Current Affairs August 2010- Part 1 ( August 8-14 )

National

1. Thanjavur Big temple to celebrate its 1000th year fete in September. Millennium coin and commememorative stamp to be released.
2. Two ships MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia collided off Mumbai Coast leading to oil spillage.The Energy and Resource Institute(TERI) based on New Delhi will offr help to contain oil leak contaminaiton with oil zapper technology.
3. Central government plans to spend Rs.50 Crore a year in 60 Naxal affected areas.
4. UN has decided to recognise the Mahatma Gandhi Tanta Mukti Gaon Mohim Scheme, which means dispute free village scheme.
5. Prathiba Patil to open lotus shaped hermitage in Thiruvananthapuram.
6. Justice P.D Dinakran sworn in as chief justice of Sikkim.
7. All party meeting took place in front of Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh regarding the recent Kashmir problems.
8. Army Service Corps Centre (north) to be replaced to Bangalore from Gaya in Bihar.

International

1. Russia accused US of gross violation of 1991 START-1 nuclear arms treaty.
   
2. Cuban President Fidel Castro addressed Parliament for the first time in 4 years.
3. Thailand havedecided to open its Board of Investment office in India.
4. China has ordere to close more than 2000 cement, steel and dye factories to cut energy use.
5. Barrack Obama signed the South west border security bill in Washington.

Sports

1. Tyson Gay has managed to outrun Bolt in DN Galan meet in Stockholm.
2. West Bengal wins Santhosh trophy defeating Punjab after 11 years.
3. Indian volley ball team won the bronze medal in Asian cup.

Awards

1. Best librarian award to be named after S.R.Ranganathan who is called the father of librarian movement.August 12 is celebrated as librarian day.