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31 August:

1) Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.35 per litre, diesel by 50 paise.

2) Delhi gang-rape case: Juvenile held guilty for rape and murder, awarded 3-

year sentence by Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). This is the first judgement in the

gang-rape case that created a nationwide outrage.

3) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed issues of mutual interest

withBhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay who is on avisit to India.

4) New Companies Bill has received President's assent, that will make it into a

law replacing the nearly six-decade old regulations that govern corporates in the

country.

5) Somdev Devvarman, Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of US Open.

4) National Sports Awards were presented to the country's top athletes and

coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the

country's highest sporting honour -- while cricketer Virat Kohli was among the

Arjuna awardees.

5) Edward Snowden awarded with German 'whistleblower prize'.

30 August:

1) India's first defense satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully from Kourou in

South America on a European Ariane 5 launcher.

2) India reached finals of 9th Asia Cup Hockey tournament after defeating

Malaysia 2-0 in the semifinal. India will play South Korea in the summit clash on

01 September 2013. With this win India assured of a berth in next year's World

Hockey Cup in Netherland. With the loss to Korea in semi, it will also be the first

time Pakistan will not feature in the World Cup since it started in Barcelona back

in 1971.


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3) Dinesh K Sarraf appointed as new Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC

(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation).

4) Federal Bank becomes the first bank to launch Electronic Passbook. This helps

the customers to view their transactions in smart phones.

5) India's economy grew at 4.4 per cent in the April-June 2013 quarter, the

slowest quarterly rate in last 4 years.

6) N R Narayana Murthy has stepped down as chairman of the National

Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) after taking charge as executive chairman

of Infosys.

7) India became the first nation to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Australia asAir India's first commercial flight landed in Australia.

8) Bayern Munich clinches UEFA Super Cup beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties.

29 August:

1) National Sports Day celebrated across India. It was celebrated to

commemorate the birth anniversary of Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand.

2) The Land Acquisition Bill passed in Lok Sabha. Most important feature of the

bill is that it requires developers to get the consent of up to 80 per cent of people

whose land is acquired for private projects. For public-private partnerships, the

approval of 70 per cent of landowners is mandatory.

2) Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal arrested near India-Nepal Border.

3) Government has set up a 7-member Tax Administration Reform Commission

(TARC) which will be headed by Parthasarathi Shome.

4) Human Resources Development Minister M M Pallam Raju launched the

Right to Education, RTE, anthem to make education for children interesting and

friendly.


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5) Using data collected by Indias Chandrayaan mission, NASA has detected

magmatic water locked under the surface of the Moon.

6) Hyderabad Hotshots enters IBL final.

7) 55th Birthday of Pop Star Michael Jackson.

28 August:

1) The inaugural Mahathir Award for Global Peace prize has been awarded to

former South African President Nelson Mandela.

2) Prime Minister Approved Deepak Sandhu as Chief Information

Commissioner. Now the file will be sent to the President for final approval.

Earlier she acted as Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Currently Satyanand Mishra is the CIC.

3) Nation celebrated Janmashtami (birthday of Lord Krishna) with religious

fervour.

4) Retired All India Services (IAS, IPS and IFoS) officials will get 20 per cent of

additional pension after completing 80 years of age, according to new rules

notified by the central government.

5) Indias first defence satellite GSAT-7 all set for launch. GSAT-7 is Indias first

dedicated spacecraft for Defence applications.

6) Indian rupee nosedived to new all-time low of 68.85 against US dollar.

27 August:

1) Rupee hit record low of 66.30 against dollar and this was its biggest single-day

fall in nearly 18 years.

2) Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 International Children's Peace Prize.

26 August:


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1) Food Security Bill passed in Lok Sabha after nine hours of debate.

2) The Union Government has extended the monsoon session of parliament till

September 6.

3) India reached the semi final of Asia Cup hockey after defeating South Korea 2-

0.

4) Joe King was appointed as New Head of Audi India.

5) 103rd Birth Day of Mother Theresa celebrated.

6) Leading Biotechnology company Bharat Biotech launched New Vaccine for

Typhoid.

7) Fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, the US Open Tennis tournament,kicked off in New York.

25 August:

1) The Indian under-23 team wins the ACC Emerging Trophy tournament after

defeating Pakistan by nine wickets in the final.

2) England wins the 5 match Ashes Series 3-0 against Australia. Final test ends in

a thrilling draw.

3) Sebastian Vettel won Belgian Grand Prix.

4) Rimil Buriuly, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari won Gold

Medal in the Archery World Cup in Wroclaw.

