Current Affairs 24th August 2014

Current Affairs 24th August 2014 - Important Points

• After getting orders of transfer to Mizoram, Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan resigned

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a 3-day visit to Vietnam

• Daniel Ricciardo emerged as winner of Belgian GP

Current Affairs 24th August 2014 - Details

After getting orders of transfer to Mizoram, Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan resigned

 After getting the orders of transfer to Mizoram, Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan has reigned from the post.

For the time being, Gujrat's new governor O P Kohli has been asked to take care of Governor's duties of Maharashtra till a new person joins. 

K Sankaranarayanan is a veteran congress leader and his tenure as a Governor would have ended by 2017 but he resigned. 

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a 3-day visit to Vietnam

Among the Important National Current Affairs, On 24th August 2014, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived Vietnam. Her visit to Vietnam will be 3 days long. This visit will focus cooperation in defence, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and textiles etc. For India Vietnam is very important strategically too. 

India and Vietnam shares robust economic ties which is clear from the fact that bilateral trade of these two countries is USD 8 billion, from which Indian exports stands about USD 5.4 billion.

It is also important to note that Vietnam has renewed India's lease of two oil blocks in South China Sea for another year, which sent a very positive message to Indian Govt. 

Sushma Swaraj will also inaugurate the the 3rd Round-table of the ASEAN-India Network of think-tanks in Vietnam.

Daniel Ricciardo emerged as winner of Belgian GP

 On 24th August 2014, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won Belgian Grand Prix, he was driving for Red Bull team. This is third victory of Daniel Ricciardo this season as he has already won Hungary in July and Canadian Grand Prix in June.