===== Top Current Affairs 19 August 2014 ====== 1- Its ‘World Humanitarian Day’ today (Aug 19). The day recognize those who confront danger and adversity in order to provide humanitarian relief world over. The day was designated by the General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. 2014 Theme: “The World Needs More…” 2- Roger Federer clinches men’s singles title of Cincinnati Masters 2014; Serena Williams grabs her maiden women’s singles trophy. He beats David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the final. Its the sixth Cincinnati title for the 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer. 3- ‘The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2014′ has been passed by the Parliament. The Bill, seeking to amend constitution, also needs approval from at least the half of all state legislatures with simple majority. It will ultimately come into effect by the President’s signature. 4- According to the information released by CERC during August 2014, millions of diesel generator (DG) sets working to meet the shortage in industrial and commercial units now add up to a cumulative capacity of 90,000 MW or around 36% of country’s current installed generation capacity. 5- P. Venugopal, a two-time Lok Sabha MP from Tiruvallur (reserved) constituency, will be AIADMK Parliamentary Party leader and the floor leader of the party in Lok Sabha. A Navaneethakrishnan, Rajya Sabha MP and former Advocate-General, will be the Deputy Parliamentary Party leader and the floor leader in the Rajya Sabha. AIADMK has the third largest MPs in the Lok Sabha after the BJP and Congress. 6- Adille Sumariwala is the President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). India won 65 medals in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in China with 12 medals (5 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze) coming from athletics.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:46:41 +0000
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