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Union Government launched School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to

nature.
2 Raghavendra Gadagkar awarded with Germanys Cross of Order of the Merit.
3 Goa Tourism Minister Parulekar conferred with PATWA 2015 Award
4 10th August: World Bio-Fuel Day.
5 Telecom Minister launches mobile app Disha to aid digital literacy in Bihar.
6 Rajasthan High Court banned Santhara ritual in Jain Community.
7 Union Government & Delhi Government agreed to prepare blueprint to Clean &
Rejuvenate Yamuna River.
8 Ajeet Kumar Saroj, Varanasi jail inmate awarded with IGNOU gold medal
9 Param Tyag Chakra Initiative launched to honour families of martyrs
10 Boost for Make in India: Foxconn to invest $5 billion in Maharashtra
11 Maharashtra government declares Thane creek area as Flamingo Sanctuary.
1.Accenture India appoints Rekha Menon as chairman, Anindya Basu as MD
Global satellite named GlobalSat for DRR proposed to be named after Abdul Kalam.
1 ESIC extends health insurance scheme to Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur.
2 Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat appointed as Governors of Bihar, HP.
3 India and Myanmar inked agreement to set up CESDT in Myanmar
4 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 Rajasthan signs MoUs for Rs 2,452-cr investments at the investment meet in New
Delhi
6 Colonel Harwant Singh (Retd), World War-II hero passes away
7 Indian-American Atul Keshap confirmed Ambassador to Sri Lanka
8 LO, FICCI ink MoU to boost MSME productivity
9 India, Mozambique ink MoU to boost ties in New and Renewable Energy sector
10 Union Cabinet gives nod to Direct Release of Wages into bank accounts of MNREGA
workers
11 NASA signed 490 million US dollars contract with Russia for International Space
Station travel
12 Haryanas CM Manohar Lal launched Thari Pension Thare Pass scheme.

13 Zhanna Nemtsova awarded with Polands Solidarity Prize 2015.

14 NDDB wins award for geographical info system
15 Ministry of Rural Development launches SAMANVAY portal for Gram Panchayats
16 Asias biggest MAST inaugurated at Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan.
17 Mathematician Dr. Amalendu Krishna wins 2015 Ramanujan Prize
18 Hindi litterateur Kashinath Singh chosen for Bharat Bharti literary award 2014
19 HSBC India plans to launch green bonds
20 Haryana Government to honour victims of Emergency 1975 with Tamra Patra
21 Roland S Folger appointed as CEO and MD of Mercedes-Benz India
22 IOC gives Olympic Sport recognition to Frisbee
23 India to host 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)
24 India womens team wins silver in World Archery Championship
25 HDFC Bank ties up with Snapdeal for co-branded credit card
26 US country singer Lynn Anderson passes away
27 India foiled UKs Pangaea Laboratories bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and
tea
28 Aadi Perukku festival celebrated with traditional gaiety in Tamil Nadu
29 Victorian Open WSA: Joshna Chinappa won squash title
30 Dipa Karmakar won bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian
Championships.
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