CURRENT AFFAIRS : 8th August 2013.
1. In view of a series of chit fund frauds, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to set up a separate forum for coordination and sharing information to rein in such investment schemes.
2. Rakesh Sethi took charge as the Executive Director of the Union Bank of India.
3. India on 7 August 2013 successfully test-fired two rounds of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast.
4. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year.
5. Star Sports on Thursday appointed Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in India.
6. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has proposed to launch a “National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)” in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
7. India's shuttle queen Saina Nehwal today stormed into the quarter finals of the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China.
1. In view of a series of chit fund frauds, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to set up a separate forum for coordination and sharing information to rein in such investment schemes.
2. Rakesh Sethi took charge as the Executive Director of the Union Bank of India.
3. India on 7 August 2013 successfully test-fired two rounds of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets from a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, off the Odisha coast.
4. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova topped the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes for the ninth straight year.
5. Star Sports on Thursday appointed Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as brand ambassador to promote Premier League football in India.
6. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has proposed to launch a “National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)” in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
7. India's shuttle queen Saina Nehwal today stormed into the quarter finals of the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China.
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