5) April 6 declared International Sports Day. The United Nations General

Assembly proclaimed April 6 as the International Day of Sport for Development

and Peace.

6) Indian classical singer and music director, Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi passed

away

7) Indian tennis player Sania Mirza lifted the womens doubles trophy at the

WTA New Haven Open along with her partner Jie Zheng of China.


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22 August:

1) Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as Zimbabwe President.

2) Nokia Lumia 625 and Nokia Lumia 925 Launched in India.

3) Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak released from prison.

4) Rupee hits record low of 65.56.

21 August:

1) Maharashtra state government clears anti-superstition ordinance.

2) Online RTI portal launched by V Narayanasamy, Minister of state for

personnel Public Grievances and Pensions. Website Address is

www.rtionline.gov.in

3) The Reserve Bank of India, RBI has further relaxed the Statutory Liquidity

Ratio, SLR to provide more funds to banks for lending.

4) Indian Rupee crashed to record low of 64.55 against dollar.

5) Virat Kohli placed in 6th position in the latest ICC T20 Rankings.

20 August:

1) Country remembered Rajiv Gandhi on 69th birth anniversary. He served as

the sixth Prime Minister of India from 1984--1989.

2) Three bills relating to the first national women's university, an aviation

university and an aviation authority were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Both the

Women's University and the Aviation University will be setup in Rae Bareli.

3) Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan Received Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna

Award.

4) Ambitious Food security scheme launch by Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on the

occasion of Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi Birthday. Delhi became the first

state to clear the scheme.


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19 August:

1) Rupee breached 63-mark a dollar to end at record low of 63.13, recording the

decade's worst single-day fall of 148 paise.

2) ISRO called off GSLV-D5 launch with just an hour to go before the launch as a

"leak" had been detected in fuel tank. GSLV-D5, powered by an indigenous

cryogenic engine, was to launch telecommunication satellite GSAT-14 from

Sriharikota.

3) A train killed at least 35 pilgrims crossing a railway track in Dhamara station,

180 km east of Patna, the capital of Bihar.

18 August:

1) Countdown for launch of GSLV-D5 begins. It will be launched at 4.50pm on 19

August 2013 and will carry telecommunication satellite GSAT-14. The launch is

crucial for the nation due to use of an indigenous cryogenic engine as the upper

stage. The first attempt to use an indigenous cryogenic engine on April 15, 2010

to power GSLV-D3 was a failure.

2) Online transfer of PF accounts service in last week of August.

3) Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the 14th IAAF World Championships

when he led Jamaica to the gold in the 4 x100 metres relay.

4) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's new book My Journey: Transforming Dreams into

Actions, published by Rupa. In his new book he says that he failed in his dream

of becoming pilot.

5) Usain Bolt equalled the record for the most gold medals in world

championship. It was his eighth world gold medal when he anchored the

Jamaican 4x100m relay team to victory. It means Bolt has joined American

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Michael Johnson who, including relays, have all won eight world championship

gold medals.

17 August:

1) Senior IPS officer Dilip Trivedi appointed as new CRPF chief. CRPF is

country's largest paramilitary force.

2) English Premier League (EPL) starts today.

3) Usain Bolt won third successive world 200m title at the World Athletics

Championships in 19.66 seconds at Moscow.

4) Gold scales to eight-month high at Rs 31,525 per ten gram.

5) M&M to launch its brand new SUV platform in 2 years.

16 August:

1) After 14 yrs, Pak troops violate ceasefire in Kargil.

2) Sensex crashed 769.41 points, the biggest fall in 4 years.

3) Rupee plunged to lifetime low of 62.03 before recovering to close at a record

low of 61.65 against the dollar.

15 August:

1) India celebrated 67th Independence Day.

2) Korea, Congo, Bahrain also celebrated their Independence Day. Independence

Dates: North Korea achieved on 15th August 1945, South Korea achieved on 15th

August 1945, Congo achieved on 15th August 1960, and Bahrain achieved

independence on 15th August 1971.

3) Marion Bartoli, Wimbledon Womens Singles 2013 winner, announced her

retirement from lawn tennis.


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4) The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has given clearance for the unit

1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) to produce 500MW of power.

14 August:

1) Indian submarine INS Sindhurakshak sank with 18 crewmen after explosion

early in the morning at the high-security naval dockyard in Mumbai.

2) First season of Indian badminton League (IBL) starts from today. 6 Teams will

participate in the event. Matches are scheduled from 14th August 2013 to 31st

August 2013. Brand ambassadors of IBL are Aamir Khan and Deepika Padukone.

