Current Affairs 14th August 2016

Current Affairs 14th August 2016 - Important Points

• As per NASA study which planet may have once habitable - Venus
• Tripartite Agreement was inked between - SL & China
• Name of Spiritual Guru who passed away - Pramukh Swami
• Which state of India will Grant 33% Reservation to women - Nagaland
• Nano Credit launched by - Axis Bank

Current Affairs 14th August 2016 - Details

As per NASA study which planet may have once habitable - Venus

As per new Study of NASA Venus may have been habitable as it has a shallow water ocean and cooler temperatures for up to 2 billion years.

Tripartite Agreement was inked between - SL & China

Among Important International Current Affairs, Sri Lanka & China have inked tripartite agreement which is aim to build a multi billion dollar port city project in capital Colombo.
Srilanka will emerge as international financial hub in the Indian Ocean region after its completion.

Name of Spiritual Guru who passed away - Pramukh Swami

Spiritual Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj passed away, he was Head of Boachasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) and had large number of followers across the world. He had done many social works in the field of education, health and other social services. He was fifth spiritual guru of BAPS after fourth guru Yogiji Maharaj passed away in 1971.

Which state of India will Grant 33% Reservation to women - Nagaland

Among Important Current Affairs, Nagaland Govt has decided to grant 33% reservation to women in Urban Local Bodies as this decision was taken after a cabinet meeting held in Kohima. The Cabinet decided go ahead with the elections to the urban local bodies/town councils under Nagaland Municipal Act, 2001 by granting 33 per cent reservation for women.

Do You Know :

Chief minister of Nagaland is - T.R. Zeliang

Nano Credit launched by - Axis Bank

Among Important Banking Current Affairs, Axis Bank launched "Nano Credit" in partnership with payments company Suvidhaa Infoserv. This credit is focused on urban low-income customer as it will provide max loan of Rs 15000 and it will be available to existing customers of Suvidhaa.