Current Affairs 21 August 2015

Current Affairs 21 August 2015 

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

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