Current Affairs 13 August 2015
National
- Airbus Industries of France expresses readiness to invest in India: VK Singh
- Suhasini Haidar wins Prem Bhatia Award for the Best Political Reporting-2015
- Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed investigation against Google in four separate cases for alleged abuse of dominant position
- Railway Ministry signed four MoUs with Power Ministry for cooperation in the areas of electricity transmission, energy conservation and promotion of renewable energy in a time bound manner
- Southwest monsoon active over UP, MP, Telangana, Kerala
International
- Libya PM resigns live on TV hours after peace talks restart
- Greece agrees bailout deal ‘in principle’ with creditors: EU
- MH17 probe finds possible pieces of Russian missile
- India, China, Brazil face prospects of ageing population due to lower fertility
- Hillary to give her private email server to US Justice Department
Politics
- Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid uproar over Lalit Modi row
- Maharashtra forms Cabinet sub-panel to tackle impending drought crisis
- Congress walks out, adjournment motion against Sushma defeated in LS
- SC reserves verdict on plea challenging States’ power of remission
- General consensus on GST Bill likely
Business
- Stock markets fall globally after Chinese currency weakens further
- IMF welcomes China’s new mechanism to value currency
- Indirect tax collection growth shows economy improving: CEA
- Rupee tumbles 59 paise to near 2-year low
- Premji, Nadar among Forbes’ 20 richest people in tech
Defence
- Centre issues terror alert ahead of Independence Day
- 18 defence contracts signed with foreign vendors last year
- Private companies like Godrej, Mahindras, L&T to train workers for defence manufacturing
- L&T set to bag Rs 530 crore project for army bridges
- NIA quizzes arrested Pak militant in Jammu
Sports
- HC dismisses Hiken Shah’s plea against suspension by BCCI
- India bundle out Sri Lanka for 183 on opening day of 1st Test at Galle
- Srikanth, Prannoy win; Kashyap lose in World Championship
- IAAF suspends 28 athletes after adverse findings in doping retests
- India beat Spain 2-0 in Europe hockey tour
- Lehmann says sorry for poor Ashes show
