Sunday 27 September 2015

India This Week: 17 August-23 August 2015

17 August 2015
• Union Government advanced Budget 2016-17 preparations by over 2 months
• Himachal to make Sanskrit mandatory in government schools
• Telangana Government launched Grama Jyothi Scheme across the state
• Kerala Government signed MoU with Adani Group for development of Vizhinjam Port
• Delhi government announced City Taxi Scheme
• The Kumbh Mela: Mapping the Ephemeral Megacity authored by Tarun Khanna released by Akhilesh yadav
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited United Arab Emirates
• PM Narendra Modi visited Masdar City of Abu Dhabi
• Second Round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Paraguay held
• Birla Corporation acquired two Indian units of Lafarge Group for 5000 crore rupees

18 August 2015
• Allahabad HC directed government servants, politicians to send children to government schools
• Book titled Mrs Funnybones authored by Twinkle Khanna released
• Malayalam actor Paravoor Bharathan died
• India’s First Lady Suvra Mukherjee passed away
• TPP Nair, SP Misra, Romeo James recommended for 2015 Dhyan Chand Award
• Kishor Piraji Kharat appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank
• M-Wallet app SBI Buddy launched
• ICICI Bank launched locker facility named Smart Vault

19 August 2015 
• RBI granted 'in-principle' approval to 11 Payment Banks applicants
• Union Government issued final notification demarcating ESZ around Okhla Bird Sanctuary
• Kerala Government inaugurated a 12 MW solar power project at Cochin International Airport
• Historian Babasaheb Purandare bestowed with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2015
• Making India Awesome authored by Chetan Bhagat released
• World Humanitarian Day observed with theme Inspiring the World's Humanity
• Uttar Pradesh Minister Chitranjan Swarup passed away
• SM Khan-headed team constituted to assess situation in FTII by Union Government
• Karnal Singh assigned additional charge of Director of Enforcement Directorate
• YouTube tied-up with Whistling Woods International to set up YouTube Space

20 August 2015
• Prasar Bharti, Digital Television Russia inked MoU
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulation 2015 promulgation approved
• Union Cabinet approved signing of MoU between India and Australia on education and research
• Union Government Issued Norms for Selection of CEOs and MDs of Smaller PSU Banks
• R Gandhi panel recommended conversion of UCBs into Regular Banks
• Himachal Pradesh Government launched RISHTA project
• Ashwani Lohani appointed as CMD of Air India Limited
• Lahore High Court banned film ‘Phantom’ from release in Pakistan

21 August 2015 
• Puducherry CM N Rangasamy launched Free Laptop Scheme
• Noted academician Amitabh Mattoo appointed as Advisor to J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
• Eminent Sanskrit Scholar and Indologist NR Varhadpande passed away
• Infosys launched three new services Aikido
• Uber Cabs tied-up with Bharti Airtel to set up WiFi hotspots in each of its cabs

22 August 2015
• Golfer Aditi Ashok became first Indian to win the Ladies British Amateur Golf championship
• India alone accounts for 74% of the global burden accountable to smokeless tobacco: Study

23 August 2015
• DJB commissioned 1st ever Hydro-power plant at Chilla
• Bandhan Financial Services started operations as Scheduled Commercial Bank
• U Mumba defeated Bengaluru Bulls to win STAR Sport's ProKabaddi League 2015

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