| 1.National Sports day in India is celebrated on 29th August. National Sports day in India is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of hockey player Dhyan Chand. Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is considered as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time. He is known for his extraordinary goal scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, and 1936) in field hockey. |
| 2. India & Germany ink agreement to improve grid integration of renewable energy. India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) of Germany have signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy Programme-Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC). The main objective of this program is to improve the sector framework and conditions for grid integration of renewable energies with conventional power grids. |
| 3. Income Tax Department has imposed Rs 7,900 crore penalty on Vodafone For Tax Dues. The Income Tax Department has imposed Rs 7,900 crore penalty on the tax demand of the same amount on a unit of billionaire Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd over its decade old sale of mobile phone business in India to Vodafone Group Plc. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, the company said its unit Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd had late last year received a tax demand notice of Rs 7,900 crore and on August 9 received a penalty order of a similar amount. |
| 4. Kenya Imposes World's Toughest Law Against Plastic Bags. In Kenya, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000. It is the world’s toughest law which is aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect. The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy. |
| 5. Bharti Airtel has partnered with Symantec Corp to serve the growing cyber security. The country's largest telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel, entered into a partnership with Symantec Corp, the world’s leading cyber security company, to serve the growing cyber security requirements of businesses in India. It will provide protection and prevention of online threats in an increasingly digitally connected world. |
| 6. According to UNWTO, Island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016. According to a report by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the island of Tuvalu was the least visited country in 2016. According to the report, 2,000 people visited Tuvalu in 2016, while 1,000 people visited the country in 2014. |
| 7. FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 Logo for Kochi Venue has launched by Kerala CM Pinarai Viijayan. Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan launched the host city logo for Kochi, one of the venues of FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017. The logo represents and reflects Kochi's identity and will be a valuable tool in linking the local community in a global World Cup. The tournament will be hosted in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of the city. |
| 8. North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan. The Pentagon has confirmed that North Korea has launched a missile over Japan, in a major escalation by Pyongyang amid tensions over its weapons ambitions. Colonel Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman conformed it. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan will take full steps to ensure the safety of its people following a North Korean missile test today that passed over the country. |
| 9. Smriti Irani inaugurates 92nd foundation course programme for civil services probationars. Information & Broadcasting minister Smriti Zubin Irani today inaugurated the 92nd Foundation course of all India civil services trainee probationary officers at Lal Bahadur shashtri National Academy of Administration at Mussoorie. Addressing them, she expressed happiness that 28 per cent of officers on trainee are from rural background where as 27 per cent are women. Expressing optimism that the male and female ratio in civil services training course will reach fifty-fifty, she exhorted them to be inspiration to each other to serve the most marginalized segment of the society. |
| 10. India has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from China. The Finance Ministry has imposed a five-year anti-dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imports from China. Deepak Nitrite Ltd had filed the petition, which was also supported by Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Ltd, seeking sunset review investigations on Sodium Nitrite imports from China. |
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