Following are the various important news and happenings and current affairs for the 11th and 12th of August.
1. International Youth Day(12 Aug) is being observed today
across the globe. The theme this year is -- Youth Migration: Moving Development
Forward.
2. Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on11 August 2013 following a meeting of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy and BJP President Rajnath Singh.
3. India on Monday launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the minister.
4. Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend SEBI laws. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, was introduced by Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena. The Bill is to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Depositories Act, 1996.
5. A bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Amendment 2013 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Personnel Mr. V Narayanasamy.
6. India on 12 August 2013 successfully test-fired indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha.
7. Sowjanya Bavisetti of India has emerged winner in the 10,000 dollar Internalional Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Tennis Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
8. Serena Williams crushed Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the final of the women's Rogers Cup to capture her 54th WTA singles title.
9. India, on 11 August 2013 named Sardar Singh as the captain of the 18-member squad in the Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 24 August 2013 to 1 September 2013 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
10. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.
11. Sagarika Ghosh on 11 August 2013 won the Cadet Girls singles title
2. Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on11 August 2013 following a meeting of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy and BJP President Rajnath Singh.
3. India on Monday launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability. Defence Minister A K Antony's wife Elizabeth launched the 37,500-tonne carrier at Kochi shipyard almost four-and-a-half years after its keel was laid by the minister.
4. Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend SEBI laws. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, was introduced by Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena. The Bill is to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Depositories Act, 1996.
5. A bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Amendment 2013 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for Personnel Mr. V Narayanasamy.
6. India on 12 August 2013 successfully test-fired indigenously-developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha.
7. Sowjanya Bavisetti of India has emerged winner in the 10,000 dollar Internalional Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Tennis Tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
8. Serena Williams crushed Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the final of the women's Rogers Cup to capture her 54th WTA singles title.
9. India, on 11 August 2013 named Sardar Singh as the captain of the 18-member squad in the Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 24 August 2013 to 1 September 2013 in Ipoh, Malaysia.
10. Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.
11. Sagarika Ghosh on 11 August 2013 won the Cadet Girls singles title
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