Current Affairs Updates for today :-
‘Nai
Manzil’ scheme launched by Government of India
Dr. M. Veerappa Moily awarded with Saraswati Samman 2014
- Dr.M. Veerappa Moily awarded with Saraswati Samman for the year 2014 on 10th August 2015 for the epic Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam which is written in Kannada language.
Kochi became 1st Indian city to join WTCF
- Kochi became 1st Indian city to join World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) on 10th August 2015. The Headquarter of WTCF is in Beijing, China.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed on 09th August 2015 in all over the World under the theme of ‘Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring Indigenous Peoples health and well-being’.
World Bio-Fuel Day observed
- World Bio-Fuel Day observed on 10th August 2015 in all over the World with the aim to create awareness about Green Fuels.
‘Nai
Manzil’ scheme launched by Government of India
- The scheme namely ‘Nai Manzil’ launched in Patna by the Government of India on 08th August 2015 as the launching ceremony attended by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla.
Free mobile app namely ‘Disha’ launched
- Free mobile app namely ‘Disha’ launched in the State of Bihar on 09th August 2015 by the Government of India with the aim to spread digital literacy in people as the launching ceremony attended by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Santhara ritual in Jain Community banned by Rajasthan High Court
- Santhara ritual in Jain Community banned by Rajasthan High Court on 10th August 2015. The ritual also called as Sallekhana or Samadhi-marana or Sanyasana-marana.
Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc.
- Google launched its parent company Alphabet Inc. on 10th August 2015. Now all the subsidiaries of Google will be brought under the Alphabet Inc.
Nepal will be divided into 6 provinces
- Under the newly formed Constitution of Nepal, the country will be divided into 6 provinces. President of Nepal is Ram Baran Yadav while Prime Minister is Sushil Koirala.
REF released the report
- According to the report of Right to Education Forum, In India, almost 98000 primary schools managed by only one teacher for all the classes in a school.
Xiaomi launched its manufacturing unit in India
- Xiaomi, the largest smartphone company of China launched its 1st manufacturing unit in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh on 10th August 2015 as the launching ceremony attended by the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Xiaomi is 3rd largest smartphone maker in the World while Samsung and Apple is at 1st and 2nd place respectively. Moreover, Xiaomi is the low cost smartphone manufacturer of China.
