Current Affairs 1 August 2014

  • General Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as the new Army Chief. He takes the charge from General Bikram Singh. Befre taking the charge of Army Chief, General Dalbir Singh Suhag was Lieutenant General in the Army.
  • Famous Hindi literaturer Madhukar Singh died on 21st July 2014 at his residence in village Dharahara of Bhojpur District.
    General Dalbir Singh Suhag
  • Chief Marshal Arup Raha took over as the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COEC) on 30th July 2014.
  • The Parliament of Iraq elected Fuad Masum as the President of Iraq in Baghdad. He became the 7th President of Iraq. He is a Kurdish Politician. Moreover, Mr.Jubouri elected as the new speaker to form the new government in Iraq and to ending the political deadlock.
  • Indian Air Force received its 6th C-17 Globemaster – III aircraft on 28th July 2014.
  • RBI has cancelled Certificate of Registration of six non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs). The reason being that they cannot be able to conduct business of non-banking financial activities. It is hereby important to noted that RBI at any time observed that if any institution cannot be able to bear the expenditures or losses then RBI cancelled the Certificate of Registration of that institution immediately.
  • Union Government of India has launched the Rashtriya Gokul Mission to protect the “indigenous breed” of cows. Under this scheme, some Integrated Indigenous Cattle Centres will be set up which will be useful for improving milk productivity in India. The aim of the government is to improving milk productivity in India. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced this scheme. The Union Government passed Rs.150 Crore to reach its peak of the mission.
  • The Government of Maharashtra appointed Amitabh Bachchan, the Indian Megastar as Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra to improve and protect the Horiculture seeds and to increase the revenue of State.