| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Current Affairs from August 2012 to 10 October 2012 Oct 11th 2012, 15:46 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The source for all engineering and legal education news in India | | | Current Affairs from August 2012 to 10 October 2012 Oct 11th 2012, 15:43 Ø.Chinese writer MO YAN wins Nobel prize for Literature- 2012. Ø.Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble unanimously appointed chairman of ICC's cricket committee by games governing body , Replacing west indies Greta clive Llyod. Ø.SRK to be Trademark. Ø.The Minister for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan during his visit to the Kaziranga National Park on 10 October 2012 announced that for round-the-clock surveillance of the animals. Ø.RailRadar, the new online application was launched by the Indian Railways on 10 October 2012, to find out the location of 6500 trains on real-time basis on Google Map. Ø.A report named the state of the girl child in India-2012 released on 9 October 2012 by a NGO (non-government organisation) Plan India, pinpoints the identified reasons for roadblocks in girls' education. Ø.Former Zimbabwe all-rounder and Coach Kevin Curran died at age of 53 on 10 October 2012. Ø.Supreme Court of Pakistan on 3 August 2012 annulled the new law called Contempt of Court Act 2012(COCA 2012). Pakistan's Supreme Court 3 August 2012 struck down a law designed to protect the new prime minister from being charged with contempt and thrown out of office like his predecessor. The court ousted the previous prime minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, from office in June by charging him with contempt of court for failing to reopen corruption proceedings against President Asif Zardari. Ø.Ten Japanese on 23 August 2012, made an unauthorized landing on Uotsuri, which is known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands and in China as the Diaoyu Islands. The uninhabited islands surrounded by rich fishing grounds are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.The Senkaku Islands dispute engulfs in itself a territorial dispute on a group of uninhabited islands. Of the ten Japanese people who visited the island, five were apparently conservative local assembly members.The Senkaku Islands are located in the East China Sea between Japan, and the Republic of China. The archipelago contains five uninhabited islands. Ø.An Indian scientist, Amitabh Ghosh part of the NASA team which had identified the landing site of the 'Curiosity' rover on Mars on 6August 2012 described the Spot as "very exciting and holding "great promise". Ø.S. Viswanathan on 8 October 2012 was appointed as a managing director of State Bank of India. His appointed came by the Central Government of India. Ø.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 9 October 2012 had slashed India's growth forecast to 4.9 per cent for 2012 due to low business confidence and sluggish structural reforms. Ø.Dermot Reeve, the former all-rounder of England took the charge of Maharashtra Ranji Team as its Coach for domestic season of 2012-13 on 9 October 2012. Ø.The postal department of India had increased the rates of Speed post deliveries by 42-56% from 1 October 2012. Ø.Australian all-Rounder Shane Watson on 7 October 2012 at the conclusion of T-20 World Cup in Premadasa Stadium named player of the tournament. Ø.India and France on 7 October 2012 signed an agreement in the field of sustainable Urban Development. The agreement was signed in Paris. Ø.Vivek Rae, on 8 October 2012 took over as Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). He succeeds Radha Krishna Mathur who at present is Secretary in Department of Defence Production and Ministry of Defence. Ø.India, with taking the delivery of the first Embraer 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) in Brazil on 17 August 2012, moved one more step ahead in aerial security.India and Brazil signed a deal reportedly worth $ 210 million for the supply of three aircraft by 2014. This includes a comprehensive logistic package that entails training, technical support, supply of spare parts and ground support equipment. Ø.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recommended the extension of the ban till June 2013 or until further orders.The banned milk products include chocolate, chocolate products, candies, confectionery, food preparations with milk or milk solids as ingredient. Ø.The Forbes magazine on 22nd August 2012 ranked united progressive Alliance(UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi the sixth most powerful woman in the world in the list of 100women.Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel got the first place. United States Secretary Hillary Clinton got the second place and Michelle Obama got the 7th Place. Ø.As per the World Bank Report, India has been ranked at 132 amongst the sample 183 Countries.Recognising the need for Reforming the Regulatory Environment for doing business in India, a Committee under the Chairmanship ofShri.M.Damodaran has been constituted on 23 August 2012 by this ministry to extensively examine different areas of root functioning such as financial reforms, governance reforms, liberalized policy framework,process reforms etc, and to suggest a roadmap for improving business climate in India. Ø.Pakistan 01 August 2012 welcomed India's decision to allow Pakistani Foreign Direct Investment, saying the move will create goodwill and give a boost to efforts to normalise bilateral relations. