1. Eminent Hindi critic Dr. Vishwanath Tripathi has been choosen for the 28th Moortidevi Award for the year 2014 for his path breaking creation 'Vyomkesh Darvesh'. Vyomkesh Darvesh is a fictional biography of noted Hindi critic Acharya Hazariprasad Dwivedi.
2. Easing norms for accessing foreign funds, RBI allowed banks to borrow from international financial institutions for general banking business without seeking its permission. Such borrowings will be for the purpose of general banking business and not for capital augmentation. In another circular, RBI allowed all non-deposit taking NBFCs to act as sub-agents under Money Transfer Service Schemes (MTSS) without seeking prior approval from it.
3. Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a quick draw with Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to finish second in Norway chess tournament. The game ended in a draw vide repetition in just 18 moves. With 6.5 points, Topalov became Grand Chess tour's first season's winner. While Anand came at second position with 6 points. The next two tournaments of the tour will be held in San Luis, USA, in August and in London in December.
4. Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hassan has been ranked the best all-rounder in One-Day Internationals (ODI) once again. In the latest ICC rankings, Shakib has topped the list of all-rounders in all three formats of cricket --Test, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. In the rankings released after the Bangladesh-India series, (won by Bangladesh) Shakib now has 408 points followed by Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan (404). Angelo Mathew with 308 points acquired third place in the list.
5. Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has appointed Paolo Colella as the new head of its India operations, replacing Chris Houghton, who will assume the role of North East Asia region head. Colella, who will also become a member of Ericsson's global leadership team, will take charge from September 1. At present, Colella is responsible for Ericsson's consulting and systems integration business globally.
6. Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a loan of $268.35 million to Tanzania for financing extension of Lake Victoria pipeline to Tabora, Igunga and Nzega in Tanzania. Till date, the bank has sanctioned an aggregate amount of $2.33 billion for 19 projects valued $3.75 billion under the BC-NEIA.
7. Russia's former prime minister Yevgeny Primakov passed away. He was 85. A veteran of Soviet and Russian politics, Primakov served as premier under president Boris Yeltsin in 1998-1999, as foreign minister between 1996 and 1998 and headed the country's external intelligence agency SVR between 1991 to 1996.
8. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Punyabhushan Award 2015 to Pratap Pawar at a function in Pune. He has been awarded for his contribution to the Indian media through his Sakal Media group; to the industrial development of Pune and for his social activities. Last year President of India conferred ‘Padmashri’ on Pratap Pawar to recognize his contribution in various areas of public service. Through ‘Sakal’ he has played a major role in educating the masses.
9. Industry body FIICI in association with Quality Council of India has started a programme to create awareness about 'Zero Defect, Zero Effect' products. This initiative is intended to give a major fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to manufacture products with 'zero defect' in terms of quality and with 'zero effect' in terms of environmental impact under the 'Make in India' umbrella.
10. Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy announced that independent universities with the name of National University of Skill Education (NUSE) will be established across the country. The first national university for skill development will be set up in Bihar. Work in coordination with Government of India's 24 ministries for skill development is under process and around 6500 crore rupees will be spent for this work.
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