Current Affairs 5 August 2015
National
- At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured in a twin-train derailment in Harda District of Madhya Pradesh
- Government yesterday lifted ban on all those websites that do not feature child pornographic content
- FSSAI- approved lab finds Maggi noodles safe, relief to nestle India
- ISRO to put US satellite in space for the first time
- India’s biggest telescope inaugurated in Udaipur
International
- head of the Afghan Taliban’s political office in Qatar has resigned
- Anti-Houthi forces capture largest army base in Yemen
- Obama to honor 3 Indo-American entrepreneurs
- Myanmar asks for help as flood moves downriver
- Japan says temporarily halting works on new US base in Okinawa
Politics
- AAP government issues circular asking its ministries not to send files to Lt. Governor
- Congress gets aggressive after house suspension
- Government ready to accept panel’s proposal of restoring UPA provision on land bill
- West Bengal C.M. Mamta Banerjee to meet Modi as flood toll reaches 83
- NSA Ajit Doval defends Yakub’s execution, slams Tharoor
Business
- Government in process of formulating Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices
- Fall in Crude, commodity prices best chance to curb inflation: Raghuram Rajan
- Sony, Foxconn to make TVs in India
- Foxconn in talks with Adani, others for factories in India: CEO Terry Gou
- Five small airports being constructed for Rs. 740 Cr.: Government
Defense
- Missing Pawan Hans chopper, missing in Arunachal Pradesh, found, rescue operation underway.
- Nearly Rs 1500 crore spent on preliminary design of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft project: Government
- Panagarh to be IAF’s second hub for C-130J Super Hercules planes
- India’s Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system is in the final stages of development and deployment
- Indian Flankers Test British Typhoons on Exercise
Sports
- Indian hockey team to play final match against France today
- India defeat Sri Lanka in Asian Volleyball Championship
- Dipa Karmakar clinches bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships
- FIFA chief Sepp Blatter gave up his international Olympics committee seat
- PM Modi congratulates special Olympics medal winners