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan welcomed the Indian government's decision to allow Pakistani investments in all areas except defence, space and atomic energy. Pakistan can explore sectors like cement, textiles and sports for investments in India. Besides, the FDI proposals from Pakistan need to be cleared from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Ø.India is the second-largest mobile phone user with over 900 million users in the world said Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in London on 03 August 2012. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Ø.Hamid Ansari has been re-elected as the 14th Vice President of India.He received 490 votes in his favour.His rival, BJP nominee Jaswant Singh polled 238 voted. Ø.Huge Chavez re-elected as President of Venezuela on 9 October 2012 Venezuela. It his third election victory in 14 years of Office. With this he will be spending 6 more years in Office. Ø.The Delhi Cabinet on 9 October 2012 agreed for an agreement with INTACH for conservation and refurbishment work of 16 monuments in New Delhi. Ø.An arrest warrant was issued by the Maldivian Court on 7 October 2012 against Mohamed Nasheed, country's first democratically elected President. Ø.The Supreme Court on 8 October 2012 denied from restraining the centre from offering training the armed forces of Sri Lanka. Ø.The Australian Women Cricket team on 7 October 2012 defeated England by four runs to retain the T-20 world cup title. Ø.A three day campaign named Save Ganga, Save Dolphin started on 5 October 2012 in Uttar Pradesh. Ø.Bihar on 5 October 2012 observed Dolphin Day. Ø.Indian Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on 6 October 2012 launched a Bijli-Paani Satyagraha in New Delhi to protest against inflated power and water bills and hike in tariffs by restoring electricity connection to the household of a labourer which was disconnected for non-payment of bills. Ø.Tribal women from Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have sent 80,000 postcards to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on 6 October 2012 asking to make the district liquor-free. Ø.6 Rajput Battalion organized a trip to Siachen Glacier including 16 civilian adventurers and environmentalists to have a check on the life conditions of the army person on this highest battle ground. Ø.The Indian Navy on 7 October 2012 successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off the Goa coast. Ø.Sebastin Vettel on 7 October 2012 won the Formulae One title race of the Japanese Grand Prix for the season. Ø.Pakistani Sufi legend Abida Parveen was honoured with a lifetime achievement award on 7 October 2012 by Kaladharmi Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazal in New Delhi. Ø.Delhi University and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) agreed for collaboration on 6 October 2012 of undertaking scientific projects. Ø.In order to give encouragement to the talented sportsmen of the University system and promote sports in Universities, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal on 5 October 2012 launched hockey and cricket league under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Ø.Global James Bond Day was celebrated on 5 October 2012 to mark 50 years since the world premiere of Dr. No which introduced author Ian Fleming's sophisticated secret agent. Ø.The Union Ministry of Environment and Ecology rejected the Indian Navy's proposal to set up a missile-testing site in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Ø.World bank and the Government of India on 5 October 2012 signed a loan agreement of 500 Million US Dollar for Secondary Education Project named Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA). Ø.Indian Railways on 4 October 2012 introduced a brand new website and SMS service to provide real-time details of running trains. Ø.In Jammu and Kashmir, an ambitious project of constructing 6.5 kilometre long tunnel across Jojila Pass on Srinagar- Leh highway started on 4 October 2012. Ø.Australian Scientists on 5 October 2012 unveiled a colossal radio telescope with abilities of exploring the depths of universe with unparalleled precision. Ø.The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 October 2012 suspended all the six umpires for their alleged involvement in their willingness to fix the T20 matches by the TV Sting Operation. Umpires alleged for their willingness to fix the match in the TV sting were Nadir Shah from Bangladesh, Nadeem Ghauri and Anees Siddiqui from Pakistan and Maurice Winston, Gamini Dissanayake and Sagara Gallage from Sri Lanka. Ø.President of India Pranab Mukherjee with Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles Anand Sharma on 5 October 2012 presented awards to exporters on the occasion of the presentation of Federation of Indian Export Organisation's (FIEO) Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu awards at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Ø.The Union Cabinet on 4 October 2012 approved the 12th five-year plan with its aim to renew Indian economy and use the funds from government in improving the facilities of education, sanitation and health. Ø.President Pranab Mukherjee on 1 October 2012 conferred the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2012 to ISRO scientist Tessy Thomas at an award function in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The award was given on the eve of Birth anniversary of Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri. Ø.India on 5 October 2012 successfully test fired nuclear