August Month Current Affairs - 28-08-2013

 August Month Current Affairs - 28-08-2013

International Affairs

• Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year's presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces.
• The US and its allies built their case for likely military action against the regime in war-torn Syria over alleged chemical weapons attacks, despite stern warnings from Russia.
• World's oldest-known female American wild black bear dies in US forest due to old age.she was 39 and a half years.

National Affairs

• Sonia Gandhi would lay the foundation stone of the 9-million tonne capacity oil refinery at Pachpadra town in Rajasthan's Barmer district next month.
• After passing the Food Bill, Lok Sabha will take up tomorrow another landmark legislation of the UPA - the Land Acquisition Bill - that seeks to provide "just and fair" compensation to families whose land has been acquired for industrial purposes.
• The flight-test of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic engine, called off ten days ago following a leak in the second stage of the rocket, is now expected to take place only in December.
• Goa government approves Beach Shack Policy debarring foreigners from managing or working at the restaurants on beaches.
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar  made an aerial survey of the flooded areas on the bank of the Ganga in Patna district and directed the officials make proper arrangements for relief and rescue operations in the affected areas.

Awards

• First Mahathir Award for Global Peace awarded to former South African President Nelson Mandela.Jacob Zuma accepts the award on his behalf.

Science and Technology

• Microsoft released the latest version of its operating system, Windows 8.1, to computer makers, moving a step closer to the final release of the software.

Economy

• The Reserve Bank today said its ombudsman section has received highest number of complaints against public sector lenders SBI and its associate  banks, followed by United Bank and UCO Bank in the last fiscal from the North Eastern region.
• Rupee closes at all-time low of 68.80, down 256 paise from yesterday.

Sports

• Usain Bolt is not worried about tarnishing his career by failing to retain his 100 and 200 metres Olympic titles in Rio de Janeiro in three years' time.

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