Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv
Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
§ Well-known Indian
singer of Hindustani classical music Shubha Mudgal will be awarded the
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for her outstanding contribution towards
the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.
§ The award will be
presented to Mudgal at a special ceremony on 20th August (birthday of
Rajiv Gandhi) at Jawahar Bhawan auditorium.
Rajya Sabha passes The Constitution GST
Bill- 2014
§ The
Rajya Sabha has passed The Constitution -GST Bill, 2014 ((122nd- Amendment) to
introduce the goods and services tax (GST).
§ After
passing the bill, India took major step in structural indirect taxation reform
and paved way for the concept of one nation, one tax.
§ The
Bill will again go back to the Lok Sabha to incorporate the few amendments
approved by the Rajya Sabha.
Tunisia’s President names Youssef Chahed as
new PM
§ Tunisia’s
President Beji Caid Essebsi has named Youssef Chahed (41-year) as new the Prime
Minister.
§ Earlier,
Prime Minister Habib Essid lost vote of no-confidence because of his handling
of economic reforms and security.
Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon passes
away
§ Former
Ferrari driver Chris Amon (73- year) has passed away after a battle with
cancer.
§ Amon
was the part of a well-known trio of New Zealand drivers competing in Formula
One in the 1960s and early 70s alongside Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme.
§ He was
born in Bulls and learned to drive at the age of six and taught by a farm
worker on the family farm.
Angela Ruggiero to head IOC Athletes’
Commission
§ American
ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero has been elected as the new chair
of the international Olympic committee (IOC)’s Athletes’ commission.
§ She
will be replace Claudia Bokel.
§ Earlier,
she was serving as Vice-Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission.
BCCI appoints Markandey Katju to interact
with Lodha panel
§ The
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) has appointed former Supreme
Court judge Markandey Katju as the head of a four member legal panel to help
the Board understand the implications of the Justice Lodha Committee
reforms.
§ This
panel will be a single point interface for the BCCI to interact with the
Justice Lodha Committee.
§ Justice
Markandey Katju is the former Chairman of Press Council of India.
RBI launches ‘Sachet’ portal to rein in
illegal money deposits
§ The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has launched a web portal
’Sachet- www.sachet.rbi.org.in’ to curb illegal collection of deposits.
§ A
website from which the members of public would be able to obtain information
regarding entities that are allowed to accept deposits, lodge complaints and
also share information regarding illegal acceptance of deposits by unscrupulous
entities
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