capable Dhanush Missile, the naval version of short-range ballistic missile, Prithvi from a warship off Odisha coast. Ø.Michael Schumacher, the German Formula one driver and the seven times world Champion on 4 October 2012 announced his retirement from Formula one Race. Ø.The Union Government on 4 October 2012 approved the Companies Bill, 2011 and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, moving with its proposal to hike the foreign investment in the insurance sector to 49 percent from the present 26 percent with also opening up the pension sector for FDI. Ø.Scientist and Researchers from the Michigan State University had discovered bacteria that can tolerate immense amount of toxicity and can also create 24 carat gold. Ø.Senior IAS officer Ajit M Sharan was appointed as Member Secretary in National Commission for Women (NCW) on 3 October 2012. Ø.India on 4 October 2012 successfully test fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range in Odisha. Ø.The congress on 3 October 2012 nominated the former Union Minister, A. Raja, Kanimozhi and Suresh Kalmadi as the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Energy, Home Affairs and External Affairs respectively. Ø.India and Austria on 2 October 2012 tied up to develop smart cities that would include fine planning of the city including the transport system and services of internet. Ø.The Former Germany captain Ballack, who had played for Bayern Munich and Chelsea, had called a halt to his professional football career on 3 October 2012. Ø.Sanjay Mitra was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of West Bengal on 30 September 2012. Ø.The biggest door-to-door campaign to detect cancer at early stage was launched on 30 September 2012 by the Punjab Government. Ø.The Shadman Chowk in the eastern city of Lahore on 29 September 2012 was renamed as Bhagat Singh Chowk on the 105th birth anniversary of the revolutionary freedom fighter and martyr, Bhagat Singh. Ø.The advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 of India was successfully launched on 28 September 2012 on board Ariane-5 rocket from European spaceport in French Guiana. Ø.The first National Security Advisor of India, Brajesh Mishra died on 28 September 2012 at New Delhi after suffering from a heart ailment. Ø.Jaideep Sarkar on 27 September 2012 was appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Israel. Ø.Nirmal Verma, the former navy chief on 27 September 2012 was appointed as India's high commissioner to Canada. Ø.The Election commission on 27 September 2012 directed the Political Parties and candidates not to use birds and animals in the campaigns. Ø.Former Cricketer and all-rounder, Sandeep Patil was appointed as the Chairman of the five member senior selection committee of BCCI on 27 September 2012. Ø.Justice Darmar Murugesan, the former judge of the Madras High Court, on 26 September 2012 sworn in as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Lt. Gov. Tejendra Khanna. Ø.Ashok Leyland on 26 September 2012 had appointed Sundar Rajan as its new Executive Director(Legal). Ø.Diamler India on 26 September 2012 launched 3 commercial vehicles in the Indian market with its brand name BharatBenz. Ø.Waheeda Rehman, the veteran actress of Bollywood has been nominated to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Ø.R Lakshmipathy, the publisher of Tamil daily Dinamalar, was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India (PTI) on 24 September 2012 after the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Ø.China on 25 September 2012 launched its first aircraft carrier giving a push to its fast expanding navy's blue-water capability beyond its territorial waters. Ø.Ronjan Sodhi, the double trap shooter on 24 September 2012 won Silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Maribor, Slovania. Ø.Indian boxer and London Olympic bronze medalist M C Mary Kom on 24 September 2012 named as the brand ambassador of super fight league. Ø.An IAS Officer of 1982 Batch Bihar Cadre, Ramesh Abhishek on 24 September 2012 was appointed to be the Chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC). Ø.The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its International Goodwill Ambassador. Ø.John Terry, the captain of Chelsea in the premier league announced his retirement from International Football on 24 September 2012. Ø.International day of peace also called as World peace day was celebrated worldwide on 21 September 2012. The day is dedicated to peace, providing opportunities to different organizations, individuals and nations to create a practical act of peace. Ø.C.P. Joshi, the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister on 24 September 2012 took an additional charge of the Railway Ministry after the exit of Mukul Roy. Ø.