Current affairs: ******************* > R Ashwin was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings, while Indian team slipped to fourth position in the rankings. > Powerful Typhoon Halong smashed large parts of south-west Japan and killed at least 10 people. It also forced evacuation of millions from their homes. > Participation of Govindas below the age of 18-years in Dahi Handi celebration held during Krishna Janmashtami banned by Bombay High Court. > Robin Williams(63), the Oscar-winning actor and comedian died at his home in Tiburon, California. > Haider al-Abadi was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister by Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum. > Tata-Singapore Airlines (SIA) named its upcoming joint venture airline as Vistara. It will start its operation from October 2014. > 12 August 2014 was observed as the World Elephant Day. Goal of the day is to create awareness about plight of African and Asian elephants. > Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) was in news as it would be one of the seven payloads to be carried by the Mars 2020 rover mission. MEDA would be used by NASA to measure temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, relative humidity and dust size and shape on Mars. > The Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 11 August 2014 introduced The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, and the 121st Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. > SEBI KYC Registration Agency (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014 issued by exercising the power conferred to it by Section 30 of SEBI Act, 1992. > The fresh 72-hour ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza one minute after midnight on 11 August 2014. > Miroslav Klose of Germany announced his retirement from international football on 11 August 2014. > Reshamlal Jangade, the veteran politician and a member of the countrys first Lok Sabha from undivided Madhya Pradesh, died. > UNHRC appointed three member to its Commission of Inquiry to probe possible war crimes and human rights violations during conflict in Gaza. > President conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav in New Delhi. > Daroji Eramma, one of the last exponents of Burra katha died at a private hospital in Bellary, Karnataka. She was 84. > Human skeleton with copper crown with carnelian beads on its skull was discovered in Chandayan village of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. > The selection committee headed by Kapil Dev gave no nominations for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2014 on 12 August 2014. > The Tamil Nadu assembly collectively passed Tamil Nadu Entry into Public Places (Removal of Restrictions on Dress) Bill, 2014 on 12 August 2014 making the ban on entry of people wearing dhotis in public places a punishable offence with a jail term. > The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 12 August 2014 sanctioned the use of experimental drug ZMapp to fight against Ebola as the death toll increased. > The Union Government decided to appoint former RBI governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the Expenditure Management Commission on 12 August 2014. > Himachal Pradesh selected to host the India’s first para-gliding World Cup in 2015. > Sikkim became the most favoured destination for foreign tourists in the North-Eastern (NE) region of India. > Real Madrid FC won the UEFA Football Super Cup, the first European silverware of the season by defeating Sevilla Football Club, 2-0 in Cardiff, Wales. > Goalkeeping great Vladimir Beara of Croatia died in city Split of Croatia on 11 August 2014. > Andhra Pradesh Government on 12 August 2014 decided to make Vijayawada its ad hoc capital. > Delhi University professor Dr. Sunil Kumar on 13 August 2014 received Global South Award given by International Political Science Association (IPSA) > Jo Pavey of Great Britain became the oldest-ever woman to win a Gold medal in European Championships. > Kush Kumar on 13 August 2014 became the first Indian player to reach the semi-final of World Junior Squash Championship. > SC asked the Union Government to come up with a road-map to make river Ganga pollution free within two-week. The bench headed by Justice TS Thakur. > Union Cabinet approved 4-highway projects in J&K for all-weather connectivity in the Valley. It also enhanced the fund allocation by over 8000 crore. > RIMFAX, ground-penetrating radar will be used by NASA to study centimeter-scale resolution of the geologic structure of the subsurface on Mars. > The Fields Medal for the year 2014 was awarded on 13 August 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian born mathematician, became the first woman to win coveted Fields Medal.
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