Top Current Affairs On August 8, 2013 . 1. In a big boost to cooperation in the South Asia region and marking the beginning of energy cooperation between India and Bangladesh, New Delhi willcommence supply of 250 MW of power to Dhaka from next month onwards while the proposal for supply of 500 MWof power to Pakistan seems to have taken a backseat in the given circumstances. 2. Parliament today approved the new Companies Bill that will make sweeping changes in the way firms operate and are regulated and replace a nearly six-decade-old legislation. 3. The Bombay High Court today dismissed a PIL challenging the ‘Z’ category CRPF security given to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. 4. RBI announced new measures on Thursday to drain cash from the financial system in a bid to address volatility in currency markets, after a slew of steps announced last month failed to prop up the battered rupee. 5. India, the world’s biggest milk producer, hopes to seize on a New Zealand dairy product contamination scare to increase its exports and addmarket share in China and other emerging Asian countries. 6. Tenth seed P.V. Sindhu packed off defending champion and local favourite Yihan Wang to reach the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships along with compatriots Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap in their respective categories in Guangzhou on Thursday. 7. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought to assuage feelings in India by expressing “sadness” over the recent incidents on the Line of Control and “loss ofprecious human lives” that sparked tensions between the two countries. 8. Nobel peace prize winner Desmond Tutu had his Twitter account suspended on Thursday for “aggressively following” other users, just hours after it was launched. 9. Virender Singh never gets tohear the national anthem on the podium. But that hasn’t stopped the ‘Goonga Pehelwan’ – as he is known in the wrestling circles – from winning India the only gold medal at the Deaflympics in Sofia ( Bulgaria) . 10. Indians chasing the American dream have reason to cheer. In 2012, as many as 35,472 Indians with H-1B visasgot green cards, up from 6,000 in 2011 — accounting for more than 50% of all greencards issued to H-1B holders for all countries in the year. The data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) comes in the wake of a new Bill that focuseson attracting knowledge workers to the US by providing them citizenship. . Share this: Share
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