Current Affairs - 30 & 31 August 2015

Manipur Legislative Assembly passes ‘Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015’

The House also unanimously passed two amendment bills, namely the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015.

PM Modi released digitally restored recordings of epic‘Ramcharitmanas’

Digital recordings of the epic is a part of AIR’s attempt to go digital in a big way so that the public broadcaster can reach audiences globally.

Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba won women's marathon at World Athletics Championships

Dibaba is the first Ethiopian female to win the lung-sapping event at the world championships.

Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Union Home secretary

At the time of appointment, Mehrishi was holding the post Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, Finance Ministry.

USITC extended anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for 5 years

The extension was done as part of extension of anti-dumping duty orders on preserved mushrooms (mushrooms prepared or preserved by cleaning, blanching, slicing and cutting) from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia.

U Mumba won Pro Kabaddi League 2015

It is the second edition of the league. The first edition was won by Jaipur Pink Panthers in 2014.

Fifteenth IAAF World Championships in Athletics concluded in Beijing

While Kenya topped the medal table with 16 medals, Jamaica stood second with 12 medals.

Eminent Kannada writer Dr. MM Kalburgi shot dead in Dharwad

The 77 year old Kannada epigraphist and renowned scholar of vachana literature, Kalburgi was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award (2006) for Marga, a collection of his research articles.

SC stayed Rajasthan HC judgment banning Santhara ritual of Jainism

Santhara is a voluntary religious practice of facing death at the end of one's life.

Indian women hockey team qualified for Olympics after 36 years

India’s latest participation in Olympics was in 1980 that was held in Moscow, Russia.

National Sports Day celebrated on 29 August

On this occasion, President Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Sports and Adventure Awards in New Delhi.

Anil won gold medal in Cadet Wrestling World Championships

To reach the finals of the competition, earlier, Anil defeated Tumentsogt Bold of Mongolia in the semi-final bout while in quarter-final he defeated Ertugrul Kahveci of Turkey.

Renowned neurologist and author Oliver Wolf Sacks died

Compared to his career as a practitioner of neurology and an academician he was better known as the author of best-selling books on the grey matter like Migraine, Awakenings, The Mind’s eye, etc.

Union Government launched SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections

It will allow customers to register for new LPG connections online, as well as make on line payments for the same.

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