www.sehpaathi.in August 2014 Monthly Current Affairs Sports – Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched bronze medal, she became first woman gymnast of the country to win a medal in artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games. Miroslav Klose of Germany announced his retirement from international football. He was the part of Germany team that won the FIFA World Cup 2014 held in Brazil. Paragliding World Cup Association selected Himachal Pradesh as a venue to host the 2015 para-gliding World Cup. This will be the first para-gliding World Cup to be hosted in India. Real Madrid football club clinched the UEFA Football Super Cup. Indian cricket team equaled the world record of maximum number of 6 ducks in a Test innings. Apart from India other teams are Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh. Former India cricket captain Kapil Dev will head the Arjuna Awards selection committee for choosing this year's outstanding sportspersons of the country. Three-time Olympian and former Hockey Captain Ajitpal Singh was selected as the Chairman of the Dronacharya Award Selection Committee. Indian Women's Recurve team won gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Wroclaw, Poland. Serena Williams won her first ever Cincinnati Open by defeating Ana Ivanovic. Roger Federer won Cincinnati title for Sixth time. BCCI appointed Ravi Shastri as the Director of Indian Cricket Team. President of Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwala was appointed as Chef-de-Mission for Incheon Asian Games 2014. Max Verstappen of Netherlands will become youngest Formula One driver in the formula one race history. Wrestling academy Guru Hanuman Akhara was chosen for the Rashtritya Khel Protsahan Puraskar of 2014. Red Bull team Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won Belgian Grand Prix. American swimmer Katie Ledecky created a World Record in Women's 1500 Meter. PV Sindhu clinched her second consecutive bronze medal at World Badminton Championship. Jaipur Pink Panthers emerged as champions of inaugural season of STAR Pro- Kabaddi League. Books you can buy for IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB Exams (Click for details/purchase) Page 1 of 8 August-2014 Monthly Current Affairs www.sehpaathi.in Science & Medical – Scientists identified a new species of Australian humpback dolphin with the scientific name Sousa Sahulensis. Rosetta of European Space Agency became first ever spacecraft to reach a Comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. National – Deputy National Security Adviser Nehchal Sandhu gave his resignation. The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) set up a four member committee headed by former UGC chairman Hari Gautam to review the present status of Universities Grants Commission (UGC). Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, Mamta Sharma demitted office after completing her tenure. Mr. Arvind Gupta was appointed as Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA). President of India Pranab Mukherjee removed Governor of Mizoram Kamla Beniwal. The Union cabinet approved the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 to amend the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2000. The bill will treat minors above the age of 16 as adults, who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder. Justice Dr Manjula Chellur was sworn in as the first woman Chief jJustice of Calcutta High Court. The construction work of the world's tallest railway bridge began on 28th July 2014 near Noney in Manipur, India. Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organisation (NFRCO) will be administering the whole project. The veteran politician and a member of the country's first Lok Sabha from undivided Madhya Pradesh, Reshamlal Jangade passed away. President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav. Daroji Eramma, one of the last exponents of Burra katha passed away. Human skull with carnelian beads embedded copper crown was discovered in Chandayan village of Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh. The Beads of carnelian, semi-precious stones of the crown are associated with the Harappan civilization. Bimal Jalan, former RBI Governor, will head Expenditure Management Commission which will suggest ways to reduce food, fertiliser and oil subsidies to contain the fiscal deficit. Books you can buy for Current Affairs & Financial Awareness (Click for details/purchase) Page 2 of 8 August-2014 Monthly Current Affairs www.sehpaathi.in Andhra Pradesh Government decided to make Vijayawada its ad hoc capital. Union Cabinet approved four highway projects in Jammu and Kashmir for all- weather connectivity in the Valley. Cabinet also enhanced the fund allocation by over 8000 crore rupees to around 28324 crore rupees under the National Highways Development Project of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation of two hydel power projects in Leh and Kargil in Jammu & Kashmir. These projects are the 44 MW Chutak hydroelectric project in Kargil district and the 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh district. Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). CBDT is the apex authority of the Income Tax department. India celebrated its 68th Independence Day. People celebrated the day with flag- hoisting ceremonies, parades and cultural events. Indian Railways has launched the next generation e-ticketing system which will enhance the booking capacity online. In new system capacity is increased to 7200 tickets per minute thus making process much faster now. Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi announced the launch of "Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana" in his maiden Independence Day address to the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted INS Kolkata into Indian Navy. This is India's own largest indigenously built warship. This warship is constructed by the Mazagon Dockyards Limited and warship design has been prepared by Navy's design bureau. Rajni Razdan became Union Public Service Commission new chairperson. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan selected Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi as the Chairman of the Estimates Committee of Parliament. World-renowned yoga guru Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar passed away. K V Thomas took over as the new Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee. Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated 765 kv Ranchi-Dharmjaygarh-Sipat Transmission Line connecting the Eastern and Western parts of the country. Kannada writer UR Ananthamurthy passed away. He was considered among the pioneers of Navya movement. PM Narendra Modi announced Pradhan Mantri Krishi Seenchayi Yojana to cater irrigation needs. 1000 crore rupees has been allocated for this irrigation scheme. Books you can buy for Banking Awareness (Click for details/purchase) Page 3 of 8 August-2014 Monthly Current Affairs www.sehpaathi.in Defence Minister Arun Jaitley commissioned INS Kamorta in Indian Navy. INS Kamorta is first indigenously-built stealth anti-submarine of India. INS Kamrota was commissioned in Vishakhapatnam. Anti-submarine has been built by state-owned Gardenreach Shipbuilders in Kolkata. K Sankaranarayanan has reigned from the Maharashtra governor. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived Vietnam on 3 days visit. This visit will focus cooperation in defence, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and textiles etc. India's first Ethanol-run environment-friendly public buses were launched by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur. The first Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) of the country was inaugurated by The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal. Union Government appointed Mr. R N Ravi as the new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee. Sheila Dikshit resigned from the post of Kerala's Governor. Mr. Kalyan Singh appointed as new Governor of rajasthan. Mr. Vajubhai Rudabhai appointed as new Governor of Karnataka. Ch. Vidyasagar Rao appointed as new Governor of Maharashtra. Mridula Sinha appointed as new Governor of goa. Union Government of India launched a new domain Dot Bharat (. ) in Devanagari script. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi set up a committee chaired by R. Ramanujam. Ramanujam committee will identify the obsolete laws. Manipur Governor Mr. Vinod Kumar resigned. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana which is supposed to be a mega financial inclusion plan. RuPaydebit cards with insurance cover of 1 lakh rupees will be provided to crores of people across the country who have no formal access to banking facilities. It has a target to bring more than 7.5 crore un- banking families into banking system of India. Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) RN Ravi was appointed as Naga interlocutor. A noted Historian of India and a former professor of history, Bipan Chandra passed away. Renowned Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana passed away. He got Padma Sri Award in 2013. Books you can buy for IBPS PO/Clerk/RRB Exams (Click for details/purchase) Page 4 of 8 August-2014 Monthly Current Affairs www.sehpaathi.in International – Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi concluded two day visit to Nepal on 4th August 2014. The Prime Minister announced that India will give Nepal 10000 crore Nepali rupee concessional line of credit, for its development. The Foreign Office minister of Britain Sayeeda Warsi resigned from the government in protest of Britain's policy on Gaza. President of Russian Vladimir Putin signed a decree that bans imports of agricultural