1) 18th
BASIC Ministerial Meeting begins in New Delhi: The 18th BASIC Ministerial
Meeting will be held on August 7-8, 2014 at New Delhi. The two-day 18th BASIC
Ministerial Meeting will provide an important opportunity to BASIC countries
(Brazil, South Africa, India and China) to enhance coordination on important
issues under consideration in Climate Change negotiations and arrive at a
common position. Environment Ministers of BASIC countries will meet in New
Delhi to discuss important issues relating to current United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.
2) Construction
Work of World’s tallest Railway Bridge began at Noney in Manipur: The
construction work of the world’s tallest railway bridge began on 28 July 2014
near Noney in Manipur, India. Northeast Frontier Railway Construction
Organisation (NFRCO) will be administering the whole project. At 141 meters,
the height of the tallest pillar of the bridge of Jiribaum – Tupul – Imphal
railway line is slated to become the tallest bridge in the world from viewpoint
of pillar’s height. The height of the other piers of this 700 metres bridge
varies between 50-90 metres.
3) Gujarat
Governor assumed additional charge of Goa: Gujarat Governor Om Prakash
Kohli was sworn in as Governor of Goa at a simple ceremony held at Durbar Hall,
Raj Bhavan, near Panaji on Thursday evening. Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Justice Mohit Shantilal Shah administered the oath of office to the new
Governor. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and other dignitaries were present on
the occasion.
4) Indian
Chamber of Commerce appoints new Vice-President: Aditya Vardhan Agarwal,
Director, Emami Group, has been nominated and appointed as the Vice-President
of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. He is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of
Ethiopia in Kolkata.
5) Padho
Pardesh scheme for minority community: Minority Affairs Minister Najma
Heptullah has said the government has launched a scheme titled, Padho Pardesh,
for providing interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies for
students belonging to the notified minority communities like Muslims,
Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis. She said the objective of the
scheme is to award interest subsidy to meritorious students belonging to
economically weaker sections of the notified minority communities so as to
provide opportunities for higher education abroad and enhance their
employability.
6) Kapil
Dev to head Arjuna Awards selection committee: Former India cricket captain
Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing this
year’s outstanding sportspersons of the country while former hockey skipper
Ajitpal Singh is likely to be in charge of selecting the Dronacharya awardees.
7) Former
Home Secy RK Singh to head panel reviewing Parliament security: Parliament,
which was targeted by terrorists 13 years back, is set to be strengthened
further with a special committee being set up on Thursday to suggest measures
for it within a month. The committee, formed by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra
Mahajan, will be headed by former Union Home Secretary RK Singh and will
include former Rajasthan DGP Harish Chandra Meena and former Mumbai Police
Commissioner Satyapal Singh, who are also BJP members in Lok Sabha.
8)
India equal record for most ducks in an innings: Indian cricket team on 7
August 2014 equaled the world record of maximum number of 6 ducks (zero runs)
in a Test innings. India equaled the record on the first day of the Manchester
Test played against England. Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli,
Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pankaj Singh were the batsmen to be out
for duck.
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