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on 23 September 2012 was awarded with the work of Management Consulting Services by Jakarta Metro Rail Project. Ø.Abhishek Matoria, a BJP MLA from Rajasthan was elected as the President of Indian Boxing Federation on 23 September 2012. Ø.Deepika Kumari won Silver at Recurve World Cup on 23 September 2012 in Tokyo. Ø.Microsoft Co-Founder, Bill Gates remained at the top position in the list of 400 richest Americans released by Forbes Annual Ranking on 19 September 2012. Ø.The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received, the US Congress highest Civilian Honour at a ceremony organized in the Capitol Rotunda on 19 September 2012, before her meet with the US president, Barack Obama. Ø.Matthew Hayden, the Australian Cricketer on 20 September 2012 announced his retirement from all formats of Cricket. Ø.Robert Lefkowitz (69) and Brian Kobilka (57), the two Americans won the Nobel Prize 2012 for Chemistry on 10 October 2012. They won the award for their study and research on Protein Receptors, which allows the body to respond the signals from outside world. The study is a key and would pave the path for developing better drugs to different ailments. Ø.Serge Haroche and David Wineland of France and US respectively, won the Nobel Physics Prize on 9 October 2012. They received Nobel for their work on quantum physics, which would open a gate for supercomputers in future. The two physics have developed the technology for examining the intimate relationship between matter and light. Ø.John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, the British and Japanese researchers respectively on 8 October 2012 won the Nobel Prize-2012 in Medicine. They were awarded with the prize for the discovery of reprogramming the specialised and matured cells of the body into blank slate and this may one day this can start repairing the damaged organs. The Prize committee based in Karnolinska Institute at Stockholm stated that this discovery has helped in understanding the theory of cell and organism development. Ø.A.A Manavalan on 19 September 2012 was awarded with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for his work, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum. Ø.India's badminton player Saina Nehwal signed up a 40-crore deal with Rhiti Sports Management company. Ø.The Andhra Pradesh state government decided to set up 15 marine police stations along its coastline in addition to the existing six ones. Ø.The Women and Child Development Ministry on 18 September 2012 decided to launch a web portal named Track Child, which will serve as a central database of all those children who have gone missing. Ø.Joseph Anton the 633 page book depicts a memoir of Salman Rushdie during his 10 years long run to protect himself from the Fatwa issued by his name was released on 18 September 2012. Ø.World Bank appointed Onno Ruhl a Dutch National to be the country director for India on 10 September 2012. Ø.HDFC Bank, India's second largest private sector bank, on 17 September 2012 commissioned its 10001st Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram city. Ø.Rajiv Mehta is appointed as a Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on 18 September 2012. Ø.Sunita Williams, the astronaut of Indian American origin, took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012. Ø.Hockey India on 17 September 2012 appointed Mariamma Koshy of Hockey Kerala as its new full-time President. Ø.The Vice-Captain of Indian Cricket team, Virat Kohli was named as the ODI Cricketer of the year at ICC Awards Function held at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 September 2012. Ø.Defence Minister of India, A.K. Antony opened Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) hospital, SENAHIYA at Male on 16 September 2012. Ø.Anuraag Thakur a BJP MP from Hamirpur and Joint Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on 16 September 2012 was appointed as a member of Asian Cricket Council's (ACC's) executive board. Ø.Shimla Municipal Corporation on 15 September 2012 introduced Green Tax on Shimla entry of vehicles not registered in Himachal Pradesh. Ø.Indian Women registered a thumping win over Nepal in the final of SAF Football Championship in Colombo. Ø.The All India Tennis Association (AITA) extended the ban on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the national team till 30 June 2014. Ø.Student of Kazakhstan's Turan University Farida Malik a girl of Indian Kazakh origin won the title of Miss Almaty 2012, on 14 September 2012. Ø.New Zealand pacer Daryl Tuffey announced his retirement from both international and domestic cricket. Ø.The Union Cabinet on 14 September 2012 cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand retail chains and 49 percent in Aviation power exchanges industry. Ø.Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of Indian Cricket team has been named as the Captain of ICC's ODI team of the year. Ø.The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012. Ø.Innocence of Muslims, written and produced by Sam Bacile turned up to be the reason for protests across the Islamic nations. The movie has claimed lives of many including, the US Ambassador to Libiya Chris Stevens. The film has seen protests in Libiya, Egypt, India and the Arabic speaking world. Producer of the film, Sam Bacile with original name Nakoula Basseley Nakoula hired the director of many soft-core porn flicks to do the job. Ø.Uttar Pradesh state government launched the Samajwadi Swasthya Seva, the biggest emergency medical transport service in the country. Ø.Justice Altamas Kabir has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India on 13 September 2012. Ø.Railways lifted the overall Trophy in the 52nd National Open Athletics Championships on 13 September 2012. Ø.Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidential elections of Somalia on 10 September 2012. Ø.FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award-2012 went to the Jaipur based Fortis Escorts hospital for its operational excellence in the category of private hospital with multi-specialty hundred beds. Ø.Ranganath Misra, the former chief justice of India died on 13 September 2012. Ø.Sheryl Kumar was crowned Miss India Fiji 2012 at a glittering ceremony in Suva on 8 September 2012. Ø.In the Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012 published on 12 September 2012, by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), India was placed at the top position in the chart of 10 countries that topped on the chart. Ø.A Smiling Armadillo is declared to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012. Ø.State-owned Bank of India (BoI) opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India. Ø.