Current Affairs : 3 August,2013

V Dakshinamoorthy

1.Veteran music director V Dakshinamoorthy passed away at his residence in Mylapore, Chennai last evening. He was 94.

2. In a bid to allay concerns over issuing new bank licences to companies, RBI Governor D Subbarao on Friday said corporates will bring in large amounts of capital and make the sector more competitive.

3. Runa Laila, the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visited India from 31 July 2013 to 2 August 2013. The objective of the visit was to extend support to the cause of HIV/AIDS especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV).

4. The Director of Agni Missile Project, Defence Research and Development Organisation- Tessy Thomas announced on 2 August 2013 that the Agni V missile would become operational by 2015, with two or three successful test firings.

5. Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India on 1 August 2013. His appointment is for a period of five years.

6. USA star Ryan Lochte swam through the pain barrier to win two golds on Friday at the world championships as he followed his 200m backstroke victory with 4x200m freestyle relay gold.

7. India’s DRDO develops Explosive Detection Kit, US to manufacture. In a reverse technology sharing between India and the US, the kit developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO - will help in quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives.

8. Soumya Swaminathan has lifted the 40th National Women Challengers Chess championship title in Pune.

9. India have made a clean sweep of the five match ODI cricket series against Zimbabwe.