1. The Parliament has passed the historic Companies Bill 2012, moved by Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs.
2. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) liquidity tightening measures may have an adverse impact on the country's already sluggish economic growth, which could fall below 5 per cent, experts warned.
3. Bhutan's new Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will embark on his maiden visit to India next week during which he would discussed issues like rupee crunch and funds for the Himalayan nation's 11th five-year plan with Indian leadership.
4. India signed a Protocol amending the India – Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance Convention(DTAC). The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Larbi Reffouh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to India on behalf of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
5. In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational deployment by the Navy.
6. Vinod Prakash Sharma an eminent scientist on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013. He received the award for his contribution in the field of basic and applied research of Malaria and Vector Biology.
7. Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting championships, held in Turin, Italy.
8. World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu loses to fourth seed Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in semifinals, finishes with bronze.
9. India’s rising shuttler P V Sindhu on Saturday settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event.
10. Reliance Digital TV, the fully-owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications that runs its direct-to-home (DTH) operations, will merge with Sun Direct to become India's second largest DTH company.
11. YSR Congress President and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today tendered resignation from his Lok Sabha membership, protesting the manner in which the Congress party sought to divide Andhra Pradesh.
12. India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by almost $3 billion to $277.17 billion for the week ended August 2, the lowest level in over three years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Friday showed. The previous occassion when the foreign exchange reserves had reached this level was in the week ended June 25, 2010.
13. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said the country's largest blast furnace has become operational at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). "Durga, the largest blast furnace of the country, has become operational," the company said. "Built at an approximate expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has a useful volume of 4,060 cubic metres."
14. Indian biotech major Biocon announced on Saturday that it has launched its first biologic drug for psoriasis, which affects about 10-20 million Indians.
15. Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
16. Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
17. Europa — the sixth closest moon of Jupiter — is the most likely place in our solar system beyond Earth to have life, according to NASA.
18. An aging nuclear power plant in Taiwan has been leaking radioactive wastewater for three and half years, according to a report released by the government’s watchdog this week.
2. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) liquidity tightening measures may have an adverse impact on the country's already sluggish economic growth, which could fall below 5 per cent, experts warned.
3. Bhutan's new Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will embark on his maiden visit to India next week during which he would discussed issues like rupee crunch and funds for the Himalayan nation's 11th five-year plan with Indian leadership.
4. India signed a Protocol amending the India – Morocco Double Taxation Avoidance Convention(DTAC). The Protocol was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Larbi Reffouh, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to India on behalf of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
5. In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational deployment by the Navy.
6. Vinod Prakash Sharma an eminent scientist on 9 August 2013 won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013. He received the award for his contribution in the field of basic and applied research of Malaria and Vector Biology.
7. Sudhakar Jayant has won gold medal at the IWF World Masters weightlifting championships, held in Turin, Italy.
8. World Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu loses to fourth seed Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in semifinals, finishes with bronze.
9. India’s rising shuttler P V Sindhu on Saturday settled for a bronze medal at the World Championships after suffering a straight-game defeat against world number three Ratchanok Inthanon in the semifinals of the prestigious event.
10. Reliance Digital TV, the fully-owned subsidiary of Reliance Communications that runs its direct-to-home (DTH) operations, will merge with Sun Direct to become India's second largest DTH company.
11. YSR Congress President and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today tendered resignation from his Lok Sabha membership, protesting the manner in which the Congress party sought to divide Andhra Pradesh.
12. India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by almost $3 billion to $277.17 billion for the week ended August 2, the lowest level in over three years, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data released on Friday showed. The previous occassion when the foreign exchange reserves had reached this level was in the week ended June 25, 2010.
13. Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said the country's largest blast furnace has become operational at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). "Durga, the largest blast furnace of the country, has become operational," the company said. "Built at an approximate expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has a useful volume of 4,060 cubic metres."
14. Indian biotech major Biocon announced on Saturday that it has launched its first biologic drug for psoriasis, which affects about 10-20 million Indians.
15. Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
16. Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven hours at Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
17. Europa — the sixth closest moon of Jupiter — is the most likely place in our solar system beyond Earth to have life, according to NASA.
18. An aging nuclear power plant in Taiwan has been leaking radioactive wastewater for three and half years, according to a report released by the government’s watchdog this week.
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