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topping the list of best universities issued by the QS World University Rankings for 2011-2012 for the first time that there is a massive rise in the tech-based universities of the world. Ø.India's Virender Singh won the bronze medal in the Men's 84 kgs free style category in the third World Deaf Championship at Sofia. Ø.Vice president of India Hamid Ansari released the book "Muslim in Indian cities" on 10 September 2012. Ø.World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the globe. Ø.The 76 year old tennis history for Britain was re-written after Andy Murray won the US Open Grand Slam Singles Championship by defeating Novak Djokovic. Ø.The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit was held at Tehran, Iran on 30-31 August 2012. Ø.The West Bengal government signed an agreement with a leading IT firm TCS to monitor management of the MGNREGA. Ø.The Golden Lion Prize for best movie was given to the South Korean Movie, Pieta directed by Kim Ki-duk at the 69th Venice Film Festival on 8 September 2012. Ø.Lewis Hamilton, the driver of McLaren's became the winner of the Italian Grand Prix 2012 on 9 September 2012.. Ø.With the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) on 9 September 2012, at 9:53 am Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed its 100th mission. Ø.Charged for the acts of insulting the national symbols, the Kanpur based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was arrested and sent on a remand for seven days by the Bandra Holiday Court, on 9 September 2012. Ø.The man responsible for bringing white revolution in India and founder of world's largest dairy company Amul, Verghese Kurien (90) took his last breath in a hospital at Nadiad, on 9 September 2012. Ø.India has managed to enter into its first multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations by the approval of projects for networking and social science research cooperation in between the researchers of these nations on 5 September 2012. Ø.The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies on 5 September 2012, on the occasion of teacher's day felicitated Dr. AN Purohit with siksha ratna award. Ø.The 'Bloomberg Markets' magazine had included West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in the list of 50 most influential people in the finance category. Ø.India slipped down with 3 ranks to 59th position from its previous year ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 released on 5 September 2012 by the World Economic Forum. Ø.Smita Shah a close supporter of US President Barack Obama became the first person from Indian-American origin to serve as a parliamentarian for Democratic National Convention on 6 September 2012. Ø.The World Bank appointed Kaushik Basu, as its chief economist and senior vice president. Basu, an Indian national and a Cornell University professor most recently served as chief economic adviser of the India's Union Ministry of Finance. Ø.Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (DK Joshi) took over as the new Indian Navy chief on 31 August 2012. Ø.Barclays, the British banking giant, appointed Antony Jenkins as its new Group Chief Executive on 30 August 2012. Ø.Raghuram Rajan, former chief economist of International Monetary Fund (IMF) took over as the Chief Economic Advisor on 29 August 2012. Ø.Aditi Mukherjee, a Delhi based scientist, won the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award in Field Research. Ø.The Union Government cleared a proposal to put a complete ban on employment of children up to the age of 14 both in hazardous and non-hazardous work by amending an anti-child labour Act. Ø.Rear Admiral G Ashok Kumar assumed the charge as the Southern Naval Command Chief, Kochi on 28 August 2012. Ø.India's largest real estate company DLF decided to end its five-year long association with Indian Premiere League as its title sponsor. The last date of renewal of contract was 28 July 2012, and the company did not file application for the renewal of its contract. The company spent 250 crore rupees in its five-year association with IPL.. Ø.The Sikkim Lokayukta Bill, an act seeking to check corruption in the state, got the approval of the President of India on 28 August 2012. Ø.The Ministry of Home Affairs on 27 August 2012 appointed P M Nair as the Director General, National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defence. Ø.Veteran actor Avatar Krishan Hangal, popularly called AK Hangal, passed away in Mumbai on 26 August 2012 after prolonged illness. Ø.India defeated host and defending champion Australia to win ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the final match played at Townsville in Australia on 26 August 2012, the Indian under -19 squad led by Unmukt Chand beat Australian side by 6 wickets. Skipper Unmukt Chand scored unbeaten 111 runs leading his team to a glorious victory.. Ø.Ten Japanese on 23 August 2012, made an unauthorized landing on Uotsuri, which is known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands and in China as the Diaoyu Islands. Ø.Micro-light pilot-less target aircraft