Current Affairs Updates for 5 August 2015
‘SAMANVAY’ Scheme launched by Government of India
- The scheme namely ‘SAMANVAY’ for Gram Panchayats launched on 04th August 2015 by Government of India with the aim to help MPs to utilize the schemes for planning and implementation of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.
Operation Shishtachar launched
- Operation Shishtachar launched by Delhi Police on 03rd August 2015 with the aim to nabbing offender and teach the lesson to eve-teasers.
Delhi Police used Taser Guns
- Delhi Police became 1st in India to use Taser Guns and other non-lethal arms to work without endangering lives on 04th August 2015.
Roland S. Folger appointed and CEO and MD of Mercedes-Benz
- Roland S. Folger appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Mercedes-Benz India on 03rd August 2015 succeeded by Eberhard Kern.
Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court
- Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari appointed as acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 03rd August 2015 succeeded by Justice Lingala Narasimha Reddy as appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee.
BJP Leader Jagannath Singh died
- Jagannath Singh, the former Minister and Senior BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, died on 03rd August 2015. He remained Labour Minister for the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Kashinath Singh awarded with Bharat Bharti Literary Award 2014
- Kashinath Singh, the famous litterateur of Hindi language, awarded with Bharat Bharti Literary Award for the year 2014 on 03rd August 2015. He awarded by UP Hindi Sansthan. He wrote very famous novel ‘Kashi Ka Assi’.
‘Bharat Parv’ inaugurated in New Delhi
- The festival ‘Bharat Parv’ (part of Independence Day) inaugurated on 03rd August 2015 in New Delhi. The festival 13 day long and inaugurated by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism.
