects of BHEL, High Pressure Boiler Plant Unit-II and the Power Plant Piping Unit were inaugurated by Manmohan Singh in Tamil Nadu
• China agreed to set-up 4 Coal-Fired Power Plants at Gadani, Balochistan
• India won 2 Silver & 3 Bronze Medals at 54th International Mathematical Olympiad
• National Archives of India Launched Newsletter Entitled e-Abhilekh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli celebrated its 60th Liberation Day on 2 August 2013
• The International Olympic Committee sold the broadcasting rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics to STAR India
• The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas_ launched the IGL Suraksha Yojana in Delhi

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