Lakshya-1 was successfully test-flown from the launch complex-2 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on 23 August 2012. Ø.PAC in its meeting on 23 August 2012 called for deterrent penal provisions against units in Special Economic Zones which default duty payments. Ø.Social media site Twitter banned six accounts similar in appearance to the Prime Minister's Office account. Ø.NASA's Curiosity rover took its first drive on the surface of Mars on 23 August 2012. Ø.German car maker Volkswagen appointed Arvind Saxena as the Managing Director of Volkswagen passengers car in India. Ø.The names of six sporting coaches were recommended for the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2012. Wrestling coach Yashvir Singh, Boxing Coach BI Fernandez, Athletics Coach Virender Poonia, Kabaddi Coach Sunil Davas, Parathletics Coach Dr. Satyapaul and Hockey Coach Harinder Singh are the six coaches who have been selected for the coveted award, given to the coach of different sports, for their excellent contribution to the sports. The Dronacharya Award was instituted by the government of India in 1985. The award has been given to 72 people until 2011. The award carries five lakh rupees and a citation and is conferred to coaches of different sports for their noteworthy contribution. Ø.Russia formally became a member of the World Trade Organisation(WTO) on 22 August 2012 after 18 years of negotiations. Russia agreed to reduce import tariffs on goods, including food and cars and to relax controls on overseas companies entering its financial and telecom sectors. Russia will be the 156th member of the WTO. Ø.The Uttarakhand Cabinet on 21 August 2012 increased the maximum age limit from 35 to 40 years for government jobs in the state for general category candidates. Ø.Charles L Bennett, a professor of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University was awarded with the Gruber Cosmology Prize 2012. Ø.Poonam Kishore Saxena, a 1975 batch IRS officer, was appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 21 August 2012. Ø.Vayalar Ravi assumed charge as the Union Minister for Science and Technology on 21 August 2012. Ø.World no. 1 tennis player Roger Federer won a record fifth Western & Southern Open Title (Cincinnati Masters ). Ø.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the silver medallist of Athens Olympics 2004, was named the head of the 15-member committee. Ø.The foreign ministry of Ecuador announced that Ecuador would be granting Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange a political asylum on 16 August 2012. Ø.Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi was appointed the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria on 17 August 2012. Ø.London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar and Bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt will be conferred with the country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2012. Ø.Congress leader PJ Kurien was unanimously elected the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh moved the motion for the election of Kurien. Kurien has been the member of national parliament for the last three decades representing Idukki, and Mavelikkara Lok Sabha constituencies. Since 2005 he is a member of the Rajya Sabha. Ø.CAG in its incisive audit report noted that India's exchequer suffered a massive loss of 1.86 lakh crore due to the distribution of coal blocks without bidding. Ø.The United Nations Security Council decided not to extend the mandate of UN Observer's Mission in Syria. Ø.Pakistan government on 14 August 2012 honoured Urdu author, Gopi Chand Narang with sitara-i-Imtiaz, the third highest civilian honour given by the nation. Ø.The House Sparrow was on 14 August 2012 declared as state bird of Delhi by the state government. Ø.Rory Mcllroy won the US PGA Golf Championship at Kaiwah island on 12 August 2012. Ø.Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi, a 1976 batch IAS officer of UP cadre, was appointed as an Election Commissioner on 7 August 2012. Ø.Naresh Chandra Committee, a 14-member task force on national security, submitted its report to the government on 8 August 2012. Ø.Former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Keshubhai Patel launched Gujarat Parivartan (GPP) Party on 6 August 2012. Ø.The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), a semi-autonomous body for trouble-torn Darjeeling hills in West Bengal, sworn in on 4 August 2012. Ø.Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehawal won India its third medal at London Olympics 2012 after she clinched a bronze in women's singles badminton event played at Wembley Arena on 4 August 2012. Saina bagged the bronze after her Chinese opponent Xin Wang conceded the match due to a knee injury. Ø.India on 1 August 2012 signed an agreement with Belgium for the modernisation of the Indian Railways and make some of the major railway stations in the country of global standard. Ø.Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 2 August 2012 stepped down as the UN special envoy to Syria. Ø.Indian Scientist Ashoke Sen was honoured with Fundamental Physics Prize (FPP) 2012 on 31 July 2012. He is 56 years old. Ashoke will get the cash prize of three million dollar which is double the cash prize of Nobel Prize. He is the only Indian who was honored with this award. Ø Indian government on 1 August 2012 decided to allow investment from Pakistan with the objective of boosting bilateral economic relations. 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