Current Affairs 21 August 2015Â
National
- Government ropes in ISRO for electric transportation system
- IPS officer Karnal Singh appointed as ED chief for 3 months
- Stage set for 2nd summit of FIPIC to be held in Jaipur tomorrow
- Cabinet okays signing of MoU between India, Australia on cooperation in education, training, research
- Nation remembers former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st Birth Anniversary
- Prasar Bharti, Digital Television Russia ink MoU
International
- US Scientists find way to take CO2 from Air and make Carbon nano fibers
- Bangladesh becomes 1st country to receive funds from UN for solar home systems
- Eurozone FMs approve 1st portion of 86 bn Euro bailout package for Greece
- Pakistan SC bans hunting of rare birds
- Srisena’s party backs coalition government in Sri Lanka
Business
- US crude oil futures slips to new 6-1/2-year low
- RBI grants approval to 11 applicants to set up payments bank
- Infosys launches 3 new services under Ai-Ki-Do brand
- SEBI proposes new norms for infra investment fund
Politics
- Center hits back at Nitish, Kejriwal for attacking PM Modi
- Government approved signing and ratification of agreement between India and Seychelles for info exchange on tax
- Koda coal scam: court to record evidences from 21 September
- CBI finds 6kg gold during raids in A raja DA case
- Swaraj abhiyan attacks kejriwal for supporting Nitish Kumar
Defense
- Tata, L&T in race to upgrade IAF depots
- Pakistan court bans ‘Phantom’ over petition by Hafiz Saeed
- Tejas SP-2 to take first flight in September
- Indian warship INS Trikand anchored at Israel port
- Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at UN, want OIC’s (organization of Islamic cooperation) intervention
Sports
- Saina regains No. 1 spot in world badminton rankings
- Leander Paes- Stanislas Wawrinka in Cincinnati Open quarterfinals
- Bangladesh lift maiden SAFF U-16 title by defeating India 4-2
- CSK moves to high court, seeks stay on ban
- Indian cricket team to get new chief coach In September