3) P.Kilemsungla appointed by President of India as New Union Public Service

Commission Member.

4)

India A clinched the cricket tri-series title defeating Australia A' by 50 runs

in final.

13 August 2013:

1) Ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi picked for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Virat

Kohli among Arjuna Awardees

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award:Ronjan Sodhi.

The Arjuna awardees:Virat Kohli (Cricket), Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery),

Renjith Maheshwary (Athletics), PV Sindhu (Badminton), Kavita Chahal

(Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Snooker), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Saba Anjum

(Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), Joshna Chinappa (Squash), Mouma Das

(Table Tennis), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmendra Dalal (Wrestling), Amit

Kumar Saroha (Parasports).


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2) Ibrahim Boubacar Keita elected as the new President of Mali.

3) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reports that the Indian

Government had failed to follow defense procurement policy rules in awarding a

560 million euros luxury helicopter deal to AgustaWestland.

12 August:

1)India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable

Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km.

2) India launches first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

3) Usain Bolt regains 100m title at World Athletics with season's best 9.77

seconds.

11 August:

1) India will launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on 12 August

2013(Monday).

2) Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand wins Badminton World Championship, 2013 in

Women Singles after defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the women's

singles 22-20 18-21 21-14 in Guangzhou, China.

3) Lin Dan Wins Record Fifth Badminton World Championship, 2013 in Men's

Singles.

4) Real Madrid wins Champions Cup after defeating Chelsea 3-1 in MIAMI,

USA.

5) Subramanian Swamys Janata Party Merges with BJP

10 August:


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1) Reactor of India's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant becomes

active

2) Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu Won Bronze at World Badminton Championship-

She also created history by becoming the first Indian woman singles player to

won a medal at the Championship history.

3) 61st Nehru Trophy Boat Race held in Kerala won by Sri Ganesh of St.Francis

Boat Club

4) Britain's Mo Farah wins men's 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships

in Moscow.

9 August:

1) India celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with fervour, prayers

2) Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu enter the semifinals of World Badminton

Championships after defeating Shixian Wang of China. She became the first

Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton

Championships.

3) Government approved setting up of all-women bank (Bhartiya Mahila Bank

Ltd) with an initial capital of Rs 1,000 crore.

4) Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of US nuclear bombing

8 August:

1) Companies Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha which aimed at protecting the

interest of employees and small investors. Lok Sabha had passed the Companies

Bill in 2012.

2)Ministry of Communications and Information Technology inaugurated Data

portal of India, www.data.gov.in which gives access to 3,500 govt data banks.


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7 August:

1) First public sector breast milk bank inaugurated in Kolkata.

2)US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to meet with Russian

President Vladimir Putin as a retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary

asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

3)Maria Sharapova tops Forbes rich female athletes list for 9th straight year.

6 August:

1) Indias chief economic advisor Raghuram Rajan appointed as 23rd governor of

Reserve Bank of India.

2)Five Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in Poonch area of Jammu and Kashmir/

5 August:

1) National Green Tribunal ordered a stay on sand mining from riverbeds across

the country

2) Monsoon session of Parliament begins. Sachin Tendulkar who was nominated

as a Rajya Sabha member in April last year also attended the first day in Rajya

Sabha.

3) Ravindra Jadeja becomes first Indian since Anil Kumble to top ICC ODI

bowlers rankings

4) England retained Ashes after rain-hit third Test ends in draw.

4 August:

1) India wins historic bronze at junior women hockey World Cup defeating

England 3-2 in penalties.

2) Airtel likely to launch 4G services in Delhi by September 2013

3) International Friendship Day observed.


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4) Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of

India (SBI).

3 August:

1) India completed 5-0 whitewash over Zimbabwe in the fifth one-day

international at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Amit Mishra declared as

Man of the series. This was also Indias first-ever ODI series whitewash on

foreign soil.

2) Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran's president.

2 August:

1) Aditya Mehta wins snooker gold in World Games at Cali, Columbia.

2) Seven TDP MPs resign over Telangana issue.

3) Cate Campbell of Australia won gold in the women's 100 meters freestyle at

the World Championships in Barcelona.

1 August:

1) The Cabinet cleared crucial changes to the Right to Information Act to block

political parties from being covered under RTI which will exempt parties from

being obliged to share details of their funding or how they choose their

candidates.

2) Bhim Sain Bassi appointed as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

3) Sujatha Singh takes charge as Indias new foreign secretary.

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