Current Affairs 19 August 2015
National
- OROP: PMO steps in, veterans not to escalate protest for 10 days
- President’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passes away
- PM Modi announces MADAD and e-migrant portal for UAE expats
- 3rd phase e-auction of FM Radio fetches around Rs 1,090 cr on day 16
- Ex Coal Secy, retired public servant granted bail in Coal scam
International
- Merkel faces rebellion in party ahead of German vote on Greek bailout
- Taj Mahal makes to world’s top five travel hotspots in new list
- 3 militants, including mastermind of killings of 2 Bangladeshi bloggers arrested
- Indonesian plane debris seen in papua
Business
- SBI launches mobile wallet app ‘Buddy’
- Moody’s lowers India growth forecast to 7% on monsoon concerns
- ICICI Bank launches digital locker
- Snapdeal raises $500 m from Alibaba, Foxconn and others
- Lenovo to make phones in Chennai with Flextronics
Politics
- TN CM Jayalalithaa seeks PM’s intervention to end NLC strike
- PM Modi greets Ranil Wickremesinghe over victory in Sri Lankan polls
- Maharashtra govt. mulling ‘Smart City’ project at state level
- Malappuram launches Food on Wall scheme
- Modi announces Rs. 1.25 lakh cr. package for Bihar
Defense
- India gave memorabilia of INS Vikrant to Bangladesh
- Delay in Tejas Mk 2 could push IAF to accept modified version Mk 1s
- Arup Raha, Indian Air Force chief, on four-day visit to Oman and UAE
- Indian and Chinese troops celebrated India’s 59th independence day together in Arunacha Pradesh
- HeliNa, helicopter version of ‘Nag’ to join armed forces soon
Sports
- Shikhar Dawan ruled out of remainder of Sri Lanka series due to injury
- TPP Nair, SP Misra, Romeo James recommended for Dhyan Chand award
- Raipur to host Hockey World League Final
- Leander Paes and Stanislas Wawrinka in Cincinnati Open second round
- Australian opening batsman Chris Rogers confirms he will quit after Ashes
